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Tigers confirm move for Toulon’s Mermoz

5 February 2017 2 comments

By ED HUTSON THE DEAL to take France and Toulon centre Maxime Mermoz to Leicester was finally confirmed for the remainder of the season after […]

Leicester to bring in French Test centre

16 January 2017 0 comments

Leicester are believed to have signed France international Maxime Mermoz with immediate effect. The centre is expected to arrive at Welford Road this week as injury […]

Tuilagi off to Toulon

16 January 2017 0 comments

Toulon have signed Alesana Tuilagi on a short-term deal as injury cover to Vincent Clerc. The former Leicester and Newcastle wing has moved to the […]

Shane Williams: Halfpenny should go to Scarlets, not Blues!

12 January 2017 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny has a big decision to make on his future – but I believe it’s time for him to come back to Wales and […]

Brendan Gallagher previews the last two rounds of the Champions Cup

12 January 2017 0 comments

The European Champions Cup – which will forever remain the ‘Heineken’ for those of a certain age – can sparkle at any time of the […]

Shane Williams: James Davies ban spot on but Dylan Hartley put so much at risk

21 December 2016 0 comments

There is simply no place in rugby for abusing match officials, but any talk of the Scarlets sacking James Davies for his actions in the […]

Dream Team: Dan Mugford – Sale fly-half

19 December 2016 0 comments

1. Mako Vunipola – I don’t know a lot about pushing in the scrum but his skill set is top draw and he’s pretty hard […]

Hartley red piles more pressure on Mallinder

13 December 2016 0 comments

Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder is fighting to save his job. Mallinder, who was once tipped as a potential England coach, saw Saints anchored […]

Dream Team: Matt Mullan – Wasps prop

12 December 2016 0 comments

1. Tony Windo – He helped me out a lot when I was coming through the Worcester academy. He was a mentor who ended up […]

Luther Burrell – I’m staying put to earn Test recall

25 November 2016 0 comments

Luther Burrell is aiming to rekindle his Test career with England after dismissing speculation linking him with a move to French giants Toulon. Toulon supremo […]

Nick Cain: Stay put George, it’s your best move of all

17 November 2016 0 comments

George Ford had a weird training week as part of the England team preparing to take on South Africa. First, a rumour emerged that the […]

Leigh Halfpenny poised to quit France

16 November 2016 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny will put Wales before Toulon by quitting the former European champions. Halfpenny has given the biggest hint yet that he will return to […]

Wales v Australia preview

4 November 2016 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny will make his long awaited return to Test rugby after being given a start at fullback against Australia. Halfpenny has not played for […]

My Life in Rugby: Lee Byrne – former Lions and Wales full-back

1 November 2016 0 comments

It would have been nice to reach 50 caps for Wales, especially as I felt I was playing some good rugby for Clermont, one of […]

Jeff Probyn: Saracens prove benefits of having home-grown talent

28 October 2016 0 comments

What an unusual start to Europe, with most of the French teams not turning up mentally and suffering the embarrassing consequences with six losses out of […]

Peter Jackson: Gatland’s Law pays no heed to loyalty

27 October 2016 0 comments

The Welsh Rugby Union really ought to write a thankyou letter to those nice people who run the big English clubs, Premier Rugby Ltd. There […]

Nick Cain: Dan Carter & Co need to be protected from medics

26 October 2016 0 comments

Rugby Union should be on red alert following the cortisone injections given to Dan Carter, Joe Rokococo and Juan Imhoff to get them through last […]

Jeremy Guscott: Ben Te’o could break up the Ford-Farrell partnership

26 October 2016 0 comments

Owen Farrell’s game has really developed, and the 10-12 link he had with George Ford in the Six Nations and on the summer tour of […]

Ashton move to Toulon confirmed

25 October 2016 0 comments

Saracens have announced that Chris Ashton will join Toulon at the end of the season, a move that has been questioned by Director of Rugby […]

Stade Mayol is a far cry from that surreal day in Bucharest!

22 October 2016 0 comments

by CHRIS JONES The Stade Mayol provided a vibrant background for Saracens European Champions Cup clash with Toulon yesterday and it was an experience light […]

Leota hit with two-week ban

12 October 2016 0 comments

Sale will have to start their Champions Cup campaign without Jonnhy Leota after he received a two-week ban. The Samoan centre was found guilty of […]

Absent stars? No problem says Eddie Jones, there’s more!

5 October 2016 0 comments

There was a moment at Twickenham on Friday when Eddie Jones demonstrated why he is being paid a king’s ransom by the RFU. As the […]

Jeff Probyn: What’s to stop Tier Two teams from taking the import route?

26 August 2016 0 comments

Money, money, money. Why are the clubs surprised that the highly publicised new deal between the RFU and PRL has seen players’ agents looking to […]

Peter Jackson: Jamie Cudmore’s crusade to curb risk of concussion

25 August 2016 0 comments

Jamie Cudmore has hurled himself into a crusade this season on behalf of rugby players all over Europe, to raise millions for the proper treatment […]

20 Questions: Tom Price – Scarlets lock

10 August 2016 0 comments

How’s pre-season going? I’ve been back since June 15, earlier than most players because I’m on a bulking programme, so it’s been a while but […]

Dream Team: Tom Savage – Gloucester lock

1 August 2016 0 comments

1. Richard Barrington – I played with Baz at Hartpury. He’s now at Saracens and has gone on to win the Premiership and Champions Cup […]

Peter Jackson: Yes-No interlude for Shaun Edwards

29 July 2016 0 comments

Shaun Edwards could have been forgiven for not knowing whether he was coming or going in recent weeks, an observation which had nothing to do […]

Shane Williams column: Senseless Gatland’s Law should be binned

29 July 2016 0 comments

I wonder how many Rugby Paper readers can give me a definitive explanation of ‘Gatland’s Law’. I know I certainly can’t. There seem to be […]

Nick Cain talks to Nigel Wray and Simon Halliday about the Club v Country crisis

27 July 2016 0 comments

When the new club-country accord between the RFU and the Premiership is announced on Monday, unless there is a cast-iron clause limiting the increase in […]

Goromaru: France should open doors to Japanese players

15 July 2016 0 comments

New Toulon signing Ayumu Goromaru is hopeful that he will be the first of many Japanese players to ply their trade in the Top 14. […]

Boudjellal dismisses Dominguez rumours

12 July 2016 0 comments

Rapidly growing rumours of Toulon coach Diego Dominguez exiting the club have been played down by Mourad Boudjellal. Toulon’s owner has been reported to have […]

Six Nations can’t ignore Georgia’s tour glory

9 July 2016 0 comments

Georgia were back home in Tbilisi this week being lauded by one and all after their inaugural Pacific Island tour resulted in two wins and […]

Shane Williams column: Scarlets are on a hiding to nothing in Europe

7 July 2016 0 comments

I fear Welsh interest in next season’s European Champions Cup will not last past Christmas. It is bad enough that Wales has only one team […]

Dream Team: Ollie Phillips- former England 7s, Gloucester and Newcastle wing

13 June 2016 0 comments

1. Nick Wood – The Gloucester loosehead is such an underestimated prop. He is so effective at what he does. So unlucky not to have […]

Jeremy Guscott column: South African route may lead Bath down another dead end

25 May 2016 0 comments

Mike Ford said throughout the season that he was meeting with Bath’s owner, Bruce Craig, on a weekly basis, and that everyone on the playing […]

Brendan Gallagher column: Connacht, the ‘poor relations’ of Irish rugby

20 May 2016 0 comments

That which doesn’t break you, makes you. My favourite rugby pictures, and indeed story of the season so far, were the Scott of the Antarctic […]

Nick Cain column: Wallabies will be formidable on fast ground Down Under

19 May 2016 0 comments

George Smith has always defied convention, and the 35-year-old veteran Aussie openside continues to do so, capping his first – and most likely last – […]

Eddie Jones has NOT called Steffon Armitage

18 May 2016 0 comments

England head coach Eddie Jones has denied calling Steffong Armitage to ask him to come back to the Premiership as it was claimed by Toulon […]

Steffon Armitage? We’d take him, says Dallaglio

18 May 2016 0 comments

A move by Wasps to sign Steffon Armitage would make sense to everyone involved according to club legend.

Steffon Armitage requests Toulon exit

17 May 2016 0 comments

Toulon owner Mourad Boudjellal has revealed that Steffon Armitage wants to leave the club at the end of the season to be able to play […]

Dream Team: Ben Moon – Exeter Chiefs loosehead prop

16 May 2016 0 comments

1. Marcos Ayerza – Regarded as the best loosehead in the world. He is very destructive at the scrum but he is also decent with […]

Nick Cain column: Saracens can batter down the gates of Europe

12 May 2016 0 comments

Two years ago Saracens hit the wall. Then, as now, there was a European and Premiership double for the taking, but at that time Mark […]

My Life in Rugby: Jason Strange- former Ebbw Vale Newport, Bristol and Leeds fly-half

26 April 2016 0 comments

I look back fondly on my time at each club I played for but my second spell at Ebbw Vale, and four seasons at Bristol, […]

Champions Cup quarter-finals teams

8 April 2016 0 comments

Racing 92 v Toulon Racing 92: Brice Dulin; Joe Rokocoko, Johannes Goosen, Alexandre Dumoulin, Juan Imhoff; Dan Carter, Maxime Machenaud; Eddy Ben Arous, Dimitri Szarzewski […]

Nick Cain talks to Eddie Jones about the way ahead for his Grand Slam team

30 March 2016 0 comments

Eddie Jones clearly believes in the saying that “success starts on Monday”. No sooner had the England head coach returned from Paris to the squad’s […]

Leigh Halfpenny still caught in Toulon or Wales row

29 March 2016 0 comments

Leigh Halfpenny is to make his come-back next Saturday with Toulon refusing to release him for Wales‘ tour of New Zealand. Negotiations between the Welsh […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Time is on your side, Ian, but are Wales?

17 March 2016 0 comments

As career records go, it surely stands supreme – three Six Nations’ tournaments, three Six Nations titles and two Grand Slams. Out of a grand […]

Peter Jackson column: Why France are at sixes and sevens over David Smith

3 March 2016 0 comments

There was a time when rugby enjoyed a titter at football’s expense over their nationality laws and the amusing case of a balding Cockney centre-half. […]

Signing Cipriani will help Wasps conquer Europe

24 February 2016 0 comments

Fly-half’s long-awaited homecoming can help Wasps cement place among European rugby’s elite – Ashley Johnson.

Why Sam Warburton really stayed in Wales

23 February 2016 0 comments

Modest Sam Warburton insists he is not guaranteed his place against France next weekend and revealed how a dog kept him firmly at home in […]

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