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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 […]

Kyle Sinckler sets new goal to be world’s best tighthead

19 August 2016 0 comments

Kyle Sinckler is determined to leave his promising youngster tag behind and break into Eddie Jones‘ England team en route to becoming the best No.3 […]

Nick Cain: Fiji were fab but 7s is a glorious sideshow

17 August 2016 0 comments

Congratulations to Fiji for winning their first medal of any sort at the Olympics, and making it gold by dominating the Rio Sevens in scintillating […]

Jeff Probyn: Big yes to a Sevens World Cup in between Olympics

17 August 2016 0 comments

As the dust settles on Fiji‘s fantastic Olympic win and World Rugby looks forward to what it believes will be a game- changing future for […]

McConnochie replaces Davis in Team GB Sevens squad

4 August 2016 0 comments

Alex Davis has been ruled out of the Rio Olympics following an injury to his right ankle and will be replaced in Team GB‘s sevens […]

Wasps confirm signing of Willie Le Roux

4 August 2016 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler last Sunday, Wasps have bolstered their already impressive squad by the addition of Springboks full-back Willie Le Roux. The 26-year-old […]

Q&A with Harlequins head coach Mark Mapletoft

31 July 2016 0 comments

Understand you recently went on a globe-trotting expedition? Correct. I went to Sydney and Auckland and spent time with a number of different teams down […]

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 […]

RFU & Premiership Rugby sign new Professional Game agreement

25 July 2016 0 comments

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Premiership Rugby Limited (PRL) have agreed a progressive new partnership for the next eight years (July 2024). The ground-breaking […]

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 […]

Jeff Probyn column: Spare a thought for those on the treadmill of normal life

8 July 2016 0 comments

As the players finally get to take a break, no matter how short, given the clubs have already started pre-season training, I am torn between […]

Charlie Hodgson: It’s all so fierce now but guys like Owen Farrell can keep us on top

8 July 2016 0 comments

How did it feel to finish your playing career as a Premiership and Champions Cup ‘double’ winner? It’s what dreams are made of. With the […]

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: Ciaran Hearn – Canada and London Irish centre

4 July 2016 0 comments

1. Cian Healy – I played against him twice. The first time was with Agen against Leinster and then at the World Cup with Canada. […]

Peter Jackson column: Welfare is sacrificed on altar of Test cash

1 July 2016 0 comments

For those who survived the World Cup and everything else the fates threw at them, the longest of all seasons ended yesterday more than ten […]

Rampant England U20s reach World Cup final

21 June 2016 0 comments

England are through to the World Rugby U20 Championship final after a 39-17 victory over South Africa at the Manchester City Academy Stadium. Martin Haag’s […]

Peter Jackson column: Rugby has become too destructive for own good

17 June 2016 0 comments

The human wreckage of one club’s season can be gauged from some brutal facts – 30 significant injuries requiring more than 20 operations. The most […]

My Life in Rugby: Andrew Small – former RFU elite panel referee

14 June 2016 0 comments

Refereeing the Army-Navy game in front of a full house at Twickenham, with my wife and kids in the crowd, was a brilliant way to […]

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 […]

Brendan Gallagher looks back at the career of Imanol Harinordoquy

10 June 2016 0 comments

So it’s farewell to Imanol Harinordoquy who will be an ex-rugby player by the end of the month, perhaps sooner. His name still manages to […]

Shane Williams column: That Twickenham horrow show will be a blessing in disguise

9 June 2016 0 comments

The only positive for Wales to take out of their pretty desperate performance against England last Sunday was at least that wasn’t against the All […]

VIDEO: Meet Virimi Vakatawa – the Fijian who plays for France

7 June 2016 0 comments

*Video courtesy of CNN’s International’s ‘CNN World Rugby”, sponsored by DHL

Aaron Mauger: Reduce fixtures or risk injury increase

27 May 2016 0 comments

Leicester head coach Aaron Mauger has demanded a reduction in the number of games in order to reduce the risk of player burnout. With the […]

Nick Cain column: Mercenaries under fire as Agustin Pichot cries foul

18 May 2016 0 comments

Agustin Pichot was always a visionary scrum-half and the former Argentine captain has wasted no time in getting stuck into the three-year international residency ruling […]

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 […]

VIDEO: Kenya Sevens legend Colin’s Injera’s guide to staying fit

27 April 2016 0 comments

*Video courtesy of CNN’s International’s ‘CNN World Rugby”, sponsored by DHL

Jeff Probyn column: Ignore the balance sheet, our grassroots game is in crisis

22 April 2016 0 comments

And so it begins. Australian rugby‘s announcement of a A$9.8 million (£5.3m) loss for the 2015 season, up from A$6.3 million (£3.4m) the previous year, […]

Peter Jackson column: Johnny McNicholl bid mocks the registration rules

22 April 2016 0 comments

Johnny McNicholl has no Welsh ancestry. Nor has he set foot in Wales, but already he has spoken about his desire to play for Wales […]

Super Maro backed to lead England by next year

21 April 2016 0 comments

Maro Itoje’s relentless devotion to winning could see him oust Dylan Hartley as England captain as early as next year, according to former England U20s […]

Jeff Probyn column: If you want to hear a racist rant listen to Phil Bennett

13 April 2016 0 comments

What a surprise! World rugby‘s discipline hearing against Joe Marler saw him plead guilty, was given a ban and a fine and everybody is happy. […]

Nick Cain column: Gypsygate opens a can of worms for World Rugby

13 April 2016 0 comments

Where does offensive, derogatory or discriminatory language, or behaviour, begin and end? That is the question that World Rugby are going to have to adjudicate […]

Worcester to switch to artificial pitch

7 April 2016 0 comments

Worcester will become the first Premiership club to convert to the latest generation of Artificial Grass Pitch ahead next season. The new pitch, which will […]

Brendan Gallagher: Good luck Conor O’Shea in saving Italy!

1 April 2016 0 comments

The great Sergio Parisse, and I use the word in its truest sense, was visibly outraged last week when the vultures circled looking to pick […]

Jeff Probyn column: Treating players like men helped win Grand Slam

30 March 2016 0 comments

Reflecting on last week’s Grand Slam I can’t help thinking how much the team has changed from the latter days of the Lancaster reign despite […]

VIDEO: Bryan Habana opens up about Olympic Sevens dream

30 March 2016 0 comments

Talking to CNN World Rugby, South Africa‘s record try scorer Bryan Habana talks about his Olympic prospects with the Sevens side and admits to have been […]

World Rugby statement – Joe Marler to face another misconduct hearing

24 March 2016 0 comments

World Rugby have confirmed that Joe Marler will face an independent hearing following his “Gipsy Boy” comment towards Samson Lee on March 12. The England […]

Jeff Probyn column: Lineout is looking strong again under George Kruis control

11 March 2016 0 comments

With the wheels now firmly back on the chariot, the dream of Grand Slam glory can at last be whispered. England’s win over Ireland, although […]

Nick Cain column: Cage this monster by downsizing the game

10 March 2016 0 comments

The biggest monster facing the healthy future of Rugby Union is the ‘Nanny State’, and it is far more dangerous than any muscle-bound meathead. This […]

Peter Jackson column: Come on Wales, try and give us a thrill

10 March 2016 0 comments

Wales will bring their Iron Curtain to Twickenham next week and defy England to find a way through. They will man it with hi-tech proficiency […]

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. […]

VIDEO: Sonny Bill Williams and Quade Cooper open up about Sevens switch

19 February 2016 0 comments

Superstars Sonny Bill Williams and Quade Cooper are hoping to become Olympians representing New Zealand and Australia in Rio this summer. CNN World Rugby, which […]

CNN World Rugby returns on Friday

17 February 2016 0 comments

CNN International’s new series ‘CNN World Rugby‘ will return on Friday on the back of the last two legs of the Sevens World Series in […]

Cian Healy turns down Worcester to stay in Ireland

17 February 2016 0 comments

As predicted by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on February 7, Cian Healy has decided to turn down a lucrative three-year deal at Worcester […]

Dream Team: Mark Cornwell – former Gloucester lock

15 February 2016 0 comments

1. Rodrigo Roncero – An outstanding attacking scrummager with an all-round game. Tough customer who could carry and be as useful at the breakdown as […]

Nick Cain: Eddie Jones starts off with a laugh, but will the joke be on England?

3 February 2016 0 comments

Just as Eddie Jones and Dylan Hartley were about to hold forth about England‘s preparations for Murrayfield a huge gust courtesy of Storm Gertrude nearly […]

Jeff Probyn: London Scottish link with Scotland raises plenty of problems

21 January 2016 0 comments

What a week we’ve had. First an announcement that could create some interesting changes for the outcome of the Six Nations over the next few […]

Seven uncapped player in England squad

13 January 2016 0 comments

Eddie Jones has named seven uncapped players in his first England squad as head coach. The 33-man squad will meet at Pennyhill Park on January […]

Brendan Gallagher feature: All the big guns set their sights on Rio Olympics

8 January 2016 0 comments

So far so good. After Rugby’s ill-starred Olympic history it’s been comparatively plain sailing to date for the 2016 tournament, at least on the pure […]