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Jack Clifford commits to Harlequins

10 December 2015 0 comments

Harlequins have today announced that Jack Clifford, has committed his future to the club. Having joined the Harlequins Academy structure aged 13, the former Cranleigh […]

Jeff Probyn column: Our home grow talent is blocked by foreign imports

4 December 2015 0 comments

After a brilliant display by all the Premiership teams in Europe last week, it would seem that there’s definitely not a World Cup ‘hangover’ as […]

Dream Team: Peter Lydon – London Scottish and former Stade Francais and Ulster full-back

30 November 2015 0 comments

1. Lovejoy Chawatama – Showed great potential for London Scottish and England Students last year. Really humble guy and great work ethic. 2. Agustin Creevy […]

Jeff Probyn column: Clubs flex muscles over European postponements

27 November 2015 0 comments

The disruption of the European Champions Cup first round caused by the Paris atrocities last week has inadvertently shown what appears to be the ambitions […]

Brendan Gallagher comment: Stuart Lancaster was the right man in the wrong job

19 November 2015 0 comments

The alarm bells started ringing loudly, for me anyway, in a dusty classroom at Loughborough University last May. It was just before England jetted off […]

Lions Tour 2017: Schedule threatens to undermine pinnacle

12 November 2015 0 comments

Lack of prep time and finals of Premiership and Pro12 could prove major blunder in the face of rugby’s biggest test, argues Nick Cain

Failure to perform leaves Pacific Islanders in mess – Kahn Fotuali’i

6 November 2015 0 comments

Kahn Fotuali’i has described the possibility of Samoa failing to qualify for the next World Cup in Japan as “potentially devastating” for his country. This […]

Dream Team: Micheal Hills – Doncaster and former London Welsh and Sale lock

2 November 2015 0 comments

1. Andrew Sheridan – The former England powerhouse is the strongest man I have ever played rugby with. For that reason alone he has to […]

London Irish to play Saracens Premiership match in USA

27 October 2015 0 comments

London Irish and Premiership Rugby confirmed today that the Club will be the first to play an Aviva Premiership fixture overseas when the Exiles take […]

Wasps statment on salary cap

23 October 2015 0 comments

Following last night’s announcement by Premiership Rugby regarding the salary cap, Wasps‘ Chairman Derek Richardson has issued the following statement. “I am sure that many […]

Peter Jackson column: England’s debacle? It’s all fault of Boris Johnson!

16 October 2015 0 comments

Boris Johnson is addressing the great and the good on the occasion of the World Cup draw at the Tate Modern on the first Monday […]

Brendan Gallagher: This golden generation of Pumas WILL top the world

9 October 2015 0 comments

As befits a good Yorkshire man, Les Cusworth is not a betting man. But if he was he would invest heavily in Argentina winning the […]

Nick Cain column: Kiwi coaches rule – and that’s good for game

9 October 2015 0 comments

Wales have done it with Warren Gatland, and so have Ireland with Joe Schmidt, and Scotland with Vern Cotter. However, England‘s only foray into the […]

Wales ranked second in the world

28 September 2015 0 comments

Wales have climbed to second in the World Rugby rankings following their 28-25 win over England on Saturday at Twickenham. It is their highest ever […]

Broken jaw forces Jean de Villiers to retire

28 September 2015 0 comments

Jean de Villiers has retired from international rugby after being ruled out of the rest of the World Cup with a fractured jaw. The South […]

Relaxed, Fiji are the Brazil of rugby – so watch out if you see them smiling

16 September 2015 0 comments

Fiji’s most-capped player Nicky Little has warned his former colleagues not to go into their shells when they tackle England in the opening game of […]

Nick Cain: Trim bench to five to keep players healthy

4 September 2015 0 comments

The timing of Warren Gatland‘s comment that “one or two more serious knocks” could end George North‘s career, made on the eve of Wales’ away […]

Catherine Spencer blasts RFU for ‘wasting’ World Cup win

26 August 2015 0 comments

Former England captain Catherine Spencer has launched a stinging attack on the RFU for wasting legacy opportunities from the 2014 World Cup win. Spencer says […]

Outsiders Fiji will take a big scalp warns Bob Dwyer

18 August 2015 0 comments

1991 winning coach adamant Fiji will be England or Wales at World Cup.

Leigh Halfpenny told: Play for Toulon or face axe

4 August 2015 1 comment

European Champions threatening to sack full-bakc over the club-or-country clash looming at the end of the new season.

Jeff Probyn’s column: You’re right Steve, new maul is ‘bloody boring’

31 July 2015 0 comments

How unusual, a New Zealand coach bemoaning the opposition’s tactics despite winning the game. Steve Hansen’s complaint about the Argentinian driving maul that allowed their […]

Peter Jackson’s column: Vernon Pugh was right, we’re playing too many Tests

17 July 2015 0 comments

Fifty years ago, Jack Kyle held the record as the world’s most-capped player with 46 matches for Ireland. It had taken the good doctor ten […]

Versatile Henry Slade is ready to mash the monsters

17 July 2015 28 comments

Henry Slade insists taking on world rugby‘s midfield monsters would not faze him, with the versatile England back saying he would relish the opportunity of […]

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Michael Cheika can bring best out of talented Wallabies

15 July 2015 1 comment

If we know one thing about Australia it’s that they frequently get it right for World Cups. A lot of their coaches have had an […]

‘One more blow and George North has to quit’

7 July 2015 1 comment

One of world rugby‘s leading medical figures is advising George North to retire should he suffer another head injury. The Welsh Lion is due to […]

Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu – Let’s have a Jerry Collins rule over eligibility

2 July 2015 0 comments

The late great Jerry Collins would be best remembered by an easing of the existing World Rugby regulations to make it possible for dual […]

Brendan Gallagher speaks to Firebrand Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu about preaching the message of alofa

2 July 2015 0 comments

As well as being a cracking Test centre and fly-half and a ‘have boots will travel’ professional for a decade or more, Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu has […]

Inside this week’s edition of TRP

19 June 2015 1 comment

Another busy week in the world of rugby, another brilliant issue of The Rugby Paper! TRP will have all the action and reaction from the U20s […]

England unchanged for World Rugby U20s Championships final

19 June 2015 1 comment

England have named an unchanged squad for tomorrow’s World Rugby U20s Championships final against New Zealand in Italy. Following Monday’s 28-20 semi-final win over South […]

Dream Team: Mark Lilley – London Scottish and former Bath and Bristol loosehead

15 June 2015 0 comments

1. Nathan Catt – Best prank caller I’ve ever worked with and a very good friend. Moved from back-row to prop at 16 which is […]

Homer called by England U20s to replace Townsend

9 June 2015 0 comments

Will Homer will replace Stuart Townsend in the England U20s World Rugby Championship squad after the Exeter scrum-half sustained a knee injury playing against Wales […]

My Life in Rugby: Jason Forster – former Wales, Dragons and Bedford flanker

26 May 2015 2 comments

It’s only when you look back on your career that you realise how special your time as a professional sportsman was; the camaraderie, banter and […]

“I’m lucky to have had supportive clubs,” says Samoa star Kahn Fotuali’i

23 May 2015 0 comments

Kahn Fotuali’i admits Polynesian players are under pressure to quit international rugby in order to secure lucrative overseas contracts. But Northampton’s Samoan scrum-half insists he […]

Jeff Probyn’s column: World Cup wage cap would promote level playing field

22 May 2015 0 comments

With the domestic season more or less over and sights set firmly on the World Cup, we are once again forced to confront the realities […]

Harlequins prop Matt Shields now ready for his crack in big league

21 May 2015 0 comments

Rookie Harlequins tighthead Matt Shields has endured a baptism of fire since joining from Darlington Mowden Park in February and emerged with flying colours. But […]

Tom Varndell: I won’t quit England until I beat Mark Cueto’s record

14 May 2015 0 comments

Tom Varndell wants to end his career abroad but he will not leave English rugby until he is the most prolific try-scorer in Premiership history. […]

Nick Cain: Contract blackmail harms World Cup

13 May 2015 0 comments

The parlous state of the Tier Two nations was emphasised this week by Dan Leo, the Samoa and London Irish lock. Leo said that leading […]

Nick Cain talks to Wasps No.8 Nathan Hughes about his international choices

6 May 2015 0 comments

Nathan Hughes is a wanted man. Wanted by England as well as Fiji, the land of his father, and where he was born and raised. […]

Gordon D’Arcy to retire from rugby

1 May 2015 0 comments

Leinster legend Gordon D’Arcy has today announced he is to retire from rugby at the end of the season. In an open letter the Ireland […]

Newcastle to host Georgia in RWC Warm Up

28 April 2015 2 comments

Newcastle Falcons confirmed they will be playing Georgia on August 28 at Kingston Park Stadium. The international challenge will form part of the Rugby World […]

Shane Williams’ column: It’s criminal that Wesley Fofana is wasted by Philippe Saint-Andre

5 March 2015 2 comments

Trying to work out the French is like trying to crack the Enigma machine. Just like the real thing, there appear to be countless combinations […]

Jeff Probyn: Italy needs time to reach its full potential

26 February 2015 2 comments

Jeff PCan you believe it? After Italy scored three really good tries against the England team and Wales scored just the one, there have been […]

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Get your game-heads on, it will be intense from the off

25 February 2015 0 comments

If you match-up the English and Irish backs it appears on form that they are incredibly close, but four out of seven of the Irish […]

Jeff Probyn: Why Olympic Sevens could prove catastrophic for 15s

20 February 2015 0 comments

With the first round of games about to start in the world’s pre-eminent annual rugby competition, this could be one of the biggest years in […]

Jeff Probyn: Why Olympic Sevens could prove catastrophic for 15s

20 February 2015 1 comment

With the first round of games about to start in the world’s pre-eminent annual rugby competition, this could be one of the biggest years in […]

Dream Team: Chris Pennell – Worcester and England Saxons full-back

4 February 2015 0 comments

1. Matt Mullan – It’s like having another back row on the pitch. By far the fittest prop I’ve ever played with. 2. Aleki Lutui […]

Nick Cain: A global season must still cater for the British & Irish Lions

21 January 2015 1 comment

A global season is one of the items at the top of World Rugby‘s new year agenda, and great institutions like Lions tours could be […]

Jeremy Guscott: Luther Burell must tackle his weight to be world class

21 January 2015 0 comments

Luther Burrell is playing well in a Northampton team that is sitting on top of the league with 48 points having played 13, won 10, […]

Wasps confirm signing of Dan Robson

8 January 2015 1 comment

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on October 26, Wasps today confirmed the signing of England Saxons’ scrum-half Dan Robson from Gloucester […]