English Gallagher Premiership

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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Henry Thomas: I’ll state case for England

  Overlooked England tighthead has his sights firmly set on a Six Nations recall following the national side’s troubles at the scrum.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Elliot Daly’s looking to put hand up for England

  Wasps centre believes another stellar club season can boost his international claims after overcoming the disappointment of England rejection.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Sam Burgess challenge spurs England hopeful Matt Garvey

  Flanker Matt Garvey concedes that the presence of ex-Rugby League man Sam Burgess in Bath‘s back-row has stymied his own international...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  EXCLUSIVE: Jean de Villiers close to signing for Leicester Tigers

  Tigers set to announce arrival of former Springboks captain before the weekend.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Mental battle is last hurdle for ambitious Saint Ben Foden

  Northampton full- back is targeting silverware, an England recall and a place on the 2017 Lions tour to New Zealand as...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  EXCLUSIVE: Salary cap cheats will be hammered to protect league’s integrity

  Two Premiership clubs set to be fined and deducted points for the 2015-16 campaign.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Relegation fight? I don’t care what you media think says Tom Coventry

  Kiwi did not fly half-way around the globe to read predictions putting London Irish at the bottom of the Premiership.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Fallen Northampton Saints will be seeking redemption

  Lee Dickson has vowed to scrap his way back into England contention after revealing his deep disappointment at being omitted from...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Julian Salvi is happy to be let off leash

  Flanker will relish playing with greater freedom at Exeter after his acrimonious departure from Leicester.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Luke Wallace expects hard work to pay dividends for Harlequins

  Harlequins are ready to put their worst season in recent years behind them with Luke Wallace vowing they will be fitter...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Jonathan Thomas statement

  After announcing his retirement from rugby, Wales international Jonathan Thomas has released the following statement: “It’s with real sadness I have...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  EXCLUSIVE: Salary Cap battle resumes as Bruce Craig steps down

  Cheats could still face action following a stormy board meeting last week.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Saracens forgotten man Will Fraser nearing return says Mark McCall

  Champions Saracens have received a boost ahead of the new campaign by Will Fraser’s return from injury. Openside Fraser was on...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Premiership plans to expand top flight could be ‘dead’ forever

  Proposals for a 14-team Premiership and a moratorium on promotion and relegation from season 2016-17 are dead. The Rugby Paper can...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Ashley Johnson is hooking up to a whole new ball game

  Barnstorming South African will not settle for the No.16 shirt.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Catherine Spencer blasts RFU for ‘wasting’ World Cup win

  Former England captain Catherine Spencer has launched a stinging attack on the RFU for wasting legacy opportunities from the 2014 World...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Hair Bear Adam Jones hungry for Harlequins starting jersey

  Former Wales star has “nothing to prove” at Harlequins.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  New boy Dan Robson relishing battle for Wasps No.9 shirt

  Former Gloucester player cannot wait to go head-to-head with England hopeful Joe Simpson.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Premiership Rugby 7s Series squads

  Pool A (Thursday 7:15pm at Kingsholm Stadium, Gloucester) Bath: Alex Humfries, Apolosi Sokia, Scott Watkins, Zach Mercer, Josh Bayliss, Rob Coote,...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Care confirmed as new Harlequins captain

  Danny Care has been announced as Harlequins new captain for the upcoming Premiership season taking the reins from Joe Marler. The...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Marcus Watson eyes Newcastle Falcons’ No.13 shirt

  While Anthony Watson contemplates helping England on the road to World Cup glory, older brother Marcus has his own challenges to...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Fury over ‘ban’ on World Cup heroines

  The legacy of England women’s 2014 World Cup win is being wrecked according to England’s top clubs who have reacted furiously...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Premiership plans for expansion go on hold

  PRL plans to expand and impose a moratorium on promotion and relegation from 2016 are in doubt.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  George Lowe backs Jamie Roberts to hit heights at Harlequins

  Harlequins centre George Lowe is desperate to hook-up with new signing Jamie Roberts, whose impending arrival he describes as a “massive...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Anthony Allen’s dazzling ride on whirlwind ends too soon

  Leicester Tigers centre reflects on the ‘whirlwind’ of his rugby career that promised so much yet ultimately ended last week at...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Stephen Myler will be my guru but I want his place, says JJ Hanrahan

  JJ Hanrahan has fired the first warning that he will be snapping at the heels of Stephen Myler next season. Hanrahan...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 10 years ago

  Clown prince Joe Marler plays it seriously now

  TRP sits down with the one and only Joe Marler.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Dave Ward: Our new guys will put Harlequins back on top

  Harlequins hooker has backed star signings Roberts, Jones and Horwill to kick-start a revival at the Stoop.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

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

  Kahn Fotuali’i admits Polynesian players are under pressure to quit international rugby in order to secure lucrative overseas contracts. But Northampton‘s...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

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

  Rookie Harlequins tighthead Matt Shields has endured a baptism of fire since joining from Darlington Mowden Park in February and emerged...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Glenn Delaney: The salary cap cheats must be hammered

  London Irish coach insists there can be no second chances for Premiership salary cap cheats beyond the end of this season.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Manu Tuilagi ‘will be worried about his big brother’

  Leicester Tigers are to ask Tuilagi’s elder brother Freddie to keep a closer eye on their young star and ensure he...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  England shouldn’t pension off old guard says Ugo Monye

  Ugo Monye believes England‘s World Cup wing selections are potentially set in stone but has urged boss Stuart Lancaster not to...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

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

  Tom Varndell wants to end his career abroad but he will not leave English rugby until he is the most prolific...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Charlie Sharples blasts Euro bosses for play-off grind

  Gloucester wing Charlie Sharples has slammed European Cup chiefs for plunging the Cherry & Whites into play-offs at the expense of...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Long-shot Joe Simpson looking to close gap on No.9 rivals

  Wasps scrum-half believes his ability to be a game-changing ‘super sub’ is the point of difference that will propel him into...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Newcastle defiant despite Premiership clubs’ deficit nearing £25m

  Newcastle managing director confident Falcons can become Premiership force despite incurring huge losses for a second successive year.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Exodus of stars at Leicester Tigers is alarming says Neil Back

  Leicester legend accuses old club of standing still and fears they will fall even further behind their rivals if top players...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Ben Youngs is confident that Leicester ‘culture’ won’t be diluted by foreign recruits

  The Tigers announced the capture of six players and only one is English-born.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  “I rejected big money move for England,” says Nick Easter

  Steffon Armitage’s decision to play in France should preclude him from an England call up, according to Harlequins back-rower.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Tony Spreadbury: I got it wrong… but give young refs a break

  RFU referees supremo still intends giving up-and-coming whistlers a chance.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Buccaneer Sam Burgess tailor-made for No.6 – Francois Louw

  Sam Burgess‘s future lies on the blindside flank, according to Bath openside Francois Louw, who  was hugely impressed with the former...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  ‘Kick up the bum’ puts Marland Yarde back on track

  harlequins wing will leave no stone unturned to regain his England place.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Thomas Waldrom is on target to outgun the wing men

  ‘The Tank’ is on course to become the first forward to top the Premiership scoring charts since former England flanker Neil...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Forget Steffon Armitage, Red Rose needs Matt Kvesic

  Matt Kvesic is overdue an England call-up, according to Gloucester legend Andy Hazell, who believes the in-form openside has the potential...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Red-hot Freddie Burns targets World Cup warm-ups

  Fly-half believes he could yet earn him a place in England’s World Cup training squad – if he can steer Leicester...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Neil De Kock is backing Ben Spencer for the top

  Cup hero is well on the way to becoming “world class” according to fellow Saracens scrum-half.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  Club Rugby

  / 11 years ago

  Quins continue revamping of squad with addition of Visser

  Harlequins have confirmed the signing of Scotland international Tim Visser bringing to an end his six-year connection with Edinburgh. The deal...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Frustrated fans deserve more action says Wayne Barnes

  Top referee Wayne Barnes is receptive to the idea of stopping the clock at scrums, lineouts and when tries are scored...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 11 years ago

  Sort out the scrum cheats blasts angry Marcos Ayerza

  Leicester loosehead believes better education and TMOs would help referees eliminate scrum cheats and restore the set-piece to its former glory.

  By The Rugby Paper Team

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