Club Rugby

This is where you will find all of The Rugby Paper’s Club Rugby news, interviews, reports, opinion and other content.

Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years ago

London Irish new signing Shane Geraghty hoping to get back in England picture

Shane Geraghty declared he has “unfinished business” with club and country after revealing that Brian Smith’s plans for London Irish persuaded...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Champions Cup
/ 13 years ago

New Newcastle Director of Rugby Dean Richards is hunting for Heineken Cup Glory

The despair, the darkness, the doubts have been lifted from Dean Richards’ shoulders since his appointment as Newcastle director of rugby,...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago

Sale Sharks’ pack has bulked up and ready to front up

Sale‘s pack is ready to front up and make its mark in the Premiership next season, according to Henry ‘Meathead’ Thomas....

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago

Miles Benjamin aims to become a Test winger with Leicester Tigers move

Leicester Tigers new boy Miles Benjamin admitted it was a wrench to cross the Midlands from Worcester but is adamant he...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago

Luther Burrell became a Saint for Premiership recognition

Luther Burrell reckons his move to Northampton will allow him to finally establish himself as a proven Premiership player. The imposing...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago

New centre of excellence plans agreed for London Irish

London Irish chief executive Andy Martin has revealed that the successful planning application for a centre of excellence in Sunbury will...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Championship
/ 13 years ago

Former Lion tourist Andy Titterrell still has what it takes

Former Lion Andy Titterrell insists he hasn’t given up hope on his playing career despite finding himself without a club in...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago

Alistair Hargreaves excited to join old friends at Saracens

South Africa second row Alistair Hargreaves has revealed that it is the link between Saracens and his native Sharks which convinced...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Champions Cup
/ 13 years ago

England legend Jonny Wilkinson still living for kicks after all these years

A campaign which began on England duty against Wales before 80,000 at Twickenham in early August ended ten months later for...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago

Newcastle head coach Peter Russell ready to get Falcons on the attack

Kiwi Russell, an electrical engineer by trade, had hoped to start work at the Falcons on Monday when the players reported...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Champions Cup
/ 13 years ago

Chris Whitehead ready to make most of Heineken Cup

But Exeter’s all-action hooker has vowed to put the pain of rejection behind him by proving his worth in next season’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Champions Cup
/ 13 years ago

Moment in time: Leicester and the 2002 Heineken Cup final

Leicester Tigers arrived at the iconic home of Welsh rugby seeking to complete an historic league and Heineken Cup ‘double-double’. A...

By The Rugby Paper Team
English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago

Danny Cipriani is ‘ready for an England comeback’

O’Connor played outside the former London Wasps talisman in Super Rugby and is a self-confessed admirer of the outside-half’s full range...

By The Rugby Paper Team
Top 14
/ 14 years ago

Young Gun: Christopher Tolofua – France and Toulouse hooker

There are few tougher tests for a young front rower than away in Argentina but after a remarkable rise through the...

By The Rugby Paper Team