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/ 11 years agoChampions Cup round 5 teams
POOL 1 Saracens v Munster Saracens: Alex Goode; Chris Ashton, Marcelo Bosch, Brad Barritt, David Strettle; Owen Farrell, Richard Wigglesworth; Mako...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Get ready for a crescendo…. just like the Olympics
Suddenly it’s World Cup year and the tournament is hurtling towards us as the pace quickens. No longer can we talk...
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/ 11 years agoChallenge Cup round 5 teams
Bordeaux-Bègles v London Welsh Bordeaux-Bègles: Romain Lonca; Paulin Riva, Metuisela Talebulamaijaina, Charles Brousse, Lucas Blanc; Pierre Bernard, Baptiste Serin (c); Laurent...
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/ 11 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 12 teams
Bristol v Yorkshire Carnegie Bristol: Auguy Slowik; Tommaso Benvenuti, Gareth Maule, Ben Mosses, David Lemi (Capt.); Matthew Morgan, Craig Hampson; Kyle...
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/ 11 years agoDickson extend Harlequins contract
Harlequins scrum-half Karl Dickson has extended his contract with the Club until the end of the 2016/17 season. The 32-year-old has...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Jon Brennan – Jersey prop
1. Shopping for Jeans As a prop your legs are either too short or too fat to be able to buy...
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/ 11 years agoCollier and Sinckler extend Harlequins stay
Harlequins today announced that tighthead duo Will Collier and Kyle Sinckler have both signed contract extensions to remain at The Stoop....
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/ 11 years agoFrance name Six Nations squad
Noa Nakaitaci is in line to make his France Test debut after being named in Philippe Saint-André’s 31-man squad ahead of...
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/ 11 years agoMa’afu banned for a week
Salesi Ma’afu has been suspended for one week by an RFU Disciplinary Panel. The Northampton prop had been cited after receiving...
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/ 11 years agoHepburn joins the Chiefs while three agree extensions
Exeter Chiefs have bolstered their front-row options with the signing of Junior World Cup winning prop Alec Hepburn from Australian club...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain meets Jamie Gibson who has left academia to chase his rugby dream
Jamie Gibson is a scholar and a gentleman, a true blue Oxford University-educated boffin who, inspired by the philosophy of Socrates,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Ryan Bevington still has time to climb out of the wreckage
The old year took an unusually savage toll of the toughest, meanest, ugliest breed in the game, the prop. From the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoMatt Banahan’s backing Bath masterplan
Winger is adamant Sam Burgess’s Union integration will not detract from Bath’s charge for silverware.
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Peter Richards – London Scottish backs coach
Enjoying the coaching gig at Scottish? Loving it. It’s a brand new set of fixtures, a different challenge against different teams...
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/ 11 years agoRennie forced to retire
Bristol flanker Ross Rennie has retired from rugby with immediate effect due to persistent injury. The Scotland international, who has won...
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/ 11 years agoMatt Hopper re-signs for Harlequins
Matt Hopper has committed his future to Harlequins having re-signed until at least June 2017. The centre joined Harlequins in 2011...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: C’mon Joel Jutge get a grip of your referees!
Forget New Year wish lists, because where the current crisis in elite refereeing is concerned what we need is a hit...
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/ 11 years agoKruis banned for three weeks
George Kruis has been hit with a three-week suspension last night. The Saracens lock was found guilty of making a dangerous...
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/ 11 years agoLondon Irish appoint Tom Coventry
As revealed exclusively by The Rugby Paper yesterday, London Irish have appointed Tom Coventry as their new Head Coach for the...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoArrogance took over in the autumn admits Billy Vunipola
England No.8 opens his heart over the reasons behind his dramatic slump in form during the autumn internationals.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ieuan Evans – former Llanelli, Bath, Wales and Lions wing
Of all the tries I scored for club and country the one that won the 3rd Test for the Lions against...
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/ 11 years agoEngland prop Kieran Brookes heading to Northampton
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on December 21, England tighthead Kieran Brookes will join Northampton next season....
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Kieran Hallett – Cornish Pirates fly-half
1. Soane Tonga’uiha – He could only last 20 minutes when he first turned up at Bedford but his potential was...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Conor Dolan – Wellington and Wasps centre
Taking on the best schools in the country on a weekly basis is no mean feat but that is what Conor...
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/ 11 years agoLuke Wallace commits to Harlequins
Luke Wallace has committed his future to Harlequins until June 2017. The 24 year-old, who is a product of the club’s...
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/ 11 years agoBrian Smith leaves London Irish immediately
London Irish today confirmed that they have granted Director of Rugby Brian Smith early release from his contract on compassionate grounds...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Tom Coventry to be handed London Irish job
Chiefs (NZ) assistant coach to join on three-year deal after Super Rugby season.
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/ 11 years agoGloucester bring in All Black Thrush
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on January 5, Gloucester have signed New Zealand international second row Jeremy...
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/ 11 years agoJonathan Joseph commits to Bath
Jonathan Joseph has committed his future to Bath renewing his contract with the West Country Club. The 23-year-old centre, who has...
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/ 11 years agoGeorge Kruis cited for dangerous tackle
George Kruis could be handed a ban following a dangerous tackle on wing David Halaifonua on Friday. The Saracens lock, who...
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/ 11 years agoExiles’ Geraghty slots last-gasp drop goal to beat Exeter
Shane Geraghty kicked a last-gasp drop goal to help London Irish claim a 26-25 win over the Exeter Chiefs at the...
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/ 11 years agoStephen Jones to return to Scarlets at end of season
Wasps today announced that backs coach Stephen Jones will return to the Scarlets at the end of the season to take...
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/ 11 years agoBen Morgan’s World Cup race
Ben Morgan faces a race against the clock to be fit for the World Cup after suffering a broken leg on...
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/ 11 years agoTom May to retire at the end of the season
London Welsh captain Tom May has announced that he will retire from rugby at the end of the season. May, who...
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/ 11 years agoPremiership round 13 teams
Bath v Wasps Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Sam Burgess, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Chris Cook; Nick Auterac, Ross...
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/ 11 years agoGuinness Pro12 round 13 teams
Cardiff Blues v Leinster Cardiff Blues: Joaquin Tuculet; Alex Cuthbert, Cory Allen, Gavin Evans, Lucas Amorosino; Gareth Anscombe, Tavis Knoyle; Gethin...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoFlying Joe Simpson eager to exploit gap in the No.9s market
Wasps scrum-half knows he has it all to do to claim a place in England’s World Cup squad but his form...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Tom Bason – Blackheath lock
1. Long Seasons I’ve been playing in National One now for 11 years and the length of season is something that...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: OK, relax the cap but make it fair for ALL
There is a cartel-like stench attached to the double standards employed in the English Premiership, and it intensified just before Christmas...
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/ 11 years agoCole out of Six Nations opener?
Dan Cole could miss the Six Nations‘ opener against Wales on February 6 due to a foot injury. The England tighthead...
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/ 11 years agoWasps confirm signing of Dan Robson
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on October 26, Wasps today confirmed the signing of England Saxons’ scrum-half...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoLuther Burrell has a lethal mix that England need – Alex King
Centre should be England’s starting No.12 during the Six Nations according to Northampton backs coach
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Dan Montagu – Nottingham lock
Surprised Nottingham are flying so high? It’s certainly a much better place to be than this time last year, but we...
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/ 11 years agoNorthampton sign Hanrahan
Northampton Saints have today announced that JJ Hanrahan will be joining the club ahead of the next season. The 22-year-old joins...
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/ 11 years agoWasps confirm Jimmy Gopperth’s arrival
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on November 2, Wasps have signed Leinster fly-half Jimmy Gopperth ahead of...
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/ 11 years agoTom Varndell signs for Bristol
Wasps winger Tom Varndell has agreed a two-year deal with Bristol ahead of next season. The 29-year-old, who topped the Premiership...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Rachael Burford – England women centre
Christmas is a great time to reflect on the year that has just gone and what a year it has been!...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Ryan Lamb – Worcester and former Gloucester, London Irish, Northampton and Leicester fly-half
1. Trevor Woodman – I played with him when I was very young at Gloucester and he was just huge. Such...
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/ 11 years agoSale bring in Ioane
Sale Sharks have moved to bolster their squad for the second half of the campaign by signing Samoan international TJ Ioane...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoNo England costs Wales £5m World Cup bonus
Peter Jackson reveals the full extent of Wales’ financial calamity at losing their pre-World Cup matches against England.
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