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/ 11 years agoHarris commits to Newcastle
Newcastle Falcons today announced that centre Chris Harris has re-signed with the club for a further two years. Carlisle-born Harris, 24,...
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/ 11 years agoTrayfoot to join London Irish
As revealed by The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Joe Trayfoot will leave Harlequins at the end of the season to join...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Javiah Pohe – Leicester and Nottingham centre
Breaking into the Leicester Tigers first team is no easy feat so Javiah Pohe is biding his time playing for Nottingham...
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/ 11 years agoMax Lahiff joins Bath
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper last Sunday, Melbourne Rebels prop Max Lahiff will return to the Premiership...
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/ 11 years agoMills extends and Briggs returns to Sale
Sale Sharks today announced that lock Jonathan Mills have signed a new deal with the club while former crowd favourite Neil...
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/ 11 years agoLV=Cup round 3 teams
Gloucester v Ospreys Gloucester: Aled Thomas (Capt.); Steph Reynolds, Henry Purdy, Bill Meakes, Ollie Thorley; Billy Burns, Callum Braley; Dan Murphy,...
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/ 11 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 12 teams
Bedford v London Scottish Bedford: James Pritchard (Capt.); Pat Tapley, Mike Le Bourgeois, Viliami Hakalo, Dean Adamson; Jake Sharp, Pete White;...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoI’m No1 at Wasps, Joe Simpson warns Dan Robson
Incumbent Simpson warns incoming Robson that he intends to remain top dog at Wasps.
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Will Robinson – London Welsh fly-half
1. Predictive Text I’d say my grammar and spelling are pretty good and I’ve probably no real need for predictive text....
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/ 11 years agoSix Nations – rash of fresh injuries in run up to opening fixtures
In just over a week Wales host England at the Millenium Stadium in the inaugural match of this year’s Six Nations...
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/ 11 years agoPlymouth Albion avoid going into administration
Plymouth Albion today announced that as a result of the success of their fund raising appeal the club will not be...
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/ 11 years agoJohnson suspended for three weeks
Ashley Johnson has been suspended for three weeks following a Disciplinary Hearing in Dublin today. The flanker was found guilty of...
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/ 11 years agoBurgess to make international debut for Saxons
Sam Burgess will make his rugby union international debut tomorrow when England Saxons take on Ireland Wolfhounds in Cork. The Bath...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Pied Piper of Wasps leads them to new era
Dai Young and his ailing Wasps were bumping along on skid row three years ago, losing around £50,000-a-week and almost disappearing...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Medicine gives Tom Rees a challenge he craves
He was, all the critics were agreed, going to be the England rugby captain for a very long time. That rare...
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/ 11 years agoSteffon Armitage in custody for alleged assault
Toulon have today confirmed that Steffon Armitage spent last night in custody on suspicion of assault. The flanker was summoned by...
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/ 11 years agoOspreys bring in Leonard
Ospreys have today announced the signing of New Zealand international Brendon Leonard on a three-year deal. The scrum-half, who won two...
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/ 11 years agoGreening and Payne join London Scottish coaching staff
As revealed exclusively by Jon Newcombe in The Rugby Paper last Sunday, London Scottish have brought in former England internationals Phil...
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/ 11 years agoParling and Woodburn join Exeter
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on December 21, Geoff Parling will continue his career at Exeter after...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoCalum Clark will not give up until he has earned that No.7 jersey
Northampton’s openside reckons he is in the form of his life and is doing everything possible to win his first England...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Joe Gray – Harlequins hooker
What do you make of Quins’ Prem campaign? It’s getting interesting and we’re back in the mix. It’s credit to the...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Tom Who? can make a name for the Exiles
Tom Coventry’s appointment as the new coach of London Irish following the early departure of Brian Smith has probably prompted a...
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/ 11 years agoDoran-Jones returns to Gloucester
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on January 11, Paul Doran-Jones will be leaving Harlequins at the end...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoFreddie Burns won’t blame Leicester Tigers switch for England axe
Fly-half confident the long-term gain of moving will reignite his international claims.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Johnny Howard – former Northampton and England Sevens scrum-half
Rugby for me started aged eight at Aylesbury Rugby Club. At 16 I joined Saints and it was pretty awe-inspiring to...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Ian Whitten – Exeter and former Ulster & Ireland centre
1. Cian Healey – I played with him for Ireland U19s and he’s one of the best props in the loose...
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/ 11 years agoFarrell to miss entire Six Nations
Owen Farrell will miss the entire Six Nations after suffering a knee ligament injury at the weekend. The England fly-half was...
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/ 11 years agoDunn and Ewels commit to Bath
Charlie Ewels and Tom Dunn have renewed their contracts with Bath in a move which sees the duo make the step...
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/ 11 years agoBad boy Dylan Hartley gets England all clear
England's bad boy looks certain to start for England against Wales.
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/ 11 years agoWill Collier out for remainder of the season
Harlequins tighthead Will Collier ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament against Castres in the Champions Cup on Saturday. The 23-year-old, who recently...
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/ 11 years agoShane Howarth leaves Worcester
Worcester Warriors today confirmed that Backs Coach Shane Howarth has left the club by mutual consent. Howarth had been at the...
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/ 11 years agoTwo more injuries for England, Croft and Day called up
Centre pairing Brad Barritt and Luther Burrell are the latest players who could miss England‘s opening match of the Six Nations...
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/ 11 years agoDenton and Maitland out of Six Nations start
Scotland duo David Denton and Sean Maitland will miss the start of the Six Nations through injury. The pair sustained calf...
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/ 11 years agoWasps sign All Black winger Frank Halai
Wasps today confirmed that All Black winger Frank Halai will join the club from the Auckland Blues next season. Halai, who...
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/ 11 years agoFraser sidelined for the rest of the season
Will Fraser will undergo an operation tomorrow to resolve long-standing back injury. The Saracens openside was being widely tipped for England...
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/ 11 years agoLondon Irish sign Brendan McKibbin
London Irish have today announced the signing of Brendan McKibbin from the Waratahs on a two-year deal. The scrum-half was part...
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/ 11 years agoInjury fears for England quartet
Owen Farrell, Tom Wood, Kyle Eastmond and Geoff Parling have given England some injury fears ahead of the Six Nations opener...
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/ 11 years agoEuropean Cups semi-finals draw
Wasps and Northampton will host the Champions Cup semi-finals should they win on the road at Toulon and Clermont. Following the...
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/ 11 years agoBath win and Saracens lose but both reach Champions Cup quarter-finals
Bath reached the Champions Cup quarter-finals following their 20-15 win Glasgow at The Rec yesterday. The West Country side topped Pool...
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/ 11 years agoLondon Welsh suffer sixth Challenge Cup defeat
London Welsh are still winless this season following a 17-12 defeat to Lyon in the last round of the Challenge Cup...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Curtis Langdon – St Paul’s & London Irish hooker
Curtis Langdon might only be 17 but he knows what he wants and that is to help St Paul’s become only...
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/ 11 years agoLondon Welsh Statement on club funding
The Board of London Welsh Rugby Football Club voted unanimously on Thursday (January 22) to emphasise its commitment to securing an...
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/ 11 years agoChampions Cup round 6 teams
POOL 1 Clermont v Saracens Clermont: Nick Abendanon; Noa Nakaitaci, Jonathan Davies, Wesley Fofana, Naipolioni Nalaga; Camille Lopez, Morgan Parra; Thomas...
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/ 11 years agoHenson signs for Bristol
Gavin Henson has agreed a one-year deal with Bristol ahead of next season. The 32-year-old, who is currently out injured, arrives...
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/ 11 years agoEngland Students name side for Portugal clash
England Students have named their team to take on Portugal in Lisbon tomorrow. Freddie Clarke of Bath University will captain the...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoKieran Brookes was right to quit Newcastle Falcons says Joel Hodgson
Half-back leaps to the defence of his old teammate.
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Guy Thompson – Wasps flanker
1. Insomnia Insomnia is not something I tend to suffer from but, now and again, particularly when I know I have...
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/ 11 years agoChallenge Cup round 6 teams
POOL 1 Grenoble v Cardiff Blues Grenoble: Fabien Gengenbacher (Capt.); Ratu Alipate Ratini, Jackson Willison, Louis Marrou, Daniel Kilioni; Jordan Michallet,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Law only applies to James Hook
The writing has been on the wall for so long now that James Hook could be forgiven for ignoring it and...
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