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Latest News
/ 11 years agoSchools mid-week round up
Will Attfield scored two tries to help Hampton School beat fierce rivals RGS High Wycombe 20-8 and reach the seventh round...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Miles Benjamin – Leicester wing
Pleased to be having a run of games? I’m just really thankful to be fit and able to play as a...
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/ 11 years agoNorthampton snap Jamie Gibson from Leicester
Northampton Saints today announced that Jamie Gibson will be joining Franklin’s Gardens ahead of next season. Gibson joined the Tigers in...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoNick Easter and Danny Cipriani included in Six Nations squad
Harlequins No.8 and Sale fly-half named in 34-man squad by Stuart Lancaster.
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/ 11 years agoYoann Huget warned for ‘diving’
Toulouse wing Yoann Huget has received a formal warning for diving against Bath in the Champions Cup on Sunday. As tempers...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: A global season must still cater for the British & Irish Lions
A global season is one of the items at the top of World Rugby‘s new year agenda, and great institutions like...
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/ 11 years agoLewis-Roberts and Tuitupou sign new Sale deals
Sale Sharks have been handed a double dose of good news with confirmation that loosehead Eifion Lewis-Roberts and centre Sam Tuitupou...
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/ 11 years agoFoden out for the rest of the season
Ben Foden has been ruled out for the rest of the season with a ruptured anterior cruciate ligament in his left...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoJoe Schmidt’s steer put Exiles on Tom Coventry’s trail
Exiles chairman reveals appointment came on the recommendation of Ireland boss.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Luke Sheriff – former Nottingham, Harlequins, Oxford and England Sevens flanker
It was great to be back amongst friends at Meadow Lane the other week for Nottingham‘s 136th and final Champion- ship...
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/ 11 years agoAnscombe included in Wales’ Six Nations squad
Gareth Anscombe has been named in Wales’ squad by Warren Gatland ahead of the Sxi Nations. The former New Zealand U20s...
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/ 11 years agoCotter brings youth to Scotland squad
Scotland Head Coach Vern Cotter has again targeted form and youthful ambition with selection of his squad for the forthcoming RBS...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Adam Kwasnicki – London Scottish and former London Welsh hooker
1. Alex Corbisiero – I played with him in the London Welsh academy and although he wasn’t the lean-muscular specimen he...
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/ 11 years agoWill Welch agrees new two year deal
Newcastle Falcons today announced that captain Will Welch has agreed a new two-year contract with the Kingston Park outfit. A home...
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/ 11 years agoLondon Irish confirm Ben Franks’ arrival
As widely reported since last week, London Irish have signed All Black loosehead Ben Franks on a three year deal. The...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoDai Young said ‘no’ to national job to stay at Wasps
DoR turned down an international coaching offer before re-signing with Wasps to run their Coventry revolution.
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/ 11 years agoEngland students name squad for Portugal clash
England students have named their 23-man squad to take on Portugal’s national team in Lisbon on Saturday. More than 50 students...
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/ 11 years agoCourtney Lawes out of Six Nations opener
Courtney Lawes will miss start of the Six Nations because of a minor ankle surgery. The England lock, who suffered the...
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/ 11 years agoPaddy Jackson doubtful for Six Nations
Ulster fly-half Paddy Jackson could miss the Six Nations after he suffered a dislocated elbow against Toulon on Saturday. The Irish...
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/ 11 years agoBath and Northampton on par for Champions Cup quarter-finals
Bath have kept their Champions Cup quarter-finals hopes alive with a sensational 35-18 bonus-point win in Toulouse yesterday. The West Country...
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/ 11 years agoExeter through to Challenge Cup quarter-finals
Exeter have joined Gloucester and the Dragons in the Challenge Cup quarter-finals after their 33-24 win at Connacht yesterday. The Chiefs...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Lewis Ludlam – Northampton and Coventry flanker
It definitely did not seem like it at the time, but being released by Northampton at the age of 14 is...
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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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