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/ 12 years agoLondon Welsh have one foot in Premiership with win over Bristol
London Welsh have a 19-point advantage over Bristol going into next week’s Championship final second leg after winning 27-8 at the...
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/ 12 years agoSaracens sign Jim Hamilton
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on April 27, Saracens have signed Scotland international Jim Hamilton. The giant lock will come...
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/ 12 years agoExeter Chiefs sign Bath lock Ryan Caldwell
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Ryan Caldwell will leave Bath and join Exeter on a one-year deal next...
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/ 12 years agoBanned Owen Williams to miss Wales tour
Owen Williams will not tour South Africa with Wales after the he picked up a six-week ban. The Leicester fly-half was...
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/ 12 years agoOwen Farrell fit for Premiership final
Owen Farrell has been passed fit to play in the Premiership final on Saturday. The Saracens fly-half suffered a slight ankle...
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/ 12 years agoNathan Catt to join NZ party
Nathan Catt will fly out with the England tour party to New Zealand this evening. The Bath loose head will serve...
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/ 12 years agoSteve Borthwick to take up Japan role
Steve Borthwick will link up with former Saracens boos Eddie Jones after being named Japan‘s forwards coach. The Sarries captain, who will retire after...
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/ 12 years agoBarbarians squad for England match
Juan Martin Hernandez and Donncha O’Callaghan have been added to the Barbarians squad ahead of their match against England at Twickenham...
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/ 12 years agoGK IPA Championship final preview: London Welsh v Bristol
London Welsh have made four changes for tomorrow’s Greene King IPA Championship Final 1st leg against Bristol at the Kassam Stadium....
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/ 12 years agoSteffon Armitage wins ERC Player of the Year award
Steffon Armitage has been named 2014 ERC European Player of the Year. The Toulon flanker, who was Saturday’s final man of...
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/ 12 years agoDanny Cipriani set for All Blacks Test
Danny Cipriani’s quest to earn his first Test cap since 2008 has moved one step closer after he was named in...
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/ 12 years agoDan Bowden joins the Auckland Blues
Dan Bowden will be playing for the Aucklnd Blues next season after agreeing a two-year deal with the New Zealand franchise....
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/ 12 years agoSouth Africa lose captain Jean de Villiers for Wales Tests
South Africa have suffered a huge blow with the news that Jean de Villiers is out of the June Tests against...
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/ 12 years agoJapan qualify for World Cup
Japan will play in the 2015 World Cup after claiming the Asian Five Nations title beating Hong Kong 49-8 in Tokyo....
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/ 12 years agoFarrell and Vunipola doubtful for Premiership Final and England tour
Saracens could be without Owen Farrell and Mako Vunipola for the Premiership final against Northampton on Saturday at Twickenham. Farrell, who...
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/ 12 years agoWIN TICKETS TO PREMIERSHIP FINAL WITH GATORADE
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Gatorade, Official Performance Partner of Premiership Rugby, to offer a pair of tickets for...
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/ 12 years ago“There won’t be many chips in Toulon’s armour” – Richard Wigglesworth
Saracens take on Toulon in the Heineken Cup final in Cardiff of Saturday and scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth is fully aware of...
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/ 12 years agoAmlin Challenge Cup final – Northampton v Bath preview
Northampton have made five changes to their starting line-up for tomorrow’s Amlin Challenge Cup final against Bath in Cardiff. With two finals in...
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/ 12 years agoLeicester confirm arrival of Freddie Burns
Leicester Tigers have confirmed the arrival Freddie Burns as well as four other international players. It was the worst kept secret...
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/ 12 years agoGloucester announce signing of Jacob Rowan
Gloucester today announced the capture of the highly rated back rower Jacob Rowan from Leeds Carnegie. The 24-year-old flanker, who captained...
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/ 12 years agoGeorge Ford out of New Zealand tour?
George Ford could miss England‘s tour of New Zealand with reports suggesting he requires shoulder surgery. The Bath fly-half should play...
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/ 12 years agoExperienced trio sign on at Leicester
Ed Slater, Louis Deacon and Anthony Allen have agreed new contract Leicester Tigers. Slater captained the team through the final third...
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/ 12 years agoWelsh regions join Premiership Sevens
Wales will stage the first leg of the Premiership Rugby 7s Series after it was announced the four Welsh regions will...
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/ 12 years agoNick Kennedy to retire and coach London Irish academy
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on April 20, Nick Kennedy will retire from rugby at the end of the season...
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/ 12 years agoOne-week ban for Salesi Ma’afu
Salesi Ma’afu has received a one-week ban for punching Leicester‘s Tom Youngs during last Friday’s Aviva Premiership semi-final. This means the...
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/ 12 years agoJonny Wilkinson to hang up boots
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on March 23, Jonny Wilkinson will retire at the end of the season. Seventeen years...
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/ 12 years agoMatt Kvesic and Henry Slade play O2 Touch at The University Of Exeter
Matt Kvesic and Henry Slade hosted taster sessions at the new University of Exeter O2 Touch Centre in an effort to encourage...
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/ 12 years agoEngland add 18 players to training squad
England have added 18 players to their training group ahead of the match against the Barbarians on June 1 and the...
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/ 12 years agoIreland name Argentina touring party
Ireland have name a 30-man squad for the two-Test tour of Argentina next month. Sean O’Brien, Cian Healy, Gordon D’Arcy and...
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/ 12 years agoDanny Cipriani earns England recall
Danny Cipriani has been recalled by England for the first time since 2008 ahead of the the summer tour of New...
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/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership semi-final preview: Northampton v Leicester
NORTHAMPTON Story of the season For much of the season Saints were the model of muscular consistency losing just one in...
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/ 12 years agoFocus on short game has put Gillies Kaka & Co on top
New Zealand lifted their 12th World Sevens Series on Sunday at Twickenham and their hegemony is not going to stop anytime...
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/ 12 years agoGavin Henson not released for Wales trial
Bath will not release Gavin Henson and Paul James for the ‘Probables’ v ‘Possibles’ trial match on May 30. Under Premier Rugby...
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/ 12 years agoCanterbury unveils new RAF Spitfires Rugby 7s kit for 2014
Leading rugby brand Canterbury has today unveiled its brand new kit range for the RAF Spitfires Rugby 7s. The team, which...
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/ 12 years agoNewcastle sign Italian international lock
Newcastle Falcons have completed the signing of Italian international lock Josh Furno from French Top 14 side Biarritz. Capped 18 times...
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/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership semi-finals preview: Saracens v Harlequins
SARACENS Story of the season The dominant and most consistent team of the regular season, so much so that in...
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/ 12 years agoGavin Henson called up for Wales trial
Gavin Henson could make his international return in South Africa after being named by Rob Howley in Possibles squad for the...
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/ 12 years agoGloucester sack another coach
Following Monday’s announcement that Gloucester have parted company with Director of Rugby Nigel Davies, the Cherry and Whites confirmed that defence...
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/ 12 years agoNewcastle confirm 2014-15 coaching staff
John Wells has been named as Newcastle head coach ahead of next season as the Falcons announced their new coaching set-up...
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/ 12 years agoWIN tickets for the European Cup finals
The Rugby Paper has teamed up ERC to offer our readers the chance to win tickets to either the Heineken Cup...
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/ 12 years agoLondon Wasps add to their hooker options
London Wasps have signed hooker Ed Shervington from Worcester Warriors for next season. Shervington, who has previously represented Wales at U18,...
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/ 12 years agoAll Blacks name training squad for England Series
Steve Hansen has named a 35-man training squad ahead of the three-Test Series against England next month. The All Blacks head...
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/ 12 years agoGloucester sack Nigel Davies
Gloucester confirmed this morning that Director of Rugby Nigel Davies has left the club with immediate effect. Davies, who moved to...
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/ 12 years agoMunster sign Kiwi Tyler Bleyendall
Munster today confirmed that Tyler Bleyendall will join the province on a three-year contract from November 1st 2014. The 23-year-old Kiwi...
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/ 12 years agoEngland finish third at London Sevens
England put their semi-final disappointment at the London Sevens beating Fiji 26-19 to finish third. With tries from James Rodwell, Howard...
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/ 12 years agoShortlist for the Gatorade Game Changer of the Season
Nick Easter, Michael Paterson and Semesa Rokoduguni have been shortlisted for the Gatorade Game Changer of the Season. Harlequins No.8 Easter,...
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/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 22 teams
Harlequins v Bath Harlequins: Mike Brown; Tom Williams, Tim Molenaar, Jordan Turner-Hall, Ugo Monye; Nick Evans, Danny Care; Joe Marler, Dave Ward,...
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/ 12 years agoHow John Fisher state case for life at the top
With Dulwich winning their third consecutive Daily Mail Cup and Millfield their 14th Rosslyn Park Sevens Open this year, it’s fair...
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/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship semi-finals teams
Leeds Carnegie v London Welsh Leeds Carnegie: Stevie McColl; Jonah Holmes, Rob Vickerman, Fred Burdon, David Doherty; Glyn Hughes, Craig Hampson;...
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/ 12 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 22 teams
Glasgow v Zebre Glasgow: Stuart Hogg; Sean Lamont, Alex Dunbar, Peter Horne, Niko Matawalu; Duncan Weir, Henry Pyrgos; Ryan Grant, Pat...












