-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoSharks move for Joe Ford
Sale Sharks have made another signing for next season by swooping to capture Leeds Carnegie playmaker Joe Ford. Ford, brother of...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoSean Fitzpatrick: No controversy means right Lions squad
Sean Fitzpatrick reckons the lack of controversy following the announcement of the British & Irish Lions squad means Warren Gatland got...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoRAF Spitfires complete gruelling 500-mile charity cycle
The RAF Spitfires Rugby 7s team will tomorrow cycle through the iconic Lion Gate of Twickenham’s West Stand to mark the...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoFree Aviva Premiership for BT customers
BT broadband customers will be able to watch the Aviva Premiership free of charge from next season. The telecommunications giant made...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoAnother season for player-coach Tindall
Mike Tindall has signed a new one-year deal with Gloucester as player-coach. Nigel Davies told The Rugby Paper a couple of...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoKurtley Beale suspended again
Kurtley Beale’s hopes of winning selection against the British and Irish Lions are in tatters after he was suspended again for...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoFetu’u Vainikolo joins Exeter Chiefs
As revealed by Neil Fissler if The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Exeter Chiefs have signed Fetu’u Vainikolo from Connacht on a...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoFind Rugby Now announce 2013 venue
This year’s edition of the Find Rugby Now tournament will take place at Blackheath Rugby Club on July 6. The tournament,...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoHQ to host World Club Sevens
A World Club Sevens tournament is to be hosted at Twickenham for the first time this summer. As the growth of...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoAlain Rolland to referee Heineken Cup final
Alain Rolland will be the man in the middle as Top14 giants Clermont and Toulon face off for the Heineken Cup...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoJoin our Lions prediction game
Ahead of the British and Irish Lions tour of Australia, The Rugby Paper invites you to join our SuperBru Lions prediction league....
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoFinal curtain for Geordan Murphy
Leicester Tigers legend Geordan Murphy has announced the next two games will be his last as he will retire at the...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoScotland name nine uncapped players
Scotland have included nine uncapped players in a squad of 31 for next month’s quadrangular international tournament in South Africa. The...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoBaa-baas squad nearing completion
London Wasps flanker Sam Jones has been selected to play for the Barbarians against the British and Irish Lions and England...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoOne more signing at Wasps
London Wasps announced the signing of hooker Neil Cochrane for next season from Bedford. The former Scotland Under-21 international has previously...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoCarlos Nieto to retire
Carlos Nieto has announced that he will retire at the end of the season. In a career where he was capped...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoExiles reveal pre-season fixtures
London Irish will play three pre-season fixtures this August ahead of their 2013/2014 campaign. The Exiles will face Nottingham at Meadow...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoRichard Baxter to hang up the boots
Richard Baxter has decided to hang up his boots at the end of the season. The long-serving No.8, 34, who has...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years ago2015 World Cup schedule revealed
England will play at Manchester City Stadium for the first time with their three other Rugby World Cup 2015 pool matches...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoWales name squad for Japan tour
Interim Wales coach Robin McBryde has named his squad to face Japan in a two-game series next month. There was a...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoWarriors scrum-half Perry forced to retire
Worcester Warriors scrum-half Shaun Perry has been forced to retire with immediate effect due to injury. The 34-year-old has been sidelined...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoTigers players’ reaction after Lions call
Leicester Tigers are the most represented English club in the British and Irish Lions squad with six of their players on...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland U20 bring Purdy in for injured Jennings
England U20 have been forced into making a change to their IRB Junior World Championship squad after Sale Sharks centre Mark Jennings...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoBath Ford, Young and Roberts signing
It was one of the first transfers announced by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper months ago but Bath Rugby have...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoStuart Lancaster congratulates English Lions
Stuart Lancaster was quick to congratulate the ten England players selected in this summer’s British & Irish Lions touring party. Backs...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland U20 side named for JWC
England Under 20s coaches Nick Walshe and Ian Peel have named their 28-man squad ahead of the IRB Junior World Championship...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoTry of the Season shortlist
The nominees for the Try of the Season have been announced today. Player-of-the-Season nominee Christian Wade’s try against Harlequins on the...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoWasps confirm pre-season schedule
London Wasps will play Clermont Auvergne, Connacht and London Irish in their pre-season games ahead of the 2013/14 season. The game...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoPremiership Player of the Year shortlist revealed
Christian Wade has been shortlisted to be named Premiership Player of the Year. The London Wasps flyer, who has been in...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoDirector of Rugby of the Season shortlist announced
The shortlist for the Director of Rugby of the Season award has been announced today and features coaches at the top and bottom...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoWin a limited edition Front Up Lions hoodie
With the upcoming squad announcement on Tuesday, Front Up Rugby roars into battle with the launch of a limited edition range...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoBath sign Watson and Sisi
As announced by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper months ago, Bath have signed the highly rated England U20 flyer Anthony Watson...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 21: Try of the Week
Ben Youngs’ 80 metre solo try against Bath on Saturday was voted the Premiership Try of the Week. The Tigers eventually...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoEd Jackson to join London Wasps
Ed Jackson is to join London Wasps next season from London Welsh. The 25-year-old back row signs for the Men in...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoSaracens suffer Will Fraser blow
Will Fraser will miss Saracens‘ Heineken Cup semi-final against Toulon on Sunday due to a shoulder injury. This is a major...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoAndy Powell switches codes
As revealed by Neil Fissler on April 7 in The Rugby Paper, Andy Powell has signed a three-year deal with the...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoJames Comben banned for doping
Henley Hawks centre James Comben has been suspended for six months for an Anti Doping violation by the RFU. The National...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoERC name European Cup semi-finals referees
The ERC has today named the men in charge for the upcoming Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge semi-finals to take place...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoExiles sign Tigers trio but Gibson leaves
London Irish confirmed today that Jamie Gibson will leave London Irish at the end of the season. The flanker joined the...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoJason Robinson picks his Lions XV
Ahead of the squad announcement on April 30, HSBC Ambassador and Lions legend Jason Robinson has selected his starting XV for...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoMax Lahiff off to Melbourne
Neil Fissler revealed the first contacts in The Rugby Paper months ago but London Irish confirmed today that Max Lahiff will...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoAndy Saull joins Newcastle
Newcastle, who are favourites to get promoted from the Championship, have announced the signing of Saracens flanker Andy Saull for next...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoStreather, Rouse and Parr to make the step up
Three Nottingham players will have a crack at the Aviva Premiership next season after it was announced Tim Streather is joining...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoRichard Hill out, Dean Ryan in
Following speculations yesterday, Worcester Warriors confirmed that Richard Hill will be leaving his post as head coach with immediate effect. Hill...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoEnd of season for Josh Matavesi
Josh Matavesi has finished his Premiership season after the Worcester‘s centre picked up a four-week ban for a dangerous tackle on Saracens...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoEifion Lewis-Roberts not guilty of doping
Sale prop Eifion Lewis Roberts has been found not guilty of doping following an ongoing case which was open after the...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoJonny Wilkinson pens new deal
It was announced two weeks ago but Jonny Wilkinson as officially put pen to paper and signed a one-year contract extension...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoPremiership round 20: teams
Exeter v London Irish Exeter: Arscott; Nowell, Dollman, Shoemark, Jess; Steenson, Thomas; Sturgess, Yeandle, Tui; Mumm, Welch; White, Scaysbrook, Baxter (Capt.)....
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoRaboDirect Pro12 round 20: teams
Cardiff Blues v Zebre Cardiff Blues: Halfpenny; Williams, Evans (Capt.), Roberts, Robinson; Patchell, Jones; Filise, Breeze, Andrews; Reed, Paulo; Paterson, Copeland,...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoFolau in, Beale and Cooper out for Wallabies
Israel Folau has been included the Wallabies‘ logistics camp ahead of the British & Irish Lions tour this summer. The Waratahs...












