Charlie Hodgson to hang up his boots

Charlie Hodgson will retire at the end of the season and join Saracens‘ backroom staff. The 35-year old fly-half, who is...

New Northampton deal for George North

Northampton Saints have announced that George North has put pen to paper on a new contract to stay at Franklin’s Gardens....

Joe Trayfoot out to beat his diabetes fright

London Irish flanker Joe Trayfoot says he is determined not to allow the onset of diabetes to ruin his chances of...

Room 101: Henry Thomas – Bath prop

1. Cutlery chewers It makes my skin crawl when I’m sat within ear shot of someone who chews on their metal...

Peter Jackson column: Dan Biggar is the man to lead Ospreys on glory run

Dan Biggar goes to work this afternoon in a place surrounded by volcanic mountains, a suitable location for an Osprey who...

Brendan Gallagher looks back at the life and career of Jonah Lomu

During a lifetime in sport journalism I can’t remember anything more exhilarating and life enhancing than reporting on the young Jonah...

Chris Robshaw’s ‘great strengths should not be jettisoned’

England‘s new head coach has been warned to think long and hard before ditching Chris Robshaw as either captain or openside...

20 Questions: Dan Mugford – Nottingham fly-half

How do you asses the season so far? We had a slow start but we’ve built steadily since then and picked...

Rees suspended for seven weeks

Matthew Rees has been suspended for seven weeks following his stamping on the head of Nick Easter. The incident occurred in...

Brendan Gallagher column: Let Eddie Jones get England singing to his tune, and nobody else’s

Eddie Jones is not a politician – he’s a hands on coach and doer – and I like to think Friday’s...

Jeremy Guscott column: I thought I had tackled Jonah Lomu – but like so many I was wrong!

Jonah Lomu was the most exciting rugby player I have ever had the privilege to watch, play against or play with....

Eddie Jones has the brains to look beyond the brawn

Hugh Vyvyan reckons Eddie Jones‘ international nous makes it virtually impossible for him to fail as England head coach given the...

My Life in Rugby: Mark Bakewell – former Eastern Suburbs player and Bath coach

With more than 400 games as a player (prop and back row) and coach, Eastern Suburbs in Sydney is definitely my...

Dave Attwood pens new Bath deal

Bath have today confirmed that Dave Attwood has renewed his contract with the Club. The second row has made 113 appearances...

Gray joins Toulouse

Richie Gray will be turning out for Toulouse next season after agreeing terms on a four-year contract. The Scotland lock, 26,...

Smallbone commits to London Irish

London Irish announced that loosehead prop Tom Smallbone has committed his future to the club signing a two-year extension. Smallbone, who...

Bath bring in Luke Charteris

Bath have confirmed the arrival of Luke Charteris ahead of next season. The Welsh second row, who stands at 6′ 9”,...

Manu Tuilagi will be offered £1.6m by Worcester

Centre will be paid a world record £750,000 next season if he agrees to make the switch to Warriors.

WATCH: Matthew Rees cited for stamping on Easter

Cardiff Blues captain Matthew Rees will appear at a disciplinary hearing in London tomorrow following his red card for stamping on...

Win a copy of Rugby World Cup 2015: The Official Review!

ON DVD AND DIGITAL 30th NOVEMBER 2015 Relive the drama and excitement of Rugby World Cup 2015 in England, the biggest...

Dream Team: Aaron Mauger – Leicester head coach and former All Blacks and Crusaders centre

1. Greg Feek – My old Crusaders mate has the best laugh in world rugby. He’s now the scrum coach for...

Dave Denton ‘can cure Bath’s hangover’ from Sam Burgess

Bath‘s new back row signing David Denton will make a huge impact at the Rec according to first team coach Toby...

Young Gun: Oliver Thorley – Gloucester wing

Oliver Thorley has targeted Gloucester‘s next three games to kick off a season which could end with World Cup glory in...

Jeff Probyn: Dean Richards is the man for me to revive England fortunes

Well, I suppose it was inevitable, especially after the expected back-stabbing from within his squad, Stuart Lancaster has chosen to fall...

Brendan Gallagher: It’s farewell to Bakkies Botha and Victor Matfield. Yes, really!

For those of you suffering post World Cup cold turkey the Pumas are back at Twickenham on Saturday against one of...

England confirm Eddie Jones as new head coach

Eddie Jones has today been confirmed as England head coach on a four-year contract, starting in December. Jones will take charge...

Change the maul rule to get brighter rugby

Bedford boss Mike Rayer believes laws relating to the maul need revising after statistics showed that nearly as many tries are...

Room 101: Sam Wilson – Hull Ionians wing

1. Noisy eaters I’m sure every squad has one of these and ours is second row Alex Campbell. On Thursday we...

Champions Cup round 2 teams

Pool 1 Toulouse v Oyonnax Toulouse: Clément Poitrenaud; Maxime Médard, Gael Fickou, Florian Fritz, Timoci Matanavou; Luke McAlister, Jean-Marc Doussain; Vasil...

WIN tickets to the London Double Header

The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Green Flag, Premiership Rugby’s Official Breakdown Cover Supplier, to offer 10 fans the chance...

Brendan Gallagher comment: Stuart Lancaster was the right man in the wrong job

The alarm bells started ringing loudly, for me anyway, in a dusty classroom at Loughborough University last May. It was just...

Jeremy Guscott: England must rebuild their pack the way Michael Cheika rebuilt his Australians

My big concern from England’s World Cup is that we saw a decline in their core strengths at the scrum and...

Richie McCaw retires

Richie McCaw has today announced his retirement from rugby. The New Zealand captain, 34, is regarded as one of the best...

Rhys Priestland: Kyle Eastmond’s style is dangerous 

Bath new boy Rhys Priestland believes England can put their inside centre headache behind them by selecting club-mate Kyle Eastmond for...

20 Questions: Dan Robson – Wasps scrum-half

Big game against Gloucester today? It’s huge for us. We’re back at the Ricoh and it’d be good to get a...

Challenge Cup round 2 teams

Cardiff Blues v Harlequins Cardiff Blues: Blaine Scully; Alex Cuthbert, Rey Lee-Lo, Gavin Evans, Tom James; Rhys Patchell, Lloyd Williams; Gethin...

Peter Jackson – If Warren Gatland intends to stay why not say so?

The Welsh Rugby Union deny that their long-term contract with Warren Gatland contains a clause allowing another country to buy him...

Nick Cain: Stuart Lancaster did decent thing – so should the other coaches

With the RFU suits in a state of panic having failed to put in place a detailed contingency plan to take...

Nick Cain on the big debate: Call in Sir Clive, Jones, Baxter, Mallinder and Edwards

Ian Ritchie has a solution to England‘s coaching future staring him in the face: Appoint Sir Clive Woodward as RFU performance...

Legend Jonah Lomu dies aged 40

The rugby world has today lost its first global superstar as Jonah Lomu has died aged 40. The All Black great,...

Dave Ewers aiming to show he has real six appeal

Dave Ewers insists he feels no bitterness towards England after his World Cup snub – but is hungrier than ever to...

My Life in Rugby: Mark Jones – former Scarlets and Wales wing now Rotherham coach

Hopefully my rugby career has plenty of miles left on the clock – the long commute from Llanelli to Rotherham certainly...

Chris Robshaw re-signs with Harlequins

Chris Robshaw has committed his future to Harlequins signing a new deal with the only club he’s ever played for. The...

Shingler signs contract extension

Scarlets have today announced that flanker Aaron Shingler is the latest to put pen to paper with a contract extension keeping...

Dream Team: Jack Yeandle – Exeter captain and former Doncaster hooker

1. Cian Healy – What he does on the international scene is pretty impressive. A very strong ball carrier. Ben “the...

Wales bid to keep Shaun Edwards from RFU

Wales have presented Shaun Edwards with a brand new contract and asked him to sign on for four more years. The...

Young Gun: Freddie Gabbitas – Blackheath fly-half

Blackheath have made a storming start to the season and pulling the strings from fly-half has been Freddie Gabbitas. The 22-year-old...

A preview of the Champions Cup pools

By Brendan Gallagher Pool 1: Saracens, Ulster Toulouse and Oyonnax  Overview: Saracens had 15 players involved in the World Cup but...

Euro clubs must not let RWC have all the epics

By Brendan Gallagher  To borrow heavily from the great Tom Petty, “too much ain’t enough”, although I fancy the rock maestro...

Room 101: Michael Heaney – Doncaster scrum-half

1. Being ticklish I’m generally ticklish all over but it’s my feet that are the most sensitive. I find it hard...