20 Questions: Ryan Burrows – Yorkshire Carnegie captain

How about that for a start to the Championship season? We’re very happy about going six from six. We spoke about...

Will the controversy around head injuries change rugby forever?

For rugby lovers everywhere, the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand provided plenty of thrills, edge-of-the-seat excitement and unforgettable memories....

Nick Cain: Dan Carter & Co need to be protected from medics

Rugby Union should be on red alert following the cortisone injections given to Dan Carter, Joe Rokococo and Juan Imhoff to...

Jeremy Guscott: Ben Te’o could break up the Ford-Farrell partnership

Owen Farrell’s game has really developed, and the 10-12 link he had with George Ford in the Six Nations and on...

Six uncapped player in England squad for autumn series

England head coach Eddie Jones has named six uncapped players in his 33-man squad for the autumn internationals. Tight-head Kyle Sinckler (Harlequins), back-row...

Lions? No, Chris Robshaw focus is on ending Springboks hoodoo

Chris Robshaw is determined to bury his South Africa hoodoo and boost his chances of appearing on next summer’s Lions tour...

My Life in Rugby: Kenny Milne – former Scotland & Heriot’s hooker

It is all very well playing international rugby, and representing the Lions in 1993 was a great personal honour, but when...

Ashton move to Toulon confirmed

Saracens have announced that Chris Ashton will join Toulon at the end of the season, a move that has been questioned...

Dream Team: Phil Dollman – Exeter full-back

1. Brett Sturgess – Plenty can be said about ‘Sturg’. He once said he was the first name on the team...

Wayward Mike Delany has Dave Walder’s confidence

Newcastle coach Dave Walder has backed Mike Delany to come good after the Kiwi’s disappointing start to the season in front...

Stade Mayol is a far cry from that surreal day in Bucharest! 

by CHRIS JONES The Stade Mayol provided a vibrant background for Saracens European Champions Cup clash with Toulon yesterday and it...

Young Gun: Ross Graham – Yorkshire Carnegie hooker

Yorkshire Carnegie have a proven record in nurturing young hookers so it is no surprise Scot Ross Graham jumped at the...

Free tickets for Barbarians v South Africa

The Rugby Paper has teamed up with the Barbarians to offer readers the chance to win 50 pairs of tickets for...

England blow for Kruis but Hartley and Care are back

Saracens have announced that their England second-row Geore Kruis has undergone minor surgery on his ankle. It remains to be seen...

Brendan Venter to help Italy out

Brendan Venter has announced that he will act as a defensive consultant for Italy and had already ruled himself out of...

Cooper dropped for Wallabies as All Blacks chase record

Australia have dropped Quade Cooper to the bench as they go in search of a first victory over the All Blacks at...

Warburton’s return delayed by stiff neck

Sam Warburton will not return to action against Pau because of stiffness in his neck, despite fully recovering from a fractured...

Edinburgh bring in Pumas prop

Edinburgh have signed Argentine tighthead Felipe Arregui on a short-term deal from Super Rugby side Jaguares. The 22-year-old was an unused...

Peter Jackson: Limited space? All Blacks find acres of it

One day last February after an unusually turgid round of Six Nations matches, Warren Gatland made a few observations of a...

Brendan Gallagher – Who would earn place in Steve Hansen’s Invincibles?

If New Zealand beat Australia in Auckland on Saturday – and they haven’t lost at Eden Park against anybody for 22...

Lions await as Jonathan Joseph adds leadership to skill set

Jonathan Joseph’s emergence as a forceful leader in attack and defence will thrust him into pole position for the No.13 jersey...

Room 101: Tom Wheatcroft – Covnetry centre

1. Non-social team-mates It annoys me when lads don’t turn up for social get-togethers especially when they’ve been arranged a good...

Jeff Probyn: Why the shock over players injured in England training?

There is something surreal about Premiership coaches complaining that the England coaching team have stretched the players too far with the...

Shane Williams: You think Eddie’s tough? We had Gatland’s world of pain

England‘s players had better get used to these tough new training sessions because they are only going to get harder for...

Tim Visser switches focus to his old Edinburgh pals

There might not be a Champions Cup place at stake but Tim Visser is adamant Harlequins will be chasing the Challenge...

20 Questions: Will Warden – Richmond captain

How are you finding the Championship so far? Let’s just say it’s been a learning curve. We’re losing but we’re still...

THE OFFICIAL AVIVA PREMIERSHIP MAGAZINE

The Official Aviva Premiership rugby magazine captures all the excitement of the current Premiership Rugby season and profiles all of the...

Cowan-Dickie to miss autumn Tests

England’s injury list continues to grow after Exeter Chiefs confirmed Luke Cowan-Dickie is unlikely to be fit for the autumn internationals....

Dan Carter hits out at French media

Dan Carter has hit out at the French media after he and two team-mates were cleared of the doping allegations made...

Soon to be Irish-qualified Ludik extends Ulster stay

Ulster have secured the services of Louis Ludik until at least the end of the 2020 season after the wing signed...

Munster v Glasgow to go ahead

EPCR have confirmed that the game between Munster and Glasgow in the Champions Cup will be played as scheduled at Thomond...

Bath v Bristol teams

Bath: Tom Homer; Jeff Williams, Jonathan Joseph, Matt Banahan, Aled Brew; Rhys Priestland, Will Homer; Nick Auterac, Michael Van Vuuren, Max...

Francois Louw out for ten weeks

Francois Louw has been ruled out for up to ten weeks following a hamstring injury he suffered while playing for South...

Nick Cain: Springboks must look North to stop the rot

When Adriaan Strauss stepped onto the broadcasting plinth at King’s Park in Durban after South Africa had suffered a humiliating record...

Jeremy Guscott: Stick with specialist wings Eddie, and go with Rokoduguni

The England back three is going to change during the autumn series because Anthony Watson and Jack Nowell, the two wingers...

Heart condition caused Anthony Foley’s death

A French coroner has revealed that Anthony Foley died after a heart condition caused fluid to build up in his lungs....

Kyle Sinckler ‘destined’ to topple old king Dan Cole

Rough and tumble tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler has the potential to knock Dan Cole from his lofty perch and dominate England‘s...

My Life in Rugby: Barry Everitt – former London Irish & Northampton fly-half

It was the norm to have a hurling stick in your hand, not a rugby ball, where I grew up in...

Gloucester sign Ma’afu as Thomas returns to Wales

Gloucester have signed former Northampton Saints and Australian tighthead Salesi Ma’afu from the Cardiff Blues with immediate effect. Ma’afu joins the...

Two uncapped players in Wales squad

Ospreys duo Sam Davies and Rory Thornton are in line to make their Test debut after being named by Rob Howley...

Geraghty answers Bristol SOS call

Shane Geraghty will join Bristol from London Irish with immediate effect. The fly half, who has six international caps for England,...

This Wasps team can top lot – Danny Cipriani

Danny Cipriani has sounded a battle cry ahead of his side’s trip to Toulouse by declaring the current Wasps squad can...

Dream Team: Carl Kirwan – Worcester flanker

1. Alec Hepburn – His work rate is phenomenal and he seems to have got his scrummaging right since we played...

Young Gun: Will Talbot-Davies – Dragons full-back

Will Talbot-Davies might have grown up in England and gone to Solihull school but he is as Welsh as they come...

Sarries must be humble and earn victory – Billy Vunipola

This season Saracens start the defence of their title as champions of Europe, and, as the first holders to win every...

Jeff Probyn: The day I put my stamp on Anglo-Argentine relations

Brendan Gallagher‘s article last week outlining some of the Argentinians’ previous encounters at Twickenham brought back some good, but painful, memories....

I do love Lyon says Carl Fearns, but I still fancy tilt at England

In-demand No.8 Carl Fearns admits he will be torn between staying in France or returning to the Premiership when his contract...

Room 101: Stefan Liebenberg – Cambridge scrum-half

1. The dive pass As a scrum-half myself I cannot understand why some nines still perform the dive pass. For one,...

Nick Cain: Building Eddie’s white wall has a cost

Training injuries happen, and as long as Rugby Union remains a contact sport they always will. The fact that England, after...

Peter Jackson: RPA must act over this concussion blackout

Gerry Gilpin and Ben Herring are poles apart – the former on the outer rim of Western Europe in Belfast, the...