London Irish sign Dan Leo

London Irish have announced the signing of Samoa International Dan Leo for next season. Making the move from Top 14 side...

League restructuring vote faces two-month delay

Opponents of RFU plans to reduce the size of leagues below the Champi- onship have scored a crucial victory fol- lowing...

RFU fail in bid to get All Blacks Test switch

Concerted attempts by the RFU to change the Test schedule for England’s summer tour of New Zealand in June have failed.

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Making a difference for the Aaron Lewis Fundation

Does your club want to gain £1,000 by winning a 10s tournament, which also celebrates the life of a very special...

London Wasps and Bath set up all-English Amlin Cup semi-final

London Wasps have set up an all-English Amlin Cup semi-final against Bath after beating Gloucester 36-24 at Adams Park tonight. The...

Toulon beat Leinster to march on to Heineken Cup semi-final

Brian O’Driscoll has played his last Heineken Cup game as Leinster crashed out in the quarter-finals losing to Toulon 29-14 at...

London Welsh commits to Oxfordshire

London Welsh confirmed its long-term commitment to play in Oxfordshire, as revealed in The Rugby Paper back in November, with the...

VIDEO: The rise of rugby in Japan

Christina Macfarlane looks at the rise of rugby in an unlikely place. Video courtesy of CNN’s International’s ‘Rugby Sevens Worldwide’, sponsored by...

London Wasps v Gloucester teams

London Wasps v Gloucester London Wasps: Andrea Masi; William Helu, Elliott Daly, Chris Bell (Capt.), James Short; Andy Goode, Joe Simpson;...

Richard Wigglesworth: Saracens have to embrace not fear Ravenhill

Mark McCall’s Saracens travel to Ulster tomorrow for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals and scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth hopes they can embrace the...

Young Gun: Seb Adeniran-Olule – Harlequins hooker

Young English props moving to hooker are all the rage and in Seb Adeniran-Olule, Harlequins hope they have unearthed yet another....

Jeff Probyn: Penalties are becoming too important in rugby

Some interesting ideas have come from Australia this week as they prepare to launch the new National Rugby Championship which they...

Brendan Gallagher: Balm before the storm: England’s 1914 Slam

Exactly 100 years ago the rugby season in England was fast drawing innocently to a close. In those days, with most...

James Hook can freshen up Warren Gatland’s game-plan

Sonny Parker believes Wales are going stale under head coach Warren Gatland and calls for a return of James Hook.

Sir Ian McGeechan urges SRU To nurture talent with London Scottish

Sir Ian McGeechan has called on Scotland Rugby to utilise London Scottish in order to create greater depth in its national...

Billy Vunipola fit to face Ulster?

Billy Vunipola could make his return for Saracens as they face Ulster in the Heineken Cup quarter-finals on Saturday. The No.8...

Room 101: Adam Cave – Moseley hooker

1. OAPS Old Age Pensioners have a terrible habit of wasting yours and everybody else’s time when you or they least...

England U18s name squad for European Championship

England U18s have named their squad to compete in the FIRA/AER European Championship in Poznan, Poland, later this month. England have...

Joe Marler to make 100th appearance for Harlequins

Joe Marler will make his 100th appearance for Harlequins tomorrow as they face Stade Francais in the Amlin Cup quarter-finals. The...

Marseille, Dublin or London to host Heineken Cup semi-finals

Toulon will host their Heineken Cup semi-final in Marseille if they beat Leinster on Sunday. The 41,000-seat Stade Vélodrome could become...

Nick Cain talks to Saracens lock George Kruis

George Kruis believes that Saracens have an edge when it comes to the business end of the season because they know...

Size no problem for elusive Kyle Eastmond

Kyle Eastmond is confident size will not count against him as he targets a place in England’s increasingly congested midfield.

20 Questions: Jake Cooper-Wooley – Wasps prop

Enjoying your first top-flight season? Loving it. Never expected to play as much but Wasps threw me in the deep end,...

Joe Marler commits his future to Harlequins

Harlequins announced today that England prop Joe Marler has committed his future to the London club until at least 2016. Marler,...

Jeremy Guscott: Manu Tuilagi and Luther Burrell would be a true force of nature

The impact that Manu Tuilagi has had to date in 23 England matches – including scoring 11 tries – gives him...

Nick Cain: Wembley bonanaza shows the way ahead

If anyone had had the temerity to suggest 20 years ago that a game between Saracens and Harlequins would set a...

Sale and Northampton rest stars for Amlin Cup quarter-final

Sale and Northampton have rested most of their star players ahead of tomorrow’s Amlin Cup quarter-finals at the AJ Bell. While...

London Irish sign lock Sean Cox

London Irish today confirmed the signing of lock Sean Cox. The 29-year-old, who has spent the last three seasons with Edinburgh,...

Ben Morgan: We can storm All Blacks stronghold

Bullish No.8 Ben Morgan has backed England to send out a pre-World Cup statement of intent by beating mighty New Zealand...

My Life in Rugby: Joe Shaw – former Sale, Northampton, Newcastle and England Sevens back

I will always cherish being part of the first England 7s team to win Hong Kong in 2002. We had people...

Dan Hipkiss warns England not to put Manu Tuilagi on the wing

One of the few headaches facing Stuart Lancaster after the Six Nations is one he has encountered before – how to...

Dream Team: Dean Schofield – Worcester and former Sale & Toulon lock

1. Eifion Lewis-Roberts – I played with him at Sale Sharks and Toulon. He’s one of the most powerful props I’ve...

England Sevens finish second in Hong Kong

England finished runners-up at the Hong Kong Sevens losing out 26-7 to New Zealand. In front of a packed 40,000 crowd,...

VIDEO: Fail swan dive from Hong Kong Sevens

The Hong Kong Sevens is known for its entertainment in the stands but Japan‘s Kosuke Hashino thought he would give the...

Worcester not dead yet after win at Newcastle

Worcester are not dead yet thanks to a late try from Josh Drauniniu which handed them a tense 17-12 win at...

Newcastle Falcons seal Ruki Tipuna deal

Ruki Tipuna has signed a two-year deal with Newcastle Falcons ahead of the 2014-15 season. The Bristol scrum-half, 30, who has...

Young Gun: Aaron Morris – Bedford full-back

The England U20s are traditionally packed with Premiership elite academy talent, but Aaron Morris takes great pride in being a Championship...

Peter Jackson: Hanno Dirksen heads the new foreign invasion

France will be free to pick another South African next season and install Rory Kockott as their prospective scrum-half for the...

Jeff Probyn: It was the Scotland game that cost England the title

Sometimes in life everything conspires to bring about the right outcome and make dreams come true, even if it takes a...

Aviva Premiership round 18 teams

Bath v Sale Bath: Nick Abendanon; Anthony Watson, Ollie Devoto, Kyle Eastmond, Semesa Rokoduguni; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Ross...

Greene King IPA Championship round 20 teams

Greene King IPA Championship round 20 teams Bedford v Rotherham Titans Bedford: James Pritchard (Capt.); Patrick Tapley, Corey Hircock, Mike Le...

RaboDirect Pro12 round 18 teams

RaboDirect Pro12 round 18 teams Cardiff Blues v Ulster Cardiff: Dan Fish; Alex Cuthbert, Cory Allen, Isaia Tuifua, Chris Czekaj; Gareth...

Apprentice Maro Itoje ready to replace the grand master

Maro Itoje could barely pluck up the courage to speak to Steve Borthwick when the pair first met at Saracens four...

Not a question of if Bristol are promoted, it’s when, says Sean Holley

Head coach Sean Holley says he feels “no pressure” to get Bristol promoted to the Premiership this campaign.

Dulwich latest crops have Invincibles look

Dulwich College, home of arguably the most famous English School team ever, the Invincibles. During that first term of the 1997-98...

Room 101: Ed Slater – Leicester lock

1. Fish As creatures, I’ve got nothing against fish at all, I just don’t like eating – or smelling them. Even...

BUCS Final preview: Leeds Met v Hartpury College

Leeds Met are hoping to make it third time lucky when they face Hartpury in the BUCS final at Twickenham on...

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The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Official Breakdown and Recovery Supplier to Premiership Rugby, Green Flag, to offer fans the...

Nick Cain: Yes, BOD was great, but not the greatest

That Brian O’Driscoll is one of the great players is undisputed. However, justice was done when Mike Brown won the 2014...