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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: South African link would make Stuart Lancaster happy
Last week I said the Premiership would have to look further afield if they wanted to find a replacement for those...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoDominant Courtney Lawes takes game to another level
Courtney Lawes has established himself as one of world rugby’s foremost locks, insists his Northampton second row partner Christian Day.
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Teddy Thomas – Biarritz and France U20 winger
Wasps have Tom Varndell and Christian Wade but another of Europe’s traditional superpowers has discovered their own lightning quick double act...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAmlin Cup wrap & teams
Worcester have suffered their second dramatic defeat in as many weeks against Biarritz in the Amlin Challenge Cup. Despite playing with...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: John Kingston – Harlequins forwards coach
1. Top team bias in National team selection Whether national team coaches like to admit it or not they are undoubtedly...
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Latest News
/ 12 years ago“We’ve got to up our game” – Nick Easter
Nick Easter has warned his Harlequins teammates they will need to up their game when they face Racing Metro at The...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Nick Easter about his rebirth as a lock
Nick Easter’s nickname suggests he is a man who has plenty of credit in the bank. The soubriquet that the Harlequins...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Top dogs in Europe have bark but no bite
When they opened the roof after the Wallabies had done their level best to bring the house down, Wales were left...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoI can change Saracens’ luck at 13 says Marcelo Bosch
Argentina’s Marcelo Bosch aims to be the perfect replacement for Joel Tomkins at Saracens after the England centre was sidelined with...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Sonny Parker – London Welsh centre
Enjoying your campaign so far? Definitely. I was injured in pre-season so it’s been a bit topsy-turvy, but I’ve been in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher talks to John Carter, the Varsity captain who doesn’t put winning first
John Carter may look like Sebastien Chabal’s younger, wilder, brother and when his battered body can be welded together for 80...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: No, Kenny your call to ring-fence is so wrong
Exeter finished bottom of National 3 and were relegated to National 4 along with Clifton in 1995, the year that the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: England only third in ‘group of death’
The Autumn Internationals provide an obvious point from which to do a stock-take on where England, Wales and Australia are two...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoRFU CEO Ian Ritchie optimistic over Heineken Cup row
Rugby Football Union CEO Ian Ritchie is confident English clubs will compete in a European tournament next season. The Premiership clubs...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoBilly Twelvetrees: It’s my fault if England drop me
The longer that Gloucester’s struggles continue, the more Billy Twelvetrees knows his England place is under threat.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoLeigh Halfpenny decides on French jackpot
Leigh Halfpenny has changed his mind about staying in Wales and decided to go for gold in France.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Iain Fullarton – former Edinburgh, Sale, Saracens, London Scottish & Scotland lock
If I had stayed at Sale I might have won a Premiership two years later, but hindsight is a great thing....
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGary Gold and Bath part company
Bath confirmed today that Gary Gold has left the Club with immediate effect. in a statement, the West Country club explained...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Ian Humphreys – London Irish fly-half
1. John Afoa – The big Kiwi combines power with a great skill set for a prop and he has been...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoHayden Smith returns to Saracens after NFL stint
Hayden Smith has rejoined Saracens after 18 months spent with the New York Jets in the NFL. The talented lock forward...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland lift Bowl trophy at Port Elizabeth Sevens
England lifted the Bowl title at the Nelson Mandela Bay Sevens after reeling off wins over Scotland, the USA and Australia...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Richard Palframan – London Irish prop
On his arrival at London Irish, Brian Smith insisted the Exiles had a gem on their hands and after a year...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Fans are shortchanged twice in one bad week
What do the RFU and the Premiership have in common? First, both have hit the headlines this week with announcements that...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Luke Charteris’ uncool hands mean try wait goes on
Luke Charteris threw himself back into the day job in France at the weekend, wondering why there is still no international...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGloucester confirm John Afoa signing
After two days of heavy rumours, Gloucester have confirmed the arrival of former All Black tight head John Afoa. On Wednesday,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoNick Easter: My pal Mike Brown’s always been this good
While Mike Brown’s autumn form has solved one of England’s selection headaches, Nick Easter claims the answer has been staring Stuart...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoEnglish clubs to boycott Heineken Cup
Premiership Rugby tonight confirmed that the English clubs will NOT take part in the 2014-2015 Heineken Cup following a meeting in...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoCornish Pirates stay on top by reading The Rugby Paper…
Cornish Pirates are again punching above their weight in the Championship and head coach Ian Davies has revealed how The Rugby...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Jon Feeley – Wharfedale coach
1. The beautiful game To call football ‘the beautiful game’ is possibly the greatest contradiction in modern culture; it is a...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoRichard Hibbard and Rhys Priestland to join Welsh exodus
As revealed EXCLUSIVELY by Neil Fissler last Sunday in The Rugby Paper, Richard Hibbard and Rhys Priestland are set to join...














