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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Paul Burke – Leicester backs coach and former Harlequins & Ireland fly-half
1. Jason Leonard – Played together at Harlequins and he is simply incredible. He is the most capped prop in the...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoPeter O’Mahony to have shoulder surgery
Munster Heineken Cup hopes have been dealt a big blow with the news that captain Peter O’Mahony is to undergo reconstructive...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGeoff Parling set for Leicester return
Geoff Parling could be in line for his first game in four months on Saturday against London Wasps after recovering from...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoNewcastle sign Worcester back row Semesi Taulava
Newcastle Falcons have landed Semesi Taulava from Worcester Warriors on a two-year deal. The 31-year-old is the second new signing to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoAnthony Watson will be star for England says Nick Abendanon
Nick Abendanon admits that Anthony Watson’s emergence proved a decisive factor in taking the plunge with European giants Clermont.
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Here’s how All Blacks Test could have moved
There are times when it is blatantly obvious that the standards of excellence now demanded of England‘s professional rugby players are...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Steve Diamond has more polish but can still spot a gem
There was a time Sale boss Steve Diamond might have brooded for a week or more after the disappointing Amlin Cup...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoJared Payne red card hearing
Jared Payne will appear in front of a disciplinary committee tomorrow over the red card he received during the Heineken Cup...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoNewcastle head coach leaves
Newcastle Falcons head coach Peter Russell will be leaving the club for personal reasons at the end of the current season....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Hendre Fourie – former England, Sale, Leeds & Rotherham flanker
The pinnacle of my career came in the summer of 2010 – Leeds had just stayed in the Premiership and Martin...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoLondon 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...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoLeague 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...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoRFU 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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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWIN tickets for the Stinger!
The Rugby Paper and London Wasps have teamed up to offer our readers the opportunity to win a pair of tickets...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoMaking 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...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 12 years agoLondon 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...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoToulon 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...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoLondon 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...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVIDEO: 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...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoLondon 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;...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoRichard 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...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung 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....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff 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...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan 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...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoJames 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.
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoSir 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...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoBilly 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...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 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...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland 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...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoJoe 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...















