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Maori All Blacks to tour England

30 August 2012 0 comments

The Maori All Blacks will to take on Leicester Tigers, Canada and a RFU Championship select XV during their Northern Hemisphere tour in November. They […]

Loyal Matt Smith content to be an unsung hero at Leicester Tigers

29 August 2012 0 comments

No player better embodies the qualities of the archetypal Leicester player than Matt Smith – Tigers through and through, massively appreciated inside the confines of […]

20 Questions: Freddie Burns – Gloucester fly-half

29 August 2012 0 comments

Big year for Gloucester? Massive! The way last year ended was a big disappointment but there are a lot of fresh faces on board and […]

SSE National Leagues preview

29 August 2012 1 comment

With the National Leagues competitions starting on Saturday, we take a look at how Fylde, Ealing, Caldy and Redruth are preparing. SSE National League One […]

Quins secure Wallace’s services for two more years

29 August 2012 0 comments

Highly rated Harlequins opensie flanker Luke Wallace has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the Premiership champions until the end of […]

Championship winners must go up says chairman Geoff Irvine

29 August 2012 0 comments

Championship clubs’ chairman Geoff Irvine, right, says their Premiership counterparts need worry about only one thing – to avoid finishing bottom of the table – […]

Bath’s Francois Louw gets South Africa call

29 August 2012 1 comment

Bath flanker Francois Louw will miss at least the first three rounds of the Premiership season after he was called up to the South African […]

Nick Cain: Packer-style circus is real threat to rugby

29 August 2012 0 comments

There has been a recurrent message doing the rounds since the 2011 World Cup which the existing rugby establishment, based on the IRB and national […]

Nick Cain talks to bath boss Gary Gold about reviving a once-champion club

29 August 2012 0 comments

Gary Gold is cagey when he considers the question of the quality he has found at Bath in terms of squad, infrastructure and culture. Understandably […]

“I’m more than just a fast mover,” says Wasps winger Christian Wade

28 August 2012 1 comment

Wasps winger Christian Wade is sick of being labelled simply a speed merchant and is determined to prove he has more than one trick up […]

Peter Jackson: Forgotten Dwayne finds new ally in Cips

28 August 2012 0 comments

At a suburban training centre where Manchester City’s multi-millionaires cruise around in their limousines, two international misfits are preparing to take the English Premiership by […]

Moment in Time: Saracens and the 1998 Tetley Bitter Cup final

27 August 2012 0 comments

Emotion is an oft-used word in rugby, but this is a day that sticks in the minds of Saracens people on many counts. For starters, […]

Jeff Probyn: Ritchie review could finally grasp that contract nettle

27 August 2012 0 comments

The end of a spectacular Olympics where our athletes won 65 medals including 29 gold (and we’ve still got the Paralympics to go), has focused […]

Saracens Andy Saull working to build same power as Jacques Burger

24 August 2012 3 comments

English rugby has been crying out for a classic openside who can link play in the loose, turn over the ball in the tight and […]

Falcons have strength in depth to make a quick return says Glen Delaney

24 August 2012 1 comment

With the honourable exception of Bedford’s Mike Rayer, there is no coach with more experience of English rugby’s second tier than Glenn Delaney who left […]

Glasgow 6 Exeter Chiefs 15

23 August 2012 0 comments

Exeter have secured a 15-6 over Glasgow in Ayr for their last pre-season game before the start of their Premiership campaign at Sandy Park against […]

ERC “dismayed” over Anglo-French threats.

23 August 2012 2 comments

As exclusively revealed by Peter Jackson in The Rugby Paper on May 6th, English and French clubs have given an ultimatum to the ERC to […]

Watch out, London Irish Topsy Ojo warns Chris Ashton

23 August 2012 1 comment

Topsy Ojo said he had unfinished business with England as he warned wing rival Chris Ashton: “I’m after your place!” Four years have elapsed since […]

Two more years for Quins’ Dickson

23 August 2012 0 comments

Harlequins scrum-half Karl Dickson has signed a two-year contract extension that will keep him with the Premiership champions until the end of the 2014-2015 season. […]

“I’ve come South to toughen myself up,” says Scotland giant Richie Gray

22 August 2012 2 comments

Richie Gray wants to emulate boyhood hero Martin Johnson and become a master of the dark arts of forward play following his move to the […]

Nick Cain talks to Neil Back about Lions, Tigers and Woodward

22 August 2012 1 comment

Neil Back identifies strongly with the team GB athletes who have lifted the country with their performances at the London Olympics over the last few […]

“Don’t write me off yet,” says Wales scrum-half Dwayne Peel

21 August 2012 1 comment

Dwayne Peel, frozen out of international rugby for the last 18 months, starts the new season with a defiant message for Wales: “I’m not finished […]

Three more years at Quins for Care

21 August 2012 0 comments

Danny Care has signed a three-year contract extension with Harlequins that will keep him with the Premiership champions until the end of the 2015-16 season. […]

Man Behind the Match: Jon Callard and the 1998 Heineken Cup final

21 August 2012 0 comments

Bath were not given much of a chance of becoming the first British and Irish side to win the Heineken Cup. Their fate in the […]

‘Battered’ Sale Shark flanker Hendre Fourie in battle to play again

20 August 2012 0 comments

England flanker Hendre Fourie has suffered another setback in his comeback from a debilitating shoulder injury. The 32-year-old admits that the no-holds-barred approach which has […]

Dream Team: James Grindall – Bristol and former Leicester scrum-half

20 August 2012 0 comments

1. Andrew Sheridan – We played age group rugby together and he was an absolute beast running over people playing No.8. 2. Trevor Leota – […]

London Irish sign Fijian prop

20 August 2012 1 comment

London Irish have signed Fijian prop Jerry Yanuyanutawa for the upcoming Premiership season. The 27-year old joins from the Brumbies where he has been since […]

Henry Thomas relishing Andrew Sheridan Heineken Cup rematch

17 August 2012 0 comments

Henry Thomas is eager for the chance to turn the tables on former tutor Andrew Sheridan this season after Sale’s graduation to the Heineken Cup. […]

Cipriani and Gray to make Sale debuts

17 August 2012 0 comments

Danny Cipriani and Richie Gray are set to make their Sale debuts after being selected among the replacements for tomorrow’s friendly game against Glasgow Warriors. […]

Waldouck handed first Saints start against Leinster

17 August 2012 0 comments

New Northampton Saints signing Dominic Waldouck has been selected to make his home debut for his new club in tomorrow’s pre-season friendly against Heineken Cup […]

Haskell relishing return to England and Wasps

15 August 2012 0 comments

England back-row James Haskell is relishing his return to English rugby as he settles back into life at London Wasps. Haskell returned to his former […]

Gary Gold and Bath look at tie-up with Super Rugby side

15 August 2012 2 comments

Bath are considering forming an alliance with a Super Rugby side in a groundbreaking move which could involve trans-hemisphere player swaps. Former Springbok assistant coach […]

Reformed Shark Andy Powell is the new ‘Sebastien Chabal’

15 August 2012 1 comment

Sale Sharks are to extend Andy Powell’s contract in recognition of the Welshman’s emergence as ‘the new Sebastian Chabal.’ The Premiership’s sole surviving northern club […]

Elliot Daly’s rise means Dai Young won’t miss Dominic Waldouck

15 August 2012 1 comment

The emergence of Elliot Daly as a star for Wasps this year made director of rugby Dai Young’s decision to let Dominic Waldouck go a […]

Retiring prop Matt Stevens gave quitting England ‘lot of thought’

15 August 2012 0 comments

Saracens boss Mark McCall insists Matt Stevens’ decision to retire from international rugby was not made on the spur of the moment. The 29-year-old prop […]

Step aside you Brownlees rugby has the Claassens

15 August 2012 1 comment

The Brownlee brothers have provided no shortage of excitement with their Olympic triathlon exploits but rugby will be able to enjoy its own sibling rivalry […]

London Welsh: “We’ll stick to our principles”

15 August 2012 0 comments

Ed Jackson believes the culture at London Welsh this season will not change despite the arrival of a host of foreign imports. As revealed in […]

Let me wing it like Alesana says new Tiger Adam Thompstone

15 August 2012 0 comments

Alesana Tuilagi racked up more than a half-century of tries for Leicester at an average of better than one every three games so when Adam […]

Sale sign Shepherd and Uys

15 August 2012 1 comment

Sale Sharks have announced the signings of Cameron Shepherd and Corne Uys. Shepherd, 28, has played for the Waratahs and Western Force and also has […]

Peter Jackson: The Welsh cavalry ride to rescue of Wasps

14 August 2012 1 comment

When Stephen Jones turned down an offer to join Leicester in 2004, Wasps had just superseded the Tigers as champions of England and Europe. Eight […]

Moment in Time: Sale Sharks and the 2002 Parker Pen Shield

14 August 2012 0 comments

Lift-off for Sale Sharks. This was the day when chairman Brian Kennedy’s vision of creating a powerhouse team in the north-west of England finally came […]

Jeff Probyn: Rugby should be backing the war against drugs

14 August 2012 0 comments

Isn’t it funny how those at the top of sport believe that only what affects them is of any importance or consequence to what happens […]

20 Questions: Danny Care – Harlequins and England scrum-half

13 August 2012 1 comment

Enjoying pre-season at Quins? Loving it! It’s great to be back around all the boys again. It is hard work but everyone is looking to […]

My Life in Rugby: Ollie Smith – former Leicester, England and Lions centre

13 August 2012 1 comment

Making the British and Irish Lions tour in 2005 was an achievement I couldn’t really comprehend. The squad was announced on the Monday and then […]

Dream Team: Scott Barrow – Fylde and former Leeds centre

13 August 2012 0 comments

1. Simon Emms – Very fast for a chunky fella. One of the most athletic props I’ve played with, including Premiership guys. We played at […]

London Welsh confirm Ion and Kulemin signings

9 August 2012 0 comments

As revealed in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, London Welsh have added some muscle to their pack ahead of the club’s first-ever Premiership season with […]

Fixtures unveiled for 2012-2013 LV= Cup

8 August 2012 1 comment

Saracens will kick off the 2012-13 LV= Cup season against current title holders Leicester Tigers in the opening round of the new season’s campaign. The […]

Cockerill confirms Thorpe arrival at Tigers

8 August 2012 0 comments

Leicester Tigers boss Richard Cockerill has confirmed that his side have recruited back-row Richard Thorpe from London Irish. Thorpe made 135 appearances for the Exiles, […]

Nick Cain: Pumas out to prove their first-class credentials

8 August 2012 1 comment

Argentina have received an early reminder that New Zealand, South Africa and Australia see them as the poor relations of the inaugural southern hemisphere Rugby […]

RFU fury over Graham Henry’s slur against Wayne Barnes

7 August 2012 0 comments

Sir Graham Henry could face legal action following an admission that he wondered whether match-fixing was to blame for New Zealand’s shock World Cup quarter-final […]

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