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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEngland U20s name team to take on Scotland
Jack Walker will captain England U20s in their Six Nations opener against Scotland as they start the defence of their title...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: It’s time for this England backline to really produce
When you look at the England backs ahead of the Six Nations my main feeling is that this is their time....
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoWarren Gatland just kidding about Ireland, he knows Wales have strength to win – Shane Williams
Wales are in a great position to win the Six Nations. I was already confident that Wales could do well in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Above all, Dylan, make sure you have luck on your side
Eddie Jones announced Dylan Hartley as his England captain on Monday which probably came as no surprise although he has taken...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Can Guy Noves make the real France stand up?
Is Guy Noves a greybeard version of D’Artagnan arriving to put the cut and thrust back into French rugby, or an...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSix Nations veto bonus points bid as ‘unfair’
The Six Nations have renewed their policy against bonus points despite a rising clamour for their introduction. Their decision to stick...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years ago‘Best hooker’ Tom Youngs will be back predicts Louis Deacon
Louis Deacon insists Tom Youngs has been poorly treated after being dumped by England but reckons the “best hooker in England”...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Lions need Warren Gatland but where are our guys?
Warren Gatland would be my choice right now to lead the Lions to New Zealand in 2017, but where have all...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: London Scottish link with Scotland raises plenty of problems
What a week we’ve had. First an announcement that could create some interesting changes for the outcome of the Six Nations...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Being coach of England often ends in tears, Eddie
So Eddie Jones is off and running, and to borrow slightly from the late and much lamented David Bowie, we might...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Rob Cook – Gloucester full-back
Pleased with your recent form? It’s going all right. It was nice to score at Twickenham against Harlequins a couple of...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain – It’s a breath of fresh air as Eddie Jones gives us his exciting tale of the unexpected
It’s simple, mate: if you’re not in the squad you haven’t done enough to get there. That’s the Eddie Jones approach...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEngland U20s named Six Nations squad
Darren Atkins and Calum Waters are the new faces in an otherwise unchanged England U20 Elite Player Squad as they look...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoScotland name uncapped props in 6 Nations squad
Head Coach Vern Cotter today named uncapped props Zander Fagerson and Rory Sutherland in a 35-man Scotland squad for the upcoming...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoWe’re flying thanks to Kevin Sinfield says Dave Doherty
Carnegie centurion Dave Doherty credits the British & Irish Cup – and the growing impact of Kevin Sinfield – for the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Friday fun and games is strictly for Wales
Friday night fever of the virulent Six Nations kind will break out again in Cardiff next month. France in Round Three...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Jack Wallace – Bristol full-back
Enjoyed the Festive period? It was as nice as it was hectic. I had Christmas Day with the family but I...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWarriors sign Bath lock Spencer
Warriors have secured the signing of Bath lock Will Spencer who will move to Sixways ahead of next season. The giant...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher column: It’s time for Six Nations to produce real quality
It’s normally right now – the second and third week of January – that I fall back in love with the...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Michael Keating – Rotherham and former Leinster wing
1. Cian Healy – The Leinster star is a schoolmate of mine from Belvedere College. He has since gone on to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoWill Chudley has the way to break into England’s top No.9s
Exeter scrum-half Will Chudley is more than capable of stepping up into international rugby according to the club’s skills coach Ricky...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBlues bring in Matthew Morgan
Matthew Morgan will leave Bristol at the end of the season after signing a two-year deal with the Cardiff Blues. The...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Nathan Earle – Saracens wing
How are you settling at London Scottish? Very well thanks! I’ve been here more or less a month now and I’m...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Good luck to Ian Peel, but don’t forget 2003 guru
Ian Peel has come from the ranks of the RFU‘s coaching pathway to being named as England’s new scrum coach this...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tony de Mulder – Doncaster president
It was a great honour to lead the side out against Moseley last month when I celebrated my 25th anniversary as...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Rory Bartle – London Scottish forward
Rory Bartle is only 19 but he already has a mature head on his shoulders and that is why he decided...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: Alex Cuthbert finding form at just the right time
Christmas derbies… there’s nothing else like them in Welsh rugby. As a player I loved this time of year. Now, as...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoUnion novice Kevin Sinfield ‘happy to be learning’
Kevin Sinfield has won everything there is to win in Rugby League but he has set himself one last rugby challenge...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Michael Hills – Doncaster captain
What do you make of the Knights season so far? It’s been fantastic and we just have to keep it going!...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoIan Peel is England’s new scrum coach
Eddie Jones has added a new element to his England coaching staff with the appointment of Ian Peel as scrum coach....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jake Abbott – former Worcester and England Sevens
I’m living the proverbial dream as the first professional overseas player in America at the country’s first professional rugby club, Griffins...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPremiership Rugby making player welfare the priority
Premiership Rugby will continue to prioritise player welfare in 2016 and head of rugby operations Corin Palmer believes a new link-up...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: BBC snub lets bigots back into the game
On their biennial visit to Cardiff over three decades from the early Sixties, England played the role of the compliant guest...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Tom Heathcote – Worcester fly-half
What’s your assessment of the start to the season? We’re pretty happy but we’re frustrated too because we felt like we...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Darren Molloy – former Wasps, Gloucester and Leinster prop
Once a Wasp, always a Wasp is an oft-used phrase that resonates with me 100 per cent. From the day I...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSteve Borthwick named England forwards coach
Steve Borthwick has agreed to join Eddie Jones‘ coaching staff as forwards coach. He will be reunited with Jones having worked...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Taylor Prell – Yorkshire Carnegie full-back
Taylor Prell is hoping to end his season in Manchester representing England U20s at the Junior World Cup – and the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Matt Symons’ pilgrimage has been an indictment of our system
I had an interesting letter this week from Jeff Gage who often corresponds with The Rugby Paper. In his letter, he...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Aaron Carpenter – Cornish Pirates No.8
Enjoyed that win in Nottingham last week? It was a good win for us. It was a long way to go...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Quota system cost Heyneke Meyer as much as that Japan defeat
It’s the impossible job. It’s called coaching South Africa, and it’s the one that Heyneke Meyer has just resigned from, falling...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Sami Fisilau – Jersey and Tonga scrum-half
1. Pauliasi Manu – He used to be my neighbour back in Auckland. He’s now with the Chiefs and also trained...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Singleton – Worcester hooker
Jack Singleton wished he had travelled to Italy to take on Zebre this weekend but the youngster has now set his...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Our home grow talent is blocked by foreign imports
After a brilliant display by all the Premiership teams in Europe last week, it would seem that there’s definitely not a...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoJack Lam commits future to Bristol
Jack Lam has resisted the temptation to move to France and instead signed a new-two year contract with Championship heavyweights Bristol....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Scott Mathie – former Bulls, Sharks, Leeds and Sale scrum-half
If there is one match I’d like to be able to go back in time and change, it would be my...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Joe Simmonds – Exeter fly-half
It took Joe Simmonds only two months to go from schoolboy to a man-of-the-match performance on his debut for Exeter. That...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher looks back at the life and career of Jonah Lomu
During a lifetime in sport journalism I can’t remember anything more exhilarating and life enhancing than reporting on the young Jonah...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Dan Mugford – Nottingham fly-half
How do you asses the season so far? We had a slow start but we’ve built steadily since then and picked...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSmallbone commits to London Irish
London Irish announced that loosehead prop Tom Smallbone has committed his future to the club signing a two-year extension. Smallbone, who...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Oliver Thorley – Gloucester wing
Oliver Thorley has targeted Gloucester‘s next three games to kick off a season which could end with World Cup glory in...
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