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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEwels to captain England U20s against Wales
England U20s have named their side to take on Wales in the opening game of the Six Nations in Colwyn Bay...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoScotland name team to take on France
Vern Cotter has named his Scotland side to take on France in Paris on Saturday. The starting team features just two...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The demons of Cardiff that will forever haunt England
England have found the going tough in Cardiff over years both at the Arms Park and the Millennium Stadium. Indeed at...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Ian Davies – Cornish Pirates head coach
Opinion of Pirates’ season? Probably where we thought we would be: new group of players, sprinkling of old legs and a...
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Featured
/ 11 years ago£1m bonus spur for Wales and England
Wales and England will be playing for a £1m Grand Slam bonus when the Six Nations kicks off in Cardiff on...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWIN Wales v England tickets
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Official Formalwear Partner to The Welsh Rugby Union T.M.Lewin, to give away two pairs...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHarris commits to Newcastle
Newcastle Falcons today announced that centre Chris Harris has re-signed with the club for a further two years. Carlisle-born Harris, 24,...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Javiah Pohe – Leicester and Nottingham centre
Breaking into the Leicester Tigers first team is no easy feat so Javiah Pohe is biding his time playing for Nottingham...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoPlymouth Albion avoid going into administration
Plymouth Albion today announced that as a result of the success of their fund raising appeal the club will not be...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Pied Piper of Wasps leads them to new era
Dai Young and his ailing Wasps were bumping along on skid row three years ago, losing around £50,000-a-week and almost disappearing...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoDoran-Jones returns to Gloucester
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on January 11, Paul Doran-Jones will be leaving Harlequins at the end...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoFarrell to miss entire Six Nations
Owen Farrell will miss the entire Six Nations after suffering a knee ligament injury at the weekend. The England fly-half was...
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/ 11 years agoDenton and Maitland out of Six Nations start
Scotland duo David Denton and Sean Maitland will miss the start of the Six Nations through injury. The pair sustained calf...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoNorthampton snap Jamie Gibson from Leicester
Northampton Saints today announced that Jamie Gibson will be joining Franklin’s Gardens ahead of next season. Gibson joined the Tigers in...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoNick Easter and Danny Cipriani included in Six Nations squad
Harlequins No.8 and Sale fly-half named in 34-man squad by Stuart Lancaster.
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: A global season must still cater for the British & Irish Lions
A global season is one of the items at the top of World Rugby’s new year agenda, and great institutions like...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Adam Kwasnicki – London Scottish and former London Welsh hooker
1. Alex Corbisiero – I played with him in the London Welsh academy and although he wasn’t the lean-muscular specimen he...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Give promoted teams more money to level playing field
Here we are at the start of another year and, as usual, the hopes and aspirations of all rugby players and...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHepburn joins the Chiefs while three agree extensions
Exeter Chiefs have bolstered their front-row options with the signing of Junior World Cup winning prop Alec Hepburn from Australian club...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain meets Jamie Gibson who has left academia to chase his rugby dream
Jamie Gibson is a scholar and a gentleman, a true blue Oxford University-educated boffin who, inspired by the philosophy of Socrates,...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Peter Richards – London Scottish backs coach
Enjoying the coaching gig at Scottish? Loving it. It’s a brand new set of fixtures, a different challenge against different teams...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Conor Dolan – Wellington and Wasps centre
Taking on the best schools in the country on a weekly basis is no mean feat but that is what Conor...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoTom May to retire at the end of the season
London Welsh captain Tom May has announced that he will retire from rugby at the end of the season. May, who...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Dan Montagu – Nottingham lock
Surprised Nottingham are flying so high? It’s certainly a much better place to be than this time last year, but we...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Adam Hastings – Millfeld and Scotland U18s fly-half
Adam Hastings already has one of the most famous names in rugby but if that was not enough pressure on his...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Max Stelling – Worcester centre
How’s your season going? Really enjoying it. I’ve had a lot of game time, we’re winning and getting bonus points. Performances...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoTier two players must be ‘part of the union’ – Christian Day
Plans to provide Championship players with full trade union support could become a reality in 2016.
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Featured
/ 11 years agoTyro Chiefs are putting hands up for England
Chiefs skills coach reckons Nowell and Co. are staking claims for Six Nations' inclusion.
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Biyi Alo – Saracens prop
Going backwards to go forward. As contradictory as it sounds it has been the life of tighthead Biyi Alo since he...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoChristian Day demands consistency over concussion protocols
RPA chairman brands inconsistencies in application of concussion protocols at pro level as “stupid”.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoDouglas Hammond’s research could make concussion diagnosis irrefutable
Moseley doctor Douglas Hammond is helping to drive a clinical research trial on concussion at Birmingham University to determine the injury...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Joe Schmidt proves buying British isn’t always best
Look at the most successful sides in Europe, whether club or country, and you will usually find that there is a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Those gallant Dragons who refused to be slain
It was the day that Bleddyn Williams led Wales to victory over the All Blacks and the afternoon Olympic sprinter Ken...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBaxter and his staff sign new Exeter deals
Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter and his coaching team have all signed new contracts tying them to the club...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Steve Swindells – former Manchester, Waterloo, Barbarians and Cheshire fly-half
Being part of Manchester’s rise through the leagues from the North West region to what is now the Championship was a...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Yorkshire Carnegie sack head coach Gary Mercer
Sixth consecutive league game without a win was the final straw for Kiwi coach.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoDomestic leagues teams
A full list of November internationals will be played this weekend but it does not mean clubs in the home unions can rest...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoPlymouth Albion demand review of concussion protocols
Championship club demand a review of concussion protocols after B&I Cup incident.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The one cap wonders woefully short-changed
Mention of David Bishop last week and the subject of the best Welsh one cap wonders in the game has known...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: A few dickheads can brighten up the game
There is always a danger in professional team sports like rugby that brilliant players who are different – idiosyncratic in their...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoChief Dollman signs contract extension
Phil Dollman has signed a new two-year deal to remain with the Exeter Chiefs until at least 2017. The versatile back,...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Greg King – Moseley centre
Enjoy representing the Championship XV? It was very good experience and great to play with the best players in the league....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Professional game must not take the Blockheads literally
To paraphrase Ian Dury, Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll is all that rugby needs. Sex is the easy part...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoDomestic leagues teams
Despite the Autumn internationals being in full swing, the domestic leagues resumes in England this weekend with the seventh round of...
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Guest Blogs
/ 11 years agoThe Stuart Lancaster Fairy-Tale
I’m yet to watch a rugby film that’s really grabbed me. Although Invictus had its moments, the sports films I’ve loved...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Dick Best about England’s best chance of beating South Africa
Dick Best says that South Africa, the big beasts of the world game, are on the hunt. He says that Springbok...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Drew Cheshire – Moseley wing
Drew Cheshire has been one of the most prolific try-scorers in the National Leagues for the past two seasons with 46...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Was it really about driving standards or lining pockets?
New name, new trophy, new management but same old European tournament as all but the rank outsiders in their group (such...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Lachlan McCaffrey – London Welsh back row
How’s London life so far? Great. Richmond‘s a good spot and on days off I’ve been doing the tourist stuff around...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoChris Robshaw is the real deal says Nick Easter, lay off him!
Quins veteran has urged critics of England captain to resist comparing him to Martin Johnson and judge him on his own...
International Rugby
Heartbreak for England as Thomas Ramos snatches the Six Nations title for France
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