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My Life in Rugby

/ 10 years ago

My life in Rugby: Ben Skirving – former Bristol, Saracens, Bath and England lock

If I was asked to pick a standout moment in my rugby career I’d be hard pushed to name just one,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 10 years ago

Exeter Preparations for 2015-16 Season Pleases Baxter

Exeter City players appear to be determined about improving on last season’s fifth place finish. They have been hitting the training...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 10 years ago

Zach Mercer – England U18s and Bath No.8

Zach Mercer has been a sensation at school level this year but he is about to take on his greatest challenge...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Premiership fixtures REVEALED

Saracens will open the defence of their Premiership title at home to Sale on Saturday October 17 as the 2015-16 fixtures...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 10 years ago

Peter Jackson’s column: Accept it, Gatland’s Law is now a nonsense

Like Mo Farah’s front doorbell when the drug testers came calling, Warren Gatland’s eponymous law has much to answer for. As...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 10 years ago

Brendan Gallagher speaks to Firebrand Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu about preaching the message of alofa

As well as being a cracking Test centre and fly-half and a ‘have boots will travel’ professional for a decade or...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 10 years ago

Play-offs? Not Jersey says cagey boss Harvey Biljon

Jersey rugby director has poured scorn on Justin Burnell’s belief that his side can be Championship play-off candidates next season.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 10 years ago

Jeremy Guscott’s column: In-form Matt Banahan would be my first choice wing

Wingers are try-scorers first and foremost, as they always have been, but in the modern Test arena they’ve had to develop...

By Jeremy Guscott

My Life in Rugby

/ 10 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Paul Dodge – former Lions, England and Leicester centre

When I first started playing for Leicester at the grand old age of 17 we were lucky to get 200-300 people...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 11 years ago

Sam Burgess is pure gold to have in the camp says Dave Attwood

Cross-code star is a “live contender” to make England’s final World Cup squad according to Bath teammate.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Semesa Rokoduguni in as David Strettle withdraws from England World Cup training squad

David Strettle has withdrawn from England‘s World Cup training squad and will be replaced by Bath‘s Semesa Rokoduguni. The 31-year-old wing,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 11 years ago

Inside this week’s edition of TRP

Another busy week in the world of rugby, another brilliant issue of The Rugby Paper! TRP will have all the action and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 11 years ago

Dream Team: Mark Lilley – London Scottish and former Bath and Bristol loosehead

1. Nathan Catt – Best prank caller I’ve ever worked with and a very good friend. Moved from back-row to prop...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 11 years ago

If Manu Tuilagi needs a bodyguard on a night out he just has to ask, says Billy Vunipola

Manu Tuilagi deserves to be cut some slack, according to his England pal Billy Vunipola, who is backing the errant Leicester...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 11 years ago

Jeff Probyn’s column: Stuart Lancaster’s left with more questions than answers

Well, well at last the bridesmaids have become the brides as Saracens stormed to victory last weekend in the Premiership final...

By Jeff Probyn

Nick Cain

/ 11 years ago

Nick Cain discusses the political dangers which are threatening Championship clubs

Chris Pennell’s superb two-try contribution to the thrilling 30-30 draw in the second-leg of the Championship final at Sixways on the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 11 years ago

Nick Cain’ column: George Ford still gets my England vote over Owen Farrell

Ford or Farrell? It was predictable that the meeting of two fly-halves who have been close friends since schooldays, and are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 11 years ago

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Get the scrum sorted or risk damaging our great product

This season as a whole has been very positive, and the attitude of teams in the Premiership will, hopefully, help to...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Homer called by England U20s to replace Townsend

Will Homer will replace Stuart Townsend in the England U20s World Rugby Championship squad after the Exeter scrum-half sustained a knee...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 11 years ago

My Life in Rugby: John Mallett – former Bath and England prop

I was fortunate enough to come into the Bath side on the back of the club’s most successful era, playing in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 11 years ago

Jeremy Guscott’s column: No Steffon Armitage means no exile will ever get in

The exclusion of Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon had been well documented before the selection of England’s 50 man World Cup...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Premiership semi-finals teams

Bath v Leicester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Ross...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 11 years ago

Dean Mumm on mission to prove he’s World Cup ready

Exeter skipper Dean Mumm insists he will have no qualms over returning to England as ‘public enemy No.1′ if he achieves...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 11 years ago

Brendan Gallagher’s Premiership play-offs preview

Northampton (1) Story of the season The reigning champions may have wobbled badly in Europe with those big defeats against Racing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 11 years ago

Jeremy Guscott’s column: This Bath side has the ability, now they must finish the job

Bath have arrived as true Premiership contenders again, and with a home semi-final already secured I would bet on them at...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Peter Stringer off to Sale Sharks

Sale Sharks have strengthened their squad for next season by signing ex-Ireland international Peter Stringer on a one-year contract. Stringer, 37,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 11 years ago

Dream Team: Dominic Day – Bath and former Scarlets lock

Dominic Day1. Iestyn Thomas – The old boy at Scarlets who took me under his wing. A good guy who showed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 11 years ago

Jeff Probyn: What’s the money on Toulon making it four on the spin?

As the dust settles on the first ever Champions Cup and the remarkable but unsurprising success of Toulon in winning their...

By Jeff Probyn

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 11 years ago

England shouldn’t pension off old guard says Ugo Monye

Ugo Monye believes England‘s World Cup wing selections are potentially set in stone but has urged boss Stuart Lancaster not to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 11 years ago

Nick Cain talks to Saracens wing Chris Ashton about England and the Premiership title race

Chris Ashton has spent all season looking-in at the England squad from the outside, and the Saracens wing yearns to be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 11 years ago

Tom Varndell: I won’t quit England until I beat Mark Cueto’s record

Tom Varndell wants to end his career abroad but he will not leave English rugby until he is the most prolific...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Kvesic out of Gloucester’s Champions Cup qualifiers

Matt Kvesic will miss Gloucester‘s Champions Cup qualifiers after being handed a three-week ban for his tip tackle on Tomas O’Leary...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 11 years ago

My life in Rugby: Andy Beattie – former Bath, Exeter and Richmond back-rower

During my 11 years with Bath I was fortunate to play alongside some great players and great leaders – Danny Grewcock,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Harlequins v Bath teams

Harlequins: Ollie Lindsay-Hague; Marland Yarde, George Lowe, Harry Sloan, Ugo Monye; Nick Evans, Danny Care; Mark Lambert, Dave Ward, Matt Shields;...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 11 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Stuart Lancaster must not bow to PRL double-standards

Stuart Lancaster should bring Steffon Armitage into the World Cup training squad he will announce later this month using the ‘exceptional...

By Jeremy Guscott

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 11 years ago

Newcastle defiant despite Premiership clubs’ deficit nearing £25m

Newcastle managing director confident Falcons can become Premiership force despite incurring huge losses for a second successive year.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Abendanon named European Player of the Year

Nick Abendanon has been named the 2015 European Player of the Year after an outstanding individual performance in the Champions Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 11 years ago

Exodus of stars at Leicester Tigers is alarming says Neil Back

Leicester legend accuses old club of standing still and fears they will fall even further behind their rivals if top players...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 11 years ago

Dream Team: Ben Mosses – Bristol and former Bath centre

1. Mako Vunipola – I played with him at Millfield and he was a massive force running over and around people....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 11 years ago

Semesa Rokoduguni’s form warranted a fairer crack blasts Neal Hatley

Bath win must not become a ‘one-cap wonder’

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 11 years ago

Buccaneer Sam Burgess tailor-made for No.6 – Francois Louw

Sam Burgess‘s future lies on the blindside flank, according to Bath openside Francois Louw, who was hugely impressed with the former...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Premiership round 20 teams

Bath v London Irish London Irish: Andrew Fenby; Topsy Ojo, Eoin Griffin, Fergus Mulchrone, Alex Lewington; Chris Noakes, Darren Allinson; Tom...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Gordon Ross to join Worcester coaching team

Worcester Warriors today announced that former Scotland international Gordon Ross will become the Club’s Academy Transition Manager. The 37-year-old will move...

By The Rugby Paper Team