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Nick Cain

/ 9 years ago

Nick Cain: Premiership gets richer; others can go swing!

Salary caps are causing strife again, with dire warnings emanating from the Premiership elite as well as from clubs in National...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Why we should’ve taken heed of those dinosaurs

Well, who would have believed it? It may have taken more than 25 years but the main protagonist for a move...

By Jeff Probyn

English Championship

/ 9 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: RFU face uproar over wage cap proposals

By NEALE HARVEY Controversial RFU plans to impose swingeing wage caps on clubs below the Championship from 2018-19 are set to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Newcastle agree permanent deal to sign Fred Burdon

Newcastle Falcons have agreed a permanent deal to sign centre Fred Burdon following a successful trial spell with the club. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 9 years ago

Brendan Gallagher takes a look at the 1930 tour to New Zealand

In many ways the 1930 Lions tour epitomised everything we have grown to love, and occasionally curse, about the trips down...

By Brendan Gallagher

20 Questions

/ 9 years ago

20 Questions: Rory Bartle – London Scottish captain

Chomping at the bit for some proper rugby? Very much so! We’re happy to see the back of pre-season. We’ve done...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 9 years ago

I’ve been beating my demons says Kurtley Beale

Watching Kurtley Beale, ball in hand, whizzing past defences at full speed is one of the most beautiful sights in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 9 years ago

Nick Cain: Yes, I believe England can rain on New Zealand’s parade

The All Black procession is in full marching order again, with the usual array of tub-thumpers and cheerleaders proclaiming them as...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 9 years ago

Nick Cain column: Matt Burke’s law on summer season is good sense

Matt Burke was not only a great Wallaby full-back, he is a measured and respected commentator on the game. That’s why...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 9 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Sam Smith – former Harlequins and Worcester wing

By rights I should have been a Wasp. My dad played for the club and I had a few training sessions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Late Iglesias penalty help Argentina beat South Africa

Replacement back Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias kicked a penalty two minutes from time to give Argentina a 26-24 Rugby Championship victory over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn: What’s to stop Tier Two teams from taking the import route?

Money, money, money. Why are the clubs surprised that the highly publicised new deal between the RFU and PRL has seen...

By Jeff Probyn

Jeremy Guscott

/ 9 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Wallabies’ walloping shows up Bernard Foley’s frailties in attack

What a difference a year can make in international sport. Michael Cheika’s Wallaby side were riding a crest of a wave...

By Jeremy Guscott

English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Future’s looking Bright now at Ealing – Alex Codling

No nonsense Ealing head coach Alex Codling says slackers will not be tolerated as the Championship outfit bid to improve their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 9 years ago

All Blacks will have to dig deep to keep that No.1 tag

By the time England are next scheduled to play New Zealand in the autumn of 2017 it will have been three...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 9 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: Beware the All Blacks ‘in transition’

It seems barely five minutes ago that the Rugby Championship was first mooted and then established and now here we are...

By Brendan Gallagher

Jeremy Guscott

/ 9 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: All Blacks for the title, but Wallabies will come again

This Rugby Championship is the start of a new cycle for the Southern Hemisphere, which leads to Tokyo and the next...

By Jeremy Guscott

English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Greig Tonks to spearhead Irish bid for promotion

London Irish might be down but they are definitely not out and Scotland international Greig Tonks hopes last season’s frustration will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Academy rejects must have a Championship bolthole

As usual, the letters to The Rugby Paper bring up some interesting points that would otherwise be missed and Jeff Gage...

By Jeff Probyn

Nick Cain

/ 9 years ago

Nick Cain column: Feed the Championship before it dies of neglect

There are very few players in the England squad who have not benefitted from the time they have spent with a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Ben Pienaar named London Welsh captain

London Welsh have named Ben Pienaar as club captain for the upcoming Championship season. Pienaar, 29, joined the Exiles in 2013...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn column: Rugby as a whole won’t benefit from this new deal

With the RFU and the Premiership congratulating themselves on reaching an eye-watering £200 million plus funding agreement, there are some voices...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Wasps confirm signing of Willie Le Roux

As revealed by Neil Fissler last Sunday, Wasps have bolstered their already impressive squad by the addition of Springboks full-back Willie...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 9 years ago

20 Questions: Tyson Lewis – Doncaster wing

Enjoyed the off-season? It was nice to go away and unwind a little bit after such a long season. I stayed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Prop pair pen new Saracens contracts

Props Richard Barrington and Titi Lamositele have signed new deals with Saracens. Loosehead Barrington, 26, who arrived at Saracens from Championship...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 9 years ago

Jeremy Guscott column: Half-back combination is the key to Bristol survival

Running out in front of a big crowd at Twickenham will be a fantastic baptism for Bristol on their welcome back...

By Jeremy Guscott

Dream Team

/ 9 years ago

Dream Team: Tom Savage – Gloucester lock

1. Richard Barrington – I played with Baz at Hartpury. He’s now at Saracens and has gone on to win the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 9 years ago

I’ll have to earn my place, says Matt Symons

Wasps lock Matt Symons is relieved to have been given a second Premiership chance after the nightmare of relegation at London...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 9 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: The All Black tour that left Olympics in chaos

It’s 40 years pretty much to the day that a rugby tour wreaked havoc with the 1976 Montreal Olympics, a financially...

By Brendan Gallagher

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

RFU & Premiership Rugby sign new Professional Game agreement

The Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Premiership Rugby Limited (PRL) have agreed a progressive new partnership for the next eight years...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 9 years ago

Young Gun: Max Wright – England U20s wing

Max Wright thought he would be watching the Junior World Championships from his sofa but things can change quickly in rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Room 101

/ 9 years ago

Room 101: Brett Beukeboom – Cornish Pirates and Canada lock

1. Donald Trump I went back home for three to four months in May and had to put up with the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Will Hurrell makes Bristol switch

Will Hurrell has agreed terms to join Bristol ahead of the upcoming Premiership campaign. The centre, who was Doncaster’s stand out...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 9 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Miles Benjamin – former Worcester, Leicester and England Saxons wing

It’s only when you look to explore different avenues in life that you get to fully appreciate how special it was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 9 years ago

London Irish confirm Championship squad

London Irish have confirmed their first team squad ahead of their first ever season in the Championship. Director of Rugby Nick...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn column: Eddie’s put basics in place, now let’s add killer instinct

Well that’s it, regular season and summer tour fun finally over with a first-ever series win – and whitewash to boot...

By Jeff Probyn

Nick Cain

/ 9 years ago

Shakespeare lover Paul Hill is writing his own drama

Paul Hill is a 21-year-old who has relished being stuck between a rock and a hard place during England‘s victorious tour...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Top agent calls for RFU to address Tier Two welfare

The supply line of Championship players to the Premiership will dry up unless England’s second tier undergoes a major overhaul.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Rampant England U20s reach World Cup final

England are through to the World Rugby U20 Championship final after a 39-17 victory over South Africa at the Manchester City...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 9 years ago

Gloucester stint made me a better player says Stevie McColl

Two years after leaving for Gloucester, Stevie McColl says he returns to the north for a second spell with Yorkshire Carnegie...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Exiles make double front row signings

London Scottish have today added depth to their front row by completing the signings of hooker Devlin Hope, and loosehead Jonny...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 9 years ago

England start strong in Australia

Heading into the first match of its summer Test series against Australia, England was boldly optimistic about a strong showing. Having...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 9 years ago

Nick Cain looks at the Wallabies’ key personel

All’s fair in love and war – and baggage searches – when England play Australia in any sport. That’s why, after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 9 years ago

We’re backing England insist Wasps, despite foreign legion

Wasps insist they remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite falling well short of RFU targets for season 2015-16. The Coventry-based...

By The Rugby Paper Team