All posts tagged "England"
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Featured
/ 6 years agoMike Friday Q&A: Premiership clubs have shown interest in me
The Englishman across the Pond enjoyed a fantastic season with USA Sevens
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Features
/ 6 years agoGrasshoppers joined Wasps as rugby insects
LIKE many a good idea, the formation of Preston Grasshoppers came about during a meeting in a pub, The Bull Hotel,...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWales search the world for young talent
Steffan Thomas discusses how Wales are counteracting the English poachers Wake up call: Tomas Francis came through the English system WELSH...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWRU must get behind our Sevens potential
SHANE WILLIAMS Sevens graduate: James Davies is a regular for Scarlets PICTURE: Getty Images WALES AND LIONS LEGEND ALL the focus...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWood hunts 32 players to launch the new Carnegie
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER England scrum-half Martyn Wood has begun the mammoth task of building a squad from scratch in less...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBoyd: Lesser men might have quit but Dylan’s still so mentally tough
Neale Harvey talks to the Northampton Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd Cover: Dylan Hartley is still battling his knee problem,...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWelfare should be for all, not just stars
NEALE HARVEY talks to a recently-retired Championship star who believes welfare reform for level two professionals is long overdue Crusade: Mike...
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Features
/ 6 years agoI’ll come back to England one day as a better coach
Q&A On form: Danny Barrett scores for the United States in the bronze medal match with France during the HSBC London...
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Features
/ 6 years agoPumas need to oil their machine to be a threat
World class: Argentina captain Pablo Matera fends off Ngani Laumape PICTURE: Getty Images Argentina are searching for a new identity before...
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Features
/ 6 years agoFarrell ‘needs to win RWC to captain the Lions’
By GARY FITZGERALD OWEN Farrell would have to lead England to World Cup glory to stand any realistic chance of being...
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Bedford Blues flanker Daniel Temm
New Bedford Blues signing Daniel Temm picks a XV
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoJonny May reveals how much different England’s Rugby World Cup training is compared to 2015
Speedster Jonny May takes our flash quiz of questions
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoScrum guru Phil Keith-Roach lands unreal sporting hat-trick
England's scrum coach of the 2003 World Cup was in attendance at Lord's for the Cricket World Cup final epic
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEngland could axe Baa-Baas for another Wales Test
■By PETER JACKSON ENGLANDare considering squeezing yet another match against Wales into their schedule for what could be a fifth ‘Test’...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMaco’s getting stronger every day says Sarries scrum guru Peel
■By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS coach Ian Peel is convinced England prop idol Mako Vunipola will recover from his hamstring trouble in...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoQuins trio join Eddie’s Bristol training squad
ENGLAND’S second World Cup training squad assembled in Bristol last week included Harlequins players Mike Brown, Alex Dombrandt and Marcus Smith...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWorld Cup snub will fire up Chiefs’ back row rejects
■By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND’S failure to embrace Exeter’s array of “world-class” back rowers should spark fear throughout the Premiership, according to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAre England strong enough mentally?
REGARDING Neale Harvey’s interview and Colin Boag’s comments on Exeter’s chief exec Tony Rowe and his personal view that England are...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFalcons work in the community deserves praise
MY instinctive reaction to Colin Boag’s repetition of his proposal that the Premiership clubs be given charge of the national team...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoUren out to catch Eddie’s eye with Bristol
■By NEALE HARVEY ANDY UREN is determined to prove why teammate Harry Randall is not the only Bristol scrumhalf worthy of...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoJantjies double act to handle for wobbly too much Wallabies
■By GARY FITZGERALD HERSCHEL Jantjies produced a dazzling two-try debut to throw his cap firmly into the World Cup ring at...
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Sevens World Series
/ 6 years agoEngland fall short in Europe Grand Prix
■By ANDRE THOMAS ENGLAND men’s and women’s teams loaded their squads with new caps for the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoUnderdogs Ampthill are ready for fight of their lives
After coaching stints at Sale, Bedford, Harlequins, Dragons and Wasps, former Wales, Newbridge, Newport and Sale flyhalf Paul Turner tells NEALE...
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Features
/ 6 years agoHighs and lows on
Lions tour in ‘74 RIGHT up until my early 20s, when I was playing professionally for Middlesbrough, I seemed to be...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCricket ace Bevan is USA secret weapon
■By STEFFAN THOMAS American danger man: No.8 Samu Manoa PICTURE: Getty Images HE PLAYED A crucial role in helping England’s cricketers...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
SAM WOLSTENHOLME WASPS SCRUM-HALF Twenty-year-old Sam Wolstenholme has packed a lot of life experience into his tender years. As an outstanding...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 6 years agoRed Roses undone by Wickliffe magic
By SAM JACKSON Winner’s smile: Kendra Cocksedge parades the Super Series trophy ENGLAND may be the dominant force in Europe but...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoColumn: Jeremy Guscott gives his prediction for Wales at the Rugby World Cup
Do Wales deserve to be among the favourites?
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Featured
/ 6 years agoQ&A: Dean Richards considered his position at Newcastle Falcons
Neale Harvey spoke to the Newcastle Falcons director of rugby on lessons of last season
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoLozowski: It’s been difficult to deal with my World Cup snub
After starring for Saracens in their double-winning season, Alex Lozowski says he'll use his World Cup snub as motivation to hold...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoRugby and betting – a quick look
The sport of rugby has certainly taken the whole by storm. People across the world are more into it now than...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWe let it slip away moans De Goede
By ADAM ELLIS CANADA No.8 Sophie de Goede admitted her team let victory evade their grasp as the USA recorded their...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoJoe can star at World Cup then roar as a 2021 Lion!
By GARY FITZGERALD JOE Marler may enjoy his fresh taste of England so much he will decide to also take a...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years ago‘Special’ Scarratt completes comeback
By SAM JACKSON Late winner: Emily Scarratt hit vital penalty EMILY Scarratt’s late penalty saw England beat France to maintain their...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoYour way is highway now, Eddie
THE England rugby coach meets the chief executive of the RFU in the corridors of Twickenham. “How yuh doing, Eddie?” asks...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoIrvine, champ of Tier Two, calls it a day
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Stepping down: Geoff Irvine LONG-STANDING Championship boss Geoff Irvine will stand down from his role at the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSquare pegs not wanted
ONCE again I open up the pages of TRP and see all doom and gloom, well nearly all. If it’s not...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoAlun Wyn is favourite now to lead the Lions
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND ALUN Wyn Jones staying in Wales is the best pre-World Cup news we could have...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDon’t forget the community clubs need cash, too
IN AN otherwise wellreasoned interview with Neale Harvey in last week’s Rugby Paper, Tony Rowe, chairman of Exeter presents a very...
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Sevens World Series
/ 6 years agoEngland hold the key to Olympic dream
By ANDRE THOMAS ENGLAND may have taken the long route round to qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, but they...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBates is a big miss
IT’S a shame to see the RFU lose another top coach as England U20 boss Steve Bates follows Dean Ryan out...
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Sevens World Series
/ 6 years agoEngland face Irish after shock
ENGLAND Women’s Sevens team will face Ireland in the Cup quarter-finals despite a late hiccup in the pool stages. After defeating...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRowe’s so wrong to doubt England
Strong opinions: Tony Rowe celebrates an Exeter win with Jack Yeandle COLIN BOAG It always makes for a great read when...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBoot camp regime gets Jamie fit for active service
NICK CAIN TALKS TO JAMIE GEORGE ABOUT HIS IN SATIABLE DRIVE FOR PHYSICAL IMPROVEMENT JAMIE George knew what was coming and...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCan Wales go all the way in Japan? Yes, they can!
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK THE question that keeps on coming up is whether Wales, having won a Grand Slam...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoArmitage joins the talent drain to the USA
By SAM JACKSON FORMER European Player of the Year Steffon Armitage has signed with the San Diego Legion for next season,...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRelegation? It was just part of life – we’re coming back
Newcastle rugby director Dean Richards tells NEALE HARVEY why relegation last season has failed to dampen his enthusiasm for rugby in...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoChampionship is world class now says Pirates boss Stirling
NEALE HARVEY talks to a New Zealand coaching guru who believes the value of the Championship is vastly underrated Cornish Pirates...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoTop-flight survival takes precedence for Exiles
By NEALE HARVEY NEWLY-promoted London Irish risk missing out on RFU funding worth £750,000 next season unless they significantly increase their...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBates quits as U20 coach after three World Cups
ENGLAND U20s are looking for a new head coach after Steve Bates decided to quit the RFU. Having joined in 2017,...












