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REPORT: Lions suffer 22-16 defeat against the Blues at Eden Park

7 June 2017 0 comments

The Lions suffered their first defeat of their tour of New Zealand as a late Ihaia West try handed the Blues a famous 22-16 win at […]

James Haskell on track for a Hollywood ending!

2 June 2017 0 comments

Lions tours usually include a fairytale story along the way and Welsh legend Scott Quinnell reckons the 2017 version will have James Haskell in the […]

Champions! Now Chiefs boss demands Euro glory

28 May 2017 0 comments

By NEALE HARVEY Best in the land: Jack Yeandle and Gareth Steenson hold the trophy aloft for Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images EXETER CHIEFS drew breath […]

Haskell on track for a Hollywood ending!

28 May 2017 0 comments

By NICK VERDIER LIONS tours usually include a fairytale story along the way and Welsh legend Scott Quinnell reckons the 2017 version will have James […]

How Wasps have fared since the club moved to Coventry

26 May 2017 0 comments

In 1999, professional rugby union outfit Wasps RFC changed their name to London Wasps to differentiate themselves from amateur side Wasps FC. It was the first in a series of changes that eventually saw the club relocated to the Ricoh Arena in Coventry in 2015.

Brendan Gallagher: Premiership final promises to be an absolute cracker

24 May 2017 0 comments

So after 22 rounds and two pulsating skin-of-your- teeth semis Wasps will play Exeter in the Aviva Premiership Final in a game that every neutral […]

Big Billy out of Lions tour

23 May 2017 0 comments

Billy Vunipola has withdrawn from the British & Irish Lions tour to New Zealand due to an ongoing shoulder injury. The Saracens No.8 had been […]

Next week’s final promises to be an absolute cracker

21 May 2017 1 comment

BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Go forward: Thomas Waldrom and Guy Thompson, celebrating with Thomas Young, got their teams on the front foot PICTURES: Getty Images SO […]

Gopperth: Ending drought will prove selectors wrong

14 May 2017 1 comment

By NEALE HARVEY WASPS will head into the play-offs fuelled by a burning sense of injustice over their international exclusions, according to newly crowned players’ […]

English lads ahead of ‘project players’

14 May 2017 0 comments

SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk MIKE Brown and James Haskell will now never […]

Evans masterclass sends Wasps wobbling into season showdown

30 April 2017 0 comments

NICK Evans rolled back the years to give a command performance in his farewell match at the Stoop as Harlequins overwhelmed Premiership leaders Wasps 32-13 […]

Hartley in starting XV for prolific non-Lion Test stars

23 April 2017 0 comments

Dylan Hartley DYLAN Hartley’s fate has prompted his late inclusion into a team he would rather not be part of, the one reserved for the […]

OFFICIAL: British and Irish Lions squad announced

19 April 2017 0 comments

The British and Irish Lions squad to tour New Zealand this summer has been announced today. For the second successive tour, head coach Warren Gatland has […]

Lions watch: back rows

18 April 2017 0 comments

New Zealand have been kings of the contest for the ball in the loose for as long as anyone can remember, and even though techniques […]

Bristol v Wasps

16 April 2017 0 comments

PREVIEW… Today. Kick-off 3pm BRISTOL are running out of time. The odds are stacked against them and they simply have to win today to have […]

Lions must dethrone the breakdown kings

16 April 2017 0 comments

Sam Warburton Thunderous: No.8 Billy Vunipola Taulupe Faletau CJ Stander NEW Zealand have been kings of the contest for the ball in the loose for […]

Young: Gold standard Launchbury a Lions must

16 April 2017 0 comments

By NIC VERDIER Supporter: Dai Young Form: Joe Launchbury DAI Young would be “hugely disappointed” to see Joe Launchbury left out of the Lions squad […]

Play-off bid still alive insists Dickens

9 April 2017 0 comments

BACKS coach Allan Dickens insists Northampton can still reach the Premiership semi-finals but they must win all their games to do so. With only four […]

Wasps v Worcester

26 March 2017 1 comment

Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Ricoh Arena PREVIEW… WASPS had been favourites to reach the semi-finals before the season even started given their stellar squad – and […]

Haskell’s determined to learn from mistakes in Dublin

26 March 2017 2 comments

JAMES Haskell is not one to dwell on the past but he will be able to have a second bite at the cherry in Dublin […]

Nick Cain talks to Bob Dwyer about his old Aussie coaching pal Eddie Jones

10 March 2017 0 comments

Bob Dwyer and Eddie Jones are two of the most successful international coaches in Rugby Union history, having both won World Cup winners’ medals. Dwyer […]

Destroyer Hamish on mission at Twickenham

9 March 2017 0 comments

Hamish Watson felt he had a point to prove to Vern Cotter when he came off the bench to star against Wales last time out […]

Te’o to make first England start against Italy

24 February 2017 0 comments

Ben Te’o will make his first England start against Italy in the third round of the Six Nations outside Owen Farrell who will win his […]

Start Te’o against Italy and utilise Daly from full-back

19 February 2017 0 comments

In n ideal world Eddie Jones would love to arrive at the 2019 World Cup in Japan with 38 players that he could rotate freely […]

Jet-speed Daly keeps Eddie’s mad ride on road

12 February 2017 1 comment

From NICK CAIN at Principality Stadium THE England roller coaster is still on the rails – just – but it was a two-wheel ride at […]

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: Te’o and Care’s cameos may force Eddie’s hand

8 February 2017 0 comments

Ben Te’o offered more of a threat in the final 12 minutes than the entire back division in the 68 preceding it. Along with the […]

Brendan Gallagher: Play Itoje and Daly in their natural positions

8 February 2017 0 comments

Sometimes we can get carried away and expect too much from out young players with their extravagant talents encouraging us to believe they can automatically […]

Don’t fret says Eddie, we’ll be fine for Wales!

5 February 2017 1 comment

By GARY FITZGERALD Upbeat: Eddie Jones EDDIE Jones took the blame squarely on his Aussie chin for England having to get out of a Twickenham […]

Haskell and Clifford on their way to Portugal

25 January 2017 0 comments

James Haskell and Jack Clifford will arrive in Portugal tonight and link up with the England squad ahead of the Six Nations. The back row […]

England sweat on Haskell and Clifford

24 January 2017 0 comments

England will soon find out if they have been dealt more injury woes ahead of the Six Nations with the news that James Haskell and […]

Jack Clifford’s back to press his claim for a starring role

16 December 2016 0 comments

Jack Clifford believes he has returned stronger and fitter than ever following an eight-week injury lay off that forced him to watch his England team […]

Nick Cain looks at the motivational forces behind England’s clash with Australia

1 December 2016 0 comments

A few weeks ago Michael Cheika was incensed at being portrayed as a clown on the front page of a New Zealand newspaper. However, for […]

Jeremy Guscott: Ben Te’o could break up the Ford-Farrell partnership

26 October 2016 0 comments

Owen Farrell’s game has really developed, and the 10-12 link he had with George Ford in the Six Nations and on the summer tour of […]

Jeremy Guscott column: Scene now set for Danny Cipriani to realise his full potential

7 September 2016 0 comments

Today’s clash at the Ricoh Arena thrusts Danny Cipriani into the spotlight once again and there will be huge pressure on his shoulders to rise […]

20 Questions: Josh Bassett – Wasps wing

24 August 2016 0 comments

Happy with your win in the Premiership 7s? It was great to win the club’s first silverware since 2008, especially to do it in front […]

Q&A with Wasps forwards coach Andy Titterrell

7 August 2016 0 comments

Two years ago, you turned to strength and conditioning but now you’re a full-time forwards coach. Why the change of direction? It’s strange how things […]

Young Gun: Ehize Ehizode – Wasps lock

5 August 2016 0 comments

It has been a challenging few weeks for Ehize Ehizode, but the highly-rated lock is settling in at Coventry and is ready to kick on […]

James Haskell: I’d risk my career again to beat the Aussies 3-0!

28 July 2016 0 comments

James Haskell has revealed he needed complicated surgery on his big toe to save his rugby career and now faces up to six months of […]

Haskell to miss six months with foot injury

13 July 2016 0 comments

Wasps and England international James Haskell is set to spend six months on the sidelines after requiring reconstructive surgery on his big toe. The flanker […]

Jamie George reveals secrets of England revival

7 July 2016 0 comments

Victorious hooker Jamie George has identified the belief installed by Eddie Jones, Steve Borthwick’s coaching and the leadership qualities of Dylan Hartley as three of […]

Neil Back backing youngsters to rival star man James Haskell

6 July 2016 0 comments

James Haskell’s heroics in Australia may have put the long-running back-row argument on the back burner but England legend Neil Back is still of the […]

Peter Jackson column: Welfare is sacrificed on altar of Test cash

1 July 2016 0 comments

For those who survived the World Cup and everything else the fates threw at them, the longest of all seasons ended yesterday more than ten […]

Nick Cain column: ‘Respect’ is the key to James Haskell’s rejuvenation

30 June 2016 0 comments

James Haskell is proof that you can’t keep a good man down. The sheer storm-force belligerence with which he bowled over the Wallabies, and then […]

Harrison replaces Haskell in England XV

23 June 2016 0 comments

Teimana Harrison will start in England’s back row for the third Test against Australia in Sydney. The Northampton flanker is the only change to the […]

50th cap for Robshaw as Ford and Nowell return in England XV

16 June 2016 0 comments

Chris Robshaw will win his 50th England cap on Saturday for the second Test against Australia in Melbourne with Eddie Jones making two changes to […]

Jeremy Guscott verdict: Ford-Farrell axis is key to an historic Series win

15 June 2016 0 comments

People should not underestimate the magnitude of this first ever Test victory by an England side in Brisbane and it proves the Eddie Jones transformation […]

Brendan Gallagher verdict: England claim redemption

15 June 2016 0 comments

Never underestimate the power of redemption and the urgent bloody-minded need to prove yourself right and the other buggar wrong. It’s the strongest motivator in […]

Dream Team: Ollie Phillips- former England 7s, Gloucester and Newcastle wing

13 June 2016 0 comments

1. Nick Wood – The Gloucester loosehead is such an underestimated prop. He is so effective at what he does. So unlucky not to have […]

England start strong in Australia

13 June 2016 0 comments

Heading into the first match of its summer Test series against Australia, England was boldly optimistic about a strong showing. Having won the Six Nations […]