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British and Irish Lions Tour

/ 13 years ago

I won’t be watching the Lions says Toby Flood

Toby Flood aims to deliver his own personal snub to the British and Irish Lions … by not bothering to watch...

British and Irish Lions Tour

/ 13 years ago

Andy Robinson: My three Lions to scatter the Wallabies

Former England and Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has earmarked Justin Tipuric, Tom Youngs and Leigh Halfpenny as his Lions players...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 13 years ago

Nick Cain says the tour party to Argentina represents a sea-change for England

The grass-roots setting of Barnes RFC is an unlikely location for game-changing decisions at the apex of the English elite game....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 13 years ago

Nick Cain: Put star players outside salary cap

What has happened to the once proud record of English clubs in Europe? When Saracens slipped out of the Heineken Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 13 years ago

Some regrets? Yes, but they’re few to mention for Delon Armitage now!

Delon Armitage has opened his heart on why he never wanted to leave England but felt there was no choice if...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Northampton Saints to meet Leicester in Premiership final

Their will be a taste of the East Midlands at Twickenham in two weeks as Northampton Saints will face Leicester Tigers...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

2015 World Cup schedule revealed

England will play at Manchester City Stadium for the first time with their three other Rugby World Cup 2015 pool matches...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Tigers players’ reaction after Lions call

Leicester Tigers are the most represented English club in the British and Irish Lions squad with six of their players on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Elliot Daly benefits from 15-love at first sight

It has not always been the smoothest of transitions for Elliot Daly at full-back this season but according to Wasps backs...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

England U20 bring Purdy in for injured Jennings

England U20 have been forced into making a change to their IRB Junior World Championship squad after Sale Sharks centre Mark Jennings...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 13 years ago

Nick Cain: Be brave and blood more kids against Pumas

Should England go to Argentina with purely a development side, or should they go with enough experience and firepower to ensure...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 13 years ago

20 Questions: Tom Wood – Northampton flanker

What went wrong against Leicester? We embarrassed ourselves. It was billed as a big game and we failed to deliver. Our...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 13 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Quins must answer questions on squad depth and mentality

Qualification for the Aviva Premiership play-offs is pretty much all over bar the shouting. Sarries and Tigers will finish one and...

By Jeremy Guscott

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Youngs brothers at heart of it in Leicester’s charge

Ben Youngs has hailed the contribution of brother Tom as Leicester close in on a ninth straight Premiership final appearance. Hooker...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 13 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Craig Newby – former Leicester and All Black flanker

The thing I loved most about the Tigers was that it was all about the Leicester way, we had the attitude...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Premiership Player of the Year shortlist revealed

Christian Wade has been shortlisted to be named Premiership Player of the Year. The London Wasps flyer, who has been in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Director of Rugby of the Season shortlist announced

The shortlist for the Director of Rugby of the Season award has been announced today and features coaches at the top and bottom...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 13 years ago

Nick Cain meets Paul Gustard, the man responsible for Saracens’ famous defence

Paul Gustard may not be in quite the same league as Crocodile Dundee when it comes to animal magic, but the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Premiership round 21: Try of the Week

Ben Youngs’ 80 metre solo try against Bath on Saturday was voted the Premiership Try of the Week. The Tigers eventually...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 13 years ago

Peter Jackson: You’re lucky George, they said Lewis sold his soul

Lewis Jones remembers what it was like when he left Llanelli, how all hell broke loose over his transfer to Leeds...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 13 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Come on Leicester, prove that Toulon are just mercenaries

Two fantastic European fixtures will be taking place today, Toulon v Tigers and Harlequins v Munster. In both cases it’s old...

By Jeremy Guscott

Nick Cain

/ 13 years ago

Nick Cain: Baxter can improve England’s set-piece

Stuart Lancaster has made a smart move in asking Rob Baxter to join the England set-up as forwards coach for the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Premiership round 20: teams

Exeter v London Irish Exeter: Arscott; Nowell, Dollman, Shoemark, Jess; Steenson, Thomas; Sturgess, Yeandle, Tui; Mumm, Welch; White, Scaysbrook, Baxter (Capt.)....

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 13 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Rob Henderson – former Ireland and Lions centre

My highest and lowest moments in rugby both started with a phonecall from Donal Lenihan. In 1999 he gave me the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 13 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Ref scrums as laws say and all will be fine again

The scrum statistics from the Six Nations makes grim reading and tell us a great deal about the state of the...

By Jeremy Guscott

Dream Team

/ 13 years ago

Dream Team: Gordon Ross – London Welsh and former Edinburgh and Scotland fly-half

1. Tom Smith – He wasn’t the biggest in the world but he was hugely talented. He was a terrific ball-player...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 13 years ago

Andrew Sheridan is backed for Lions call-up by rival Dan Cole

Leicester prop Dan Cole prepared for his first competitive tussle with Andrew Sheridan next week by insisting the Lions cannot afford...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 13 years ago

Nick Cain assesses the potential outcomes of the Heineken Cup quarter-finals

Can England‘s leading club sides come up trumps when it is all on the line, or will they follow in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Premiership round 19: teams

Bath v London Welsh Bath: Devoto; Agulla, Banahan, Eastmond, Rokoduguni; Donald, Stringer; James, Webber, Wilson; Hooper (Capt.), Day; Louw, Gilbert, Fearns. Replacements:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 13 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Glenn Gelderbloom – former Western Province, Leicester and Plymouth centre

I’ve got my wife Sacha to thank for two Heineken Cups and three Premiership titles because she convinced me when I...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 13 years ago

Dream Team: Dan Montagu – Nottingham No.8

1. Mark Irish – He is a great hard-working forward, who gets around the field. He is a rock and has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Premiership round 18: teams

Gloucester v London Welsh Gloucester: Cook; Sharples, Tindall, Twelvetrees, May; Burns, Robson; Wood, Edmonds, Knight; Hamilton (Capt.), James; Buxton, Hazell, Kalamafoni....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 13 years ago

Jeff Probyn: These ‘hospitality’ packages are just fleecing the fans

It would seem that Nick Cain’s expose of the Lion’s tour ticket price rigging is just the tip of the ‘rip-off...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Dan Braid has the appetite to satisfy Sale hunger

Sale flanker Dan Braid was so confident that 2013 would turn out to be a good year he saw it in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 13 years ago

Under-par England beat Italy and still hope of Grand Slam

England are 80 minutes away from their first Grand Slam in a decade despite an under-par display which saw them struggle...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 13 years ago

England v Italy: teams

Mako Vunipola will make his first Test start for England after being named in the team to face Italy at Twickenham...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Owen Farrell not fit to play Italy

Owen Farrell will miss England‘s game against Italy on Sunday because of a thigh injury. The England fly-half picked up the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 13 years ago

Nick Cain: Here’s the real reason for Warren Gatland’s outburst

None of the explanations I’ve heard so far for Warren Gatland‘s ill-conceived comments about the divisive potential of having too many...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Premiership round 17: teams

Bath v Gloucester (Live) Bath: Abendanon; Agulla, Banahan, Eastmond, Biggs; Heathcote, Stringer; James, Webber, Wilson; Day, Attwood; Louw (Capt.), Fearns, Skirving....

By The Rugby Paper Team