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20 Questions

/ 12 years ago

20 Questions: Eoghan Grace – Plymouth Albion flanker

Enjoying the season so far? It’s going well. I’ve played in all but one of our games and I’m happy. I...

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

RaboDirect Pro12 round 7 teams

Cardiff Blues v Treviso Cardiff Blues: Dan Fish; Tom Williams, Richard Smith, Dafydd Hewitt, Chris Czekaj; Gareth Davies, Lewis Jones; Sam Hobbs,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 12 years ago

Dream Team: Karl Dickson – Harlequins scrum-half

1. Soane Tonga’uiha – I played with him at Bedford. He arrived in a No.13 jersey, which was a bit scary,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

RaboDirect Pro12 round 6 teams

Edinburgh v Treviso Edinburgh: Greig Tonks; Dougie Fife, Nick De Luca, Matt Scott, Tim Visser; Harry Leonard, Greig Laidlaw (Capt.); Alasdair...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 12 years ago

Peter Jackson: Ireland’s new star is made in Wales

At the end of a week when English football got its knickers in a nationality twist, Ireland‘s next scrum-half can be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 12 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: Heroic, tragic and downright eccentric, yes rugby has it all

A mate of mine, literary agent David Luxton, has had the brilliant idea of organising the inaugural London Sports Writing Festival...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 12 years ago

Perpignan revival can help James Hook’s Wales bid

James Hook hopes Perpignan’s return to the Heineken Cup can propel him back into Wales reckoning.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain looks at the opening rounds of the final Heineken Cup

The 19th Heineken Cup has been billed as the last of its kind, the collector’s edition. And winning it will be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 12 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: The quiet-man keeping that Tigers’ roar loud and clear

A small, bald-headed gent has been taking centre stage at Leicester on match days this autumn but the volume and quantity...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 12 years ago

20 Questions: Mark Mapletoft – Harlequins backs coach

Pleased with your coaching career so far? Crikey, yes. I started as an academy coach at Saracens, then worked for the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

RadoDirect Pro12 round 3: teams

Cardiff Blues v Zebre Cardiff Blues: Leigh Halfpenny; Alex Cuthbert, Owen Williams, Dafydd Hewitt, Chris Czekaj; Rhys Patchell, Lewis Jones; Taufa’ao...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 12 years ago

Dream Team: Leon Lloyd – former Leicester, Gloucester and England centre

1. Graham Rowntree – When I first went to Leicester as a 17-year-old Graham took me under his wing – for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Moment In Time

/ 12 years ago

Sanderson and his Quins have a day to remember

This was a remarkable cup final victory on so many levels. For starters, Harlequins had endured a shocking Premiership campaign, winning...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Man Behind The Match

/ 12 years ago

Man Behind the Match: Grayson knew O’Gara could miss crucial kick

Ronan O’Gara is the Heineken Cup‘s golden boy. He’s the record points scorer, the record appearance holder and in any pub...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 12 years ago

20 Questions: Tomas O’Leary – London Irish scrum-half

Been anywhere nice on holiday? Cancun, Mexico, and then Miami with my girlfriend. Cool places to see…we lay on the beach,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

British & Irish Cup fixtures announced

The 2013-14 British & Irish Cup fixtures have been announced today following confirmation of the Greene King IPA Championship season earlier this...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

Geordan Murphy’s nerves not calmed by title haul

Geordan Murphy admits he is “scared” by the prospect of coaching Leicester. Despite making more than 300 appearances for the Tigers...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 13 years ago

My Life in Rugby: David Wallace – Lions, Ireland and Munster flanker

In the build-up to the 2009 Grand Slam we had a camp before the tournament just after Munster had played the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 13 years ago

Peter Jackson: Forgotten Byrne can join select Welsh club

A new name ought to be added to Europe’s painfully small Welsh roll of honour next weekend, a player long declared...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Doug Howlett forced to retire

All Black record try scorer Doug Howlett has been forced to retire from professional rugby due to a shoulder injury. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Exiles reveal pre-season fixtures

London Irish will play three pre-season fixtures this August ahead of their 2013/2014 campaign. The Exiles will face Nottingham at Meadow...

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

Jeremy Guscott

/ 13 years ago

Jeremy Guscott looks at the contenders for the Lions captaincy and selects his man

For the first in a long time whoever Warren Gatland selects as his Lions captain will not be a majority pick...

By Jeremy Guscott

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

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

RaboDirect Pro12 round 20: teams

Cardiff Blues v Zebre Cardiff Blues: Halfpenny; Williams, Evans (Capt.), Roberts, Robinson; Patchell, Jones; Filise, Breeze, Andrews; Reed, Paulo; Paterson, Copeland,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Quins to investigate their “supporters”

Harlequins are to investigate how Munster supporters managed to have “a presence in the stadium that exceeded the number of tickets...

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

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

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

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

RaboDirect Pro12 round 17: teams

Connacht v Zebre Connacht: Henshaw ; Poolman, Griffin, Murphy, Duffy (Capt.); Parks, Marmion; Wilkinson, Harris-Wright, White; Kearney, Browne; Muldoon, Faloon, McKeon. Replacements:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Scotland v Ireland: teams

Geoff Cross has been named in Scotland‘s starting XV ahead of their clash with Ireland at Murrayfield on Sunday for the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 13 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Geordan Murphy – Leicester and former Lions and Ireland full-back

It doesn’t get much more nerve-wracking than standing under the posts as Stephen Jones takes a kick to deny you the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Marshall and Jackson handed Test debut

Luke Marshall and Paddy Jackson will make their Test debuts for Ireland after being named in the XV for their match...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 13 years ago

Dream Team: Barry Everit – former Munster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half

1. Jason Leonard – A fantastic scrummager who played over so many different eras and lasted an incredible amount of time...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 13 years ago

Young Gun: Robbie Henshaw – Connacht full-back

Battling Biarritz and Harlequins in the Heineken Cup, mauling European champions Leinster and becoming a vital cog of his home region,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 13 years ago

20 Questions: Tom Hayes – Exeter captain

Exeter‘s season so far? There’ve been some frustrating results but overall we’re on a similar points total to last year and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Northampton Saints sign Kahn Fotuali’i

Northampton Saints have secured the services of one of Europe’s hottest property as they announced the arrival of Samoan scrum-half Kahn...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 13 years ago

Nick Cain looks at the current status of the Heineken Cup

If there was ever a time for the English clubs to emphasise that they are the real deal and not the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

TRP Live

/ 13 years ago

Live: Saracens v Edinburgh

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Saracens take on Edinburgh in the 6th and final round of the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Heineken Cup round 6 teams

Pool 1 Munster v Racing Metro Munster: Jones; Howlett (capt.), Earls, Downey, Zebo; Keatley, Murray; Kilcoyne, Varley, Botha; O’Callaghan, Ryan; O’Mahony,...

By The Rugby Paper Team