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Young Gun: Tom Hendrickson – Exeter centre

7 February 2014 2 comments

With a lineage tracing back to the Land of the Long White Cloud, it was perhaps inevitable that Tom Hendrickson would try his hand at […]

Nick Cain: Sam Warburton could be the first casualty of Welsh war

7 February 2014 0 comments

Sam Warburton’s central contract with the WRU is threatening to become an unholy mess. When the news broke last weekend that the Wales captain had […]

Deadline looms for Anglo-Welsh league plan

28 January 2014 0 comments

England’s elite clubs and the four Welsh regions have signed contracts for a 16-team Aviva Premiership from next season and will announce their intentions on Friday.

Alun Wyn Jones signs new Ospreys deal

24 January 2014 0 comments

Alun Wyn Jones Jones has ended speculations on his future by putting pen-to-paper on a contract that will see him remain with the Ospreys until […]

Ian Evans suspended for 12 weeks

23 January 2014 0 comments

Wales lock Ian Evans will miss the entire Six Nations after being hit by a 12-week ban. The Ospreys lock was sent off by French […]

Saracens bait Adam ‘Hair Bear’Jones with £300k

21 January 2014 0 comments

Saracens have entered the bidding war for Wales and Lions star Adam Jones offering him £300,000 a season

Heineken Cup round 6 teams

17 January 2014 0 comments

Pool 1 Leinster v Ospreys Leinster: Rob Kearney; Dave Kearney, Brian O’Driscoll, Gordon D’Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald; Jimmy Gopperth, Eoin Reddan; Cian Healy, Sean Cronin, Martin Moore; […]

Young Gun: Cory Hill – NG Dragons lock

10 January 2014 1 comment

As Wales’ brightest talents spark an exodus from the Valleys it’s surprising to see one of their hottest prospects heading the other way – but […]

Brendan Gallagher: Georgia on my mind as the cosy club stick together

9 January 2014 2 comments

Lacking a degree in applied mathematics I only look at the IRB world rankings once a year and that is in the first week of […]

Jeff Probyn: Why I’m backing the WRU in showdown with regions

9 January 2014 1 comment

As if the Greek tragedy of the European Cup was not enough we now have a Welsh suicide pact that seems destined to create mayhem […]

Nick Cain: This Anglo-Welsh decoy shouldn’t be discounted

8 January 2014 0 comments

Is the golden handshake across the Severn, binding the four Welsh regions to the English clubs, the solution it is being cracked up to be. […]

Championship clubs’ rage over Anglo-Welsh proposals

8 January 2014 2 comments

Championship chair- man Geoff Irvine believes it is highly unlikely the Rugby Football Union will sanction a 16-team Anglo-Welsh league, describing plans as “scandalous.”

WRU ‘will move their top stars to England’

7 January 2014 0 comments

The Welsh Rugby Union is proposing to sign six players and loan them to English clubs as a consequence of the war with their regions.

Peter Jackson: Cliff was out of this world, but Barry was untouchable!

3 January 2014 2 comments

New Year gongs will be all the rage all too soon, a good enough excuse to enter the festive spirit and award a few of […]

Jeff Probyn: Why didn’t BT deal with the other leagues as well?

3 January 2014 2 comments

As the European row still rumbles along with a myriad of possible outcomes, it’s time to reflect on what started it. The sudden announcement that […]

Richard Hibbard joins Gloucester

16 December 2013 0 comments

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper two weeks ago, British & Irish Lions hooker Richard Hibbard has joined Gloucester.

Young Gun: Harry Thacker – Leicester hooker

13 December 2013 0 comments

Making your father proud is something that every son seeks and Harry Thacker couldn’t have done much more to test his parent’s emotions with his […]

Heineken Cup round 4 teams

13 December 2013 1 comment

Why not have a punt on this weekend’s rugby, http://sports.williamhill.com offer great odds on all the games. Pool 1 Leinster v Northampton Leinster: Rob Kearney; Dave Kearney, Brian […]

20 Questions: Sonny Parker – London Welsh centre

11 December 2013 1 comment

Enjoying your campaign so far? Definitely. I was injured in pre-season so it’s been a bit topsy-turvy, but I’ve been in the side for the […]

Now Welsh regions can join the Aviva Premiership says Nigel Wray

4 December 2013 9 comments

Saracens chairman Nigel Wray claims that the embattled Welsh regions want to join the English Premiership as a move towards long-term salvation.

Young Gun: Sam Davies – Ospreys fly-half

29 November 2013 0 comments

He’s the IRB Junior Player of the Year but Sam Davies is yet to make a league start for the Ospreys. So patience remains a […]

Ian Evans joins Toulon

27 November 2013 1 comment

The Wales exodus continues as Ian Evans will join Toulon next season on a three-year contract. It was one of the worst kept secret in […]

Wales v Tonga preview

21 November 2013 2 comments

Hallam Amos will make Wales debut against Tonga on Friday as head coach Warren Gatland makes 11 changes from the team that thumped Argentina. The Dragons […]

LV=Cup wrap

10 November 2013 0 comments

Newcastle rounded up the opening round of the LV=Cup with a 29-21 win over London Irish at Kingston Park today. Young winger Tom Fowlie put […]

Leicester lose three centres to injury

6 November 2013 0 comments

Richard Cockerill and Leicester have been dealt yet another injury blow with no less than three centres joining the long list of players unavailable. Dan […]

Mike Phillips to start for Wales against South Africa

5 November 2013 2 comments

Despite being sacked by Bayonne last week, Phillips has been named at scrum-half by Warren Gatland to take on South Africa at the Millennium on […]

Dream Team: Moray Low – Glasgow and Scotland prop

4 November 2013 1 comment

1. Phil John – One of the most-capped Scarlets players. Always aggressive and destructive and has been consistent over many years and should have been […]

RaboDirect Pro12 round 7 teams

31 October 2013 1 comment

Cardiff Blues v Treviso Cardiff Blues: Dan Fish; Tom Williams, Richard Smith, Dafydd Hewitt, Chris Czekaj; Gareth Davies, Lewis Jones; Sam Hobbs, Kristian Dacey, Taufa’ao Filise; […]

20 Questions: Ian Gough – London Irish lock

30 October 2013 1 comment

Bet you never expected to be at Irish this season? No! An offer came in and within a week I was across the other side […]

RaboDirect Pro12 round 6 teams

24 October 2013 0 comments

Edinburgh v Treviso Edinburgh: Greig Tonks; Dougie Fife, Nick De Luca, Matt Scott, Tim Visser; Harry Leonard, Greig Laidlaw (Capt.); Alasdair Dickinson, Ross Ford, WP […]

Heineken Cup round 2 teams

18 October 2013 1 comment

Pool 1 Northampton v Ospreys Northampton: Ben Foden; Jamie Elliot, George Pisi, Luther Burrell, George North; Stephen Myler, Lee Dickson; Alex Waller, Dylan Hartley (Capt.), Salesi […]

Perpignan revival can help James Hook’s Wales bid

12 October 2013 0 comments

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

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

11 October 2013 3 comments

The 19th Heineken Cup has been billed as the last of its kind, the collector’s edition. And winning it will be a huge accolade irrespective […]

Peter Jackson: Regrets? I’ve got a few about Cup admits Ring

10 October 2013 0 comments

Once upon a time long ago, Mark Ring found himself within touching distance of lifting the European Cup in his very own backyard. With the […]

Welsh clubs in talks over Heineken breakaway

24 September 2013 0 comments

Two Welsh regions have declared their interest in joining the new Europe under Anglo-French direction from next season. PRL chief executive Mark McCafferty confirmed the Welsh move yesterday along with others but refused to name names.

RadoDirect Pro12 round 3: teams

20 September 2013 0 comments

Cardiff Blues v Zebre Cardiff Blues: Leigh Halfpenny; Alex Cuthbert, Owen Williams, Dafydd Hewitt, Chris Czekaj; Rhys Patchell, Lewis Jones; Taufa’ao Filise, Marc Breeze, Scott […]

Peter Jackson: Ten years on, Coombs is overnight sensation!

13 September 2013 1 comment

When it comes to recurring rejection in pursuit of a professional career, Andrew Coombs deserves to be out on his own at the top of […]

Nick Cain: Let’s hope England use attack at key word

11 September 2013 2 comments

The pulse always quickens at the start of a new season, and with the Lions’ first triumph for 16 years still fresh in the memories […]

Moment in Time: Sharks show class to rip chunks out of the Tigers

2 September 2013 1 comment

Leicester and Wasps had dominated English rugby for seven years. The Tigers, under Dean Richards, had claimed four consecutive league titles between 1999 and 2002, […]

Peter Jackson: Groundhog Day, and Gav blinks back into the light

29 August 2013 0 comments

During the course of fox-trotting his way into five clubs over 20 months, Gavin Henson has danced to the same old tune. Every move, every […]

Nine or ten? Northampton Saints can count on me, says Kahn Fotuali’i

14 August 2013 1 comment

Northampton new boy Kahn Fotuali’i admits he will not be the fly-half that Saints fans have craved ever since Carlos Spencer’s departure – but that […]

French giants can lure Adam Jones with £350k

13 August 2013 0 comments

Toulouse and Clermont will head the queue in response to Adam Jones declaring his interest in moving to France at the end of the coming […]

Moment in Time: Elvis is the hero as Bath battle back to avoid drop

29 July 2013 4 comments

Ten years ago, Bath Rugby stood on the precipice. A hostile takeover bid from Bristol owner Malcolm Pearce had driven supporters of both clubs to […]

Nick Cain: Remember Finlay Calder and stick with Sam Warburton

20 June 2013 1 comment

Sam Warburton’s selection as Lions captain was under serious scrutiny before last night’s crushing of the Waratahs, but the Welsh openside has made a habit […]

Peter Jackson: Richard Hibbard, from dog-house to life with the big cats

19 June 2013 0 comments

Richard Hibbard came home from Australia this time last year fearing the worst, that he would never play for Wales again. The management blamed their […]

Justin Tipuric’s the flanker for me, says Jim Telfer

19 June 2013 1 comment

Warren Gatland has backed himself into a corner by naming Sam Warburton as Lions captain according to Jim Telfer, who believes Justin Tipuric is the man […]

Geordan Murphy’s nerves not calmed by title haul

14 June 2013 0 comments

Geordan Murphy admits he is “scared” by the prospect of coaching Leicester. Despite making more than 300 appearances for the Tigers in a 16-year professional […]