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Jeremy Guscott

/ 11 years ago

Jeremy Guscott’s column: No Steffon Armitage means no exile will ever get in

The exclusion of Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon had been well documented before the selection of England’s 50 man World Cup...

By Jeremy Guscott

My Life in Rugby

/ 11 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Jason Forster – former Wales, Dragons and Bedford flanker

It’s only when you look back on your career that you realise how special your time as a professional sportsman was;...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Wasps confirm signing of George Smith

Wasps confirmed the signing of Australian flanker George Smith ahead of next season. The 34-year-old, who has 111 Test caps to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 11 years ago

“I’m lucky to have had supportive clubs,” says Samoa star Kahn Fotuali’i

Kahn Fotuali’i admits Polynesian players are under pressure to quit international rugby in order to secure lucrative overseas contracts. But Northampton‘s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

VIDEO: Dylan Hartley previews the Premiership Northampton’s semi-final

Dylan Hartley: Ten months of hard work are on the line Our latest Killik Rugby video is with Northampton Saints and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Saracens No.8 Billy Vunipola relishing Northampton challenge

Billy Vunipola is fully aware of the challenge awaiting Saracens at Northampton tomorrow in the Premiership semi-finals but the No.8 is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Premiership semi-finals teams

Bath v Leicester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Ross...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 11 years ago

Jeff Probyn’s column: World Cup wage cap would promote level playing field

With the domestic season more or less over and sights set firmly on the World Cup, we are once again forced...

By Jeff Probyn

Brendan Gallagher

/ 11 years ago

Brendan Gallagher’s Premiership play-offs preview

Northampton (1) Story of the season The reigning champions may have wobbled badly in Europe with those big defeats against Racing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 11 years ago

Harlequins prop Matt Shields now ready for his crack in big league

Rookie Harlequins tighthead Matt Shields has endured a baptism of fire since joining from Darlington Mowden Park in February and emerged...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Carnegie bring in Forsyth

Yorkshire Carnegie have agreed a two-year contract with Sale Sharks centre Andy Forsyth from the start of the 2015-16 Greene King...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Burgess and Itoje in England World Cup training squad

Sam Burgess and Maro Itoje have today been named in Stuart Lancaster’s England World Cup training squad. Rugby League superstar Burgess...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 11 years ago

Jeremy Guscott’s column: This Bath side has the ability, now they must finish the job

Bath have arrived as true Premiership contenders again, and with a home semi-final already secured I would bet on them at...

By Jeremy Guscott

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 11 years ago

Glenn Delaney: The salary cap cheats must be hammered

London Irish coach insists there can be no second chances for Premiership salary cap cheats beyond the end of this season.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Elliot Daly and Joe Simpson among seven extensions at Wasps

Wasps have today announced that seven players have put pen to paper to remain at the club – including Elliot Daly...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 11 years ago

Young Gun: James Cordy-Redden – Cross Keys full-back

James Cordy-Redden is about to sit his last exams at university but he could be an Olympian by next summer after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Premiership round 22 teams

Bath v Gloucester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Ollie Devoto, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Rob...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 11 years ago

Jeff Probyn: What’s the money on Toulon making it four on the spin?

As the dust settles on the first ever Champions Cup and the remarkable but unsurprising success of Toulon in winning their...

By Jeff Probyn

Nick Cain

/ 11 years ago

Nick Cain talks to Saracens wing Chris Ashton about England and the Premiership title race

Chris Ashton has spent all season looking-in at the England squad from the outside, and the Saracens wing yearns to be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 11 years ago

Tom Varndell: I won’t quit England until I beat Mark Cueto’s record

Tom Varndell wants to end his career abroad but he will not leave English rugby until he is the most prolific...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 11 years ago

20 Questions: Mathew Tait – Leicester full-back

London Welsh made you work hard for that win, didn’t they? The objective was achieved as we got the bonus points...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Kvesic out of Gloucester’s Champions Cup qualifiers

Matt Kvesic will miss Gloucester‘s Champions Cup qualifiers after being handed a three-week ban for his tip tackle on Tomas O’Leary...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Harlequins’ Tom Williams to retire

Harlequins confirmed that winger Tom Williams will retire from full-time rugby at the end of the current season. The 31-year-old, who...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 11 years ago

Nick Cain: Contract blackmail harms World Cup

The parlous state of the Tier Two nations was emphasised this week by Dan Leo, the Samoa and London Irish lock....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 11 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Marland Yarde and Christian Wade deserve another look by Stuart Lancaster

The England back three is still a work in progress, and with Manu Tuilagi not back from injury until just before...

By Jeremy Guscott

My Life in Rugby

/ 11 years ago

My life in Rugby: Andy Beattie – former Bath, Exeter and Richmond back-rower

During my 11 years with Bath I was fortunate to play alongside some great players and great leaders – Danny Grewcock,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 11 years ago

Young Gun: Sam Skinner – Exeter and England U20s back row

Sam Skinner always dreamed of a professional rugby career but he thought he’d missed the boat when he finished school in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 11 years ago

20 Questions: Kane Thompson – Newcastle lock

What do you make of Newcastle‘s season? It’s been disappointing. We haven’t been able to close out a few games we...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 11 years ago

Nick Cain talks to Wasps No.8 Nathan Hughes about his international choices

Nathan Hughes is a wanted man. Wanted by England as well as Fiji, the land of his father, and where he...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 11 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Stuart Lancaster must not bow to PRL double-standards

Stuart Lancaster should bring Steffon Armitage into the World Cup training squad he will announce later this month using the ‘exceptional...

By Jeremy Guscott

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 11 years ago

Newcastle defiant despite Premiership clubs’ deficit nearing £25m

Newcastle managing director confident Falcons can become Premiership force despite incurring huge losses for a second successive year.

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 11 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Jim Jenner – former Worcester and Newcastle No.8

I’ve been fortunate to play all around the world in Sevens and with some of the best players in the world...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Darren Waters pens new deal with London Welsh

Darren Waters will be part of London Welsh‘s quest for a third Championship title next season after penning a new deal...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

VIDEO: Interview with Chris Ashton

Our latest Killik Rugby interview is with Saracens and England wing Chris Ashton. Ashton makes his 100th Premiership appearance next weekend and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 11 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Ring-fencing would damage potential World Cup legacy

The almost universal acceptance by the media that ring-fencing the Premiership will actually take place, even if it’s just for a...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Brett Sturgess signs new Exeter deal

Brett Sturgess will play his ninth season at Sandy Park in 20015/16 after agreeing a new one-year deal with Exeter. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 11 years ago

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Wallabies were always going to pick star names

New Zealand will not be panicking as much as Australia about the talent drain to Top 14, Premiership and Pro12 clubs...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Premiership round 20 teams

Bath v London Irish London Irish: Andrew Fenby; Topsy Ojo, Eoin Griffin, Fergus Mulchrone, Alex Lewington; Chris Noakes, Darren Allinson; Tom...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 11 years ago

Jeff Probyn: How league rugby became a nightmare for some clubs

Sometimes I wonder at the naivety of some of our rugby journalists and their lack of understanding of the game at...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

James Simpson-Daniel to officially become a Gloucester Legend

James Simpson-Daniel is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest talents to grace Gloucester‘s Kingsholm turf and that will be...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Vickerman announces retirement

Former England Sevens captain and Yorkshire Carnegie centre Rob Vickerman has announced that he has had to make the decision to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Gordon Ross to join Worcester coaching team

Worcester Warriors today announced that former Scotland international Gordon Ross will become the Club’s Academy Transition Manager. The 37-year-old will move...

By The Rugby Paper Team