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/ 10 years ago

Shaun Edwards pens new four-year Wales deal

Shaun Edwards will not be part of Eddie Jones‘ new England coaching staff after the former Rugby League great agreed a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 10 years ago

Twickenham clash worth £2m for Welsh rugby

RFU will end up paying Wales £2m when they line up for the final act of their HQ trilogy in May.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Leicester confirm new deal for Manu Tuilagi

Leicester Tigers have today confirmed that Manu Tuilagi has agreed a new contract at the club. Tuilagi has been the subject...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Saracens claim bonus-point in Newcastle

Saracens continued their unbeaten start to the Premiership season with a convincing 38-3 bonus-point win at Newcastle yesterday. Charlie Hodgson converted...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Jamie George pens new Saracens deal

Saracens have today announced that England hooker Jamie George has signed a new long-term deal. The 25-year old has signed a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 10 years ago

Premiership round 6 teams

Bath v Northampton Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Devoto, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Chris Cook; Nick Auterac, Rob...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 10 years ago

Peter Jackson column: Is George North’s new deal really such a delight?

George North proclaims himself “massively delighted” to be extending his stay at Northampton beyond this season. Head coach Jim Mallinder, a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn column: Our home grow talent is blocked by foreign imports

After a brilliant display by all the Premiership teams in Europe last week, it would seem that there’s definitely not a...

By Jeff Probyn

20 Questions

/ 10 years ago

20 Questions: George McGuigan – Newcastle hooker

Going into the unknown against Enisei today aren’t you? They’re an unknown quantity so we’re focusing a lot more on ourselves...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 10 years ago

Nick Cain talks to Aaron Mauger who is teaching the Leicester Tigers to be creative

Aaron Mauger may not have moved mountains yet, but Leicester‘s new Kiwi head coach has already achieved something close to it...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 10 years ago

Jeremy Guscott column: Eddie Jones should pick Wayne Smith, Shaun Edwards and Rob Baxter

What will Eddie Jones do with his assistant coaches? Andy Farrell, Graham Rowntree and Mike Catt have all had four years...

By Jeremy Guscott

My Life in Rugby

/ 10 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Scott Mathie – former Bulls, Sharks, Leeds and Sale scrum-half

If there is one match I’d like to be able to go back in time and change, it would be my...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Premiership round 5 teams

Exeter v Harlequins Exeter: Phil Dollman; Jack Nowell, Henry Slade, Ian Whitten, James Short; Gareth Steenson, Will Chudley; Ben Moon, Jack...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn column: Clubs flex muscles over European postponements

The disruption of the European Champions Cup first round caused by the Paris atrocities last week has inadvertently shown what appears...

By Jeff Probyn

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 10 years ago

Dave Denton ‘can cure Bath’s hangover’ from Sam Burgess

Bath‘s new back row signing David Denton will make a huge impact at the Rec according to first team coach Toby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Dean Richards is the man for me to revive England fortunes

Well, I suppose it was inevitable, especially after the expected back-stabbing from within his squad, Stuart Lancaster has chosen to fall...

By Jeff Probyn

Brendan Gallagher

/ 10 years ago

Brendan Gallagher comment: Stuart Lancaster was the right man in the wrong job

The alarm bells started ringing loudly, for me anyway, in a dusty classroom at Loughborough University last May. It was just...

By Brendan Gallagher

Jeremy Guscott

/ 10 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: England must rebuild their pack the way Michael Cheika rebuilt his Australians

My big concern from England’s World Cup is that we saw a decline in their core strengths at the scrum and...

By Jeremy Guscott

Nick Cain

/ 10 years ago

Nick Cain on the big debate: Call in Sir Clive, Jones, Baxter, Mallinder and Edwards

Ian Ritchie has a solution to England’s coaching future staring him in the face: Appoint Sir Clive Woodward as RFU performance...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 10 years ago

Dave Ewers aiming to show he has real six appeal

Dave Ewers insists he feels no bitterness towards England after his World Cup snub – but is hungrier than ever to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions Tour

/ 11 years ago

Lions Tour 2017: Schedule threatens to undermine pinnacle

Lack of prep time and finals of Premiership and Pro12 could prove major blunder in the face of rugby's biggest test,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 11 years ago

20 Questions: Jonah Holmes – Yorkshire Carnegie wing

Enjoying the break? It was nice to have a couple of days off after the game against Moseley last Sunday. We’ve...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 11 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Roland de Marigny – former Italy, Leeds, Calvisano, Bangor and Natal Sharks full-back

For me not facing down the Haka hurt more than the result when Italy played New Zealand in our opening match...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 11 years ago

Evans named Premiership Player of the Month

Top points scorer wins monthly accolade after unerring performance with boot for Quins

By The Rugby Paper Team

Club Rugby

/ 11 years ago

Jones believes strong start to the season is a sign of things to come for Quins

Adam Jones may be a softly spoken, modest character when sat down in an interview but the forward has much to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 11 years ago

Young Gun: Ruaridh Dawson – Newcaslte scrum-half

The step up from school to men’s rugby is not an easy one to make as Ruaridh Dawson found out –...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Premiership round 4 teams

Exeter v Leicester Exeter: Phil Dollman; Jack Nowell, Henry Slade, Ian Whitten, James Short; Gareth Steenson (Capt.), Will Chudley; Ben Moon,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 11 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Darren Fox – former Northampton flanker

If I’m brutally honest with myself I didn’t fulfill my potential as a player. Yes, I played 149 games for Saints...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Sinoti agrees Newcastle contract extension

Newcastle Falcons have today announced that Sinoti Sinoti has agreed a new long term deal with the club. Having joined the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Louis Picamoles signs with Northampton Saints

Northampton Saints have announced that Louis Picamoles has signed a contract to join the club from the beginning of the 2016...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Premiership round 3 teams

Bath v Harlequins Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Ollie Devoto, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Niko Matawalu; Max Lahiff, Rob...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 11 years ago

Shane Williams column: Our packs lack skillset of the giants down South

It’s no fluke that this weekend’s World Cup semi-finals are like a UKIP manifesto – with no mention of Europe. Over...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 11 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Chris Cracknell – former England Sevens star

I’ve always been a bit of a nomad so playing Sevens around the world for 10 years suited me. In so...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Taulupe Faletau move will NOT happen

Taulupe Faletau’s reported move out of Wales has hit the dust after Warren Gatland refused to grant permission to the Dragons...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Sale, Newcastle and Worcester follow Wasps in salary cap row

Sale, Newcastle and Worcester have followed in Wasps‘ footsteps revealing they have not broken the Premiership salary cap. Premiership Rugby revealed...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Name salary cap-busters who are wrecking game, says Christian Day

Premiership clubs who break the salary cap must be named and shamed, according to players’ union boss Christian Day.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

London Irish to play Saracens Premiership match in USA

London Irish and Premiership Rugby confirmed today that the Club will be the first to play an Aviva Premiership fixture overseas...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

World Cup hooker joins Worcester

Worcester Warriors have bolstered their options in the front row by signing Georgian international hooker Jaba Bregvadze. The powerhouse forward joins...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 11 years ago

Get Warren Gatland in and sort RFU mess says Mike Friday

RFU chiefs must pay whatever it takes to buy Warren Gatland out of his Wales contract, according to former England 7s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 11 years ago

Young Gun: Johnny Williams – London Irish centre

It has been a busy summer for Johnny Williams but the centre is eager to kick start his senior career with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Wasps statment on salary cap

Following last night’s announcement by Premiership Rugby regarding the salary cap, Wasps‘ Chairman Derek Richardson has issued the following statement. “I...

By The Rugby Paper Team