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Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Richard Cockerill fails to get ban reduced

LEICESTER Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill has failed to reduce his nine-game suspension at a Rugby Football Union disciplinary hearing. But...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

No frills on Jon Mills as he swims with the Sale Sharks

In his heart he’ll always be a Dragon, but Jon Mills is now prepared to do whatever it takes to stoke...

By Jon Newcombe

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

‘Nerd’ Dom Barrow has passion to learn with Newcastle Falcons

He might have been one of the most sought-after players in the Championship but Newcastle Falcons new boy Dom Barrow is...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 12 years ago

Stuart Lancaster must dare to dream, says Brian Ashton

Brian Ashton hopes that England‘s new-found attacking style will be no passing ‘fad’. A young England team destroyed Argentina with some...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

Mike Catt input can steer me to top says Luther Burrell

Luther Burrell racked up a Premiership final appearance and an England debut in his first season with Northampton – but the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain: North star needs help to twinkle for Saints

When it comes to buying marquee players for the new season no one in the Premiership has done a better job...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

Tiger Niall Morris aiming to be an Irish Wolfhound

Niall Morris, having impressed with Emerging Ireland in Georgia this summer, hopes to get another crack at international rugby. Leicester winger...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 12 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Leigh Hinton – former Dragons and Leeds full-back

My one season at Newport Gwent Dragons was tough but, looking back, it was the best thing that happened in my...

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Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain reflects on the highs and lows of the Lions tour leading up to the pivotal Test

The last round of Wallaby jaw-jaw before the battle for the 2013 Test series came to a climax at the ANZ...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

Matt Banahan sets his sights on main prize

Matt Banahan refuses to give up on his England dream but knows a successful season with Bath is non-negotiable if he...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

Chris Robshaw may have to switch to six says Nick Evans

Luke Wallace’s all-action displays in the Quins No.7 shirt last season will force England captain Chris Robshaw to move to blindside...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Nick Kennedy join Harlequins

Harlequins confirmed that Nick Kennedy has joined the 2012 Premiership champions from Toulon. The news follows the announcement of Olly Kohn’s...

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Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Tongan duo join London Wasps

London Wasps have signed prop Taione Vea and utility back William Helu following their involvement in the recent Pacific Nations Cup...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

“I’ve lost all respect for Cockerill,” says Martin Castrogiovanni

Martin Castrogiovanni, shaggy-haired prop who has just joined Toulon, has delivered a scathing verdict on the Leicester bosses he left behind....

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

Olly Morgan gives his career one more shot

Olly Morgan is making a final attempt to save his career and avoid joining a long list of international players forced...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Nine-game ban for Richard Cockerill

Richard Cockerill has been banned for nine games for using ‘obscene and inappropriate’ language towards the fourth official in the last...

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

My Life in Rugby

/ 12 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Dewi Morris – Lions, England & Orwell scrum-half

The first name on my birth certificate is actually Colin – I’m sure if I’d have been called that all my...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

George North will be a Saints idol ‘with Stephen Myler’s help’

Former Northampton star winger Jon Sleightholme has backed Stephen Myler to load the bullets for George North to fire in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Marco Wentzel to return to South Africa

London Wasps lock Marco Wentzel is to return to South Africa for family reasons. The ex-Springbok returned to Cape Town after...

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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

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Northampton Saints to play in World Club 7s

Northampton Saints will play at Twickenham for the second time in three months as they are the ninth team to be...

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Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Wade and Kvesic to make Test debut

Christian Wade and Matt Kvesic will win their first Test caps for England after being named in the starting XV by...

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Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Saints sign another prop

Northampton Saints today announced that Gareth Denman is moving to Franklin’s Gardens this summer from Rotherham Titans, adding to the club’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Room 101

/ 13 years ago

Room 101: Matty Mountford – Chinnor full-back

1. ‘Walter Mitty’ Rugby Club owners Playing for Santa Monica Dolphins in California, living on the beach, living the proverbial dream,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 13 years ago

20 Questions: Darren Fox – Beford flanker

How’s your 18 months at Bedford been? Cracking! A lot of lads I’d played with or against before and it’s been...

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20 Questions

/ 13 years ago

20 Questions: David Doherty – Leeds winger

Can you finish the job against Newcastle? I think so. We really believe in ourselves as a group, we’ve built a...

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Featured

/ 13 years ago

Dean Ryan in wings as Akapusi Qera hints at move

Dynamic Gloucester flanker Akapusi Qera could potentially be reunited with Dean Ryan when his contract at Kingsholm expires next year. Qera,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 13 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Arwal Thomas – former Wales, Neath and Bristol fly-half

My punch on Philippe Carbonneau is probably still the rugby moment most people ask me about and it’s even got to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 13 years ago

Nick Cain talks to Leicester’s Tom croft about his double challenge of Premiership final and Lions tour

Tom Croft has an attribute that few international forwards possess, including those back rowers alongside him in the 2013 Lions squad:...

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Dream Team

/ 13 years ago

Dream Team: Tom Johnson – Exeter and England flanker

1. Brett Sturgess – He would kill me if I didn’t put him! He’s a great scrummager and also very good...

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James Haskell

/ 13 years ago

James Haskell: Being big and strong does not make you good

Is rugby becoming too dangerous? Are players getting too big? Could rugby be heading the same way as the NFL, with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 13 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Tigers can edge this battle of the giants

Northampton‘s results against the top teams in the Premiership have generally not been the best and they won’t be favourites for...

By Jeremy Guscott

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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 13 years ago

Joe Launchbury launchpad is thanks to boss Dai Young

Do you believe in fate? Joe Launchbury does, and why not after a season in which he scaled the heights with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 13 years ago

RFU Championship Dream Team 2012-13

The four Championship semi-finalists dominate this year’s Dream XV with Nottingham and Newcastle, the top two sides from the regular season, boasting...

By The Rugby Paper Team