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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

Q&A with Richard Cockerill: Our attack is fine, Neil, it’s defence that cost us!

No trophies or finals last season – what’s your assessment of the campaign? I think we did some pretty good things,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 12 years ago

Premiership Rugby 7s Series finals squads

Harlequins: Izzy Fao’i, Jack Maslen, Ian Clark, Sam Aspland Robinson, Simon Pitfield, Henry Cheeseman, Alosio Yamoyamo, James Chisholm, Jordan Burns, Gavin...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 12 years ago

Loyal Dwayne Peel blown away by quality in Bristol’s squad

Scrum-half had no hesitation in turning down a loan move to a top-flight club.

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 12 years ago

Laurie Fisher’s mission to put Gloucester at top table

For some, he has the look of a fire and brimstone preacher from the old American frontier. And that’s just what...

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/ 12 years ago

Sale Sharks in Sevens heaven as Magnus Lund climbs on board

Dave Seymour believes Lund's re-signing will make Sale more lethal with, and without, the ball.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 12 years ago

Peter Jackson: ‘In the best interests of rugby’. Come off it WRU!

Ever since the mucky stuff began hitting the fans a depressingly long time ago, the Welsh Rugby Union have repeatedly used...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 12 years ago

Premiership Sevens squads

Pool C (Friday August 1 at Franklin’s Gardens) Harlequins: Ollie Lindsay-Hague, Charlie Walker, Louis Grimoldby, Sam Stuart, Sam Aspland, Jack Maslen, Joe...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 12 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Warburton would be perfect fit at Kassam

Despite the fact we are in the ‘Dead Zone’ and there is no rugby to watch, there is still much bubbling...

By Jeff Probyn

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/ 12 years ago

Bradley Davies out to prove he is a big fish in England

New Wasps lock reckons spell outside the “goldfish bowl” of Wales will boost World Cup dream.

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

“We’re up for a fight,” Dorian West tells Richard Cockerill

Saints forwards coach rubbishes suggestions by Leicester boss that his side may lack hunger to defend their Premiership title next season.

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 12 years ago

Kris Burton leaves the Dragons

Newport Gwent Dragons today confirmed that Kris Burton has left the Welsh Region. The 33-year-old fly-half had one season with the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

Now Moody joins in those criticising Cockerill

Richard Cockerill under pressure as Lewis Moody joins critics of Tigers’ performances last season.

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 12 years ago

Premiership Rugby Sevens is Back and Better Than Ever!

PPAUK By Lucy Lomax The Premiership Rugby Sevens is back for its fourth year and is shaping up to be better...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

The Big Interview: A Q&A with Conor O’Shea

Neale Harvey sits down with the Harlequins boss and discusses preparation for the new season.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain: Pennell breaks Tier Two Test taboo

Chris Pennell can be selected in the next England elite squad (EPS), despite playing in the Championship for Worcester. Stuart Lancaster‘s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 12 years ago

Carnegie will be in title mix vows Chris Jones

Regardless of budgets, if you finish in the top 4 anything's possible, says Chris Jones

By Jon Newcombe

Autumn Internationals

/ 12 years ago

Wales team in turmoil as Regions crank it up

With an agreement between the WRU and RRW seeming a long shot, the November tests could be in jeopardy

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain: Nothing small about Justin, especially his ambitions

Justin Burnell would be hard to beat if there was a prize for the greatest comeback of last season. There is...

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20 Questions

/ 12 years ago

20 Questions: Tom Cruse – Titans hooker feels the wrath

How was your summer? Quiet at first, then I went to Calpe, on Spain’s Benidorm coast, for my brother’s wedding and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 12 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Ian Davies – Cornish Pirates DoR

I wasn’t as good as my old friend Scott Quinnell playing for the New Dock Stars as a youngster but I...

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/ 12 years ago

Roberts returns to the Ospreys

Scrum-half Martin Roberts has left Bath Rugby to join Ospreys on a two-year deal. The 28-year-old, who also spent two years...

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/ 12 years ago

London Welsh confirm signing of Piri Weepu

Following reports earlier this week, London Welsh today confirmed the signing of New Zealand World Cup winning scrum-half Piri Weepu. Capped...

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Jeff Probyn

/ 12 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Precision under pressure is key to the All Blacks

Reflecting on the latest Test series made me realise that the one major difference between the big three Southern Hemisphere teams...

By Jeff Probyn

Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain: it’s time for Stuart Lancaster to decide on his style of forward play

The heat has been turned up following England‘s blackwash in New Zealand with the All Blacks and their cheerleaders in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 12 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Get the players fully fit, Stuart, and cut down on your subs

The biggest mental plus that New Zealand have over England at the end of their three-Test summer series is Julian Savea’s...

By Jeremy Guscott

My Life in Rugby

/ 12 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Alan Martinovic – Hartpury College and former Colston’s director of rugby

There was a no grand plan when I joined Colston’s. The first XV won only one game in 1986 so to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

Aviva Premiership clubs could lose stars to Sevens call

Premiership Rugby’s battalion of overseas stars have been warned that accepting a call to represent their countries in next season’s IRB...

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English Championship

/ 12 years ago

Mike Friday: Top tier link-up is a must for Championship

Takeover by Premiership Rugby would transport the second tier on to a different level.

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 12 years ago

Wasp Hayter joins England Sevens

Wasps centre Charlie Hayter has signed for England Sevens becoming a member of Simon Amor’s centrally-contracted core group. The 25-year-old has...

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/ 12 years ago

Clifton College Rugby Course with Ryan Jones

The aim of the course is to improve the player in four aspects technical, physical, mental, tactical. Technically the course will...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

“I can break down coaching’s male only culture,” says Giselle Mather

London Irish academy manager has her sights on becoming the first female Premiership coach.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain talks to Courtney Lawes about England’s welcome strength in depth

Courtney Lawes on the bench? If ever there was a register of the growing confidence and depth of the England squad...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

“I’ll prove a point to Harlequins,” says Tom Guest

London Irish recruit Tom Guest admits he spent too long wasting his prime years stuck on the bench at Harlequins.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 12 years ago

Jeremy Guscott’s verdict: Play Manu Tuilagi in centre with Luther Burrell

The experiment of playing Manu Tuilagi on the right wing didn’t work yesterday and if England want to end this tour...

By Jeremy Guscott

Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain: Top 14 cash could tear apart the All Blacks

The suggestion that Aaron Smith, the New Zealand scrum-half, has been sounded out by Toulouse about joining the French club after...

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/ 12 years ago

Bath add to front row options

Grant Shiells will join Bath next season adding to their options on the loosehead side of the scrum. The 24-year-old joins...

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Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain talks to England full-back Mike Brown about his remarkable transformation

Mike Brown is England‘s torch-bearer, but one with a difference. He is the man at the back, rather than the front,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 12 years ago

20 Questions: Alan Paver – Cornish Pirates prop

Pirates back in pre-season training? Yes… bizarre, isn’t it? We started last Tuesday and the thinking is they’ll give us intermittent...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 12 years ago

London Welsh bolster front row options

London Welsh have added to their front row options ahead of next season’s Aviva Premiership campaign with the signings of Taione...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain: Bravo London Welsh, now give them level playing field

London Welsh‘s against-the-odds victory in the Championship final, beating runaway league leaders Bristol by a healthy 48-28 aggregate margin over two...

By The Rugby Paper Team