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Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Michael Paterson wins Gatorade Game Changer award

Sale lock Michael Paterson has won April’s Gatorade Game Changer award on the back of his sensational display at Exeter. With...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

GK IPA Championship play-offs preview – part 1

Bristol Regular season With a strong squad at his disposal Andy Robinson has simply put the accent on piling up...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain: Fizzing George Ford ready for next step with club and country

George Ford has come of age. Finally. It has been a long time coming because Ford has been lumbered with the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 12 years ago

Brendan Gallagher and the Championship play-offs

The Championship play-offs have attracted more than their fair share of criticism over the last four years which I find astounding...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 12 years ago

20 Questions: Daniel Browne – London Welsh back row

Just 35… is happy birthday in order? Thanks. I’ve been getting lots of grief off the boys! Quite a few were...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 12 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Why Steffon Armitage must be on the plane to New Zealand

The chat this week has been about Steffon Armitage and English players based outside the Premiership being unable to play for...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Sale captain Dan Braid to miss rest of season

Sale captain Dan Braid will miss the remainder of the season after having a minor knee surgery. The Kiwi will sit...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

Steve Diamond leads Premiership’s Director of Rugby of the Season shortlist

Steve Diamond has been shortlisted to be named Director of Rugby of the Season on the back of a sensational season...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 12 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Clubs’ greed over World Cup is simply shameful

There is something quite sinister about the unbridled celebrations and smug reflections by some of the Aviva Premiership clubs’ owners on...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Premiership Player of the Year shortlist

Premiership Rugby today confirmed the shortlist for Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Season. Leading the list is Worcester full-back Chris...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 12 years ago

Old Warhorse Nathan Hines desperate to avenge Toulon ‘body blow’

Clermont second row Nathan Hines believes multi-tasking Saracens are a bigger threat to his side’s league and cup double-winning ambitions than...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Amlin Cup semi-finals preview

London Wasps v Bath London Wasps have made only one change to their team to take on Bath at Adams Park...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain talks to Brad Barritt about Saracens and England

Brad Barritt is not going to see the England No.12 jersey handed over to Billy Twelvetrees, Luther Burrell, Kyle Eastmond, or...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 12 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Manu Tuilagi and Niki Goneva give Leicester Tigers real title potential

You have to admire Saracens. They have lost only two games this season, and one more victory will see them home...

By Jeremy Guscott

Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain: Game’s flashpoints stem from inconsistent refereeing

Empathy. Consistency. Clarity. Accuracy. All those crucial factors were missing for large tracts of the officiating in the Wild West Premiership...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Tom Biggs signs for Worcester

As revealed in The Rugby Paper weeks ago, Bath winger Tom Biggs has signed for Worcester Warriors. Neil Fissler revealed on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Sam Warburton left out in the cold by regions

Sam Warburton has no regional team to play for next season after the Welsh regions reaffirmed their stand against central contracts....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 12 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: Jamie Noon calls for leniency on England’s selection policy

Former England centre Jamie Noon believes the RFU should take a more relaxed stance when it comes to picking France-based players.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Wins for Saracens and Northampton

Northampton are a step closer to a home semi-final following their 36-21 bonus-point win over London Irish at Franklin’s Gardens today....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 12 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Reduce top-flight payments and grow grassroots game

The debate by the RFU council this week about the restructuring of lower leagues has opened a can of worms that...

By Jeff Probyn

Jeremy Guscott

/ 12 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Gavin Henson’s coming back to best – and it’s great to see

Gavin Henson proved the other week against Brive what we have all known throughout his career: the guy can really play....

By Jeremy Guscott

Champions Cup

/ 12 years ago

Now the Turks want to get slice of new European Cup

The new European Rugby Champions’ Cup is preparing for take-off with the airline who signed Lionel Messi during their sponsorship of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Unfair, cry clubs over huge loss at Sarries

Questions have been raised over the state of financial fair play in the Aviva Premiership after huge losses were reported by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Tavis Knoyle and Sila Puafisi facing RFU hearing tomorrow

Gloucester duo Tavis Knoyle and Sila Puafisi will appear before a RFU Disciplinary Panel in London tomorrow following Saturday’s Premiership match...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Competition: Northampton v London Irish tickets

The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Official Breakdown and Recovery Supplier to Premiership Rugby, Green Flag, to offer fans the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

George Chuter retires from rugby

Leicester Tigers hooker George Chuter has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The first man to make 250...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Saracens beat Northampton to stay top

Saracens remained at the top of the table after disposing of Northampton 28-24 at Allianz Park. Sarries are now ten points...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Premiership, Pro12, Championship teams

After a thrilling weekend of European rugby, everyone’s attention returns to the domestic leagues and a thrilling finish is on the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 12 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Why life’s not so simple in this new European utopia

Delays, debates and rows, just another week of life in the sport we recognise as professional rugby. The delays in the...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

The new face of European Rugby

After months of negotiations, the future of European rugby has finally been sorted with all the European stakeholders agreeing the new...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 12 years ago

Memo to Stuart Lancaster: Michael Paterson’s available

Not many outside of Wales realised quite what an exceptional bit of business Sale supremo Steve Diamond had done last summer...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Aviva Premiership round 19 teams

Gloucester v Bath Gloucester: Martyn Thomas; Charlie Sharples, Henry Trinder, Mike Tindall, Jonny May; Billy Twelvetrees (Capt.), Jimmy Cowan; Nick Wood, Dan...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Premiership statement on European Rugby

Premiership Rugby today commented on the confirmation by all parties that an exciting new set of European club competitions will start...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Danny Cipriani voted Premiership player of the month

Danny Cipriani has been voted the March Premiership player of the month following his recent form with the Sale Sharks. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 12 years ago

Anthony Watson will be star for England says Nick Abendanon

Nick Abendanon admits that Anthony Watson’s emergence proved a decisive factor in taking the plunge with European giants Clermont.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain: Here’s how All Blacks Test could have moved

There are times when it is blatantly obvious that the standards of excellence now demanded of England‘s professional rugby players are...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 12 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: Steve Diamond has more polish but can still spot a gem

There was a time Sale boss Steve Diamond might have brooded for a week or more after the disappointing Amlin Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Newcastle head coach leaves

Newcastle Falcons head coach Peter Russell will be leaving the club for personal reasons at the end of the current season....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

London Irish sign Dan Leo

London Irish have announced the signing of Samoa International Dan Leo for next season. Making the move from Top 14 side...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 12 years ago

RFU fail in bid to get All Blacks Test switch

Concerted attempts by the RFU to change the Test schedule for England’s summer tour of New Zealand in June have failed.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

WIN tickets for the Stinger!

The Rugby Paper and London Wasps have teamed up to offer our readers the opportunity to win a pair of tickets...

By The Rugby Paper Team

European Challenge Cup

/ 12 years ago

London Wasps and Bath set up all-English Amlin Cup semi-final

London Wasps have set up an all-English Amlin Cup semi-final against Bath after beating Gloucester 36-24 at Adams Park tonight. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Champions Cup

/ 12 years ago

Richard Wigglesworth: Saracens have to embrace not fear Ravenhill

Mark McCall’s Saracens travel to Ulster tomorrow for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals and scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth hopes they can embrace the...

By The Rugby Paper Team