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James Haskell

/ 13 years ago

James Haskell: Let’s play in summer and watch skills grow

You wake-up. It’s Saturday morning. Your bedroom’s freezing, but at least it is only 10.00am, so you can ease back for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 13 years ago

Young Gun: Will Graulich – Gloucester lock

As the latest Gloucester lock to serve his apprenticeship at Hartpury, Will Graulich is certainly in good company – and the...

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Champions Cup

/ 13 years ago

Andrew Sheridan is backed for Lions call-up by rival Dan Cole

Leicester prop Dan Cole prepared for his first competitive tussle with Andrew Sheridan next week by insisting the Lions cannot afford...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 13 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Dan Scarbrough – former England, Leeds, Saracens and Racing Metro full-back

I got my first cap in a World Cup warm-up game against Wales in 2003 knowing that I had one shot...

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Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Mike Tindall captains Gloucester against Biarritz

Mike Tindall returns to the Gloucester starting line up and will captain the Cherry and Whites as they welcome Biarritz to...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Top English clubs would ‘welcome’ Welsh tie-up

A senior Welsh official last night claimed that some English clubs would welcome reviving Anglo-Welsh competition – and even the idea...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

London Irish and Sale almost safe after entertaining draw

London Irish and Sale have almost secured their place in the Premiership as they drew 33-33 in a very entertaining game...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 13 years ago

Jeremy Guscott: Don’t despair, we will come good

Stuart Lancaster has said he wants his England side to have amassed 600 caps between them before the 2015 World Cup…and...

By Jeremy Guscott

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Premiership round 19: teams

Bath v London Welsh Bath: Devoto; Agulla, Banahan, Eastmond, Rokoduguni; Donald, Stringer; James, Webber, Wilson; Hooper (Capt.), Day; Louw, Gilbert, Fearns. Replacements:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 13 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Glenn Gelderbloom – former Western Province, Leicester and Plymouth centre

I’ve got my wife Sacha to thank for two Heineken Cups and three Premiership titles because she convinced me when I...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 13 years ago

Young Gun: Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi – Northampton prop

Being picked to start for England U20s on home soil at Franklin’s Gardens against Italy – Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi admits he could...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 13 years ago

20 Questions: James Gaskell – Sale lock/flanker

Tough season to date? Very, both physically and mentally. But as a younger player you might as well learn the hard...

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Nick Cain

/ 13 years ago

Nick Cain: Let Welsh go Scott-free and return their points

Tyson Keats is innocent. Mike Scott is not. That was the only verdict that was clear in the Friday night disciplinary...

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Latest News

/ 13 years ago

London Welsh can only wait

London Welsh have been heard in their appeal in the Tyson Keats case last night in London but the RFU said...

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Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Premiership round 18: teams

Gloucester v London Welsh Gloucester: Cook; Sharples, Tindall, Twelvetrees, May; Burns, Robson; Wood, Edmonds, Knight; Hamilton (Capt.), James; Buxton, Hazell, Kalamafoni....

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Trigger-finger refs stamp out cynicism

Greater vigilance by referees at the breakdown and less tolerance of cynical play has led to a sharp rise in yellow...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Tom Arscott joins Sale

Tom Arscott will leave Premiership strugglers London Welsh at the end of the season to join their closest rivals in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 13 years ago

Jeff Probyn: These ‘hospitality’ packages are just fleecing the fans

It would seem that Nick Cain‘s expose of the Lion’s tour ticket price rigging is just the tip of the ‘rip-off...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Matt Stevens is back to his best now he’s 20 stones!

Matt Stevens says piling on the pounds and a change of positions has contributed to him enjoying one of his best...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Dan Braid has the appetite to satisfy Sale hunger

Sale flanker Dan Braid was so confident that 2013 would turn out to be a good year he saw it in...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

London Welsh left bottom with 5-point deduction and £15,000 fine

London Welsh have been deducted five league points and fined £15,000 after being found guilty to have fielded an ineligible player...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Saracens go top with bonus-point win over London Welsh

Saracens went top of the Premiership table for the first time in three years following their 35-11 bonus-point win over London...

By The Rugby Paper Team

TRP Live

/ 13 years ago

Live: Bath v Gloucester

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier of the West Country derby as Bath take on Gloucester in the 17th...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Live: Saracens v London Welsh

Live running commentary from our man Nick Verdier as Saracens take on London Welsh in the 17th round of the Aviva...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Premiership round 17: teams

Bath v Gloucester (Live) Bath: Abendanon; Agulla, Banahan, Eastmond, Biggs; Heathcote, Stringer; James, Webber, Wilson; Day, Attwood; Louw (Capt.), Fearns, Skirving....

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 13 years ago

Andy Robinson: “I could not face Scotland’s fans after failures”

Andy Robinson has revealed the deep-seated sense of frustration that led to him resigning as head coach of Scotland in November....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Premiership try of the week: round 16

Leicester’s end-to-end wonder try against Saracens on Saturday has been voted Round 16’s Premiership try of the week. With a scrum...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

London Welsh to appear before RFU hearing

London Welsh RFC will appear before an RFU Competitions Hearing charged with fielding an ineligible player in a number of Aviva...

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Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Warriors swap for Shark Richie Vernon

Richie Vernon will leave Sale at the end of the season and return to the Glasgow Warriors after signing a three-year...

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Young Gun

/ 13 years ago

Young Gun: Harry Sloan – Harlequins and England U20 centre

A year ago Harry Sloan was battling hard to earn a contract at Harlequins – fast-forward 12 months and he has...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 13 years ago

20 Questions: George Chuter – Leicester hooker

How’s Leicester‘s season looking? We’ve not fired on all cylinders yet but we’re in the Heineken quarters and putting ourselves in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Joe Carlisle joins London Wasps

As rumoured for a number of weeks now, Worcester Warriors fly-half Joe Carlisle will be wearing the London Wasps jersey next...

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Latest News

/ 13 years ago

New contracts for Sharks Miller and Braid

Rob Miller and Dan Braid have signed new contracts with Premiership Sale Sharks, it was announced today. Last year Premiership top...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 13 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Geordan Murphy – Leicester and former Lions and Ireland full-back

It doesn’t get much more nerve-wracking than standing under the posts as Stephen Jones takes a kick to deny you the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Stephen Myler remains a Saint

Stephen Myler has put pen to paper and will carry on with Northampton for the foreseeable future. Myler has been with...

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Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Kearnan Myall signs for London Wasps

As revealed by Neil Fissler recently, London Wasps have secured the signing of Kearnan Myall for next season. Despite a difficult...

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Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Premiership Try of the Week: Round 15

After Jonny may last week, this week’s Premiership Try of the Week goes to another flyer and May’s opponent on Sunday Christian Wade....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Exeter signs Gloucester’s Dave Lewis

Dave Lewis will be donning the colours of Exeter Chiefs next season after he agreed a move from Aviva Premiership rivals...

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Featured

/ 13 years ago

England on agenda if Sale survive says Danny Cirpiani

Danny Cipriani believes his rollercoaster season could yet culminate in a call-up for England’s tour of Argentina – if he can...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 13 years ago

Dream Team: James Hudson – Newcastle and former Bath, London Irish and England Saxons lock

1. Jonny Golding – The first of a pair of surfing props. Jonny is a great aggressive scrummager for us at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

James Scaysbrook remains a Chief

James Scaysbrook has ended rumours about a move to Leicester by agreeing a new two-year deal with Exeter. The openside flanker...

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English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Captain Dean Schofield wants a halt to Worcester exodus

Dean Schofield has spoken of the need for Worcester to keep their homegrown players at the club if they want to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 13 years ago

Alex King can help Northampton Saints be kings of England

Alex King is the man to end Northampton‘s reputation as the nearly men of English rugby, according to two men who...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 13 years ago

Saints sign Wallaby prop Salesi Ma’afu

Northampton Saints today announced the capture of Australian international prop Salesi Ma’afu for next season. The 6ft, 126kg, tight-head Ma’afu, who...

By The Rugby Paper Team