Rugby World Cup

Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn’s column: Why do altitude training if it may hinder your speed?

As we approach the Rugby World Cup and hear more and more details of how the teams are preparing, I have...

By Jeff Probyn

Featured

/ 10 years ago

Versatile Henry Slade is ready to mash the monsters

Henry Slade insists taking on world rugby‘s midfield monsters would not faze him, with the versatile England back saying he would...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 10 years ago

Nick Cain looks at the way Michael Cheika is trying to rebuild the Australian scrum

Australian have traditionally struggled to match South Africa for size and strength, but Michael Cheika is on a mission to change...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 10 years ago

Calum Clark takes Richie McCaw as his World Cup inspiration

Northampton flanker insists his days of worrying are over and he will let his performances do the talking

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Yorkshire Carnegie set to face Romania in World Cup warm up game

As revealed by Jon Newcombe in The Rugby Paper on July 5, Yorkshire Carnegie are set to face the Romania...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 10 years ago

Nick Cain’s column: Stuart Lancaster’s bubbling cauldron is troubling

There are times when the England selection alchemy seems stacked against players who bring something different to the squad. We had...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 10 years ago

Shane Williams’ column: I’m really missing all that freezing and wheezing!

World Cup training camps send a shiver down most players’ spines but I have to admit, I really miss it. It’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

England name squad for Denver camp

Stuart Lancaster has named his 45-man England squad that will fly out to Denver tomorrow to continue their World Cup preparations....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 10 years ago

Ben Morgan’s reaping rewards of lay-off

Ben Morgan admits he feared for his rugby future before making a Lazarus-like recovery to be included in England‘s World Cup...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 10 years ago

Brendan Gallagher meets up with Brad Barritt

By my count there are nine players in the current England long squad who could justifiably harbour hopes, albeit some much...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 10 years ago

Nick Cain talks to Leicester captain Ed Slater

Ed Slater could be an irresistible catalyst for change. That’s because the Leicester captain’s first two main forays in an England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 10 years ago

Matt Kvesic desperate for trip to Denver to show he is the breakdown king

Matt Kvesic accepts he faces a huge battle to break into England‘s World Cup squad ahead of experienced campaigners like Chris...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

De Villiers named on South Africa bench against World XV

Jean de Villiers will make his return to rugby on Saturday after being named on the bench for South Africa to...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 10 years ago

Brendan Gallagher’s feature: A gentle boot-camp and warm-up for the Cup? Tell that to the Marines

The thing about World Cup camps is that the handbrakes come off and, especially among Tier One Nations, the notoriously tight-fisted...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 10 years ago

Jeremy Guscott’s column: Treasure this camp, lads – time passes in a blink

The great upside of getting into England training camp early is that the excitement builds from the minute you arrive at...

By Jeremy Guscott

Nick Cain

/ 10 years ago

Nick Cain’s column: Bad referees must pay the price in World Cup

It doesn’t matter if you don’t penalise crooked feeds, or if you stuff up monumentally as a 2015 World Cup referee,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Fiji and Canada to prepare for World Cup in Stoop clash

Fiji and Canada will play in a World Cup warm-up match at the Stoop on September 6 it was announced today....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 10 years ago

‘One more blow and George North has to quit’

One of world rugby‘s leading medical figures is advising George North to retire should he suffer another head injury. The Welsh...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Guest Blogs

/ 10 years ago

Exeter Preparations for 2015-16 Season Pleases Baxter

Exeter City players appear to be determined about improving on last season’s fifth place finish. They have been hitting the training...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Heading off to the hills on another mission from God

Training camps and altitude training in far-flung foreign fields do make you wonder what the game is coming to. As big...

By Jeff Probyn

Featured

/ 10 years ago

Tom Youngs backed to become the best hooker in world

England man now rivals Bismarck du Plessis as the world’s best hooker according to Lee Mears.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Shane Williams

/ 10 years ago

Shane Williams’ column: Liam Williams’ loss gives the likely lads a chance

There’s no hiding from the fact that losing Liam Williams would be a major blow to Wales. It would have been...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 10 years ago

Why Danny Care is gearing up for the father of all battles in pursuit of his World Cup dream

Quins star is on a mission to re-establish himself as England’s first-choice scrum-half for the World Cup.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

VIDEO: Graham Rowntree discusses England hookers and Sam Burgess

Video credit: Nick Heath @rugbymedia.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 10 years ago

Jeremy Guscott’s column: In-form Matt Banahan would be my first choice wing

Wingers are try-scorers first and foremost, as they always have been, but in the modern Test arena they’ve had to develop...

By Jeremy Guscott

Nick Cain

/ 10 years ago

Nick Cain talks to England captain Chris Robshaw

Chris Robshaw does not come from the Eric Evans school of England captaincy. Evans, who was captain of the 1957 Grand...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Leicester snap Dom Barrow from Newcastle

As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on June 7, Leicester Tigers have secured the services of second-row forward...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Semesa Rokoduguni in as David Strettle withdraws from England World Cup training squad

David Strettle has withdrawn from England‘s World Cup training squad and will be replaced by Bath’s Semesa Rokoduguni. The 31-year-old wing,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn’s column: Union right to ride roughshod over Leicester Tigers’ American dream

The question of who is running rugby in America came under the spotlight this week as Leicester Tigers were forced to...

By Jeff Probyn

Featured

/ 10 years ago

Quiting never crossed my mind insists George North

George North has read some nasty stories about the effects of concussion over the past nine weeks – but not once...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 10 years ago

Clown prince Joe Marler plays it seriously now

TRP sits down with the one and only Joe Marler.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 11 years ago

Nick Cain looks at the likely composition of Stuart Lancaster’s World Cup squad

There’s a spaghetti of conflicting views surrounding the long-squad of around 50 players – initially billed as 45 – that Stuart...

By The Rugby Paper Team

International Rugby

/ 11 years ago

VIDEO: Interview with TV broadcaster John Inverdale

The latest Killik Rugby interview is with the broadcaster John Inverdale, who will front ITV’s coverage of this year’s World Cup....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Gordon D’Arcy to retire from rugby

Leinster legend Gordon D’Arcy has today announced he is to retire from rugby at the end of the season. In an...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

VIDEO: Interview with Chris Ashton

Our latest Killik Rugby interview is with Saracens and England wing Chris Ashton. Ashton makes his 100th Premiership appearance next weekend and...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Italian international joins Newcastle Falcons

Newcastle Falcons have added further international experience to their squad for next season with Italian international winger Giovanbattista Venditti joining on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Harlequins to face USA in pre-season friendly

Harlequins will prepare for next season with a pre-season tour to Philadelphia culminating in a unique friendly against the USA at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Newcastle to host Georgia in RWC Warm Up

Newcastle Falcons confirmed they will be playing Georgia on August 28 at Kingston Park Stadium. The international challenge will form part...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Lee Byrne to hang up his boots

British and Irish Lion Lee Byrne will retire from professional rugby on medical grounds. The 34-year-old full-back, who had been at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 11 years ago

Gordon Ross to join Worcester coaching team

Worcester Warriors today announced that former Scotland international Gordon Ross will become the Club’s Academy Transition Manager. The 37-year-old will move...

By The Rugby Paper Team