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Young Gun

/ 12 years ago

Young Gun: Dan Thomas – Gloucester flanker

Former Wales U20 captain Dan Thomas hopes to be involved in the LV=Cup with Gloucester in three weeks and, with an...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 12 years ago

Brendan Gallagher’s Team of the 2014 Rugby Championship

15 Joaquin Tuculet (Argentina) The exciting new Puma nudges it from Israel Folau who, although good, wasn’t quite the force of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

England finish third at Gold Coast Sevens

England Sevens finished third in the opening HSBC Sevens World Series tournament in the Gold Coast after beating South Africa in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 12 years ago

Young Gun: Auguy Slowik – Bristol full-back

Auguy Slowik is not the most famous name in Bristol‘s glittering squad but with four tries in the space of seven...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 12 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: Discovering the secrets of those great schools XVs

What makes a great schools rugby team? And which were the best ever school XVs? Two perennial questions that always enliven...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 12 years ago

My Life in Rugby: James Merriman – former Bristol, Gloucester and Wales Sevens flanker

Winning the Rugby Sevens World Cup with Wales five years ago has to be the standout moment of my career. We...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Burgess captains England Sevens on Gold Coast

Former Cornish Pirates flanker Phil Burgess will captain England Sevens in the opening leg of the HSBC Sevens World Series on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 12 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Sadly, loyalty seems to be a one-way street for IRB

What price loyalty in rugby? That’s a question that is not as easy to answer as you may think. Back in...

By Jeff Probyn

Dream Team

/ 12 years ago

Dream Team: Mark Bright – London Scottish and former Tasman Makos No.8

1. Ben Franks – Top Bloke on and off the field. The All Blacks star is an unreal trainer and scrummager...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

The Welsh war is OVER – Statement

A £60 million Rugby Services Agreement which provides a new and positive contractual relationship between the WRU and its four Regions...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 12 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: GB’s road to Rio at sixes and Sevens

The Commonwealth Games Sevens at Ibrox may have been a huge success on and off the field but it further confused...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Steve Mafi leaves Leicester Tigers

Steve Mafi has left the Leicester Tigers to join Western Force for the next two Super Rugby seasons. The 25-year-old forward,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Wayne Pivac confirmed as Scarlets new head coach

Scarlets today confirmed that the region’s new assistant coach Wayne Pivac will take over the reins as Head Coach in West...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 12 years ago

GB Students 7s crowned World Champions

Students retain World crown in Brazil.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 12 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: Steffon Armitage eyes World Cup chance with France

The original, and Exclusive, story from Neale Harvey on June 29.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 12 years ago

Nick Cain talks to Joe Lydon and Mike Friday about the GB challenge in the Rio Olympics Sevens

Joe Lydon and Mike Friday used to share the same vision of Sevens when they worked together at the RFU from...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 12 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Glasgow Sevens should have included some stars

The Commonwealth Games have just started in Scotland and have already been downgraded to a second class contest by the IRB....

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 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

Latest News

/ 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

Latest News

/ 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Sevens World Series

/ 12 years ago

Tom Mitchell: The heat is on – we must get it right or go home

The England 7s Captain gives the inside story from the athletes' village.

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 12 years ago

Friday to balance jobs between exiles and Eagles

London Scottish Director of rugby Mike Friday has agreed to become Head coach of the USA 7s squad. The former England...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

England name Sevens squad for Commonwealth Games

England Sevens head coach Simon Amor has gone for tried and tested as he named his squad ahead of the Commonwealth...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Edinburgh bring in USA Sevens star

Edinburgh completed their squad for the upcoming season today with the signing of Brett Thompson on a one-year deal. The 23...

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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 12 years ago

Glint of gold sustains Ben Ryan on Fiji’s rocky road to Rio

TRP meets Ben Ryan after one year in charge of the most famous Sevens rugby team.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 12 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: Girls go full-time and and full-on for big prize

Without fanfare or fuss a minor revolution has been taking place in and around Surrey Sports Park in Guildford this summer...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

All Blacks name Sevens squad for Commonwealth Games

New Zealand have named an experienced Sevens squad for the Commonwealth Games. The All Blacks will be led once again by...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 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...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Hogg added to Scotland Sevens squad for Commonwealth games

Stuart Hogg has been called to the Scotland Sevens squad ahead of the Commonwealth Games. The Glasgow full-back replaces injured team-mate...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Video: Brazilian women take on Sevens

CNN’s Christina MacFarlane meets the women leading the Brazilian Rugby Sevens team in their charge for the Olympics. Video courtesy of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

VIDEO: Brothers bring Rugby Sevens to the favelas

CNN’s Christina MacFarlane meets two brothers who have introduced Rugby Sevens to the Brazilian favelas. Video courtesy of CNN’s International’s ‘Rugby...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

VIDEO: Sevens growing in Brazil

As Brazil prepares to host the first ever Rugby Sevens Olympic competition, CNN looks at the growing popularity of the sport....

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Brake and Ellery to make England Sevens return in Moscow

John Brake and Mike Ellery will make their long-awaited return for England Sevens when they take the field in Moscow for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 12 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Yes, Stuart Lancaster has makings of World Cup-winning squad

During last week rugby was a bit like the Clint Eastwood film, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. The Good...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Schalk Brits going to Glasgow

Schalk Brits is heading to Glasgow after being named in South Africa‘s Commonwealth Games squad. The Saracens hooker will link up with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

VIDEO: Tom Mitchell take on Colin Gregor in kicking challenge

England captain Tom Mitchell goes head to head with his Scottish counterpart Colin Gregor. Video courtesy of CNN’s International’s ‘Rugby Sevens...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Welsh regions join Premiership Sevens

Wales will stage the first leg of the Premiership Rugby 7s Series after it was announced the four Welsh regions will...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

Focus on short game has put Gillies Kaka & Co on top

New Zealand lifted their 12th World Sevens Series on Sunday at Twickenham and their hegemony is not going to stop anytime...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

How John Fisher state case for life at the top

With Dulwich winning their third consecutive Daily Mail Cup and Millfield their 14th Rosslyn Park Sevens Open this year, it’s fair...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

VIDEO: Sevens and its costumes

Monster are set to take over at Twickenham next week when the Sevens circus arrive in London for the last leg...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

EXCLUSIVE video from Waisele Serevi

In this EXCLUSIVE teaser to next week’s CNN Rugby Sevens Worldwide, Waisele Serevi remembers his best Hong Kong Sevens memories. The full...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 12 years ago

VIDEO: The rise of rugby in Japan

Christina Macfarlane looks at the rise of rugby in an unlikely place. Video courtesy of CNN’s International’s ‘Rugby Sevens Worldwide’, sponsored by...

By The Rugby Paper Team