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No frills as Dave Attwood batters his way back

15 August 2013 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster is regarded as a coach of considerable subtlety, but his advice to the recalled Dave Attwood has no frills: “Bash holes in people.” […]

Peter Jackson: World Cup is a fitting finale for Hair Bear

26 July 2013 1 comment

PeOnly one prop has lasted long enough to win four Grand Slams – Jason Leonard over a period spanning the last nine years of the […]

‘Nerd’ Dom Barrow has passion to learn with Newcastle Falcons

26 July 2013 0 comments

He might have been one of the most sought-after players in the Championship but Newcastle Falcons new boy Dom Barrow is already well aware of […]

Stuart Lancaster must dare to dream, says Brian Ashton

26 July 2013 0 comments

Brian Ashton hopes that England’s new-found attacking style will be no passing ‘fad’. A young England team destroyed Argentina with some stunning running in the […]

Nick Cain looks ahead to the 2015 World Cup showdown between England, Wales and Australia

25 July 2013 1 comment

We are six months closer to the 2015 World Cup Pool of Pain, and the Lions victory over Australia provides a natural watershed from which […]

Jeremy Guscott: Time for Lancaster to get ruthless with selection

24 July 2013 2 comments

Stuart Lancaster must know by now that the biggest job he has as England head coach is selection. England are two years away from the […]

Why Charlie Sharples may be on fast-track for recall

24 July 2013 0 comments

England discard Charlie Sharples has put the pain of rejection behind him and wants to prove the selectors wrong by starring for Gloucester next season. […]

20 Questions: Tomas O’Leary – London Irish scrum-half

19 July 2013 0 comments

Been anywhere nice on holiday? Cancun, Mexico, and then Miami with my girlfriend. Cool places to see…we lay on the beach, chilled out and ate […]

Nick Cain: O’Driscoll was lucky even to be on tour

11 July 2013 8 comments

The notion held by some media pundits and fans – not all of them Irish – that Brian O’Driscoll is a rugby martyr because he […]

Nick Cain’s tour verdict: Gatland shows he has Midas touch

11 July 2013 0 comments

After the gunsmoke had cleared at the ANZ Stadium, the massed ranks of Lions fans waited to cheer on the 2013 Lions before they exited […]

Young Gun: Harry Wells – England U20s lock

6 July 2013 1 comment

He may just have a watching brief during today’s JWC final but England U20s and Leicester lock Harry Wells believes that patience will prove his best […]

Marlan Yarde has re-written wingers’ handbook

28 June 2013 1 comment

Christian Wade’s England form earned a shock Lions call but Marland Yarde is the country’s best, according to Brian Smith, who claims the London Irish […]

Jeff Probyn: Lions must copy All Blacks hatred of complacency

21 June 2013 0 comments

As the Lions continue their winning ways Down Under putting virtual cricket scores on all they meet, there are still some who are not satisfied. […]

Nick Cain: Remember Finlay Calder and stick with Sam Warburton

20 June 2013 1 comment

Sam Warburton’s selection as Lions captain was under serious scrutiny before last night’s crushing of the Waratahs, but the Welsh openside has made a habit […]

Peter Jackson: Richard Hibbard, from dog-house to life with the big cats

19 June 2013 0 comments

Richard Hibbard came home from Australia this time last year fearing the worst, that he would never play for Wales again. The management blamed their […]

England U20s off to winning start at JWC

5 June 2013 0 comments

England U20 have made the best possible start to their Junior World Championship with a 30-6 win over France in La Roche sur Yon. Nick […]

Alex Corbisiero added to Lions squad

5 June 2013 1 comment

Alex Corbisiero is leaving England’s tour of Argentina to join the British & Irish Lions as cover for injured prop Cian Healy. Healy suffered an […]

Nick Cain talks to Leicester’s Tom croft about his double challenge of Premiership final and Lions tour

23 May 2013 0 comments

Tom Croft has an attribute that few international forwards possess, including those back rowers alongside him in the 2013 Lions squad: The pace to scare […]

I won’t be watching the Lions says Toby Flood

22 May 2013 1 comment

Toby Flood aims to deliver his own personal snub to the British and Irish Lions … by not bothering to watch them on TV! The […]

Joe Launchbury launchpad is thanks to boss Dai Young

22 May 2013 1 comment

Do you believe in fate? Joe Launchbury does, and why not after a season in which he scaled the heights with England and was named […]

Davies to lead Wales in Japan

21 May 2013 0 comments

As revealed by Matt Lloyd in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Bradley Davies will captain a young Wales side that ncluded nine uncapped players to […]

Young Gun: Tom Smallbone – London Irish prop

18 May 2013 2 comments

London Irish prop Tom Smallbone has been doing more than his fair share of homework this season and hopes it will pay dividends should he […]

Jeff Probyn: Late kick-offs can harm the legacy of RWC 2015

17 May 2013 1 comment

With news about the Lions selection dominating the sports pages, someone at RWC 2015 must have thought no-one would notice. The announcement that 22 of […]

Andy Robinson: My three Lions to scatter the Wallabies

17 May 2013 0 comments

Former England and Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has earmarked Justin Tipuric, Tom Youngs and Leigh Halfpenny as his Lions players to dazzle during the […]

My Life in Rugby: Alex Brown – former Bristol, Gloucester and England lock

16 May 2013 1 comment

I won the Amlin Cup, the LV= Cup and finished top of the table at Gloucester but never getting a Premiership winners’ medal is a […]

Nick Cain says the tour party to Argentina represents a sea-change for England

16 May 2013 0 comments

The grass-roots setting of Barnes RFC is an unlikely location for game-changing decisions at the apex of the English elite game. However, when Stuart Lancaster […]

Power will be on from first scrum – Richard Hibbard

16 May 2013 0 comments

Hooker Richard Hibbard says the Lions need to take referees out of the equation by dominating from the first scrum to the last against Australia. […]

James Haskell: I can’t wait to see new back row in action

15 May 2013 0 comments

Being injured sucks! Not just because you miss out on all the tours. No it sucks because you end-up working harder than you did during […]

“I’m used to being snubbed,” says James Hook

8 May 2013 2 comments

James Hook has made a frank admission about his international future after being excluded by the Lions and Wales on successive days. “It’s obvious that […]

Baa-baas squad nearing completion

7 May 2013 0 comments

London Wasps flanker Sam Jones has been selected to play for the Barbarians against the British and Irish Lions and England later this month. The […]

Captain Sam Warburton has winning ways with the referees

7 May 2013 0 comments

Warren Gatland has revealed that a crucial component in his appointment of Sam Warburton as captain of the 2013 Lions was his ability to get […]

2015 World Cup schedule revealed

2 May 2013 0 comments

England will play at Manchester City Stadium for the first time with their three other Rugby World Cup 2015 pool matches taking place at Twickenham […]

Wales name squad for Japan tour

1 May 2013 0 comments

Interim Wales coach Robin McBryde has named his squad to face Japan in a two-game series next month. There was a clear intention to bleed […]

England U20 bring Purdy in for injured Jennings

30 April 2013 0 comments

England U20 have been forced into making a change to their IRB Junior World Championship squad after Sale Sharks centre Mark Jennings was ruled out with […]

Nick Cain: Be brave and blood more kids against Pumas

29 April 2013 1 comment

Should England go to Argentina with purely a development side, or should they go with enough experience and firepower to ensure that they win the […]

20 Questions: Tom Wood – Northampton flanker

26 April 2013 1 comment

What went wrong against Leicester? We embarrassed ourselves. It was billed as a big game and we failed to deliver. Our defence was porous, our […]

Premiership Player of the Year shortlist revealed

25 April 2013 10 comments

Christian Wade has been shortlisted to be named Premiership Player of the Year. The London Wasps flyer, who has been in outstanding form this season […]

Alex Gray in numbers: from No.8 to 7s, and then to 13 in 15s!

25 April 2013 0 comments

Alex Gray intends following Tom Croft and James Haskell by using England Sevens as a route to international stardom. Gray’s surprising switch to Sevens has […]

BBC win battle to avert Sky monopoly

24 April 2013 3 comments

The BBC has won its fight to keep Wales on network television, averting the threat of Sky seizing almost the entire autumn Test schedule. After […]

Peter Jackson: You’re lucky George, they said Lewis sold his soul

19 April 2013 0 comments

Lewis Jones remembers what it was like when he left Llanelli, how all hell broke loose over his transfer to Leeds Rugby League club. “They […]

Jeremy Guscott looks at the contenders for the Lions captaincy and selects his man

18 April 2013 0 comments

For the first in a long time whoever Warren Gatland selects as his Lions captain will not be a majority pick by most supporters. In […]

Jeff Probyn: Where do English clubs go if they quit Heineken Cup?

17 April 2013 2 comments

This week saw the traditional end to the rugby season at club level with the vast majority of England’s clubs playing the last league games […]

James Haskell: Magic of the Lions transcends everything

17 April 2013 0 comments

As the end of this season approaches, the elephant is in the room. The topic being touched upon with baited breath in all the sports […]

Young Gun: Mark Bennet – Glasgow centre

13 April 2013 1 comment

Mark Bennett was so highly-rated coming through the ranks at Glasgow that French giants Clermont Auvergne brought him to the Stade Marcel Michelin at the […]

20 Questions: Dean Mumm – Exeter lock

12 April 2013 1 comment

Enjoying our fine English winter? It keeps lasting, doesn’t it! First time I’ve ever experienced a winter like this but there’s novelty value and I’ve […]

Nick Cain: Baxter can improve England’s set-piece

12 April 2013 1 comment

Stuart Lancaster has made a smart move in asking Rob Baxter to join the England set-up as forwards coach for the tour to Argentina this […]

Jeremy Guscott: Ref scrums as laws say and all will be fine again

11 April 2013 0 comments

The scrum statistics from the Six Nations makes grim reading and tell us a great deal about the state of the game in the Northern […]

Jeff Probyn: RFU must step in and end this financial ring-fencing

10 April 2013 1 comment

As the disappointments of the Six Nations fades into memory, club rugby comes back into focus as we approach the business end of the season […]

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

5 April 2013 1 comment

Leicester prop Dan Cole prepared for his first competitive tussle with Andrew Sheridan next week by insisting the Lions cannot afford to ignore the form […]