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Dream Team

/ 9 years ago

Dream Team: Marco Mama – Worcester flanker

1. Mako Vunipola – Val Rapava-Ruskin could be in the same league soon, but Mako is a hell of a player,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 9 years ago

Blackadder: We want Ford to stay and build a dynasty

Todd Blackadder would love George Ford to be the cornerstone of Bath‘s bid to dominate English and European rugby for many...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 9 years ago

Dream Team: Cooper Vuna – Worcester wing

1. Val Rapava-Ruskin – He’s the most mobile loosehead I know and he loves getting stuck in at the breakdown. It...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn: Saracens prove benefits of having home-grown talent

What an unusual start to Europe, with most of the French teams not turning up mentally and suffering the embarrassing consequences with...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Jamie Shillcock commits future to Worcester

Warriors Academy youngster Jamie Shillcock has committed his future to Warriors by signing a new deal with the first-team. A host...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 9 years ago

Wayward Mike Delany has Dave Walder’s confidence

Newcastle coach Dave Walder has backed Mike Delany to come good after the Kiwi’s disappointing start to the season in front...

By The Rugby Paper Team

British and Irish Lions Tour

/ 9 years ago

Lions await as Jonathan Joseph adds leadership to skill set

Jonathan Joseph’s emergence as a forceful leader in attack and defence will thrust him into pole position for the No.13 jersey...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 9 years ago

20 Questions: Perry Humphreys – Worcester wing

What a start for you this season? It’s been great so far. I ended up playing in all the games so...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Premiership round 4 teams

Bristol v Exeter Bristol: Williams; Edwards, Hurrell, Palamo, Varndell; Pisi, Cliff; Traynor, McMillan, Cortes, Phillips, Sorenson, Fisher, Lam (c), Crane. Replacements:...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 9 years ago

I’ve got my chance now Dean Ryan’s gone

Ryan Lamb is relishing his opportunity to lead Worcester‘s attack after being brought in from the cold following Dean Ryan’s departure....

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 9 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Jon Clarke – former Leeds, Worcester and Northampton centre

On reflection, being told there was no money left in the kitty at Bristol and that I was free to move...

By Jon Newcombe

Jeff Probyn

/ 9 years ago

Jeff Probyn column: Right or wrong, I’m pleased Luke Pearce took responsibility

The first games of the season are always a bit of a mess and last week was no exception as all...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Premiership round 2 teams

Bath v Newcastle Bath: Homer; Rokoduguni, Joseph, Clark, Banahan; Ford (c), Fotuali’i; Auterac, Batty, Palma-Newport, Charteris, Attwood, Ewels, Sisi, Mercer Replacements: Dunn, Obano,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Room 101

/ 9 years ago

Room 101: Harry Cochrane – Hartpury College scrum-half

1. Moaners I know this is a bit ironic but it’s probably my biggest pet hate. I’m a glass half-full type...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 9 years ago

Worcester Cavaliers fixture dates confirmed

Monday night rugby returns to Sixways in September as Worcester Cavaliers look forward to the 2016/17 Aviva A League campaign. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Worcester sign Bath sacked flanker Faosiliva

Worcester Warriors have confirmed the signing of Samoa international back-row Alafoti Faosiliva. The flanker, who can also play at no.8, moves...

By The Rugby Paper Team

My Life in Rugby

/ 10 years ago

My Life in Rugby: Miles Benjamin – former Worcester, Leicester and England Saxons wing

It’s only when you look to explore different avenues in life that you get to fully appreciate how special it was...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 10 years ago

20 Questions: Charlie Hewitt – Worcester lock

Have you started pre-season yet? Most of us have been back for two weeks now but the players who played a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 10 years ago

Donncha O’Callaghan battles to give war-torn kids better life

Warrior Donncha O’Callaghan brought down the curtain on a gruelling first season at Worcester and then set off on a more...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 10 years ago

EXCLUSIVE: Championship playoffs set to be scrapped

By NEALE HARVEY The controversial Championship play-offs are set to be discarded as part of a new £220m, eight-year agreement between...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Room 101

/ 10 years ago

Room 101: Tom Biggs – Worcester winger

1. Roadside litter It drives me insane when I see McDonalds bags and used coffee cups discarded on the roadside when...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeremy Guscott

/ 10 years ago

Jeremy Guscott column: Ben Te’o comes from League but he’s not Sam Burgess Mkll

Ben Te’o is an athlete who has the presence to be an international centre, which is what he will hope to...

By Jeremy Guscott

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 10 years ago

Dean Ryan looking to flick the power switch at Worcester

Worcester boss Dean Ryan has called on his home-grown stars to step up physically and match the power game of their...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Young Gun

/ 10 years ago

Young Gun: Levi Douglas- Bath flanker

Levi Douglas was happy playing in France but an unexpected turn of events has brought him back to England. The 20-year-old...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 10 years ago

20 Questions: Jack Tovey- Bristol center

How do you approach three consecutive games against Bedford? It is a funny and unique situation to play them three games...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Dream Team

/ 10 years ago

Dream Team: Bryce Heem- Worcester and former Chiefs and New Zealand sevens wing

1. Ben Franks – The London Irish prop is such a big guy and he can be as strong and powerful...

By The Rugby Paper Team

20 Questions

/ 10 years ago

Room 101: Carl Kirwan – Worcester flanker

1. Bags on benches There isn’t much space in changing rooms as it is without your team-mates putting their kit bags...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 10 years ago

Dean Ryan targets top seven finish as Worcester look to finish in style

Dean Ryan has cast admiring eyes at the Exeter Chiefs blueprint as his Worcester side look to kick on after securing...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Columnists

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn column: If you want to hear a racist rant listen to Phil Bennett

What a surprise! World rugby‘s discipline hearing against Joe Marler saw him plead guilty, was given a ban and a fine...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Worcester scrum-half to return to France

Worcester Warriors scrum-half Jean-Baptsite Bruzulier will leave Sixways this summer to join French side Nevers. The no.9 captained Warriors to British...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Worcester to switch to artificial pitch

Worcester will become the first Premiership club to convert to the latest generation of Artificial Grass Pitch ahead next season. The...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Francois Hougaard gets Player of the Month gong

Francois Hougaard has been named the Premiership player of the month for March. The Worcester scrum-half was instrumental in the Warriors...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

London Irish announce five signings

London Irish have bolstered their second row options for next season with the signing of Sebastian de Chaves from Leicester Tigers...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

James Johnston to stay at Worcester

James Johnston has extended his deal at Worcester Warriors into next season. The Samoan tighthead arrived at Sixways in January after...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Championship

/ 10 years ago

Marco Mama’s back to help Bristol achieve dream

Bristol fans should have no concerns over Marco Mama’s commitment to their play-off cause, according to first-team coach Sean Holley. Powerful...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 10 years ago

Dusty Hare calls for Eddie Jones to help kids get game time

Dusty Hare has urged England boss Eddie Jones to lend his support for a radical overhaul of the playing programme for...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 10 years ago

Francois Hougaard could return to Worcester after Rio

Worcester‘s loan signing Francois Hougaard says he is open to extending his stay at Sixways after making an immediate impact with...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Worcester sign Northampton hooker

Worcester Warriors have added depth to the front row by securing the signing of Northampton Saints hooker Matt Williams ahead of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Cian Healy turns down Worcester to stay in Ireland

As predicted by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on February 7, Cian Healy has decided to turn down a lucrative...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Worcester lock banned for biting

Worcester Warriors lock Tevita Cavubati has been banned for nine weeks for biting Jebb Sinclair on Sunday. The Fijian forward, 28,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 10 years ago

Exeter still Ali Hepher’s focus despite link to England

Ali Hepher, the highly-rated strategist behind Premiership Rugby‘s deadliest attack, refused to rule himself out of coaching England but insists his...

By The Rugby Paper Team