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Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn column: Onfield revival is just one of many battles facing England

What a week for English rugby! Congratulations to Eddie Jones and his coaching team for completing England‘s first Six Nations title...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

World Rugby statement – Joe Marler to face another misconduct hearing

World Rugby have confirmed that Joe Marler will face an independent hearing following his “Gipsy Boy” comment towards Samson Lee on...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn column: Lineout is looking strong again under George Kruis control

With the wheels now firmly back on the chariot, the dream of Grand Slam glory can at last be whispered. England‘s...

By Jeff Probyn

Nick Cain

/ 10 years ago

Nick Cain column: Cage this monster by downsizing the game

The biggest monster facing the healthy future of Rugby Union is the ‘Nanny State’, and it is far more dangerous than...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 10 years ago

Peter Jackson column: Come on Wales, try and give us a thrill

Wales will bring their Iron Curtain to Twickenham next week and defy England to find a way through. They will man...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 10 years ago

Peter Jackson column: Why France are at sixes and sevens over David Smith

There was a time when rugby enjoyed a titter at football’s expense over their nationality laws and the amusing case of...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

VIDEO: Sonny Bill Williams and Quade Cooper open up about Sevens switch

Superstars Sonny Bill Williams and Quade Cooper are hoping to become Olympians representing New Zealand and Australia in Rio this summer....

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 10 years ago

CNN World Rugby returns on Friday

CNN International’s new series ‘CNN World Rugby‘ will return on Friday on the back of the last two legs of the...

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

Dream Team

/ 10 years ago

Dream Team: Mark Cornwell – former Gloucester lock

1. Rodrigo Roncero – An outstanding attacking scrummager with an all-round game. Tough customer who could carry and be as useful...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 10 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: Come on Eddie, show some brotherly love and play Billy plus Mako Vunipola from the start

Fe’ao Vunipola and his wife the Rev Iesinga Vunipola are always proud of their sons whatever the day of the week...

By Brendan Gallagher

Nick Cain

/ 10 years ago

Nick Cain: Eddie Jones starts off with a laugh, but will the joke be on England?

Just as Eddie Jones and Dylan Hartley were about to hold forth about England‘s preparations for Murrayfield a huge gust courtesy...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn: London Scottish link with Scotland raises plenty of problems

What a week we’ve had. First an announcement that could create some interesting changes for the outcome of the Six Nations...

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Seven uncapped player in England squad

Eddie Jones has named seven uncapped players in his first England squad as head coach. The 33-man squad will meet at...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 10 years ago

Brendan Gallagher column: It’s time for Six Nations to produce real quality

It’s normally right now – the second and third week of January – that I fall back in love with the...

By Brendan Gallagher

Brendan Gallagher

/ 10 years ago

Brendan Gallagher feature: All the big guns set their sights on Rio Olympics

So far so good. After Rugby‘s ill-starred Olympic history it’s been comparatively plain sailing to date for the 2016 tournament, at...

By Brendan Gallagher

Peter Jackson

/ 10 years ago

Peter Jackson column: Craig Joubert and Rupert Murdoch make it a year to remember

Half a century from now, when Georgia win the Ten Nations and two clubs from Mars replace the Italians in the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn column: We must offer women players more protection

Some time ago I got into a bit of trouble over something that was said on the old Rugby Special programme....

By Jeff Probyn

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Jack Clifford commits to Harlequins

Harlequins have today announced that Jack Clifford, has committed his future to the club. Having joined the Harlequins Academy structure aged...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn column: Our home grow talent is blocked by foreign imports

After a brilliant display by all the Premiership teams in Europe last week, it would seem that there’s definitely not a...

By Jeff Probyn

Dream Team

/ 10 years ago

Dream Team: Peter Lydon – London Scottish and former Stade Francais and Ulster full-back

1. Lovejoy Chawatama – Showed great potential for London Scottish and England Students last year. Really humble guy and great work...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn column: Clubs flex muscles over European postponements

The disruption of the European Champions Cup first round caused by the Paris atrocities last week has inadvertently shown what appears...

By Jeff Probyn

Brendan Gallagher

/ 10 years ago

Brendan Gallagher comment: Stuart Lancaster was the right man in the wrong job

The alarm bells started ringing loudly, for me anyway, in a dusty classroom at Loughborough University last May. It was just...

By Brendan Gallagher

British and Irish Lions Tour

/ 10 years ago

Lions Tour 2017: Schedule threatens to undermine pinnacle

Lack of prep time and finals of Premiership and Pro12 could prove major blunder in the face of rugby's biggest test,...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 10 years ago

Failure to perform leaves Pacific Islanders in mess – Kahn Fotuali’i

Kahn Fotuali’i has described the possibility of Samoa failing to qualify for the next World Cup in Japan as “potentially devastating”...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 10 years ago

Brendan Gallagher feature: England apart, this has been a World Cup to remember!

So how will history view Rugby World Cup 2015? The biggest and grandest in terms of crowd numbers and stadia? Unquestionably,...

By Brendan Gallagher

Jeremy Guscott

/ 10 years ago

Jeremy Guscott World Cup XV

15. Ben Smith (NZ) is one of my favourite players, his skillset is of the highest calibre, which affords him the...

By Jeremy Guscott

Dream Team

/ 10 years ago

Dream Team: Micheal Hills – Doncaster and former London Welsh and Sale lock

1. Andrew Sheridan – The former England powerhouse is the strongest man I have ever played rugby with. For that reason...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 10 years ago

London Irish to play Saracens Premiership match in USA

London Irish and Premiership Rugby confirmed today that the Club will be the first to play an Aviva Premiership fixture overseas...

By The Rugby Paper Team

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/ 10 years ago

Wasps statment on salary cap

Following last night’s announcement by Premiership Rugby regarding the salary cap, Wasps‘ Chairman Derek Richardson has issued the following statement. “I...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Peter Jackson

/ 10 years ago

Peter Jackson column: England’s debacle? It’s all fault of Boris Johnson!

Boris Johnson is addressing the great and the good on the occasion of the World Cup draw at the Tate Modern...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Brendan Gallagher

/ 10 years ago

Brendan Gallagher: This golden generation of Pumas WILL top the world

As befits a good Yorkshire man, Les Cusworth is not a betting man. But if he was he would invest heavily...

By Brendan Gallagher

Nick Cain

/ 10 years ago

Nick Cain column: Kiwi coaches rule – and that’s good for game

Wales have done it with Warren Gatland, and so have Ireland with Joe Schmidt, and Scotland with Vern Cotter. However, England’s...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Wales ranked second in the world

Wales have climbed to second in the World Rugby rankings following their 28-25 win over England on Saturday at Twickenham. It...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Broken jaw forces Jean de Villiers to retire

Jean de Villiers has retired from international rugby after being ruled out of the rest of the World Cup with a...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Latest News

/ 10 years ago

Relaxed, Fiji are the Brazil of rugby – so watch out if you see them smiling

Fiji‘s most-capped player Nicky Little has warned his former colleagues not to go into their shells when they tackle England in...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Nick Cain

/ 10 years ago

Nick Cain: Trim bench to five to keep players healthy

The timing of Warren Gatland‘s comment that “one or two more serious knocks” could end George North‘s career, made on the...

By The Rugby Paper Team

English Gallagher Premiership

/ 10 years ago

Catherine Spencer blasts RFU for ‘wasting’ World Cup win

Former England captain Catherine Spencer has launched a stinging attack on the RFU for wasting legacy opportunities from the 2014 World...

By The Rugby Paper Team

Featured

/ 10 years ago

Outsiders Fiji will take a big scalp warns Bob Dwyer

1991 winning coach adamant Fiji will be England or Wales at World Cup.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 10 years ago

Jeff Probyn’s column: Schools should link up with grassroots clubs for legacy

Last Wednesday I attended the first of what I would assume are many planned fund raisers for the hoped for legacy...

By Jeff Probyn

Featured

/ 11 years ago

Leigh Halfpenny told: Play for Toulon or face axe

European Champions threatening to sack full-bakc over the club-or-country clash looming at the end of the new season.

By The Rugby Paper Team

Jeff Probyn

/ 11 years ago

Jeff Probyn’s column: You’re right Steve, new maul is ‘bloody boring’

How unusual, a New Zealand coach bemoaning the opposition’s tactics despite winning the game. Steve Hansen’s complaint about the Argentinian driving...

By Jeff Probyn