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Gloucester produced a spectacular second-half comeback to launch their Gallagher Premiership campaign with a 27-21 win over Wasps at Kingsholm on Sunday.

By Nick Powell Gloucester........27pts Tries: Rees-Zammit 44, Chapman 47, Penalty 69, Clarke 73 Conversions: Hastings 48 Penalties: Hastings 60 Wasps............21pts Tries: Atkinson 25, Shields 28, Ogendaal 31 […] T...

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Davies sets his sights on playing in 2023 World Cup ■By STEFFAN THOMAS JONATHAN Davies says he wants to represent Wales at the World Cup […] The post I'm aiming for World Cup, says Davies appeared first on The Rugby ...

■By MIKE SINCLAIR CORNISH Pirates fought hard for an opening night win against Richmond on Friday and coach Alan Paver has high hopes for the […] The post We'll take changes in our stride, says Paver appeared first o...

■By PAUL REES HANRO Liebenberg is backing his South African compatriot Handre Pollard to take to life in the Premiership quickly when the outside-half recovers […] The post Pollard will light up Tigers-Liebenberg app...

By PAUL REES Hanro Liebenberg is backing his South African compatriot Handre Pollard to take to life in the Premiership quickly when the outside-half recovers […] The post Pollard will light up Tigers – Liebenberg ap...

■By NICK POWELL FORMER Australia flyhalf Michael Lynagh believes fans should not rush into judgement about the impact of the reduction of the Premiership’s salary […] The post Lynagh: Don't rush to judge impact of ...

■By PAUL REES GEORGE Skivington spent his summer watching video nasties as he plotted how to get Gloucester into the tour four of the Premiership. […] The post Video nasties help shake demons for Skivington appeared ...

FORMER Worcester flanker Sam Lewis has joined Bristol. The 31-year-old has been on trial at Ashton Gate during the summer and featured in two pre-season […] The post Lam gets Lewis appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

NEWCASTLE back row Freddie Lockwood has signed for Jersey on a season-long loan. Lockwood, 21, is a former England youth international and played nine games […] The post Lockwood signs appeared first on The Rugby Paper...

ENGLAND women crashed out of the World Cup 7s Cup quarter-finals last night in a crushing 35-5 defeat to Australia. Tries by Charlotte Caslick, Teagan […] The post Australia crush Red Roses in World Cup 7s appeared fir...

WITH Premiership clubs’s finances coming under severe scrutiny and the RFU’s resources, as Jeff Probyn writes, fully stretched, what on earth makes Nick Cain and […] The post Get real, T2 teams can't have any more ...

IN Rugby Paper Sept 4, Nick Cain says “the Premiership cartel is throttling the English game by killing ambition”. He adds that the RFU has […] The post When will the RFU come to its senses? appeared first on The R...

EDDIE Jones said early in his tenure as England head coach that he wanted to have three or four players for each position. I think […] The post England need a few new stars to emerge appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

COLIN BOAG Huge asset: Gloucester fans pack out Kingsholm Stadium last seasonPICTURE: Getty Images There are lies, damned lies, and statistics, and the problem with […] The post Keep rich owners on a tight leash appear...

JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK HENRY Arundell, Louis Rees-Zammit, Anthony Watson and Joe Cokanasiga are four wingers who can light up the field […] The post Four musketeers who can light up the g...

Brendan Gallagher looks back on Queen Elizabeth II’s involvement in rugby during her long reign 1972: Queen Elizabeth II meeting the Cambridge team before an […] The post When the game met with royal approval appeare...

IT might just be a coincidence but most of Her Majesty’s landmark anniversaries were marked by momentous events in the rugby world including six brilliant […] The post Great timing for the main events appeared first ...

■By ROGER PANTING Exeter ................24pts Tries: Penalty 19, Kata 38, Schickerling 80 Conversions: Simmonds 38, 80 Penalties: Simmonds 3 Leicester ..........20pts Tries: Liebenberg 49, Clare […] The post Champio...

LEICESTER h ead coach Steve Borthwick was disappointed to lose but says there are plenty of positives to take away. He said: “The boys are […] The post 'Losing Freddie didn't help us' appeared first on The Rugby Pape...

■By ADAM HATHAWAY London Irish ....45ptsTries: Donnell 12, White 23, Hassell-Collins 29, Arundell 48, 80+2; Joseph 59, Creevy 70 Conversions: Jackson 13, 24, 49; Englefield […] The post Arundell's off to flier as Exi...