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RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NOT long now ... but first comes the ubiquitous opening ceremony that […] The post Mixed reviews on opening nights… appeared first on...

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER URUGUAY Coach: Esteban Meneses Captain: Andres Vilaseca URUGUAY are beginning to shed upstart status. This will be their fifth Rugby World Cup […] The post Los Teros will be looking to add to their...

Tributes have poured in for one of rugby's cross-code greats following the death of David Watkins at the age of 81.

Tommy Makinson scored twice as defending Super League champions St Helens beat bottom club Wakefield 32-16 to register their sixth-straight win.

Leigh returned to the field two days after a floodlight failure to wrap up a bizarre 34-16 victory over Huddersfield in the Betfred Super League on Sunday.

By GARY FITZGERALD ENGLAND’S failing stars have been ordered to cut out the “siege mentality” and begin “owning their performances”. World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio […] The post Dallaglio: Get rid of this...

By NICK CAIN THE latest incarnation of the Premiership Cup, and the most positive because it includes Championship clubs competing against those in the top […] The post Halliday welcomes new-look Prem Cup appeared firs...

By ROB COLE JAZZ Joyce doesn’t believe taking up a full-time contract with the Welsh Rugby Union will jeopardise her dream of winning a sevens […] The post Joyce keeps her Olympic dream alive appeared first on The Ru...

By PAUL REES PREMIERSHIP clubs get their season underway this weekend with Northampton’s director of rugby Phil Dowson looking confident that the gloom that has […] The post Dowson: Things are going to get better app...

By ADAM HATHAWAY JACK Willis headed back to France on Thursday with England aiming to go from local hero to villain in his adopted country. […] The post Willis aiming to be the local villain appeared first on The Rugby...

By BEN JAYCOCK SAM Warburton believes fitness and management of ball in play time could be the difference in this World Cup. Warburton, who won […] The post Warburton: Ball in play time 'crucial' in France appeared fir...

By NICK POWELL FIJI winger Jiuta Wainiqolo says his side are not feeling any pressure as they prepare for their critical World Cup opener against […] The post Flying Fijians ready to take on the world appeared first on...

FORMER London Irish boss Les Kiss is getting the band back together in Brisbane after taking two of the Exiles’ coaching staff with him to […] The post London Irish trio reunite in Brisbane appeared first on The Rugb...

Cover: Cam Neild FORMER Sale and Worcester flanker Cameron Neild is moving back to Scotland on a short-term deal at Edinburgh. Neild, who had a […] The post Neild on road to Scotland appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

BACK row Izzy Moore, who has been looking for a new club since the demise of London Irish, has joined Northampton on trial. Moore, 23, […] The post Saints trial for Moore appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

FORMER agent and England team manager Rob Burgess, who was head of recruitment at the Dragons, is leaving to take up a similar role with […] The post Burgess makes Bath switch appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

FORMER England attack coach Rory Teague has become head coach at his local club, Tewkesbury, who are playing in the Counties 3 Tribute Gloucestershire North […] The post Teague goes back to his roots appeared first on ...

DAVE TIUETI, THE FORMER TONGA, NEATH, OSPREYS & BRISTOL CENTRE. CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1. Duncan Jones – When […] The post DREAM TEAM appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

The former Tonga, Neath, Ospreys & Bristol centre chooses the Best XV he has played with or against 1. Duncan Jones - When he came […] The post Dream Team with Dave Tiueti appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK AS England limped into Le Touquet after being beaten by Fiji, the tions for their World prepara- […] The post Borthwick seems set on rewarding failure appeared first on The ...

THE wishful thinking that if England beat Argentina it will be a cakewalk from Pool D into the knock-out stages took a kicking last weekend. […] The post My England team to challenge Argentina appeared first on The Rug...

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED THE way Clive Woodward saw it back in 2003, the International Rugby Board’s new-fangled ranking system was a many-splendored thing. “I […] The post Should we care about the world ranki...