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By JON NEWCOMBE NICK David is revelling in the freedom given to players at Harlequins and is in contention for a place in the England […] The post David: I'm loving the freedom I get here appeared first on The Rugby Pa...

By ADAM HATHAWAY Harlequins ........................ 19pts Tries: David 37, Walker 58, Green 79 Conversions: J Evans 38, 59 Leicester ...........................20pts Tries: Wiese 27, Brown 63 […] The post Battling Tig...

Gloucester broke their miserable run of nine consecutive Gallagher Premiership defeats with a morale-boosting 32-20 win over Sale at Kingsholm.

By JON NEWCOMBE NATIONAL One leaders Rams are among the clubs to have submitted an expression of interest to join the new Tier 2 League […] The post Rams would be happy to play in RFU's new Tier 2 appeared first on The...

By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond takes over at Newcastle this week with club stalwart Micky Ward believing the hard-nosed former Sale and Worcester director of […] The post Ward: Diamond is the right man for Falcons appeared...

By BEN JAYCOCK COVENTRY went top of the Championship table last weekend following their dramatic win over London Scottish and star flanker Matt Kvesic is […] The post Kvesic backing Cov to push Ealing all the way appea...

By STEVE WAGSTAFF WARLINGHAM’S Mark Bright, who has been diagnosed with incurable cancer, scored the winning try for his club’s 2nd XV after the Surrey […] The post Special match to honour 'Brighty' appeared first ...

By JON NEWCOMBE BATH boss Johann van Graan has hailed Ben Spencer’s England return as a triumph of perseverance after his captain and scrum-half was […] The post Van Graan delighted by Spencer's recall appeared first...

By PAUL REES PAT Lam accepts that Kyle Sinckler may be more tempted to leave Bristol for France after being left out of the England […] The post Sinckler may head to France after England snub appeared first on The Rugb...

By ROB COLE GARETH Thomas says new-look Wales won’t be a soft touch up front when they take on Scotland in their Six Nations opener […] The post Thomas backing his boys appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

By GARY FITZGERALD JOE Marler has urged England’s fresh faces to “embrace the historical” Six Nations stage and show off their “super strengths”. The veteran […] The post Enjoy it, says veteran Marler appeare...

ON THE BLINDSIDEBY NEIL FISSLER CARDIFF have signed Wales fly-half Callum Sheedy from Bristol when his deal runs out at the end of the season […] The post Sheedy agrees return to Cardiff appeared first on The Rugby Pap...

ON THE BLINDSIDEBY NEIL FISSLER THE Lions have emerged as the South African side most likely to sign Gloucester back row Ruan Ackermann, who has […] The post Ackermann looks likely to join Lions appeared first on The R...

ON THE BLINDSIDEBY NEIL FISSLER SARACENS could be set for another fly-half blow with Manu Vunipola set to follow Owen Farrell out of the exit […] The post Vunipola set to follow Farrell out of Saracens appeared first o...

ON THE BLINDSIDEBY NEIL FISSLER HARLEQUINS centre Andre Esterhuizen is on the shopping list for several clubs in Japan after appearing to have rejected the […] The post Esterhuizen says no to Toulon appeared first on T...

ON THE BLINDSIDEBY NEIL FISSLER EXETER are yet to offer loosehead Alec Hepburn, above, who has been named in Scotland’s Six Nations squad, a deal […] The post Hepburn waits for an offer at Exeter appeared first on Th...

JAMES WILLIAMS, THE BRISTOL AND FORMER BIRMINGHAM MOSELEY, HARTPURY, WORCSTER & SALE FLY-HALF/CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1. Ellis […] The post DREAM TEAM appeared first on The Rugby Pa...

NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK IF THE RFU was a public limited company, the Six Nations deal it struck with CVC in […] The post Sweeney's staggering financial blunders appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

NICK CAIN THE Championship clubs appear to be in no mood for turning, typified by their standoff with an RFU bureaucracy headed by chief executive […] The post Champ clubs look set for battle appeared first on The Rugb...

By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens .......................... 40pts Tries: Hadfield 5, 65; Van Zyl 13, Gonzales 41, McFarland 80 Conversions: Farrell 14, 42, 66 Penalties: Farrell 30, […] The post Saracens in position for s...

MARK McCall says Saracens are back ‘in the mix’ after a stuttering couple of months. “The last 13 days have been the most enjoyable of […] The post McCall: We are back in the mix appeared first on The Rugby Paper...

By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................................ 57pts Tries: Capon 7, Batley 10, MacGinty 18, Heward 23, Williams 32, Harding 44, Bradbury 51, Lane 79 Conversions: MacGinty […] The post Chairman Bear sees his ...