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Joe Marler is swapping a rugby shirt for Spandex when he joins Gladiators as Mauler (Craig Mercer/MB Media/Getty Images)Mauler will follow in the footsteps of Amazon, Fury, Apollo… and Jeremy Guscott.Mauler will follow in the footsteps of Amazon, Fury, Apollo… and Jeremy Guscott.

Patrick Tuipulotu will captain the All Blacks against the Stormers in the opening Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry clash (Kai Schwoerer/Nations Championship via Getty Images)New Zealand kick-off their first tour of South Africa since 1996.Watch Stormers v New Zealand as Dave Rennie’s side get their Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry campaign underway in Cape Town. The …Continue reading »

Va’aiga Tuigamala’s 1997 move to Newcastle saw him dubbed as rugby’s first million-pound player (David Rogers /Allsport)As Eddie Hearn talks up his client, Henry Pollock, as a potential million-pound player, we look back on an archive interview with a ground-breaking dual-code legend.As Eddie Hearn talks up his client, Henry Pollock, as a potential million-pound player, we look back on an archive interview with a ground-breaking dual-code legend.

Ellie Kildunne will play for Bristol Bears Women in the 2026-27 Premiership Women’s Rugby season after leaving Harlequins in one of the biggest club transfers in the women’s game this summer. The England full-back, widely regarded as one of the world’s best players, described Bristol as “the perfect club” because of its ambitious style of The post Ellie Kildunne: Inside Bristol Bears Move, Career and Profile appeared first on The Rugby Paper.

Ellie Kildunne will play for Bristol Bears Women in the 2026-27 Premiership Women’s Rugby season after leaving Harlequins in one of the biggest club transfers in the women’s game this summer. The England full-back, widely regarded as one of the world’s best players, described Bristol as “the perfect club” because of its ambitious style of The post Ellie Kildunne: Inside Bristol Bears Move, Career and Profile appeared first on The Rugby Paper.