Search results for "championship"
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTHE OFFICIAL AVIVA PREMIERSHIP MAGAZINE
The Official Aviva Premiership rugby magazine captures all the excitement of the current Premiership Rugby season and profiles all of the...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Springboks must look North to stop the rot
When Adriaan Strauss stepped onto the broadcasting plinth at King’s Park in Durban after South Africa had suffered a humiliating record...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGloucester sign Ma’afu as Thomas returns to Wales
Gloucester have signed former Northampton Saints and Australian tighthead Salesi Ma’afu from the Cardiff Blues with immediate effect. Ma’afu joins the...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Building Eddie’s white wall has a cost
Training injuries happen, and as long as Rugby Union remains a contact sport they always will. The fact that England, after...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAndy Powell forced to retire
Andy Powell has been forced to retire from professional rugby because of a knee injury. The 35-year-old former Wales No.8 started...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: No-brainer, Steve? Afraid not, more like brain dead
Talk about letting the inmates run the asylum! Sometimes you have to wonder if those working in the professional game have...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Premiership gets richer; others can go swing!
Salary caps are causing strife again, with dire warnings emanating from the Premiership elite as well as from clubs in National...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: James Cordy-Redden – Ealing centre
How important was that win against Jersey? The Championship is pretty open this year with a lot of opportunities for team...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoAbsent stars? No problem says Eddie Jones, there’s more!
There was a moment at Twickenham on Friday when Eddie Jones demonstrated why he is being paid a king’s ransom by...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoNathan Earle’s busy adding sting to his tail in Canterbury
Fresh from helping Canterbury capture New Zealand‘s historic Ranfurly Shield for the first time in six years, on-loan Saracens wing Nathan...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Why we should’ve taken heed of those dinosaurs
Well, who would have believed it? It may have taken more than 25 years but the main protagonist for a move...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoStrong-man Scott Sio wants smooth finish to patchy Australia season
Last Autumn Australia‘s powerful prop Scott Sio made no fewer than four Test appearances in a month at Twickenham and as...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Referees must stop favouring All Blacks
All international teams bend the rules in order to accentuate their strengths and hide their weaknesses, it’s just that New Zealand...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: RFU face uproar over wage cap proposals
By NEALE HARVEY Controversial RFU plans to impose swingeing wage caps on clubs below the Championship from 2018-19 are set to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTuitavake heading to Northampton
Northampton Saints has announced the signing of Nafi Tuitavake. The Tongan international joins the Saints from Narbonne, where he has played...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNewcastle agree permanent deal to sign Fred Burdon
Newcastle Falcons have agreed a permanent deal to sign centre Fred Burdon following a successful trial spell with the club. The...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Billy Robinson – Nottingham full-back
1. Campese Ma’afu – The Fijian had a great 2015 World Cup. Top scrummager, good ball skills, and puts in some...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoDanny Care is on Lions mission
Danny Care is hoping to make it third time lucky as he targets a place on the British and Irish Lions...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher takes a look at the 1930 tour to New Zealand
In many ways the 1930 Lions tour epitomised everything we have grown to love, and occasionally curse, about the trips down...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Rory Bartle – London Scottish captain
Chomping at the bit for some proper rugby? Very much so! We’re happy to see the back of pre-season. We’ve done...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoJason Woodward agrees Bristol switch
Bristol have confirmed the signing of Jason Woodward from the Super Rugby champions the Hurricanes. Woodward represented the Wellington franchise in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoI’ve been beating my demons says Kurtley Beale
Watching Kurtley Beale, ball in hand, whizzing past defences at full speed is one of the most beautiful sights in the...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Yes, I believe England can rain on New Zealand’s parade
The All Black procession is in full marching order again, with the usual array of tub-thumpers and cheerleaders proclaiming them as...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Sam Katz – Jersey fly-half
One week before the start of the Championship, all ready to go? Our last pre-season game was last weekend. We’re off...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoWith high risk of a charge-down, the drop-goal is now a dying art
Drop goals feature heavily on the showreel of rugby’s greatest moments: Joel Stransky and Jonny Wilkinson won World Cups with them...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoJoshua Chasinga chasing his dream at Newcastle Falcons
Music producer turned professional rugby player Joshua Chisanga is on track to become the first full Kenyan international to play in...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Matt Burke’s law on summer season is good sense
Matt Burke was not only a great Wallaby full-back, he is a measured and respected commentator on the game. That’s why...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Sam Smith – former Harlequins and Worcester wing
By rights I should have been a Wasp. My dad played for the club and I had a few training sessions...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Darryl Veenendaal – Nottingham scrum-half
1. Alan Paver – He played so many games for the Pirates over the years and ruled the roost in the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLate Iglesias penalty help Argentina beat South Africa
Replacement back Santiago Gonzalez Iglesias kicked a penalty two minutes from time to give Argentina a 26-24 Rugby Championship victory over...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Cameron Orr – Gloucester prop
As a young prop, improving at the set piece is paramount for Cameron Orr so it is no surprise he jumped...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: What’s to stop Tier Two teams from taking the import route?
Money, money, money. Why are the clubs surprised that the highly publicised new deal between the RFU and PRL has seen...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Wallabies’ walloping shows up Bernard Foley’s frailties in attack
What a difference a year can make in international sport. Michael Cheika’s Wallaby side were riding a crest of a wave...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams: Fit and firing Gavin Henson can earn himself Wales recall
People may think I’m crazy for saying this but do not put it past Gavin Henson getting himself back in contention...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoLouis Picamoles out to sink Premiership big guns
Louis Picamoles is only a few weeks into his new life in Northampton but already feels at home and can’t wait...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoFuture’s looking Bright now at Ealing – Alex Codling
No nonsense Ealing head coach Alex Codling says slackers will not be tolerated as the Championship outfit bid to improve their...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoCaptain Jack Lam vows to get mean in bid for survival
Rock solid new Bristol captain Jack Lam wants his side to get mean in their defence this season to avoid becoming...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoAll Blacks will have to dig deep to keep that No.1 tag
By the time England are next scheduled to play New Zealand in the autumn of 2017 it will have been three...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Beware the All Blacks ‘in transition’
It seems barely five minutes ago that the Rugby Championship was first mooted and then established and now here we are...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoQ&A with Pacific Rugby Players Welfare founder Dan Leo
Former Samoa, Wasps, London Irish, London Welsh and lock Dan Leo has founded Pacific Rugby Players Welfare and was recently appointed...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: All Blacks for the title, but Wallabies will come again
This Rugby Championship is the start of a new cycle for the Southern Hemisphere, which leads to Tokyo and the next...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoGreig Tonks to spearhead Irish bid for promotion
London Irish might be down but they are definitely not out and Scotland international Greig Tonks hopes last season’s frustration will...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSix Nations will vote on bonus points plan
The Six Nations are planning to introduce bonus points starting next year when England defend their Grand Slam. The first change...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPumas centre heading to Franklin’s Gardens
Northampton Saints have confirmed the signing of Juan Pablo Estelles. The 28-year-old Argentina international centre will arrive at Franklin’s Gardens ahead...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoRory Bartle benefitting from staying English qualified
London Scottish flanker Rory Bartle describes snubbing Wales‘ U20s as “a decision I had to make” as he ramps up his...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoMarco Mama’s eyes fixed on England’s No.7 shirt
Marco Mama is on a mission this season to establish himself as Worcester’s premier No.7 and push his case for England...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoAchilles injury rules SBW for nine months
Sonny Bill Williams will be out for nine months after partially rupturing his Achilles playing for New Zealand Sevens at the...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoBen Pienaar named London Welsh captain
London Welsh have named Ben Pienaar as club captain for the upcoming Championship season. Pienaar, 29, joined the Exiles in 2013...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Rugby as a whole won’t benefit from this new deal
With the RFU and the Premiership congratulating themselves on reaching an eye-watering £200 million plus funding agreement, there are some voices...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWasps confirm signing of Willie Le Roux
As revealed by Neil Fissler last Sunday, Wasps have bolstered their already impressive squad by the addition of Springboks full-back Willie...
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