Search results for "championship"
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Tyson Lewis – Doncaster wing
Enjoyed the off-season? It was nice to go away and unwind a little bit after such a long season. I stayed...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoProp pair pen new Saracens contracts
Props Richard Barrington and Titi Lamositele have signed new deals with Saracens. Loosehead Barrington, 26, who arrived at Saracens from Championship...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Half-back combination is the key to Bristol survival
Running out in front of a big crowd at Twickenham will be a fantastic baptism for Bristol on their welcome back...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Tom Savage – Gloucester lock
1. Richard Barrington – I played with Baz at Hartpury. He’s now at Saracens and has gone on to win the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEngland name provisional EPS
Eddie Jones has announced a provisional 45-man elite player squad (EPS) for England’s pre-season training camp in August. The squad will...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoI’ll have to earn my place, says Matt Symons
Wasps lock Matt Symons is relieved to have been given a second Premiership chance after the nightmare of relegation at London...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: England’s U20 stars would thrive at Rio Olympics
Here’s hoping that the GB Sevens side for the Rio Olympics which was announced last week come back from Brazil with...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The All Black tour that left Olympics in chaos
It’s 40 years pretty much to the day that a rugby tour wreaked havoc with the 1976 Montreal Olympics, a financially...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoRFU & Premiership Rugby sign new Professional Game agreement
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) and Premiership Rugby Limited (PRL) have agreed a progressive new partnership for the next eight years...
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Features
/ 10 years agoJenkins reminisces about Lions battles
By Matt Lloyd His displays against New Zealand last month suggest evergreen prop Gethin Jenkins could yet make a remarkable fourth British...
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Columnists
/ 10 years agoGuscott: The men key to their team’s fortunes – watch out for Schalk
By Jeremy Guscott SARACENS remain the team to beat next year and while they have not gone crazy in the transfer...
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Columnists
/ 10 years agoJones column: Visionary Venter can rebuild Irish
By Chris Jones Brendan Venter has never owned a pair of rose tinted glasses. The 1995 World Cup-winning Springbok centre, who...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoTreviranus opts for two-year Exiles extension
Experienced London Irish flanker Ofisa Treviranus has extended his stay at the Madejski Stadium by signing a two-year contract extension. The...
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Columnists
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: We need success to win back fans from football
By Shane Williams Welsh rugby has a very real battle on its hands next season and I don’t just mean from all-conquering...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Tyson Lewis – Doncaster wing
1. Sam Lockwood – Offers a lot whether that’s at the set-piece or in the loose. The standout loosehead in the...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSix Nations can’t ignore Georgia’s tour glory
Georgia were back home in Tbilisi this week being lauded by one and all after their inaugural Pacific Island tour resulted...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Max Wright – England U20s wing
Max Wright thought he would be watching the Junior World Championships from his sofa but things can change quickly in rugby...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Brett Beukeboom – Cornish Pirates and Canada lock
1. Donald Trump I went back home for three to four months in May and had to put up with the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWill Hurrell makes Bristol switch
Will Hurrell has agreed terms to join Bristol ahead of the upcoming Premiership campaign. The centre, who was Doncaster’s stand out...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Miles Benjamin – former Worcester, Leicester and England Saxons wing
It’s only when you look to explore different avenues in life that you get to fully appreciate how special it was...
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Guest Blogs
/ 10 years agoIs The Southern Hemisphere Dominance of Rugby Over?
When two or more entities work and compete in the same area, we always like to know which one is better...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Joe Thomas – Wales U20s centre
Joe Thomas only has two games left to play this season but he intends to make the best off them as...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBrendan Venter named Technical Director at London Irish
London Irish have announced that Brendan Venter is returning to the club to take up the new position of Technical Director...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Eddie’s put basics in place, now let’s add killer instinct
Well that’s it, regular season and summer tour fun finally over with a first-ever series win – and whitewash to boot...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoShakespeare lover Paul Hill is writing his own drama
Paul Hill is a 21-year-old who has relished being stuck between a rock and a hard place during England’s victorious tour...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: ‘Respect’ is the key to James Haskell’s rejuvenation
James Haskell is proof that you can’t keep a good man down. The sheer storm-force belligerence with which he bowled over...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Charlie Hewitt – Worcester lock
Have you started pre-season yet? Most of us have been back for two weeks now but the players who played a...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSaracens to face Toulon in Champions Cup pool
Saracens will have to go past Toulon early on if they are to defend their Champions Cup crown after being drawn...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Hal Luscombe – Wales, NG Dragons, Harlequins and harlequins centre/wing
Coming from South Africa I didn’t fully appreciated just how big a rivalry Wales versus England was, or the magnitude of...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: All Blacks bolstered by bench strength again
It was a case of deja vu for Wales in Wellington after another positive start against the All Blacks. Again we...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoTop agent calls for RFU to address Tier Two welfare
The supply line of Championship players to the Premiership will dry up unless England’s second tier undergoes a major overhaul.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott verdict: Now find sharper attacking edge to challenge for that 2019 RWC
Epic is not too big a word for this achievement of becoming the first England side to win a three-Test series...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoRampant England U20s reach World Cup final
England are through to the World Rugby U20 Championship final after a 39-17 victory over South Africa at the Manchester City...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Joe Atkinson – London Scottish and ex-Cornish Pirates
1. Alan Paver – I’ve known Paves as a player and coach and he’s got a lot of time for the...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoGloucester stint made me a better player says Stevie McColl
Two years after leaving for Gloucester, Stevie McColl says he returns to the north for a second spell with Yorkshire Carnegie...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoExiles make double front row signings
London Scottish have today added depth to their front row by completing the signings of hooker Devlin Hope, and loosehead Jonny...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoGeorge North ruled out of NZ tour
George North will miss the remainder of the Wales‘ tour of New Zealand after suffering a “significant” hamstring tear in the...
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Guest Blogs
/ 10 years agoEngland start strong in Australia
Heading into the first match of its summer Test series against Australia, England was boldly optimistic about a strong showing. Having...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher looks back at the career of Imanol Harinordoquy
So it’s farewell to Imanol Harinordoquy who will be an ex-rugby player by the end of the month, perhaps sooner. His...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain looks at the Wallabies’ key personel
All’s fair in love and war – and baggage searches – when England play Australia in any sport. That’s why, after...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Your players have stepped it up Eddie Jones, now it’s your turn
While reading another interview with Eddie Jones imploring his players to raise the bar yet higher, I must admit to being...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHIGHLIGHTS: England U20s open JWC with Italy win
England got their World Rugby U20s Championship off to a winning start with a six-try 48-10 bonus point victory over Italy...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoWe’re backing England insist Wasps, despite foreign legion
Wasps insist they remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite falling well short of RFU targets for season 2015-16. The Coventry-based...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoMallinder to captain England U20s in JWC opener
Harry Mallinder will captain England U20s against Italy in their opening game of the Junior World Championship at the Manchester City...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: It’s another dangerous Maverick manoeuvre
Chris Ashton is a maverick. Ever since he crossed codes by leaving Wigan for Northampton he has never been far from...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Johnny Williams – London Irish centre
Congratulations on a great first season – surely you didn’t expect to play so much? If you’d have told me I’d...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher column: Alex Goode now epitomises the modern day attacking No.15
The outstanding Alex Goode has always struck me as a slightly unlucky player. First, he is blessed with an all court...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoFive players extend Wasps contacts
Jake Cooper-Woolley, James Gaskell, Alex Lundberg, Simon McIntyre and Will Rowlands have all signed new contracts with Wasps. Cooper-Woolley joined Wasps...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoSRU pulls out of London Scottish partnership
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) Board has ended the Development Partnership they had been operating with London Scottish since January. However,...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Nick Royle- Caldy and former Fylde, Sale & England 7s wing
1. Eifion Lewis-Roberts – ‘Fridge’ is a massive man. I’ll never forget that pre-season match in Perpignan with him flying across...















