Search results for "championship"
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: All Blacks on top with or without Williams
If the Six Nations are playing catch up with the Southern Hemisphere powers, then the new Rugby Championship will be about...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoPocock out for three months
Australia captain David Pocock will be out for up to three months after undergoing keyhole surgery today The Wallabies‘ skipper damaged...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoAussie blow as captain David Pocock is out of All Blacks clash
David Pocock will miss Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup clash against the All Blacks in Auckland after it was revealed the Australian captain...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoSouth Africa 27 Argentina 6
South Africa put on an impressive display in Cape Town to secure a 27-6 victory over newcomers Argentina in their opening...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoAustralia 19 New Zealand 27
New Zealand dominated Australia 27-19 in Sydney for the inaugural match of the Rugby Championship. Read the full report of the...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoSBW named in All Blacks team to face Australia
Sonny Bill Williams has been named in the All Blacks team to play Australia in the opening Investec Rugby Championship match...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoLondon Welsh: “We’ll stick to our principles”
Ed Jackson believes the culture at London Welsh this season will not change despite the arrival of a host of foreign...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoWe know we’ll get thumped says Argentina captain Felipe Contepomi
Argentina‘s record points scorer Felipe Contepomi drew parallels with Italy’s entrance into the Six Nations ahead of the Pumas’ debut in...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoLock of ages? French turn back clock for Brits
The burgeoning British colony in France hurls itself into Top 14 action next weekend, an assault force headed by surely the...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoBarnes at No.10 for Wallabies, Cooper out
Berrick Barnes has been named at fly-half for Australia‘s clash against New Zealand in Saturday’s opening game of the Rugby Championship...
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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Luke Treharne – Exeter and Wales U18 full-back
A contemporary of George North in the Scarlets academy, Luke Treharne and the giant Welsh winger made a ferocious midfield combination...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoSBW cleared to play for the All Blacks
Sonny Bill Williams was today cleared by his new Japanese club to play in the All Blacks‘ opening Rugby Championship matches...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoSpringboks return for Botha?
The Springboks are considering calling back hard man Bakkies Botha to cover a locking crisis for the Rugby Championship. Botha’s 76-test...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoBristol sign Samoa international Faosiliva
Bristol bulked up their back row after signing Samoa international Alafoti Faosiliva. The 26-year-old, who can play at flanker or number...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 14 years agoArgentina announce squad for Four Nations opener
Horacio Agulla, Marcos Ayerza and Gonzalo Camacho have been named in Argentina coach Santiago Phelan’s 26-man squad that will travel to...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Pumas out to prove their first-class credentials
Argentina have received an early reminder that New Zealand, South Africa and Australia see them as the poor relations of the...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 14 years agoUncapped Gill named in Wallabies Four Nations squad
Australia U20 captain Liam Gill is set to make his Test debut after he was named in Robbie Deans 30-man squad...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoRFU fury over Graham Henry’s slur against Wayne Barnes
Sir Graham Henry could face legal action following an admission that he wondered whether match-fixing was to blame for New Zealand‘s...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Lion king of Leeds will ride to the rescue
When it comes to understanding the importance of nurturing and building a brand, Sir Ian McGeechan’s track-record with the Lions takes...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 14 years agoMeyer names five new caps for the Boks
Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer has included five uncapped players in his 30-man squad for the inaugural Rugby Championship. Stormers loose forward...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoI was fed up facing the same teams all the time says Jersey new boy Richard Haughton
Richard Haughton has revealed how he turned down offers to remain in the Premiership in favour of a move to Championship...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoExeter winger Matt Jess: “Team ethic is only concern for Chiefs”
When Bath chairman Bruce Craig told the club’s end-of-season dinner that there wasn’t a single player in his side whom he...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoWhy those gentlemen of league are on the defensive
While rugby league’s national standing has waned as union’s has risen since the introduction of professionalism, its influence on the XV...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoCornish Pirates Aaron Penberthy ready to unleash full range of skills
Cornish Pirates supporters might have thought they had seen Aaron Penberthy’s full range last season, but the 20-year-old fly-half has said...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoWe’re doing things even better than the Natal Sharks says Bristol head coach Liam Middleton
Bristol head coach Liam Middleton hopes a recent fact-finding mission to South Africa will make the difference as his side targets...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoNew Nottingham boss Marting Haag can make the step up says Ian McGeechan
Sir Ian McGeechan has backed Martin Haag to be a big hit in his first head coach role after Nottingham appointed...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoNewcastle Falcons revival will be key for Jon Golding’s England call
A Newcastle pack getting the better of their Wasps counterparts at Adams Park sounds a familiar tale but this scene took...
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Room 101
/ 14 years agoRoom 101: Mike Denbee – London Welsh flanker
1. The Tube The London Transport system is, on a good day, the quickest, cheapest and most convenient way to travel....
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoNew Bristol signing James Grindal gears up for big time again
James Grindal ended a 13-year consecutive run in the top flight when he swapped Leicester for Bristol this summer, but such...
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Dream Team
/ 14 years agoDream Team: Chris Cracknell – former Bath and Worcester flanker and England Sevens Star
1. Nathan Catt – Not a household name yet, but he will be. I am certain he will be pulling on...
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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Nathan Earle – Saracens winger
Every so often you can pinpoint the exact moment when a sporting star is born. For Wayne Rooney it was his...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 14 years agoJeremy Guscott: Quins have the players to create their own dynasty
Harlquins deserve a round of applause. I like the way they play the game. Being prepared to play an attacking game...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: Plastic may not be all that fantastic for Saracens
Isn’t it strange with all the fuss re London Welsh not having a stadium that reached the minimum criteria and whether...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoIt’s our fairytale and we aim to slay those giants says London Welsh
London Welsh face the toughest possible start to life in the Premiership with opening games against Leicester and champions Harlequins. But...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoRugby League legend Keith Senior returns to rugby Union 20 years later
Talk to anyone in either code about legendary Rugby League centre Keith Senior and the soundbites are always the same. “Great...
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Room 101
/ 14 years agoRoom 101: Lee Blackett – Rotherham winger
1. 50mph roadworks on a Motorway Travelling across the Pennines on the M62, as I do fairly frequently because my family...
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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Callum Braley – Bristol scrum half
As a West Country boy Callum Braley would like nothing more than to stamp his mark on Bristol‘s first team. But...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoToby Booth’s snub made Guy Armitage turn his back on London Irish
Guy Armitage has opened the door to one day playing for France after revealing that Toby Booth’s snub at London Irish...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoGive our tier-two English coaches a chance says coaching guru Kevin Bowring
The RFU’s Head of Elite Coach Development, Kevin Bowring, wants to see more English-qualified coaches follow Glenn Delaney’s example and make...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 14 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Andy Titterrell – former Lions, England, Sale, Gloucester and Leeds hooker
Sale became the first team to finish top of the league and win the Premiership final in 2006 and we could...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: Dual registration could be casualty of London Welsh triumph
So natural justice has prevailed and the winners of the Championship have finally been allowed to take their place in the...
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoNew Newcastle Director of Rugby Dean Richards is hunting for Heineken Cup Glory
The despair, the darkness, the doubts have been lifted from Dean Richards’ shoulders since his appointment as Newcastle director of rugby,...
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Featured
/ 14 years agoYellow cards are not as threatening as we think
When Israel Dagg clattered into Rob Kearney in Christchurch last weekend, Ireland rubbed their hands at the imminent prospect of binning...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoFormer Lion tourist Andy Titterrell still has what it takes
Former Lion Andy Titterrell insists he hasn’t given up hope on his playing career despite finding himself without a club in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 14 years agoPeter Jackson: Lions’ roar takes on a different sound now
A Lions Test team selected at the end of the World Cup last October would have been a straightforward exercise –...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 14 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Michael Owen – former Wales captain & Saracens No.8
You start every Six Nations thinking you’re in with a chance.We were no different in 2005 but it’s still remarkable we...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 14 years agoMan behind the match: Lawrence Dallaglio and the 2008 Premiership Final
How do you organise a send-off for a man who has won everything? Arrange a world record crowd at Twickenham to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoDanny Cipriani is ‘ready for an England comeback’
O’Connor played outside the former London Wasps talisman in Super Rugby and is a self-confessed admirer of the outside-half’s full range...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: Bully-boy forwards win it for the Springboks
The England U20s should be green with envy following South Africa‘s 22-16 World Junior Championship final victory over New Zealand in...
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Nick Cain
/ 14 years agoNick Cain: This should have been child’s play for England
Containment is a very dangerous game in an 80-minute sport, and the England U20s paid the price of a policy as...
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