Search results for "championship"
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoIn-form Neath savour a good day
Championship round-up By HARRY CORISH Neath took full advantage of the fact Tata Steel couldn’t raise a side to host Pontypool...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 3 years agoIn this Sunday’s Rugby Paper: Alphonsi, Worcester, and Red Roses opener
It’s been a dark and painful week not just for Worcester Warriors fans, but for English Rugby in general, as part...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoThe Rise of Women in New Zealand’s Rugby Today
Women now make up 20% of rugby players in New Zealand. However, breaking down stereotypes that have been around for a...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoHow to Bet on Rugby: Important Things to Know
Rugby is a sport that has become very popular. It is no wonder why so many people want to bet on...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoRugby World Cup 2023: What Are The Odds On England Winning?
The Rugby World Cup is scheduled to take place in 2023, and everyone is now speculating about who will emerge victorious....
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoRemember these rugby moments from Six Nations
The Guinness Six Nations, or Six Nations, is the most well-known competition in men’s rugby worldwide. This monumental annual event gathers...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHenry still needs to offer more, says Jones
By ADAM HATHAWAY Eddie Jones will tell Henry Arundell this week he still needs to get more runs on the board...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoBradbury has Lam scouring URC market
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol boss Pat Lam is keeping a close eye on the United Rugby Championship for future signings following...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCoach Callard feels happy back at home
By JON NEWCOMBE Jon Callard says he is enjoying “the best of both worlds” after making a return to the Premiership...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoWrite All Blacks off at your peril, warns Pollard
By PAUL REES Handre Pollard says that anyone writing off New Zealand for next year’s World Cup after their struggles this...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoAmnesia in rugby’s corridors of power
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Then there were 12. Less than a month into the new season, the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years ago‘Slow burner’ Anyanwu is taking his big opportunity
Talent: Lennox Anyanwu ■By GARY FITZGERALD LENNOX Anyanwu steps out for his fourth consecutive start for Harlequins today eager to showcase...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoLionesses have inspired us to live the moment says Middleton
By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND A year later than advertised, the 2021 Women’s World Cup gets underway in New Zealand next weekend...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoNottingham stun Knights with Boden giving credit
By ROB WILDMAN Nottingham.....30pts Tries: Olowofela 15, 33, Graham 21, 39 Conversions: Hollingsworth 21, 33 Penalties: Hollingsworth 7, Bunting 76 Doncaster............
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoAmpthill cut loose to banish the Exiles
By KEVIN MILLER Ampthill.............59pts Tries: Montgomery 4, Cambriani 6, 10, Ryan 33, Gallagher 38, White 50, Beckett 65, Finlay 77, Rankin...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoWhy a global season could help manage game’s woes
Paul Rees looks at England’s training camp squad and asks why the professional game is not working The Premiership has never...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoIt’s a new generation of Welsh coaches
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Home-grown coaches have always been a big topic of debate in Wales. It could be...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoTournament brimming with standout moments
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT was after round two from memory that...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Dan Norton
The former Great Britain and England Sevens star and Gloucester, Bristol, Moseley and London Irish 15s winger talks about his career...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWomen’s team will grace the TW2 stage
ENGLAND women will play their first standalone fixture at Twickenham when they take on France in next year’s Six Nations. The...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoBundee’s on a ban for Ireland
Bundee Aki looks set to miss Ireland’s autumn internationals after being banned for eight weeks. The centre was sent off in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoFaletau back as Cardiff change seven for Lions
Taulupe Faletau is one of seven Cardiff players to come in as they face the Emirates Lions at the Arms Park....
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoArgentine duo in for Falcons as they seek first win
Argentina centres Matias Moroni and Matias Orlando have both been drafted straight into Newcastle‘s starting line-up as they chase a first...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTwo Welsh clubs lined up to play in England
EXCLUSIVE By NEIL FISSLER Premiership Rugby have had initial discussions with the Welsh Rugby Union about two Welsh regions joining England’s...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoThis week’s letters: Powers-that-be must take action
I’ve watched in horror recently with the problems at Worcester and Wasps which is just the tip of the iceberg from...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Simon Uzokwe
Simon Uzokwe, the Ealing Trailfinders and former Newcastle Falcons back row, chooses the best XV he has played with or against...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoProtectionist policy that is killing the game
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The Premiership is crumbling like a house built on dodgy foundations. Worcester are...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoTime to give Louis a run at 15 against All Blacks
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It was bitterly disappointing to see Liam Williams leave the field injured on his Cardiff...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHolden’s hat-trick fires up Knights
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster Knights ........48pts Tries: Holden 3, 41, 60; Roberts 13, Simpson 43, 71; Smith 69 Conversions: Olver 13,...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoPohe gives Nottingham the edge in arm wrestle
By JOHN LYON Caldy ..................19pts Tries: Aigbokhae 39, Dickinson 66 Penalties: Hinchcliffe 14,18,73 Nottingham......27pts Tries: Slatem 7, Olowofela 32, Graham 78...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoRaynal’s call correct …but was it fair?
Paul Rees finds out how the French referee’s last-minute decision has divided opinions Australia claim that World Rugby has backed their...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoFive-try rout puts All Blacks on top
By NICK POWELL New Zealand ..40pts Tries: Jordan 23, Penalty 28, Whitelock 43, Taylor 54, Tu’ungafasi 65 Conversions: Mo’unga 24, 44...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoTime for Argentina to host World Cup
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Sometimes the obvious just stares you in the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Wasps & England U20s No. 8 Greg Fisilau
Like any young player, England U20s back row Greg Fisilau has dreams of going all the way in the sport but...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Richard Barrington
I had two years still on my contract at Jersey but when Saracens came in for me after my first year...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoTop clubs spending too much on wages
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Big name signing: Duhan van der Merwe joined Worcester from Edinburgh in...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWestgate happy his boys are ready for action
BUCS RUGBY ■By NICK POWELL BUCS Super Rugby gets underway for the new season on Wednesday, and many eyes will be...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 years agoBattling Ponty hold their nerve
Championship round-up By ROB COLE Tributes flowed for former player Eddie Butler as Pontypool beat promotion-rivals Neath at Pontypool Park. Deon...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 3 years agoIn Sunday’s Rugby Paper
It’s a huge weekend of rugby, as the Rugby Championship reaches its conclusion, and there are some big games in the...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years ago2015 hero Imhoff back in as Pumas chase historic third win in South Africa
Juan Imhoff has been named on the left-wing as Argentina go in search of a third win for the first time...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoNeville and Wilson return for Australia in Auckland
Caderyn Neville and Harry Wilson will return to Australia‘s starting line-up as the only changes for their final Rugby Championship game...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoNew Knight Lloyd-Seed living the dream up north
Doncaster Knights‘ new fly-half Alec Lloyd-Seed is relishing his opportunity at the Championship club, after rounding off a whirlwind 12 months...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoTitle-chasing Boks change two for Pumas clash
South Africa have made two changes to the side that beat Argentina in Buenos Aires on Saturday, as they return home...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 years agoWilliams ruled out of Autumn Nations Series
Liam Williams will play no part in Wales‘ Autumn Nations Series campaign after a collarbone injury on his Cardiff debut against...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoPGB to allow 5,000 capacity entry to Premiership
The Professional Game Board at the RFU have agreed to loosen the rules governing the minimum stadium capacity for promotion to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoOdendaal has point to prove after Boks snub
By PAUL REES Burger Odendaal joined Wasps after accepting that his chances of winning a South Africa cap had gone, but...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoAdams: Wales are going the right way
By STEFFAN THOMAS Match winner: Liam Williams, right, congratulates Josh Adams after his try in the second Test against South Africa...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoChile star signs for Knights
DONCASTER have signed the man who has led Chile to their first-ever World Cup – Martin Sigren. The all-action back rower...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoThis week’s letters: Population ratios suggest room for more pro players
John Allanson (Rugby Paper, September 11) states it is ‘preposterous’ that Championship clubs could be anything other than semi-professional. But there’s...
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Features
/ 3 years agoIreland face the toughest challenge to stay at top
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK We are year out from the start of the 2023 World Cup in France,...
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