Search results for "lions"
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Features
/ 4 years agoGlobal vision for the future takes us into a new dawn
PAUL REES ASSESSES WORLD RUGBY’S PLANS TO MODERNISE THE INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC GAME The prospect of a global season has always...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBen’s back, ready willing and able!
Injury-hit Ben Curry tells Ben Jaycock he can finally dream of a longterm England future Fit again: Sale’s Ben Curry is...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTaking summer off ‘best thing’ for Scotland pair Stuart Hogg and Finn Russell
Gregor Townsend has revealed that talisman Finn Russell and captain Stuart Hogg have been excused from Scotland‘s summer tour in order...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoStuart Hogg, Finn Russell and Kyle Steyn rested for Argentina and Chile tour
Gregor Townsend has left Stuart Hogg, Finn Russell, and Kyle Steyn out of his 40-player squad for the summer tour of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Don’t rule out a return’ hints Richards
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWCASTLE’s outgoing director of rugby Dean Richards hasn’t ruled out a return to rugby’s frontline in the future....
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Features
/ 4 years agoChampionship just isn’t comparable with ProD2
COLIN BOAG Controversial: Sharks and Lions, along with the Bulls, Stormers and Cheetahs, have been added to next season’s European Cups...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHorror show for Bath as they finish bottom
By TOM BRADSHAW Worcester ........43pts Tries: Hatherell 4, Simpson 44, Shillcock 52, 55, 76; Batley 61 Conversions: Smith 5, 45, 53,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWade weighs up his options
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CHRISTIAN Wade has claimed that teams in the Premiership, France, Australia, South Africa and the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLong list of contenders but will the best man say yes?
PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE RUNNERS AND RIDERS WHEN IT COMES TO TAKING OVER FROM EDDIE JONES If Eddie Jones takes...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Free-flowing’ top-flight can help fanbase grow
By PAUL REES SIMON Massie-Taylor believes the quality of rugby in the Premiership this season will tempt the millions whose rugby...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFive Boks sides to play in Europe
THE Cheetahs have been invited to play in next season’s European Challenge Cup. It was confirmed this week that the four...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRonan will be in hot demand after RWC
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The name of Ronan O’Gara is once again on the lips of rugby lovers across...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWilliams shocked by MBE
FORMER Wales and Lions star Brynmor Williams says he is “blown away” at receiving an MBE in the Queen’s Birthday Honours....
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Features
/ 4 years agoI’ll always remember Dai’s helping hand
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER LEICESTER, WASPS AND NOTTINGHAM FLANKER AND CURRENT WASPS ATTACK COACH MATT EVERARD Breakthrough: Matt Everard in...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSam’s only Esher man to make the cut
BEN JAYCOCK canvassed the views of the National Two South directors of rugby, head coaches and reporters to compile The Rugby...
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Features
/ 4 years agoPerfect poise and balance of Nepia
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRelegation freeze makes sense in World Cup year
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME There’s actually a reason the Premiership have been paid such a premium...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPumas keep play-off hopes alive
CURRIE CUP A FAST start gave the Pumas just enough of a lead as they repelled a Cheetahs fightback to bolster...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoFive South African clubs enter Europe next season
Champions Cup and Challenge Cup organisers have announced five South African club sides will play in European competition next season. The...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoFind the Way: 5 Best Offline Navigators for Your Phone
What do you usually need for a successful road trip? You will probably answer that this is a car and a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCuthbert joins list of Welsh casualties
By PETER JACKSON WALES have been hit by yet another blow ahead of their series against the Springboks with Lions wing...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNational Two is to be split in to three
THE RFU have confirmed the structural changes to level three for the 2022/23 season with National Two set to be split...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGood start, now put end to flying ruck clear-outs
COLIN BOAG Water boy: Rassie Erasmus goes onto the pitch to deliver instructions to his Bok players against the Lions PICTURE:...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
MATT GARVEY, THE FORMER LONDON IRISH, BATH, GLOUCESTER AND WORCESTER LOOSE FORWARD, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRoom for football and rugby to thrive in Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The age-old debate of whether Wales is a football nation rather than a rugby nation...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSalary cap alone is not to blame for Euro failure
PAUL REES ASKS SOME EUROPEAN KINGS WHY ENGLISH CLUBS HAVE BEEN OFF THE PACE Every year the Premiership fails to supply...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGlad dad was there to watch me win my cap
MY LIFEIN RUGBY MARK MAPLETOFT THE FORMER ENGLAND, GLOUCESTER, SARACENS, HARLEQUINS AND LONDON IRISH FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK AND CURRENT RFU PATHWAY COACH IRONICALLY,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MACENZZIE DUNCAN BRISTOL BACK ROWER INSPIRED to play rugby by his grandad, Macenzzie Duncan is hoping to make his Premiership debut...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBack-to-back Cup triumphs cemented Gosforth’s place as top club in the land
GOSFORTH won their first John Player Cup Final in 1976, and then when the Queen was celebrating her Silver Jubilee 12...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTable toppers dig deep to remain on top
CURRIE CUP By BEN JAYCOCK THE Bulls scored 19 unanswered points in the second half to grind out a 31-26 win...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEngland’s Grandmaster ponders his next move
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Podcast
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Seventeen with Peter Winterbottom
Former England and Lions flanker Peter Winterbottom joins host Oliver Little, Nick Cain, and Brendan Gallagher to discuss the ever-growing issue...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoWales flanker Dan Lydiate signs Ospreys contract extension
Ospreys flanker Dan Lydiate has agreed a new deal to stay at the Welsh region for another season. The Wales flanker...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLydiate, the bionic man, set to return
OSPREYS flanker Dan Lydiate will break all known medical records with the latest in a series of incredible comebacks without precedent...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPivac’s wrong on Jac, but I’m sure he’ll be back
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Ihave to confess I couldn’t believe it at first when I heard that Wayne Pivac...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoOut-of-puff Dragons fail to find home comfort
By DELME PARFITT Dragons ..............11pts Tries: Dyer 25 Penalties: Reed 37, 40 Lions ..................21pts Tries: Van der Merwe 34, Venter...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLOUIE HENNESSEY
YOUNG GUNS WALES U18 CENTRE Louie Hennessey has signed a contract with Bath to go alongside his studies at Bath University...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 4 years agoKnox leaves it late to book final place
By MUHAMMED SHER East Midlands.......22 Staffordshire.........24 LONGTON winger Henry Knox was the Staffordshire hero with his try in added on time...
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Features
/ 4 years agoTom Smith, Scotland’s heroic slayer of giants
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoGeorge North surprised but ‘chuffed’ to get Wales call after long injury lay-off
George North says he was surprised by his Wales call-up after playing just two hours of rugby following a 12-month injury...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoWhat Platforms to Use to Invest In Crypto
As a crypto investor, choosing one among the crypto trading platforms is one of the most important decisions you will make....
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoHow to Enjoy Watching Rugby if You Are New to the Game
If you are an amateur who’s new to this sport, then you might have a hard time understanding what the game...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTyro Tiger Reffell set for Test baptism
By PETER JACKSON WALES are all set to pick Tommy Reffell this week in readiness for the ultimate baptism of fire...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCrucial mission to make game global ramps up as USA get to host party
By PAUL REES WORLD Rugby has stealthily moved from an organisation in which self-interest thrived to one which is now far...
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/ 4 years agoHastings treated for cancer
NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND and Lions legend Scott Hastings revealed that he is being treated for cancer. The 57-year-old has received chemotherapy...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEngland ace Watson opts for Leicester
By BEN JAYCOCK Heading to Leicester: Anthony Watson LEICESTER have confirmed the signing of Bath and England wing Anthony Watson for...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWayne will need all his big guns to battle Boks
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It is going to be a big week for Wayne Pivac as he emerges from...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBeer test put Glyn on his way to Widnes
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The last formality of Glyn Shaw’s transfer from Neath to Widnes took place...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe academy which is envy of the world
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Cardiff Met have rightly been in the spotlight...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoEngland rugby still has a long way to go
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The failure of any of the Premiership teams to make it to...















