All posts tagged "Bath"
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Features
/ 3 months agoHennessey ruled out
BATH centre Louie Hennessey has been ruled out of Wales’ summer internationals with injury with a shoulder injury sustained during their...
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Features
/ 3 months agoRyan Lamb: If it was my choice, I’d give Fin Smith the No.10 shirt for England and back him properly
Now helping drive the resurgence of Plymouth Albion, former England Saxons fly-half Ryan Lamb – who enjoyed spells at Gloucester, London...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Longer seasons don’t give us much in return
Brendan Gallagher argues that rugby’s domestic season has become longer despite featuring fewer meaningful matches than in the early years of...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Play off chaos! Exeter Chiefs v Saracens Prem shootout + URC semi finals
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by TRP writer Chris Collyer to...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNorthampton Saints flanker Tom Pearson sets his sights on England return
Tom Pearson has had another strong season for Premiership leaders Northampton Saints but has not come closer to adding to his...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoSteven Luatua and AJ MacGinty agree new deals at Bristol Bears
Bristol Bears flanker Steven Luatua has extended his contract into a 10th season with the club.
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: It’s time for Fin Smith to run England from No.10
Here’s my England backline to face South Africa in Johannesburg on July 4, based on current form and availability.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBath lead the way as Prem’s big spenders
Champions Bath were the Prem’s biggest spenders in their treble-winning season of 2024/25.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoMcParland to step up after Mitchell blow
ARCHIE McParland will play a key role in Northampton’s title charge with England scrum-half Alex Mitchell likely to miss the rest...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBristol Bears 21-19 Bath: Benhard Janse van Rensburg leads the fightback for Pat Lam’s side
Benhard Janse van Rensburg celebrated his call-up to the England squad with a stunning second-half performance to spearhead Bears to a...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWe failed to take chances – coach
BATH head of rugby Johann van Graan saw his side miss the chance to go back to the top of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLeicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs: Geoff Parling – We are in control of our own destiny
Leicester Tigers face a potential shootout against Bath at The Rec on Saturday for home advantage in the play-offs, but must...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoStormers 44-21 Cardiff: South African giants too good for brave Blue & Blacks
Cardiff were left “gutted” as their historic season came to an end despite a brave effort in this URC quarter-final clash...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoLam’s Bears show their teeth at last
IT was great to see Bristol bounce back to their best with that victory over arch rivals Bath on Friday night....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Success in Europe not all about the money
The European finals in sweltering Bilbao proved to be a humbling weekend for Irish sides with both Ulster and Leinster taking...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoCaolan Englefield: Tomos Williams has raised my game at Gloucester
Gloucester fans are ruing another imminent big name departure from Kingsholm but Caolan Englefield is merely grateful for having the chance...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoEngland’s Tommy Freeman in the frame to make his mark at 13
Tommy Freeman is set to be England’s lucky 13 as Steve Borthwick’s side embark on one of their toughest assignments under...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoInvestment boost likely, says owner
GLOUCESTER owner Martin St Quinton says there is “greater appetite” to invest in Prem rugby now relegation has been officially scrapped....
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoAustralia’s Len Ikitau sets his sights on World Cup spot after deciding to leave Exeter Chiefs
Len Ikitau is returning to Australia at the end of the season to pursue his dream of playing in a World...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoSteve Borthwick: My job is to build the best England team I can
Steve Borthwick understands criticism of his selection of South Africa-born centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg but says his job is to...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoENGLAND SQUAD
FORWARDS: Jamie Blamire (Leicester Tigers), Ollie Chessum (Leicester Tigers), Arthur Clark (Gloucester Rugby), Alex Coles (Northampton Saints), Chandler Cunningham-South (Harlequins), Tom...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoSharks snap up Roe from Chiefs
SALE Sharks have signed scrum-half Xavier Roe on a two-year deal from New Zealand side Chiefs. Roe, 27, who is uncapped...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoOjomoh deserves his chance to shine
I HAVE no issue with Steve Borthwick selecting Benhard Janse van Rensburg for the England training squad. The rules are the...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: England are unbalanced – both on and off the field
Steve Borthwick’s England squads get stranger by the minute, whether you are looking at player selection, or that of his coaching...
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Latest News
/ 3 months ago“The selection of the first training squad for the new Nations Cup was all over the shop”
Dave Reddin fitness, Hardy throwing, and Sherylle Calder vision coaching. Woodward shaped the attack after Brian Ashton stepped down in 2000....
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLondon Scottish 7-27 Blackheath: The Club far too strong for second-rate Scots
Blackheath returned to the second tier of English rugby for the first time since 1999 as they crushed London Scottish in...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoTommy Freeman among the stars nominated for major awards
Tommy Freeman has been nominated for both Prem rugby and England men’s player of the season awards.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoSun is yet to set on England empire
THE sun, it seems, has yet to set on one section of England’s empire. Bristol’s Benhard Janse van Rensburg will be...
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Features
/ 3 months agoYOUNG GUNS
TAYOADEGBEMILE SARACENS LOCK/BLINDSIDE TAYO Adegbemile says his focus is firmly on pushing closer to senior rugby at Saracens after a breakthrough...
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Features
/ 3 months agoDunn back for semis
NEWS EXTRA BATH hooker Tom Dunn has been banned for two games after receiving a red card for a dangerous tackle...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem: Saracens keep play-off hopes alive as Exeter Chiefs slip up against Harlequins
Bath joined Northampton Saints in the play-offs with a big victory over Newcastle Red Bulls while Saracens maintained their late push...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoPerese’s sidelined
LEICESTER centre Izaia Perese has been banned for three matches following his red card against Northampton Saints. The Wallaby will miss...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoHenry Arundell is ready to go again after near miss with Bath
Henry Arundell against Louis Bielle-Biarrey was one of the match-ups to savour when Bath met Bordeaux-Begles in the Champions Cup semi-final...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoShoulder ko for Will
BATH wing Muir has been ruled out the rest of the season after suffering a shoulder injury in the Champions Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoHome comforts can wait as Leicester Tigers wing Ollie Hassell-Collins focuses on Sale Sharks clash
Ollie Hassell-Collins says Leicester Tigers are looking no further forward than today’s encounter with Sale Sharks in Salford as they chase...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoSaracens’ Charlie Bracken credits Championship stint as key step in his rise
Saracens’ Charlie Bracken is climbing up England’s scrum-half ranks and credits a stint in the Championship as being the crucial step...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: ‘Home’ advantage can give holders Bordeaux Begles the edge over Leinster
The right teams will be contesting the European Cup final, because holders Bordeaux Begles and challengers Leinster are the best in...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoVan Graan fancies home comforts for the play-off assault
JOHANN van Graan has his eyes on a home draw after champions Bath qualified for the play-offs for the third successive...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBath 69-12 Newcastle Red Bulls: Max Ojomoh’s entrance puts the holders in full flow
Bath qualified for the play-offs with a routine bonus point victory over a Newcastle Red Bulls side that will finish bottom...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoSaracens 30-14 Gloucester: Super Rotimi Segun’s on fire to boost Sarries’ bid
Mark McCall is delighted Saracens’ play-off hopes are back “in our own hands” after Rotimi Segun’s brace of tries helped them...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Saints expose case for defence of van Rensburg
The integrity of the Prem as a league capable of producing international quality players took a battering when Northampton humiliated Bristol...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoKarl Dickson’s scrum calls could be crucial factor in Champions Cup final
When Bordeaux Begles and Leinster go head-to-head in Bilbao on Saturday, the refereeing of the scrum is going to be scrutinised...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: Changing Premiership game still needs derby passion
If there is a god in rugby’s heaven, Leicester and Northampton will be still be squaring up to each other this...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoPhil Dowson urges Northampton Saints never to forget East Midlands derby day pain
Phil Dowson wants his Northampton Saints to “never forget” their “painful” 41-17 loss to rivals Leicester Tigers after they were given...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoLife in the second row suits Northampton Saints’ Ed Prowse to a tee
Second rows are regularly used at wing forward but Northampton Saints’ Ed Prowse has settled into the position after being converted...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 months agoCharlie Ewels insists Bordeaux defeat will make Bath a better side
Charlie Ewels had a lightbulb moment in Toulouse in 2023 showing him Europe’s best were not invincible – and reckons Bath’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoBristol Bears 26-41 Saracens: Sarries fix their sights on play-offs
Saracens are on the march. A third successive victory may have kept them in sixth place, but with home games against...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoExeter Chiefs vs Bath: Max Norey out to prove his worth for Rob Baxter’s side
Max Norey had little hesitation in signing a new contract with Exeter Chiefs despite a lack of starts for the club.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls vs Harlequins: Jason Gilmore believes Alex Dombrandt deserves an England recall
Harlequins chief Jason Gilmore believes Alex Dombrandt is in the form of his life and merits a recall by England this...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoHarris back at Newcastle
SCOTLAND centre Chris Harris will return to Newcastle next season, where he made 104 appearances before moving to Gloucester. The 35-year-old,...
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