All posts tagged "Bath"
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoFrench power will be so tough to overcome
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK English clubs are up against it in the Champions Cup because they are competing...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoRampant Bath storm to the winning post
By PAUL REES Bath .................................... 37pts Tries: Cokanasiga 27, 73; Dunn 45, du Toit 69, Gallagher 79 Conversions: Spencer 46, 70;...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRussell: We must keep calm
FINN Russell urged Bath’s fans to be patient after they backed up last weekend’s big home victory against Exeter by overwhelming...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoMillard confident Quins are ‘in a good place’ to take on Racing challenge
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Racing 92 v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, La Defense Arena, Paris WITH key players back from injury...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoSeven-try Toulouse too swift for Cardiff
By SIMON THOMAS Toulouse .......................... 52pts Tries: Lebel 5, Arnold 9, Kinghorn 26, 80; Jelonch 38, Retiere 46, Placines 70 Conversions:...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoThe Viking will put steel back into Bath
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE Viking – a.k.a. RG Snyman – is expected to arrive in Bath...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoRocketing ticket prices proving tough on fans
Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock surveys the top two divisions to find out which clubs charge the most - and where you...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoToo close for comfort
I AM sure that we are all concerned at this season’s falling attendances at Premiership matches but there is a measure...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoRace for the top is going to be close
The Premiership is taking a short rest after eight rounds and by Christmas will have reached the halfway stage. It is...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoNo room at the top for Welsh regions
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AS Anglo-Welsh duels of the blood-and-guts variety go, one springs foremost to mind:...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoChamps Exeter fall to first defeat of season
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS EXETER finally suffered their first loss of the season away to an inspired Hartpury side 31-17,...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 10/12/23
This weekend marks the return of European rugby, and you can find reports from all the action across Friday and Saturday in...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoChampions Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview
The 2023/24 Champions Cup kicks off this weekend, with England captain Owen Farrell set to return to action for Saracens for...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBath move for World Cup star Snyman
By NEIL FISSLER World Cup winner RG Snyman is set to reunite with Johann van Graan, with Bath on the verge...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSchoeman keen to stay at Bath
By JON NEWCOMBE Juan Schoeman admits he is fighting for his place in the Bath squad with his current contract running...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoObano: The matchday buzz in Bath is amazing
By PAUL REES Beno Obano was first called into the England squad in 2017 but, despite regular call-ups since, the Bath...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoTownsend is glad to be back
By MARK STEVENS STUART Townsend says he’s aiming to make up for lost time after he returned to the Exeter first...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBarbeary double has Bath in joyful mood
BY MARK STEVENS Bath .....................................41pts Tries: Barbeary 7, 66; Redpath 21, Spencer 43, Cokanasiga 63, Butt 71 Conversions: Russell 22, 64, 67,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBaxter: We lose direction quickly
Rob Baxter insisted his young side will need to address on-field discipline if they are to keep pace with the frontrunners...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCross is determined to keep Reffell quiet
By JON NEWCOMBE In-form Newcastle flanker Sam Cross returns to the scene of his first professional game confident the Premiership’s bottom...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWinger who is learning new tricks with Tigers
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road Ollie Hassell-Collins appeared to be in for...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoOghre enjoying life with Bristol
By PAUL REES Gabriel Oghre was one of a number of players who last season found themselves having to pick up...
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National League 2W
/ 3 years agoMatavesi happy he is back home in Cornwall
By MARK STEVENS Among the quaint villages and historic towns that dot the local landscape, Josh Matavesi has once again discovered...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoTime to enforce law on quick tapped penalties
RUGBY MATTERS I can't remember the last time I saw a quick tapped penalty taken correctly yet refs and assistant refs...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoBig clubs ready to rumble
Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked...
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National League One
/ 3 years agoHoney seals sweetest win in classic contest
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ..................22pts Tries: McRae 40, Jones 58, Kalling-Smith 74 Conversions: Honey 40, 58 Penalties: Honey 79 Tries: Daly...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoBattling Met stand up to be counted
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The mid-table madness continued as Cardiff Met completed a momentous week for the university with a...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPremiership Rugby weekly previews: Round Eight
The Premiership finishes the first part of its season with five exciting games this weekend; Tom Jeffreys takes you through each...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLawrence is hungry for more, says JVG
By JON NEWCOMBE Johann van Graan is excited to see how good a player Ollie Lawrence can become with the England...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoArundell may be first to get hybrid contract
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England star Henry Arundell could be one of the first players offered a new hybrid...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoRedpath lining up move to Scotland
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath and Scotland centre Cam Redpath, below, could be heading across the border next summer...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years ago20 years on and little to give us any real hope
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THIS week saw the 20th anniversary celebrations of the 2003 England squad winning...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoFord keeps his cool to seal it for Sharks
By BEN JAYCOCK Sale ..................................... 11pts Tries: Hill 25 Penalties: Ford 49, 74 Bath ....................................... 9pts Penalties: Russell 5, 22, 39...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBath chief proud of battling display
Bath director of rugby Johann van Graan was disappointed at his side’s loss but was encouraged by their performance in a...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoWithout any mystery, it’s barely a game at all
Here's a brain-teaser for you: why do so many techno-wizards at the cutting edge of “artificial intelligence” seem to be missing...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 3 years agoL’borough decimate Swans by scoring 15 tries
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Loughborough decimated Swansea 95-8 to record one of the biggest wins in BUCS Super Rugby history...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 26/11/23
Following a consequential round of derby action in the Premiership, the league continues with four more reports and a preview in The...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPremiership Round Seven Preview
In the aftermath of an exhilarating round of derbies, where Bath narrowly triumphed over Bristol, Leicester Tigers revived their season by...
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Features
/ 3 years ago“It opened my eyes” – Sean Long looks back on time in rugby union
Cross-code coaches are nothing new in rugby union. The likes of Kevin Sinfield, Shaun Edwards, Mike Ford and more recently Lee...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoStooke heading back to Bath
Elliot Stooke’s return to Bath has been confirmed by the club a month after it was foreseen by The Rugby Paper’s...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoUnderhill faces a fight for his place
By PAUL REES Back row is not one of England head coach Steve Borthwick’s problem positions in terms of competition for...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoRussell has the mastery to push Bath to the top
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Finn Russell is, with out a doubt, an ultra talented fly-half and the Scot...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLawrence shines on a night of spectacle
By TOM BRADSHAW Bath .....................................20pts Tries: Lawrence 16, Spencer 18 Conversions: Russell 17, 19 Penalties: Russell 12, 70 Bristol .................................19pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoI’m proud of the way our players fought, says coach Lam
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam was far from dejected after seeing commitment and valour in his team’s performance in their...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSkivington: We are going to stay in the fight this time
By PAUL REES George Skivington was lost for words after Gloucester’s second half capitulation to Bath at Kingsholm and expects a...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoThe Tank who is adding weight to Bath’s attack
Thomas du Toit may not have featured in as many headlines as Finn Russell, but the South African prop has been...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBoks may move in for Van Graan
ON THE BLINDSIDE Bath’s impressive start to the Premiership season hasn’t gone unnoticed in South Africa, who have still got head...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBoyce joins Rhinos
ON THE BLINDSIDE Former England U20 loosehead Lewis Boyce, who is now a free agent, has joined Super League club Leeds...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoGrace fights back
ON THE BLINDSIDE Former Super League star Regan Grace is set to train with Bath while he bids to regain...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBath sign Italy No.2
BATH have the signed Italy hooker Hame Faiva. The New Zealand-born 29-year-old is fresh from playing at the 2023 Rugby World...
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