All posts tagged "Bath"
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoWhen Balding raced home for Light Blues
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER IAN Balding, who died earlier this month aged 87, is of course best known as a legendary...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoRidl suspended after dangerous challenge
EXETER winger Campbell Ridl has been banned for two matches after his 20-minute red card for a dangerous challenge on Bath’s...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoMarshall the man to claim last-gasp victory
SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY SAM Marshall’s game-winning penalty from inside his own half led Harlequins to a razor-thin London derby...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoL’borough looking to cash in on home advantage
BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY SEVEN rounds remain in BUCS Super Rugby and leaders Loughborough have home comforts at the start...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBath 33-26 Exeter Chiefs: Ecstasy for the Prem champions as Arthur Green snatches it
Hell hath no fury than Bath outscored. A week after losing their home record to Northampton Saints, they tore the tightest...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNorthampton Saints 66-21 Harlequins: Splendid Saints go back to the top of pile
Northampton Saints swept back to the top of the Prem table last night thanks to some outstanding spells of attacking rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoAaron Wainwright heading to Leicester Tigers as Welsh exodus continues
Wales back row Aaron Wainwright will become the latest star to leave Welsh rugby, with the Dragons player set to join...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoBath flanker Guy Pepper – I’m on an incredible journey
Guy Pepper is relishing a huge start to 2026 with eyes on potential European club success and also keeping a firm...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoHolding back the years: Martin Offiah reaches 60 in style
Andy Farrell and Jason Robinson were among the rugby royalty at Martin Offiah’s star-studded 60th birthday bash last weekend.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoHarry Randall ready to fight for England Six Nations spot
Harry Randall returned earlier than expected from a hamstring injury that required surgery and is looking to put himself in contention...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: Tommy Freeman adds to England’s options
The good news for England going into the New Year, and the 2026 Six Nations, is that their centre stocks are...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoSaints, the entertainers
NORTHAMPTON’S constant search for space was a pleasure to watch last week – it ran the legs off the Bath pack...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBarbeary: We were fired up after loss
ALFIE Barbeary said Bath’s players were fired up after losing a home match in the Premiership for the first time in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoEdinburgh hold on to deny Benetton
■ By BILL WRIGHT Benetton ........14 Edinburgh .......15 EDINBURGH held on for a gritty win at Stadio Monigo to ease the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoDragons 28-5 Scarlets: There’s no stopping Filo Tiatia’s resurgent side
Having not won a single game in 13 months, resurgent Dragons have now won three games in less than three weeks,...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoBordeaux-Begles will be a tough test says Northampton Saints prop Emmanuel Iyogun
Northampton Saints face a repeat of last season’s Champions Cup final when they travel to Bordeaux-Begles next Sunday, with Emmanuel Iyogun...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLeicester Tigers vs Saracens: It’s time to put foot on the gas – Geoff Parling
The Premiership is at its halfway point this weekend, with Geoff Parling telling his players it is time to put their...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoToulouse pulled down by little guys
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE second half of the Top 14 season kicked off on the opening weekend of 2026 with...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 months agoHarvey Skinner has the confidence to spark Exeter Chiefs this season
There is a renewed swagger about Exeter Chiefs this season – and nowhere is it more evident than in the confidence...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoChampions Bath prove they are back in business with victory over title rivals Exeter Chiefs
Bath got their title defence back on track yesterday, despite blowing a 26-point lead against title rivals Exeter Chiefs, with Johann...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoFantastic Tommy Freeman rocks Bath in Northampton Saints’ victory
England star Tommy Freeman scored a hat-trick last night as Northampton Saints leapfrogged Bath to go top of the Prem with...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoJason Gilmore poised to wield axe after another Harlequins drubbing
Jason Gilmore threatened to wield the axe after Harlequins’ play-off hopes were all but ended by a shambolic 43-17 defeat at...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoWorld Cup finale is my goal – Bristol Bears’ Matias Moroni
Matias Moroni hopes his 18-month contract with Bristol Bears will give him the platform to end his long Test career at...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoEngland and Bath centre Max Ojomoh to decide his New Year resolutions
Max Ojomoh will sit down on Wednesday and catalogue his resolutions for the new year.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoLeicester Tigers boss Geoff Parling knows his return to Exeter Chiefs will be a challenge
Leicester Tigers head coach Geoff Parling returns to Exeter Chiefs today, eight years after helping them win the Premiership before finishing...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoDREAM TEAM
MATT ROGERSON, THE WORCESTER WARRIORS AND FORMER SALE SHARKS, JERSEY REDS, LONDON IRISH AND LEICESTER TIGERS BACK ROW, SELECTS THE BEST...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoBath 21-41 Northampton Saints: Johann van Graan’s side can’t live with high-flying Tommy Freeman
Henry Pollock produced another electrifying performance to help Northampton Saints pull off one of their finest away wins in the Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoI loved that, says Vesty. I’m just so proud of the boys
NORTHAMPTON head coach Sam Vesty was delighted with the victory. “We haven’t won here since 2022 so it’s a good place...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoGloucester 21-30 Saracens: Tomos Williams gets a little glimpse of his future
Tomos Williams’s move from Gloucester to Saracens has been seen as financially motivated, as he stands to be some £200,000 a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoBristol Bears 36-27 Newcastle Red Bulls: Ellis Genge to the rescue as Alan Dickens’ side threaten
Bristol Bears’ crowd favourite Ellis Genge emerged from the bench to save his side’s bacon as they narrowly avoided defeat to...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoExeter Chiefs vs Leicester Tigers: Olly Woodburn – I’ve got a few years left in me
Olly Woodburn believes the next two matches will show the strength of resurgent Exeter Chiefs’ title credentials.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoExeter Chiefs vs Leicester Tigers: Olly Cracknell gears up to reach 50 not out
Wales No.8 Olly Cracknell returns to start his 50th match for Leicester Tigers in an all-international loose trio alongside Joaquin Moro...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoNick Cain: Without promotion we will all be losers
Top of my New Year’s wish-list for rugby union is for promotion and relegation to be restored as the cornerstone of...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoGenge & Sinckler turn on the power
CREDIT where credit is due. Ellis Genge and Kyle Sinckler have not been top of the props in this column on...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoPaul Rees: How Rob Baxter is building his new dynasty at Exeter Chiefs
Paul Rees talks to the Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter – and star player Ethan Roots – as the club returns to...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoDespair for Worcester as Chinnor stand firm
■By BEN MORRIS Worcester ........26pts Tries: Kareem 1, Garside 25, 46; Jeanes 33 Conversions: Reed 1, 33, 46 Chinnor ..............27pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoSo sad to see end of Boxing Day duels
LIKE the half-time orange, the magic sponge and the tweed-jacketed referee, a Boxing Day chock-a-block with ferocious local derbies has gone...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Welcome to the latest update of this season’s TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers the period Sunday 14th December 2025 through...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoHollie Davidson to make history with Men’s Six Nations debut
Hollie Davidson will become the first woman to referee a men’s Six Nations match when Ireland host Italy on February 14.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoNorthampton Saints’ George Hendy – If I’m on the pitch, I’m happy
George Hendy does not care about the number on his back as long as he is in the starting line-up for...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoBen Spencer: Bath ready to drive on after treble success
Ben Spencer believes Bath’s growing big-game pedigree is turning last season’s historic treble into a launchpad rather than a one-off –...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoSalary caps have been agreed by all
IT would appear that Gloucester scrum-half Tomos Williams is destined to join Leicester Tigers second row George Martin at Saracens who...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: Wales busting a gut to get back in contention
Wales will recover as a competitive top-tier rugby nation, but the main question is when?
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoNorthampton Saints 47-21 Sale Sharks: Josh Kemeny shines as Saints sink Sharks
Henry Pollock shone once more but was remarkably overshadowed by his back row colleague Josh Kemeny, who scored a wonder try...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoNick Cain: Referees must be told to cut out the forward pass
Here is a message to all the referees, assistant referees, and television match officials confirmed this week for the 2026 Six...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoLowering the tackle height is right call
BACK in the days when Jolly Jonah of Lomuland was trampling all and sundry into the dirt on his stampedes to...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls vs Bath: Now we can be respected, says Brett Connon
Brett Connon, Newcastle’s longest serving player, is confident the Red Bulls will soar six months after fearing for the club’s future.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls vs Bath: We are good at finding solutions, says Johann van Graan
Top plays bottom at Kingston Park today, but champions Bath will be hoping to show Newcastle Red Bulls the same respect...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoQuarters set as NSB aim for fifth title in five
SCHOOLS REPORT ■By JOSEPH TERRY THE quarter-final draw of the U15 Schools Cup is confirmed with the defending champions Northampton School...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoAfrican Violet sit top of the tree at Xmas
BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY LOUGHBOROUGH prepare for Christmas leading Men’s BUCS Super Rugby after four wins on the bounce. The...
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