All posts tagged "Bath"
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Latest News
/ 22 hours agoFreeman: I’m too slow for the wing!
By ADAM HATHAWAY TOMMY Freeman has welcomed his move into midfield because he claims he can’t keep up with England’s current...
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International Rugby
/ 22 hours agoEngland 48-7 Wales: Henry Arundell hat-trick sparks Red Rose Six Nations romp
Henry Arundell answered Steve Borthwick’s clarion call for England to go for Six Nations gold with a first-half hat-trick, which saw...
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Club Rugby
/ 22 hours agoSale Sharks vs Bath: Will Roue gets the call to start at No.10 for Johann van Graan’s side
Champions Bath take on Sale Sharks in Salford today rocked by a lack of fly-half options.
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Club Rugby
/ 22 hours agoBristol Bears 35-46: Hat-trick for Campbell Ridl to put Chiefs in charge
Campbell Ridl is learning fast – too fast, in fact, for defences trying to keep pace with his rise – as...
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Latest News
/ 22 hours agoBazalgette makes it a certainty for Hartpury
■By LUKE JARMYN Chinnor ..............21pts Tries: Walker 5, 37, Hall 51 Conversions: Chamberlain 6, 38, 52 Hartpury ............39pts Tries: Clark 18,...
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Features
/ 22 hours agoMATTHEW BOWLER
YOUNG GUNS BRISTOL BEARS BACK Bristol back row Matthew Bowler has opted for a demanding five-month programme in South Africa to...
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Latest News
/ 22 hours agoStrong Seaford make it a double success
SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY SEAFORD College won their second tournament in two weeks to clinch the Sussex Open 7s at...
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Latest News
/ 22 hours agoExeter fall to Bath in final play of the game
BUCS RUGBY ■By JOSEPH TERRY BATH silenced a sold-out Sandy Park to defeat Exeter 20-18 in the final play and create...
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International Rugby
/ 6 days agoSteve Borthwick names his England team for Six Nations opener against Wales
Henry Arundell will make his first England start since the 2023 World Cup after being named on the left wing for...
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International Rugby
/ 1 week agoFraser Dingwall: England are ready for take-off in the upcoming Six Nations
Fraser Dingwall declared the sky is the limit as England aim to hit the Six Nations ground running against Wales on...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoJulian Heaven prioritises Exeter Chiefs over Spain ahead of World Cup
Julian Heaven qualifies for five countries but has turned down the chance to play for Spain ahead of next year’s World...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoMapletoft set for Irish test
ENGLAND A head coach Mark Mapletoft has named a 26-player squad for the upcoming fixture against Ireland XV on Friday night...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoWill Muir eager to make up for lost time at Bath after injury setback
As the Premiership goes into hibernation for a couple of months, many players will get a long break, but it has...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoHartpury hooker Will Crane glad to learn the Gloucester way in the Champions Cup
There are few players in the country who have put in more hours to make their rugby dream a reality and...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoDREAM TEAM
AUGUSTIN SLOWIK, THE FORMER BRISTOL, LEEDS, WORCESTER, LONDON SCOTTISH, NORTHERN SUBURBS, SYDNEY RAYS, JERSEY REDS AND NICE FULL-BACK, SELECTS THE BEST...
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Features
/ 1 week agoKRYSTOF WOOD
YOUNG GUNS GLOUCESTER WING/FULL-BACK At 6ft 6ins, Krystof Wood does not fit the traditional mould of a modern outside back but...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoChiefs sign Bath ace Butt to replace Rigg
NEWS EXTRA EXETER have signed Bath centre Will Butt on a three-year contract. The 26-year-old’s switch comes after Will Rigg agreed...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoL’borough overcome Notts to make it a super six
BUCS RUGBY ■ By JOSEPH TERRY LOUGHBOROUGH remained top of BUCS Super Rugby after defeating Nottingham 52-22 to extend their unbeaten...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoScarlets 27-22 Ulster: Ellis Mee grabs his chance to steal it for the Welsh side
Ellis Mee celebrated his selection in Wales’ Six Nations squad with a superb match-winning try for the Scarlets against Ulster in...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoNewcastle boss Alan Dickens admits uncertainty over his future amid Red Bull rebuild
Newcastle Red Bulls’ blizzard of signings for next season means a number of players will be looking for a new club.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoGloucester 26-30 Bath: Atkinson double act gives champions a real test
It wasn’t the win that Gloucester badly need but it was, perhaps, the performance to galvanise their season as George Skivington’s...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoNick Cain: The Grand Slam is within reach for England
Steve Borthwick’s ship is steady as she goes as England focus on winning a Six Nations Grand Slam for the first...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 weeks agoChris Hewett: South Africans must go big – or go home
We cannot know for sure – when it comes to honouring rugby’s code of inner-sanctum omerta, the Bulls of Pretoria have...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoSaints go back to Prem summit
■ By BEN JAYCOCK NORTHAMPTON Saints reclaimed top spot in the Prem with a thrilling 43–29 win over Sale in an...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoTandy recalls Francis in his first 6N squad
TIGHT-HEAD Tomas Francis retuns to the Wales squad having not played international rugby since the 2023 World Cup. Coach Steve Tandy...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoSmall margins cost us the win, says coach Skivington
GLOUCESTER director of rugby George Skivington said his players should hold their heads high but pointed to a few key moments...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoFamily business driving Camborne
JOSH Matavesi is on a mission to make Camborne the best team in Cornwall alongside his brother Sam, the former Northampton...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoDREAM TEAM
SAM NIXON, THE FORMER BATH, BAYONNE, EXETER AND GRENOBLE PROP SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....
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Young Gun
/ 2 weeks agoOWEN ERASMUS
YOUNG GUNS OSPREYS & STORMERS FLY-HALF Owen Erasmus is hoping the opportunity to spend a year with the Springbok-laden Stormers will...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoBrilliant Bath still leading the way in ACE
SCHOOLS REPORT ■By JOSEPH TERRY IN Prem Next Gen, Bath extended their lead at the top to nine points with four...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoL’borough ease past Cardiff to go top of the table
BUCS RUGBY ■ By JOSEPH TERRY LOUGHBOROUGH bulldozed Cardiff 82-12 to kick off BUCS Super Rugby’s return and move top of...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoYou can’t blame players going to England, says Patterson
NEWS EXTRA ■By JOSEPH TERRY CARDIFF Met centre Gus Patterson admits that for many young Welsh players, moving away to England...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoCharlie Bracken: I want to help Saracens back to the top
Scrum-half Charlie Bracken believes his ‘X-factor’ can help Saracens surge back up the Prem rugby table.
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Champions Cup
/ 3 weeks agoBath 63-10 Edinburgh: Alfie Barbeary powers hosts into last 16
England don’t exactly lack for back-row candidates at present, but a rampaging Alfie Barbeary must come into the Six Nations equation...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 weeks agoDragons 35-12 Newcastle Red Bulls: Resurgent Welsh region take down Alan Dickens’ side
Newcastle Red Bulls’ impressive performances in the Challenge Cup came to an abrupt halt as resurgent Dragons virtually booked qualification for...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoEastmond keen to make his mark as a coach
■By ROSS HEPPENSTALL KYLE Eastmond says the lessons he learned in rugby union will hold him in good stead as he...
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoJeremy Guscott: It’s time for Bristol Bears to stand up and deliver
When you’re shipping 49 points, as Bristol Bears did against the Bulls in Pretoria last weekend in the European Cup, you’ve...
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoNick Cain: Scott ‘Razor’ Robertson fails to produce a cutting-edge strategy
Scott Robertson’s ‘windmill’ spin breakdancing celebrations were shelved during his tenure as All Blacks head coach.
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoWeak Edinburgh don’t deserve their place
IF Edinburgh fail to qualify for the last-16 in the European Cup, good riddance. By putting out a severely weakened team...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoNow the All Blacks need to crack on
THERE is something of the Clive Woodward about Scott Robertson, whose coaching career at international level has just disappeared off a...
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Letters
/ 3 weeks agoNick Cain’s column should be hung in Sweeney’s office
NICK Cain’s column last week should be cut out, framed and hung on the wall of Bill Sweeney’s office as it...
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Letters
/ 3 weeks agoDREAM TEAM
JACOB ATKINS, FORMER LONDON IRISH AND ROVIGO CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH TAILORED NOT FOR PACKED STADIUMS,...
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoYOUNG GUNS
FINNBAKER NEWCASTLE SECOND ROW At just 21, Newcastle lock Finn Baker is beginning to turn promise into opportunity, with a recent...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoBath find way past Exeter to stay in top spot
SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY BATH remain top of the Prem Next Gen after round five having snuck by Exeter 35-32...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 weeks agoBig dogs looking for clear run to the play-offs
By JOSEPH TERRY AS the breakneck final block of BUCS Super Rugby fixtures looms, the top spot is priceless looking ahead...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Welcome to the latest update of this season’s TRP Fantasy Rugby. Today’s update covers the period Sunday January 4, 2026 through...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 weeks agoChampions Cup review: Sunday’s action shows no-one is the favourite
Sunday’s Champions Cup action was bigger proof than ever that league form means nothing in the mixing pot of Europe.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoExeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter says Newcastle Red Bulls rebuild will take time
Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter expects it will take Red Bull three years to turn Newcastle into a Premiership...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 weeks agoTommy Freeman: I just want Northampton Saints to keep on winning
Tommy Freeman has yet to taste defeat this season for Northampton Saints and is looking to keep it that way today...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 weeks agoHarlequins flanker Jack Kenningham – ‘Prepare to face a storm at The Stoop’
Jack Kenningham has told the Stormers to be prepared for a storm at The Stoop this afternoon, with Harlequins set on...
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