All posts tagged "Bath"
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoBurns deserved his red says Blackadder
By TOM BRADSHAW TODDBlackadder says Bath have “no complaints” after Freddie Burns was red-carded for a tip-tackle on his full debut...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoNo panic yet insist ‘buoyant’ Warriors
CARL Hogg remains stoic despite the Warriors recording six losses from six matches. “We’d love to be sitting there with more...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWasps feeling sting of fixture congestion
By NEALE HARVEY WASPS fly-half Jimmy Gopperth has urged Premiership and European rugby bosses to review their match scheduling after conceding...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoMcCall demands greater consistency ahead of Europe
By SAM JACKSON SARACENS boss Mark McCall has urged his side to produce a more complete 80-minute performance against Wasps today...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMostert puts Premiership on red alert
SPRINGBOK lock Franco Mostert is attracting the interest of a host of Premiership clubs for when his contract in Japan and...
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Latest News
/ 9 years ago‘I’m dangling on a rope and they’ve lit the rope’ says Haskell on England future
By Adam Ellis James Haskell admits he will have to work hard to get back into Eddie Jones‘ selection plans after...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years ago‘I felt I needed to trim down’ – Fitness regime behind Cook’s fine form
Slimline Bath scrum-half Chris Cook credits a gruelling summer training regime for helping him see off Kahn Fotuali’i to spearhead the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLet’s get Saturday back as match day
THE Premiership’s ‘long weekend’ fixture experiment which is pushing club rugby fans from pillar to post with matches played on Friday...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSimpson desperate to kick-start season
By NEALE HARVEY FIRED-UP Wasps No.9 Joe Simpson has urged his side to “get cracking” after admitting complacency may have been...
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Features
/ 9 years agoCharteris keeps chin up despite defensive frailty
Feeling fresh: Luke Charteris LUKECharteris knows last week’s defensive nightmare against Newcastle cannot be repeated at Wasps today if Bath are...
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Features
/ 9 years agoTatafu hooks some Prem interest again
Available from December: Tatafu Polota-Nau WALLABY hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau is back on the radar of Premiership clubs following Western Force’s axe...
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Features
/ 9 years agoAbendanon, Strettle in French talks
CLERMONT Auverge have stepped up their efforts to keep former England internationals Dave Strettle, below, and Nick Abendanon. The pair are...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoSisi eyes Italian call-up
FORMER England U20s back rower David Sisi could line up for Italy against England this February after revealing a shock change...
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Features
/ 9 years agoCollier’s late kick claims unlikely win for Beckett
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP BUCS Super Rugby returned this week in the wake of a breakthrough 2017 season. Tournament organizers...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCoaches endorse League-style rolling subs system
BATH coach Toby Booth has called for the introduction of rolling substitutions – or interchanges as they are known in Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 9 years ago…but Greenwood wants more pace at outside-centre
By NEALE HARVEY WILL Greenwood has urged England boss Eddie Jones to think hard before handing Henry Slade the keys to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBig name signings bringing best out of Harris
By JON NEWCOMBE NEWS EXTRA UNHERALDED homegrown centre Chris Harris is enjoying being the centre of attention at Newcastle – even...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWe need a bit of luck says Gold
WORCESTER head coach, Gary Gold accepted his side had failed to capitalise on their chances and the final score line had...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoGuscott column: Marcus Smith has all the attributes to become top class
By Jeremy Guscott We shouldn’t be surprised any more when a young player such as Marcus Smith is introduced into the...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Freddie Gabbitass – Richmond fly-half
What do you make of you first two games? For whatever reason we didn’t turn up against Bedford in the first...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWebb’s WRU talks could foil Sarries
Decision: Rhys Webb SARACENS face an anxious wait to find out if they stand a chance of luring British and Irish...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAtmosphere at Gardens hits right note for Horne
By NEALE HARVEY ROB Horne says it took something special to turn his back on Australia for a new life in...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRecall for Louw as Boks look for a big response
By SAM JACKSON FRANCOIS Louw has been included in the Springbok squad for the two remaining matches of the Rugby Championship...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMatson: Bath’s battle at 10 will fuel title charge
FREDDIE Burns can be world-class for England and his No.10 battle with Rhys Priestland will boost Bath’s title charge, according to...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoWallace grabs third try in two matches for Bristol
By SAM JACKSON AVIVA A-LEAGUE BRISTOL United recorded their first A-League victory of the season with an entertaining 27-17 victory over...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCrossword
LAST CROSSWORD’S ANSWERS Across: 1 Blair, 3 Fylde, 6 Clifton, 7 Lawes, 9 Hell, 12 Reed, 13 Danty, 16 Lovotti, 17...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoThree Lions miss out on England training camp
England head coach Eddie Jones has named the 33 players who will convene in Oxford on Sunday 24 September for the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoGive Jonathan chance to lead Wales, Williams urges Gatland
Wales legend Martyn Williams has urged Warren Gatland to use the November series to test the captaincy credentials of Jonathan Davies....
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWho will fight for a play-off spot in the Premiership?
The new Aviva Premiership season is well underway, with many fans asking just who will be lifting the trophy at the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Hate to say it, but Worcester are looking doomed already
There is no substitute for playing the game, try as you might and no matter what you do, nothing matches actually...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRhys can earn recall if he maintains early form
Impressive start: Rhys Priestland in action against Northampton PICTURE: Getty Images RHYS Priestland was unfairly treated by the Welsh rugby public....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoStooke out to grab his new chance
BEHEMOTH lock Elliott Stooke reckons the faith being shown in him by Bath’s coaches will help him deliver on his early...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoTitans just too good come rain or shine
By KEITH BROOKING On the run: Jack Bond of Barnstaple makes a break Held: Alex Spurdle tries to get away for...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
FREDDIE GABBITASS RICHMOND FLY-HALF What do you make of you first two games? For whatever reason we didn’t turn up against...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWasps down the Jets to get back on track
By SAM JACKSON WASPS put their crushing defeat at the hands of Newcastle behind them by grinding out a 22-12 success...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGame will get faster for longer warns ref Barnes
PREMIERSHIP player fitness levels are set to be tested to their limit after leading referee Wayne Barnes revealed dramatic increases in...
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Featured
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: John Barnes – Hartpury College Director of Rugby
How did pre-season go? We came back earlier than we normally do but we had to given the step up to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoTop Kiwi Plumtree aims for Prem job
JOHN PLUMTREE, the Hurricanes forwards coach, is looking for a move to the Premiership in 2018. Kiwi Plumtree, who was a...
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Features
/ 9 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler BATH are set to offer veteran Samoan halfback Kahn Fotuali’i the chance of extending...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNew laws bring try bonanza declares O’Connor
By JON NEWCOMBE LEICESTER head coach Matt O’Connor says the Aviva Premiership’s record-breaking start did not come as a surprise to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSurgery for Manu as jinx strikes
MANU Tuilagi will not be available for England’s autumn internationals after undergoing surgery on the knee he injured against Bath. Playing...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDan’s mission is to sell rugby to American market
WITH the possible exception of Saracens’ Chris Wyles no American Rugby player understands and appreciates Premiership rugby better than Dan Lyle...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Fearns in Les Bleus? C’est un outrage!
The thought of Carl Fearns becoming a surrogate Frenchman fills me with dread. This is not so much because the Lyon-based...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBath coach going back to New Zealand
Tabai Matson will leave his position as Bath head coach next week to return to New Zealand due to family reasons....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFormer Bath captain to play for Ospreys this season
Bath flanker Guy Mercer has joined the Ospreys on a season long loan. The 27-year old, who only last year was...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoI need to play to keep my shirt, Watson tells Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD ANTHONY Watson has begged Eddie Jones to ditch plans he has to give him an autumn break. The...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoI can’t wait for the Premiership season
THE Premiership is back next week and I can’t wait. Last season was brilliant and the play-offs were full of drama...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDREAM TEAM
MATT WILLIAMS, THE LONDON SCOTTISH & FORMER MOSELEY WING, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Mark...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoTuilagi back with his big hits and high hopes
By STEVE KENNY Leicester…40pts Ospreys …14pts MANU Tuilagi came through his first start since New Year’s Day to give himself a...













