All posts tagged "Blindside"
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TOBY TRINDER NORTHAMPTON PROP As a budding young star emerging through the ranks at Ipswich RFC, versatile Toby Trinder experienced the...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoKnights look to hit Notts for six
DONCAST go in search of a sixth successive league win over Nottingham after coming from behind to beat the Green and...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBuckle braced for another big scrap
YORKSHIRE Carnegie were shocked by the newlypromoted pack when the two sides met earlier in the season and hooker Joe Buckle...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHigh praise for Van Rensburg as James finds his feet at No10
Wanted man: Rohan Janse van Rensburg By JON NEWCOMBE SAM JAMES says he would welcome Rohan Janse van Rensburg back at...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTaxman hits Falcons with winding-up order
THE FINANCIAL plight of Newcastle Falcons was again in the spotlight after the club were issued with a winding-up order by...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDerby-day joy for Turner as A’s edge past brave Stortford
Ampthill…22pts Tries: Baker 12, 55, Williams 76 Conversions: Pritchard 12, 56 Penalties: Pritchard 34 Bishop’s Stort …12pts Tries: Hutler 49, Apperley...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPury take the derby honours despite the rain
Glos-H’pury …34 Bristol …17 ■By LOTTIE HIGGINSON First try: Ellie Kildunne GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY took the West Country spoils after a hard fought...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHumphreys delighted to snare Banahan from Bath
Moving: Matt Banahan GLOUCESTER confirmed that giant back Matt Banahan will join from West Country rivals Bath at the end of...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoDonnacha will know all our secrets admits O’Mahoney
Preview Racing 92 v Munster Today, Kick-off 3.15pm SIMON Zebo starts at fullback for Munster against the club he will join...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoKennedy brings in Bok pair to fight off relegation
By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA SOUTH African duo, scrum-half Piet van Zyl and back rower Arno Botha, have signed for London...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoBristol cut loose with Williams hat-trick
By LUKE JARMYN Power play: Steven Luatua forces his way through to score for Bristol PICTURE: Dante Kim Try time: Luc...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoEaling blast from the blocks but run out of steam
By LUKE JARMYN Ealing T …40pts Tries: Bright 4, Maddison 6, O’Conor 12, Walker 23, 30, Stegmann 38 Conversions: Daniels 5,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWatson hits turbos to put heat on Toulon
European Champions Cup By BRENDAN GALLAGHER BATH went to the top of an incredibly competitive Pool 5 with this vital win...
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackermann has seen off the challenge of Wasps to...
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Features
/ 8 years agoEx-Pirates supremo on Warriors short-list
FORMER Cornish Pirates high performance manager Chris Stirling is in the running to be Worcester Warriors’ new director of rugby. Kiwi...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSpringboks repatriation tops agenda
THE South African Rugby Union’s director of rugby Rassie Erasmus has been hitting the phones in an attempt to lure players...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoBath fall just short despite Ashton’s act of charity
From NICK CAIN at Stade Mayol Thanks Chris: Jonathan Joseph celebrates with team mates after scoring a try following a mistake...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRip-roaring as Cipriani returns to fire Wasps
By NICK CAIN THIS WAS the Premiership at its best, with Wasps and Leicester serving up a feast of rugby for...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRichards fumes at ineffectual Falcons
GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackermann praised the work-rate of his charges after their victory over Newcastle. Despite having a penchant for...
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER ■ EXETER CHIEFS look to have been successful in their battle to keep Australian-born forward Mitch Lees at the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBooth tops wanted list to replace Wilson
BATH head coach Toby Booth has emerged as a surprise target for Cardiff Blues in their hunt to replace Danny Wilson...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ HARLEQUINS have eyes for Gloucester’s influential centre Henry Trinder when his contract runs...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEdinburgh sign Bristol ace Hurrell
BRISTOL have lost their battle to keep centre Will Hurrell when his contract runs out at the end of the season....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTwo wins on the spin as Lightning tough it out
By SARA MURRAY Bristol …………….8 L’boro L’ning …12 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning secured back-to-back wins with a hard-fought victory over Bristol at Cleve...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoStreet find it hard road on first visit
Cinderford 34 Broadstreet 10 By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD overcame a determined challenge from first-time visitors Broadstreet to earn a bonus-point victory....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWasps rediscover that sting from last season
Northampton 22pts Tries: Tuala 18, Mallinder 77 Penalties: Francis 10, 37, 53, 57 Wasps 38pts Tries: Wade 34, Johnson 44, Bassett...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoRory takes the French route to top in coaching
Rory Teague fell in love with rugby from the moment he watched his grandfather Colin playing prop for Gloucester during his...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoSimmonds leaves it to clinch Chiefs win
■By ROGER PANTING EXETER made hard work of getting their Cup campaign off to a winning start as it took them...
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■VETERAN Western Force prop Pek Cowan appears to be unlikely to be heading to...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLawes tops September
NORTHAMPTON Saints forward Courtney Lawes has been named Premiership Player of the Month for September 2017. Lawes has been instrumental in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTry-fest for Park as the points roll in
■By NICK DOYLE Otley 46 Sedgley Park 57 SEDGLEY Park edged out Otley in a 100-point thriller to deny them a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWarriors’ plight shows rugby finances on brink
COLIN BOAG It’s no secret that Worcester Warriors are up for sale – sorry, ‘seeking further investment’ – but things took...
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Premiership
/ 8 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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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMoriarty back in November
WALES will be forced to rule a second Lions flanker out of action until the New Year – Ross Moriarty. The...
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Features
/ 8 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
/ 8 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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Features
/ 8 years agoBig cats make meal of careless Ospreys
By SAM JACKSON OSPREYS coach Steve Tandy slammed his side’s high error count as they were thrashed 44-25 in Bloemfontein. The...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoPerry rescues Hartpury as Yorkshire grunt almost prevails
By ANDREW BEACHAM JACOBPerry’s late penalty salvaged a draw for Hartpury, although having wrapped up a bonus point before half time,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWilliams ready to prove he’s regained his edge
LEICESTER enforcer Mike Williams knows he must up his physical intensity if he is to have any chance of featuring for...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHowe holds his nerve to snatch a draw for All Whites
By STEFFAN THOMAS Swansea …16 RGC 1404 …16 SWANSEA were held to a 16-16 draw by RGC 1404 in what was...
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler BORDEAUX’S search for a winger for next season has seen them make enquiries...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWilson is a coaching target for Norhampton
NORTHAMPTON have emerged as possible suitors for Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson if they opt to reshuffle their coaching staff....
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Features
/ 8 years agoPumas ace Cordero may attract Harlequins
ARGENTINA winger Santiago Cordero is being lined up for a move to the Premiership next season. Blindside understands that Cordero, below,...
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Features
/ 8 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
/ 8 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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Features
/ 8 years agoSaracens lead the hunt for Wales star Webb
SARACENS are the first Premiership club to put their hat into the ring for Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb who is out...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHolford joy after Lions tamed in derby win
By ANDY MOORE SOUTH Leicester head coach Michael Holford was ecstatic to get revenge for two derbyday defeats last season, as...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSuper Stuckey inspires Newport to first victory of season
By STEFFAN THOMAS Newport…29 Pontypridd …27 NEWPORT secured their first win of the season as they edged past Pontypridd 29-27 in...
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ ENGLAND fly-half Alex Lozowski has turned down the chance of signing a...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoExciting Blues Challenged to keep up level of intensity
By JACKSON COLE Bishop’s Stort 49pts Tries: Tomlinson 17, Riddington 21, Banks 35, Roberts 56, George 63, Cullen 66 Conversions: Cullen...












