All posts tagged "Bristol"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIlona Maher: Rugby union needs culture shift to create stars and grow the game
Ilona Maher says that rugby union has to shift culture and mindset if it is going to evolve as a sport....
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPhilippe Saint-Andre challenges Sale Sharks to win something
Philippe Saint-Andre has assessed Sale’s title prospects and declared: "It’s about time they won something again."
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoNewcastle Falcons to open player contract talks despite relegation worry
Steve Diamond is set to start contract talks this week with players he wants to retain, although the threat of relegation...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoStade Rochelais v Leinster: Leinster aiming to cash in on Will Skelton’s absence
Leinster and La Rochelle, the 2022 and 2023 finalists, continue their epic rivalry today with both sides unbeaten in this year’s...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBristol Bears v Benetton: James Williams out to prove his worth again
James Williams saw off the challenge of Virimi Vakatawa last season and having recovered from a shoulder injury now has the...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoThis match will be tough – it’s do-or-die for us, says Lam
■ By PAUL REES PAT Lam has billed Bristol’s clash with Treviso at Ashton Gate today as do or die. Defeat...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoWe know this is a must-win match, admits van Graan
Return: Bath’s Ted Hill BATH make five changes as they look to kickstart their Champions Cup campaign against Clermont Auvergne. England...
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Features
/ 1 year agoA spirit of adventure comes at high price
Crowd pleaser: Cadan Murley scores for Quins against Leicester in front of nearly 80,000 at Twickenham PICTURES: Getty Images NO matter...
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English Championship
/ 1 year ago‘I want to follow my brother to the top’ – David Opoku-Fordjour
By Ben Jaycock David Opoku-Fordjour feels he has what it takes to achieve his lifelong dream of lining up alongside his...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoChiefs aiming to get season back on the right track
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Exeter v Bristol Today Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park TITLE hunting Exeter Chiefs will be desperate to get...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCancer charity keen to spread the word
By BEN JAYCOCK RUGBY Against Cancer offers support for those suffering from the disease and spent time over Christmas visiting hospitals...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMy philosophy? Skills, skills, skills
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Aaron James, below, the head coach of Bath University How and why did you...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAcademy League returns to action
ACADEMY RUGBY By TOM JEFFRIES IT’S new year, new competition time as the Premiership Academy League returns. There’s considerable hype to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAldcroft takes over at helm for England
■By BEN JAYCOCK In charge: New captain Zoe Aldcroft PICTURE: Getty Images GLOUCESTER-Hartpury lock Zoe Aldcroft has been installed as England...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoIlona Maher ‘loves being a superstar’ as Bristol signing looks to grow the game
Ilona Maher hopes she can inspire and elevate more players to superstar status in women’s rugby. Olympic sevens bronze medallist Maher...
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Latest News
/ 1 year ago2025 Predictions: More Antoine Dupont dominance + The British & Irish Lions to win down under
2025 has begun and a year of rugby excitement awaits. With it being a World Cup year for the Women’s game...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPremiership Team of the Week: Fin Smith and Tom Willis impress again to strengthen England cases
By Charlie Elliott This weekend of Premiership action provided the perfect mix of technical flair and big men bulldozing through that...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoComputer games annoy Alex Sanderson
By Mark Stevens Angry Alex Sanderson has vowed to channel the perceived lack of respect for his Sale Sharks side into...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWill Muir’s aiming to hit the target with Bath
By Mark Stevens Darts-loving winger Will Muir hopes Bath can hit the bullseye in 2025 having gone so close to Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPat Lam: Fitz Harding is good enough for England
By Paul Rees Pat Lam’s New Year wish is for his Bristol captain Fitz Harding to gain international recognition after a...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoTom Willis on a rampage to ignite Saracens
By Brendan Gallagher Saracens .......................... 35pts Tries: Willis 7, 39; Cinti 47, Burke 16, 77 Conversions: Lozowksi 8, 17 Penalties: Daly...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPat Lam: I’m pleased with the bonus
Bristol's director of rugby Pat Lam was pleased by the way his side refused to give up. He said: “The boys...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoTomos Williams in control to finish off Sale Sharks
By Paul Rees Gloucester ....................... 36pts Tries: Carreras 5, Llewellyn 20, 60; Hathaway 25, Williams 76 Conversions: Carreras 21, 26, 61,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLotte Sharp: It’s been toughest season ever at Saracens
By Ben Jaycock Lotte Sharp says Saracens are enduring the most difficult campaign since she joined the club 10 years ago...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSpringboks and Ireland to still lead the way in 2025
Paul Rees looks forward to 2025 and sees South Africa and Ireland keeping their places at the top of the tree...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoA Tier Two XV to have you out of your seat
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points By Brendan Gallagher You won’t ever see my 2024...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoBumper crowd to greet Ilona Maher – Bristol vs Gloucester-Hartpury Preview
By Ben Jaycock Match Preview Bristol v Gloucester Today. 12.45pm A record-breaking crowd awaits USA superstar Ilona Maher as the American...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoSarries set for sprint finish
By Ben Jaycock Preview - Loughborough v Saracens Today. 5pm A crucial victory over Bristol Bears before the Christmas break has...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoLondon Welsh rise from ashes
Brendan Gallagher remembers when the exiles were the whipping boys - and how things have changed... A tale of redemption, what...
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Features
/ 1 year agoMy office at home is like a shrine to rugby
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MET POLICE, WASPS AND SARACENS NO.8, WHO REPRESENTED MIDDLESEX, LONDON, BRITISH POLICE & THE BARBARIANS LEE...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoMark McCall surprised by timing of new law changes in Champions Cup
By Paul Rees Mark McCall is surprised law trials are being introduced to the Champions Cup this week halfway through the...
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Women's Premiership
/ 1 year agoIlona Maher named on bench ahead of Bristol Bears debut
Social media sensation Ilona Maher is set for her Bristol Bears debut after being named on the bench for Gloucester-Hartpury’s visit...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoGloucester vs Sale Sharks – Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Gloucester will look to get back to winning ways after a disappointing defeat at Sandy Park...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year ago‘Trailblazer’ Ilona Maher showing the way, says World Rugby chief
World Rugby chief Alan Gilpin is convinced Bristol Bears TikTok sensation Ilona Maher is just what the sport needs as momentum...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMark McCall: That was horrible and ugly
By Adam Hathaway at The Rec Thunderstruck Mark McCall urged his Saracens side to get off the canvas after they were...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAJ MacGinty out for four months with knee injury
Bristol fly-half AJ MacGinty is to miss the next four months due to a knee injury that requires surgery. The United...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoGeorge Ford set to follow family line and take up coaching
By Ross Heppenstall George Ford admits he sees himself following in the footsteps of his father and two brothers by moving...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFreddie Steward prepares new plan of attack
By Paul Rees Freddie Steward has the safest pair of hands in the Premiership and is now set on finding his...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoSale Sharks bring Bristol Bears crashing to earth
I fear Bristol’s bid for the title will be derailed by the injury to AJ MacGinty, expeially with Max Malins out...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoOllie Sleightholme is the right man for England
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... Since Ollie Sleightholme won his first two England caps against New Zealand...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoIt’s never done until it is done, warns coach Johann van Graan
Bath boss Johann van Graan was desperate to keep a lid on fans’ expectations after his side’s 10-try romp at The...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoMichael Cheika: We must be more ruthless
Leicester head coach Michael Cheika was proud of the fight shown by his Tigers. “It was a great crowd and a...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoRampant Sale Sharks leave Bristol Bears with nothing
By Roger Panting Bristol ................................... 0pts Sale .................................... 38pts Tries: Quirke 2, Roebuck 24, T Curry 49, O’Flaherty 66 Conversions: R...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPat Lam: It wasn’t a great day for us
Despite Bristol finishing scoreless for the first time in over seven years, their director of rugby Pat Lam indicated a line...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNo surprise as France show how it’s done
By Nick Cain Vannes versus Bordeaux is one of my highlights of the 2024-25 season so far, because if you want...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLeicester Tigers are still a work in progress, says Michael Cheika
By Mark Stevens Michael Cheika has never been one to shy away from a challenge – and his latest venture as...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoLet’s hope Brizball can stay in fashion
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed This is not obviously the time to be talking balls – the Twickenham elite have...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHuman tractors pull the big bucks
Back in the early 1990s, the Bristol hooker Mark Regan had a nickname for his tight-five colleague Simon Shaw. “I call...
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Features
/ 1 year agoWe need a two -tiered solution
PAUL REES CALLS FOR A RESET, NOT A REVOLUTION, WHEN IT COMES TO SORTING OUT THE PROBLEMS FACING THE RFU WATCHING...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTom Varndell: Pat Lam has put flair into Bristol Bears
By Mark Stevens When it comes to scoring tries in Premiership Rugby, few players have struck fear into opposition defences quite...
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