All posts tagged "Bristol"
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBucketloads of tries not a winning formula
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK AT the same time as Bath collapsed to a record 64-0 defeat against...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMax Ojomoh feels Bath will reap rewards of home-grown policy
Bath centre Max Ojomoh feels that Bath will reap the long-term rewards of having a squad made up 50% home-grown players....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAce Francis ready for a fresh start at The Rec
By BEN JAYCOCK Bath-bound: England midfielder Piers Francis NORTHAMPTON Saints and England centre Piers Francis will join Bath for the 2022-23...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTop tackler Earl relishing test against a ‘proper team’
Motivated: Ben Earl BEN Earl says Saracens will be motivated by finishing in the top two and ensuring a home tie...
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Features
/ 4 years agoKnee surgery puts end to Radradra’s season
RUGBY SHORTS BRISTOL superstar Semi Radradra’s season is over with the Fijian centre set to have an operation on his knee....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEmergence of Richards the silver lining to Bath’s cloud
By PAUL REES WHEN Bath rake over the ashes of a season they will not be in a hurry to look...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDragons increase firepower with Highlanders centre Sio
By BEN JAYCOCK Super Rugby experience: Sio Tomkinson THE DRAGONS have pulled off a major coup by signing hard-hitting Kiwi back...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLions trio fighting to save their careers
By PETER JACKSON WALES must wait another six months to discover whether three of their all time greats can save their...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester denied by Fricker’s late double
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................29pts Tries: Thacker 3, Uren 7, Fricker 68, 79 Conversions: Sheedy 4, 8, 69 Penalties: Sheedy 11...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBristol deliver on Lam’s call to action
PAT Lam revealed he held a mass club meeting ahead of the derby in order to instill passion in a season...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoThe Premiership returns with a big match on Sunday
So, after a long break for the Eurocups, the Premiership returns to stadiums and TV screens. The tournament kicks off on...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
HARRY SHEPPARD, THE LONDON SCOTTISH AND FORMER WASPS AND BEDFORD FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV OF PLAYERS HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWilliams stays with Dragons
SCRUM-HALF Rhodri Williams has signed a contract to remain with Dragons. The Welsh region has not disclosed the length of the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoOrange could replace grey area
PAUL REES CANVASSES OPINION ON RUGBY’S 20-MINUTE RED CARD EXPERIMENT World Rugby is considering making the 20-minute red card, which was...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoWoodward leads Clifton try charge
By GRAHAM PRATT Rochford Hund....... 14 Clifton.......................85 CLIFTON ran in 15 tries as they well and truly trounced hosts Rochford Hundred....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTen-try Chiefs leave Bears in the shade
By HARRY SCOTT-MUNRO Semi-Finals Exeter ......................66 Bristol..........................0 EXETER Chiefs put in a ten-out-of-ten performance to brush aside West Country rivals Bristol...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoChiefs fancy their chances in knock-out season finale
By PAUL REES EXETER are preparing for three knock-out matches in their last three Premiership rounds, knowing that one defeat could...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRadradra and Piutau start on the Bristol bench for Champions Cup second leg with Sale Sharks
Semi Radradra and Charles Piutau will start on the bench again for Bristol in the crunch second leg of the Champions...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWhat to find in Sunday’s The Rugby Paper
The Rugby Paper returns this Easter Sunday as we once again focus on the European Champions and Challenge Cups. What can...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoRhodri Williams signs new contract at Dragons
Scrum-half Rhodri Williams has signed a new undisclosed contract to remain with Dragons. The former Llandovery and Scarlets player joined Dragons...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 4 years agoBrilliant Exeter win BUCS Championship
Durham….13 Exeter……14 Dafydd Jenkins late score ended Exeter’s six-year wait for BUCS Super Rugby Championship glory as they edged past Durham...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘No decision to be made’ on futures of Semi Radradra and Charles Piutau, says Pat Lam
Pat Lam has played down speculation linking Bristol Bears' marquee players Semi Radradra and Charles Piutau with a move away from...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNorthampton Saints sign Doncaster’s Sam Graham and Newcastle’s Robbie Smith
Northampton Saints have confirmed the signing Doncaster Knights captain Sam Graham and Newcastle Falcons' Robbie Smith. The pair will move to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoUniversity season reaches climax at Sixways
BUCS RUGBY By NICK POWELL IT’S finals week in BUCS rugby with three pivotal games taking place on Wednesday as university...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoSuper Fickou gives Racing upper hand as Latu sees red
By KEVIN FALLON Stade Fr ..............9pts Penalties: Segonds 38, 40; Sanchez 71 Racing 92 ........22pts Tries: Fickou 64 Conversions: Le Garrec...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoGenge fired up for next round of French hostilities
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Clermont v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Marcel Michelin ELLIS Genge can’t wait to sample the atmosphere...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoIrish reinforce prop stocks with Azzurri tyro Zilocchi
By BEN JAYCOCK Italian strongman: Giosue Zilocchi LONDON Irish have bolstered their front row stocks for the season runin with Zebre...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoToulon join queue for Radradra
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Options: Radradra TOULON are the latest Top 14 club to show an interest in...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoMastermind Boyd ought to be top of the RFU list
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Few of the people charged with running English rugby are blessed with a sense of direction. If...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBath bank on youth policy to bring back glory years
PAUL REES TALKS TO STUART HOOPER ABOUT BATH’S MOVE TO NURTURE HOME GROWN PLAYERS When Bruce Craig bought Bath in 2010,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWhat to find in Sunday’s The Rugby Paper
The Rugby Paper returns this Sunday as we focus on the European Champions and Challenge Cups. What can you find in...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWarriors make history to earn last four spot
By BEN JAYCOCK WORCESTER Warriors secured their first ever win at The Rec to book a place in the Premiership Cup...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoQuins out to topple the French kingmaker
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As befitting a billionaire at least four times over, Mohed Altrad is...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoUnderdogs from England trail on money but not spirit
PAUL REES LOOKS AHEAD TO NEXT WEEKEND’S LAST 16 CHAMPIONS CUP DOUBLE-HEADERS The top three countries in this year’s Six Nations...
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Features
/ 4 years agoIt was a roller coaster ride around England
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER PLYMOUTH, BRISTOL, WORCESTER, LONDON WELSH, SALE, LEEDS, ROUEN AND NEWCASTLE FULL-BACK/WING TOM ARSCOTT MY playing...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHughes back with the Bears
NATHAN Hughes’ loan to Bath will end on Monday and he will return to continue playing under his contract with Bristol....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
BEN FOLEY, THE HARTPURY WINGER/ FULL-BACK AND FORMER CLIFTON, PLYMOUTH, ROTHERHAM AND NOTTINGHAM PLAYER CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDave Attwood to re-join Bath Rugby at the end of the season from Bristol Bears
Dave Attwood will re-join Bath Rugby from Bristol Bears at the end of the season. The lock represented Bath 157 times...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSale Sharks v Saracens: Tuilagi returns to Sale bench as Farrell misses out with concussion
Owen Farrell's return from repeated ankle injuries has been stalled after suffering a concussion in Saracens victory over Bristol Bears which...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester win at Bristol Bears in West Country Premiership Cup derby
Gloucester’s youngsters took the West Country bragging rights on a rainy night at Ashton Gate as they beat Bristol Bears in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMurray at double for Bears
By WILL FREEGUARD Harlequins ......12 Bristol ..............31 A YELLOW card to prop Chloe Edwards proved costly as Harlequins lost their unbeaten...
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Podcast
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Eight with David Flatman
Former Bath, Saracens and England prop David Flatman joins host Oliver Little and The Rugby Paper columnists Brendan Gallagher and Nick...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoProD2 come calling for Bears ace Leiua
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BRISTOL Bears could lose Samoan centre Alapati Leiua to ambitious ProD2 outfit RC Vannes...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSharks tyro stars look set to stay for long term
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER France-bound: Nathan Hughes ■ CLERMONT Auvergne have agreed to a deal with former England...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRed mist may not lift for a generation
STEVE Diamond fears it could be a generation before a safe tackling technique comes naturally to players as red card fever...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHigh-flying Harlequins charged up for final push before the cavalry returns
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Bristol Bears v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Ashton Gate TABAI Matson is delighted by the way his...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTiger Whitcombe proud to follow his Dad’s path
By PAUL REES JAMES Whitcombe was born and brought up in Yorkshire, but Leicester was the only club the prop wanted...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBenhard reaping reward for his versatility at Irish
VERSATILE London Irish back Benhard Janse van Rensburg is relishing playing in a variety of positions alongside experienced internationals as the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWest: It’s crunch time now and we’ve got work to do
By JON NEWCOMBE AS he prepares to make his 50th Premiership appearance, prop Tom West is adamant that the endof-season play-offs...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBradbury signs for Bristol
EDINBURGH back row Magnus Bradbury will join Bristol Bears in the summer. The 26-year-old – who has 17 caps for Scotland...
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