All posts tagged "Bristol"
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoMoney alone can’t buy success
PAUL REES SPEAKS TO PREMIERSHIP DIRECTORS OF RUGBY ABOUT THE SALARY CAP CUTS As Pat Lam wrestles with the question whether...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAbsent stars level the playing field
COLIN BOAG Enthralling: Wasps come back to beat Exeter by a point yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images There’s a full programme of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoOllie’s England call up spurs fit-again Loader
By GARY FITZGERALD THE spring is back in Ben Loader’s stride and the smile back on his face...now he aims...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSnowsill puts seal on thrilling Bears win
By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Bristol ...................... 12 Worcester............... 10 WALES international Elinor Snowsill held her nerve to convert Kayleigh Powell’s 76th minute...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoScotland are red-hot favourites, says Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones has labelled Scotland as red-hot favourites ahead of Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield. With a depleted England side,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCourtney Lawes out of Six Nations opener
Courtney Lawes has been ruled out of the Six Nations opener as Eddie Jones narrows his squad down to 29 players...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoCokayne stars as Quins grit out bonus win
By HARRY LATHAM-COYLE Harlequins ......26 Gloucester-H ..12 INJURY-hit Harlequins ended Gloucester-Hartpury’s winning run with a gritty bonus point victory. Having been...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoStruggling Sale braced for daunting Bears fight
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Sale v Bristol Today, Kick-off 2pm AFTER six straight defeats Sharks must do battle with the title...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCONNOR DOHERTY
YOUNG GUNS SALE OUTSIDE CENTRE Sale born-and-bred Connor Doherty has achieved his lifelong dream of playing for the Sharks; now his...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEnglish granny hunt for Tyrone
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER THE RFU have been in touch with Harlequins full-back Tyrone Green in a bid...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
PIERS FRANCIS THE ENGLAND AND NORTHAMPTON CENTRE CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST – EXCLUDING CURRENT TEAMS...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorcester want to take that step up in Europe
JONATHAN Thomas says it is “game on” as Worcester look to launch themselves up the Premiership table and qualify for the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAll change as Eddie goes with a sense of adventure
PAUL REES LOOKS AT ENGLAND’S SIX NATIONS SQUAD Selection defines coaches. One of the hardest parts of the job is telling...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMy Bedford team could have made it in the Prem
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BEDFORD, LONDON IRISH, BARBARIANS AND MIDLANDS CENTRE BEN WHETSTONE RUDI STRAEULI used to have a...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoDebutant Hughes is Hartpury’s standout
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury ............31pts Tries: Eadie 1, Venner 9, Hughes 53, Simpson 79 Conversions: Williams 2, 10, 54, 80 Penalties:...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWasps to give ticket money to help Tonga
NEWS EXTRA WASPS will donate 20 per cent of the ticket revenue from their Premiership match against Saracens next Sunday to...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoBristol’s late try flood makes Peel despair
By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets ............21pts Tries: Elias 23, McNicholl 60 Conversions: Patchell 24 Penalties: Patchell 7, 30, 44 Bristol ................52pts Tries:...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoLam: Cup win is on if we’re ruthless
PAT Lam insists Bristol can be serious contenders for the Champions Cup if they improve their accuracy. The former Connacht coach...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoGet the front row right, Eddie, and it all follows
NICK CAIN LOOKS AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S ENGLAND SQUAD ANNOUNCEMENT WITH SOME ADVICE FOR EDDIE JONES SIX Nations Grand Slams are...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoCleall claims bonus try as Sarries surge on
By BEN JOHNSON Loughborough..12 Saracens ........27 SARACENS opened up a two-point lead at the top of the table with Poppy Cleall’s...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoBears bite back after their shock defeat
By TOM BULMER DMP Sharks ......7 Bristol Bears ..47 BRISTOL bounced back from last weekend’s home defeat to Gloucester-Hartpury to notch...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPatchell can spur Scarlets says Davies
By STEFFAN THOMAS RHYS Patchell’s return from a long-term injury can help take the Scarlets to another level says Jonathan Davies....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNorth America boost for Exeter women
EXETER women have signed United States prop Hope Rogers and Canada back row Gabrielle Senft as they aim for the Premier...
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European Rugby
/ 4 years agoBath won’t travel to France unless French restrictions eased
Bath Rugby have confirmed that they will only fulfil Saturday’s Heineken Champions Cup fixture against La Rochelle if French travel restrictions...
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European Rugby
/ 4 years agoPostponed European rugby matches cancelled amid future uncertainty
All postponed matches from round two of the Heineken Champions Cup and Challenge Cup have now been cancelled, while uncertainty hovers...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoI can hear opportunity knocking insists Lam
By PAUL REES PAT LAM believes he and Bristol will benefit from their struggles this season, the first time the graph...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoUnderwood double savages the sorry Bears
By MATT MERRITT Bristol ..............14 Glouc-Hart ......36 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury hit the ground running in both halves to secure a comfortable win...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoSaracens look set to feast off the Sharks
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Saracens v DMP Sharks Sunday, Kick-off 2pm SARACENS head coach Alex Austerberry believes his team are entering...
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Challenge Cup
/ 4 years agoEuro re-matches to be announced this week
By PAUL REES THE Champions Cup organisers will decide by the end of the week whether to rearrange the five matches...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoThe game is nothing without jeopardy
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Apips-and-core Australian with vast experience of top-end rugby on both sides of the Equator sends his season’s...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSupermen aplenty sculpted at Stowe
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools GIVEN that the ethos of Stowe and its founding father JF...
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Features
/ 4 years agoElias eager to shake off the rust after Covid break
By STEFFAN THOMAS RYAN Elias has lived in the shadow of Ken Owens since breaking into the senior Scarlets squad in...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoHow COVID-19 is still impacting the rugby world
When COVID-19 first hit, no one could foresee what it would have in store for the sporting world. It started with...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHarlequins v Exeter Chiefs: Quins host Chiefs in repeat of 2021 final
Harlequins prop Will Collier will play his 200th game for the club against Exeter Chiefs in a repeat of last year’s...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBristol Bears v Sale Sharks: Bears seek change in fortunes
Tom Curry returns to the Sale Sharks starting line-up as they take on Bristol Bears at Ashton Gate in tonight’s 7:45...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSteve Borthwick rubbishes talk of records
Leicester Tigers boss Steve Borthwick is not distracted by talk of records as his Tigers side look to make it 12...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoEngland U20s announce 2022 squad
Ahead of the U20 Six Nations, England have selected their 32-man Elite Player Squad (EPS) for 2022. Head coach Alan Dickens...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoWage cap minefield needs a clean slate
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At the end of the year, it’s a time to look back...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLowering cap wasn’t ideal but we stick to it – Lam
By PAUL REES PAT Lam is more concerned that Bristol stick to the Premiership’s salary cap than what rival clubs are...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHero Hogg has final say as Chiefs get back on song
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................19pts Tries: O’Flaherty 13, Hill 31, Hogg 75 Conversions: J Simmonds 14, 76 Bristol ................13pts Tries: Purdy...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoIt’s great start to New Year – Hogg
STUART HOGG was delighted to celebrate his decision to stay at Exeter with a man-ofthe match performance. “The smile on my...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoVesty: We can’t afford to give away more cheap tries
By PAUL REES Exciting: Alex Mitchell IT is eight years since Northampton defeated Saracens in a Premiership match at Franklin’s Gardens...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBreach makes scoring return
Quins Women ....29 Wasps Women ....5 JESS Breach scored on her return from a broken back as Harlequins stormed into second...
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Features
/ 4 years agoTigers back row Wiese banned for two games
LEICESTER Tigers back row Jasper Wiese has been banned for two matches after getting three yellow cards this season. The South...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoExeter Chiefs v Bristol Bears preview: Record crowd for South West derby
A sold-out record-breaking crowd at Sandy Park will play host to Exeter Chiefs’ encounter with Bristol Bears on New Year’s Day...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTwickenham will be different for us this time vows Dowson
By PAUL REES Harlequins v Northampton Saints Monday, December 27. Kick-off 5pm, Twickenham THE last time Northampton faced Harlequins at Twickenham...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoGriffiths brings fun and games to The Rec
CHRIS HEWETT IT IS not yet a mathematical certainty that Bruce Craig will end his long spell of chairmanship at Bath...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoA great year for Dupont but Marcus was not far behind
PAUL REES REFLECTS ON THE STAND-OUT EVENTS AND PLAYERS OF 2021 World Player of the Year: Antoine Dupont of France PICTURE:...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMy inspirational man of the year is Marcus
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER EVERY December Time magazine nominates their Person of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWe shall recall them with pride
Brendan Gallagher remembers the great rugby players who passed away in 2021 RAYMOND JOHN McLAUGHLIN UCC Dublin, Gosforth, London Irish, Connacht,...
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