All posts tagged "Bristol"
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoJackson proves point to the extreme
By NEALE HARVEY AFTER defying medical opinion to complete his second mountain walk, miracle man Ed Jackson is aiming to scale...
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/ 8 years agoRing-fencing would lead to player exodus warns Boden
By NEALE HARVEY Concern: Steve Boden YORKSHIRECarnegie forwards coach Steve Boden believes ring-fencing the Premiership would leave the Championship ‘dead’. He...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoKirchner signs on for spell at Bristol
DRAGONS utility back Zane Kirchner has joined Bristol on loan as injury cover for Charles Piutau shoulder Luke Daniels hamstring and...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNo further sanction for Smith’s red card
BRISTOL flanker George Smith has avoided punishment after being sent off for a dangerous tackle against Saracens. A tackle from the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHurrell in full flow now after his Bath sojourn
By NEALE HARVEY RE-ENERGISED Bristol centre Will Hurrell has warned those writing off his side’s chances of a top six Premiership...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBristol concede five in second half shake-up
By ROGER PANTING GLOUCESTER stayed unbeaten but they remain the most infuriating of sides by being incapable of producing a consistent...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPenalty count killed us – Lam
BRISTOL director of rugby Pat Lam was annoyed at the way in which his side imploded in the second half. He...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoVito looking to cross the Channel from La Rochelle
Eyeing Premiership: Victor Vito FORMER All Black Victor Vito is looking at his options in the Premiership next season with his...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSelf-assured Searle ready for Ford test
By NEALE HARVEY UNSUNG Wasps duo Billy Searle and Joe Atkinson aim to buck conventional wisdom by proving academy routes are...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol Bears bring in Springbok international on loan amid injury worries
A crisis at full-back has been eased by Pat Lam dipping into the market
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoEx-Bear Molloy inspires five-star Wasps
By BEN ADAMS Bristol Bears …17 Wasps……………32 CLAIRE Molloy went over twice as five-try Wasps got their campaign off to a...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 8 years agoGreg’s awesome foursome battered the All Blacks
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Four-midable: Greg Cornelson goes over for one of...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoShock and awe in first week, now it should settle down
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Talk it up as much as you like but, to me, last...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPriestland: It’s all about Bath for me right now
By STEFFAN THOMAS RHYS Priestland insists he’s put any thoughts of a Wales recall to the back of his mind as...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSmith red card ends Bristol hopes of upset
By NEALE HARVEY Flat out: Alex Lewington touches down for Saracens’ second PICTURES: Getty Images Squeeze: Alapati Leiua touches down for...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWilliams: My three tries came in 12m!
HAT-TRICK hero Liam Williams looked sharp after groin surgery. “Three tries and I think I covered about 12 metres! It was...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoBristol win will intensify ring-fence campaign
Bristol Bears downed Bath at Ashton Gate last Friday, and Nick Cain writes why that will fuel a debate that has...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBath pin down Zach Mercer with two-year contract extension
Blackadder: 'Zach has attributes that can make he a world-class player'
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBarnes earns bragging rights for Clifton
By GEOFF SIBLEY O Redcliff’ …14 Clifton …17 CLIFTON just about deserved the win in a nip and tuck Bristol derby....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoWest Country foes set to rekindle rivalry in Ashton Gate near sell-out
26,000 tickets and counting have been sold for the Premiership season opener between Bristol and Bath
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMarc Jones leaves Sale Sharks to join Scarlets
Competition for Ken Owens and Ryan Elias
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRams aim to charge into new era
NATIONAL LEAGUE 2 SOUTH Signing: Fly-half Alex Seers has joined the Rams With a modern new name to back up his...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWoodward: Danny can help us win the Prem
By NEALE HARVEY Aiming to step up: Jason Woodward PICTURE: Getty Images GLOUCESTER fullback Jason Woodward is backing controversial England fly-half...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol ……………31 Nottingham ….12
■ HARRY Randall showed Pat Lam he intends to be a part of his Premiership plans with Bristol this season as...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWORCESTER
Director of Rugby: Alan Solomons Captain: GJ van Velze Ground: Sixways Stadium Capacity: 11,499 The Warriors finished 11th last season, and...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoLucky stars should play with smiles on their faces
JEREMY GUSCOTT’S VERDICT THE Premiership has waves of wonderful rugby – but there is not enough of it over the course...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFive to follow…
Brendan Gallagher marks your card on some of the players you should be keeping an eye on during the 2018-19 Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol aiming for top six insists Aussie legend George
Longevity: George Smith GEORGE Smith believes those writing off Bristol’s Premiership chances are wide of the mark. Australian legend Smith says...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEdinburgh are my dark horses
ALEX BYWATER gets the lowdown on the new season from former Wales star Lee Byrne LEE Byrne believes the combination of...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoEaling can push the favourites close
Former Nottingham boss Ian Costello, now Wasps attack coach, runs the rule over this season’s Championship clubs Livewire: Doncaster’s Fijian scrum-half...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAxed England coach Fletcher wanted by FA and hockey
EX-England U18s coach John Fletcher, recently ditched by the RFU despite a brilliant track record in developing players, won’t be letting...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWasps kick off with a doozy in Dublin
By SAM JACKSON LEINSTER will begin the defence of their Champions Cup title at home to Wasps on Friday October 12...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoYoung: That wasn’t part of the plan, we were second best
By DECLAN ROONEY Connacht ……..43 Wasps …………..10 DAI Young handed out nine Wasps debuts but his side were swamped by an...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBlommetjies dazzles on debut for Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS WAYNE Pivac hailed the x-factor impact of new signing Clayton Blommetjies who scored two tries as the Scarlets...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoPeter Jackson column: RFU miss the boat again for Shaun Edwards
England miss another chance to join forces with a coach who has won everything there is to win in Union bar...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSarries start with battle at Waterloo
By SAM JACKSON Champions: Saracens won the title last season SARACENS Women will begin their defence of the Tyrrells Premier 15s...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWOMEN’S PREMIER 15s 2018-19 FIXTURES
ROUND 1 - 8 SEP Loughboro Lightning v Richmond Gloucester-Hartpury v Harlequins Bristol Bears v Wasps Darlington MP Sharks v Worcester...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPre-season fixtures
August 17 Edinburgh v Bath 7.45pm Cornish Pirates v Exeter 7.30pm Benetton v Leicester 7.30pm Dragons v Northampton (TBC) Leinster v...
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/ 8 years agoBainbridge relishing fresh lease of life under Carnegie’s new Kiwi boss Stirling
By JON NEWCOMBE JOSH BAINBRIDGE admits that the arrival of Chris Stirling as Yorkshire Carnegie DoR towards the back-end of last...
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Features
/ 8 years agoEnglishgamemay stagnate if top-flight are untouchable
Jeff Gage, rugby expert and author of Rugby‘s Blazered Buffoon Questions: Former All Black prop Ben Franks during his time with...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBirthday boy Billy
ONLY one British rugby player can claim to have scored more tries than Cristiano Ronaldo has goals, not that the man...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoSwitch to 13 earns Neal his chance in top-flight
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA POWERHOUSE Wasps centre Ross Neal believes spending last season at London Scottish has put him in...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoNew half-back pairing key to Saints’ revival
JEREMY GUSCOTT Bath IN: Jackson Willison (Worcester Warriors), Lucas Noguera Paz (Jaguares), Victor Delmas (Colomiers), Darren Atkins (promoted Academy), Ruaridh McConnochie...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCan Lee light blue touch paper?
NICK CAIN TALKS TO WASPS ATTACK COACH LEE BLACKETT ABOUT HIS STAR-STUDDED BACK LINE INTERVIEW Right fit: Lima Sopoaga puts the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFranks questions Championship’s long-term future
By NEALE HARVEY Critic: Ben Franks in action against for Irish HAVING twice suffered the agony of being relegated with London...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol Bears summer arrival Charles Piutau is relishing his derby baptism
Bath travel to Ashton Gate on the opening day of the Premiership season
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGive Piutau a reprieve after early capture by All Blacks
DAN LEO EXPERT ANALYST ON PACIFIC NATIONS The annual Pacific Rugby Players Welfare (PRPW) Board meeting took place in Bristol last...
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