All posts tagged "Bristol"
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoJoe Carlisle joins London Wasps
As rumoured for a number of weeks now, Worcester Warriors fly-half Joe Carlisle will be wearing the London Wasps jersey next...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoAndy Robinson joins Bristol as DoR
Former England and Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has been appointed director of rugby Bristol. The 48-year-old, who quit his job...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoLegend Pete Buxton to quit Gloucester
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Gloucester legend Peter Buxton will call time on his playing...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Danny Gray – Worcester and former Bristol and Exeter fly-half
1. Alex Corbisiero – Alex is a fantastic scrummager and will anchor the scrum. He’s been outstanding in England‘s scrum recently....
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Jon Mills – London Welsh captain
1. Decorative cushions My wife insists on them because she says it makes our place look pretty, but to me they...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Steve Uren – Bristol flanker
Record-breaking Steve Uren is already the talk of Bristol, having become their youngest league player last season, and the 18-year-old claims...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Matt Hopper – Harlequins centre
Enjoy finishing 2012 in front of 82,000 at HQ? Fantastic! There was lots of hype and playing at Twickenham is brilliant. ...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Adrian Jarvis – Bristol fly-half
Decent turnaround from Bristol? Pretty good, yes. After a really good pre-season we had a very disappointing start and didn’t get...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Mitch Eadie – Bristol No.8
Mitch Eadie’s father Jim is a legend at the Memorial Stadium for his exploits in the round-ball game but after a...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Duncan Bell – Former Bath and England prop
1. Speeding fine injustice Now, don’t get the wrong idea…I’m no ‘Driving Miss Daisy’, nor, by the same token, am I...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoScotland v Tonga teams
Bath fly-half Tom Heathcote looks set to make is Scotland debut after being named on the bench for the reception of...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Adrian Jarvis – Bristol and former Quins and London Irish fly-half
1. Mark Lambert – We lived together when I was at Quins. He plays both sides of the scrum and is...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Neil Calrk – Exeter and former Bristol hooker
Getting promoted with Bristol was special but there was no comparison when I went up with Exeter three years ago. Exeter...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 14 years agoJeff Probyn: Lack of rugby stadiums means shortage of legacy
The announcement of the cut down list of potential venues for the Rugby World Cup has cast a worrying shadow over...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoWelford Road not shortlisted as RWC venue
England Rugby 2015, the organiser of the next Rugby World Cup, has announced the long list of 17 potential match venues...
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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Gadd – Bristol centre
Bristol centre Jack Gadd required two operations last summer to correct a hip condition he has had since birth but after...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 14 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Martin Haag Nottingham head-coach
Being part of the first English team to win the European Cup was an incredible feeling – especially up against a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoSaracens Mako Vunipola is in shape to make up for lost time
On the face of it Mako Vunipola‘s life at Saracens could not have begun any better – two starts, two man-of-the-match...
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20 Questions
/ 14 years ago20 Questions: Mike Denbee – London Welsh flanker
From Weston-Super-Mare to the Premiership… pinching yourself? I’ve certainly gone the long way round… Weston to Plymouth to Spain to Birmingham...
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English Championship
/ 14 years ago“We’ll have fun rising to challenge,” says Newcastle’s Dean Richards
Dean Richards will warn his Newcastle troops to expect the unexpected when they finally get their Championship campaign up and running...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoOakley joins Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints have signed former Wales international back row Rhys Oakley. The 31-year-old has impressed Jim Mallender while on trial with...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoUlster v Newcastle: teams
After impressive performances against Leicester last Saturday, Jared Payne, Michael Allen and Chris Farell retain their starting positions in the Ulster...
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Dream Team
/ 14 years agoDream Team: James Grindall – Bristol and former Leicester scrum-half
1. Andrew Sheridan – We played age group rugby together and he was an absolute beast running over people playing No.8....
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Featured
/ 14 years agoWales teen wonder Tom Prydie aiming to fly high again
Tom Prydie and Kristian Phillips aim to relaunch their careers this season after falling into the international wilderness. The former Ospreys...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoExeter winger Matt Jess: “Team ethic is only concern for Chiefs”
When Bath chairman Bruce Craig told the club’s end-of-season dinner that there wasn’t a single player in his side whom he...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoWe’re doing things even better than the Natal Sharks says Bristol head coach Liam Middleton
Bristol head coach Liam Middleton hopes a recent fact-finding mission to South Africa will make the difference as his side targets...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoNew Bristol signing James Grindal gears up for big time again
James Grindal ended a 13-year consecutive run in the top flight when he swapped Leicester for Bristol this summer, but such...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 14 years agoMan Behind the Match: Stuart Barnes and the 1992 Pilkington Cup final
During the dying embers of amateurism, Twickenham on Cup final day was a very special occasion, and more often than not...
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Moment In Time
/ 14 years agoMoment in Time: Worcester Warriors and the 2004 Premiership promotion game
It was Boy’s Own stuff. Twelve years earlier, Worcester had been a modest rugby club minding its own business in the...
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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Callum Braley – Bristol scrum half
As a West Country boy Callum Braley would like nothing more than to stamp his mark on Bristol‘s first team. But...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoGive our tier-two English coaches a chance says coaching guru Kevin Bowring
The RFU’s Head of Elite Coach Development, Kevin Bowring, wants to see more English-qualified coaches follow Glenn Delaney’s example and make...
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Dream Team
/ 14 years agoDream Team: Tristan Roberts – Bristol fly-half
1. Nathan Williams – A good strong ball carrier. He was an important part of the pack when I was at...
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Moment In Time
/ 14 years agoMoment in Time: Leeds and the 2005 Powergen Cup final
An epic day for the Tykes. Bath, whose record in senior Cup finals prior to this read played 10, won 10,...
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Dream Team
/ 14 years agoDream Team: Dave Hilton – former Scorland, Bath, Bristol and Glasgow prop
1. Tom Smith – Worked hard on his scrummaging and got the better of some huge Springbok props for the 1997...















