All posts tagged "Challenge Cup"
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Features
/ 6 years agoDoncaster sign Sexton
DONCASTER Knights have strengthened their second row options ahead of Saturday’s Trailfinders Challenge Cup game against Ealing by signing Jerry Sexton....
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoSimon Halliday says French govt’s decision to block European Cup competition was ‘unnecessary’
The EPCR chairman says protocols could not have been more safer for players
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoEaling 27-26 Saracens: Passionate Trailfinders prove their point again
Daniel Gallan reports from Vallis Way where Ealing Trailfinders proved their were a match for the three-time champions of Europe
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLacroix: We’ll get Euro Cups done | James Harrington
James Harrington reports on what is next for Top 14 clubs after the French government called to the Champions Cup and...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoFrench call two-week halt to the European Cups
Covid-19 spike in Europe is set to obstruct the upcoming rounds of Champions Cup and Challenge Cup competition
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoReturning Dai eager to move Blues forward
DAI Young will return to Cardiff Blues as interim director of rugby following head coach John Mulvihill leaving the Welsh region....
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBorthwick braced for battle against ‘big spending’ Bath
By GARY FITZGERALD Big job: Steve Borthwick STEVE Borthwick remains confident his Covid-tormented Tigers can defy the odds and the virus...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoBears ace Harry Randall aims to show Eddie he’s the man for all seasons in Galway
Neale Harvey previews Bristol's Champions Cup trip to Connacht with England hopeful Harry Randall
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European Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoGeorge Nott eyes top spot to build momentum for Rec visit
By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish lineout leader George Nott is confident of backing up last week’s fine 34-8 win at Agen...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoHenry helps Tigers beat three yellows
By MIKE SINCLAIR Success! Tigers celebrate their victory PICTURE: Getty Images TEAMS BAYONNE: Germain 7 (Fajardo 71); Baget 6 (Lestrade 51,...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSquirrels go hunting for nuts in winter
THE Australians have a name for it, squirrel-gripping. Charlie Rorke was found guilty of the offence on debut for Stade Francais...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoDanny Care calls for same underdog spirit that put Harlequins on the trophy trail in 2011
Ahead of their trip to Thomond Park, Quins scrum-half Care recalls the spirit of 2011 and their famous win over Munster
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoTom Seabrook starts alongside senior man Henry as Gloucester give the kids a run
George Skivington has named an experiment squad to travel to Lyon for Gloucester's Champions Cup opener
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European Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoWorcester Warriors fall at final hurdle with Erbani crashing over
Worcester fall to a bitter 24-20 defeat in the opening round of the Challenge Cup in France
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoTeams will be at full strength for Champions Cup, says Lawrence Dallaglio
The Champions Cup remains the pinnacle of the European club game and a bigger prize than domestic success
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoShane Williams: It still wasn’t enough but Wales took a step forward
Read Shane Williams' verdict on Wales' loss to England at Parc y Scarlets, and how it relates to the pressure on...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHumph backs Louis to take on the world
DAVID Humphreys has revealed his disappointment at leaving Gloucester, but insists the Cherry & Whites can thrive without him with the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoNorthampton Saints secure one-year extension with Chris Boyd
The Kiwi director of rugby's previous deal was set to expire at Franklin's Gardens next summer
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoBest Bookmakers to Bet on Rugby
Ruby is a high-paced contact sport with plenty of action during the 80-minutes of gameplay. While it’s a game that glorifies...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Romania can flourish with Robinson’s expertise and new home stadium
Brendan Gallagher finds former Bristol Bears head coach Andy Robinson buoyant about Romanian rugby
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Features
/ 6 years agoRobinson’s Oaks can flourish in new home
Game changer: Romania’s new all-seater stadium in Bucharest COVID has been doing its worst all over the rugby world but the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEvans revving up for return home
By ROB COLE Mentor: Scarlets prop Rob Evans PICTURE: Getty Images YOU have to go back to pre-lockdown for the last...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoDon’t ring-fence,wewant more fairytales – Bracken
By GARY FITZGERALD Plea: Kyran Bracken KYRAN Bracken hopes football’s latest moves to set up a lucrative new European Super League...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRyan challenges fledglings to silence Coetzee
■By ROB COLE THE DRAGONS may not have Welsh internationals Ross Moriarty or Aaron Wainwright with which to try to blunt...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSaracens duo have been instrumental
CONGRATULATIONS to Bristol for their tremendous win over Toulon on Friday night. They showed great fighting spirit to turn the game...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoUren: We know Toulon’s history, but we are the team with world-class players now
Bristol Bears No.9 Andy Uren previews the Challenge Cup final and reminisces on his memories of his boyhood club
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoPremiership Rugby on alert after seven positive tests at Wasps
Bristol, Wasps opponents on Saturday, are believed to be unaffected
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 6 years agoDavies aims to get Dragons firing
SAM Davies has told the Dragons they need to hit their straps and quickly this season, but believes Dean Ryan’s exciting...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 6 years agoTEAMS: No Charles Piutau for Bristol’s trip to Ricoh
Full team news ahead of this weekend's showdowns at the Ricoh Arena and Sandy Park
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBorthwick: Tigers lost their way but we’re rebuilding
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON LEICESTER have won jus two games since Steve Borthwick arrived in July but the new head...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCockerill hit by Mata injury blow
EDINBURGHback row Bill Mata has been ruled out for up to two months. The Fijian had surgery on Thursday after damaging...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBoyd’s future in balance at Saints
By JON NEWCOMBE CHRIS Boyd is still in negotiations with Northampton Saints about his future at the club beyond the end...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSurreal start for Noah Heward in Worcester’s fast lane
Another one off the Worcester block who has been getting a look in with England U20s and the Warriors first team
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoCaptain Tom chasing glory finish to year of progress
By NEALE HARVEY Focused: Tom Youngs LEICESTER’S quarterfinal clash with Castres today was cancelled after three of the French side’s players...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers tie cancelled after Castres’ positive COVID-19 tests
Sunday's Challenge Cup quarter-final at Welford Road has been cancelled, meaning Tigers progress
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European Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoTackling Radradra? I used to face Billy Vunipola in training, says Nick Tompkins
Dragons centre Nick Tompkins is already looking forward to the Challenge Cup quarter-final against Bristol Bears
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: James Whitcombe keeping the great prop dynasty alive
Four generations of Whitcombes that are steeped in history and, in young Leicester prop James' case, promise
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoRevealed: Champions Cup and Challenge Cup to undergo radical format change
EPCR confirm big shake-up to European format for 2020-21
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCockerill sets challenge to land a first knockout win
■ By BRYN PALMER RICHARD Cockerill has challenged his Edinburgh players to prove they can handle the pressure of knockout rugby...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWhitcombe keeping the great prop dynasty alive
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The cradle of rugby’s oldest bespoke manufacturing business can be found across the...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Champion Bill Shankland showed Jacklin how it was done
Warrington RLFC's Shankland possessed an expertise that spanned more than just one sport, as Peter Jackson recounts
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarrington column: Stade Francais looking less and less likely to be ready for Top 14 season
The Paris-based club has reported COVID-19 positive players have developed lesions on their lungs
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Features
/ 6 years agoJamie should be back in time to tweak the Bears’ tail
WHAT a shame the first weekend of rugby in Wales since lockdown didn’t feature the return to action of Jamie Roberts....
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWilliams stars for Scarlets on debut
By ROB COLE Scarlets…………………………………32pts Tries: Kennedy 4, Evans 22, 43, Lousi 49, McNicholl 56 Conversions: Halfpenny 23, 50 Penalties: Halfpenny 32...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoThe Effects of Gambling on Rugby Union
The game of rugby originated in Warwickshire, England around 1823. It’s said that it began with a football match in which...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWilliams picks successor at Blues
By ROB COLE Skilful: Seb Davies Good things: Sam Moore JUST as his fellow Kiwi Xavier Rush did before him, Nick...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBaldwin staying at Dragons
DRAGONS have extended the loan of Worcester Warriors scrum-half Luke Baldwin until the end of the 2020-21 season. The 29-year-old moved...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoBritish & Irish Lions tour to South Africa to go ahead as scheduled in 2021
The pandemic nor fixture congestion will impact the Lions tour of South Africa in 2021, as Lions announce tour to go...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHarrington column: FFR agree brutal schedule for Top 14 and Pro D2
James Harrington reports on how the 2020-21 French rugby schedule is shaping up and the outlook for Beziers
International Rugby
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International Rugby
Jonathan Davies: England should pair up Ollie Lawrence and Henry Slade at centre
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