All posts tagged "Challenge Cup"
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPolledri close to peak after meteoric climb
By NEALE HARVEY AFTER a meteoric rise from nowhere to starring for Italy at the World Cup, Jake Polledri now has...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol Bears fly-half wonderkid Ioan Iloyd
A big future ahead for Bristol Bears' try-scoring fly-half
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoFranco and Irish defy musclemen of Bayonne
By NEALE HARVEY Touchdown: Ben Meehan scores for Irish PICTURE: Getty Images FRANCO van der Merwe produced a colossal captain’s display...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoJoe blow gives Dai Exeter problem
WASPS boss Dai Young fears Joe Launchbury will miss Saturday’s Premiership match at Exeter due to a calf injury. The England...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoCockerill denied byJalibert’s 78th minute penalty saver for Bordeaux
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH Rugby head coach Richard Cockerill was frustrated that his side switched off in the closing stages to...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoSavage Bears serve Brive a tasty bagle
By GARY FITZGERALD Flair: Try-scorer Harry Randall threatens Brive again PAT Lam acclaimed his Bears romp in France as “a big...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMobile Moulds aims to be Prem’s new Brits
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA BUSTLING hooker Matt Moulds is desperate to prove his worth to Worcester Warriors by making a...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHarrington column: Heyneke Meyer leaves, now Stade Francais look to Quesada
Stade Francais are comfortably the basement boys of the Top 14, with Meyer gone they are now chasing Gonzalo Quesada
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoEPCR fine Saracens for Champions Cup media even no-show
EPCR issue statement confirming Saracens have been fined for not sending Mark McCall or Brad Barritt to the Cardiff launch
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoWonder-kid Lloyd stars in Bears’ 8-try romp
By NEALE HARVEY Heaven: Charlie Powell has scored Bristol’s seventh try WELSH wonderkid Ioan Lloyd enhanced his burgeoning reputation as Bristol...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoLam hits out over sloppy discipline
DESPITE the big victory, Pat Lam was annoyed with Bristol’s discipline. He said: “The yellow cards were unacceptable. We had 20...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoBlues survive scare to get the job done in Calvisano
By ROB COLE Star man: Jarrod Evans JOHN Mulvihill admitted his heart was in his mouth when Calvisano got back to...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCov help Ryan cope with loss of brother
By NEALE HARVEY Power surge: Ryan Burrows, playing for Newcastle last season, bashes through Brive in the European Challenge Cup quarter-final...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoShillcock in for a treble as Warriors rout Russians
By ALEX BYWATER A JAMIE Shillcock hattrick ensured the Warriors got their Challenge Cup campaign off a flying start as they...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoBasham rises to challenge as Dragons ease to victory
By ROB COLE Future star: Taine Basham of Dragons scores his third try PICTURES: Huw Evans TAINE Basham couldn’t have picked...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoHughes try gets Scarlets off to winning start on home ground
By CALLUM ELLIS A SECOND-HALF try from Staffen Hughes helped the Scarlets open their Challenge Cup campaign with a win over...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoWasps left wanting as Jalibert puts boot in
By GARY FITGERALD DAI Young’s men were left ruing what might have been as they slipped out of South West France...
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Challenge Cup
/ 6 years agoTaylor shines for Scots in Agen
By TRP REPORTER ROUND-UP CENTRE GEORGE Taylor was the star of the show on his European debut as his two tries...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoWasps get Joe back for Euro tie
JOE LAUNCHBURY is poised to return for Wasps in next Saturday’s European Challenge Cup tie at Bordeaux Begles. The England lock...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Former Bath, Toulon and Sharks scrum-half Michael Claassens
A player who loved running out at The Rec before stints with Toulon and the Sharks
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBath need a trophy for Ewels to feel like a success
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA RECENTLY appointed Bath captain Charlie Ewels says he will only look back on his time in...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
MICHAEL CLAASSENS FORMER SOUTH AFRICA, CHEETAHS, BATH, TOULON AND SHARKS SCRUM-HALF LIKE most kids in South Africa I grew up wanting...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMarshall wants to become a Kingsholm champion
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER’SKiwi utility back Tom Marshall is desperate to lift some silverware in what may be his...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEuropean bosses vote to scrap Continental Shield
By ADAM HOOKER SPECULATION is mounting over potential expansion in European rugby after the EPCR confirmed that their tournament for emerging...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJohn Mulvihill singles out what Cardiff Blues need to do to become PRO14 contenders
There are a number of young players coming through who can help the Blues reach their goals for 2019-20
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Features
/ 6 years agoScarlets will see best of me now says Uzair
Steffan Thomas talks to Scarlets Springbok No.8 Uzair Cassiem about his hopes for the season In control: Uzair Cassiem wins the...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Welsh regions need British & Irish League to attract fans
Peter Jackson shares his thoughts on how a British & Irish League would also help clubs who play in the second-string...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoBlues need motivated players not divas who like a moan
CARDIFF Blues are moving out of their Vale of Glamorgan training base to return to Cardiff Arms Park and I’ve got...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLondon Irish discover Challenge Cup opponents – full draw
Exiles will face Bayonne, who won the French equivalent of the GK IPA Championship last season
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Features
/ 7 years agoAbendanon hoping for a Toulouse match-up
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Final flourish: Cheslin Kolbe scored for Toulouse “Abendanon believes a final between his team and Toulouse would...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEuropean shootout goes Ospreys way
By STEFFAN THOMAS No stopping: Olly Cracknell scores Ospreys’ second try PICTURE: Huw Evans TEAMS OSPREYS: Evans 7; North 7, Allen...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Champions Cup hasn’t spread rugby beyond Six Nations unions
Bilbao stands alone as the only time the European Cup finals have been spread further than London, Paris, Newcastle or Marseille,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoKayser finally one of the kings of Europe
By NEALE HARVEY at St James’ Park Getting the party started: Fritz Lee leads the champagne celebrations for Clermont PICTURES: Getty...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHooper aiming big after taking the reins at Bath
By NEALE HARVEY New team at Bath: Stuart Hooper and his coaches Girvan Dempsey, Neal Hatley and Luke Charteris INCOMING Bath...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoNew Tottenham Hotspur stadium to host 2021 European rugby finals
A stadium with a capacity of 62,062
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoDecisions didn’t go our way – Diamond
SALE director of rugby Steve Diamond thought two points each was the right outcome. He said: “We had a couple of...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoJoe’s back to boost Wasps’ bid for playoffs
By NEALE HARVEY Winner: Jonathan Joseph Sibling rivalry: Marcus and Anthony Watson ENGLAND lock Joe Launchbury returns from an Achilles/calf injury...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoThe best betting offers for rugby punters
What’s best, Rugby Union or Rugby League? It’s an argument that will keep diehard followers of either sport up all night...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAll Black Evans eyes next life as wine-maker
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE AT 34 years of age, in rugby terms Bryn Evans is entering Last of the Summer...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoChris Ashton back for Sale’s European dream
Read Steve Diamond's thoughts ahead of the Challenge Cup semi-final trip to La Rochelle
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoClifford:Gustard drive and Quins care kept me here
By NEALE HARVEY Charging in: Quins Jack Clifford is tackled by Bristol’s Jake Woolmore and Jordan Crane PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBoyd’s ultimate warrior building case for recall
■By NEALE HARVEY Leading the fight: Teimana Harrison scores Saints’ first try in Premiership Cup final win over Saracens PICTURE: Getty...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCornell back in training ahead of schedule
■ By SAM JACKSON Training again: Worcester flanker Cornell du Preez SCOTLAND international back row forward Cornell du Preez has resumed...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHarlequins bring in extra cover at No.9
Cover: Hidalgo-Clyne HARLEQUINS have signed scrum-half Sam Hidalgo- Clyne on loan from Scarlets for the rest of the season. The Scottish...
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Features
/ 7 years agoExiles have eye on Davis
LONDON IRISH have lined up Ospreys defence coach Brad Davis to join their coaching ranks if as expected they return to...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 years agoChampions Cup and Challenge Cup finals to support Doddie Weir foundation, EPCR announce
Newcastle and St James' Park will host the two European finals in May
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCardiff Blues and Wales flanker Josh Navidi commits to new deal
Josh Navidi has pledged his future to Cardiff Blues by signing a new contract to remain at the Arms Park. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSale Sharks sign Rob Webber to contract extension to solidify strong hooker department
Rob Webber and Akker van der Merwe to be Sale's strike force next season
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBurrell ‘buzzing’ to go back to League roots
By JON NEWCOMBE In the blood: Luther Burrell is ready to tackle a new challenge in Warrington PICTURES: Getty Images Coach:...
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