All posts tagged "Championship"
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Champions Cup
/ 2 days agoLeo Cullen on why perfection isn’t realistic after Leinster’s seven-try Champions Cup win over Harlequins
For many in the Leinster camp, it feels like the start of the season with the return of the international players...
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International Rugby
/ 7 days agoEngland head coach Steve Borthwick hopes it will be fifth time lucky at 2027 Rugby World Cup
Steve Borthwick has been around the World Cup block a few times and knows his England side have to keep on...
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Latest News
/ 7 days agoDREAMTEAM
HAYES, FORMER CHESTER, CALDY, CHESHIRE AND ENGLAND COUNTIES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK, WHO IS NOW HEAD COACH OF CHESTER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE...
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Latest News
/ 7 days agoStormers survive Smith red card with powerful late surge
By BEN JAYCOCK Bayonne ............17pts Tries: Mori 16, Erbinartegaray 53, Paulos 61 Conversions: Spring 62 Stormers ...........26pts Tries: Khan 2, de...
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Latest News
/ 7 days agoTitans Rich in form yet points machine won’t let vision haze
■By BEN JAYCOCK ROTHERHAM versatile back Richard Hayes insists the Titans will not get ahead of themselves despite sitting top of...
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Latest News
/ 7 days agoNine in a row for unbeaten champs Beechen
SHOOLS REPORT ■ By JOSEPH TERRY BEECHEN Cliff claimed a maiden ACE League title and dominated Loughborough 54-14 for an unbeaten...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 days agoBest yet to come from Bedford Blues says Alex Woolford
Bedford Blues second row Alex Woolford believes his side have put themselves in a strong position approaching the halfway point of...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoNew RPR: Prem Clubs looking to capitalise on England momentum in Europe – Rugby Analyst
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by the RugbyAnalyst to reflect on...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoTom Willis exit to Bordeaux-Begles prompts RFU to alter EPS contracts
RFU chiefs are set to alter players’ enhanced EPS contracts in the wake of Tom Willis returning to Bordeaux-Begles for next...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoDan Hiscocks: Cornish Pirates are taking aim at Champ top three
Cornish Pirates scrum-half Dan Hiscocks believes his side are beginning to show their true potential but feels the next block of...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoHooker Adejimi joins Newcastle on loan
NEWCASTLE Red Bulls have signed Saracens hooker Samson Adejimi on loan for the rest of the season. Adejimi, 23, has scored...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoRicky Pellow proud of what he’s achieved at Exeter Chiefs
Ricky Pellow says the moment is right to chase a new challenge beyond Exeter Chiefs, ending a remarkable 16-year spell at...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoLet’s hope money is invested wisely
AFTER the upheaval over the £1.1m remuneration paid to RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney in 2023-24, including a £358,000 LTIP bonus...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 weeks agoChris Hewett: These Flying Fijians deserve place in sun
Few historians of the ancient world put it quite this way, but the Peloponnesian War was won off the bench.
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Letters
/ 3 weeks agoYorkshire, the great under-achievers
A GENERATION ago, Coventry were the leading club in England, providing a stream of Test players, and providing most of the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 weeks agoBrendan Gallagher: Awards season has its problems
It’s the awards season and time to issue my annual warning about the vaguely ridiculous nature of awards – remember that...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoDiscipline is key at Ealing Trailfinders – Matt Cornish
Ealing Trailfinders hooker Matt Cornish feels his side’s blistering seven-from-seven start has been built on physicality, simplicity and a ruthless edge...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoUnbeaten Beechen Cliff too strong for Gordon’s
SCHOOLS RUGBY ■By JOSEPH TERRY BEECHEN Cliff overpowered Gordon’s 35-7 to take a strong step towards the ACE League title and...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoBath in talks to join PWR
BATH are in talks with PWR about a women’s team joining the league. Bath applied to enter a side in Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoWild Geese keen to buy Hazelwood
By JOSEPH TERRY AMATEUR side London Irish Wild Geese are in negotiations to obtain the freehold to the Hazelwood centre. London...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 weeks agoScotland vs Argentina: We must get it right this time, says Ewan Ashman
Darcy Graham will win his 50th cap at Murrayfield today for Scotland, hoping for a better result after last week’s disappointment...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoEaling can’t be blamed if they look to the URC
EALING Trailfinders could be forgiven for adopting the old Millwall FC chant, “No one likes us, we don’t care”. The west...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoArchers out to shoot at the big boys
■By BEN JAYCOCK Together: Jack Dickinson scoring against Doncaster PICTURE: Pete Jenkins NOTTINGHAM are relishing the challenge of taking on full-time...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 weeks agoBrendan Gallagher: A bolt of brilliance in that Arctic winter
The old sporting, and indeed show business, maxim of leaving the punters wanting more has never rung truer than with Richard...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoBen Coen keen to learn from the best down at Exeter
Exeter Chiefs’ strong start to the season has left Ben Coen kicking his heels rather than a rugby ball, but the...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoBeechen Cliff keep perfect record intact
SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY BEECHEN Cliff moved top while defending champions Gordon’s keep chasing their tail in the ACE League...
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Features
/ 4 weeks agoMy Life in Rugby: Ricky Davies – The Slovenia trip was a stag do with lineouts
Former Scarlets, Bordeaux Begles, Birmingham & Solihull and Wales U19s prop Ricky Davies reflects on his life in rugby.
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoBeddau can’t stop Merthyr
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD REIGNING champions Merthyr went top of the Welsh Premiership after beating Beddau 22-15 at the Wern...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup – Trailfinders the Champ team to beat + what makes BUCS Super Rugby so great?
In this week's episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by TRP writer Joseph Terry to...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoIsaac Marsh: From Gloucester to Cardiff Met – chasing the next chapter
“I heard life is what passes when you're too busy living.” The opening line of Zach Bryan’s “Late July” makes you...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 month agoGolfer Shane Lowry happy to give England’s Ben Earl a few tips
Ben Earl has played in plenty of high-octane rugby games but reckons he has it easy compared to one of his...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoNick Cain: Fault-lines show cracks in the All Black armour
Jordie Barrett’s tour-ending ankle injury against Ireland in Chicago last weekend plays into the hands of an England team hunting their...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoApi Bavadra’s switch into the big time
After years of globe-trotting with Great Britain Sevens, Api Bavadra admits stepping into the Champ with Coventry has been a steep...
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Features
/ 1 month agoMy Life in Rugby: Bobby Knox – I loved being a Cov kid playing there for so long
Being Coventry’s second-highest try-scorer of the professional era still feels surreal.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 month agoSouth Africa skipper Siya Kolisi in favour of hybrid players
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi is not surprised England are replicating their use of hybrid players and a bomb squad from...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 month agoTom Farrell handed Ireland debut at 32 against Japan
Munster centre Tom Farrell will become the oldest back to make an Ireland debut in the professional era after being selected...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoBath’s big beasts are helping Archie Griffin
Having a Springbok and a British & Irish Lion in his position at his club inevitably reduces Archie Griffin’s game-time for...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 month agoBrendan Gallagher: Keep it simple, England, and forget the gimmicks
Trying to get a handle on this England team is not always easy, but after their eighth win on the bounce,...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoJeremy Guscott: Time for France to put down a marker
France, champions of Europe, against South Africa, double World Cup winners and newly crowned Rugby Championship title holders, in Paris on...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoNick Cain: Believe it! All Blacks are there for the taking
New Zealand may not be the imperious double World Cup winners they were in 2015, but at the start of the...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoTime to scrap Prem ring fence
NEWCASTLE are already adrift at the bottom of the Prem. Five matches played; five defeats, with a negative points difference of...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoCaldy’s rise a fairytale -Rushton
■ By BEN JAYCOCK CALDY prop Nathan Rushton has lived every step of their fairytale climb to the Champ, and having...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoIt’s a privilege to help shape next generation – Harlequins’ Matt Ferguson
Matt Ferguson feels reinvigorated in his new role at Harlequins as transition coach, bridging the gap between academy, loan and senior...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoPoullet: We must make it ‘horrible’
By BEN JAYCOCK Island man: Guernsey No.8 Josh Poullet GUERNSEY NO.8 Josh Poullet feels the island can no longer be the...
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Features
/ 1 month agoHerrero missed out on the Slam
NOT many players voluntarily give up their hard earned place in the French national team but that’s was Andre Herrero did...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoPlan for your career while you are still in the game
JAMES FLYNN NOW ROSSENDALE COACH FORMER SARACENS PROP THE life span of a professional rugby player is unfortunately short lived. There...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoCoen: BUCS is so special
By JOSEPH TERRY JUNIOR World Cup winner Ben Coen insists BUCS Super Rugby still holds a vital place in his rugby...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 month agoEngland v Australia talking points: Steve Borthwick’s statement and marked man Henry Pollock
England and Australia will contest the Ella-Mobbs Trophy currently held by the Wallabies when their 116-year rivalry is renewed on Saturday.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoWales captain Jac Morgan declares love for Ospreys amid uncertain club future
Jac Morgan has declared his love for the Ospreys, but the Wales captain faces an uncertain club future with his region...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 months agoEngland wing Tom Roebuck takes lessons from Chris Ashton ahead of Autumn Series
Tom Roebuck is aiming to make a splash in the November Tests after taking lessons from Chris Ashton as a youngster.
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