All posts tagged "Championship"
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoHarry Mallinder strikes to send England U18s to European final
A late Harry Mallinder penalty put England U18s into their fourth successive European Championship final as they beat Wales 11-9 in...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoPremiership, Pro12, Championship teams
After a thrilling weekend of European rugby, everyone’s attention returns to the domestic leagues and a thrilling finish is on the...
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/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 21 teams
Cornish Pirates v Rotherham Titans Cornish Pirates: Kieran Goss; Max Bodilly, Tom Riley, Junior Fatialofa, Craig Holland; Kieran Hallett, Tom Kessell;...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoNewcastle head coach leaves
Newcastle Falcons head coach Peter Russell will be leaving the club for personal reasons at the end of the current season....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Penalties are becoming too important in rugby
Some interesting ideas have come from Australia this week as they prepare to launch the new National Rugby Championship which they...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: It was the Scotland game that cost England the title
Sometimes in life everything conspires to bring about the right outcome and make dreams come true, even if it takes a...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 20 teams
Greene King IPA Championship round 20 teams Bedford v Rotherham Titans Bedford: James Pritchard (Capt.); Patrick Tapley, Corey Hircock, Mike Le...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoNot a question of if Bristol are promoted, it’s when, says Sean Holley
Head coach Sean Holley says he feels “no pressure” to get Bristol promoted to the Premiership this campaign.
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Yes, BOD was great, but not the greatest
That Brian O’Driscoll is one of the great players is undisputed. However, justice was done when Mike Brown won the 2014...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The sevens wonder of the world still going at 75!
Over the years camp followers have suffered from severe sunburn, hypothermia and trench foot watching the HSBC Rosslyn Park School Sevens...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 19 teams
Cornish Pirates v Nottingham Cornish Pirates: Max Bodilly; Kyle Moyle, Tom Riley, Junior Fatialofa, Craig Holland; Kieran Hallett, Tom Kessell; Shane Cahill,...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Alex Rae – Jersey forward
1. Travelling by plane Unfortunately flying cannot be avoided when you play for an island team like Jersey. I’ve lost count...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoStuttering Bedford to look at full-time option
Long-serving Bedford director of rugby Mike Rayer concedes he may have to review the club’s part-time status after enduring his worst...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Robocops must find new game
Heavy depressions hanging over Wales in between World Cups are not a new phenomenon even if the latest one may take...
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/ 12 years agoWales v Scotland preview
Dan Biggar and Mike Phillips will form a new half-back partnership as Warren Gatland makes six changes to his Wales team...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoDougie Fife to make Scotland debut
Dougie Fife will make his Scotland Test debut in Cardiff on Saturday after being named on the wing to face Wales in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Why Barbados against mighty All Blacks will be no rum do
It’s a bleary-eyed Sunday morning on Aldershot Garrison Common where the icy wind knifes you in two and the freezing rain...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoJonny Bentley on board to steer Leeds through playoffs
As the sixth former Pirate to jump on board the good ship Leeds Carnegie, loan signing Jonny Bentley is already feeling...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoRFU face legal action over league restructure
The Rugby Football Union faces court action by lower league clubs unless controversial plans to restructure the National Leagues are dropped.
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoPlay-off deal ‘can fund Championship clubs’
Cornish Pirates chairman Dicky Evans believes trading away rights to automatic promotion and relegation between the Championship and Premiership would be...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoBristol sign Osprey Matthew Morgan
Bristol Rugby have beaten off competition from a host of Aviva Premiership clubs to secure the signing of Ospreys‘ fly-half Matthew...
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/ 12 years agoKelly Brown recalled by Scotland to face France
Scotland have recalled Kelly Brown to face France at Murrayfield on Sunday in the fourth round of the Six Nations. The...
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/ 12 years agoPremiership, Pro 12 & Championship teams
With the Six Nations taking another week off, internationals will be on show in both the Aviva Premiership and RaboDirect Pro12...
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/ 12 years agoWorcester sign young trio
Worcester Warriors have today announced the signing of Ulster‘s Niall Annett and Rotherham Titans duo Dan Sanderson and Ben Sowrey ahead...
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/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 17
Cornish Pirates v Jersey Cornish Pirates: Max Bodilly; Kieran Goss, Tom Riley, Junior Fatialofa, Kyle Moyle; Kieran Hallett, Tom Kessell; Shane Cahill,...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Neil Best – London Scottish flanker
Enjoyable stint at Scottish? It’s been good. I never envisaged playing here but I’m 35 in April and I’m pleased to...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoPremiership, Pro12 and Championship teams
All eyes might be turned on the Six Nations and the three crucial matches in Cardiff, Rome and London this weekend...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship teams
Moseley v Cornish Pirates Moseley: Anthony Carter; Simon Hunt, Scott Armstrong, Greg King, Matt Williams; Will Hooley, Sam Brown; Craig Voisey, Rhys...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: James Hook plays the Invisible Man come hail or shine
The Invisible Man of the Six Nations could be seen down by the Mediterranean the other day, literally warming up for...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 16 teams
Cornish Pirates v London Welsh Cornish Pirates: Craig Holland; Matt Evans, Tom Hendrickson, Junior Fatialofa, Kyle Moyle; Angus Sinclair, Mike Pope; Shane...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Blaine Scully – Leicester and USA wing
How have you found your first season in England? There was initial adjustment in terms of the intensity and duration of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Hurt and angry? England will just be disappointed!
What a start to the Six Nations! All the matches brimmed with pace, power and pathos, from the first to the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Bashed up by the French, but I loved every minute
It’s that time of year when I am filled with a mixture of emotions ranging from excitement to regret. The start...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher talks Calcutta Cup with Peter Brown
It’s exactly 50 years ago since Peter Brown started taking the sword to the Sassenachs in earnest and, save for Robert...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoPremiership, Pro12 & Championship teams
Following two weeks of LV=Cup, the Aviva Premiership and RaboDirect Pro12 resumes with the 13th rounds. It is business as usual...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 15 teams
Bedford v Bristol Bedford: Michael Le Bourgeois; Pat Tapley, Brendan Burke, Mark Atkinson (Capt.), Aaron Morris; Jake Sharp, Darryl Veenendaal; Nic...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoVeteran Jon Clarke enjoying life with cavalier Leeds
Just one month into his Leeds Carnegie career former England Saxon centre Jon Clarke already feels like a Headingley veteran.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict on England: Character is there… now cut out errors
After a horror start England showed they have the character and class to fight back and almost win this marvellous match...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ricky Nebbett – former Harlequins, Leicester, Leinster and Esher prop
When I joined Harlequins as a teenager the first team had Brian Moore, Will Carling and Jason Leonard. It was basically...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Italians have a lot to gain by forming their own league
The comments of Italian Rugby Federation (FIR) president Alfredo Gavazzi that they may remove their two professional teams from the Rabo...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 13 teams
Bedford v Nottingham Bedford: James Pritchard (Capt.); Pat Tapley, Corey Hircock, Mark Atkinson, Aaron Morris; Jake Sharp, Darryl Veenendaal; Darren Fearn,...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Paul Hill – England u20s & Leeds prop
Paul Hill is being forced to play something of a balancing act at the moment between club and country but the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBredan Gallagher: Nutter who made Jim Telfer’s class of ’84 finest of all
Jim Telfer shakes his head in amusement and then caves in completely and laughs uproariously. It happens occasionally: “All really good...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Cory Hill – NG Dragons lock
As Wales‘ brightest talents spark an exodus from the Valleys it’s surprising to see one of their hottest prospects heading the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Let’s spare a thought for Toggie and Tanky
Freddy ‘Tanky’ Turner captained Scotland one hundred years ago, a Liverpudlian by birth who worked in the family printing business and...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Rob Webber – Bath hooker
Good season so far? Really good. Everyone’s working hard and we’ve been getting some good results. We just want to keep...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: RFU Championship clubs face a vital strategy meeting
Later this month the chairmen and owners of the 12 RFU Championship clubs will lock themselves away in a Birmingham Hotel...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoChampionship clubs’ rage over Anglo-Welsh proposals
Championship chair- man Geoff Irvine believes it is highly unlikely the Rugby Football Union will sanction a 16-team Anglo-Welsh league, describing...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoBristol sign Dwayne Peel and Anthony Perenise
Bristol have made two major coups in their quest for promotion from the Championship with the arrival of Sale scrum-half Dwayne...
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/ 12 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 12 teams
Greene King IPA Championship round 13 Jersey v London Welsh Jersey: Jack Burroughs; Grant Pointer, Drew Locke, David Bishop, Mark Foster; Niall...
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