All posts tagged "Championship"
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Forget the chess game let’s go for check mate
The squad Stuart Lancaster has selected to tour Argentina next month is spot on, and I like the inclusion of 11...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoGreene King to be title sponsors of RFU Championship
Brewing giant Greene King are set to become the first title sponsor of the RFU Championship in a three-year deal believed...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoWales call in Patchell for the injured Priestland
Cardiff Blues fly-half Rhys Patchell has been called upon by Wales to replace Rhys Priestland for their two-Test tour of Japan....
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoSharks move for Joe Ford
Sale Sharks have made another signing for next season by swooping to capture Leeds Carnegie playmaker Joe Ford. Ford, brother of...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoNewcastle beat Leeds to reach Championship final
Newcastle will play Bedford in the Championship final after a 34-30 aggregate win over Leeds Carnegie at Kingston Park today. Jimmy...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoLeeds figure it out with two sevens like Wales
Just as two opensides helped Wales to Six Nations glory against England, Leeds’ own magnificent sevens – Jacob Rowan and Chris...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Ashley Johnson – London Wasps flanker
Enjoyed the move to Wasps? I really have. The culture is a bit different from South Africa but I’ve been fortunate...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoOne more signing at Wasps
London Wasps announced the signing of hooker Neil Cochrane for next season from Bedford. The former Scotland Under-21 international has previously...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Lee Beach – London Welsh and former Ospreys and Wales Sevens captain
We were in Dubai getting ready for the World Cup Sevens quarter-final in 2009 and Aled Thomas asked me how many...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoRichard Baxter to hang up the boots
Richard Baxter has decided to hang up his boots at the end of the season. The long-serving No.8, 34, who has...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoElliot Daly benefits from 15-love at first sight
It has not always been the smoothest of transitions for Elliot Daly at full-back this season but according to Wasps backs...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland U20 bring Purdy in for injured Jennings
England U20 have been forced into making a change to their IRB Junior World Championship squad after Sale Sharks centre Mark Jennings...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Be brave and blood more kids against Pumas
Should England go to Argentina with purely a development side, or should they go with enough experience and firepower to ensure...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Dan Robson –Gloucester scrum-half
1. Seagulls There was a time when I used to like the sound of seagulls, as it reminded me of good...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEd Jackson to join London Wasps
Ed Jackson is to join London Wasps next season from London Welsh. The 25-year-old back row signs for the Men in...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott looks at the contenders for the Lions captaincy and selects his man
For the first in a long time whoever Warren Gatland selects as his Lions captain will not be a majority pick...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Baxter can improve England’s set-piece
Stuart Lancaster has made a smart move in asking Rob Baxter to join the England set-up as forwards coach for the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Ref scrums as laws say and all will be fine again
The scrum statistics from the Six Nations makes grim reading and tell us a great deal about the state of the...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoAnother Championship player joins London Irish
London Irish have signed hooker Mike Mayhew on a three-year contract from Newcastle Falcons. Mayhew joined the Sunbury-based side as injury...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: RFU must step in and end this financial ring-fencing
As the disappointments of the Six Nations fades into memory, club rugby comes back into focus as we approach the business...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoLondon Irish sign Rotherham duo
London Irish added depth to their back-line option with the signings of Eamonn Sheridan and Fergus Mulchrone from Championship side Rotherham...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoWasps snap up Bedford flyer
London Wasps have signed highly rated young winger Josh Bassett from Bedford Blues. Bassett topped the RFU Championship try-scoring charts last...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: End this cult of ‘superstar’ refs and sort out the scrum
If there is one thing that has made this Six Nations Championship more memorable than most, it is the controversy that has...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi – Northampton prop
Being picked to start for England U20s on home soil at Franklin’s Gardens against Italy – Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi admits he could...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Trust me, Cardiff jinx waits for Lancaster!
At a dinner in London some years ago, the English defined their rugby relationship with the Welsh as one based on...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRob Howley: England showdown is so huge
Rob Howley last night (Saturday) billed Wales‘ Six Nations clash with England as one of the biggest of their lives. Wales,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Clockwork England show their composure
Remember the great England World Cup-winning side and the management mantra that came from their head coach Sir Clive Woodward, T-CUP,...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoHealy wins appeal to play France
Cian Healy will be available to face France on March 9 for the next round of the RBS Six Nations after...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoAndy Robinson: “I could not face Scotland’s fans after failures”
Andy Robinson has revealed the deep-seated sense of frustration that led to him resigning as head coach of Scotland in November....
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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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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoGeoff Parling can boss the Lions, says Aussie great Nathan Sharpe
Nathan Sharpe, one of the great Wallaby locks, believes Geoff Parling will be given the responsibility to ‘marshal the cattle’ as...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: WRU see sense with price cut
When he retired after captaining Wales at the 1995 World Cup in Johannesburg, Mike Hall began to make the most of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Memo to Telfer: the Scots are most elitist of them all
So the English are too arrogant, too pretentious and too condescending and the Welsh are lazy, or so says former Scotland...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoJames Scaysbrook remains a Chief
James Scaysbrook has ended rumours about a move to Leicester by agreeing a new two-year deal with Exeter. The openside flanker...
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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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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: No Manu Tuilagi? Then send for speedy Jonathan Joseph
How could England lose at home to the old enemy after beating New Zealand so convincingly? It’s so fresh in the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Scotland must prove they should not be demoted
Just one more week and the wait is over for the most eagerly awaited Six Nations Championship in years. Each of...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoSaints sign Wallaby prop Salesi Ma’afu
Northampton Saints today announced the capture of Australian international prop Salesi Ma’afu for next season. The 6ft, 126kg, tight-head Ma’afu, who...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Kieran Low – London Irish lock
Kieran Low credits forwards coach Glenn Delaney for turning him into the Exiles’ commander-in-chief at the lineout. The work of New...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoGrand Slam worth £100k per player this season
The Six Nations Grand Slam will be worth a record £5m to the winner when the tournament kicks off next weekend....
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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: Tom Hayes – Exeter captain
Exeter‘s season so far? There’ve been some frustrating results but overall we’re on a similar points total to last year and...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Josh Watkins – Worcester wing
From Birmingham City to Worcester Warriors, flying wing Josh Watkins admits he feels at home hugging the touchline no matter what...
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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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Latest News
/ 13 years agoJamie Heaslip named Ireland captain
Leinster No.8 Jamie Heaslip will skipper Ireland for the forthcoming Six Nations, it was announced today. Declan Kidney revealed his 39-man...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: I didn’t need a letter to know my dad backed me
I think it is fair to say that 2012 was Stuart Lancaster‘s year more than anyone else in rugby, despite no...
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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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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: There’s hope, despair and the road to redemption
Now the end of the year approaches, we can reflect on the first half of the season and look forward to...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Dean Richards about his remarkable return to rugby
Dean Richards has no peers in the English club game when it comes to building champion teams, and he is at...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Let’s hear it for these Ospreys heroes!
Toulouse had been to Wales many times before last week, losing the odd game by the odd point here and there....
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