All posts tagged "Championship"
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoCoventry News: Charlie Robson ‘I really enjoy taking on the big teams’
Jack Emery talks to the in-form 23-year-old Coventry full-back Charlie Robson about his career aspirations How do you feel your season...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoI like playing open, fast and attractive rugby
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Lieutenant Colonel Tim Osman, below, head coach of senior men’s Army Rugby What is...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeff Probyn: Regional powers will help grow the game
By Jeff Probyn - A front row view of the game With the SGM now concluded, the English game will be...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJoe Hawkins’ move to Scarlets: How he can make an impact in West Wales
By Pete Ryan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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/ 1 year agoJapan Rugby League One Round 13 Preview: Massive weekend for Cheslin Kolbe’s Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath
For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoEllie Kildunne ready to back up individual accolades in 2025
By Paul Eddison Ellie Kildunne knows she enters 2025 with a target on her back but the full-back would not have...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoSimon Halliday’s blast: The RFU keeps ignoring the Championship
By Nick Cain Simon Halliday has slammed the proposed loan bail-out for Newcastle Falcons, the Premiership’s basement club, and the continued...
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/ 1 year agoRecruitment freeze as Newcastle Falcons look for £5m
By Paul Rees Newcastle have frozen recruitment until their finances are sorted out with other clubs considering a £5m loan to...
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/ 1 year agoFraser Dingwall glad to make an impact for England
By Paul Rees Flying in: Fraser Dingwall in action for England against Wales PICTURES: Getty Images Fraser Dingwall waited more than...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThis Premiership cartel is strangling our game
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Welcome to gridlock. Everything that is wrong with the English club...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoTwo point tries for rolling mauls? The giants who are spoiling it for all of us
Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Poor old Italy came up with plenty of solutions to the problems posed by Ireland in...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoUnited Rugby Championship: Super-sub Scott Wilson grabs late winner for Ulster
By Luke Jarmyn Dragons ............30pts Tries: Owen 1, Anderson 20, Williams 34 Conversions: Reed 1, 21, 35 Penalties: Reed 14, 47,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoUnited Rugby Championship: Stormers too good for gallant Scarlets
By Roger Panting Scarlets ............ 17pts Tries: Mee 29, Nicholas 48 Conversions: Lloyd 29, 48 Penalty: Lloyd 68 Stormers ...........29pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoUnited Rugby Championship: Ospreys hold on in ‘crazy match’ against Connacht
By Simon Thomas Ospreys ............................. 43pts Tries: Giles 16, 32; Hardy 34, Kasende 36, 57; Walsh 44 Conversions: Edwards 17, 33,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoUnited Rugby Championship: Harri Millard snatches it for Cardiff
By Roger Panting Cardiff ...............20pts Tries: Donnell 21, Millard 63 Conversions: Sheedy 21, 63 Penalties: Sheedy 31, 50 Lions................... 17pts Tries:...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoUnited Rugby Championship: Slack Edinburgh let it slip
Benetton.......... 21 Edinburgh........ 18 By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh's play-off prospects were dealt a major blow by Alessandro Izekor’s late breakaway try...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoUnited Rugby Championship: David Kriel hits the target for Bulls
Bulls.................. 21 Leinster............20 By Sam Jackson David Kriel’s last-gasp penalty ended Leinster’s unbeaten URC record as the Bulls edged a tight...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoUnited Rugby Championship: Glasgow Warriors have to dig deep against Munster
Glasgow...........28 Munster...........25 By Bryn Palmer Glasgow remain on track for a home quarter-final playoff but had to dig deep from 25-14...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoUnited Rugby Championship: Siya Kolisi double sees Sharks edge past Zebre in thriller
Springbok skipper Siya Kolisi scored two tries as the Sharks edged a nine-try thriller at Kings Park. Kolisi finished off several...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMichael Cheika determined to leave Leicester Tigers on a high
By Paul Rees Michael Cheika is determined to leave Leicester on a high having decided not to extend his one-year contract...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoRed Roses vs Italy Preview – I’m looking to have one team playing as two says John Mitchell
By Ben Jaycock England v Italy- Kick-off 3pm, LNER Community Stadium, York Zoe Aldcroft captains England for the first time today...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoCornish Pirates flex muscles to put London Scottish on back foot
By Mark Stevens C Pirates ........... 41pts Tries: Trewin 9, 35, Agbongbon 28, Moody 42, 49, Hiscocks 62 Conversions: Houston 10,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoAmpthill take some time to get into their stride against Nottingham
By Ben White Ampthill .......... 43pts Tries: Marshall 9, 30; Barton 15, Mapapalangi 24, McNulty 69, Penalty 78 Conversions: Barton 16,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoJubilant Doncaster Knights do double over Ealing Trailfinders
By Guy Williams Doncaster ......... 20pts Tries: Holden 30, Mulipola 52 Conversions: Dolly 30, 52 Penalties: Dolly 68, 77 Ealing ....................
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoJordan Poole at the double as Coventry knock off the rust
Coventry .......... 4 Tries: Poole 2, 22; Henry 12, Morris 17, Barton 40, Hutler 48, Ma’asi 71 Conversions: Mathews 2, 22,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRichard Cockerill: Georgia deserve a shot at the Six Nations
By Ben Jaycock Richard Cockerill feels his Georgia side have earned the right to face Wales in a Six Nations play-off...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Switzerland precision too sharp for Germany
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points by Brendan Gallagher Amid the torrent of international rugby...
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/ 1 year agoBarnes must gain an edge to take the National Two East title they crave
By George Wellbelove Promotion-chasing Barnes are looking to create history as they arrive full throttle into the final stages of the...
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/ 1 year agoIt’s important to be clear and inclusive
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Chinnor director of rugby Nick Easter What is your playing background? I was a...
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/ 1 year agoL’borough looking good for a double triumph
BUCS RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING Loughborough University’s league title win, attention now turns to the men’s Championship quarter-finals. Double chasing...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMillfield facing stern test in sevens
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT’S showpiece season in schools rugby and the National Schools Cup finals will be followed by...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoEngland still need to have a plan B
By Jeff Probn - A front row view of the game Well, what a Six Nations we have just had with...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoChampionship is low on stars, says Chinnor’s Luke Carter
By Ben Jaycock As Chinnor emerge from their ‘third pre-season’ of the campaign, veteran scrum-half Luke Carter says the Championship lacks...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoWho has improved or decreased their British and Irish Lions tour chances after the Six Nations?
Now that the dust has settled on the Six Nations and club rugby is back, it is time to set our...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSix Nations 2025: Each nation’s grade relative to expectations
There are always some surprises in the Six Nations. This year, it was the fact that Ireland didn’t win it again, with France...
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/ 1 year agoSix Nations 2025: Team of the Tournament
France have been confirmed as Six Nations champions after their win against Scotland at the Stade de France, but that doesn’t tell the...
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/ 1 year agoNew free-to-air deal sees England on ITV for Six Nations
By Sam Jackson The BBC and ITV have agreed a new four-year deal for the Men’s Six Nations to remain on...
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/ 1 year agoCambridge’s steep learning curve
By Ben Jaycock Cambridge have endured problems on and off the pitch this term, with COO Rowland Winter revealing they can’t...
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/ 1 year agoSix Nations: Rampant England find new ways to impress against Wales
By Nick Cain Wales ..................................14pts Tries: B Thomas 31, 77 Conversions: Anscombe 32, J Evans 77 Tries: Itoje 3, Roebuck 10,...
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/ 1 year agoWales all washed up with nowhere to go…
By Peter Jackson Every living English Grand Slam captain, from Sir Bill Beaumont to Dylan Hartley via Will Carling and Martin...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Time to shrug off the straitjacket, England
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & unmissable every week... If you put the England backs behind the French pack would they...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 1 year agoWhite-line fever leaves England U20s with nowhere to go
The England U20s class of 2025 learned a valuable lesson when their repeat age group Six Nations title hopes were wiped...
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/ 1 year agoFans wil get chance to invest in London Irish
By Sam Jackson London Irish plan to return to competitive rugby under a fan ownership model in September 2026 – ruling...
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/ 1 year agoRob Farrar: Ealing Trailfinders can take on the best
By Mark Stevens Ealing Trailfinders captain Rob Farrar believes his side have what it takes to compete with the very best...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI joined in with La Marseillaise, but quietly – Florent Rossigneux
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER RACING 92, SYDNEY UNIVERSITY, STADE FRANCAIS, RICHMOND, WASPS, BEDFORD & LONDON WELSH BACK-ROWER FLORENT ROSSIGNEUX...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoTime to talk about the 1995 you-know-what
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S ODD how some Grand Slams get lost...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoNo Grand Slam is good for the British and Irish Lions
No Grand Slam for anybody this year ... but that might be a decent omen for the Lions. In the last...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWomen’s Six Nations: Red Roses want to make it seven in a row – John Mitchell
England Preview England head coach John Mitchell has had to prepare for his title defence without players in the PWR final....
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/ 1 year agoWales Women Six Nations Preview: Sean Lynn plans to bring calm to troubled waters
Wales Preview Sean Lynn’s first week in charge of Wales sees him instantly thrown into the coalface as his side take...
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/ 1 year agoFrance Women Six Nations Preview: Manae Feleu – We just need to get back to basics
France Preview France will be desperate to end England’s grip on the Six Nations and win a first Championship since 2018....
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