All posts tagged "Championship"
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Features
/ 1 year agoYOUNG GUNS
JOE DAVIS NEWCASTLE SCRUM-HALF Despite being only 18, Joe Davis has broken into Newcastle’s Premiership matchday squad and is now chasing...
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Features
/ 1 year agoBiarritz was truly a baptism of fire
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DAVID McILWAINE THE FORMER ULSTER, BRISTOL, DONCASTER & LEEDS FULL-BACK On the run: David McIlwaine playing for Bristol...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIt’s important to be honest with players
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Dan George, below, head coach at Old Albanians Why did you get into coaching...
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/ 1 year agoWalker keen to drive Chinnor on
By CHRIS COLLYER CHAMPIONSHIP newsboys Chinnor made a promising start to their inaugural season in the second tier and despite being...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland vs Australia – Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports England will welcome Australia to the Allianz Stadium on Saturday as they aim to secure their...
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 year agoHow to Bet on Rugby League: Latest Odds
Different countries like different sports and it does not mean that a popular sporting activity is equally big in all corners...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoAre two wins achievable for Wales this Autumn Nations Series?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Wales head into the autumn with some pressure on them, looking to snap their losing streak...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoJason Robinson backs Immanuel Feyi-Waboso to ‘make an impact’ on Lions tour
Jason Robinson is backing Immanuel Feyi-Waboso to defy his inexperience and take the 2025 British and Irish Lions tour by storm....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoFive Key Talking Points from the Autumn Internationals
By Charlie Elliott The Autumn Internationals began with a bang, with England narrowly losing to the All Blacks, and Scotland dominating...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoBraveheart Wallace Sititi takes top billing as the star of the show for All Blacks
By Brendan Gallagher You could write a short book on how England somehow managed to lose that match in the final...
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/ 1 year agoO’Driscoll: Ireland don’t fear ABs
BRIAN O’Driscoll predicts Irish eyes will be smiling again this week as they stick a hefty boot into the All Blacks’...
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/ 1 year agoDREAM TEAM
SCOTT HALL, THE NOTTINGHAM AND FORMER NORTHS EAGLES AND LEICESTER BACK ROW, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoWallabies have ability to spring a surprise
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... It would be a mistake to underestimate the abilities of Joe Schmidt,...
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/ 1 year agoDoncaster let it slip as Sale come from behind
■By ANDREW SMITH Doncaster .........37pts Tries: Olowofela 33, 43; Wacokecoke 37, Currie 40, Veainu 65 Conversions: Bennett 33, 37, 40 Penalties:...
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/ 1 year agoSpirited Caldy give Falcons a workout
■By LUKE JARMYN Caldy .......................12pts Conversion: Rabbette 58 Tries: Rabbette 57, Wynn 69 Newcastle ............ 33pts Tries: Spencer 4, O’Sullivan 8,...
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/ 1 year agoEaling delight as Sarries cut down
■By OLLIE AUST Ealing ..................... 29pts Tries: Farrar 2, Bird-Tulloch 5, 25, Penalty 32, Kernohan 43 Conversion: Jones 3 Saracens ...............19pts...
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/ 1 year agoBears get in the mood with Blues demolition
■By MARK STEVENS Bristol ............. 67pts Tries: J Jenkins 2, Marmion 6, Fricker 12, Thacker 19, 71; Bates 23, Elizalde 25,...
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/ 1 year agoTen-try Chiefs show Pirates no mercy
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates .................. 7pts Try: Houston 23 Conversion: Houston 23 Exeter .................... 68pts Tries: Rigg 2, 40; Brown-Bampoe...
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/ 1 year agoSouth America look to keep on building
By JOE SANTAMARIA Top dogs: Argentina celebrate beating Australia in Rugby Championship PICTURES: Getty Images AS Sebastián Piñeyrúa’s historic six-year term...
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/ 1 year agoMaesteg Harlequins a beacon of hope
AT a time when too many clubs all over England and Wales have gone to rack and ruin, Maesteg Harlequins shine...
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/ 1 year agoFrom shelf stacker to first-team contender
■By PAUL REES GEORGE Makepeace-Cubitt was stacking supermarket shelves at the start of the year but the England Under-20 outside-half is...
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/ 1 year agoSylvester unhappy to be missing out on Prem Cup
■ By BEN JAYCOCK MOST Championship sides spent this week gearing up for the Premiership Cup but Cambridge and Chinnor were...
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/ 1 year agoDavies keen to bring new direction to Barnes
■ By BEN JAYCOCK RECENT retiree Josh Davies has moved into the world of coaching at the age of 31 and...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI’d just signed for the dirtiest team in France
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER BATH, ROUEN, EL SALVADOR, GRASSE, HARTPURY COLLEGE AND ENGLAND U20 FLY-HALF NOW HEAD COACH AT CLIFTON...
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/ 1 year agoWe will see fewer full reds -Pearce
Podcast By CHARLIE ELLIOTT LUKE Pearce believes that with the introduction of the new 20-minute red card law, direct sending-offs will...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoHeartbreak for England as All Blacks leave it late
England 22-24 New Zealand By Ben Jaycock at Twickenham George Ford missed a late penalty and last gasp drop goal as...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland vs All Blacks – Autumn Nations Series Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The autumn internationals get kicked into high gear this Saturday as England look to get their...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoScarlets – A good bet to make the URC playoffs?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Now that the first block of URC games is ending, the league table is beginning to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoElliot Daly calls for another All Blacks demolition
By Adam Hathaway in Girona Elliot Daly has not had a crack at the All Blacks in five years but has...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMatera to miss Italy clash
ARGENTINA flanker Pablo Matera will miss next month’s Test against Italy after being suspended for two weeks for receiving a red...
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/ 1 year agoDominant All Blacks get in the mood for England
■By BEN JAYCOCK Debut delight: Super sub Ruben Love reaches out to score a try and, PICTURES: Getty Images NEW Zealand...
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/ 1 year agoRecall for Allan but no room for Varney
TOMMASO Allan returns from a break and Harlequins lock Dino Lamb is back from injury in Gonzalo Quesada’s Italy squad, while...
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/ 1 year agoSnyman back to add his weight for Boks
LEINSTER lock RG Snyman is one of four returning World Cup winners in the South Africa squad for their autumn internationals...
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Features
/ 1 year agoTo play in two World Cups was a dream
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DAVID SISI THE FORMER ITALY, ZEBRE, BATH, LONDON SCOTTISH, LEEDS, LONDON IRISH & ENGLAND U20 LOOSE FORWARD RUGBY...
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/ 1 year agoBorthwick needs to have a bigger pool
Winning feeling: Marcus Smith breaks clear during the victory against Ireland at Twickenham in last season’s Six Nations and, inset, Elliot...
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/ 1 year agoBear keen to be a big hit Down Under
■ By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Cornish Pirates back row Bear Williams has flourished in making the difficult transition from rugby union...
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/ 1 year ago‘Team’ should be at centre of everything
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Rob Powell, below, head coach at Richmond RFC Why did you get into coaching...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoSymes snatches it for Ponty
Premiership Cup round-up A LAST-GASP penalty goal from outside-half Jacob Symes sent Pontypridd through to the semi-finals of the WRU Premiership...
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/ 1 year agoRobson keen to make it to the top with Coventry
■ By CHRIS COLLYER COVENTRY ended the first five-match block of fixtures as the Championship’s only unbeaten side and full-back Charlie...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoConnacht vs Dragons – United Rugby Championship Preview
By Peter Ryan The Dragons will hit the road this weekend and travel to Northern Ireland to face Connacht. Dai Flanagan’s...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoOspreys vs Edinburgh – United Rugby Championship Match Preview
By Peter Ryan The Ospreys will host Edinburgh at the iconic Brewery Field as the URC’s first block of games concludes...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoAll Blacks vs Japan – Autumn Internationals Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports New Zealand will head to Japan to take on the Cherry Blossoms in their first game...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoScarlets vs Zebre Parma – United Rugby Championship Match Preview
It is another Friday night game for the Scarlets as they welcome Zebre Parma to Llanelli. We are entering the final...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoAn enormous honour – Caelan Doris to captain Ireland in Autumn Internationals
Caelan Doris will captain Ireland in an Autumn Nations Series that begins against New Zealand on November 8. Back-row forward Doris...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoGareth Davies calls time on Test career
Wales scrum-half Gareth Davies, 34, has announced his retirement from international rugby. The Scarlets half-back won 77 Wales caps and toured...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoRestoration of trio cannot be justified
IT appears to me that the authorities at the RFU have lost their moral and ethical compass in inviting these three...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoFigures don’t add up
IN his column in a recent edition of The Rugby Paper, Peter Jackson states that the RFU are set to earn...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoReturn of the big clubs has my vote
I UNDERSTAND the arguments against offering an olive branch to the three ‘Phoenix clubs’, as detailed in Nick Cain’s column last...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoAre we watching Quins Reserves?
Ace: Harlequins’ U20 World Championship-winning centre Sean Kerr starred for London Scottish last week PICTURE: Getty Images I’M sure the London...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoAll Blacks will have to be at their best against England
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable, every week... In some ways the New Zealand system means that they are not...
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