All posts tagged "Championship"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRichmond’s punt on youth pays off
By CHRIS COLLYER National One RICHMOND boss Rob Powell couldn’t be happier with his team’s performance this season as the Londoners...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRichmond’s power pack take charge up front but backs are a fair old mix
THE BEST XV FROM 2024-25 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of the The Rugby Paper’s...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHammond agrees Nottingham deal
■By JON NEWCOMBE FOR Kiwi Craig Hammond coaching in the Championship in the city that he’s made his home is a...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeff Probyn: Women’s game not paying for itself
By Jeff Probyn - A front row view of the game First things first, congratulations to England’s women’s team for winning...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBarnstaple too good for Brixham
Papa Johns Cup round-up OUNDLE and Syston concluded the Papa Johns Regional 1 Championship joint top of the table despite not...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLaw fearful of franchise plan
■ By BEN JAYCOCK LONDON Scottish scrum-half Jonny Law fears the rumoured Premiership franchise league could leave the Championship without a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBath owner, Bruce Craig, backs franchise system
Bath owner Bruce Craig argues that scrapping relegation and relaunching the Premiership as a collection of centrally licensed franchises would bring...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoWales face tough fight to avoid last place
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Italy v Wales Today. Kick-off 11.30am Stadio Sergio Lanfranchi SEAN Lynn’s Wales are gearing themselves up for...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Invest in the Championship – as well as women’s game
The money cut from the funding to Championship clubs in the last five years is believed to be very close to...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Bruce Craig’s protectionism is not what we want
The decision by Bath owner Bruce Craig to break cover by jumping on the franchise bandwagon this week is no revelation,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoBaxter wants strong finish with eye on next season
■By PAUL REES EXETER may be out of the running for the play-offs but Rob Baxter is expecting a strong finish...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoUnited Rugby Championship: Nine-try Ospreys demolish Dragons
By Simon Thomas The Ospreys secured the bonus point win they needed to keep their URC play-off hopes alive as they...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Jacob Fewtrell
JACOB FEWTRELL, THE BOURNVILLE AND FORMER LEICESTER TIGERS AND BIRMINGHAM MOSELEY FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST…...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoFred aiming to add to the Tuilagi legacy
By Chris Collyer Fred Tuilagi is eager to make a name for himself with club and country rather than just ‘live...
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Features
/ 1 year agoAlex said he was happy for me to sign for Saints
MY LIFEIN RUGBY JAMES MITCHELL THE FORMER SALE, CONNACHT, NORTHAMPTON, DONCASTER AND JERSEY SCRUM-HALF Red hot: James Mitchell playing for Jersey...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeff Probyn: Premiership Promotion should not depend on capacity
By Jeff Probyn - A front row view of the game It is funny how quickly things change once the pressure...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSyston go level with Oundle at top
IN the Regional 1 Championship, Syston were awarded an away walk over at Scunthorpe to go level on points with Oundle...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoCoventry plan to increase stadium capacity up to 8,000
By Ben Jaycock Coventry chairman Jon Sharp operates with a cautious business model but hopes he can guide the Midlanders into...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Simon Linsell
SIMON LINSELL, THE BARNES AND FORMER GLOUCESTER & EALING TRAILFINDERS PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Blueprint for the future lacks rational thinking with franchise idea
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week We are coming to the franchise crunch. Finally, after five years...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Payments may not be swift for Worcester Warriors
The spin over substance element in the administration of the game in England has been highlighted by fears that Worcester’s undertaking...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoThat’s given me major selection problems, says coach Mitchell
■By BEN JAYCOCK England ........................... 59pts Tries: Clifford 6, M Packer 17, Aldcroft 21, MacDonald 27, 50; Ward 34, Atkin-Davies 41,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNew man planning to put Plymouth Albion on the map
By Mark Stevens He was the driving force behind Plymouth Argyle’s commercial rise, a man who turned ambition into revenue and...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoWe were a bit clunky at times, says Cattle
■By MIKE SINCLAIR C Pirates ...........27pts Tries: Hocking 8, Hiscocks 44, Penalty 50, Everett 59 Conversions: Houston 44 Penalty: Jenkins 73...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoAllen looking for some positive momentum
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Nottingham v Cambridge Today. Kick-off 3pm NOTTINGHAM and Cambridge will both be desperate to return to winning...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFront-loaded Navy in charge
Inter Services RAF Men.............17pts Navy Men..........27pts ■By CHRIS WEARMOUTH Destroyer: Navy hooker Sam Matavesi on the charge PICTURES: Inter Service Championship/Pinnacle...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBournville reminds me what a proper club is, says Thorp
By PAUL BOLTON Calling it quits: Prop Stef Thorp STEF Thorp has no intention of becoming a stranger at Avery Fields...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoL’borough stunned by battling Hartpury
Loughborough 21pts Hartpury ........... 34pts HARTPURY shocked league champions Loughborough to reclaim the BUCS Super Rugby championship. A sleeping giant of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCardiff Met hold on in tense finale
Cardiff Met ......30pts Loughborough29pts CARDIFF Met won a thriller to claim the inaugural Women’s BUCS Super Rugby title at Rodney Parade....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPhil Dowson: Rest rules are ‘dysfunctional’
By James Logan Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson feels more needs to be done to allow English clubs to hit...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoDewi Lake still dreaming of becoming a British and Irish Lion
By Simon Thomas Dewi Lake says it would be “a dream” to fulfil “the ultimate goal” of being selected by the...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoWorcester deserve place back in Tier 2
I READ with interest the views of Cai Griffiths (DoR at London Welsh, one of my alltime favourite clubs) in TRP...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoTwo changes for Scotland as they face winless Italy
PREVIEW... ■By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hive Stadium Captain: Scotland blindside Rachel Malcolm SCOTLAND host winless Italy...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoChampionship: Cornish Pirates proud of formidable home record
By Ben Jaycock Maintaining Cornish Pirates’ formidable home record is a ‘non-negotiable’, says back row Alex Everett. The Pirates have been...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoDoncaster make it six on the bounce
■By STEVE JACKSON Cambridge .......17pts Tries: Williams 10, Baker 33, White 55 Conversions: Caven 34 Doncaster .........52pts Tries: Olowofela 2, Tait...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoBazalgette’s on song to call the tune for Hartpury
■By LUKE JARMYN Caldy ................. 10pts Tries: Weatherby 35, Hanson 40 Hartpury ...........41pts Tries: H Short 2, Protheroe 32, Lewis 62,...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoAdamson on a high to lead Blues from front
■By STEPHEN BULL Bedford .............87pts Tries: Adamson 1, 14, 36, 42, 45; Howard 6, 11; Titherington 17, Heffernan 25, Conway 33,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIt’s the right time to bow out, says Phil Dollman
By Mark Stevens When Rob Baxter took charge of Exeter in 2009, few could have predicted the incredible journey both he...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHow Claude Saurel helped put some beef into Georgia
One of modern-day rugby’s most travelled and unheralded coaches – Claude Saurel – has died in the small French port of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAdam Dunne scoots to a double with London Welsh and North London Shamrocks
London Welsh’s Irish speedster Adam Dunne is celebrating a notable double having helped the Exiles win promotion into National League Two...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLuc Jones thanks coaching team as he relishes his first trophy with Richmond
By Ben Jaycock Luc Jones has enjoyed a career that has seen him play at the highest levels in England and...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEveryone should try out the front row at least once
Steve Hill puts the questions to Graham Dawe, below, head coach of Cornwall County 1st XV What was your rugby playing...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoChris Collyer: Touch Rugby, give it a go!
By Chris Collyer For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoDan Biggar’s Best Career Moments
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoCai Griffiths: Worcester Warriors return to second tier ‘is not fair’
By Ben Jaycock The decision to give Worcester Warriors a place in next season’s Championship has sparked an angry response from...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoHartpury boss Mark Cornwell baffled by no promotion to Premiership
By Luke Jarmyn Hartpury head coach Mark Cornwell has called the current issues surrounding the lack of promotion and relegation between...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoWorcester Warriors to play in 14-team Championship
Worcester Warriors are set to return to professional rugby two and a half years after the club went into administration as...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHandre Pollard determined to leave Leicester Tigers on a high
By Paul Rees Handre Pollard is determined to leave Leicester on a high having decided to return to South Africa next...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoWorcester Warriors return – RFU Board should tell us what it thinks
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The first act of the new Tier 2 Board, which has...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHenry Thomas makes his father’s day
By Simon Thomas For Henry Thomas, playing for the land of his father has resulted in one very proud dad. A...
