All posts tagged "Championship"
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/ 2 years agoEx-England centre calls time on career
FORMER England playmaker Billy Twelvetrees has retired at the age of 35 after helping Ealing Trail-finders lift the Championship crown. The...
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/ 2 years agoFalcons move for Gordon
NEWCASTLE Falcons have signed flanker Tom Gordon from Glasgow Warriors on a two-year deal. New Zealand-born Gordon, 27, made 76 appearances...
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/ 2 years agoCoventry swoop to sign Mathews
COVENTRY have signed fly-half/centre Tommy Mathews from Championship rivals Hartpury. The 23-year-old who will hook up with his new club when...
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/ 2 years agoUruguay keen to give Scots a test
From JOE SANTAMARIA in Santiago, Chile AFTER Glasgow’s thrilling URC triumph, many Scotland fans would love to see their side test...
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/ 2 years agoBracken’s hat-trick inspires England
U20S WORLD CUP POOL C By WILLIAM GUPWELL England ...............40pts Tries: Bracken 34, 65, 68 Redshaw 38, Sela 44, Pollock 50,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years ago25 years on and it’s still a special place
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was the 25th anniversary of the first-ever...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI’m thrilled to see Bath enjoying its success
MY LIFE IN RUGBY GJ VAN VELZE THE FORMER BULLS, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER AND BATH BACK ROW/LOCK My journey with rugby began...
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/ 2 years agoGolden oldies who had speed to burn
Rob Cole looks back at rugby players like Ken Jones and Jack Gregory who enjoyed success at the Olympic Games... It's...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoTerrific Toulouse go on the rampage
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN “We didn’t just lose the arm wrestle – we had our wrists broken under the table,” Bordeaux...
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/ 2 years agoIt means nothing – Mike Catt not interested in South Africa comments on Ireland
The Springboks camp have accused the Irish of being “arrogant”. Ireland assistant coach Mike Catt dismissed the significance of potentially provocative...
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/ 2 years agoJamie George wants his England team-mates to ‘love’ facing the All Blacks
England have only won two Tests against the All Blacks in New Zealand. Jamie George has urged his England team-mates to...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoWhy less might not be more for stars
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED MARTIN Johnson spent a rugby eternity perfecting his survival skills in the engine room of the scrum...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI was offered a NFL trial but it was too big a risk
MY LIFEIN RUGBY IAN DAVEY THE FORMER BATH, BEDFORD, EL SALVADOR AND PERTEMPS BEES WINGER WHEN I was 16, in my...
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/ 2 years agoFive-day schedule will not be easy
OLAMIDE SODEKE ENGLAND U2O SECOND ROW AS A team, we’ve come off a big high of winning the Six Nations, so...
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/ 2 years agoFantastic four-timer the aim for French
FRANCE Three-time reigning champions France will be hoping to do what only New Zealand have done before and win four U20s...
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/ 2 years agoThe Baby Blacks eye return to top form
NEW ZEALAND Fresh from winning the inaugural Rugby Championship U20 tournament, six-time winners New Zealand will be desperate to make up...
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/ 2 years agoSpanish relishing their dream debut
SPAIN This year’s newcomers are Spain but the Lions face a tough task in their first-ever World Championship. Spain qualified last...
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/ 2 years agoWallaby juniors set sights on a maiden win
AUSTRALIA Australia head coach Nathan Grey has named six fresh faces in his squad to contest the World Championship. The Junior...
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/ 2 years agoYouthful Italians keen on fresh start
ITALY Italy go into this year’s edition under a new head coach in Roberto Santamaria who has picked 17 forwards and...
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/ 2 years agoBoks bid to improve on bronze finish in ’23
SOUTH AFRICA Captain Zachary Porthen will lead tournament hosts South Africa into battle and is one of five players who will...
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/ 2 years agoProud Argentinians flying flag for Americas
ARGENTINA Argentina have confirmed a 30-man roster for the upcoming World Rugby U20 Championship, with Los Pumita the only Americas representative...
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/ 2 years agoExciting Fiji know tough task awaits
FIJI Fiji head coach Ifereimi Rawaqa has named an exciting 30-member squad for the World Rugby Championship. Rawaqa said it has...
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Features
/ 2 years agoCONOR BYRNE
YOUNG GUNS ENGLAND U20S FULL BACK England U20s full back Conor Byrne balances his time at Harlequins by going back and...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoWe’re all heading in different directions
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Sunday Mixed signals: The Championship is being seen as development tool –...
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/ 2 years agoJamison Gibson-Park and Jack Conan to miss Ireland Tests against South Africa
Scrum-half Jamison Gibson-Park and back-rower Jack Conan will miss Ireland’s two-Test series against world champions South Africa, whilst head coach Andy...
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/ 2 years agoDogos claim maiden Super Rugby Americas Title
By Joe Santamaria A superb performance from Dogos saw them finally clinch their maiden Super Rugby Americas title against fellow countrymen Pampas. After falling...
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/ 2 years agoEddie Jones’ mind games will not unsettle England against Japan – Jamie George
Jones’ seven-year Twickenham stewardship ended 18 months ago because of an ongoing decline in results and he is now back in...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 2 years agoDevon and Hampshire claim county glory at Twickenham in style
By LUKE JARMYN Devon and Hampshire claimed the honours in the second day of the County Championships final weekend at Twickenham...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDeadlock broken as promotion restored
By NICK CAIN Promotion and relegation between the Premiership and Championship has been restored from next season after the Championship clubs...
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/ 2 years agoBattling Glasgow grab final chance
By SAM JACKSON Glasgow stunned champions Munster 17-10 at Thomond Park last night to secure a place in the United Rugby...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCov’s chief: We’ll drop to Nat leagues
By LUKE JARMYN Coventry chief executive Nick Johnston says the Championship club remains prepared to drop down to the national leagues...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoFresh calls to get rid of the caterpillar ruck
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury’s director of rugby John Barnes has called for the eradication of the caterpillar ruck – and for...
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/ 2 years agoWebber to run the Hounds
By JON NEWCOMBE Former England hooker Rob Webber has been appointed interim head coach of Chicago Hounds for the remainder of...
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/ 2 years agoExeter confirm signing of former Irish prop
EXETER have confirmed the signing of former London Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke from Ealing Trailfinders. As revealed in The Rugby Paper...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoReturn of relegation is reason to cheer
NICK CAIN The restoration of promotion and relegation, which this column has advocated non-stop since the RFU’s ring-fence moratorium in 2021,...
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/ 2 years agoI think RFU will bow to Prem clubs
LETTERS SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@ therugbypaper.co.uk ON Friday...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team – Andy Booth
For this week's Dream Team Andy Booth, the former Neath, Swansea, Cardiff, Cambridge University, and Wales B scrum half, chooses the...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoBalmain agrees one-year deal with Saracens
NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER prop Fraser Balmain has moved to Saracens on a one-year contract. The experienced 32-year-old has played 231 matches...
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/ 2 years agoEngland punished by lively Georgia
• By BEN JAYCOCK Georgia.............. 45pts England..............17pts ENGLAND U20 endured a repeat of last year’s wobbly World Championship preparations as Mark...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoThere is no warm welcome for Spain
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Gone but still winning. Sort of! London Irish...
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/ 2 years agoLast-minute try makes it perfect for Oxfordshire
Men’s Division 2 by Ben Jaycock Cheshire ……….37pts Tries: Longmore 6, Cole 28, Penalty 37, Elliott 39, Blackwell 60 Conversions: Attis...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 2 years agoKent hold on to take honours in thriller
Men’s Division 1 Kent …………………. 31pts Tries: Denham 48, Jones 50, 65 Conversions: Evans 49, 51, 66 Penalties: Evans 5, 36,...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoSeven-try Yorkshire put Surrey to the sword
Women’s Division 1 Surrey ……………… 7pts Tries: Grove 76 Conversions: Hill 77 Yorkshire……….37pts Tries: Green 9, Gould 33, Brown 40, Akwiwu...
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/ 2 years agoDevon hitting form at just the right time
Women’s Div 3Preview Cumbria v Devon Today. Kick-off 11am. Twickenham LAST season’s finalists Devon take on Cumbria in the Division 3...
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/ 2 years agoCoventry swoop to sign up Morris
OLI Morris has become the latest former Worcester Warrior to sign for Coventry. The 24-year-old centre played 34 games for the...
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/ 2 years agoLane agrees new deal to stay at Bears
FULL-BACK Rich Lane has signed a new contract to stay with Bristol Bears. The 30-year-old has made 34 appearances for the...
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/ 2 years agoCheers! Ale looks good for Hammond
By JON NEWCOMBE HOLD my beer, Nottingham have signed a Swedish prop called Ale. Ale Loman, 24, is believed to be...
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/ 2 years agoBurrows living the dream with Yorkshire at HQ
By LUKE JARMYN FORMER Newcastle and Coventry star Ryan Burrows has spoken of his personal joy at being able to fulfil...
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Features
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns – Henry Pollock
Feature HENRY POLLOCK NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U20 FLANKER Henry Pollock has burst onto the scene at Northampton Saints, with the energetic...
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