All posts tagged "Championship"
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Features
/ 3 years agoFrance top power rankings ahead of Ireland
NEIL DE KOCK The July fixtures concluded with two series wins for the north and two for the south. In terms...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLam ready to get the Bears roaring back in the big time
Q&A PAT LAM - ON THE RECORD Paul Rees speaks to Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam about changes at Ashton...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoIt’s no shock as Chile qualify
READERS of this column will not be surprised at Chile’s “shock” win over USA in the second leg of their America...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoA-list West were pride of the north
CLUB0FTHEWEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER WEST HARTLEPOOL Founded: 1881 President: Dave Laycock Home Ground: Brinkburn 1,000 capacity (76 seats) Last season: Durham...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Injury-hit Bercis so relieved to be back in business ■By BEN JAYCOCK HAVING endured an injury ridden campaign last season, Ampthill...
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Features
/ 3 years agoFofana, one of the stars of 2006, to bow out
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Clermont star Wesley Fofana this week became the latest Top 14 player to join the annual line...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoAmpthill looking to learn from Worsley’s French nous
By JON NEWCOMBE Joe Worsley has already started putting Ampthill’s players through their paces as the latest member of an impressive...
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Features
/ 3 years agoEuro Super League is the way forward
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER All hail the Lelos for recording a famous 28-19 win over Italy last Sunday in a feisty...
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/ 3 years agoRylands delight as he heads home to Bedford
NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF Met graduate Charlie Rylands will be living his childhood dream next season having signed for his boyhood club...
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/ 3 years agoRob’s faith inspired a decade of dreams
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PHIL DOLLMAN THE FORMER DRAGONS AND EXETER CHIEFS FULL-BACK/CENTRE ISUPPOSE my claim to fame is that I was...
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Features
/ 3 years agoConvert Will has appetite for return to union
NEWS EXTRA ■By BEN JAYCOCK Inspired by former cross-code stars, hard hitting rugby league convert Will Blakemore has his sights set...
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Features
/ 3 years agoFabulous Fylde consistently churned out some legendary performers, irrespective of code
As a prominent Lancashire club, Fylde have always co-existed with a number of Rugby League giants providing at least three players...
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Features
/ 3 years agoHughes the key as Hong Kong close in on their first World Cup
Five years on from leaving the carnage of London Welsh behind him, Glyn Hughes is an altogether happier place in his...
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/ 3 years agoRock ‘n’ roll rugby as Wales fly north
Iconic Rugby Pictures: PART 119 - Wales board plane for epic Five Nations match against Scotland, February 4, 1971 Brendan Gallagher...
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/ 3 years agoTop eight to follow in Spring’s footsteps
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Young Racing 92 fullback Max Spring earned careful praise from France head coach Fabien Galthie after a...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRPA doing its best to help out-of-contract players
Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) CEO Damian Hopley says the organisation is “doing all it can” to help members affected by the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoDREAM TEAM
SIMON HUMBERSTONE, THE FORMER CARDIFF, PONTYPRIDD, DONCASTER & HULL FLY-HALF CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1.Gethin...
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/ 3 years agoPumitas run out of puff as Kiwis stroll on
OCEANIA U20s WRAP NEW Zealand held Argentina scoreless in the second-half to earn their second win of the tournament, 32-9. Argentina,...
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Features
/ 3 years agoHeady days at Falmouth when Jackett boys wore the jersey
CORNWALL has always been a rugby stronghold in England and Falmouth – now Falmouth Eagles – have been part of that...
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Features
/ 3 years agoThomas was master in charge of a modern day golden age in Cornish rugby
Master: Dave Benji Thomas ONE of the most revered figures at the Falmouth club was Dave Benji Thomas who died this...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoRugby Teams as Part of Online Casino Promotions
Source: Unsplash Online gambling companies are known for their close collaboration with sports teams. The first ones that come to mind...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBulls keen to re-sign ex-Tigers back row
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Target: Van Staden MARCO van Staden, whose departure from Premiership champions Leicester Tigers was announced...
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/ 3 years agoKnights give Smith a lift from school
■By JON NEWCOMBE ROBBIE Smith is pleased to have swapped the classroom for his first full-time rugby contract at Steve Boden’s...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoBedfordshire fixture clashes not helpful
email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IT is unbelievable that Ampthill and Bedford Blues have home matches scheduled on the same day on eight occasions...
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Features
/ 3 years agoDREAM TEAM
PERRY-JOHN PARKER, THE TONBRIDGE JUDDIANS AND FORMER ESHER, EDINBURGH, OSPREYS, ROTHERHAM, ROVIGO, DIJON & OLD ELTHAMIANS LOCK CHOOSES THE BEST XV...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoRugby world cup vs Cricket world cup – which event is the biggest?
While football is by far the world’s greatest sport, it must be said that rugby and cricket are two sports that...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years ago‘New era’ dawns for re-named Dragons RFC
Newport-based Dragons are to rebrand as "Dragons RFC", in a move to designed to build the identity of the club. Dragons,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoTop 20 Incredible Facts About Rugby You Didn’t Know Before
Do you root for your favourite rugby league teams during the gameplay at telly time? Rebecca Martin reveals coveted rugby secrets,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoRugby during the England tour of Australia
The England rugby team is considered one of the most expensive and prestigious teams not only in Europe but throughout the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoKpoku hopes French move will inspire him
By BEN JAYCOCK Having witnessed his brother Joel’s star performance in the Challenge Cup final, Jonathan Kpoku’s hunger has been reignited...
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/ 3 years agoWarriors sweat on Deano amid American interest
GLASGOW are sweating to see if former Newcastle boss Dean Richards, their first choice to replace Danny Wilson at Scotstoun, will...
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International Rugby
/ 3 years agoQuestion is: Where are Wales mentally?
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The first moment of truth of the summer for Welsh rugby comes at Loftus Versfeld...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFour Irishmen join the South African all-stars
By BEN JAYCOCK THE Stormers lifted the inaugural United Rugby Championship as they saw off the Bulls 18-13 in an all-South...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEuropean sides need to rise to the SA challenge
BY NEIL DE KOCK If you had said after the first six weeks of the competition that the Stormers would be...
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Features
/ 3 years ago‘I wish Conor had been in charge when I was at Quins’
MY LIFE IN RUGBY - LUKE SHERRIFF THE FORMER HARLEQUINS AND NOTTINGHAM FLANKER AND ENGLAND 7S INTERNATIONAL So, maybe the first...
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/ 3 years agoQuins will not dispense with expansive way says Matson
By GARY FITZGERALD TABAI Matson vows Harlequins will not be ditching their swashbuckling style for a more resolute and conservative one...
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/ 3 years agoSouthern Hemisphere leads again
IF the people running the URC cared less about the planet, they’d be dead. The same goes for the individuals on...
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/ 3 years agoA’s ace Cambriani enjoys his revival
■By BEN JAYCOCK Danger man: Ben Cambriani scores for Ampthill PICTURE: PRiME Media Images AFTER being released by Ospreys, Ben Cambriani...
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/ 3 years agoCornwall fear for future of County Cup
CORNWALL chairman Dave Saunter is proud to have secured a trophy treble this season but fears the County Championship’s days could...
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/ 3 years agoAurillac shopped around for bargains
MUCH talk recently about salary cap-hampered English clubs being disadvantaged when they took on the big spenders of the Top 14...
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/ 3 years agoRebels return after structural review
■By JON NEWCOMBE Inspiration: Caldy clinched promotion from National 1 to the Championship FOUR years after they broke away to form...
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/ 3 years agoGallagher Premiership Final preview – Tigers and Sarries gear up for showdown of redemption
One of the extraordinary comeback tales of either Leicester Tigers or Saracens will reach a fairytale conclusion this Saturday, as they...
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/ 3 years agoMaro Itoje departure ‘never in the question’ despite Saracens’ relegation
Maro Itoje has said that leaving Saracens was "never in the question" despite the club's enforced relegation from the Premiership over...
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/ 3 years agoBrown: Sam’s the right man for Pivac
By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Scotland star Kelly Brown believes the brutal nature of Saracens training will stand new Wales prop Sam...
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/ 3 years agoGeorge: I’m delighted ‘Magic Max’ won award
By JON NEWCOMBE JAMIE GEORGE faces expulsion from the Front Row Union after breaking rank and celebrating the fact a hooker...
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/ 3 years agoHong Kong skipper lands Nottingham role
New role: Liam Slatem CHAMPIONSHIP side Nottingham have signed Hong Kong captain and scrum-half Liam Slatem as a player-coach. Head coach...
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/ 3 years agoBoks have raised the bar -Cullen
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ............26pts Tries: Sheehan 9, Henshaw 33, O’Loughlin 72, Healy 82 Conversions: Byrne 10, 33, Sexton 82 Bulls....................27pts...
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Features
/ 3 years agoLe new role for Michael
RUGBY SHORTS MICHAEL Le Bourgeois has rejoined Championship club Bedford Blues in a player-coach role after being released by Wasps. The...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoKnights’ plan is Premier class
NEWS EXTRA By GUY WILLIAMS CHAMPIONSHIP highfliers Doncaster are looking to start on the front foot next seaason, starting with back-to-back...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMy body tells me to quit, but I just can’t!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY SOANE TONGA’UIHA THE FORMER TONGA, BEDFORD, NORTHAMPTON, RACING 92, OYONNAX, BRISTOL AND AMPTHILL PROP AND CURRENT PLAYER-COACH...
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