All posts tagged "Championship"
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/ 3 years agoCreation of Welsh regions was a ‘short-term fix that has not worked’, says Eddie Butler
Eddie Butler feels the creation of the Welsh regions was a short-term fix that has not worked for the Welsh game....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEaling in talks with Wallaby prop Sio
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EALING Trailfinders appear not to be letting their snub from the Premiership stunt their plans...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSalvi set to replace Gustard in Treviso
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER JULIAN Salvi is making a quick return to rugby after becoming Paul Gustard’s replacement at...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSecond tier is worth backing
THIS column has been at the forefront of lionising the Championship over the years, highlighting the massive disservice to the English...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoNorthampton sign trialist Aaron Hinkley and Alfie Petch from Exeter
Northampton Saints have signed trialist Aaron Hinkley and Alfie Petch from Exeter Chiefs. The former England age group internationals have signed...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoPlease promote relegation, Colin
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk LIKE Colin Boag stated...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoLeague ‘pyramid’ now has a flat-top
REGARDING the restructuring of the National Leagues next season, please, please RFU stop using phraseology such as “re-branding, re-booting, re-energising” as...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRae eager for Cov to carry Cup form into next season
By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE coming up short in the final, Coventry interim head coach Alex Rae was pleased to give the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBack-to-back Cup triumphs cemented Gosforth’s place as top club in the land
GOSFORTH won their first John Player Cup Final in 1976, and then when the Queen was celebrating her Silver Jubilee 12...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLondon Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke signs new contract
London Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke has signed a new contract with the Exiles. His impressive performances this season have been rewarded...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSigley answers Bournville SOS to team up with son Harry
By BEN JAYCOCK Team Sigley: Rob and 17-year-old son Harry AT the age of 45 and after a 10-year spell away...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTurner-Hall joins Quins mate Gray at London Scottish
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE HARLEQUINS academy coach Jordan Turner-Hall will join Joe Gray in the London Scottish coaching team. Quins hooker...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoOut-of-puff Dragons fail to find home comfort
By DELME PARFITT Dragons ..............11pts Tries: Dyer 25 Penalties: Reed 37, 40 Lions ..................21pts Tries: Van der Merwe 34, Venter...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEaling double up to sink gutsy Cov
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Ealing..................19pts Tries: Gordon 62 Conversions: Shingler 63 Penalties: Shingler 5, 23, 55, Willis 73 Coventry ............13pts Tries: Barton...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBucks…………….. 17 Notts, L & D…… 49
■ NOTTS, Lincs and Derbys ended their County Championship campaign in style, scoring six second-half tries to overwhelm their hosts. With...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSebastian de Chaves joins Newcastle Falcons
Sebastian de Chaves will return for a second spell at Newcastle Falcons, with the experienced lock-forward signing a two-year deal starting...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoNewcastle Falcons sign Josh Thomas
Newcastle Falcons have signed Ospreys fly-half Josh Thomas for next season on a two-year contract. The 21-year-old can also play at...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoEngland rugby still has a long way to go
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The failure of any of the Premiership teams to make it to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBill Beaumont County Championship
N Midlands....... 31 Notts, L & D....... 15 NORTH Midlands top their group in Division Three with a second win from...
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/ 4 years agoCozens: Kicking is a lost art – it’s a seven-pointer
CLIFTON player coach Luke Cozens describes kicking to the corner as a ‘seven-point kick’ because of the huge increase in tries...
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/ 4 years agoLosing close games a reason for disappointing Bristol Bears season, says Jake Woolmore
Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore has said that the Bristol squad has had an honest discussion about where their Premiership campaign...
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/ 4 years agoSix Nations signs extension with French public service broadcaster France Télévisions
Six Nations Rugby has signed an extension of its partnership with French public service broadcaster France Télévisions. According to Rugbyrama, the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Fifteen with Jake Woolmore
Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore joins The Rugby Paper Podcast this week to discuss all things Bristol, The Championship, gin, and...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoWelsh rugby ‘laughing stock’ and should reduce to three teams – says former WRU chief David Moffett
Former Welsh Rugby Union chief executive David Moffett feels that Wales‘ four professional teams should be replaced by three teams. Last...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRugby chiefs to discuss revived Nations Championship proposal
A clearer picture over the success of plans to reshape the global calendar is expected to emerge as rugby chiefs meet...
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/ 4 years agoColeman’s ready for battle with his old rival Etzebeth
By PAUL REES ADAM Coleman will be up against a familiar foe when London Irish take on Toulon in the quarter-final...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoCan’t compromise supporter comfort
JEFF Gage is incorrect when he states that Connacht’s stadium has a capacity of less than half the 10,001 capacity required...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoEngland need a test
CONGRATULATIONS to England women on another dominant display in the Six Nations. Winning four championships on the trot is some achievement...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
CAMERON MITCHELL, THE RECENTLY-RETIRED RICHMOND CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST 1. Will Goodrick-Clarke – One of...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoEaling find their feet to cruise into semis
Ealing won 87 -45 on aggregate By DAVID BALLHEIMER Ealing ................56pts Tries: Terry 17, 22; White 29, Walker 52, 70; Porter...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoPirates hold nerve to steal it in a thriller
By TOM CARR Bedford ..............32pts Tries: Worley 24, 29, Stedman 62, Adamson 96 Conversions: Maisey 24, 30, 62 Penalties: Maisey 6,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoRae: Great opportunity to lift rare silverwear
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Coventry v Doncaster Today. Kick-off 3pm, Butts Park Arena Driven: Alex Rae Changes: Steve Boden ALEX Rae...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThree English rugby clubs join brain scan trial to make rugby safer
Three rugby union clubs in England are to begin trialling a scanning technology to monitor players’ brain health. It is hoped...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChampionship ‘serfs’ must unite for uprising
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HAVE the Championship clubs finally woken up and smelled the coffee? Have they...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoIrish give back row Caulfield another shot in top-flight
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish are poised to make a move for Cornish Pirates' former England U20...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCov take advantage as Knights let it slip
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster ........22pts Tries: Holden 36, 50; Smith 70 Conversions: Olver 50, 70 Penalties: Olver 59 Coventry ..........35pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAce Francis ready for a fresh start at The Rec
By BEN JAYCOCK Bath-bound: England midfielder Piers Francis NORTHAMPTON Saints and England centre Piers Francis will join Bath for the 2022-23...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Toughest test’ awaits Caldy after historic title success
By BEN JAYCOCK It’s ours: Josiah Dicknson lifts the trophy for Caldy JUST a day after achieving promotion to the Championship,...
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/ 4 years agoRace for Champ goes to final day
Welsh leagues round-up THE battle for the Championship title is going down to the wire with Bargoed, Neath and Pontypool all...
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/ 4 years agoOspreys chief Garcia calls for plan of action
By SAM JACKSON OSPREYS chief executive Nick Garcia says Welsh rugby needs a long-term plan to be implemented this summer. Wales...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoReed excels in Newport triumph
WILL Reed returned to the Newport line-up to kick 15 points and then secure the final turnover in the 82nd minute...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoAll to play for as it begins to get serious
JAMES HARRINGTON Like any other league, the business end of the Top 14 season is played in a haze of permutations...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRedpath new Scottish boss
By BEN JAYCOCK FORMER Scotland scrum-half Bryan Redpath has been appointed director of rugby at London Scottish following Matt Williams’decision to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWinter’s departure confirmed
COVENTRY have confirmed Rowland Winter’s exit from the club. The director of rugby has not been present at a Coventry game...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCornish Pirates’ Tom Channon announces retirement
Cornish Pirates hooker and top try scorer Tom Channon will be retiring after his final game for the club tomorrow. The...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 4 years agoNorthampton Saints sign James Raam
Northampton Saints have signed Australian winger James Raam from the Waratahs for next season. Ramm, 23, joins Saints from Super Rugby...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester denied by Fricker’s late double
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................29pts Tries: Thacker 3, Uren 7, Fricker 68, 79 Conversions: Sheedy 4, 8, 69 Penalties: Sheedy 11...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBelittling dangers of concussion is the Stone Age view
PETER JACKSON ANYONE still daft enough to belittle the dangers of concussion and parrot the Stone Age view that the game’s...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEaling withdraw appeal for promotion
NEWS EXTRA CHAMPIONSHIP winners Ealing Trailfinders have withdrawn their appeal against the decision to deny them promotion to the Premiership. Ealing...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoHolden on song to give edge to Knights
By NATHAN EDWARDS C Pirates ............20pts Tries: Petch 7, Sirker 39, Parata 73 Conversions: Bazalgette 8 Penalties: Bazalgette 23 Doncaster ........32pts...
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