All posts tagged "Championship"
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoPollard on hunt for game’s top trophies
By GARY FITZGERALD Handre Pollard plans to use his Tigers stripes to go club trophy hunting and also put him in...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWe need to push on, says Wynne
Jersey skipper Lewis Wynne is confidant the island side has the mental strength to continue their unbeaten league form, and ignore...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBurns fires late double to keep Ealing on bonus run
By MARTIN WOOLLATT C Pirates........... 12pts Tries: Crane 14, Wyatt 37 Conversion: Robson 38 Ealing.................25pts Tries: Uzokwe 48, Tizzano 62, Burns...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoMaisey in control as Blues win a thriller
By RICHARD PHELPS Bedford.............................. 32pts Tries: Frost 31, Conway 34, Wilkins 50, Garside 70 Conversions: Maisey 32, 35, 51 Penalties: Maisey...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoEx-England coach Ed joins Coventry set-up
ED Robinson has joined Championship side Coventry as their new backs coach to replace Tony Fenner, who is relocating to New...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWard: Urgent change needed to save game
By LUKE JARMYN If the RFU want to secure rugby’s future as a top level sport, the time for change is...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSweeney ‘living in ivory tower’, MPs hear
By SAM JACKSON RFU chief Bill Sweeney has been accused of living in an “ivory tower” and asked by MPs whether...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoDoddie Weir, a giant among the big men
Brendan Gallagher remembers the hugely popular Scottish and Lions forward who passed away on Saturday It was the moment we all...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoGeorgia’s triumph shouldn’t be wasted
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was bittersweet bordering on intensely frustrating to...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoBright eager to team up with eldest son Bailey
By BEN JAYCOCK Mark Bright is still playing Championship rugby at the age of 44 and has no plans to retire...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoDurham fight hard to tame battling Exeter
BUCS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Durham gained revenge for Exeter beating them in last year’s Championship final as they battled to...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoKnockout contests starting to get serious
SCHOOLS RUGBY By NICK POWELL Tuesday saw the last eight draw for the National Schools’ tournaments with the quarter-finals of the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLondon Irish fighting to keep hold of Jackson
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER London Irish are fighting to keep former Ireland international fly-half Paddy Jackson in West London...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoSingle pyramid is a must in England
THE leading rugby nations have a variety of domestic structures, in each case with the national team at the top. Every...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Joel Matavesi
The Northampton & Bedford Centre chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Harrison Walsh – Former Ospreys...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoYou need a Plan B, Ramshaw tells other players
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Championship player Jack Ramshaw says it’s vital younger players have a plan B due to the unstable...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSirker’s found new lease of life in West Country
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Wasps winger Callum Sirker is enjoying his rugby again and says his difficulties with injury have made...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCov cruise in for eight tries to kickstart campaign
By DAVID LAWRENCE Coventry............52pts Tries: Talbot-Davies 9, Titherington 24, Martin 40+1, Brown 43, Ma’asi 46, Pellegrini 55, Biggs 66, Seward 80...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWe must bring back relegation -Baxter
By PAUL REES ROB Baxter believes that promotion and relegation has to become a feature of the Premiership again even if...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoHappy Harri’s double lifts Keys
Championship round-up By ROB COLE WALES U18 centre Harri Ackerman made a big impression on his debut for Cross Keys as...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoUrios falling out of favour as Marti looks at options
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Under pressure: Bordeaux head coach Christophe Urios overseas training and, inset, Laurent Marti PICTURES: Getty Images A...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoRussell into Scot squad as Hastings drops out
Coach Gregor Townsend has called up Finn Russell into his Scotland squad as cover to replace the injured Adam Hastings. Calls...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team with Rikki Stout
1. George Porter – Ports is part of a very good Cinderford pack, and loves a scrum. It’s always a tough...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCheika happy to renew rivalry with his old foe
Landmark victory: Argentina win in New Zealand this summer THE last time Michael Cheika came up against his old mate Eddie...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Nick Fenton Wells: ‘Uncle Nick gave me the perfect grounding’
The former Western Province, Stormers, Saracens, Bedford & Bristol back row People might not be aware but former Springbok player and...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoAlex Coles makes debut as Tuilagi returns for Pumas
Alex Coles has been handed an England debut at second row as Manu Tuilagi comes back into the side after another...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoDyer debuts as Halfpenny makes return
22-year-old winger Rio Dyer is set to make his debut for Wales, and is joined in the back three by the...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCornish on song as Cov too strong for Caldy
By JOHN LYON Caldy .................. 18pts Tries: Gourlay 71, 76, J Dickinson 52 Penalties: Jones 7 Coventry ...........27pts Tries: Cornish 25,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoAmpthill pay price for poor discipline
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster K .....35pts Tries: Holling 6, Margetts 17, Daly 24, Holden 36, Kelly 71 Conversions: Dolly 6, 17,...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoAnfield legend Fowler among Caldy fan club
By BEN JAYCOCK Caldy are ‘relishing and revelling’ in their inaugural Championship season and director of rugby Gareth Davies hopes it...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWasps results for the season to be expunged
RUGBY SHORTS Wasps have been suspended from the Premiership and Premiership Cup for the rest of the season. As with Worcester,...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 years agoDitch the skulduggery and dismantle the cartel
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The most critical element of any reorganisation of England’s professional club league structure...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoPrem clubs show interest in Rubiolo
ON THE BLINDSIDE Young Argentinean back row Pedro Rubiolo is attracting interest from Premiership clubs who are keen on signing him...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoNot sure if old guard will make World Cup
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WAYNE Pivac named his Wales squad to take on New Zealand, Argentina, Georgia and Australia...
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Features
/ 4 years agoHarlequins line up Barbarians fixture
RUGBY SHORTS Harlequins have secured a fixture with the Barbarians. With their match against Wasps on November 13 scratched, they’ll host...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoEdwards penalty rescues Ponty
Championship Cup round-up ■ By ROB COLE A LATE Steff Edwards penalty allowed Pontypool to extend their unbeaten run in the...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoDon’t hold club games on international days
SURELY there is a time to re-think Premiership rugby, with the disaster of mismanagement at Worcester and Wasps and falling gate...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoRob’s right – bring in a 10-team Prem
THE sad news that both Wasps and Worcester have been suspended from the Premiership is a sorry indictment of rugby union’s...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoShameful evidence of slow strangulation
MAY I offer my heartfelt congratulations to all the minor counties blazers on the RFU Council that have voted through the...
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Paul Rees
/ 4 years agoBroken and broke: Why it’s time to change the way top club rugby is run
Thirteen has not been a lucky number for Premiership Rugby. Wasps are set to follow Worcester into administration and relegation after...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSmith, 20, on his way to Saints
NORTHAMPTON Saints have signed Worcester’s highly rated England U20s fly-half Fin Smith. Smith, 20, became the youngest player to start for...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoStop bleating about a rising salary cap, says Baxter
By TOM BRADSHAW Premiership clubs should stop “bleating” about the unfairness of a rising salary cap and instead focus on running...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoConcern as 88 matches in lower leagues are classed as ‘walkovers’
By JON NEWCOMBE The participation crisis affecting local league rugby is showing no signs of abating despite a comprehensive league restructure...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoRFU must promote spread of pro game
Might it just be that the lack of investment into the game at Championship level is at least in part due...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCambriani sets his sights on try feast
By BEN JAYCOCK Ampthill's Ben Cambriani has set a clear goal of scoring at least 20 tries this season as the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRoberts try seals derby win for Cardiff
UNIVERSITY RUGBY By NICK POWELL CARDIFF recorded another narrow away victory as they beat Cardiff Met in a derby that came...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoIn-form Neath savour a good day
Championship round-up By HARRY CORISH Neath took full advantage of the fact Tata Steel couldn’t raise a side to host Pontypool...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 years agoAmnesia in rugby’s corridors of power
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Then there were 12. Less than a month into the new season, the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Slow burner’ Anyanwu is taking his big opportunity
Talent: Lennox Anyanwu ■By GARY FITZGERALD LENNOX Anyanwu steps out for his fourth consecutive start for Harlequins today eager to showcase...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoIt’s a new generation of Welsh coaches
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Home-grown coaches have always been a big topic of debate in Wales. It could be...
International Rugby
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