All posts tagged "Championship"
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoRing-fence row is claptrap as the changes will prove
MORE emotive claptrap in the TRP about socalled ring-fencing, with Nick Cain going overboard, talking of the RFU “deliberately scuppering the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoNo club has thrown in towel – even Worcester
COLIN BOAG When the moratorium on relegation from the Premiership for this season was announced in mid-February, a new word entered the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
JACK PREECE, THE CINDERFORD AND FORMER BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL, COVENTRY, ROTHERHAM, MOSELEY, AND ENGLAND SEVENS AND COUNTIES OPENSIDE, CHOOSES THE BEST...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoBetting on Rugby
Betting on rugby may not be as popular as some other sports such as football or horse racing but the demand...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoJames Stokes driven by imposter syndrome at London Irish
The ex-Nottingham and Coventry back didn't feel worthy of being in the Premiership when he first joined the Exiles, but that...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoKessell returns in Pirates half-back exchange
NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR IT’S all-change at No.9 for the Cornish Pirates with Tom Kessell returning after six years away...
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Features
/ 5 years agoAthletics put me on fast track to Wales
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WALES AND CARDIFF WINGER AND GREAT BRITAIN OLYMPIC HURDLER NIGEL WALKER World class: Nigel Walker running for GB at...
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Features
/ 5 years agoShort moratorium will make England stronger
COLIN BOAG The debate on pro-motion and relegation is absolutely at the heart of the English game going forward. If you want...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
TOM HOLMES, THE FORMER SALE SHARKS, ROTHERHAM TITANS AND NOTTINGHAM LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoChampionship is sinking: RFU won’t rescue it! | Nick Cain
Nick Cain's column focusseses on the apparent lack of resistence to ring-fencing the Premiership
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWider issues outweigh any need to ring-fence
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME One-way traffic: Exeter annihilate Newcastle 74-3 PICTURE: Getty Images As we come to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCovid-19 outbreak casts cloud over Gloucester’s season run-in
The Premiership match between Gloucester and Bath this weekend has been cancelled after a number of Covid-19 cases were detected at...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHitt won’t let his lack of playing pedigree impede climb to the top
By ALEX BYWATER A DECADE ago, Christian Hitt was working at grassroots level as a rugby development officer for the WRU...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGeorge is pulling up trees
Kyran Bracken reports on his progress of turning Wanstead No.9 George Hardy into a professional inside 12 months It is almost...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoChanging of the guard at Bedford but Geoff’s built a legacy to last
By JON NEWCOMBE IT’S a new era for Bedford after Geoff Irvine’s chairmanship officially came to an end this weekend after...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoAcademy scattergun not best way to find talent | Jeff Probyn
Putting a value on EQP within the Premiership
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Bedford Blues winger Elijah Niko
ELIJAH NIKO, THE BEDFORD AND FORMER PAU, YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE AND EALING WINGER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoThe Best Rated Rugby Games
Although various other sports have inspired numerous popular video games, there is a distinct lack of rugby-themed titles. Indeed, sixteen video...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoRFU cuts move Jersey Reds to consider switch to French rugby
How much more funding do clubs in the second tier of French rugby receive from the LNR?
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoReuben Bird-Tulloch finds new club after being among quartet to leave Saints
Tommy Mathews, Ryan Olowofela and Tui Uru will also depart Northampton Saints this summer
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Nick Cain
/ 5 years agoThis lurking wolf will gobble up our game | Nick Cain
THE fantasists who believe that Premiership Rugby is ‘on fire’ with great games of the highest quality are in urgent need...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEaling 38-15 Doncaster: Flying finish sets Ealing up for the final showdown
EALING came from behind in each half to produce the pace and precision to run in six tries and clinch a...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoAmpthill feature: They’re only human… just far stronger and fitter!
Ampthill head coach Paul Turner and captain Billy Johnson are drawing on the pasts of Exeter Chiefs and Worcester to dream...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeeds Tykes off and running with stronger University links
Jon Newcombe discovers how Leeds Tykes are being rebuilt ahead of kick-off in National One in September
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEx-Chief Luke Mehson signs up for 2021-22 with Wasps
Mehson, 21, came through the Exeter Chiefs academy after impressing for the University of Exeter in BUCS Super Rugby
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExeter Chiefs announce signing of EQP prop Josh Iosefa-Scott
Exeter Chiefs sign some competition for Harry Williams and Marcus Street to contend with, as Josh Iosefa-Scott arrives from New Zealand
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPreview: One-club man Will Welch brings up his 250 for Newcastle
Falcons will welcome 1,750 to Kingston Park for their clash against Northampton on Monday
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Features
/ 5 years agoSaints give thanks for their feeder school
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools WE have featured the likes of Campion and St Peter’s Gloucester...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLondon Irish star Curtis Rona signs extension
The Australian is looking forward to representing the Exiles for the 'next few years'
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTomas Francis chasing a champagne finish at Exeter Chiefs
The Wales tighthead will depart Sandy Park this summer after making the difficult decision to leave after seven years with the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Scarlets snare Argentina back row star Tomas Lezana
Currently in Australia with the Western Force, for whom he helped reach the Super Rugby AU knockout final against the Brumbies
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoHere’s an England eight to take on best in world
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWarriors call for Blues back up
RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER Warriors have signed former Wales prop Scott Andrews on loan from Cardiff Blues until the end of the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHow the RFU lost control of the Premiership in 1995
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the dust slowly set- tles on the player release for the Lions,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Alex Davies: My first year at Leeds was the fondest of all
SOMEONE pointed out to me that winning silverware doesn’t happen very often so I can count myself as one of the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCardiff to host entire U20 Six Nations
THE 2021 U20 Six Nations will take place entirely in Wales, TRP can reveal. It was confirmed in January that the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoTownsend: Saracens five will be rejuvenated by Lions selections
Owen Farrell, Maro Itoje, Elliot Daly, Jamie George and Mako Vunipola were all included in Warren Gatland's Lions squad
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCounty Cup would promote diversity
TO aid Ugo Monye in making the game more inclusive and reduce the dependence of the RFU on Premiership academies and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMust address drop in playing numbers
NATURALLY, many articles in these pages are about the Big Beasts in our sport: the RFU’s handling of the PGA and...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoWard: Defeat hasn’t dampened expectations at Trailfinders
Daniel Gallan talks to Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward about the loss to rivals Saracens last month ending their unbeaten...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoResilient Roses are example for Eddie
WHAT an incredible match between England and France last weekend for the Women’s Six Nations Championship. Nervous starts and failing lineouts...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSpringbok prop Vincent Koch backs his Sarries mates to step up
Vincent Koch believes Saracens will not be omitted from Warren Gatland's Lions squad announcement this Thursday, after their relegation to the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAustin Healey and Ugo Monye detail online abuse #DrawTheLine
Premiership clubs, unions and cup organisers will boycott social media this weekend in a demonstration against online abuse
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBedford Blues chairman Geoff Irvine to stand down after 20 years
David Gunner will replace Irvine, who took the chair in 2001 at Goldington Road
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoNeil Fowkes to join Wasps full-time as scrum coach
Nottingham announced their head coach would be leaving earlier this month
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Features
/ 5 years agoRock-bottom, but Jake Farnworth finds silver lining at Green & Whites
Daniel Gallan talks to Nottingham vice-captain Jake Farnworth about life at bottom of Tier Two
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Nick Cain
/ 5 years agoPromotion and relegation are essential at all levels of game – Francis Baron
What does former RFU chief executive Francis Baron think of CVC's growing influence in northern hemisphere rugby and the strategy plan...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSix Nations triumph can spur us on now vows Tipuric
JUSTIN Tipuric admits Wales’ Grand Slam heartbreak in Paris still haunts him, but he believes that Six Nations title win can...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoCould fan power stop Super League in rugby? | Chris Hewett
After a bitter week in football fuelled by greed, Chris Hewett considers whether fan power in rugby bears any weight against...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Neil Doak: Lara wicket highlight of my international career!
SPORT has played a huge part in my life. I played quite a lot of sports – football, golf, tennis –...
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