All posts tagged "Championship"
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGrimoldby returns to lead attack for Amps
■ By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... Ampthill v Nottingham Today. Kick-off 1pm, Dillingham Park @therugbypaper AMPTHILL welcome Nottingham to Dillingham Park as both...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoGetting inside head of Gatland not easy | Brendan Gallagher
Can Scotland expect to get more than a handful of players on the British & Irish Lions players?
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNo protests this time about unequal TV cash!
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Penalty try? Henry Slade’s kock-on prevents Matthieu Jalibert from scoring PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoScotland 52-10 Italy: Worst-ever finish for under-fire Italians
Scotland wrapped up the try bonus point within the first half-four at Murrayfield
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTownsend hopeful of having England-based players for Paris trip
SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend believes his side can deliver a first win in Paris for 22 years after learning he...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHeartbreak for Wales as France win in red
ALUN Wyn Jones and Wales suffered last-gasp heartbreak in Paris as they saw their Six Nations Grand Slam dream end with...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWelsh luck ran out but future looks much brighter | Shane Williams
Shane Williams looks back on Wales' loss in Paris with admiration for Wayne Pivac's side
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: London Irish centre Matt Williams
The Exiles centre picks his Dream Team based on the best he has faced as an opponent or played alongside
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPatchell set for return as Scarlets chase top table
By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Scarlets v Connacht Monday. Kick-off 8pm, Parc y Scarlets GLENN Delaney admits budgetary uncertainty is making life...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoA maturing Finn Russell can give Scots the key edge | Jeremy Guscott
IT is a long time since Scotland have had to live with the weight of expectation of winning matches in the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPotential stars will quit ‘treadmill’ warns Jones
By NEALE HARVEY RICHMOND No.9 Luc Jones predicts potential England players will go part-time or quit the game unless the RFU...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoArrogant Sarries deserved their Cornish pasting
SARACENS’ defeat to Cornish Pirates did not come as a surprise to those of us living in the far south-west and...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoJosh Caulfield beats nerves to strike blow for Cornish Pirates
Jon Newcombe talks to the former Wasps man now making an impression at Cornish Pirates
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Features
/ 5 years agoFrom amateur to pro: George is ready for his club trial
Kyran Bracken reports on his progress of transforming Wanstead scrum-half George Hardy, 28, into a professional inside 12 months We are...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoFailing to plan, you plan to fail, Eddie! | Jeff Probyn
After what was a disastrous start to this Six Nations, yesterday’s and even next weekend’s result really can’t change the fact that...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoWho knew exciting rugby could be so fun to play? | Brendan Gallagher
England duo Ben Youngs and Tom Curry made life tough for Antoine Dupont, doing just enough to prevent the France No.9...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoAmpthill v Doncaster: Turner gives new recruits their chance to impress
Ampthill head coach Paul Turner has named 14 debutants for the visit of Knights on opening weekend in the Championship
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPirates 25-17 Saracens: Sarries crash in wild west showdown
Cornish Pirates stun Saracens on their first match in the Championship
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoCoventry 10-9 Bedford Blues: Fenner fires late winner as Blues pay for ill-discipline
Bedford Blues left to rue sin-bins to their trio of Connor Tupai, Will Carrick Smith and Lewis Bean
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoHartpury 38-15 Richmond: Foley flies in for hat-trick as Hartpury begin in style
HARTPURY ripped into the long-awaited Championship season with a five-try win over promoted Richmond. Winger Ben Foley stood out with a...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFour Lions put roar into Surrey’s big day
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHEN it comes to the old, full bore...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoSaracens get welcome worthy of the Championship’s resolve
Mark McCall and Juan Pablo Socino share their thoughts after Saracens tasted defeat in their first match in the Championship away...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDefence wins you titles says Sale boss Alex Sanderson
Can the Sharks end their 15-year wait to reach the Premiership semi-finals?
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoEngland’s eruption of joy as Billy Whizz explodes
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNo tantrums from Callum Sheedy just a focus on the team | Peter Jackson
It's been a rapid rise for Callum Sheedy to the Wales Six Nations set-up, Peter Jackson looks at the Bristol No.10's...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoChampionship 2021 season preview: Shoot-out for the Premiership has Saracens as favourites
Jon Newcombe finds Matt Challinor excited to get a tilt at the best in his swansong season IT may have been...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFly-half pair join Pirates
RUGBY SHORTS CORNISH Pirates have signed Cardiff Blues flyhalf Luke Scully on loan. The 20-year-old joins the Championship side a day after...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoThey will all be coming for us but we’re ready, says Saracens’ Wray
Club stalwart Wray tells Neale Harvey how all Saracens players are aware of the target on their backs in the Championship
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English Championship
/ 5 years ago‘I’ve been playing rubbish’ says England No.8 Billy Vunipola
The Saracens star opens up on how fatigue has led to his slump in form in an England shirt this Six...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoNew deal for flanker Jordy Reid at Gloucester
Ex-Ealing back row Reid formalises new terms after moving to Kingsholm last summer
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEx-Saracens flanker Kelly Brown to leave Glasgow Warriors this month
The specialist ruck coach will return to London after moving to Glasgow last summer with his family
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNick Mallett sad to see Italy’s fall but says it’s time for relegation in the Six Nations
After Conor O'Shea said Italy should be allowed time to develop young stars like Stephen Varney and Paolo Garbisi, their former...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoScots’ success hinges on Paris performance
Brendan Gallagher looks at key issues Gregor Townsend must address PREVIEW… France v Scotland February 28. Kick-off 3pm, Stade de France...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEaling aim to spoil PRL party with unbeaten promotion run
By STEFFAN THOMAS Deep thinker: Stephen Shingler STEVEN Shingler wants to take Ealing Trailfinders to the Premiership before moving into coaching....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoEaling finish off with perfection
By DANIEL GALLAN Ealing ................40pts Tries: Johnston 7, Thompson 17, 80; Shingler 44, Walker 59, Cannon 67 Conversions: Shingler 8, 18,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoNottingham come first but Wasps job is great for me
Q & A ON THE RECORD NEIL FOWKES True grit: Wasps fight back to beat Worcester last weekend PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGuest: Welsh regions kicking themselves for letting Varney slip net
Wales-born Varney will be seen as one that got away for the four regions, says Gloucester academy coach Alex Guest
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoBT Sport favourites to show key Championship games
A source tells TRP how close the Championship is to getting a TV broadcast partner
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Sean Scanlon: Rotherham were the fancy dress champs
Former Nottingham, Munster, Rotherham and Doncaster full-back Sean Scanlon reflects on his rugby career
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEaling Trailfinders back row Adam Korczyk inspired by Jordy’s promotion
Neale Harvey meets the Ealing Trailfinders back row who was so highly-rated Down Under within the development pathway at the Queensland...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoFrance look on their way to greatness | Jeremy Guscott
Match after match, France seem to be taking strides since Shaun Edwards' arrival to Galthie's coaching staff
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoChampionship clubs reject deal with Premier Sports
Warren Muggleton reports on the Championship's search for a TV broadcast partner to source a much-needed cash injection ahead of the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoClang goes gate on our great game thanks to RFU Council vote | Nick Cain
Nick Cain writes on the dismantlement of English rugby union by the RFU Council's vote to approve a moratorium on relegation...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoCarwyn’s words had the ring of rugby truth
by CHRIS HEWETT The Six Nations champions’ abject surrender of the Calcutta Cup unleashed a torrent of jokes, the sharpest of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExclusive: BT Sport may reconsider £110m deal with Premiership
The task facing Premiership Rugby chief executive Darren Childs to keep TV broadcast partner BT Sport happy after confirmation that relegation...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBeware salary cap breaches
WHILE it would appear that the issue of no relegation from the Premiership is meriting more discussion, I would like to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoPaint way forward
WHY can’t the referees carry a little tin of spray (much like soccer) to identify the mark for scrums? Too easy...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoRowland Winter adds new recruits for Coventry’s campaign
Coventry recruit from the Premiership ahead of the Championship's March 6 kick-off date
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoWorcester Warrior centre Oli Morris agrees first senior deal
“We are really pleased that Oli has committed his future to the club” – Worcester Warriors head coach Jonthan Thomas
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoClatter of trains couldn’t derail mighty Emanuel
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Learning from the master: The great Mervyn Thomas, second left front...
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