All posts tagged "Championship"
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Features
/ 5 years agoNew blood joins Reds
NEWS EXTRA JERSEY Reds have signed three more players ahead of the new Championship season. Back row Tim Grey (Cardiff Blues)...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoNick Mallett calls for Lions tour to be delayed until 2022
The former South Africa head coach and outspoken TV pundit says SA Rugby need to 'push hard' for a delay to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoIt could go pear-shaped for Eddie Jones very quickly | Brendan Gallagher
Nothing went to plan for England at Twickenham, outclassed and outfought by Scotland
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI fancy Wales… if they can claim these key battles | Shane Williams
Which statistic is going to light you up most - that Wales have lost the last four games to Ireland or...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoSaracens ring rust costly for England
By GARY FITZGERALD Dejected: Dan Robson, George Ford and Elliot Daly feel the pain PICTURE: Getty Images Felt good: Jamie George...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBristol Bears lowest in Premiership charts for EQP
Recent Championship clubs such as Bristol and London Irish sit low on the percentage of England qualified players (EQP)
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWorld Rugby rule out global calendar until 2024
CHANGES to rugby’s global calendar will not come in before 2024. Discussions have taken place for much of the past year,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTV cash puts block on end of drop | Nick Cain
MONEY talks – and when there is a threat of it being withdrawn Premiership clubs and their owners listen. That is...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPreview: Sean Robinson urges Newcastle to get clinical against Chiefs
Newcastle Falcons get the chance to show their early season form is no fluke on Sunday against the reigning Premiership champions
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
ROB KIRBY, THE RICHMOND AND FORMER ESHER AND SOUTHEND FULL-BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Will...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoLondon Scottish withdrawal delays Tuilagi return
A new arrival at the Exiles last summer, Brian Tuilagi will have to wait to mark his return to English rugby...
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Nick Mallett: If Webb Ellis was playing now, he’d be kicking the ball
Respected South African television pundit and analyst Nick Mallett tells Neale Harvey how rugby styles should change in the years to...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPirates enjoy hunt for new bounty
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S BEEN a difficult time for professional rugby...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoThomas strives for Test breakthrough
By ALEX BYWATER Aiming high: Dan Thomas scores for Bristol against Harlequins PICTURES: Getty Images DAN Thomas is determined to follow...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoIt’s 50 up for Healy in Six Nations
IRELAND head to Cardiff today knowing they have the recent edge over their hosts - November’s 32-9 win in the Autumn...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBears hungry for scalp of rivals Georgia
NEWS EXTRA By ROB COLE LYN Jones is used to big derby matches and they don’t come much bigger than today’s...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBod was so humble, unlike Prem ‘stars’
MY LIFEIN RUGBY TOM DENTON Driving on: Tom Denton powers through the challenge of Fernandez Lobbe during the Premiership match between...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoAll change for coaches as Cheika stands by | James Harrington
Top 14 club owners plan big coaching changes, with Michael Cheika under consideration by Montpellier president Mohed Altrad
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCian Healy to notch 50th Six Nations appearances for Ireland
Ireland travel to Cardiff to take on Wales in the opening round of the 2021 Six Nations
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRFU risk the second great schism with wrong vote | Nick Cain
Nick Cain writes on the significant ring-fencing vote the RFU Council will hold on Friday, and its potential to create a...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSaracens boys fit and ready vows Jamie George
No worries for the England hooker over his, nor his teammates' fitness levels as Saracens await the Championship season with preparations...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoTier Two clubs set to pull out of season
Neale Harvey reports on the perilous state facing some of the Championship's 12 clubs
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTalks begin to expand Top 14 to 16 next season | James Harrington
A u-turn in French rugby after talk last month suggested the Top 14 would be reduced to 12, now it has...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoPivac could use some of Warren’s mindgames | Shane Williams
Shane Williams delves into how Warren Gatland made the 'underdogs' tag work for Wales in their endeavour to win the Six...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWorcester had the antichrist of rugby
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROB SIGLEY THE FORMER MOSELEY AND PERTEMPS BEES PROP AND BOURNVILLE DIRECTOR OF RUGBY Brothers in arms: Rob...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGriffiths plan can save our game says Notts’ Smith
NOTTINGHAM operations director Steve Smith has urged Premiership, RFU and Championship officials to shelve self-interest and collaborate for the betterment of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoI refuse to put cash into ring-fenced pot
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I WISH I could...
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Lance Bradley: League place is no concern, George is key to our plans
Gloucester CEO Lance Bradley discusses the exit of Danny Cipriani mid-season and why he has total faith in George Skivington
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoSmid: Don’t stop us, we’re only getting started
Ealing Trailfinders captain Rayn Smid reveals he would not move to any Premiership club for fear of the Championship winning promotion
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMako: I can still play a part in England’s Six Nations title defence
Neale Harvey talks to the England & Lions prop about whether his rehabilitation from an achilles injury will be completed in...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWilliams fears for a lost generation of Wales U20s
TRP Probyn: Saracens must stay down for two seasons By ALEX BYWATER Promise: Wales U20 beat France last season WALES U20...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoIs copying the Prem best way to achieve self-sustainability?
IS the formation of a company “overnight” really the route to salvation for the Championship, as Coventry’s Nick Johnston suggests last...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCould Ealing be viable in the Prem in London?
COLIN BOAG Up-and-comers: Ealing Trailfinders beat Saracens last weekend When Saracens lost last weekend to the Premiership pretenders, Ealing Trailfinders, it...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoThe Boks are all deserting their barren rugby land | Chris Hewett
Chris Hewett bemoans the overloading of South African talent across European teams, and the effects on rugby in South Africa itself
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Dream Team
/ 5 years agoDream Team: Northampton Saints and Fiji hooker Sam Matavesi
Sam Matavesi, Northampton, Fiji and former Toulouse, Cornish Pirates, Plymouth Albion, Redruth and Camborne, hooker selects a XV based on the...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoFight to save Championship: Nick Cain talks to Coventry director Nick Johnston
The managing director of the Championship club fumes over the lack of collective agreement over the TEC and the absence of...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoFrench system is set up for success – Adamson
Former Bedford Blues wing Dean Adamson is settling in well to life in the second tier of French rugby at Pro...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoNewcastle show the importance of the Championship, says Pirates’ O’Meara
Alex O'Meara believes Newcastle's time in the Championship has served them well for their strong return to the Premiership
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Relegation scrapped in Premiership this season
Jon Newcombe reports on the increased likelihood that the Premiership will revert to a 13-team league at the end of the...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoEaling 27-26 Saracens: Passionate Trailfinders prove their point again
Daniel Gallan reports from Vallis Way where Ealing Trailfinders proved their were a match for the three-time champions of Europe
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRingfence? Think again!
Done it! Alun Walker’s late try seals the deal for Ealing against Saracens PICTURE: PRiME Media Images EALING Trailfinders beat Saracens...
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Features
/ 5 years agoJAMES HARRINGTON
FRENCH COLUMN French pick squad as Six Nations gets the OK Medical joker: Gabriel Ibitoye has finally proved rumours right by...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoIt’s a dilemma: Kill aspiration to save great old clubs?
RUGBY is now a game of the 21st century and has evolved as such. We in England are in the hands...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoWasps grab Doncaster Knight stalwart Robin Hislop
Hislop spent the end of last season in the Premiership on loan at Saracens
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCovid points loss is wrong | Nick Cain
Nick Cain argues why the new Premiership regulations on cancelled matches are jeopardising the integrity of the season
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoLacroix: We’ll get Euro Cups done | James Harrington
James Harrington reports on what is next for Top 14 clubs after the French government called to the Champions Cup and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNo rash decisions during lockdown
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IS NOWreally the right...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPromotion-relegation must be put on ice
COLIN BOAG Going up: Saracens will rejoin the top flight There have been lots of moans about the way points are...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoStream all Championship games live to grow the league says Judge
Ex-Cornish Pirates and Saracens prop Christian Judge expects there to be an adjustment period for Championship newcomers
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Features
/ 5 years agoMeritocracy is RFU’s need, not chiselled platitudes | Nick Cain
Nick Cain criticises the lack of leadership shown by RFU chairman Andy Cosslett in the face of urgent financial planning needed...
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