All posts tagged "Championship"
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoGolfer Shane Lowry happy to give England’s Ben Earl a few tips
Ben Earl has played in plenty of high-octane rugby games but reckons he has it easy compared to one of his...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoNick Cain: Fault-lines show cracks in the All Black armour
Jordie Barrett’s tour-ending ankle injury against Ireland in Chicago last weekend plays into the hands of an England team hunting their...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoApi Bavadra’s switch into the big time
After years of globe-trotting with Great Britain Sevens, Api Bavadra admits stepping into the Champ with Coventry has been a steep...
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Features
/ 6 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Bobby Knox – I loved being a Cov kid playing there for so long
Being Coventry’s second-highest try-scorer of the professional era still feels surreal.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoSouth Africa skipper Siya Kolisi in favour of hybrid players
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi is not surprised England are replicating their use of hybrid players and a bomb squad from...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoTom Farrell handed Ireland debut at 32 against Japan
Munster centre Tom Farrell will become the oldest back to make an Ireland debut in the professional era after being selected...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoBath’s big beasts are helping Archie Griffin
Having a Springbok and a British & Irish Lion in his position at his club inevitably reduces Archie Griffin’s game-time for...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Keep it simple, England, and forget the gimmicks
Trying to get a handle on this England team is not always easy, but after their eighth win on the bounce,...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoJeremy Guscott: Time for France to put down a marker
France, champions of Europe, against South Africa, double World Cup winners and newly crowned Rugby Championship title holders, in Paris on...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoNick Cain: Believe it! All Blacks are there for the taking
New Zealand may not be the imperious double World Cup winners they were in 2015, but at the start of the...
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Letters
/ 6 months agoTime to scrap Prem ring fence
NEWCASTLE are already adrift at the bottom of the Prem. Five matches played; five defeats, with a negative points difference of...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoCaldy’s rise a fairytale -Rushton
■ By BEN JAYCOCK CALDY prop Nathan Rushton has lived every step of their fairytale climb to the Champ, and having...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoIt’s a privilege to help shape next generation – Harlequins’ Matt Ferguson
Matt Ferguson feels reinvigorated in his new role at Harlequins as transition coach, bridging the gap between academy, loan and senior...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoPoullet: We must make it ‘horrible’
By BEN JAYCOCK Island man: Guernsey No.8 Josh Poullet GUERNSEY NO.8 Josh Poullet feels the island can no longer be the...
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Features
/ 6 months agoHerrero missed out on the Slam
NOT many players voluntarily give up their hard earned place in the French national team but that’s was Andre Herrero did...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoPlan for your career while you are still in the game
JAMES FLYNN NOW ROSSENDALE COACH FORMER SARACENS PROP THE life span of a professional rugby player is unfortunately short lived. There...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoCoen: BUCS is so special
By JOSEPH TERRY JUNIOR World Cup winner Ben Coen insists BUCS Super Rugby still holds a vital place in his rugby...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoEngland v Australia talking points: Steve Borthwick’s statement and marked man Henry Pollock
England and Australia will contest the Ella-Mobbs Trophy currently held by the Wallabies when their 116-year rivalry is renewed on Saturday.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoWales captain Jac Morgan declares love for Ospreys amid uncertain club future
Jac Morgan has declared his love for the Ospreys, but the Wales captain faces an uncertain club future with his region...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoEngland wing Tom Roebuck takes lessons from Chris Ashton ahead of Autumn Series
Tom Roebuck is aiming to make a splash in the November Tests after taking lessons from Chris Ashton as a youngster.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoRecall for Magnus Bradbury as Sione Tuipulotu leads the charge for Scotland
British and Irish Lions centre Sione Tuipulotu will captain Scotland in the autumn Tests with Gregor Townsend recalling Magnus Bradbury and...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoDREAM TEAM
MALIQ HOLDEN, THE FORMER DONCASTER KNIGHTS, HARTPURY UNIVERSITY AND CORNISH PIRATES WING WHO IS NOW HEAD OF RUGBY AT HULL IONIANS,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 7 months agoScarlets put in the hard work but still prop up table
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks ..............29pts Tries: Tshituka 5, 19, Mazibuko 28, Kolisi 49 Conversions: Smith 20, 29, 50 Penalties: Smith...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoCambridge banking on home wins
■ By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBRIDGE back row Ardal Yallop says next month’s back-to-back home games against Nottingham and Richmond will be...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoPeter Jackson: Ospreys have good reason to spit blood
When the WRU delivered its damning verdict on the Ospreys and Scarlets, the judges ought to have been suitably dressed for...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoWellington make it a double celebration
SCHOOLS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY WELLINGTON College won their second St Joseph’s College Festival cup after defeating Mill-field 10-7 in the...
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Features
/ 7 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Sam Rodman – I’ll miss the hard graft that made us a team
Sam Rodman, the former Ealing Trailfinders, Jersey Reds, Cornish Pirates, and Hartpury prop, who now plays for Camborne, recalls his life...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 7 months agoSeven up for teenager Jones
Premiership Cup round-up TALENTED teenage winger Joseff Jones helped himself to seven of Merthyr’s 12 tries as the Iron-men recorded a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoIreland v New Zealand – Can Andy Farrell’s men repeat history in Chicago?
Just under a decade ago, Irish rugby claimed its biggest ever win in its 150-year history by defeating the legendary All...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoAnderson joins Scarlets
SCARLETS have signed No.8 Fletcher Anderson from the Super Rugby Pacific champions the Crusaders. The 22-year-old, who also played for Tasman...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoExeter Chiefs v Harlequins Prem preview: Kieran Treadwell keen to make an impact second time around
Kieran Treadwell ignored the saying never go back and is relishing his second stint at Harlequins having returned from Ulster in...
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Chris Hewett
/ 7 months agoChris Hewett: The two-team solution has worked for Scotland
On a bad road day – the sad truth is that most days turn bad the moment you sit behind the...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoRichmond culture is key for us – Monson
By BEN JAYCOCK Finding space: Richmond lock Jake Monson RICHMOND lock Jake Monson believes the blend of home-grown depth and tight...
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Features
/ 7 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Will Owen – Today, it’s our baby who runs the show
Former Birmingham Moseley, Rotherham, Doncaster and Coventry centre, now player-coach at Clifton, Will Owen, reflects on his life in rugby.
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National League 2W
/ 7 months agoRichie relishing Redruth’s real rise up the rugby ranks
By BEN JAYCOCK Match winner: Will Riglesford scoring against Lucs REDRUTH director of rugby Richie Kevern is proud to be leading...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoNEWS EXTRA
No space for Rugby Champs THE Rugby Championship will be mothballed in 2026 to create space for New Zealand to tour...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 7 months agoDavies makes sure for Ponty
By CARL FIELD Premiership round-up PONTYPRIDD remain two points clear at the top of the Welsh Premiership after their 26-19 bonus-point...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoJeremy Guscott: England must unite Ollie Lawrence and Tommy Freeman in midfield
The prospect of England facing Australia at Twickenham in just under three weeks with a backline in which their 2025 Lions...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoHarlequins v Saracens preview: Having Marcus Smith back is huge for us, says Jason Gilmore
Marcus Smith has been charged with sparking Harlequins’ attack as he makes his first appearance of the season against Saracens today...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoIt was great to see so much full-on attack
CHARLES RYLANDS AMPTHILL BACK ROW AFTER the longest pre-season in history, Champ Rugby finally returned and what a weekend it was....
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoScarlets keen on hooker
DWAYNE Peel says Scarlets are fighting to keep hooker Marnus van der Merwe after his club exploits made him a Springbok....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoRhys Tudor: We are one big family at Caldy
New Caldy winger Rhys Tudor says he’s been “blown away” by life at Paton Field and how well the humble Wirral...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoEarly joy for Josh as OAs get off to a super start
By BEN JAYCOCK Off to a flier: Old Albanian winger Josh Skelcey OLD Albanian winger and player-coach Josh Skelcey reveals he’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoDurham prepare to blow out 175 candles
SCHOOLS REPORT ■By JOSEPH TERRY DURHAM School RFC are preparing to celebrate a historic milestone next week. The fifth oldest rugby...
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Features
/ 7 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Robin Wedlake – Cornwall’s where my story starts and where it ends
Robin Wedlake — former Redruth, Plymouth Albion, Cornish Pirates, Jersey Reds and Cornwall centre — now plays for Camborne in National...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoLeinster vs Munster history: Ireland‘s Premier Interpro rivalry
Widely regarded as the biggest rugby rivalry in Ireland and to some, the greatest club rivalry of all time, these two...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoMatt Rogerson: Worcester Warriors supporters will play a key role
Matt Rogerson says captaining returning Worcester Warriors feels like the “positive flip-side” of his London Irish heartbreak.
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoPlymouth fitter than ever, says Lamb
By MARK STEVENS RYAN Lamb believes the hard work of the past few seasons has put Plymouth Albion in their strongest...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoJeremy Guscott: It won’t surprise me if Springboks land a threepeat
South Africa have got people talking about the revolution in their back play in the Rugby Championship after their huge victories...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoPlans for franchises still face a tough battle
THIS weekend should herald a bright new dawn for the Champ, with clarity about the road ahead for the clubs in...
International Rugby
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