All posts tagged "Championship"
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBow on why the Championship is invaluable…
Virtually every club in the Premiership has England internationals who have been nurtured in the Championship, and Alistair Bow says its...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoCoventry were just half an hour from closure
Future looks good: Peter Rossborough watches his beloved club A s a supporter, player, captain, coach and leading club official, Peter Rossborough...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoIrish building new dynasty around their Fab Four
NEALE HARVEY discovers how four of London Irish’s homegrown backline hitmen are taking the Premiership by storm – and boosting their...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThe modern game is better -and here’s why
COLIN BOAG With no live rugby to watch, the broadcasters have been replaying games from years ago. Sky showed the three...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSweeney’s balancing act will be true test of his powers
THE measure of a good CEO is not the size or wealth of the organisation he runs, but the quantity and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDo me a favour, Colin
COLIN Boag’s column (April 5) showing his utter contempt for, and dislike of, the Championship is going a bit far. He...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDisgraceful how RFU’s left us to fend for ourselves
NICK CAIN FINDS NOTTINGHAM CHAIRMAN ALISTA AIR BOW WILLING TO PUT HIS HEAD ABOVE THE PARAPET FOR the last 0decade it has...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago50 South Africans in the Premiership reflects badly, says Snyman
How South African players have surged past Pacific Islanders as the Premiership's foremost import
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNewcastle Falcons Test star to leave despite promotion back to Premiership
Mulling over his options after playing his last game for the Falcons
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLondon Welsh aim to harness their steeped history in rebuild
The Exiles are putting things in place to climb through the leagues
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU have reached a fair outcome says Hill, as Richmond bounce back
Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill has his say on how the RFU's formula to decide league outcomes fared
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNick Tompkins’ move away from Saracens hits problems
Negotiations stall over the length of deal for Wales international
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoInverdale’s demand for grassroots shake-up
‘Financial models are broken’ By NEALE HARVEY JOHN Inverdale has called for a root and branch review of how community rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWales’ All Blacks tour faces the axe
NZ virus lockdown In the balance: Nick Tompkins’ move to Cardiff Blues has hit a problem – see Blindside P10 PICTURE:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEwers keen to get buzz of winning the title
By NEALE HARVEY Ambition: Dave Ewers DAVE EWERS says his burning desire to win major trophies made his decision to stay...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGallaher drilled his touring team like a fighting machine
Brendan Gallagher recalls the early and outstanding All Blacks and Australian tours It’s more than a little ironic that the All...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoExiles aim to build on Welsh legacy
Steffan Thomas finds out London Welsh have gone back to their roots to mount a recovery Ambitious: Cai Griffiths, inset, coaching...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFORMER LEADING WELSH REFEREE ALUN WYN BEVAN TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE
RUGBY QUIZ Who’s this Scottish try-scorer from Q4? 1. Name the two outside halves who played for the British and Irish Lions...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMarquee players could take bigger hit
When the chips are down and the pressure increases, why is it that money is always the topic that exposes what people...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSale ace De Jager open to 6 Nations switch
By JON NEWCOMBE Lock star: Lood de Jager WORLD CUP-winning lock Lood de Jager is openminded about South Africa moving away...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLucky to learn off master like Jenks
MY LIFEIN RUGBY LEE JARVIS THE FORMER WALES, PONTYPRIDD, CARDIFF, DRAGONS AND CORNISH PIRATES FLY-HALF WHEN I was 15, Just Rentals, a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoA fair decision says bounce back up at
Hill as Richmond their first attempt By NEALE HARVEY Excited: Steve Hill RICHMOND rugby director Steve Hill has praised the strength...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFalcons have rule of their own says Shingler
EALING Trailfinders flyhalf Steven Shingler believes Newcastle Falcons’ promotion to the Premiership was not inevitable, despite his side trailing the league...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU reveals final outcomes for leagues across England
Details of who is promoted and who is relegation have been released by RFU
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Features
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Wallabies great Michael Lynagh
Former Queensland, Benetton and Saracens fly-half recalls the most entertaining Test he played in
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMy stint at the Scarlets rekindled my rugby spark, says Ryan Lamb
Lamb made his retirement call last week but hopes to remain in the game
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoSaracens star concedes he will have to leave to keep Lions dream alive
Nick Tompkins doesn't want to leave Saracens but a shot at the Lions tour can't be passed up
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU confirm how promotion and relegation for the Championship and below will work
Outcomes for Championship, Premier 15s, National Leagues and below to be formalised on Friday
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhat the Premiership has to do to evolve according to expert Mark Evans
How can the Premiership reset itself so it doesn't have to rely on rich men to cover their losses?
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: These RFU cuts should be permanent
The RFU top brass can help Championship clubs and the grassroots by making their 25 per cent wage cuts permanent
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMoon extends stay at Chiefs
THE LIST of Exeter’s Championship originals is slowly dwindling, but at least one name will continue for a few years yet,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGood luck making Tier Two self-funded
LET US hope that Edward Griffiths’ plans for a selffunding Championship prove to be workable, though I fear that TV and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFalcons are clear, they should be promoted
THE RFU have declared the 2019/20 season over for level 2 and below. I imagine that this was not an easy...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThese RFU pay-cuts should be permanent
THE decision by Eddie Jones to follow Bill Sweeney and the rest of the RFU’s top tier executives in taking a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDomestic leagues can make rugby healthyagain
The new age of the nation state is finally dawning – headmaster Nigel Farage and his senior prefect, the Prime Minister,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEvans: Use this crisis to make rugby healthy again
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLISH rugby’s broken model needs fixing and now is the perfect time to instigate change, says industry expert...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRugby tours the world but at home there is North v South open revolt
Brendan Gallagher contiues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union FOLLOWING the first international between England and...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGeorge Kruis supports 25 per cent pay cut administered by Saracens
Kruis speaks out as the row intensifies between players and Premiership clubs over wage cuts
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers back row star Sione Kalamafoni to leave for PRO14
A player who made a huge impact in his first season at Welford Road
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNewcastle Falcons place all players and staff on unpaid leave
Championship leaders Newcastle take steps to limit financial impact
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMichael Cheika opens up on rollercoaster ride with Wallabies
Michael Cheika has reflected on his five-year tenure with the Wallabies, saying the shortcomings of 2019 still 'hurts'
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFormer Saracens CEO Ed Griffiths pledges to save the Championship
Griffiths plots how the Championship can overcome funding cuts imposed by the RFU
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHewett column: Now, more than ever, the game needs strong leadership
Never let a good crisis go to waste. Winston Churchill, no less, was busily preparing the ground for the formation of...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNewcastle boss Dean Richards reacts with fury to Ealing’s threat of legal action
"We no longer feel able to keep quiet" - Richards responds to Ealing seeking legal counsel over Championship promotion
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWe may sue if Newcastle are handed Championship title, say Ealing Trailfinders
Ealing Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward says the club will consider pursuing keeping the title fight alive in the Championship
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs confirm new deal for England prop Harry Williams
Rob Baxter spoke to TRP about how significant Harry Williams is to his plans at Exeter
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoTrailfinders: We may sue if Falcons are champs
■ By NEALE HARVEY Defiant: Ben Ward CHAMPIONSHIP challengers Ealing are preparing to take legal action in the event of Newcastle...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoPaywall looms for Six Nations TV
THE Government has rejected calls for the Six Nations to be given Category A listing, thereby increasing the likelihood of the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRetiring Griffiths must bid farewell from afar
■ By GUY WILLIAMS CLIVE Griffiths, director of rugby at Doncaster Knights, won’t see the club again, or his players, before...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoHow do All Blacks pick a team with no form guide?
Troubled times: New All Blacks head coach Ian Foster with his squad PICTURE: Getty Images The period following the 2019 Rugby...
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