All posts tagged "Championship"
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English Championship
/ 6 months agoFive-star David Opoku-Fordjour’s in the record book
Record-breaking Coventry winger David Opoku says the deafening roar from the crowd of “get one more David!” spurred him on to...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoJeff Probyn: An uphill battle for Championship winners
Am I the only person who thinks the idea of the Championship setting up a new idea of multiple play-offs to...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoCamborne and Clifton combine to help create a team with great power
THE BEST XV FROM 2024-25 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of the The Rugby Paper’s...
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Coach to Coach
/ 6 months agoThere’s honour and pride in playing for your county – Tony Hill
Steve Hill talks to Tony Hill, below, head coach of Somerset county men (Division 1) and Nailsea & Backwell RFC in...
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/ 6 months agoStudents aiming to get right to the top
■By BEN JAYCOCK MARTIN Webdale says the proof is in the pudding regarding the usefulness of his England Students side acting...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 months agoJohann van Graan wants Bath to enjoy the moment in Challenge Cup final
Johann van Graan wants Bath to “enjoy the moment” when they continue their quest for a possible trophy treble in Friday’s...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 months agoChampions Cup Final Preview: Can Northampton Saints pick up their second star?
“It’s not an individual sport, it’s a team sport, and we need everybody, and that includes support staff and everybody on...
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/ 7 months agoLeon Brown – A player who gave everything to the cause
“To pull wild mountain thyme, all around the bloomin’ heather.” The lyrics of this age-old Scottish stanza give you a real...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoEnglish second tier gets rebrand to ‘Champ Rugby’
The Championship will be rebranded as ‘Champ Rugby’ from next season and with a six-team playoff system to determine the league...
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/ 7 months agoJoe Batley eyes England tour to cap frustrating season
Joe Batley’s frustrating season can be summed up by a week in November when he turned up for training with England...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoNick Cain: Championship rebrand can be a real game-changer
The rebranding this week of England’s second professional league as Champ Rugby could be a game-changer in English club rugby, and...
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Dream Team
/ 7 months agoDream Team – Jonathan Pendlebury
JONATHAN PENDLEBURY, THE FORMER ROTHERHAM, GLOUCESTER AND LEEDS SECOND ROW WHO IS NOW ENGLAND U18S HEAD COACH, CHOOSES THE BEST XV...
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Chris Hewett
/ 7 months agoEngland’s World Cup fast-track begins in Argentina
Your starter for 10: what might Jason Leonard, Richard Cockerill, Danny Grewcock and Martin Corry have in common, apart from a...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoEaling enjoy champion feeling all over again
■ By LUKE JARMYN Caldy .................... 7pts Tries: Gallagher 51 Conversion: Davies 52 Ealing T ............ 34pts Tries: Hampson 2, Moore...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoStrong back to lead the charge
PREVIEW Hartpury v Doncaster Today. 3pm MORGAN Strong lines up for Doncaster for the first time since his move to Coventry...
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Features
/ 7 months agoOllie Hoskins: London Irish faith helped me to fulfil my Wallaby dream
Ollie Hoskins, the former Wallabies, Western Force, London Irish and Saracens prop, discusses his life in rugby after announcing his retirement...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoThe lame Bucks are so broken by Herts
Division 3 ■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE WITH the professional season drawing to a conclusion, attention turned to the grassroots stage as the...
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/ 7 months agoLoney lauds new-look Lancashire’s fine start
Division 1 ■By JOSH THOMAS Somerset ..........17pts Tries: Taylor 7, Carter 45, Bailey 61 Conversions: Elswood 62 Lancashire ...... 24pts Tries:...
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/ 7 months agoDevon cream their way past Gloucestershire
■By MO SHER THE Gill Burns County Championship got underway with three matches across its three divisions, with ties taking places...
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/ 7 months agoGloucester bring in reinforcements
GLOUCESTER have signed scrum-half Mike Austin on a permanent deal after an impressive spell on loan from Championship side Hartpury. Forwards...
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/ 7 months agoOundle cruise to victory at HQ
OUNDLE are champions of the Papa Johns Cup after beating Huddersfield 52-19 in the Regional 1 Championship final. The Peterborough side...
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/ 7 months agoClassy Rokoduguni blasts in a hat-trick
■By CHRIS WEARMOUTH RAF Men ............38pts Army Men .........31pts THE permanence of class was on show at Kingsholm as Se-mesa Rokoduguni...
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/ 7 months agoKomaitai the star as Army retain title
■By CHRIS WEARMOUTH RAF Women ......12pts Army Women .. 47pts BRITISH Army women’s head coach Sarah Mitchelson paid tribute to the...
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/ 7 months agoTonbridge’s six of the best lead way but Dorking and Barnes aces also nab spot
THE BEST XV FROM 2024-25 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of The Rugby Paper’s National...
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/ 7 months agoWales’ star backs in fitness race to make JWC
■ By ROB COLE Rapid: Tom Bowen WALES U20 are sweating on the fitness of two key back line players ahead...
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/ 7 months agoGreen sets his sights on a big finish at Coventry
■ By CHRIS COLLYER DAN Green has enjoyed his first season at Coventry after making the step up from Newport (Salop)...
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/ 7 months agoKvesic returns to Worcester
■ By SAM JACKSON MATT Kvesic says it was a ‘no-brainer’ to return to Worcester next season. He becomes the first...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoWhat the new Championship format could mean for English rugby
The Championship announced a rebrand and a new system this week in a promotional video, marking a new beginning for the second...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoTouring Japan with Wales is my goal says Dan Edwards
By Simon Thomas Having had a first taste of international rugby this season, Dan Edwards is now eager for more as...
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/ 7 months agoI can see finishing line, and that’s OK – Alex Goode
By Gary Fitzgerald Alex Goode can see the “finishing line” on the horizon as he prepares to hang up his well-worn...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoIlione leads Tigers’ second-half assault
■By ROB WILDMAN Leicester Tigers ............44pts Tries: Radwan 7, Hassell-Collins 49, 59; Ilione 73, 80 Conversions: Pollard 7, 49, 59, 73,...
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/ 7 months agoWhen statistics + analysis = oh no!
Did you know that in round 15 of the United Rugby Championship – which, for the avoidance of doubt, was the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoOwen Farrell still has a chance to get on British and Irish Lions tour, says his father
By Sam Jackson Head coach Andy Farrell says there are a couple of places still up for grabs in his touring...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoDoncaster’s delight as they make it seven-up
■By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster .........38pts Tries: Dolly 29, Penalty 45, Ene 55, Kerr 58, Olowofela 66 Conversions: Dolly 29, 55, 58,...
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/ 7 months agoHuddersfield beat Syston in a thriller
Papa Johns Cup round-up HUDDERSFIELD booked their place in the final of the Regiona1 Championship after beating Syston in a thriller...
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/ 7 months agoIt is not just tactics – it’s relationships and trust
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Ricky Reeves, below, the head coach at Medway RFC Regional Two South...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 7 months agoMerthyr march on but Pontypridd trip up
Premiership round-up CHAMPIONS Merthyr wrapped their campaign with a bonus-point win as they ran in seven tries to defeat Llangennech 45-22....
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/ 7 months agoGwilliam out to make it a Kent hat-trick
TAFF Gwilliam is hoping to harness the momentum in Kent rugby as the two-time defending champions bid for a hat-trick of...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 months agoNick Cain: At last! Welcome words reinforce value of jeopardy
One of the few signs of clear-thinking rugby union sanity this week came from Simon Gillham, the chairman of the Tier...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoLes Kiss to replace Joe Schmidt as Wallabies coach ahead of 2027 World Cup
Australian Les Kiss will replace Joe Schmidt as Wallabies head coach in 2026 and will lead the team in their home...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoAndrew Goodman: Joe Schmidt called me and it changed my life
By Adam Hathaway Lions assistant coach Andrew Goodman is aiming to bite the hand that once fed him when he goes...
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Features
/ 7 months agoTitle race down to the wire
PAUL REES EXAMINES THE PERMUTATIONS AS T HE PREMIERSHIP AND THE URC BOTH ENTER THE HOME STRAIGHT THE Premiership enters the...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoTommaso Menoncello – I want to be one of Italy’s best ever
Joe Santamaria talks to Tommaso Menoncello, the 2024 Six Nations Player of the Year, about facing the Springboks Gonzalo Quesada’s Italy...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoAdamson delight as he breaks try record
By WILLIAM BULL Bedford .............61pts Tries: Tuilagi 3, A Garside 6, 14, 53; Le Bourgeois 30, Maisey 36, Adamson 45, Herman...
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/ 7 months agoMatavesi hails an incredible triumph
By RICHARD ASHTON Army Men .........33pts Navy Men .........37pts STAR player Sam Matavesi hailed his Royal Navy side’s ‘incredible’ victory after...
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/ 7 months agoOFFICIAL TEAM OF THE CHAMPIONSHIP
1. Silvia Turani (Ita) – Made 52 tackles and hit 100-plus rucks. 2. Neve Jones (Ire) – Successful with all 61...
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/ 7 months agoRichmond’s punt on youth pays off
By CHRIS COLLYER National One RICHMOND boss Rob Powell couldn’t be happier with his team’s performance this season as the Londoners...
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/ 7 months agoRichmond’s power pack take charge up front but backs are a fair old mix
THE BEST XV FROM 2024-25 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of the The Rugby Paper’s...
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/ 7 months agoHammond agrees Nottingham deal
■By JON NEWCOMBE FOR Kiwi Craig Hammond coaching in the Championship in the city that he’s made his home is a...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoJeff Probyn: Women’s game not paying for itself
By Jeff Probyn - A front row view of the game First things first, congratulations to England’s women’s team for winning...
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