All posts tagged "Championship"
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoBotha on board to tighten up Ampthill’s defence
NEWS EXTRA AMBITIOUS Championship outfit Ampthill have pulled off another coup by appointing former England and Saracens lock Mouritz Botha as...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRogerson ready now for big leap with Irish
By NEALE HARVEY Stepping up: Matt Rogerson PICTURES: Getty Images New man: Sean O’Brien BARNSTORMING London Irish back row Matt Rogerson...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoO’Driscoll catches eye of the Tiger
High fives: Tiger Woods, left, and Brian O’Driscoll BRIAN O’Driscoll had the moment of his golfing life when he got a...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoSaints are keen on Dombrandt
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler NORTHAMPTON Saints are leading the chase for Harlequins back row Alex Dombrandt as they...
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Features
/ 6 years agoJapan should join the Rugby Championship
COLIN BOAG Even as a Scot I was applauding Japan by the end of the match, but I do wonder whether...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Make Pacific Islands rugby’s West Indies
The West Indies cricket team can be selected from 15 Caribbean island nations. Brendan Gallagher asks if the same can be...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoSchmidt: ‘We aren’t going to sneak up on the All Blacks’
Can Ireland reach a first-ever World Cup semi-final by beating New Zealand?
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Features
/ 6 years agoIt’s a shambles and that’s all down to World Rugby
COLIN BOAG It’s six years since the Oxford English Dictionary first included ‘omnishambles’ in its pages, and there can rarely have...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTrebanos engulfed by the perfect champs
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD IT was a perfect 10 for champions Pontypoolwho inflicted a crushing 60-10 defeat on Trebanos...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoO’Meara grabs four to grow feelgood factor around Pirates
By ROB WILDMAN WINGAlex O’Meara had a night to remember in this dominant win for the Pirates over a below-par Nottingham...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoAmps take derby spoils with Aseidu try-double
By THOMAS CARR AMPTHILL took the spoils in the ‘Battle of Bedfordshire’ with winger Kwaku Aseidu a constant thorn in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHallett holds his nerve to get Wass over line
By CARL FIELD Welsh Championship round-up THERE were dramatic scenes at the Gnoll where Bedwas snatched a late 16-14 win over...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGratton hat-trick maintains Village’s fine start
By CARL FIELD Welsh Division One round-up DAVID Gratton helped himself to a hat-trick as Rhydyfelin beat Rhiwbina 31-25 to continue...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCut out the Pools and go straight to quarter-finals
COLIN BOAG Humiliation: New Zealand blitz Canada as Rieko Ioane goes over for their fifth try Are you enjoying the RWC...
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Ealing Trailfinders and former Rebels back row Jordy Reid
The flanker picks a XV based on who has played against and alongside
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Features
/ 6 years agoLandry in spotlight
USA international Ben Landry, 28, knows another of couple of impressive performances in Japan could secure him a dream Premiership move....
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoAnother maximum as prolific Pooler hit the 50
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL notched their 50th consecutive Championship victory as they dismantled old rivals Neath 59-5. Leighton...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFijian giant Ratuva is on his way to join the Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Scarlets are set to sign Fiji World Cup lock Tevita Ratuva from Bordeaux- Begles. Ratuva is a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoParachute money drives the yo-yo
COLIN Boag was at it again defending ring fencing the Premiership and parachute payments for relegated teams. Of course the club...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLet the counties reps run our amateur game
COLIN BOAG Investment needed: Fiji did well against Australia, how much better with more money? Iwas on the list of the...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoTonga and Samoa should have a base in Auckland
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exile returns: Steve Mafi played for Australia U20 before going back to Tonga Tonga will briefly enter our rugby...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoEastern promise delivered
Brendan Gallagher sees a nation present a stunning face and another display raw grit What it’s all about: Richie McCaw holds...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoProfile – Russia: How the Bear came in from the cold at last
Brendan Gallagher charts Russia's tortuous path to the World Cup
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Features
/ 6 years agoHow the Bear came in from the cold at last
Brendan Gallagher charts the tortuous route of Russia’s RWC qualification Russian qualified: Anton Rudoy. Centre: Coach Lyn Jones. Right: Romania’s Sione...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoNo money yet for Carnegie’s players
By JON NEWCOMBE DISAFFECTED former Yorkshire Carnegie players have yet to receive a penny from the club’s Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA),...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWard’s troops give England the perfect Cup send-off
By NEALE HARVEY The bosses: Ben Ward with Eddie Jones Lock: Francesco Minto EALING Trailfinders boss Ben Ward believes his club’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEllis doubles up as Beddau shoot down the Ravens
By CARL FIELD Brace: Cameron Ellis CHAMPIONSHIP club Beddau pulled off the shock of the National Cup first round as they...
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Features
/ 6 years agoFood, science and rugby… what a job!
THE FORMER ENGLAND XV, BATH, LONDON IRISH, NEWCASTLE AND GLOUCESTER SECOND ROW MY LIFE IN RUGBY JAMES HUDSON Camel charge: James...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWorld Cup will inspire kids all around globe
THE FORMER ENGLAND AND LIONS LOCK, NOW COACHING AT MELBOURNE REBELS, REFLECTS ON HIS TIME COACHING IN AFRICA AS PART OF...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoAmpthill bolster pack
JAC Arthur and Rob Langley have joined Ampthill for their first season in the Championship. Back five forward Arthur, 21, joins...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCardiff prove to be best of Blues
By SAM ROBERTS Bedford Blues… 14 Cardiff Blues… 39 IT WAS billed as a battle of the Blues but as the...
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Newcastle Falcons scrum-half Cameron Nordli-Kelemeti
Nordli-Kelemeti explains to Neale Harvey how he found rugby after the death of his mother when he was six
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoJonny clone Carbonel should be at RWC
LOUIS Carbonel is the closest thing there is to a young Jonny Wilkinson, and it is no surprise that he comes...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoRichmond steal it at the death to sink DMP hearts
■ By LUKE JARMYN Darlington ….37 Richmond……40 A LAST-GASP forwards’ effort scored by Richmond replacement hooker Callum Torpey saved the away...
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National League One
/ 6 years agoMitchell aims to impress in brother’s absence
■ By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA SCRUM-HALF James Mitchell hopes being in the shop window at Northampton will help him slash...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPool up and at them in their bid for glory
■ By CARL FIELD Welsh Championship round-up PONTYPOOL’S bid for a fourth successive Specsavers National Championship crown began with a magnificent...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMitchell glad to be aboard Pirates’ drive for excellence
■ By MIKE CINCLAIR Still hungry: Cornish Pirates prop Craig Mitchell FORMER Wales prop Craig Mitchell believes Yorkshire Carnegie’s losses will...
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Features
/ 6 years ago5am train to Cornwall is dedication all right!
MY CLUB ESHER JON NEWCOMBE SPEAKS WITH A NUMBER OF WELL-KNOWN RUGBY FIGURES ABOUT THE CLUB THEY CALL THEIR OWN. THIS...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoGallagher column: Agustin Pichot is right to question his own world rankings
Brendan Gallagher looks at where the World Rugby rankings model is weakest
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: At last, the Tier Two clubs come out fighting
Nick Cain writes about the latest efforts by the Premiership to payoff the Championship into accepting ring-fencing
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Featured
/ 6 years agoBig signings won’t hinder London Irish young guns, says Davis
Could the young crop coming through at London Irish be held back by the likes of Waisake Naholo and Sean O'Brien?
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoStirling aims to make Pirates ‘world class’
Back at the helm: Pirates DoR Chris Stirling By MIKE SINCLAIR BACK as director of rugby seven years after leaving Cornwall...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoIrish bolster back row with tyro Shark Nott
LONDONIrish have signed versatile forward George Nott from Sale Sharks. The Wales-born 23-yearold made 36 appearances for Sale, including 14 in...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoVictory in Russia ‘shows quality of Championship’
By JON NEWCOMBE JERSEY head coach Harvey Biljon has made a renewed call for fresh investment in the Championship after his...
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Features
/ 6 years agoThis is my last contract at Wasps then I want Test side
Q&ADAI YOUNG ON THE RECORD Wasps supremo Dai Young tells NEALE HARVEY how he aims to take Wasps back to the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWimbledon clinch early silverware
Wimbledon …12 Barnes …………7 TWO first-half tries were enough for London & SW Premier side Wimbledon to secure the win against...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFather figure Ackermann can bring best out of Jaco Kriel at Gloucester
Jaco Kriel has more going on in his life than you may see on the surface
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Featured
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: This Italy warm-up game should be in Yorkshire
Jeff Probyn shares his view on Newcastle United's St James' Park hosting England's match against Italy
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