All posts tagged "Championship"
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: The day the floodgates opened on the pro rugby era
Peter Jackson digs deep into the story of how rugby turned professional 25 years ago
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Featured
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Saracens wing Elliott Obatoyinbo
Elliott Obatoyinbo is a man in a hurry, metaphorically as well as physically, and a big season lies ahead for the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEnd relegation for sake of the game says Hill
By NEALE HARVEY RICHMOND rugby director Steve Hill insists promotion and relegation between the Premiership and Championship must end for the...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPromising start for boss Balding
Moseley ..........14 Coventry..........17 FRONT row pair Scott Tolmie and Toby Trinder were among the tries as Coventry edged out their old...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCarnegie? It’s frustrating and a dark time for RFU
STEVE HILL Q&A ON THE RECORD Richmond rugby director Steve Hill tells NEALE HARVEY why the fallout from the Yorkshire Carnegie...
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Features
/ 6 years agoThis Italy warm-up should be in Yorkshire
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the England team head towards their last warm-up game against Italy...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRichmond were so badly treated
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk YORKSHIRE Carnegie bought their...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDay the floodgates opened on the pro era
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW On this very Sunday almost a quarter of a century ago, Rugby Union...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEddie’s got balance right but Daly still looks shaky
Work in progress: Elliot Daly’s a match-winner, but is not commanding in the air PICTURE: Getty Images Ilike the 31-man England...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMinikin: Why I’m happy to stay with Ionians
By JON NEWCOMBE LEWIS MINIKIN says he has ambitions to play in the Championship, but for the moment his loyalty lies...
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Features
/ 6 years agoScarlets will see best of me now says Uzair
Steffan Thomas talks to Scarlets Springbok No.8 Uzair Cassiem about his hopes for the season In control: Uzair Cassiem wins the...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoO’Connor must thank Diamond for his rehab
Where’s he been? James O’Connor runs the ball against New Zealand PICTURE: Getty Images LIKE many socalled ‘bad boys’ I’ve always...
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Features
/ 6 years agoPollard is helping drive Boks onwards
Physical: Handre Pollard has been the standout player PICTURE: Getty Images The Springboks’ convincing victory against the Pumas in Salta ensured...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSeven-try Moseley put on the style
By ADAM ELLIS Debut: Jonny Arr MOSELEY began their pre-season with a 40-5 win over Caldy at Billesley Common. Caldy were...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWynne aims to shine in Scottish shop window
By NEALE HARVEY ROOKIE London Scottish skipper Lewis Wynne is planning on enjoying a cracking Championship campaign to roar back on...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRecord man Varndell set for a final spin at Carnegie
By JON NEWCOMBE Swansong: Tom Varndell YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE have held talks with Premiership Rugby’s record try-scorer Tom Varndell in a move...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoO’Shea demands ‘precision under pressure’
CONOR O’Shea said his Italy side gave away some easy scores but will take a lot of positives from the display....
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWe can break the cycle of underachievement, says Worcester co-owner Goldring
Worcester Warriors' new owners are looking to use Sixways Stadium as a multi-purpose sports venue
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Warm-ups essential to get Wales up to speed
Shane Williams says it's impossible to predict Wales' 23 given their options, unlike England
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoAll Blacks expect David Pocock to play in Bledisloe Cup
Sam Cane expects to be packing down opposite David Pocock in the Rugby Championship
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Features
/ 6 years agoWas our game of rugby truly better in 1991?
JEFF GAGE YES How it was: North beat the All Blacks Colin Boag labels those who have the temerity to be...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMy players love pulling on their NO county shirt
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I HAVE heard and read some comments regarding the Bill Beaumont County Championship that I...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWord’s out… the All Blacks no longer look invincible
JEREMY GUSCOTT Big finish: Herschel Jantjies scores for South Africa to draw against the All Blacks PICTURE: Getty Images OUTSPOKEN AND...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoNo Celts needed for lady Lions
RUGBY-Union craves a bigger international footprint, so the move towards the establishment of a female version of the British and Irish...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSuddenly Erasmus has three top No.9s
FORMER SARACENS AND SPRINGBOKS SCRUM-HALF NEIL DE KOCK Competitive position: Faf de Klerk PICTURE: Getty Images After two rounds of the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoAll Blacks ‘will call for Gatland in next couple of years’
Mark ‘Sharky’ Robinson gives his verdict to GRANT SHUB on World Cup prospects and the future of the All Blacks Using...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby must act to stem decline in players
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Dwindling band: Schoolboys enjoy a game of rugby for the fun of...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMartyn Wood hunts 32 new players at bare-bones Yorkshire Carnegie
Carnegie's new director of rugby talks to TRP about the sizeable task on his hand rebuilding the squad
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCipriani can inspire me to get back to my best, says Newcastle’s Dominic Waldouck
Varsity Cup winner Waldouck talks about his time spent at Wasps with Danny Cipriani
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoSonny Bill Williams issues retort to critics doubting his All Blacks spot
"Get your priorities right" - Sonny Bill makes fierce riposte to New Zealand media
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Features
/ 6 years agoHenderson is Ulster’s new captain
IAIN Henderson has taken over from fellow Ireland forward Rory Best as skipper of PRO14 side Ulster The versatile 27-year-old, currently...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWood hunts 32 players to launch the new Carnegie
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER England scrum-half Martyn Wood has begun the mammoth task of building a squad from scratch in less...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWelfare should be for all, not just stars
NEALE HARVEY talks to a recently-retired Championship star who believes welfare reform for level two professionals is long overdue Crusade: Mike...
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Features
/ 6 years agoAll Blacks relief as Cake Tin gets tasty crowd
IT IS a sign of the times that the New Zealand Rugby Union chose to issue a statement of the ‘breaking...
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Features
/ 6 years agoPumas need to oil their machine to be a threat
World class: Argentina captain Pablo Matera fends off Ngani Laumape PICTURE: Getty Images Argentina are searching for a new identity before...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWales keep booze ban at Principality Stadium
Demand: Martyn Phillips THE booze ban in one section of the Principality Stadium is here to stay after a successful two-year...
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Bedford Blues flanker Daniel Temm
New Bedford Blues signing Daniel Temm picks a XV
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoUren out to catch Eddie’s eye with Bristol
■By NEALE HARVEY ANDY UREN is determined to prove why teammate Harry Randall is not the only Bristol scrumhalf worthy of...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoJantjies double act to handle for wobbly too much Wallabies
■By GARY FITZGERALD HERSCHEL Jantjies produced a dazzling two-try debut to throw his cap firmly into the World Cup ring at...
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Features
/ 6 years agoHighs and lows on
Lions tour in ‘74 RIGHT up until my early 20s, when I was playing professionally for Middlesbrough, I seemed to be...
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Features
/ 6 years agoIncome protection insurance is a must
At a time when there is little happening in the world of rugby as we wait for the excitement of the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
SAM WOLSTENHOLME WASPS SCRUM-HALF Twenty-year-old Sam Wolstenholme has packed a lot of life experience into his tender years. As an outstanding...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEngland could axe Baa-Baas for another Wales Test
■By PETER JACKSON ENGLANDare considering squeezing yet another match against Wales into their schedule for what could be a fifth ‘Test’...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRowe’s so wrong to doubt England
Strong opinions: Tony Rowe celebrates an Exeter win with Jack Yeandle COLIN BOAG It always makes for a great read when...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoIrvine, champ of Tier Two, calls it a day
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Stepping down: Geoff Irvine LONG-STANDING Championship boss Geoff Irvine will stand down from his role at the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoArmitage joins the talent drain to the USA
By SAM JACKSON FORMER European Player of the Year Steffon Armitage has signed with the San Diego Legion for next season,...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoChampionship is world class now says Pirates boss Stirling
NEALE HARVEY talks to a New Zealand coaching guru who believes the value of the Championship is vastly underrated Cornish Pirates...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoTop-flight survival takes precedence for Exiles
By NEALE HARVEY NEWLY-promoted London Irish risk missing out on RFU funding worth £750,000 next season unless they significantly increase their...
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