All posts tagged "Championship"
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBrecon’s Crockett the man for a big occasion
By CARL FIELD Welsh round-up IT’S advantage Brecon in their Division One East versus East Central playoff with Glamorgan Wanderers. Andy...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTRP’s Championship Dream Team XV 2018-19
Jon Newcombe has canvassed opinion from the second tier to select a dream XV
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLondon Irish shopping spree continues with Adam Coleman’s arrival
Wallabies lock to join Waisake Naholo and Sekope Kepu at the Exiles in the Premiership next season
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBrecon land the double by thrashing Cwmbran
Welsh Division One round-up ■ By CARL FIELD IT has been one hell of a week for Brecon. Six days on...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoI’m staying to take us back up says Deano
By TOM BRADSHAW Missed chance: Toby Flood shows his frustration as a Newcastle opportunity goes begging PICTURES: Getty Images One that...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoRising star Ibuanokpe ditches Quins for Saracens
TRANSFER ROUND-UP SARACENS have signed prop Josh Ibuanokpe from Harlequins. The 23-year-old tighthead has spent five years with Quins and made...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoTigers set to pounce for Falcons 15 Hammersley
LEICESTER Tigers are keeping tabs on Newcastle Falcons full-back Simon Hammersley, who could leave the club this summer. Hammersley penned a...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 7 years agoSanders does the business as Cheshire edge thriller
■ By LUKE JARMYN Cheshire …26pts Tries: Allsop 5, Sanders 34, 78, Titherington 56 Conversions: Morton 35, 57, 79 Eastern Cou…25pts...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 7 years agoYorkshire off to a rampaging start
■ By ANDREW SMITH Yorkshire …59 N’umberland …3 YORKSHIRE got their County Championship campaign of to a flying start. A hat-trick...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoHor will fires war ning to Kyle over ill-discipline
By NEALE HARVEY Assessing his options: Quins lock James Horwill Learning curve: Kyle Sinckler has been told to toe the line...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPooler complete another clean sweep
Welsh Championship round-up ■ By CARL FIELD PONTYPOOL put the crowning glory on yet another 100 per cent winning campaign in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPonsford predicts gap will close on Saracens
■ By NEALE HARVEY RFU head of women’s performance Nicky Ponsford is confident the women’s Premier 15s will go from strength-to-strength...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoThe Rugby Paper Awards 2019: The Championship and National League stars shooting for silverware
We’re looking at some of the front-runners for the Championship and National Leagues’ Players of the Year to honour in our...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPremiership owners must be kept in check by RFU Council
THERE is a virtual ring fence in place already when it comes to promotion and relegation, with the side relegated from...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoCollins hat-trick pushes Falcons to the brink
By GARY FITZGERALD CHRIS Boyd’s sympathy for Dean Richards and his Falcons was short but sincere before focusing on trying to...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWHO ARE YOUR RUGBY HEROES?
Flat out for Irish: Josh McNally has impressed to earn a move to Bath London Irish booked their return to the...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWe’re ready for the Prem this time says Topsy
By NEALE HARVEY Just bubbling: The title celebrations begin TEARFUL Topsy Ojo signed-off from league rugby by hoisting the Championship trophy...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoRichmond bow out in style with big derby win
By JONATHAN LANDI RICHMOND were never going to leave the Championship quietly and, after a three-season stay in the second tier,...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWorley shows his wheels as Cooper puts squeeze on
By MARK WOOD FREE-SCORINGBedford Blues blew away Nottingham as Storm Hannah battered Goldington Road on Saturday. Victory secured the Blues back-to-back...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoWinter is content but wants Cov in top half
By TOM INNES COVENTRY finished their season on a high, scoring five tries to secure a second successive away win. This...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoGr-eight win at Students sees Amps as champs
By RYAN STEVENS Winning feeling: Ampthill celebrate PICTURES: Iain Frankish AMPTHILL director of rugby Mark Lavery revelled in “a truly historic...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Has Todd Blackadder been a success at Bath?
In his exclusive column, Jeremy Guscott says who he would like to see succeed Todd Blackadder
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGuy Thompson: Exeter’s example will always be the argument against ring-fencing
Leicester Tigers back row Guy Thompson wants promotion and relegation to remain in the Premiership
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoNorthampton Saints add Henry Taylor to scrum-half options
"He has all the qualities to stake a claim for regular first-team rugby" – Chris Boyd
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Featured
/ 7 years agoA record £44.4m in losses, Premiership club finances in deeper detail
But Exeter Chiefs, who were the only club to turn a profit, chairman Tony Rowe says CVC money has boosted balance...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLondon Irish record appearance holder Topsy Ojo to retire
The one-club man is calling it a day at the conclusion of the Exiles Championship-winning season
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoPack power gets Hartpury across the line to safety
■By ANDREW BEACHAM HARTPURY head coach, Mark Cornwell, was a relieved man after his team won a breathless game in the...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoAmbitious Irish end exile from top-flight
■By NEALE HARVEY Bright start: Jesse Liston goes over to score LONDON Irish hammered Richmond to seal promotion to the Premiership...
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English Championship
/ 7 years agoGritty Greens keep Reds’ second half rally at bay
■By ROB WILDMAN NOTTINGHAMcombined grit and speed to fend off a determined rally by Jersey at Lady Bay. Tries by wings...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRing-fence wrong says Tigers hero Thompson
■By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER survival hero Guy Thompson believes Premiership Rugby and the RFU would make a huge error of judgement...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFolau can b elieve what he likes, just keep it p rivate!
COLIN BOAG Previous: Israel Folau had been warned about social media postings In last week’s paper Nick Cain made a reasoned...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWho follows Blackadder? Bath should call for Deano
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Lovely man: Todd Blackadder will leave Bath at the end of the season PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoClubs in no mood to show mercy to Sarries over cap
By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP clubs stand united in their determination to bring Saracens to book over potential salary cap infringements, we...
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National League One
/ 7 years agoAmpthill just one point away from clinching title
By WARREN KAY Ampthill ……57 Sale …………….12 AMPTHILL need just one more point to clinch promotion to the Championship after a...
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Features
/ 7 years agoMY LIFE RUGBY
RHODRI MCATEE THE FORMER WALES SEVENS AND CORNISH PIRATES WINGER. When Wales won the Sevens World Cup as 80/1 outsiders in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRhydyfelin are down after loss at rivals Trebanos
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Championship round-up RHYDYFELIN became the second team to be relegated from the WRU National Championship this season....
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Features
/ 7 years agoArnie’s hopping it after 450 games,
Jon Newcombe talks to a National Leagues iron man who has decided to call it a day Well done, old boy:...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHadleigh Parkes aims to get Scarlets back firing
"Diamonds are built under pressure after all"
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoSwashbuckling Navy in warning to Army
By ADAM ELLIS Trophy pride: Ben Priddey, left, and captain Scott Makepeace lift the Wavell Wakefield Trophy THE Royal Navy ended...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoInjury-free MacGinty delighted to be back
By JON NEWCOMBE Fit again: AJ MacGinty, left, tackles Tom Daly of Connacht HAVING fully recovered from the injuries that have...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoScaysbrook convinced U20s can challenge for World Cup
By NEALE HARVEY Driven: James Scaysbrook ENGLAND U20s coach James Scaysbrook hopes success in this year’s Junior World Cup will underpin...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoJersey chasing best-ever season
By LUKE JARMYN JERSEY Reds director of rugby Harvey Biljon says their comprehensive win over Richmond last week puts them on...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoVictory can’t save Newbridge from the big drop
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Championship round-up NEWBRIDGE became the first side to be relegated from the WRU National Championship despite claiming...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWinters is back at Esher with plans for revival
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY LEGENDARY England & British & Irish Lions flanker Peter Winterbottom aims to spearhead an Esher revival...
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Features
/ 7 years agoNow Parkes takes aim at getting Scarlets firing
STEFFAN THOMAS sits down with a star of the Six Nations, Wales centre Hadleigh Parkes Finishing in style: Hadleigh Parkes scores...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDon’t write off my Munster pals, Keatley tells Saracens
By NEALE HARVEY Exiles star: Ian Keatley scores against Coventry ON-LOANMunster star Ian Keatley has warned Saracens to expect a full-on...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoThe Rugby Paper Awards 2019: Get voting and honour your rugby heroes
We are proud to announce the first Rugby Paper Awards will be held at the end of this season. It is...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoFrench trip holds no fear for Daniels
Confident: Bristol utility back Luke Daniels LUKE Daniels insists Bristol go into their first European knock-out match in 12 years full...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoRFU fear over Six Nations relegation is spineless
THERE were signs this week that the RFU have adopted a ‘Little England’ mentality, matching the insularity of the Scots, Italians,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoHONOUR YOUR RUGBY HEROES
THE RUGBY PAPER AWARDS Feel the passion: Bristol win the Championship to gain promotion to the Premiership Lunch venue: Quins’ Twickenham...
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