All posts tagged "Championship"
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoJones gets chance to state case in midfield
By JON NEWCOMBE LEWIS JONES is itching to show what he can do as Ealing look to burst Jersey’s bubble and...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAnswering the call…
Brendan Gallagher looks at some of the extraordinary rugby players - individuals from all backgrounds, nations and clubs and of differing...
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Features
/ 8 years agoIt’s going to get brutal out there for the Pumas
Brendan Gallagher analyses the task ahead of new Pumas head coach Mario Ledesma Barnstorming flanker: Pablo Matera SO which Pumas team...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoSlowik’s late try ends Exiles’ unbeaten run
By TOM INNES Clincher: Auguy Slowik scores the winning try late on for Jersey PICTURE: Rich Chapman TEAMS JERSEY REDS: Slowik...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoKing’s on comeback trail at OEs after ACL nightmare
By NEALE HARVEY BEN King has twice overcome career-threatening injuries in pursuit of the rugby career he loves. Now the Exeter-born...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNo limits to how far pioneering ref Cox can climb
TRAILBLAZING referee Sara Cox climbs another step on the ladder to the top today when she becomes the first female to...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoLarder fear over Eddie’s coaching turnaround
By JON NEWCOMBE PHIL LARDER is surprised at the wholesale changes to Eddie Jones’ coaching team so soon before a World...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCliff: It’s no hardship when Faf comes in
LIKE the rest of the northwest’s rugby public, Will Cliff has welcomed the return of Springbok Faf de Klerk with open...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSolomons fears coaches will burn out, too
Plea: Alan Solomons WORCESTER supremo Alan Solomons says Premiership coaches are at risk of burnout unless steps are taken to align...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDon’t call us bullies, we play to our strengths …
FORMER SARACENS AND SPRINGBOKS SCRUM-HALF NEIL DE KOCK Has added game control to his fighting qualities: Cobus Reinach PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPortugal centre living the dream at Falcons
By JON NEWCOMBE AFTER an injury delayed start to his Newcastle career, Pedro Bettencourt is finally getting an opportunity to show...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoScott’s hat-trick sends Pooler to the top
Welsh Championship round-up By CARL FIELD CHAMPIONS Pontypool returned to the summit in the WRU National Championship with a 39-13 win...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe call-up for Ted Hill shows the strides Worcester’s academy is making, says fellow England newbie Schonert
The Worcester Warriors tighthead prop reflects on his own career since his move five years ago
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLuke’s ravenous after long climb to the top
By STEFFAN THOMAS Winding road: Luke Morgan of Wales beats the tackle from Pol Pla of Spain during the 2018 New...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWarden reveals the secret to success at Richmond
LONG-SERVING Richmond lock Will Warden believes the ‘one-club’ philosophy espoused by rugby director Steve Hill will keep his part-timers punching above...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSamoa to follow Fiji route to Australia
YOU sometimes worry about Samoan rugby – not just the habitual financial problems and the draining rugby politics – but their...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRampant Pooler narrow gap on Students
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BURFORD CARDIFF Met’s lead at the top was cut to two points despite beating Rhydyfelin 26-21....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSmith getting square eyes from analysis of the greats
By ADAM HATHAWAY Master and apprentice: Evans and Smith HARLEQUINS’ assistant coach Nick Evans has been clocking up the hours in...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCornish Pirates hooker Sam Matavesi gets Fiji call-up
Fiji's 30-man squad to take on Scotland, Uruguay and France next month
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoStretts: No regrets, but now let’s win it
By ADAM HATHAWAY Second spell at Sarries: David Strettle PICTURE: Getty Images DAVID Strettle has been on the receiving end of...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
FORMER COVENTRY, PLYMOUTH, CORNISH PIRATES, WORCESTER AND BEDFORD LOCK BEN GULLIVER AS soon as I joined Coventry I got beaten up....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCarnegie set to swoop for Antipodean reinforcements
INJURY-HIT Yorkshire Carnegie have put out contract offers to half-a-dozen players in a bid to bring in immediate reinforcements. Having been...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoDean Richards can’t wait for Newcastle’s return to big time after a wait of his own
The Falcons travel to Toulon for Sunday's opener
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHorwill: More international stars may follow Joe Marler’s lead
The Harlequins vice-captain also talks about Michael Cheika's job security
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSheedy taking big steps under Madigan guidance
By JOHN HARDING CALLUM Sheedy drops to bench this week but is poised for more game time after impressing coach Pat...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoQuins eye Pirates hooker Matavesi
Wanted: Sam Matavesi CORNISH PIRATES are fighting to hang on to another member of their Championship highflyers with hooker Sam Matavesi...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
International opposition getting Blues battle-hard BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points History boys: Oxford University line...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoPirates batten down the hatches
Preview Cornish Pirates v Nottingham HIGH-FLYING Pirates will stiffen their defence for the visit of improving Nottingham, vows home lock Toby...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCope injury forces Carnegie
By JON NEWCOMBE to shuffle the deck GEORGE Watkins, one of the few bright sparks in Yorkshire Carnegie’s disappointing start to...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoImproving Scottish eye another big scalp
By NEALE HARVEY No.15: Joe Luca-Smith FRESHfrom morale-boosting victories over Jersey and Bedford, London Scottish are intent on claiming another big...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoBoks left stunned by double at the death
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bear hug: Try scorer Ardie Savea celebrates with Nathan Harris On the run: Damian de Allende of the...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoFoley back at 10 for must-win match in Argentina
THE Wallabies’ experiment with Kurtley Beale at fly-half is over with the former Wasps star restored to inside-centre for the must-win...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAngry Biljon blasts late Irish rejig
By LUKE JARMYN FRUSTRATED Jersey coach Harvey Biljon believes there are a lot of unanswered questions over the peculiar postponement of...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTop players may miss new Cup over tackle ban fears
By NEALE HARVEY ANGRY Championship clubs may withdraw top players from the forthcoming Championship Cup following the RFU’s refusal to facilitate...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
LEE STARLING THE FORMER LONDON WELSH, ESHER AND EALING BACK ROW My wife is American and did not have a great...
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Features
/ 8 years agoTrent leave it late to create their own bit of history
By JOE BYRNES BUCS ROUND-UP BUCS returned with a bang with four Wednesday fixtures, the first kicking off at a sun...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoBoks’ fast start stuns Wallabies
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Elusive: Try scorer Faf de Klerk makes a break PICTURES: Getty Images SOUTH Africa maintained their unbeaten record...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFour-try Poolergo top with Narberth in pursuit
Welsh Championship round-up By JAY BAYFORD PONTYPOOL are now the outright leaders after a 31-17 victory at Rhydyfelin. Alex Watkins, Danny...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSea change at Pirates as Evans builds for top-flight
By NEALE HARVEY CORNISH Pirates supremo Dicky Evans has revealed plans to attract top-class All Blacks like Brodie Retallick and Damian...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHot-stepper Jordan crossing size divide
By ALEX BYWATER Pocket rocket: Dragons full-back Jordan Williams JORDAN Williams is the man of Shane Williams’ stature proving size is...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTwo Jakes in dreamland on Bristol journey
Jon Newcombe talks to new Bristol prop Jake Woolmore about stepping up a level FOR Bristol’s two Jakes, Armstrong and Woolmore,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoUren leading the charge of home-grown contingent
By NEALE HARVEY BRISTOL scrum-half Andy Uren is ready to buck the trend by proving the ambitious club can hang on...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoCutthroat Pirates shoot for perfection
Preview Cornish Pirates v Richmond Today, Kick-off 2.30pm WING wizard Robin Wedlake aims to maintain his rich vein of form and...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
CHRIS STIRLING THE YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE DoR AS a player I made over 250 appearances at full-back for my local club, Tawa,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHartpury kick off hat-trick bid with tough trip to Cardiff
By JAMES COFFEY BUCS PREVIEW BUCS Super Rugby returns this week following another successful showing since its maiden season in 2016....
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Features
/ 8 years agoPontypool’s past glories will live long in memory
BRENDAN GALLAGHER charts the history of Pontypool to celebrate their 150th anniversary BRENDAN GALLAGHER Fearsome: The Pooler front row of 1972...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMet nil the new boys to stay on pace with Pooler
By JAY BAYFORD Welsh Championship round-up IT’S a two-way battle at the top of the Championship as Cardiff Met and Pontypool...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoRed card fever could ruin rugby warns Care
By GARY FITZGERALD DANNY Care fears red cards could wreck top rugby as a spectacle if officials fail to adopt a...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoCain column: Hold a World Cup just for Tier Two nations
By Nick Cain SOME of the leading lights in World Rugby appear to be struggling to work out which way is...















