All posts tagged "Championship"
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 20 teams
Bedford v Moseley Bedford: James Pritchard; Pat Tapley, Mike Le Bourgeois, Viliami Hakalo, Henry Staff; Jake Sharp, Luke Baldwin; Tom Williams,...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoUlster capture All Black Charles Piutau
Ulster have today confirmed the signing of New Zealand international, Charles Piutau from 2016. The 23 year-old, who can play at...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Ellis Genge – England U20s and Bristol prop
It took three years for Ellis Genge to concede a move to prop from the back row would give him the...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 17 teams
Bristol v Nottingham Bristol: Jack Wallace; Tommaso Benvenuti, Gareth Maule, Gavin Henson, David Lemi; Matthew Morgan, Dwayne Peel (Capt.); Jack O’Connell,...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Yorkshire Carnegie suspend Tommy McGee
Sir Ian McGeechan to oversee training in the build-up to Bedford game.
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Shane Williams
/ 11 years agoShane Williams’ column: It’s criminal that Wesley Fofana is wasted by Philippe Saint-Andre
Trying to work out the French is like trying to crack the Enigma machine. Just like the real thing, there appear...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoTime that RFU recognised tier two contribution – Peter Vosper
Negotiations between the RFU and the Championship clubs over a new funding deal are nearing completion and Peter Vosper, Plymouth Albion‘s...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Italy needs time to reach its full potential
Jeff PCan you believe it? After Italy scored three really good tries against the England team and Wales scored just the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Get your game-heads on, it will be intense from the off
If you match-up the English and Irish backs it appears on form that they are incredibly close, but four out of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature: England must take heed of Irish warnings from history!
There is no disgrace losing in Dublin – New Zealand are the only team in the world to have avoided that...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Eric Peters – Former Bath, Harlequins and Scotland No.8
It’s almost 20 years to the day that I scored the Famous Grouse Try of the Year for Scotland against Wales...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGreen King IPA Championship Round 16 Teams
Bedford V Worcester Bedford: Baden Kerr; Pat Tapley, Henry Staff, Viliami Hakalo, James Pritchard; Jake Sharp, Peter White; Billy Moss, Tj...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Why Olympic Sevens could prove catastrophic for 15s
With the first round of games about to start in the world’s pre-eminent annual rugby competition, this could be one of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Why Olympic Sevens could prove catastrophic for 15s
With the first round of games about to start in the world’s pre-eminent annual rugby competition, this could be one of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict on England: Let’s make most of Jonathan Joseph’s Midas touch in Dublin
It was the win that was expected but not quite the performance or style that was anticipated after last week’s heroics...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher comment: Why Sergio Parisse will always be a winner in defeat
Sergio Parisse fascinates me. He comfortably makes the top five all-round rugby players I have reported on over the last ten...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 15 teams
Bristol v Moseley Bristol: Jack Wallace; George Watkins, Gareth Maule, Gavin Henson, Charlie Amesbury; Nicky Robinson, Craig Hampson; Jack O’Connell, Ross...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoNational One salary cap ‘would spell disaster’
"Salary cap would be the death knell for the community game" - Cinderford treasurer Barry Holmes
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoDean Ryan: RFU have left second tier to wither
Worcester boss believes the Championship is in crisis and has called for an urgent review of how the RFU is managing...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHenson links up with Bristol for rest of season
Gavin Henson will move to Bristol with immediate effect. The Welsh centre had initially signed for the Championship side for next...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLeicester Tigers sign forward trio
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper in recent weeks, Leicester Tigers have secured the services of London Welsh...
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/ 11 years agoWorcester stay top with Nottingham win
Worcester remained at the top of the Championship table following an eight-try 58-3 win at Nottingham. Ben Howard and Max Stelling...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 14 teams
Bedford v Plymouth Albion Bedford: Baden Kerr; Pat Tapley, Mike Le Bourgeois, Viliami Hakalo, James Pritchard; Jake Sharp, Darryl Veenendaal; Billy...
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Featured
/ 11 years ago£1m bonus spur for Wales and England
Wales and England will be playing for a £1m Grand Slam bonus when the Six Nations kicks off in Cardiff on...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWIN Wales v England tickets
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Official Formalwear Partner to The Welsh Rugby Union T.M.Lewin, to give away two pairs...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHarris commits to Newcastle
Newcastle Falcons today announced that centre Chris Harris has re-signed with the club for a further two years. Carlisle-born Harris, 24,...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 12 teams
Bedford v London Scottish Bedford: James Pritchard (Capt.); Pat Tapley, Mike Le Bourgeois, Viliami Hakalo, Dean Adamson; Jake Sharp, Pete White;...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Championship needs help but who supplies the cash?
I read with interest Dean Ryan’s take on the Championship in last week’s Rugby Paper and how he believes blame should...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoPlymouth Albion avoid going into administration
Plymouth Albion today announced that as a result of the success of their fund raising appeal the club will not be...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoFarrell to miss entire Six Nations
Owen Farrell will miss the entire Six Nations after suffering a knee ligament injury at the weekend. The England fly-half was...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoDenton and Maitland out of Six Nations start
Scotland duo David Denton and Sean Maitland will miss the start of the Six Nations through injury. The pair sustained calf...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Adam Kwasnicki – London Scottish and former London Welsh hooker
1. Alex Corbisiero – I played with him in the London Welsh academy and although he wasn’t the lean-muscular specimen he...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Give promoted teams more money to level playing field
Here we are at the start of another year and, as usual, the hopes and aspirations of all rugby players and...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 12 teams
Bristol v Yorkshire Carnegie Bristol: Auguy Slowik; Tommaso Benvenuti, Gareth Maule, Ben Mosses, David Lemi (Capt.); Matthew Morgan, Craig Hampson; Kyle...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHepburn joins the Chiefs while three agree extensions
Exeter Chiefs have bolstered their front-row options with the signing of Junior World Cup winning prop Alec Hepburn from Australian club...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoTom May to retire at the end of the season
London Welsh captain Tom May has announced that he will retire from rugby at the end of the season. May, who...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Dan Montagu – Nottingham lock
Surprised Nottingham are flying so high? It’s certainly a much better place to be than this time last year, but we...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Adam Hastings – Millfeld and Scotland U18s fly-half
Adam Hastings already has one of the most famous names in rugby but if that was not enough pressure on his...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGreene King IPA Championship round 9 teams
Jersey v Yorkshire Carnegie Jersey: Grant Pointer; Mark Foster, Drew Locke, Lewis Robling, Mark McCrea; Jonny Bentley, Ryan Glynn; Sam Lockwood,...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoTier two players must be ‘part of the union’ – Christian Day
Plans to provide Championship players with full trade union support could become a reality in 2016.
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Featured
/ 11 years agoTyro Chiefs are putting hands up for England
Chiefs skills coach reckons Nowell and Co. are staking claims for Six Nations' inclusion.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Those gallant Dragons who refused to be slain
It was the day that Bleddyn Williams led Wales to victory over the All Blacks and the afternoon Olympic sprinter Ken...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBaxter and his staff sign new Exeter deals
Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter and his coaching team have all signed new contracts tying them to the club...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBristol and Cornish Pirates win in Championship
Bristol remained at the top of the Greene King IPA Championship thanks to a 26 -17 win over Rotherham at Ashton...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Yorkshire Carnegie sack head coach Gary Mercer
Sixth consecutive league game without a win was the final straw for Kiwi coach.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoDomestic leagues teams
A full list of November internationals will be played this weekend but it does not mean clubs in the home unions can rest...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoPlymouth Albion demand review of concussion protocols
Championship club demand a review of concussion protocols after B&I Cup incident.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The one cap wonders woefully short-changed
Mention of David Bishop last week and the subject of the best Welsh one cap wonders in the game has known...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: A few dickheads can brighten up the game
There is always a danger in professional team sports like rugby that brilliant players who are different – idiosyncratic in their...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Greg King – Moseley centre
Enjoy representing the Championship XV? It was very good experience and great to play with the best players in the league....











