All posts tagged "County"
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Letters
/ 2 weeks agoYorkshire, the great under-achievers
A GENERATION ago, Coventry were the leading club in England, providing a stream of Test players, and providing most of the...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoWilson wants to lead the Billingham rise by example
By BEN JAYCOCK BILLINGHAM’S new skipper Luke Wilson is pleased with their start to the season as they target a long-awaited...
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Letters
/ 1 month agoTime to scrap Prem ring fence
NEWCASTLE are already adrift at the bottom of the Prem. Five matches played; five defeats, with a negative points difference of...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoRichie relishing Redruth’s real rise up the rugby ranks
By BEN JAYCOCK Match winner: Will Riglesford scoring against Lucs REDRUTH director of rugby Richie Kevern is proud to be leading...
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Features
/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Robin Wedlake – Cornwall’s where my story starts and where it ends
Robin Wedlake — former Redruth, Plymouth Albion, Cornish Pirates, Jersey Reds and Cornwall centre — now plays for Camborne in National...
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National League 2W
/ 2 months agoLarkins lays down a lofty Cherry and Whites target
■By BEN JAYCOCK Driven: Camborne full-back Harry Larkins CAMBORNE full-back Harry Larkins insists the Cherry & Whites are determined to go...
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National League 2N
/ 3 months agoHeroic half-backs provide the delight
Preston G.................20 Fylde.........................24 ■By LUKE JARMYN LANCASHIRE U20s star Gabriel Maguire showed why he’s one of the county’s best young scrum-halves...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 months agoSoak up the best bits from across all sports
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Matt Albinson, below, the director of rugby at Stamford RFC who last season won...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoZoe Dare confident she can add spark to Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs signing Zoe Dare feels her recent experience in the England Students set-up has given her a fresh perspective on...
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English Championship
/ 3 months agoChamp Rugby has much to offer says Gloucester scrum-half Mike Austin
Gloucester's new scrum-half Mike Austin is out to prove that the Championship remains one of English rugby’s most underrated breeding grounds....
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Features
/ 4 months agoTry to see things from a player’s perspective
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Steve Collins, below, head coach at Rochdale What is your rugby playing...
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Features
/ 4 months agoStewart McKinney recalls the brutal Lions days of ’74
Long before the Lions failed to turn up in Sydney for their shot at something historic, one of their Old Invincibles...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoMake it enjoyable so players come
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Sam Goatley, below, head coach at Newent RFC What is your playing...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoBowman’s boys set for a big show
Division 2 final preview Cheshire v Devon Today 3pm CHESHIRE and Devon clash at HQ today to determine who takes the...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoCharity sets record for long game
RUGBY’S mental health charity LooseHeadz have surpassed the Guinness World Record for the longest games of men’s and women’s rugby, subject...
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Features
/ 6 months agoStu Wilson, a Rolls Royce wing with a smart swerve
THOSE of a certain age will fondly remember All Black Stu Wilson, who died suddenly this week aged 70, as a...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoOne Way to Win: The Heol-y-Cyw Way
“There is only one way to succeed at anything: to give everything.” This powerful quote, the mantra of Heol-y-Cyw at the...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoDevon get set for Cheshire clash
Bill Beaumont County Championships Division 2 DEVON sealed their place in the Bill Beaumont Division 2 final with a thrilling 27-20...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoEastern Counties set sights on Twickenham
Gill Burns County Championship ■ By BEN JAYCOCK EASTERN Counties head coach Tom Harding says his players are fired up ahead...
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Features
/ 6 months agoSussex school’s growing the game
By BEN JAYCOCK KIT Claughton has enjoyed introducing rugby to a huge number of foreign students at Buckswood School and hopes...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoHerts force Leicestershire to battle to finish
Gill Burns County Championship ■ By MOSHER LEICESTERSHIRE booked a semi-final place in the third tier of the Gill Burns Cup...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoI really like the idea of Cup competitions
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Rudi Kochanowski, below, the head coach of Hampshire Men’s County XV (Division...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoLeicestershire and Herts on the march
■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE Division 3 LEICESTERSHIRE and Hertfordshire extended their unbeaten runs. Surrey and Essex also registered their first victories of...
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Coach to Coach
/ 6 months agoThere’s honour and pride in playing for your county – Tony Hill
Steve Hill talks to Tony Hill, below, head coach of Somerset county men (Division 1) and Nailsea & Backwell RFC in...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoCross sparkles in Cheshire’s victory
Division 2 ■By LUKE JARMYN SET-PIECE dominance, some silky play in the loose and a man-of-the-match display by replacement back-rower Stuart...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoThe lame Bucks are so broken by Herts
Division 3 ■By GEORGE WELLBELOVE WITH the professional season drawing to a conclusion, attention turned to the grassroots stage as the...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoLoney lauds new-look Lancashire’s fine start
Division 1 ■By JOSH THOMAS Somerset ..........17pts Tries: Taylor 7, Carter 45, Bailey 61 Conversions: Elswood 62 Lancashire ...... 24pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoDevon cream their way past Gloucestershire
■By MO SHER THE Gill Burns County Championship got underway with three matches across its three divisions, with ties taking places...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoCulley concerned for game’s future
■By LUKE JARMYN WITH the RFU County Championships kicking-off this weekend, a former head of Northumberland and Dorset & Wiltshire men’s...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoDon’t delay until 18 to play contact rugby
THERE has been a recent call for the game of rugby to become a non-contact sport until the age of 18...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoBlackheath clash will be great, says TJ’s captain
By BEN JAYCOCK National 2 East TONBRIDGE Juddians’ title-winning captain Tommy Nicol is looking forward to renewing their Kent rivalry with...
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Features
/ 7 months ago150 years on and Baa-Baas go back
Sam Jackson reports as the Barbarians return to Durham University to celebrate an important anniversary on Saturday THE Barbarians will be...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoNew man planning to put Plymouth Albion on the map
By Mark Stevens He was the driving force behind Plymouth Argyle’s commercial rise, a man who turned ambition into revenue and...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoTJs get to celebrate in style this time
By BEN JAYCOCK Running free: Duncan Tout on the attack against Oxford Harlequins and, below, Tonbridge Juddians celebrate promotion PICTURES: Adam...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoAdam Dunne scoots to a double with London Welsh and North London Shamrocks
London Welsh’s Irish speedster Adam Dunne is celebrating a notable double having helped the Exiles win promotion into National League Two...
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Chris Hewett
/ 9 months agoLytchett Minster 2s? Now they were decent…
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Anyone seeking to capture the essence of rugby’s transformation over recent decades need not wrestle...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoNewcastle Falcons flyer Elliott Obatoyinbo on the crest of a wave
By Jon Newcombe Elliott Obatoyinbo is hoping he can ride the crest of Newcastle’s wave and return to the sort of...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoEllis was a rock that we’ll never forget, vows Old Reds’ Dan
By BEN JAYCOCK Well loved: Old Redcliffians hero Ellis Joseph NATIONAL League rugby was rocked last week when Old Redcliffians prop...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoStudent star Isaiah setting his sights on return home
By CHRIS COLLYER EXETER University top try scorer Isaiah Akpovwa hopes his efforts in the fourth tier can earn him a...
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Letters
/ 10 months agoBill Sweeney needs to run game for the good of us all
RFU CEO Bill Sweeney is head of English Rugby not England Rugby. His strategy is to make the England teams successful...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoIt’s important to enjoy the journey
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Jim Evans, below, the forwards coach at Harlequins Academy What was your playing background...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoSkipper Ali vows to turn around Hull’s recent slide
By BEN JAYCOCK Record man: Hull centre Ali Heard HULL captain Ali Heard has been left frustrated as his side have...
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National League 2E
/ 11 months agoHawks swoop to claim derby spoils
By ALISTAIR BEYNON Henley...................... 17 Oxford H................... 12 HENLEY HAWKS claimed the county bragging rights, but were made to work hard...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoPressure growing for SGM changes
The heat around an SGM is building, with the motion for the removal of Bill Sweeney as chief executive, and changes...
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Letters
/ 11 months agoBill Beaumont will need all the help he can get
A massive thank you, to the three ex chairs of the RFU Messrs Thomas, Cattermole and Baister and ex CEO Baron,...
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Letters
/ 12 months agoHundreds of voices cannot be ignored
FOLLOWING Nick Cain’s TRP articles and others in the national press, and the calls from the three former RFU chairmen for...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 months agoCalls for change gather support
THE process of convening an SGM of the RFU is a convoluted procedural affair, and this could be a useful ally...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoMatt’s learning from his rival as Redruth look to spoil party
By BEN JAYCOCK MID-table Redruth have experienced an inconsistent campaign but would love nothing more than to derail their rivals Camborne’s...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Grant Hughes
GRANT HUGHES, THE FORMER SCOTLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND STIRLING COUNTY WING, NOW WITH CHINNOR, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoGreat Things Happening Down At Heol-y-Cyw
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The Welsh rugby grassroots season is well underway, with the league tables across the country starting...
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