All posts tagged "Coventry"
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDoncaster looking for revenge after Caldy’s December win
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Doncaster v Caldy Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Castle Park DONCASTER Knights are out for revenge after the Merseysiders...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCoventry get set for a battle in the mud
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Nott’mv Coventry Today. Kick-off 3pm, Lady Bay Return: Will Chudley starts for Coventry COVENTRY head coach Alex...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoWe need a fairer deal for all levels
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I cannot believe that there is any way an agreement between the...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoOustanding Venner grabs hat-trick as Coventry run riot
■By PAUL SMITH Coventry .......... 64pts Tries: Venner 4, 22, 41; Salt 28, Poole 32, Hitchcock 38, 49, Wand 68, Wilson...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBazalgette dreaming of shot at big time
By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury playmaker Harry Bazalgette believes he’s put himself in the shop window for Premiership outfits as he aims...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Jordon Poole
The Coventry and former Yorkshire Carnegie, Darlington Mowden Park & Exeter Chiefs hooker, chooses the best XV he has played with...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 31/03/24
Time is running out for the RFU‘s new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) to be agreed, and you can find the latest...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBaxter: Clubs will take Cup more seriously
By PAUL REES The Premiership will shut down next season during the two international windows, meaning more clubs are likely to...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoRelegation saga still a shadow over game
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is so much that makes so little sense in the English club...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRecord for Wand as Coventry move on up
■By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury............ 17pts Tries: Ward 57, 77; Smith 75 Conversions: Bazalgette 77 Coventry .......... 47pts Tries: Wand 5, 40,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoI’m ambitious. I want to coach as high as I can
My Life in Rugby with Alex Rae - The former Northampton Saints, Saracens, Wasps and Bedford Blues lock, now head coach...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoSo great to watch Cov win a thriller
LAST Saturday Coventry defeated Ealing at Butts Park Arena in an absolutely thrilling and pulsating match 34- 32, taking a bonus...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoNFL sides look set to take punt on Mallinder
ON THE BLINDSIDE Harry Mallinder’s dream of winning an NFL contract has moved a step closer after the former England U20...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBeating Ealing proves anything is possible
Matthew Luddington talks to London Scottish flanker Jack Ingall about combining work and play in the Championship ANECDOTES from rugby’s amateur...
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Features
/ 2 years agoAndrews signs up at Sale
RUGBY SHORTS SALE have signed Sharks lock Hyron Andrews on a short-term deal until the end of the season. The 28-year-old...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBaxter turns his attention to top Ealing pair
ON THE BLINDSIDE - EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Having already snapped up Coventry’s star centre Will Rigg in a mid-season swoop,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoEaling are stunned by brave Coventry
By PAUL SMITH Coventry....................... 34pts Ealing Trailfinders.....32pts Tries: Betteridge 12, Poole 17, 40; Martin 64 Conversions: Pellegrini 12, 17, 40, 64...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHigh-flying Pirates wary of Turner’s ‘tricky customers’
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Cornish Pirates v Ampthill Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Mennaye Field CORNISH Pirates have won six out of their...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoIt’s a huge honour to play for your country
My Life in Rugby with Marcus Rose - the former England, Cambridge University, Leicester, Coventry, Harlequins and Barbarians full-back looks back...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoEach day, I can see the positive impact of rugby
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Alex Rae, below, the head coach at Championship side Coventry...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoWasps better off with URC – Sharp
By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry chairman Jon Sharp is convinced that Wasps’ future, if it has one, lies in the United Rugby...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoTonkin gets the call to join Ealing
ON THE BLINDSIDE By JON NEWCOMBE Ealing Trailfinders have moved quickly to find a new forwards coach following the news that...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoNo relegation ‘embarrassing’ for the game
AS A fan of Coventry Rugby Club, I’m finding it increasingly awkward when I meet non-rugby fans or those attending their...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCoventry show McGeechan there’s a lot of work to do
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster.......................... 12pts Tries: McBryde 66, Greenwood 78 Conversion: Bennett 66 Coventry ............................27pts Tries: Ball 38, Penalty 61, Hitchcock...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoYet again, Ealing prove they have what it takes
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ealing Trailfinders’ narrow defeat by Leicester in the Premiership Cup semi-final last weekend...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Warren Seals
The Sedgley Park and former Boland Cavalier, Darlington Mowden Park and Yorkshire Carnegie fly-half chooses the best XV he has played...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoMartin leads the way for Coventry to take control
■By PAUL SMITH Coventry .......... 34pts Tries: Wilson 2, Martin 41, 62; Poole 46, Wand 70 Conversions: Pellegrini 41, 46, 70...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoChamp sides can compete
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk @therugbypaper.co.uk UNLUCKY Ealing! They...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBaxter expecting decision on Slade future soon
By PAUL REES Exeter expect to know “very shortly’ whether England centre Henry Slade will be extending his 13-year stay at...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoLong breaks do us no favours – Rayer
By BEN JAYCOCK Bedford Blues have made a promising start to this season’s truncated Championship but director of rugby Mike Rayer...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNorey’s treble helps Exeter run riot to leave Scarlets on the floor
Friendlies By MARK STEVENS Exeter ............. 57pts Tries: Norey 9, 48, 61; Rigg 14, 23; Hodge 21, Pearson 63, Yeandle 78,...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoPaton Field proving tough place to visit
AS one of the travelling blue and white faithful who witnessed Coventry RFC’s narrow 26-22 reverse up at Caldy last weekend,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoGallagher delight as Caldy down Cov
By BEN JAYCOCK Coming off the bench to score a hat-trick and spearhead Caldy’s upset victory over title fighting Coventry last...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoPirates go clear in second as Ealing heave into view
By PHIL JOSEPH Bedford Blues .................. 21pts Tries: Day 17, Adamson 49, Lennon 75 Conversions: Maisey 18, 50, 76 Cornish Pirates...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoSuper-sub Gallagher drives over for hat-trick
By JOHN LYON Caldy ..................26pts Tries: Wilkinson 23, Gallagher 35, 60, 69 Conversions: Barker 36, 61, 70 Coventry ...........22pts Tries: Nkwocha...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years ago50 years ago, and it’s a different world
RUGBY MATTERS - BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points IT’S funny how some things 50 years...
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Features
/ 2 years agoChiefs bring in Coventry centre Rigg
COVENTRY centre Will Rigg has signed for Exeter. The 23-yearold has scored 14 tries in 31 appearances for the Championship side...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRams would be happy to play in RFU’s new Tier 2
By JON NEWCOMBE National One leaders Rams are among the clubs to have submitted an expression of interest to join the...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoKvesic backing Cov to push Ealing all the way
By BEN JAYCOCK Coventry went top of the Championship table last weekend following their dramatic win over London Scottish and star...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoEaling go back on top in 12-try showstopper
By RICKY WESTABY Ealing Trailfinders........ 49pts Tries: Cornish 15, 43, Smid 19, 56, Collins 24, Hardwick 40, Holmes 74 Conversions: Willis...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDawson snatches chance to down Coventry
By PAUL SMITH Coventry ........... 19pts Tries: Rigg 19, Martin 65, Lane 80 Conversions: Pellegrini 19, 80 Cornish P .......... 21pts...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoBuilding strong relationships is key to success
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Peter Glackin, the Birmingham Moseley head coach, below Steve Hill: How and...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 28/01/24
The countdown is well and truly on for the Six Nations, and you can find an in-depth look at each team’s...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoSmith chases his American dream
By BEN JAYCOCK Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit is not the only rugby player from the English leagues set to try his...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoAgony for Scottish as Coventry snatch win at death
By TOM JOHNSON London Scots ..38pts Tries: Mehson 7, Jurevicius 16, 30, Marshall 53, 57, Trenholm 71 Conversions: Slevin 30, 53,...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLewis hoping to make some big headlines of his own!
By BEN JAYCOCK Dan Lewis believes Leicester Lions have what it takes to beat the drop after their victory over Blackheath...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 21/01/24
Half of the knockout stage places in both the Investec Champions Cup and EPCR Challenge Cup are still up for grabs,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRFU’s sorry failure to respond to flood
While the game in the East Midlands drowns, the RFU lifeboat is in the dry dock with the crew nowhere to...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoToo few actually want to be promoted
Iain Sharpe makes some excellent points (Letters, Jan 7) in taking issue with views on the RFU’s second-tier revamp expressed in...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoNottingham launch bid to raise £50,000 after flooding
By BEN JAYCOCK It's been an unhappy new year for Nottingham as a record flood in the Lady Bay area last...












