All posts tagged "England"
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Premiership
/ 2 years ago50 up for Muir as he sets sights on a podium finish
■ By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Bath v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, The Recreation Ground SHRUGGING off defenders has proved far easier...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoLyon set to swoop for pair of Sharks
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Lyon are eyeing up a double raid on Sale Sharks to take their England and...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland expect to snap up winger
STEVE Borthwick is set for an early New Year boost, with England close to winning their tug-of-war for in-form Exeter Chiefs...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Emma Sing
GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY FULL-BACK Birthplace: South Molton, Devon Date of birth: 11/03/01 Community club: South Molton RFC Red Roses debut: vs Scotland March...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoGloucester are made to fight all way by Lightning
By SAM BYTHEWAY G-Hartpury........42pts Tries: Sing 10, K Jones 16, H Jones 28, 72; Monaghan 39, Brock 43 Conversions: Sing 11,...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoZachary looking forward to facing her old club
■By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Exeter v Ealing Today. Kick-off 12.30pm FORMER Exeter Chiefs captain Kate Zackary returns to Sandy Park for...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoLeaney’s at the double as wait goes on for Tigers
By KEVIN MITCHELL Leicester T..... 24pts Tries: M Jones 29, Martin 48, Brody 55, McGhie 60 Conversions: M Jones 30, 61...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoStar centre Gregson is back and raring to go
By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens missed out on the domestic final for the first time last season but have been the Women’s...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMapletoft lads fall short but signs are positive
ENGLAND U20S MARK Mapletoft’s England U20s scored five tries but fell to a 42-33 defeat against Bath United at Shaftesbury Park....
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Features
/ 2 years agoCall for more diversity among referees
Jon Newcombe talks to high-level ex-ref David Rose On Boxing Day, Sam Allison became the first black referee to take charge...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoClass acts who have inspired a generation
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Jack Rowell, the man behind Bath’s “golden decade” at the back end of the amateur era, bore...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoTime for Borthwick to look to the future
According to reports, as the television news broadcasters like to say, Billy Vunipola is toying with the idea of a move...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoBorthwick puts his foot on the accelerator
Paul Rees looks at how England, without Owen Farrell at the helm, could turn into an attacking force Steve Borthwick’s England...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoWhen the selectors made the right calls
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S 2024 – a belated Happy New Year...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoThe day Bancroft created history
TODAY sees the 130th anniversary of the first successful penalty kick in Test rugby with Billy Bancroft, below, landing a tricky...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoCheika brought an axe in and wielded it about
My Life in Rugby with Jono Lance - the former Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs, Worcester and Western Force utlity back talks...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoTime for new flier to make his choice
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IMMANUEL Feyi-Waboso has been given a timely reminder that Wales wishes him to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoDazzling Penaud out for a repeat
Given what they achieved throughout the old year, perhaps only Mary Earps and Pep Guardiola had reason to ring in the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHolgate grabs his chance at Falcons
By LUKE JARMYN Newcastle Falcons’ newest signing Jordan Holgate says it has been a ‘bittersweet’ experience fulfilling a lifelong dream of...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoGwilliam’s aiming for silverware with Dings
Bristol hooker Tomas Gwilliam is on a season-long loan at Dings Crusaders and is hoping for the first silverware of his...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoProbyn: It’s tough to take charge of a team at prop
The Rugby Paper Podcast On this week’s edition of The Rugby Paper Podcast, Jeff Probyn joined host Ollie Little and our...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoAs a coach, you are learning all the time
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Matt Cairns, the ex-England and Harlequins hooker who is head coach at...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoSet-piece domination still the key to victory
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I always try to be honest in what I write, but I...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins centre/wing Ben Waghorn
By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Waghorn could have become a rugby league player rather than playing the 15-a-side game but the Harlequins...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoBears bring in Fiji ace Mata from Edinburgh
BRISTOL have signed Fiji back row Viliame Mata for next season from Edinburgh. The 32-year-old, who scored against England in the...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoProp stars extend their stay at Cardiff
WALES props Corey Domachowski and Keiron Assiratti have agreed new deals to remain at Cardiff. Domachowski and Assiratti made their international...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoFarrell’s future the only talk in town…
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Fabien Galthie will have a reduced training squad for the 2024 Six Nations after a player release...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 07/01/24
Second host first this Saturday in the Premiership, and we’ll have coverage of Exeter Chiefs vs Northampton Saints alongside three other reports...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPremiership previews: Round 11
Round 11 of the Premiership heralds the inaugural weekend of matches in 2024 with just three points separating the top six...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSinfield stepping down after England’s summer tour
Steve Borthwick’s leading assistant coach Kevin Sinfield will step away from the England set-up after the World Cup bronze medalists’ summer...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 20: 2023 in review with Jeff Probyn
Happy New Year from the Rugby Paper Podcast! As 2024 dawns, host Ollie Little and Rugby Paper columnists Nick Cain, Chris...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoColes and Dingwall sign new contracts at Saints
24-year-old duo Alex Coles and Fraser Dingwall have signed new contracts at Premiership leaders Northampton Saints. The pair have been a...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHalliday: No way we can agree RFU deal
By NICK CAIN Simon Halliday has condemned the threat by RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney to relegate the 11 Championship clubs...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRae: Championship has much to offer
By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry head coach Alex Rae has launched a staunch defence of the Championship in the wake of Bill...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBailey glad to learn from Finn
By JON NEWCOMBE After being prematurely cast as Bath’s first-choice fly-half, precocious homegrown talent Orlando Bailey says he is enjoying his...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRoberts loving life in ‘rugby mental’ Portugal
By BEN JAYCOCK Ciaran Roberts swapped life in west London for Portugal this summer to play in the promising Portuguese Top...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoEaster’s backing Alex to return
By BEN JAYCOCK Having unearthed a hidden gem for Harlequins in 2018 with the signing of Alex Dombrandt, Nick Easter is...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoChessum hits 50 and links up with Martin in the row
By JON NEWCOMBE As he prepares to make his 50th appearance for Leicester against Bath, Ollie Chessum is set for a...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHarrison grabs his chance
Sale have switched to a new energy provider this season – prop Ross Harrison, the longest serving player at the club...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSkivington keen to keep hold of Hastings
By PAUL REES Gloucester last week added Charlie Atkinson to their outside-half roster but want to keep Adam Hastings and are...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLangdon in right place at Saints
By PAUL REES Curtis Langdon’s world was thrown upside down when Worcester folded last season three matches into his contract with...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoMitchell planning to stay a Saint
England scrum-half Alex Mitchell has opted to remain loyal to Northampton after being offered the chance of jumping ship and moving...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBristol and Bath chasing Welsh prop
BY NEIL FISSLER West Country rivals Bath and Bristol are battling over Wales loosehead Nicky Smith, who could activate a get-out...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Mark Mapletoft
Mark Mapletoft, the former England, London Irish, Harlequins, Saracens and Gloucester fly-half, now England U20s head coach, chooses the best XV...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoEngland’s attack has to have a revamp
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK The England attack has been mediocre since 2019 – and that’s giving it some...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaints go top after thrilling fightback
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton.................... 21pts Tries: Furbank 54, Mitchell 66, Penalty 70 Conversions: Smith 54, 66 Sale ..................................... 17pts Tries: Carpenter...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFurbank enjoys move to captain
Northampton's George Furbank believes captaincy has made him a better player and he hopes his good form will bring an England...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaracens pushed all the way by Falcons
By PAUL REES Saracens .......................... 37pts Tries: Dan 10, van Zyl 30, Gonzalez 40, Penalty 63, Mako Vunipola 70 Conversions: Manu...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoRFU has utterly failed to bring the game together
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HERE’S wishing The Rugby Paper’s loyal readers, and fans of the game everywhere,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoToo little in reserve for Manu
Problem area: Another injury to Manu Tuilagi highlights England’s lack of strength in depth at inside-centre PICTURE: Getty Images THE groan...
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