All posts tagged "George Ford"
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoGallagher Premiership Final preview – Tigers and Sarries gear up for showdown of redemption
One of the extraordinary comeback tales of either Leicester Tigers or Saracens will reach a fairytale conclusion this Saturday, as they...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoGenge and Ford set for Welford Road farewell in Premiership semi-final
Leicester Tigers captain Ellis Genge and fly-half George Ford start their final home game as they bid farewell to Welford Road...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBorthwick left with questions to answer
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........20pts Tries: G Porter 2, Steward 61 Conversions: Ford 2, 61 Penalties: Ford 67, 73 Wasps ................10pts...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDe Klerk bows out with a final flourish
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ....................42pts Tries: Roebuck 7, Van der Merwe 15, Wiese 22, 40, D Du Preez 63, Reed 69...
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Features
/ 4 years agoI’ll always remember Dai’s helping hand
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER LEICESTER, WASPS AND NOTTINGHAM FLANKER AND CURRENT WASPS ATTACK COACH MATT EVERARD Breakthrough: Matt Everard in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWasps aim to give legend Jimmy a perfect send-off
LEE Blackett has paid tribute to Jimmy Gopperth who this weekend plays his final game for Wasps – against Leicester, the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoSanderson’s men will be hoping for minor miracle
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHEN Sale Sharks face Racing 92 at their 30,000 capacity La Defense Arena superdome...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTable-topping Tigers look set to land Watson
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Leaving Bath: Anthony Watson LEICESTER Tigers are confident that they have won the race...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoGenge fired up for next round of French hostilities
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Clermont v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Marcel Michelin ELLIS Genge can’t wait to sample the atmosphere...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
TOM BRADY, THE SALE FC AND FORMER SALE SHARKS AND LEICESTER WINGER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH AND...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMark Wilson: Newcastle Falcons and England forward retires with immediate effect
Newcastle Falcons and England international Mark Wilson has retired from rugby with immediate effect. The 32-year-old Newcastle skipper and back-row forward...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEngland win but Wales will be capable of exploiting their obvious weaknesses
England comment by David Emery, editor in chief of The Rugby Paper At half time the guy sitting next to me...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMarcus Smith shines as England win comfortably in Italy
ITALY: (0) 0 ENGLAND: (21) 33 Tries: Smith, George 2, Daly, Sinckler; Cons: Smith 4 Marcus Smith once again shone in an England shirt...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoCramp-free Burns runs riot in front of full house
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ..........35pts Tries: Nadolo 13, 22; Montoya 31, Hegarty 58 Conversions: Burns 14, 23, 59 Penalties: 17, 43,...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoEngland are torpedoed by Eddie’s call on subs
By NICK CAIN Scotland ............20pts Tries: White 18, Penalty 66 Conversions: Russell 19 Penalties: Russell 41, 72 England ..............17pts Tries: Smith...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEddie: I’ll copy Rassie and make a ref video
From ADAM HATHAWAY at Murrayfield EDDIE Jones threatened to produce a Rassie Erasmus style video as England crashed and burned at...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoDaly and Ford called into England Six Nations squad
Jonny May has withdrawn from the England men’s squad with a knee injury. Courtney Lawes is unavailable to train this week...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoGeorge Ford set to replace Owen Farrell in England’s Six Nations squad
By BEN REDWOOD George Ford is set to be recalled into the England squad as a replacement for injured captain Owen...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWasps end Leicester Tigers’ unbeaten record
Wasps………………………16 Try: Penalty Penalties: Gopperth (3) Leicester Tigers………..13 Try: Montoya Con: Ford Penalties: Ford (2) HT 7-13 A depleted Wasps ended...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMetronomic Hodgson doesn’t miss a beat
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEddie finds the C-word is big help for England
NICK CAIN THE biggest improvement in Eddie Jones‘ management of the England squad has been his recognition that competition for places,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDiscipline will be key for Falcons to keep danger man Ford at bay
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Leicester v Newcastle Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road In swing: Brett Connon JUST as Newcastle United had...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoCaptain Genge is given the Euro chop
Preview Leicester v Connacht Today, Kick-off 1pm DEPARTING prop Ellis Genge has been left out of the squad for Leicester’s Champions...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoYoungs is fired up to keep Tigers on the run
By PAUL REES LEICESTER are one match away from going into the new year with an undefeated record in the Premiership,...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoEngland’s fledglings still have a point to prove
Eddie Jones was rewarded for placing his faith in the next generation of English talent as his side enjoyed a series...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPollard rejects bigger money to join Tigers
SOUTH Africa fly-half Handre Pollard says he turned down “bigger deals” to join Leicester next season from Montpellier. Pollard, 27, will...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBorthwick stonewalls Tigers bid for Pollard
LEICESTER have ramped up their bid to sign South Africa’s World Cup winning fly-half Handre Pollard for the 2022-23 season to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTigers join the battle to sign Pollard
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER On the move: Pollard LEICESTER Tigers are locked in a battle to sign Springbok...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTigers sure they can fend off Shark attack on Ford
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are confident of keeping George Ford at Welford Road next season despite...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSharks pursue Ford to replace Bristol-bound AJ
SALE Sharks are chasing Leicester fly-half George Ford following AJ MacGinty’s decision to join Bristol next season. Ford, right, is the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFar East life rekindles Freddie’s rugby fire
By JON NEWCOMBE AFTER his career hit an all-time low at Bath, Freddie Burns says playing in Japan’s Second Division helped...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSt-Andre in search for No.10
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER TOP 14 outfit Montpellier are looking on this side of the Channel for a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoBig question is who does Eddie play outside Smith
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHEN Marcus Smith first broke through as an apprentice I saw him as having...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorcester 3-48 Leicester: Tigers rip toothless Warriors to pieces
STEVE Borthwick was thrilled with both human bull-dozer Nemani Nadolo and England fly-half George Ford as Tigers ripped Worcester to shreads...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLondon Irish 16-21 Leicester: Ford steers Tigers off the rocks just in time
GEORGE Ford kicked three penalties in the final 25 minutes to haul Leicester over the line and make it four from...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester 26-33 Leicester: Ford boot makes the difference for Tigers
FOUR tries apiece constituted excellent entertainment but 13 points from George Ford proved the difference. In the week, Ford was left...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoBorthwick will give thanks for Ford axe!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST No one ever called Leicester a quiet club – lest we forget, Austin Healey and Richard Cockerill...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoGeorge Ford and the Vunipolas omitted from England training squad
England head coach Eddie Jones has omitted five senior players including George Ford and the Vunipola brothers from his squad. Billy...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Nut case’ Martin Gleeson will sort out England
ENGLAND’S new attack coach Martin Gleeson is a ‘mad genius’ – but a world-class operator in breaking down defences. That is...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoNight horrors keep Will Hurrell so worried about future
Two seasons after it happened at Welford Road, Will Hurrell is still suffering from the ‘really horrible’ effects of the tackle...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoMaro Itoje has the credentials to be England captain | Jeremy Guscott
INTERNATIONAL rugby these days is talked about in terms of World Cup four-year rotations, with every coach building towards the next...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoLions series needed Buzz Aldrin at full-back | Chris Hewett
There are those revered for their kicking ability over the decades, but the sport has changed its dynamics and expectations since...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNew ‘boss’ at Harlequins told: We don’t need another shake-up
HARLEQUINS expect to announce Paul Gustard’s replacement by the end of the month and captain Stephan Lewies believes there will be...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoGeorge Ford ponders future as Mike leaves Leicester
GEORGE Ford’s long-term future at Leicester Tigers was last week thrown into debut when his father Mike parted company with the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLeicester 23-26 Bristol: Tempers fray as Bears thwart Tigers’ big finish
A late sin-bin to prop Nahuel Chaparro leads to controversy around contested scrums and allowing John Afoa back onto the field...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBananas, what can happen with belief
George Hardy says: HOW surreal it felt to be back surrounded by 20 other players in training rather than working with...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGenge tells Lions: Be wary of Jasper Wiese
The England prop believes Leicester teammate Jasper Wiese is in with a shout of playing for the Springboks this summer against...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoLeicester 33-24 Ulster: Fabulous George Ford puts Tigers into the final
The Leicester fly-half was pivotal to extinguishing Ulster's first start in Friday's Challenge Cup semi-final
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoMcFarland: Defeat is hard to take
ULSTER head coach Dan McFarland was dejected by this semi-final defeat and fears his squad will take time to recover from...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoLeicester 18-23 Northampton: Biggar’s the hero as Saints snare Tigers
Saints come out on top in feisty East Midlands derby affair, as Dan Biggar shows Lions credentials
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