All posts tagged "Gloucester"
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoPrem preview: Exeter Chiefs – Rob Baxter is happy to put his faith in young guns
Exeter Chiefs head into the new Prem season looking to build on last term’s remarkable run to the final, with Rob...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoPrem preview: Gloucester – Dynamic Welsh duo ready to get the Shed roaring
Gloucester head into the new Prem season with a strengthened pack and renewed ambition after a difficult start to last campaign,...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoPrem preview: Newcastle Red Bulls – Hoskins Sotutu the right man to get the juices flowing
Newcastle Red Bulls head into their first full season under Red Bull with a major rebuild and Hoskins Sotutu among the...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoPrem preview: Sale Sharks – Alex Sanderson will want Courtney Lawes to set the standard
Sale Sharks are looking to bounce back from a disappointing campaign, with Courtney Lawes and a host of experienced recruits tasked...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoPrem preview: Saracens – Brendan Venter plans to make the most of George Martin’s power
Brendan Venter returns to the Saracens hot seat as director of rugby, with George Martin, Alfie Barbeary and Tomos Williams among...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoURC preview: Leinster aim to defend their crown as Welsh clubs face a fight for survival
Ben Jaycock looks ahead to the United Rugby Championship with Leinster aiming to make it three in a row.
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Features
/ 1 month agoYOUNG GUNS
ZARAGREEN HARLEQUINS PROP HARLEQUINS prop Zara Green is accustomed to putting in long shifts – with the youngster balancing life in...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem 2026-27 preview – Harlequins: Title odds, key players and stats
Harlequins head into the 2026-27 Prem season as 35/1 outsiders after finishing ninth last term, with a new coaching team and...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem 2026-27 preview – Exeter Chiefs: Title odds, key players and stats
Exeter Chiefs head into the 2026-27 Prem season as 9/1 fifth favourites after reaching last season’s final, with Rob Baxter’s side...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoLee Blackett: England must learn to start as they finish ahead of World Cup
England attack coach Lee Blackett wants Steve Borthwick’s side to show the form they have produced at the end of recent...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWales flier Amy Williams chasing the dream of her first cap
Speedster Amy Williams says winning her first cap in the WXV Global Series would be a dream come true.
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Letters
/ 2 months agoLoan player regs threaten to distort Nat One outcome
I WAS disappointed not to find any reference to RFU regulation 14 in Ben Jay-cock’s otherwise detailed analysis in The Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoLam: Our first-half performance was about four out of 10
Woodburn opened the finished in the corner to now, what are we going to held up really well.” BRISTOL director of...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoGloucester set-piece leaves Sharks reeling
ON paper, Gloucester looked set for a comfortable victory and that proved to be the case as an under-strength Sale pack...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoDeacon pleased by pack progress
GLOUCESTER’S new forwards coach Brett Deacon believes his side are going in the right direction. He said: “We were better than...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoTitterrell excited with his 50-man U20 squad
■By BEN JAYCOCK Experienced head: Gloucester centre Will Knight ENGLAND U20 head coach Andy Titterrell has named an expanded 50-man Elite...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoCalling for A-team to help stir the blood
WATCHING from the terracing beneath the old stand at the Memorial Ground, your columnist had a perfect view of the incident....
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Features
/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Tom Woolstencroft – Surreal first season with Saracens was my favourite
Tom Woolstencroft, the former England U20s, London Irish, Saracens, Wasps, Bishop’s Stortford and Ealing Trailfinders hooker, reflects on his life in...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoEthan Roots: Exeter Chiefs ready to go again after Prem heartbreak
Ethan Roots insists Exeter Chiefs can build on last season’s Prem final heartbreak despite a major summer squad overhaul.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoCombe’s Elone & Jones aren’t alone after call-up
WESTCOMBE Park products Tiane Elone and Zac Jones have been named in England U20s’ EPS. Hooker Elone is attached to Saracens,...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem 2026-27 preview – Newcastle Red Bulls: Title odds, key players and recruitment
Newcastle Red Bulls head into the 2026-27 Prem season as 30/1 outsiders after finishing bottom last term, but a major squad...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem 2026-27 preview – Saracens: Title odds, key players and squad changes
Saracens enter the new Prem season with Brendan Venter back at the helm, a talented squad and plenty to prove after...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoWales flanker Jac Morgan is looking to impress the locals at Gloucester
Jac Morgan is relishing the challenge of playing in front of Gloucester’s passionate Shed supporters after making the move from Wales...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoJack van Poortvliet confident that Leicester Tigers can deliver Prem success next season
Jack van Poortvliet has had a whirlwind summer but is back with Leicester Tigers determined to turn last season’s semi-final heartbreak...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoRugby bosses welcome idea for Welsh clubs in the expanded Prem
West Country rugby bosses have welcomed the idea of Welsh clubs joining an expanded Prem.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoRob Baxter urges Exeter Chiefs to continue fighting after takeover finalised
Exeter Chiefs’ finances were eased thanks to Black Knight riding to the rescue but boss Rob Baxter now wants his stars...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls wing Christian Wade still gunning for Chris Ashton’s try record
Christian Wade is targeting Chris Ashton’s Premiership try record once again.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoThacker’s injury mars Bristol’s winning start
■By ROGER PANTING BEARS’ star hooker Harry Thacker was stretchered off in the 52nd minute but his impressive performance, including a...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoYoung centres impress coach
GLOUCESTER director of rugby George Skiving-ton was disappointed with certain areas of his side’s game. He said: “They scored at least...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoBattling adversity inspires me, says Ford
■By GARY FITZGERALD SALE set out on their Premiership Cup hunt today with George Ford claiming his illustrious playing career will...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: One-club Alex Waller set the bar high at Northampton Saints
Peter Jackson looks at the dying breed of one-club players and explains why Northampton Saints legend Alex Waller now stands alone...
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All
/ 2 months agoWXV Global Series preview: England boss John Mitchell says World Cup places are on the line
John Mitchell says World Cup places are on the line as England begin a new era in the redesigned WXV Global...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSeb Atkinson eyes England World Cup place and Gloucester Prem glory
Seb Atkinson is targeting a big season with Gloucester as the England centre eyes Prem success and a place on the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoAll Stars XV: Cardiff – A team packed full of greatness
Brendan Gallagher selects his greatest-ever Cardiff XV, featuring club legends including Bleddyn Williams, Gareth Edwards, Gerald Davies and Martyn Williams.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem 2026-27 preview – Gloucester: Title odds, key players and squad changes
Gloucester head into the new Prem season as 30/1 outsiders after an inconsistent campaign, but their attacking talent and summer recruitment...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoDan Robson’s back in the Prem and relishing big return at Gloucester
The former Wasps scrum-half spent four years in France after the club’s collapse but now believes Gloucester have the quality to...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBlackheath back row Noah Sloot is setting his sights on making history
Blackheath have no intention of playing it safe on their return to the Championship.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoBurns lands Tigers role
FREDDIE Burns has returned to Leicester Tigers as kicking coach. The 36-year-old recently retired from a glittering playing career which took...
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Features
/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Matt Garvey – It’s bittersweet watching Bath win big prizes now
Matt Garvey, the former London Irish, Bath, Gloucester, Worcester Warriors and England Saxons second row, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Features
/ 2 months agoYOUNG GUNS
JAYDEN WROTTESLEY GLOUCESTER BACK ROW GLOUCESTER’S Shed Challenge winner, back-rower Jayden Wrottesley, believes learning to take ownership of his career has...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNational League One preview: Battle for promotion should go to the wire
Plymouth Albion lead a host of promotion hopefuls into a new National League One campaign, with relegated London Scottish and Cambridge...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoOllie Thomas backs youth at Birmingham Moseley ahead of National One campaign
Ollie Thomas is relishing the chance to lead Birmingham Moseley after helping the club escape relegation last season, with the former...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPrem review: Rob Baxter tells his Exeter Chiefs that hard work will pay off
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Prem season, with the focus this week on Exeter Chiefs.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoMitchell call-ups
ENGLAND head coach John Mitchell has called Daisy Hibbert-Jones and Sophie McQueen into the Red Roses’ training camp ahead of the...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoJoe Simpson: Maxime Lucu has the edge on Antoine Dupont in the France scrum-half battle
Joe Simpson weighs in on France’s scrum-half battle between Maxime Lucu and Antoine Dupont, England’s workload concerns, the Premiership’s entertainment challenge...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoVicky Macqueen: Putting on WXV in England is another huge opportunity for the women’s game
Vicky Macqueen MBE reflects on England’s continued dominance, the impact of WXV on the women’s game and the changes shaping the...
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Features
/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Kate Zackary – I was so proud to be captain of my country
Kate Zackary, the former Exeter Chiefs, Trailfinders and USA back rower, reflects on her life in rugby.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoPWR Ins and Outs – Ellie Kildunne and Ruby Tui head the big-name moves as clubs get ready for blast-off
Ben Jaycock looks ahead to the Premiership Women’s Rugby season with a major All Black star looking to give Trailfinders a...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: It’s too quiet! The decline of the supercoach
Chris Hewett asks whether rugby is losing something as the era of globe-trotting supercoaches gives way to a new generation of...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem review: Champions Cup is the one Johann van Graan wants to add to his collection at Bath
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Prem season, with the focus this week on Bath.
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