All posts tagged "Leicester"
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/ 1 year agoTykes get in the mood as they put Ionians to the sword
By BEN JAYCOCK LEEDS Tykes laid down a serious pre-season marker with an emphatic 57–21 win over Hull Ionians, showcasing the...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoCharles Rylands: New stars who will light up Champ Rugby
As another week of pre-season ticks by and the new Championship campaign edges ever closer, this week we’re taking a look...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBest Head-to-Head Matchups of the Weekend in the Rugby Championship, Women’s World Cup and Pacific Nations Cup
Rugby fans are spoiled this weekend with the Women’s World Cup kicking off in England, round two of the Rugby Championship...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPat Lam: Louis Rees-Zammit is chasing glory with Bristol Bears – not the money
Pat Lam insists Louis Rees-Zammit’s move to Bristol for the new season is purely about rugby not money. The 24-year-old British...
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/ 1 year agoWe’re all so proud of centurian George Ford, says dad
George Ford recently celebrated a landmark achievement after reaching a century of England Test caps – and is now getting tips...
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/ 1 year agoSteve Borthwick sticks with his three fly-halves in Elite Player Squad
England head coach Steve Borthwick has kept his three specialist fly-halves Fin Smith, George Ford and Marcus Smith among the 25...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoLeicester Tigers sign 140kg USA prop Tonga Kofe
Leicester Tigers have signed US Eagles prop Tonga Kofe, who recently helped Utah Warriors finish top of the Major League Rugby...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoKyran Bracken: Steve Borthwick bolstered by wealth of options
I’ll be honest, England’s summer was a bit of a shock. A great one, but still unexpected. After the opening Lions...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBristol’s All-Time XV: Bears who can pack a punch
What would be the greatest All-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoSale Sharks Season Review: Feeling pressure lifts the players, Alex Sanderson says is a privilege
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on Sale Sharks Sale were the...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSaints open up to beat Exeter in thriller
By BEN JAYCOCK DEFENDING champions Northampton opened their Premiership Next Gen campaign with a thrilling 64–51 win over Exeter. Despite missing...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI gave it my all and met brilliant people
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROBIN ‘BOMBER’ HISLOP FORMER SCOTLAND A, EDINBURGH, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER, SARACENS AND WASPS PROP APRO sports career is often...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoThe best head-to-head Matchups in the Rugby Championship this Weekend: Eben Etzebeth and Will Skelton set for titanic clash
The Rugby Championship is back and looks set to produce some fireworks, with the best of the southern hemisphere battling it...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoCharlie Elliott: Owen Farrell’s Saracens return headlines best Prem Rugby signings ahead of the 2025/26 season
With new faces, fresh ambition, and plenty of movement across the league, this upcoming Prem season is shaping up to be...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJoe Santamaria: New South American faces in PREM Rugby this season
As the new Prem season draws near and teams begin to finalise their squads, The Rugby Paper takes a look at...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoPete Ryan: Ellis Genge – The unsung hero of the 2025 British and Irish Lions Tour
Big players step up on the biggest stages, giving their all when the pressure is at its highest. It doesn’t get...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBen Youngs gives his backing for R360 League
Ben Youngs claims the proposed breakaway league R360 could be just what rugby needs to help give it a major “shake...
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/ 1 year agoDan Cole offered new role at Leicester Tigers
Former Leicester and England prop Dan Cole has become the recruitment and retention manager at Welford Road under new head coach...
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/ 1 year agoPremiership Transfers 2025/26 – Bath
In: Dan Frost (Exeter Chiefs), Bernard van der Linde (Bulls), Santiago Carreras (Gloucester), Henry Arundell (Racing 92), Chris Harris (Gloucester) Out:...
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/ 1 year agoLEICESTER TIGERS
Jamie Blamire In: Jamie Blamire (Newcastle Falcons), Tarek Haffar (Northampton Saints), Wilf McCarthy (Hartpury University), Joaquin Moro (Pampas XV), Charlie Titcombe...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNEWCASTLE FALCONS
Freddie Clarke In: Ethan Grayson (San Diego Legion), George McGuigan (Ospreys), Jamie Hodgson (Edinburgh), Freddie Clarke (Gloucester), Amanaki Mafi (Canon Eagles)...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNORTHAMPTON SAINTS
In: Cleopas Kundiona (Nevers), Amena Caqusau (Glasgow Warriors), Danilo Fischetti (Zebre Parma), Callum Chick (Newcastle Falcons), Anthony Belleau (Clermont), JJ van...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPat Lam’s philosophy: You get punched, you get back up, and you go again
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on Bristol Bears Bristol started the...
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Features
/ 1 year agoOundle building a smart pathway
Ben Jaycock talks to coach Andy Key about the challenges of playing at level 4 after promotion from Regional 1 S-East...
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Features
/ 1 year agoRugby Championship 2025 Preview: Springboks setting their sights on double top
Ben Jaycock looks forward to The Rugby Championship which starts this weekend Tournament favourites and defending champions South Africa return to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPWR starts with a fierce repeat final
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PWR champions Gloucester-Hartpury and last season’s runners-up Saracens reignite their rivalry in the opening round of next...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoGeorge McGuigan a Newcastle Falcon again
Hooker George McGuigan has rejoined Newcastle Falcons for a third spell on a one-year contract. Newcastle, who finished bottom of the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher’s All-Time Bath XV: Their beauties – and beasts…
What would be the greatest All-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPrem Rugby Cup Preview: Newcastle & Gloucester host openers
The Prem Rugby Cup returns next season under a new format without Championship clubs’ involvement. Fixtures were revealed this week with...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoEngland 97-7 Spain: World Cup worry after Marlie Packer is sent off
England .................97pts Tries: Feaunati 5, Packer 7, Rowland 10, 27, 44; Breach 17, Bern 31, 42; Shekells 39, Campion 48, Sing...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoCharles Rylands: We need to build interest in Champ Rugby
With the announcement this week of the Prem Cup fixtures, I was gutted to learn that teams from the second division...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoU18s face triple challenge in South Africa
ENGLAND U18s start their summer tour of South Africa on Friday against Georgia. Jonathan Pendlebury’s side then take on France and...
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Women's International
/ 1 year agoEngland’s Abi Burton to make first Test start in World Cup warm-up against Spain
England flanker Abi Burton will make her first Test start in Saturday’s World Cup warm-up match against Spain in Leicester. The...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBlair Kinghorn and James Ryan handed Lions starts in third Test
Blair Kinghorn and James Ryan will make their first starts of the British and Irish Lions‘ series against Australia, but Andy...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoOllie Chessum gives the credit to Michael Cheika for helping him become a British and Irish Lion
Ollie Chessum spent a year with Michael Cheika at Leicester and reckons the Australian is the main reason he has been...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPrem Rugby Fixtures: Sale Sharks ready to host Thursday night party
Sale Sharks welcome Gloucester for an unprecedented Thursday night opener in this season’s newly rebranded ‘Prem Rugby’ on September 25. Newcastle...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Harry Sloan
Harry Sloan, the Canterbury centre and former Harlequins, Saracens, Ealing Trailfinders, London Scottish, Worthing, Agen and England U20s player, chooses the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Now, let’s see the Sables take flight at the World Cup
So, welcome back Zimbabwe whose dramatic 30-28 Africa Cup Final victory over Namibia in Kampala last weekend saw them qualify for...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoNow Steve Borthwick is left with happy conundrum after England Summer sweep
England's 2-0 series victory in Argentina is very pleasing because it was a big task, and a notable achievement, with 14...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoJack van Poortvliet – Love Island helps England get closer
Jack van Poortvliet has loved life on tour alongside old friend and Leicester Tigers team-mate Freddie Steward. And England’s matchwinner in...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGloucester’s all-time XV: Heroes to rock the Kingsholm
What would be the greatest All-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEnsure sessions are fast-paced and engaging
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Mark Deaville, below, head Coach at Belgrave RFC in Counties 2 Midland...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoMarcus Smith keeps Owen Farrell out of British and Irish Lions squad for first Test in Australia
Marcus Smith has defied expectations by winning a place on the bench for the British and Irish Lions‘ first Test against...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoCharlie Elliott: My British and Irish Lions squad for the first Test vs Wallabies
The British and Irish Lions head into their first Test against Australia in Brisbane with some momentum. Unbeaten on tour so...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoJack van Poortvliet – Argentina series shows the quality of depth in England
Patience was the watchword for Jack van Poortvliet and England as they completed a 2-0 series win over Argentina in the...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoSouth Africa 45-0 Italy: Century for Willie Le Roux as Springboks power past Italy
South Africa .............. 45pts Tries: Williams 8, Van der Merwe 15, 30, Moodie 37, Marx 50, Mapimpi 72, Wessels 80 Conversions:...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoPaul Rees: It’s a free hit for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions
Australia needed the run-out against Fiji last Sunday, but an unwanted consequence was a neck injury suffered by Noah Lolesio that...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNewcastle’s Best XV: Falcons set to rule the roost
What would be the greatest all-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoPeter Jackson: Bundee Aki takes the long road to be a British and Irish Lion
Back home amid the volcanic craters of South Auckland, a ‘very skinny kid’ would have seen Brian O’Driscoll’s reign as Lions...
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/ 1 year agoWorcester set to return with Coventry derby clash
WORCESTER Warriors’ first game back in professional rugby will be a derby at home against Coventry on the opening day of...
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