All posts tagged "Leicester"
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoKvesic states case with breakdown dominance
By ROB COLE THEChiefs hammered out a five-try warning to their Premiership rivals that they will be just as difficult to...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSlater: Johan’s expanded my rugby brain
By TOM BRADSHAW Eyes open: Gloucester lock Ed Slater ED SLATER has hailed Gloucester head coach Johan Ackermann as a kindred...
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/ 7 years agoWasps kick off with a doozy in Dublin
By SAM JACKSON LEINSTER will begin the defence of their Champions Cup title at home to Wasps on Friday October 12...
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Features
/ 7 years agoMafieyes move to Premiership if he avoids jail time
JAPAN No.8 Amanaki Maficould look to rebuild his career with a move to the Premiership if he avoids going to prison....
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Features
/ 7 years agoHansen right to decide that Beauden’s still tops
GLENN DELANEY, defence coach at the Highlanders and former London Irish and Nottingham coach, runs his expert eye over the Rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoTigers’ tyro speedster Olowofela off to a flyer
By ROGER PANTING Eyes on the line: Jason Harries on his way to the opening try for Blues PICTURES: Huw Evans...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago10 Championship players who have gone on to become Premiership stars
Brendan Gallagher takes a look at the conveyor belt...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Ashton is back but he’s got big competition before he can wing it for England
Jeremy Guscott's take on Eddie Jones' pre-season training squad – will we see Ashton and Michael Rhodes in the autumn?
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSam signs up for fresh start at Tigers
By NEALE HARVEY Bulking up: Sam Aspland-Robinson in action in the Premiership 7s PICTURES: Getty Images FORGOTTEN wing Sam Aspland-Robinson has...
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Features
/ 7 years agoEnglishgamemay stagnate if top-flight are untouchable
Jeff Gage, rugby expert and author of Rugby‘s Blazered Buffoon Questions: Former All Black prop Ben Franks during his time with...
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/ 7 years agoTigers strike for Kyle but Toomua’s off
Off to Tigers: Kyle Eastmond KYLE Eastmond has joined Leicester Tigers following his departure from Wasps, but Matt Toomua will leave...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago‘It’s the worst injury I’ve ever had’ says Jonathan Davies
The Scarlets & Wales centre explains the difficulty of overcoming his foot injury and what he wants to win most
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Features
/ 7 years agoStar Tiger Toomua set to sign for Rebels
By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA LEICESTER centre Matt Toomua is on the verge of shock Test recall in the Bledisloe Cup...
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/ 7 years agoJess: Cuthbert can come again on Exeter’s ‘yellow brick road’
By JON NEWCOMBE Renaissance man? Cuthbert could regain form FORMER Exeter fans’ favourite Matt Jess believes the Chiefs’ secret formula for...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWhy Jersey is an island of rugby dreams
Brendan Gallagher visits the Channel Islands to find two rugby clubs enjoying fresh success Reds on the rampage: Augustin Slowik scores...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoKieran Brookes is on his way back to lean and mean best
The Wasps summer arrival has shed just shy of a stone in weight and his back to his optimal size for...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMatt O’Connor confirms Ellis Genge will miss the start of the season for Leicester Tigers
The front row forward was injured on tour with England last month
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoMa’afu to join Tigers not Ealing
By JON NEWCOMBE LEICESTER have made a swoop for experienced Fijian loose-head prop Campese Ma’afu, who had only just signed for...
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/ 7 years agoAxe swings at Stade as Meyer plays pain game
Star signing at Stade Francais: former Toulouse centre Gael Fickou PICTURE: Getty Images Heads are rolling in Paris. Not quite as...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoGustard optimistic fortunes will change at Quins
By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA PAUL Gustard took no time off this summer as Harlequins’ head of rugby seeks to improve...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCrane confident Pat Lam has assembled a Bristol pack that can go toe-to-toe with Premiership’s best
Steven Luatua, Jack Lam, Dan Thomas and George Smith to mention a few back rowers Bristol can bear with this coming...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoTiger Wells to help coach Key’s Lions
LEICESTER Tigers forward Harry Wells will set about honing his coaching skills with National League side Leicester Lions in the coming...
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Features
/ 7 years agoUnfair that some National One clubs can call up stars
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Reinforcements: Leicster’s England U20 flier Jordan Olowofela helped Loughborough stay up last...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoNational One clubs hit out at dual registration snub
By NEALE HARVEY ANGRY National One clubs have accused the RFU and Premiership Rugby of ‘damaging the integrity’ of their competition...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoCain column: Eddie Jones has a plan for life without Billy Vunipola
Any coincidence that England's 2018 losing streak came when Big Billy was out injured?
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoEddie has to plan for life without Big Billy
Injury prone: Billy Vunipola has spent months on sideline PICTURE: Getty Images IT is no surprise that England’s five Test crash,...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHamilton to Edinburgh
SCOTLAND back row Luke Hamilton has been reunited with coach Richard Cockerill after signing a one-year contract with Edinburgh. The 26-year-old...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoOlowofela try just enough to hold off fierce Bok fightback
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Skilful: Tom Hardwick ENGLAND booked their place in a sixth consecutive Junior World Cup final with the narrowest...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoCurry wants cool heads in Beziers hot house
By NEALE HARVEY Pace man: Try-scorer Olowofela tries to break through Ouch: South-Africa fly-half David Coetzer feels the force of No.7...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLeicester Tigers centre George Catchpole retires from rugby
Calling it a day at the age of 24...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPichot is picking on wrong target in Shields
AGUSTIN Pichot wants to make the eligibility laws in rugby more stringent, so more power to his elbow. They are an...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoGreat start, good ending …in between it’s disaster!
From NICK CAIN at Ellis Park Passion: Willie le Roux celebrates his try SO much for a 3-0 series win. England...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThomas the Tank rolls out of Exeter with mission complete
Back in New Zealand after eight enjoyable years in England with the Chiefs and Leicester
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoOlowofela’s early double sets England on their way
By SAM JACKSON England U20s ….39pts Tries: Olowofela 7, 36: Walker 16, 45, Smith 79 Conversions: Grayson 8, 17, 46; Smith...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoBig defence energising our attack – Ponton
By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… England v Italy Today. Kick-off 3.30pm, Stade Aime-Giral, Perpignan ROCK solid defence and adaptability under pressure are...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoWales earn their revenge
Wales U20s ………26 Australia U20s…21 WALES got revenge for last year’s last-minute Pool defeat to Australia with a tight victory on...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JORDAN OLOWOFELA LEICESTER FULL-BACK Atry-double in the Junior World Cup opener against Argentina continued the recent run of success for England...
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/ 8 years agoLoyal Ojo signs up for Irish fightback
By SAM JACKSON Staying: Scott Steele LONDON Irish’s record try-scorer Topsy Ojo has signed a contract extension with the club, and...
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/ 8 years agoTank rolls out of Exeter with mission complete
By NEALE HARVEY Off Down Under: Thomas Waldrom is heading back to New Zealand PICTURE: Getty Images PREMIERSHIP crowd favourite Thomas...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Elliot Daly is in many ways England’s best back
Jeremy Guscott says Ben Te'o should be key to England's plans for victory in South Africa
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEddie must unleash Te’o against the Springboks
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT Explosive: At his best, Ben Te’o can tear defences apart PICTURE: Getty Images ALL three of...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSpecial send off please for a giant of the game
A weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER Best of the best: Argentina legend Juan Martin...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBeno training blow has Bath seeking prop
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ BATH director of rugby Todd Blackadder has been sent...
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Features
/ 8 years agoChiefs claim top spot in top team
Nick Cain picks his team of the season from the Premiership THE Premiership has a legitimate claim to being the most...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Ever-improving Anthony Watson is my player of the season
Jeremy Guscott looks at the past 12 months for the Bath, England and B&I Lions full-back
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/ 8 years agoBurns banking on Dempsey to hone Bath’s attack
By NEALE HARVEY FREDDIE Burns hopes the arrival of attack coach Girvan Dempsey will help unlock his full potential after a...
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/ 8 years agoYet again Championship clubs have been shafted
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN BRACE yourselves for the Premiership Cup, a tournament which reflects the desperate lack...
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/ 8 years agoO’Connor: Ford still the best No.10 in England
By NEALE HARVEY Underfire: George Ford was dropped by Eddie Jones for the Ireland game PICTURE: Getty Images LEICESTER head coach...
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