All posts tagged "Leicester"
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy life in Rugby: Andy Beattie – former Bath, Exeter and Richmond back-rower
During my 11 years with Bath I was fortunate to play alongside some great players and great leaders – Danny Grewcock,...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Bradley Davies – Wasps, Wales and former Cardiff Blues lock
1. Gethin Jenkins – Mr Grumpy! He pretty much did my job for me when I played with him. He used...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Wasps No.8 Nathan Hughes about his international choices
Nathan Hughes is a wanted man. Wanted by England as well as Fiji, the land of his father, and where he...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoNewcastle defiant despite Premiership clubs’ deficit nearing £25m
Newcastle managing director confident Falcons can become Premiership force despite incurring huge losses for a second successive year.
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/ 11 years agoDarren Waters pens new deal with London Welsh
Darren Waters will be part of London Welsh‘s quest for a third Championship title next season after penning a new deal...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoExodus of stars at Leicester Tigers is alarming says Neil Back
Leicester legend accuses old club of standing still and fears they will fall even further behind their rivals if top players...
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/ 11 years agoPremiership round 20 teams
Bath v London Irish London Irish: Andrew Fenby; Topsy Ojo, Eoin Griffin, Fergus Mulchrone, Alex Lewington; Chris Noakes, Darren Allinson; Tom...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: John Liley – former Leicester, Moseley, Worcester and Doncaster full-back
Hindsight is a wonderful thing. Looking back I should never had left Leicester for Moseley in the late Nineties. I’d had...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher looks back at five gems from the European Cup semi-finals
1999: Ulster 33 Stade Francais 27 The English clubs weren’t involved in the 1998-9 competition but frankly nobody really missed them...
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/ 11 years agoBilly Vunipola free to face Clermont
Billy Vunipola has been cleared of head-butting Matthew Tait last night making him free to play against Clermont in the Champions...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoRed-hot Freddie Burns targets World Cup warm-ups
Fly-half believes he could yet earn him a place in England’s World Cup training squad – if he can steer Leicester...
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/ 11 years agoLeicester to play ground-breaking fixture in USA
Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will host the Independence Cup fixture between Leicester Tigers and the National Rugby Football League’s Rough...
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/ 11 years agoLV=Cup semi-finals Teams
Leicester V Exeter Leicester: Blaine Scully; Matt Smith, George Catchpole, Christian Loamanu, Miles Benjamin; Tommy Bell, David Mele; Michele Rizzo, Harry...
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/ 11 years agoAway wins for Saracens and Leicester
Wasps suffered their first Premiership defeat at the Ricoh Arena as they went down to Saracens 26-17 yesterday. The hosts had...
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/ 11 years agoAviva Premiership round 17 teams
Bath v Sale Bath: Tom Homer; Semesa Rokoduguni, Sam Burgess, Kyle Eastmond, Olly Woodburn; Ollie Devoto, Chris Cook; Nick Auterac, Rob...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoSort out the scrum cheats blasts angry Marcos Ayerza
Leicester loosehead believes better education and TMOs would help referees eliminate scrum cheats and restore the set-piece to its former glory.
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/ 11 years agoEngland squad update
Stuart Lancaster has retained 16 England players for the remainder of the training week at Pennyhill Park. They will therefore not...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoLondon Irish failed to match my ambition says Tom Homer
London Irish’s lack of success made it impossible for full-back to resist the lure of a fresh start at Bath.
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Dave Attwood about the effect the Bath quartet is having on England
When Dave Attwood grounded the ball over the line at the Millennium Stadium late in the script for what appeared to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoNorthampton Saints still in market to find the next Samu Manoa says Dorian West
East Midlands outfit still in the market for more top recruits to cover Samu Manoa.
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to the England forwards coach Graham Rowntree about the exciting new dynamism of his pack
Graham Rowntree wants a pack for all seasons. An England eight that can grind the opposition like a millstone one minute,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Eric Peters – Former Bath, Harlequins and Scotland No.8
It’s almost 20 years to the day that I scored the Famous Grouse Try of the Year for Scotland against Wales...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Luke Narraway – London Irish and former Perpignan & Gloucester No.8
1. Nick Wood – Very underrated but technically the best loosehead in the country. Unlucky not to have been capped for...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoNew breed of coaches make us all feel young! – Jonathan Thomas
Worcester Warriors and former Wales back-rower Jonathan Thomas hails the advent of young coaches.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Braam Van Straaten – Former Leeds, Sale, Bulls & South Africa Fly-Half
Rugby and cricket were my passions growing up in Pretoria. Some friends still say I was a far better cricketer than...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland squad update
England will retain 17 players for the remainder of the training week at Pennyhill Park. The starting XV from the game...
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/ 11 years agoTiger Louis Deacon announces retirement
Leicester Tigers and England second row Louis Deacon has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. Deacon, 34, made...
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/ 11 years agoSaracens crowned U18s champions
Nick Ramsey’s last-gasp try handed Saracens the U18s crown at the Academy Finals as they edged out defending champions Northampton Saints...
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/ 11 years agoOwen Williams out nine months after surgery
Leicester Tigers fly-half Owen Williams will be sidelined for up to nine months after surgery on a knee ligament injury. Williams,...
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/ 11 years agoEngland name squad for Italy
Stuart Lancaster has kept faith in his 23 Cardiff hero to take on Italy in the second round of the Six...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jon Golding – former Newcastle, Northampton, Rotherham and England prop
As a player I enjoyed every minute I was on the pitch, the confrontational aspect of playing in the front row...
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/ 11 years agoLeicester Tigers sign forward trio
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper in recent weeks, Leicester Tigers have secured the services of London Welsh...
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/ 11 years agoBurrell and Joseph to take centre stage against Wales
Twelvetrees on the bench but four Lions return.
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/ 11 years agoVesty named Worcester’s backs coach
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Worcester Warriors have appointed Sam Vesty has the club’s new Backs Coach. The 33-year-old...
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/ 11 years agoMills extends and Briggs returns to Sale
Sale Sharks today announced that lock Jonathan Mills have signed a new deal with the club while former crowd favourite Neil...
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/ 11 years agoLV=Cup round 3 teams
Gloucester v Ospreys Gloucester: Aled Thomas (Capt.); Steph Reynolds, Henry Purdy, Bill Meakes, Ollie Thorley; Billy Burns, Callum Braley; Dan Murphy,...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Championship needs help but who supplies the cash?
I read with interest Dean Ryan’s take on the Championship in last week’s Rugby Paper and how he believes blame should...
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/ 11 years agoFarrell to miss entire Six Nations
Owen Farrell will miss the entire Six Nations after suffering a knee ligament injury at the weekend. The England fly-half was...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoBad boy Dylan Hartley gets England all clear
England's bad boy looks certain to start for England against Wales.
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/ 11 years agoInjury fears for England quartet
Owen Farrell, Tom Wood, Kyle Eastmond and Geoff Parling have given England some injury fears ahead of the Six Nations opener...
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/ 11 years agoChampions Cup round 6 teams
POOL 1 Clermont v Saracens Clermont: Nick Abendanon; Noa Nakaitaci, Jonathan Davies, Wesley Fofana, Naipolioni Nalaga; Camille Lopez, Morgan Parra; Thomas...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoKieran Brookes was right to quit Newcastle Falcons says Joel Hodgson
Half-back leaps to the defence of his old teammate.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Luther Burell must tackle his weight to be world class
Luther Burrell is playing well in a Northampton team that is sitting on top of the league with 48 points having...
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/ 11 years agoCourtney Lawes out of Six Nations opener
Courtney Lawes will miss start of the Six Nations because of a minor ankle surgery. The England lock, who suffered the...
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/ 11 years agoPremiership round 13 teams
Bath v Wasps Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Sam Burgess, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Chris Cook; Nick Auterac, Ross...
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/ 11 years agoFlying Joe Simpson eager to exploit gap in the No.9s market
Wasps scrum-half knows he has it all to do to claim a place in England’s World Cup squad but his form...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: OK, relax the cap but make it fair for ALL
There is a cartel-like stench attached to the double standards employed in the English Premiership, and it intensified just before Christmas...
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/ 11 years agoCole out of Six Nations opener?
Dan Cole could miss the Six Nations‘ opener against Wales on February 6 due to a foot injury. The England tighthead...
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/ 11 years agoLuther Burrell has a lethal mix that England need – Alex King
Centre should be England’s starting No.12 during the Six Nations according to Northampton backs coach
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Dan Montagu – Nottingham lock
Surprised Nottingham are flying so high? It’s certainly a much better place to be than this time last year, but we...
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