All posts tagged "Lions"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThe one-man choir whose class shone like a beacon
STEVE Bale had more, far more than a voice worthy of the Albert Hall on the Last Night of the Proms...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFarewell Baler, the dedicated driver of our gang of misfits
SO farewell then Baler – Steve Bale – a prince among men as well as a most talented versatile wordsmith mainly...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoDMP enjoy being in the winning circle at long last
■By TOM EASTWAY Darlington MP .......36 Leicester Lions ....29 IN a game that almost felt like a must-win fixture for a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBouchier sees only positives in local link with top-flight Tigers
■By BEN JAYCOCK Cool head: Leicester Lions fly-half Luke Bouchier LEICESTER Lions feel fortunate to be beneficiaries of their partnership with...
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Podcast
/ 1 year agoS4, E10: Alex Cuthbert joins as England drop ball against NZ + Wales set for crucial Autumn Nations Series
With an eight-point lead, England seemed in control at Twickenham, only for a New Zealand fightback and some questionable substitutions to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoItoje full of hope for new PGP deal
■ By ADAM HATHAWAY MARO Itoje has given a snapshot of how the new PGP agreement between clubs and the RFU...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland will need to tame Sua’ali’i
THE Wallabies may be stuck between a rock and a hard place, but England will still need to be wary of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoElliot Daly calls for another All Blacks demolition
By Adam Hathaway in Girona Elliot Daly has not had a crack at the All Blacks in five years but has...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNow Jonny Gray harms his chance to be a Lion
By the time the British and Irish Lions head for Wallaby country next summer, it will be 32 years since a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoLeinster made to dig deep
■ By KEVIN FALLON Leinster........... 24 Lions................... 6 LEINSTER maintained their winning start to the URC but they dropped a point...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPark run rampant to tame battling Lions
By GARETH COLLINS Leicester L ..... 24 Rosslyn Park . 48 AN entertaining 11try game between two attack-minded sides went the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHancox joins the 200 club
AFTER 10 years of donning the red, black and yellow shirt for Bournemouth, skipper Grant Hancox made his 200th appearance this...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoScarlets vs Zebre Parma – United Rugby Championship Match Preview
It is another Friday night game for the Scarlets as they welcome Zebre Parma to Llanelli. We are entering the final...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNo rest for Leicester Tigers as Michael Cheika puts foot down
By Adam Hathaway Match Preview Leicester v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road Leicester boss Michael Cheika has shelved thoughts of...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoZebre ……………… 9 Lions ……………. 10
THE Lions continued their unbeaten start to the season by edging Zebre in a rain-soaked tight affair. Ivan van Rooyen’s side...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRichmond are still not at full potential – Powell
By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ........ 43pts Tries: Monson 4, McMillan 19, Woollard 23, Litchfield 51, Obonna 63, Schwarz 68, O’Meara 78...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIt’s not a wing and a prayer for Esher’s bigger boys
By BEN JAYCOCK Prop star: Esher’s Conor Ganley HAVING previously been unbeaten for several years in Hong Kong and only tasting...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThat’s my lot, says Davies
FORMER British and Irish Lions centre Jonathan Davies has announced his retirement from professional rugby. The 36-year-old left the Scarlets at...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoA tribute to Jonathan Davies – One of Wales’ best ever
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Wales said goodbye to another legend recently Jonathan Davies’ professional rugby career is over. It has...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoInsight into Heol-y-Cyw – An incredible Welsh grassroots club
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyan Sports From cities to the valleys, rugby is a way of life; it is the heartbeat...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPremiership Rugby chief defends Phil Morrow approach
By Adam Hathaway Premiership chiefs have rushed to defend their handling of the Phil Morrow situation which caused a split among...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoDarcy Graham gets the ball rolling for Edinburgh
By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh ......38 Stormers ........... 7 Edinburgh earned a much-needed bonus-point win to kick-start their season after three straight...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoDouble boost for the Dragons
Preview Dragons v Lions Today. 3.30pm THE Dragons are boosted by the return of Wales prop Leon Brown and back row...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoTitans put lid on Lions first-half control
■By HENRY WILLIAMS Leicester L ...... 17 Rotherham T . 34 ROTHERHAM turned around a half-time deficit to secure a fifth...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHarri Deaves – Wales’ next backrow superstar?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports At a time when the national team is looking for world-class talent across the pitch, the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland is still my target – Ben Spencer
By Jon Newcombe Ben Spencer will continue to put his best foot forward – either his left or his right, it...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoUlster blown away in Pretoria
By THOMAS DANIELS Bulls ................ 47 Ulster ............... 21 Last season’s finalists the Bulls secured backto-back wins by scoring seven tries...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoThree defeats in a row for sorry Edinburgh
By BRYN PALMER Lions ................55 Edinburgh ......21 EDINBURGH suffered a savage mauling by a rampant Lions outfit to leave their ambitions...
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Features
/ 1 year agoRemembering those early trips
THE Lions staged three tours to Argentina in the early days before giving up on the idea. The 1910 tour was...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI put in three good shots on Jonah Lomu
MY LIFEIN RUGBY JOHN DUDLEY THE FORMER ROTHERHAM & NORTH OF ENGLAND LOCK/BACK ROW Take that: John Dudley celebrates Rotherham’s famous...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRams celebrate 100 years with Lions mauling
■By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................54 Leicester Lions ....29 RAMS celebrated their centenary in style with an eight-try home success against Leicester...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGray opts for overseas role
SCOTLAND second row Richie Gray will leave Glasgow at the end of November to pursue a playing opportunity abroad. Glasgow say...
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Podcast
/ 1 year agoSeries 4, Episode 5: David Campese reviews Rugby Championship and Australian Rugby
The Rugby Championship has a new winner for the first time since 2019, as South Africa clinched the last trophy available...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoScott Sio: Lions are in for a shock
By Mark Stevens Scott Sio is backing the Wallabies to give the Lions a fright next summer after their recent upturn...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoJoe El-Abd steps up to replace Felix Jones as England defence coach
By Sam Jackson Oyonnax head coach Joe El-Abd has been appointed England’s defence coach, replacing Irishman Felix Jones. Former Bristol flanker...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSam Dugdale intent on proving his worth
By Ben Jaycock Dogged back row Sam Dugdale is determined to build his legacy in the game on the unseen, hard...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWhy Lions should go to South America
Rugby soothsayers have been known to be wrong – precisely none of them foretold that Argentina would beat all three SANZAAR...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoLions on song to subdue Ulster
By Sam Jackson Lions ................35 Ulster................22 The Lions grabbed a bonus point win to kick off their season in front of...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoJoe Hawkins still has Wales in his sight
By Mark Stevens Joe Hawkins insists he still harbours dreams of representing Wales again at international level. With five Test caps...
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Features
/ 1 year agoWhen every story always seems to lead back to that lineout…
WHILE his native Ulster were in Johannesburg for their fixture against the Lions, one of the province’s old players was otherwise...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoSterland helps the Lions to rediscover their roar
■By PHIL THOMAS Leicester L ......29 Sedgley P ........23 LEICESTER Lions secured their first win of the season in a tough...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSlow start for Hinckley’s promising new talent
By HANNAH BOYLE Early promise: Saints academy loanee Louis Haley HINCKLEY’S start to the season has not been what many were...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoLions eye top tier
News BOURNEMOUTH Lions, who play in the sixth tier Regional Two South Central league, have aspirations to reach the Premiership within...
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Podcast
/ 1 year agoSeries 4, Episode 4: Argentina make history, but can they do it again?
For the first time since their involvement in the Rugby Championship, Argentina have secured a win against the other three nations...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoEngland have got an ‘amazing’ new coach, says George Skivington
Skivington backing for England’s new coach By Paul Rees George Skivington says England have secured a world class conditioning coach in...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJohann Van Graan: PGP won’t be a problem at Bath
By Jon Newcombe Bath Head of Rugby Johann van Graan is not at all concerned with the challenges posed by the...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoTime to leave scrums to the professionals?
I would be interested to hear your readers' views about aspects of the current state of the community game in England....
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoEmiliano Boffelli injury woes add to Edinburgh problems
By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh......... 31pts Tries: Schoeman 11, Van der Merwe 32, 65, Cherry 42, Scott 80 Conversions: Thompson 12, 43,...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoPlymouth Albion withstand Lions’ late charge
By Paddy Marsh Plymouth A.............27 Leicester Lions.....22 Plymouth recorded their first win of the season with a hard-earned win over Leicester,...
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Features
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns – Fraser Rawlins
Young Guns Fraser Rawlins burst onto the scene during the England U18s tour to South Africa, scoring a brace of tries...
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