All posts tagged "Lions"
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Latest News
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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
/ 2 years 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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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoEasterby looking forward to Ireland job
SIMON Easterby is relishing the chance to lead Ireland when expects Andy Farrell takes a sabbatical to become the British and...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHalfpenny will be great for young guys – Nick Evans
By James Orpin Harlequins attack coach Nick Evans is confident his squad of young prospects can rise to the challenge of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMagic of the Lions will attract record crowd
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know At the Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 25 next year, the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoURC SQUADS
Benetton Giosué Zilocchi, Ivan Nemer, Mirco Spagnolo, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Riccardo Genovese, Simone Ferrari, Thomas Gallo, Tiziano Pasquali, Bautista Bernasconi, Marco...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoClinical Moseley give Lions lesson in finishing
■By LUKE BROWN Leicester L ........ 7 B Moseley ....... 21 A WARM day at Westleigh Park offered the perfect conditions...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoRanking Gareth Southgate’s best moments as England manager
Gareth Southgate’s time as England manager is over. The 53-year-old, who was appointed in 2017, changed the culture of the Three...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 4, Episode 2: Juandré Kruger on unstoppable Springboks and woeful Wallabies
The Rugby Paper Podcast’s microscope moves south of the equator for today’s episode, as in the latest round of the Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoIt’s time for Itoje to stand up and prove his worth
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Tough task: Maro Itoje will have to be at his best to lead...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoToo much of a good thing can be overkill
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED "People might think it’s arrogant,” said Rian Oberholzer, the chief executive of the Springbok domain, just the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoI’d fear the worst for Wallabies and Pumas
SO what to make of New Zealand’s proposed tour of South Africa in 2026, in fact it’s more than just a...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRayment running riot for Stortford on poignant day
Bishop’s S...............36 Leicester Lions .... 12 ■ By JOHN ALLANSON THIS game was dedicated to the memory of Stortford’s former 4th...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI couldn’t let my old club go to the wall
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WEST HARTLEPOOL PLAYER, CAPTAIN AND COACH, WHO ALSO REPRESENTED DURHAM, THE NORTH AND BRITISH POLICE JOHN...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoA French triumph against the odds
Brendan Gallagher on the ten-match tour which changed rugby in France for ever FRANCE’S ten-match tour and series win in South...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoIt’s an honour to sign for Cardiff-Mulder
■ By SIMON THOMAS SOUTH African scrum-half Johan Mulder says he is shocked and honoured to have been signed up by...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLETTER: Finn Russell third choice for 2021 British & Irish Lions
How can Jeremy Guscott claim Finn Russell was the No.1 fly-half selection after the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGloucester hooker Seb Blake picks his career dream team
Gloucester hooker Seb Blake chooses the best XV he has played with or against over the course of his career.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoShanahan: We need to create fear factor
National League 1 Preview By Ben Jaycock National One gets underway next weekend and supporters will expect another enthralling campaign with...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoIt looks good – for the Premiership
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME ROB Baxter thinks that the PGP deal is ‘looking good for all’...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRinger was the fall guy on a day of carnage
RUGBY REVISITED BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE TWICKENHAM BLOODBATH AND PAUL RINGER’S DISMISSAL IN 1980 PICTURES: Alamy Grudge match: Bill Beaumont competing...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland moved on to take Grand Slam with victory over Scotland
WHAT happened next? If the build up to the match is complicated, so is its legacy. The short term is easier...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoHuw Jones urges Scotland team-mates to produce strong season in Lions tour bid
The Scots had eight players involved in the 2021 tour of South Africa. Huw Jones has challenged his Scotland colleagues to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPorter: I’m going to fight hard for that No 9 shirt
By Adam Hathaway Will Porter has been learning from the old master Danny Care at Harlequins but is ready to paint...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTitans hit six ahead of return to National One
By BEN JAYCOCK Run in: Gethin O’Callaghan scores for Dings Crusaders PICTURES: Baz Johnson FOLLOWING their enthralling National Two North title...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoErasmus now the creator supreme
NICK CAIN RASSIE Erasmus is a breath of fresh air, a coach who combines innovative out-of-the-box thinking with a detailed understanding...
