All posts tagged "Lions"
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National League One
/ 2 years agoCraven finds Max power for Park!
■By RHYS STRATTON Rosslyn Park .........35 Leicester Lions ...... 7 ROSSLYN Park strolled to a comfortable Max Craven-inspired victory as they...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoNowell extends deal to stay at La Rochelle
ON THE BLINDSIDE By MARK STEVENS Jack Nowell’s French connection is set to go on for a few more years yet,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLions …………….40 Sharks ………….10
By TOM JEFFREYS THE Lions condemned the Sharks to their 10th loss of the season, defying torrential weather conditions to score...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCoventry show McGeechan there’s a lot of work to do
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster.......................... 12pts Tries: McBryde 66, Greenwood 78 Conversion: Bennett 66 Coventry ............................27pts Tries: Ball 38, Penalty 61, Hitchcock...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJPR, rugby’s supreme warrior
PETER JACKSON THEY packed Llandaff Cathedral to its 12th century rafters on a St David’s Day like no other for 80...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoWaratahs prove too strong for Crusaders
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK The Crusaders suffered back-to-back defeats to begin their title defence after the impressive Waratahs...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJenkins agrees to full-time Cardiff gig
FORMER Wales and Lions prop Gethin Jenkins will become a full-time Cardiff coach in 2024-25. Jenkins, 43, has been part-time defence...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoMcGeechan named Doncaster director of rugby
Coaching legend Sir Ian McGeechan has taken up the position of consultant director of rugby at Doncaster Knights. The Yorkshire-born ex-Scotland...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoEnd of an era as Lawes commits to Brive
Courtney Lawes will leave Northampton this summer to join ProD2 side Brive after 17 seasons at Franklin’s Gardens. Lawes said Northampton...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoWaugh’s battle is going to be tough
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED WHO has the toughest job in rugby? It certainly doesn’t belong to the loadsamoney establishment lawyers plotting...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoWhen the B grade was full of A stars
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER AS England A crank back into action today...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHurray! Hamilton hero for hungry hosts
By MICK THOMAS Leicester L ......36 Sedgley P ........ 17 LEICESTER Lions got back to winning ways on a heavy Westleigh...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMercer on a mission
Gloucester booked their place in the Premiership Cup final with Zach Mercer, pictured, leading the way with the first try and...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoHenshaw is full of praise for Nienaber
By ROB COLE Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw believes his game has improved since South Africa’s World Cup winning coach Jacques Nienaber...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoRussell gives Scotland edge for Calcutta Cup
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK The Calcutta Cup is a great occasion whether it’s at Murrayfield or Twickenham, and...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoThe piano shifters are playing modern tune
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Much of the “tactical” kicking across the opening rounds of the Six Nations would have left Fred...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoLions ……………. 10 Bulls ……………..25
THE Bulls consolidated their position among the URC’s frontrunners as they claimed a bonus point victory over their South African rivals...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoIreland’s class will be hard to overcome
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IF ONLY Wales could take an old leaf out of the record book...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: England U20s and Sale prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour
By BEN JAYCOCK With an ageing front row, England are crying out for youthful props who can go toe to toe...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMorse: Warburton is my inspiration
By SIMON THOMAS Rising star Morgan Morse has revealed how he has drawn inspiration from the words of former Wales and...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoTop man Hoyt has final say on big day for the Rams
By RICHARD ASHTON Rams ........................33 Leicester Lions .... 12 A SUPERB first-half performance set Rams on their way to a bonus-point...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoShanahan is craving home comfort from Blackheath
By BEN JAYCOCK Blackheath head coach James Shanahan says a supporter asked whether his side could drive around for an hour...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 24: Round Two controversy with Peter Winterbottom
The second round of the 2024 Six Nations was marred by refereeing controversy, most notably TMO Brian MacNeice and referee Nic...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoWilliams sets his sights on Wales return
By BEN JAYCOCK Liam Williams has left the door open on a return to the Test scene for Wales’ summer tour...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoCrusaders captain Heinz catches up with his old pals
By PAUL REES Willi Heinz led the Crusaders against Bristol at Ashton Gate on Friday night and used his week in...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoThis Irish dynasty will keep on going
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WAS the speed of the Irish recovery after the World Cup surprising? No, because...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoWhy the RFU needs to justify its CVC payments
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE recent observation by CVC that rugby union is too fragmented on the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoThe day John took on the NZ bully boys
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Barry John shall forever occupy a unique place in the rugby Pantheon in...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Saul Nelson
The former Bristol, Exeter and London Welsh hooker, now academy pathway head coach of RGC & Wales U18s forwards coach, chooses...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoReynolds: It’s fantastic to see George with England
By JON NEWCOMBE Rams director of rugby Seb Reynolds has praised England U20 head coach Mark Mapletoft for his “refreshing” decision...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoLegend who had no wish to be one
Paul Rees says it was hard not to fall in love with rugby as a young boy, watching his hero play...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoSuperstar who paved the way for many more
BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S hard to quantify genius let alone compare one genius with another – although that never stops us trying...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoMoseley shatter Lions’ winning run
By CONOR O’HARA Leicester Lions .... 10 B Moseley ..............20 LEICESTER Lions’ run of success came to an end against a...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoDings aim to avoid derby slips as title race hots up
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite a title-pushing campaign, Dings Crusaders director of rugby Stean Williams doesn’t shy away from how predictable the...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoNow watch Dyer take off, says Thomas
By MEGAN ARMITAGE Gareth Thomas is backing Rio Dyer to fill the void left by Louis Rees-Zammit’s shock departure from rugby....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoWales great John dies at 79
Wales and the British and Irish Lions‘ legendary former fly-half Barry John has died aged 79. Widely considered an all-time great...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoThe Lions show still sets the standard
Living with Lions, the film released off the back of the compelling British and Irish tour of South Africa in 1997,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoScotland prop Rory signs with Warriors
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Scotland and Lions loosehead Rory Sutherland is returning to Scotland at the end of the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoOdendaal enjoying his life back in the Prem
By PAUL REES Burger Odendaal was one of the few Premiership players who did not welcome the break for the Six...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoLions just do enough to claim toughest of wins
National 1 By DANIEL WINKLETON Leicester L....... 19 Plymouth A...... 12 LEICESTER Lions made it four wins in a row with...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoHughes steps up to break visitors’ hearts
National 1 By GARETH DANIELS Sale FC.............. 21 Cinderford........ 15 SALE secured a vital victory over fellow strugglers Cinderford. The visitors...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoRed Rose legends can’t wait for Lions to set sail
By PAUL MARTIN Maggie Alphonsi and Danielle Waterman share 156 England caps between them but both would have traded a few...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRodd signs three-year deal at Sale
ENGLAND loosehead Bevan Rodd has signed a new three-year contract at Premiership side Sale Sharks. The 23-year-old made his Sharks debut...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNorth and Kinghorn miss out on Cardiff clash
Preview: Wales vs Scotland (Saturday, 4:45pm) Wales’ George North and Scotland’s Blair Kinghorn will both be absent from the two countries’...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 22: Six Nations 2024 preview with Jerry Guscott
International rugby is back for the first time since Rugby World Cup 2023, and it’s Six Nations season! It is the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSinckler may head to France after England snub
By PAUL REES Pat Lam accepts that Kyle Sinckler may be more tempted to leave Bristol for France after being left...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoAckermann looks likely to join Lions
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER The Lions have emerged as the South African side most likely to sign Gloucester back...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoHill’s move to Lyon hangs in the balance
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Lyon’s move for England lock Jonny Hill appears to be on the brink of collapse...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoGood to see Bryn enjoying life at 93
PETER JACKSON Throughout his distinguished career for Wales and the Lions as the finest hooker of his generation, Bryn Meredith, right,...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoGoosen puts the boot in to kill Lions
URC By BEN JAYCOCK Bulls .................. 30 Lions..................28 JOHAN Goosen’s monster penalty from inside his own half sent the Bulls into...
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