All posts tagged "Lions"
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThree English rugby clubs join brain scan trial to make rugby safer
Three rugby union clubs in England are to begin trialling a scanning technology to monitor players’ brain health. It is hoped...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLions survive scare to beat Benetton
Lions ......................37 Benetton ................29 THE LIONS got back to winning ways with a bonus point victory over Benetton at Ellis Park....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDragons embarassed by lowly Zebre
By DELME PARFITT Zebre ..................21pts Tries: Bigi 24, Penalty 64, Gesi 75 Penalties: Rizzi 12, 17 Dragons..............18pts Tries: Jones 54, Rosser...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoJonathan Davies signs new contract at Scarlets
Scarlets captain Jonathan Davies has signed a new contract with the URC side. The Wales and British and Irish Lions centre...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTom Youngs retires from professional rugby
Leicester Tigers star and former England international Tom Youngs has confirmed his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 35-year-old...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLions trio fighting to save their careers
By PETER JACKSON WALES must wait another six months to discover whether three of their all time greats can save their...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGloucester denied by Fricker’s late double
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................29pts Tries: Thacker 3, Uren 7, Fricker 68, 79 Conversions: Sheedy 4, 8, 69 Penalties: Sheedy 11...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCarty kicks Connacht to gutsy win in Jo’burg
By JOHN FALLON Lions........................30 Connacht ..............33 JACK Carty nailed a penalty two minutes from time to claim a superb win for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoDeano to step down at Falcons
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER DEAN Richards is set to stand down at the end of the season and...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDavies eyes trophies
Lions ace: Gareth Davies WALES No.9 Gareth Davies has signed a new contract to stay at Scarlets. Davies has scored 55...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoLions power to Hawks triumph
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....38 Henley Hawks....... 12 LEICESTER Lions converted a commanding first-half performance into a convincing win over Henley...
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Podcast
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Eleven with Phil de Glanville and Tony Underwood
The Rugby Paper Podcast returns as former England captain Phil de Glanville and former England and British and Irish Lions wing...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRowntree takes the step up to head coach at Munster
Munster have promoted forwards coach Graham Rowntree to the role of head coach starting from next season. The former England prop...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBath plan exit from ‘remote & cosy’ HQ
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE BATH Rugby are making plans to move out of their palatial Farleigh House base on the outskirts...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoDundee classroom served Tom well
CHRIS HEWETT TOM Smith was the best Scottish rugby player of the professional era. No question. We can also describe him...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoQuiet man Tom was fearless
PETER JACKSON OF all the tributes pouring forth from the great and the good over the death of Tom Smith, Jim...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoSorry, but my old mate Brian is wrong
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Interesting to see my old mate Brian Moore professing in his newspaper...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoIreland and Lions back row Seán O’Brien to retire at the end of the season
London Irish back row Seán O’Brien has announced his retirement from rugby at the end of the 2021/22 campaign. The Ireland...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoTshituka try puts Lions in control
By GARY HEATLY Lions ................15 Edinburgh ........9 EDINBURGH could not make it two wins from two from their South African sojourn,...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSterland’s late try seals extra point
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....35 Old Albanian........... 14 PERSISTENCE won the day for Lions against an OAs side whose powerful pack...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTigers join hunt for Watson to replace Nadolo
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers have spoken to England winger Anthony Watson about a potential switch to Welford...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoOspreys are easy pickings for Odendaal inspired Lions
By TIM LEWIS Lions ..................45pts Tries: Maxwane 11, Van den Berg 38, 55; F Horn 43, Rass 68, Van der Merwe...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoJake sees Lions to five-try triumph
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....36 Barnstaple................ 5 LIONS overcame a determined Barnstaple to claim a bonus-point victory. Barnstaple rattled Lions with...
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Iconic Pictures
/ 4 years agoBiggest names in British sport compare notes
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTime for refs to follow directives or face axe
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THERE is nothing that undermines a professional sport more than being unclear about...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoIreland’s Lion king Sean set to call time
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER IRELAND and Lions flanker Sean O’Brien is likely to call time on his career...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoCardiff looking for big response in Lions den
PREVIEW... Lions v Cardiff Today. Kick-off 2pm, Ellis Park By BEN JAYCOCK JARROD Evans will play his 100th game for Cardiff...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSupersub Archie helps to see off Lions
By JOHN WHITE Dings Crusaders...24 Leicester Lions..... 17 DINGS made it four wins in a row thanks to a threetries-to-two victory...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFrance sprinkled with stardust, says Shane Williams
Legendary Wales and Lions wing Shane Williams has said that France are “sprinkled with stardust” as Wales look to end France’s...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoJoe Marler ready for a brawl
Animated as ever, Joe Marler is looksing forward to a physical test against Ireland this Saturday. Former Ireland head coach Eddie...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoSexton announces retirement plans
Ireland captain Johnny Sexton has announced today he will retire at the end of the 2023 World Cup. Earlier today, the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoFaf’s Japan deal set for completion
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SPRINGBOK World Cup winner Faf de Klerk is expected to sign his million pound...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
STEPHEN FERRIS, THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS, IRELAND AND ULSTER BACK ROWER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoShaun’s turned Achilles heel into French strength
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND There was always a chance whenever I played against France of finding a gap or...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoUndercooked Cardiff given a roasting at Ravenhill
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ................48pts Tries: Baloucoune 7, 53, Hume 15, McCloskey 40, Timoney 50, Sexton 62, Stewart 68 Conversions: Doak...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoTen-try Munster on fire as Dragons fall apart
By JOHN FALLON Munster ............64pts Tries: Casey 9, 23, O’Donoghue 25, 74, Cloete 36, 64, Zebo 53, Farrell 54, Daly 58,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoF-bomb was careless but Deano had a case
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Some of the things Ron Atkinson said during a long and lavishly rewarded career as a football...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCullen’s young guns rise to big physical challenge
By JOHN FALLON Leinster ..........21 Lions ................13 LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen was delighted to get the win against an improved Lions...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBlack wasn’t always on sunny side in Australia
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A veritable torrent of tributes has been flowing since Steve Black’s sudden death...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSims sees Lions to bonus point
By SHAUN WREN Worthing..................35 Leicester Lions..... 19 A JACK Forrest double helped secure another bonus point victory for Worthing as Harrison...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExiles lock Coleman poised to snub Paris
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER ADAM Coleman is deciding his next move after talking to Racing 92 about a...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEx-England lock Kruis to call time
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER England and Saracens lock George Kruis is to retire after completing the season with Japanese side Saitama Wild...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoIt’s not who you play, it’s where you play them!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Auckland and Rome are rugby poles apart: the Arctic and Antarctic of the Union game, its top...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoConstant thrives as Lions triumph
By MICHAEL HOWKINS Leicester Lions.....35 Canterbury.................0 DEVON Constant scored two tries as Lions show their class in the wet by claiming...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMoney is only reason to let Boks in 6 Nations
COLIN BOAG The rumour that SouthAfrica will join the Six Nations in 2025 is growing, being presented in some quarters as...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoNew, sleek French are the masters of motion
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Rugby is more prone to hype than most sports with a large element of the big fight weigh...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoSuperb drive gives Wolfpack the win
By AARON HOWLETT Bury St Edmunds..27 Leicester Lions..... 21 THE Wolfpack began the game with a point to prove, and they...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEddie: I’ll copy Rassie and make a ref video
From ADAM HATHAWAY at Murrayfield EDDIE Jones threatened to produce a Rassie Erasmus style video as England crashed and burned at...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoBrilliant Basham is one reason to be cheerful
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Outstanding: Taine Basham scores PICTURE: Getty Images Must start: Ross Moriarty Let’s face it, that...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoGatland-Edwards is still the dream team
I AGREE with Nick Cain’s comments in last week’s paper regarding Warren Gatland as a (possible) replacement for Eddie Jones after...
International Rugby
Will Genia backs the Henry Pollock hype but feels England need to be more fluid
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