All posts tagged "London Irish"
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Features
/ 7 days agoMy Life in Rugby: Jack Ramshaw – Twickenham will always be special
Former Leeds, Rotherham Titans and Nottingham lock, who now plays for Hinckley, Jack Ramshaw, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoAfter 15 years, Mark McCall decides to call it a day at Saracens
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall will step down at the end of the season after 15 years at the helm.
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Letters
/ 3 weeks agoDREAM TEAM
JACOB ATKINS, FORMER LONDON IRISH AND ROVIGO CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH TAILORED NOT FOR PACKED STADIUMS,...
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoMy Life in Rugby: Matt Cornish – We set the standards that others must chase
The Ealing Trailfinders and former London Irish and England Counties hooker, Matt Cornish, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Features
/ 4 weeks agoHARLEQUINS HOOKER
YOUNG GUNS JEROLDGORLEKU While most of his peers had been immersed in rugby since primary school, Jerold Gorleku only started playing...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoNottingham centurion David ‘Cheese’ Williams has that Francesco Totti look
Nottingham captain David Williams is “more than delighted” with comparisons to his boyhood sporting hero, Italy football legend Francesco Totti, after...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoLeicester Tigers back rower Olly Cracknell would love to keep his Wales place
Olly Cracknell will never forget 2025, the year when he finally realised his ambition of playing international rugby, having feared it...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoGloucester chief George Skivington keen to bring in new blood
Gloucester director of rugby George Skivington has made it clear he fully supports plans to strengthen the club’s coaching and management...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 month agoMarcus Rhodes delivers urgent call for more support in northern rugby
Durham University captain Marcus Rhodes is calling for greater investment and attention towards northern rugby.
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoDREAM TEAM
MATT ROGERSON, THE WORCESTER WARRIORS AND FORMER SALE SHARKS, JERSEY REDS, LONDON IRISH AND LEICESTER TIGERS BACK ROW, SELECTS THE BEST...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoNick Cain: Without promotion we will all be losers
Top of my New Year’s wish-list for rugby union is for promotion and relegation to be restored as the cornerstone of...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoSo sad to see end of Boxing Day duels
LIKE the half-time orange, the magic sponge and the tweed-jacketed referee, a Boxing Day chock-a-block with ferocious local derbies has gone...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls vs Bath: Now we can be respected, says Brett Connon
Brett Connon, Newcastle’s longest serving player, is confident the Red Bulls will soar six months after fearing for the club’s future.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: How you could rebuild an old but great empire
The last time I talked rugby with the late Eddie Butler was on The Rugby Paper podcast, not long after the...
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Features
/ 2 months agoBILLY PASCO
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON CENTRE Northampton Saints have produced a steady stream of homegrown players over the past decade, and 20-year-old centre...
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Features
/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Ben Atkins – Running out with my brother was special
The former London Irish hooker/back row Ben Atkins, who now plays for Rams in National League One, reflects on his life...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 months agoSanti Carreras: I’ll play where I’m needed for Bath
Santi Carreras has settled in quickly at Bath even though he is not guaranteed a place or a position in the...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: This farce could rip the game to pieces
The longest-running farce in sport is the administration of club rugby union in England, with the RFU and the Prem club...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Happier hunting ground for Prem clubs in Europe
The opening round of the European Cup was notable for far fewer complaints by Prem clubs that they are always on...
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Features
/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Sam Nixon – Loved Bath but I lived my best life in France
Sam Nixon, the former London Scottish, Bath, Bayonne, Exeter Chiefs and Grenoble tighthead, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoEngland head coach Steve Borthwick gets green light for Benhard Janse van Rensburg
Bristol Bears centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg will become eligible for England from next November after World Rugby confirmed his brief...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls 17-39 Leicester Tigers: Red Bulls’ wait goes on as Tigers hit stride
If Leicester Tigers want to win a record 12th Premiership title, then finding a way to win a gruelling contest in...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSaracens vs Bath: Henry Arundell ready for aerial battle against Noah Caluori
Two of the most talked about players in the Premiership this season face off against each other at the StoneX Stadium...
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Features
/ 2 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Jacob Atkins – Playing for London Irish meant so much to me
The former London Irish and Rovigo centre Jacob Atkins reflects on his life in rugby.
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoDiscipline is key at Ealing Trailfinders – Matt Cornish
Ealing Trailfinders hooker Matt Cornish feels his side’s blistering seven-from-seven start has been built on physicality, simplicity and a ruthless edge...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoTHE STARTING CAST FOR THE 2011 JUNIOR WORLD CUP FINAL
ENGLAND 15 Ben Ransom: Played for Saracens, Bedford and London Irish. Retired at 26 to pursue a career in the City...
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Features
/ 3 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Eamonn Sheridan – Initiation ceremony at Oyonnax was insane
Former Leinster, Rotherham Titans, London Irish, Oyonnax, Carcassonne, Massy and Ireland U18/20 centre Eamonn Sheridan reflects on his life in rugby.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWild Geese keen to buy Hazelwood
By JOSEPH TERRY AMATEUR side London Irish Wild Geese are in negotiations to obtain the freehold to the Hazelwood centre. London...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoOran Murphy: I owe it to myself to give it another crack
Loughborough University loosehead Oran Murphy has been spearheading the African Violet charge to yet another title attack in a formidable pack,...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoNewcastle relegation question
IN last week’s letters Jeff Gage states that Newcastle should have been relegated last season. That would almost certainly have led...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoCunningham-South stays
ENGLAND back row Chandler Cunningham-South has signed a new “multi-year” contract with Harlequins. Sale Sharks had been circling, with director of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 months agoLouis Rees-Zammit named among replacements for Wales return against Argentina
Louis Rees-Zammit has been named among the Wales replacements for his international return against Argentina.
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Letters
/ 3 months agoLaw makers have stuffed up scrum
JEREMY Guscott’s contribution in The Rugby Paper last week expressed what I have been trying to understand, and failing miserably for...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 months agoWe should have won that, says Wainwright
■ By LUKE JARMYN Dragons ............... 19pts Tries: R Williams 37, Coghlan 59, Burrows 75 Conversions: De Beer 38, 60 Ospreys...
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Features
/ 3 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Sam Rodman – I’ll miss the hard graft that made us a team
Sam Rodman, the former Ealing Trailfinders, Jersey Reds, Cornish Pirates, and Hartpury prop, who now plays for Camborne, recalls his life...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoJames O’Connor: I’m out to reinvent myself again at Leicester Tigers
James O’Connor is eager to show Prem fans the best version of himself after failing to hit peak form in two...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoDREAM TEAM
WILL GOODRICK-CLARKE, THE EXETER CHIEFS AND FORMER RICHMOND, LONDON IRISH AND EALING TRAILFINDERS PROP, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 months agoBowen leads the way to calm Cardiff on nervy night
■By ROGER PANTING Cardiff ..............14pts Tries: Bowen 14, 76 Conversions: Sheedy 15, Lloyd 77 Connacht ...........8pts Try: O’Connor 80 Penalty: Forde...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoPrem news: Sale Sharks poised to make move for Chandler Cunningham-South
Sale Sharks are considering another raid on Harlequins following the close season signing of Nathan Jibulu with England forward Chandler Cunningham-South...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoMatt Rogerson: Worcester Warriors supporters will play a key role
Matt Rogerson says captaining returning Worcester Warriors feels like the “positive flip-side” of his London Irish heartbreak.
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoPeter Jackson: Saturday afternoons no longer for rugby
Back in the day when Cardiff ran the best club team in Europe, their fixture list guaranteed supporters 23 home matches,...
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Features
/ 4 months agoPlaying for the Baa-Baas was my proudest day
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PETE DAVIES THE FORMER HENLEY HAWKS, NEWBURY, OXFORD HARLEQUINS, WALES U21 & BARBARIANS WING/FULL-BACK, WHO NOW COACHES OXFORD...
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Features
/ 4 months agoWill Joseph: I want to be the best that I can be
Paul Rees catches up with Will Joseph, now at Gloucester, and determined to get back to his best Will Joseph was...
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Features
/ 4 months agoJonathan Pendlebury: It’s great to help shape England’s future talent
My life in rugby: Jonathan Pendlebury Former Rotherham, Gloucester and Leeds lock, now England U18s head coach. When my time in...
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Featured
/ 5 months agoRugby’s Moments of the Week: Ellie Kildunne takes Red Roses to World Cup final
This week in rugby has been nothing short of thrilling, with big moments unfolding around the world. From intense World Cup...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoNEWS EXTRA
Quins turn to Gilmore JASON Gilmore has been named Harlequins’ senior coach following the departure of Danny Wilson, who joined Wales...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, September 14, 2025 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 14...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoJeremy Guscott: Henry Arundell can lead charge for Bath’s young guns
You have to give your top players the right amount of rest, and therefore the Prem Cup – which kicks off...
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Columnists
/ 6 months agoNick Cain: Steve Borthwick must not select this Bristol Bok, Benhard Janse van Rensburg
Benhard Janse van Rensburg is as South African as “boerewors”, and the idea of the Bristol centre being picked by England,...
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Features
/ 6 months agoAllan Dell: I was proud of what I achieved in rugby
The former British & Irish Lions, Scotland, Natal Sharks, Edinburgh, London Irish & Glasgow prop reflects on his life in rugby...
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