All posts tagged "London Irish"
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAussie franchises chasing Nadolo
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers winger Nemani Nadolo has been linked with Rugby Super outfits New South...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
JAMIE LENNARD, THE FORMER WORCESTER, LONDON IRISH, BEDFORD AND DONCASTER FLY-HALF AND CURRENT HEAD OF RUGBY AT OUNDLE SCHOOL CHOOSES THE...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRed mist may not lift for a generation
STEVE Diamond fears it could be a generation before a safe tackling technique comes naturally to players as red card fever...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoHearle’s the hero as Warriors stun Chiefs
By ROGER PANTING Worcester ........35pts Tries: Hearle 17, 34, 68, Heward 46, Doel 65 Conversions: Smith 17,34, 46, 65, 68 Exeter...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBenhard reaping reward for his versatility at Irish
VERSATILE London Irish back Benhard Janse van Rensburg is relishing playing in a variety of positions alongside experienced internationals as the...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoCharlie Ewels: England will never have Ireland’s level of cohesion
Charlie Ewels believes England will never have the levels of cohesion Ireland have ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations tie. England head...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoFormer Springbok scrum-half Louis Schreder joins Bath
Former Springbok scrum-half Louis Schreude will join Bath Rugby at the start of next season. The current Newcastle Falcons scrum-half will...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoKidney keeps cool as Exiles go fourth
By MATTHEW BALDWIN London Irish ....43pts Tries: Creevy 10, 42; Cinti 27, Gonzalez 37, Rona 49, Jackson 56, White 72 Conversions:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoRed card not to blame – Diamond
STEVE Diamond says Duhan van der Merwe’s red card was harsh but refused to blame referee Jack Makepeace for their heavy...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExiles sign Samoa back row So’otala
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish have made a swoop to land Brive and Samoa U20 back row...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoClermont join battle for Hughes
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER CLERMONT Auvergne have emerged as a serious threat to London Irish’s plans to sign...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTyro Puma Gonzalez is dreaming big with Exiles
By BEN JAYCOCK Explosive: Juan Martin Gonzalez ARGENTINA international Juan Martin Gonzalez has adjusted well to life in England and wants...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoLuke Cowan-Dickie and Manu Tuilagi absent from England training camp
England pair Luke Cowan-Dickie and Manu Tuilagi are notable absentees from Eddie Jones’ 25-player squad for a training camp in Bristol....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoCatt’s influence has got the Irish attack purring
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK MIKE Catt naturally flowed into coaching, as a lot of 10s tend to do,...
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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 agoExiles bring in Reid to cover midfield
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed fly-half Noel Reid on a short-term deal from French side Agen. The former Leinster and...
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Features
/ 4 years agoChick banned for three weeks, Coleman let off
RUGBY SHORTS NEWCASTLE No.8 Callum Chick has been banned for three weeks after he was sent off against Exeter last Sunday....
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWoodburn relishing challenge of unfamiliar territory
By PAUL REES Motivated: Woodburn OLLY Woodburn is intent on making up for lost time after missing 24 matches because of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLowering salary cap has levelled playing field says Davis
By GARY FITZGERALD BRAD Davis has urged London Irish’s players to avoid table-watching and keep staying in the fight if they...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGroom: English game demands different skills
By GRANT SHUB Springbok star: Cobus Reinach played with Nic Groom at Northampton FOR former Northampton Saints and London Irish scrum-half...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTheo’s a slam dunk to reach top
By ADAM HATHAWAY Big impression: Theo McFarland scores for Saracens against Harlequins PICTURE: Getty Images SARACENS head coach Joe Shaw has...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWoolstencroft in for long haul at Sarries
By DANIEL GALLAN SARACENS hooker Tom Woolstencroft is on the cusp of something special. There’s been no indication from Eddie Jones...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLISTEN NOW: The Rugby Paper Podcast Episode Three with Cadan Murley
This week, Oliver Little is joined by The Rugby Paper’s Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock and exciting Harlequins wing Cadan Murley. With...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEpisode Three of the The Rugby Paper Podcast with special guest Cadan Murley
The Rugby Paper Podcast returns tomorrow (Thursday) for yet another exhilarating episode. This week, host Oliver Little is joined by The...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPremiership launches PRTV streaming service
THE PREMIERSHIP have announced the launch of a new streaming service that allows supporters to watch all Gallagher Premiership rugby matches...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoManu Tuilagi returns to England training squad ahead of Wales tie
Manu Tuilagi has returned to the England squad ahead of the fixture with Wales on Saturday 26th February. Tuilagi is part...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoAllow me to leap to Eddie’s defence!
CHRIS HEWETT WHENEVER we talk of Edward I, which admittedly is not an everyday occurrence, we invariably refer to him as...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoA mauling for Bears as Irish put on style
By TOM BRADSHAW Bristol ................32pts Tries: Whiteley 16, Naulago 32, Strang 77, Challenger 79, Kerr 80 Conversions: Whiteley 33, Eden 80...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoArundell’s pace puts frighteners on Scots
By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland............24pts Tries: Leatherbarrow 13, 31; Melville 45, Hiddleston 80+3 Conversions: Townsend 33, 85 England..............41pts Tries: Arundell 23, Knight...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoAckermann ‘the beast’ swings it to Gloucester
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester........24pts Tries: Ackermann 15, 79; Thorley 47 Conversions: Evans 15, 47; Hastings 79 Penalties: Hastings 72 London Irish...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoKidney: Cute play slowed our flow
LONDON Irish’s director of rugby Declan Kidney was disappointed to come away with nothing. He said: “We had a tremendous amount...
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Features
/ 4 years agoAbsent stars level the playing field
COLIN BOAG Enthralling: Wasps come back to beat Exeter by a point yesterday PICTURE: Getty Images There’s a full programme of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoOllie’s England call up spurs fit-again Loader
By GARY FITZGERALD THE spring is back in Ben Loader’s stride and the smile back on his face...now he aims...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGloucester’s away day blues are in the past
By PAUL REES GLOUCESTER are on course for their best season on the road in the Premiership, but George Skivington is...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoEngland are torpedoed by Eddie’s call on subs
By NICK CAIN Scotland ............20pts Tries: White 18, Penalty 66 Conversions: Russell 19 Penalties: Russell 41, 72 England ..............17pts Tries: Smith...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBarbeary impresses England coaches as he returns to full fitness
Uncapped back rower Alfie Barbeary has returned to England training with forwards coach Matt Proudfoot pleased with what he’s seen from...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCourtney Lawes a doubt for England’s Six Nations opener
England forwards coach Matt Proudfoot confirmed that Courtney Lawes is going through his return to playing practises ahead of Saturday’s Six...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLord Sugar was only person to tell me ‘You’re Fired!’
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER LEINSTER, CONNACHT, LONDON IRISH & IRELAND U20 FLANKER AND RECENT STAR OF THE APPRENTICE CONOR...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRecord crowd set for Irish vs Chiefs
London Irish host Exeter Chiefs at the Brentford Community Stadium in what is set to be Irish’s biggest attendance since moving...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoHouse-hunting Hughes looks at the Exiles
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Off: Nathan Hughes’ contract at Bears is ending LONDON Irish have enquired about the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRivals grab the ones that got away
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER EVEN in these difficult cash-strapped times, with many redundancies and cuts at the RFU in recent years...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMy Bedford team could have made it in the Prem
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BEDFORD, LONDON IRISH, BARBARIANS AND MIDLANDS CENTRE BEN WHETSTONE RUDI STRAEULI used to have a...
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/ 4 years agoFarrell out with new ankle injury and Underhill takes head bang
ENGLAND captain Owen Farrell is set to miss the Six Nations opener against Scotland after suffering an injury while training with...
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/ 4 years agoKnow-how from Lions tour can help beat England
By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend believes the insight his eight British & Irish Lions gained on last summer’s...
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Features
/ 4 years agoStephen Payne OBE praises Paddy Jackson
Stephen Payne OBE pays a personal tribute to Paddy Jackson to mark his 30th rotation of the sun. Stephen Payne is...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPrem will make Boks better says Benhard
By GARY FITZGERALD JAKE White has urged the Springboks to stop picking overseas-based talent but Benhard Janse van Rensburg has no...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoWatson and Joseph will stay at Rec – for now
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH chairman Ed Griffiths has moved to keep England stars Anthony Watson and Jonathan...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoProp Ryan on Sarries’ radar
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SARACENS are showing an interest in signing veteran Munster tighthead John Ryan, who is...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoYou’re fired! Conor’s hope over
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER Ireland U20 international and London Irish back row Conor Gilsenan last week saw...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoQuins defeat cost me my form admits Simmonds
By PAUL REES A YEAR after captaining Exeter to the Premiership and Champions Cups double, Joe Simmonds found himself on the...












