All posts tagged "Newcastle"
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoDavid Wilson leaves Bath to join Newcastle
David Wilson has left Bath and joined Newcastle with immediate effect. Capped 44 times by England, the 31-year-old tighthead had done...
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/ 9 years agoNewcastle agree permanent deal to sign Fred Burdon
Newcastle Falcons have agreed a permanent deal to sign centre Fred Burdon following a successful trial spell with the club. The...
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/ 10 years agoBristol bring in Rob Hawkins
Rob Hawkins has joined Bristol on a short-term deal as injury cover for Marc Jones. The hooker, who has had spells...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Cameron Orr – Gloucester prop
As a young prop, improving at the set piece is paramount for Cameron Orr so it is no surprise he jumped...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Harry Cochrane – Hartpury College scrum-half
1. Moaners I know this is a bit ironic but it’s probably my biggest pet hate. I’m a glass half-full type...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWorcester Cavaliers fixture dates confirmed
Monday night rugby returns to Sixways in September as Worcester Cavaliers look forward to the 2016/17 Aviva A League campaign. The...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Tom Catterick – Newcastle fly-half
1. Mako Vunipola – I played England age goups with him and he’s an all-round ball carrier. He’s a proper scrummager...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Jonny Coser – Harrogate flanker
1. Weather moaners This summer’s interchangeable weather has brought out all the people who moan about the weather in their droves....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoNewcastle statement – Zach Kibirige
Newcastle Falcons have welcomed the not-guilty verdict in the trial of Zach Kibirige. The club have been aware of the allegations...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Tyson Lewis – Doncaster wing
Enjoyed the off-season? It was nice to go away and unwind a little bit after such a long season. I stayed...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEngland stars agree new deals with Bath
Bath have announced that Jonathan Joseph and Anthony Watson have both agreed long-term extensions to their contract that will see the...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Tom Savage – Gloucester lock
1. Richard Barrington – I played with Baz at Hartpury. He’s now at Saracens and has gone on to win the...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Simon Hammersley – Newcastle full-back
How’s pre-season going? The first week was pretty testing for everyone but we got into the swing of things and have...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Max Wright – England U20s wing
Max Wright thought he would be watching the Junior World Championships from his sofa but things can change quickly in rugby...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Alex Gray – England Sevens forward
Do you have the Olympic buzz yet? That’s the only thing we think about now. It was like the first day...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Nili Latu – Newcastle back-row
Big sigh of relief to be safe from relegation? We had to wait to the end of the London Irish game...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: This jealous snub only undermines the awards
There is something badly amiss in the shortlist for the 2016 Players’ Player of the Year award. The absence of a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoBrexit may threaten overseas signings
Britain’s potential exit from the European Union could have “big implications” for overseas rugby players plying their trade here, according to...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Alex Cheesman- Cornish Pirates and former Wasps flanker
1. Ricky Lutton – He is now playing at Ulster as a tighthead, but I played with him at University at...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Underdogs Connacht my team of the season
Pat Lam achieved some notable firsts as a player at the end of the 20th century and the start of the...
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/ 10 years agoThree new recruits for Yorkshire Carnegie
Yorkshire Carnegie have signed Joe Ford, Alex Davies and Alex Gray for next season. Fly-half Ford re-joins the club on a...
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/ 10 years agoFinal curtain for Saracens and Namibia legend Jacques Burger
Jacques Burger has confirmed that he will retire from rugby after this weekend’s Premiership clash against Newcastle at Allianz Park. The...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Mark Wilson- Newcastle flanker
Ready for the London Irish match? We’ve had a real edge in training over the past week. It’s a huge game...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoMiserable ending for a Bedford legend
JAMES Pritchard is resigned to the fact he won’t get the fairytale finish to his illustrious Bedford career that he desires,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoNewcastle sign England Sevens’ Sam Egerton
England Sevens scrum-half Sam Egerton will be joining Newcastle Falcons next season. The 24-year-old made his Sevens World Series debut for...
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Columnists
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: If you want to hear a racist rant listen to Phil Bennett
What a surprise! World rugby‘s discipline hearing against Joe Marler saw him plead guilty, was given a ban and a fine...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWorcester to switch to artificial pitch
Worcester will become the first Premiership club to convert to the latest generation of Artificial Grass Pitch ahead next season. The...
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/ 10 years agoThomas signs new three-year deal with Ospreys
Ospreys have announced that young prop Gareth Thomas has penned a new three-year contract that will keep him at the Liberty...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoFrancois Hougaard gets Player of the Month gong
Francois Hougaard has been named the Premiership player of the month for March. The Worcester scrum-half was instrumental in the Warriors...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoI can keep London Irish up says Greig Tonks
London Irish fly-half Greig Tonks insists he has no regrets over swapping his Edinburgh comfort zone for a mud and bullets...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoMaro Itoje told to back up high octane introduction
England and Saracens scrum guru Ian Peel has challenged Maro Itoje to keep producing his high standards following his meteoric rise....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoNewcastle Falcons sign Vereniki Goneva
Newcastle Falcons have added finishing power to their ranks for next season with the signing of Leicester Tigers‘ Fijian international Vereniki...
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/ 10 years agoGeorge Smith named Premiership player of the month
George Smith has been named Premiership player of the month after a “sensational” month of February. The Wasps openside and Wallaby...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLeicester confirm George McGuigan signing
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper last month, Leicester Tigers have signed hooker George McGuigan from Newcastle. McGuigan,...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Scott Lawson – Newcastle and former London Irish and Gloucester hooker
1. Rob Vickers – For someone to move to loosehead so late in his career but to make such a good...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPeter Stringer pens new Sale deal
Peter Stringer has extended his career for another year signing a new contract with Sale Sharks. The record holding Irish scrum-half...
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/ 10 years agoDom Barrow banned for two weeks
Tigers lock Barrow has been banned for two weeks for striking an opponent during their Premiership tie with the Sale Sharks...
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/ 10 years agoAndy Goode comes out of retirement and joins Newcastle
As revealed by Neale Harvey in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Andy Goode has come out of retirement and joined Newcastle...
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/ 10 years agoSaracens claim bonus-point in Newcastle
Saracens continued their unbeaten start to the Premiership season with a convincing 38-3 bonus-point win at Newcastle yesterday. Charlie Hodgson converted...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: George McGuigan – Newcastle hooker
Going into the unknown against Enisei today aren’t you? They’re an unknown quantity so we’re focusing a lot more on ourselves...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Scott Mathie – former Bulls, Sharks, Leeds and Sale scrum-half
If there is one match I’d like to be able to go back in time and change, it would be my...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Ruaridh Dawson – Newcaslte scrum-half
The step up from school to men’s rugby is not an easy one to make as Ruaridh Dawson found out –...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSinoti agrees Newcastle contract extension
Newcastle Falcons have today announced that Sinoti Sinoti has agreed a new long term deal with the club. Having joined the...
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/ 10 years agoLeicester win derby against Wasps
Leicester made it three from three this season with a 24-16 win over Wasps in the Midlands derby at Welford Road....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSale, Newcastle and Worcester follow Wasps in salary cap row
Sale, Newcastle and Worcester have followed in Wasps‘ footsteps revealing they have not broken the Premiership salary cap. Premiership Rugby revealed...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Ryan Burrows – Yorkshire Carnegie and former Rotherham No.8
1. Ben Harris – He’s moved to Newcastle now but he had a couple of very good seasons for us at...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoScotland quintet fit to take on Samoa
Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg, John Hardie, Sean Maitland and Ross Ford have all recovered from injury to start for Scotland against...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoVIDEO: Alesana Tuilagi hit with five-week ban
Alesana Tuilagi will miss Saturday’s World Cup match with Scotland after receiving a five-week ban for striking an opponent with the...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Joe Carlisle – London Welsh and former Worcester and Wasps fly-half
1. Matt Mullan – The fittest prop I’ve ever played with. A great leader too who is rightly captaining Wasps when...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Adam Powell – Newcastle and former Saracens centre
1. Deon Carstens – I played with the former South Africa Test prop at Saracens and aside from being a very...
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