All posts tagged "Newcastle"
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Alex Brown – former Bristol, Gloucester and England lock
I won the Amlin Cup, the LV= Cup and finished top of the table at Gloucester but never getting a Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoSharks move for Joe Ford
Sale Sharks have made another signing for next season by swooping to capture Leeds Carnegie playmaker Joe Ford. Ford, brother of...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoNewcastle beat Leeds to reach Championship final
Newcastle will play Bedford in the Championship final after a 34-30 aggregate win over Leeds Carnegie at Kingston Park today. Jimmy...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Chris Jones – Worcester and former Sale lock
1. Eifion Lewis-Roberts – A guy with a huge work-rate who would get around the park for 80 minutes. I remember...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Dan Robson –Gloucester scrum-half
1. Seagulls There was a time when I used to like the sound of seagulls, as it reminded me of good...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoAlex Gray in numbers: from No.8 to 7s, and then to 13 in 15s!
Alex Gray intends following Tom Croft and James Haskell by using England Sevens as a route to international stardom. Gray’s surprising...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoAnother Championship player joins London Irish
London Irish have signed hooker Mike Mayhew on a three-year contract from Newcastle Falcons. Mayhew joined the Sunbury-based side as injury...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: RFU must step in and end this financial ring-fencing
As the disappointments of the Six Nations fades into memory, club rugby comes back into focus as we approach the business...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Luke Arscott – Exeter full-back
1. Carl Rimmer – Came into the Chiefs team with very little experience and has done really well. His first showing...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoNew contracts for Sharks Miller and Braid
Rob Miller and Dan Braid have signed new contracts with Premiership Sale Sharks, it was announced today. Last year Premiership top...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Barry Everit – former Munster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half
1. Jason Leonard – A fantastic scrummager who played over so many different eras and lasted an incredible amount of time...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: James Hudson – Newcastle and former Bath, London Irish and England Saxons lock
1. Jonny Golding – The first of a pair of surfing props. Jonny is a great aggressive scrummager for us at...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoGutsy Scotland A claim England Saxons’ scalp again
Scotland A earned a very gutsy 13-9 win over the England Saxons in Newcastle tonight. This is the second win in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Dragons big dilemma – when to cash in on Toby
They say Toby Faletau is not for sale, that those across the border and across the Channel eager to buy him...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Adrian Jarvis – Bristol fly-half
Decent turnaround from Bristol? Pretty good, yes. After a really good pre-season we had a very disappointing start and didn’t get...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: John Beatie – Former Scotland and Lions No.8
1. David Sole – He was so young when he first showed up for training but already a fantastic prop. You...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Jon Callard – former England international
1. Late substitutions I would get rid of replacements after an hour has passed. When was the last time you saw...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Young Jonny made a big impact in Wales’ debut
Jonny Wilkinson’s career has spanned 15 years and 367 matches, a tribute as much as anything to his indomitable spirit. His...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Ross Samson – London Scottish and former London Irish scrum-half
1. Alan Jacobsen – ‘Chunk’ is the Godfather of Scottish rugby. Nobody messes with him and he knows all the dark...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoGeorge Ford may be forced to quit Leicester Tigers says Austin Healey
Austin Healey says Welford Road is not big enough to accommodate both Toby Flood and George Ford. Tigers director of rugby...
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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Carl Kirwan – Rotherham flanker
When you consider Rotherham‘s Carl Kirwan’s last job was putting up scaffolding in the North Sea it is understandable why the...
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Young Gun
/ 14 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Stephenson – Northampton centre
Centre Tom Stephenson is the third generation of Northampton season ticket holders in his family and it might not be long...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoConor O’Shea challenges Harlequins to become a great team
Good teams win titles, but great teams back it up time and again. That is the view of Harlequins‘ head honcho...
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Latest News
/ 14 years agoUlster v Newcastle: teams
After impressive performances against Leicester last Saturday, Jared Payne, Michael Allen and Chris Farell retain their starting positions in the Ulster...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoNewcastle Falcons wanted to swoop on Gavin Henson
Newcastle made a bid to sign Gavin Henson before the RFU reversed their decision barring London Welsh from promotion to the...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoDiccon Edwards ‘got it wrong’ with Leeds’ youth policy says departing Lee Blackett
Lee Blackett has revealed his anger at the way senior players were jettisoned at Leeds by Diccon Edwards’ youth-based policy. The...
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English Championship
/ 14 years agoNew Bristol signing James Grindal gears up for big time again
James Grindal ended a 13-year consecutive run in the top flight when he swapped Leicester for Bristol this summer, but such...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 14 years agoBath winger Tom Biggs has still got that blond ambition
Winger Tom Biggs believes his England ambitions will remain on the backburner while Bath are languishing in the lower reaches of...
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Champions Cup
/ 14 years agoNew Newcastle Director of Rugby Dean Richards is hunting for Heineken Cup Glory
The despair, the darkness, the doubts have been lifted from Dean Richards’ shoulders since his appointment as Newcastle director of rugby,...
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Room 101
/ 14 years agoRoom 101: Richard Hill – Worcester head coach
1. Dog owners As a keen walker and rambler I come across quite a few dog walkers. It really winds me...
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