All posts tagged "Premiership"
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoIrish building new dynasty around their Fab Four
NEALE HARVEY discovers how four of London Irish’s homegrown backline hitmen are taking the Premiership by storm – and boosting their...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThe hidden aces make life tough for regions
Long before social distancing became a way of life, a similar exercise had been foisted upon the four Welsh regions in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoApprentice Alex ready to run with the big dogs
By NEALE HARVEY NORTHAMPTON scrumhalf Alex Mitchell is determined to make the most of his shock Six Nations call-up by continuing...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHeinz: We’ve identified our kryptonites
AFTER what he describes as an “unbelievable nine months”, spring-heeled No.9 veteran Willi Heinz has no intention of surrendering his England...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBlackett gets the nod for top job at Wasps
WASPS have appointed interim boss Lee Blackett as their new head coach. The 37-year-old has been in charge since director of rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThe modern game is better -and here’s why
COLIN BOAG With no live rugby to watch, the broadcasters have been replaying games from years ago. Sky showed the three...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDREAMTEAM
DAVE EWERS, THE EXETER AND ENGLAND SAXONS BACK ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1. Mako...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoI’m glad Eddie’s got the job…who else was there?
THERE were not too many alternatives open to the RFU when it came to reappointing Eddie Jones as England coach through...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSweeney’s balancing act will be true test of his powers
THE measure of a good CEO is not the size or wealth of the organisation he runs, but the quantity and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBring back those real tours -by bus and train
How it was and could be again: Leicester’s Clive Woodward tackles New Zealand’s Eddie Dunn at Welford Road in 1979 The...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Marquee players could take bigger hit to wages
Jeff Probyn writes why top earners at Premiership clubs should go the extra mile in wage cuts
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Featured
/ 6 years agoQ&A: Gareth Steenson – I don’t know why there aren’t many Exeter players in the England squad
Read our in-depth interview with the Exeter Chiefs stalwart, who doesn't know if he'll be at Sandy Park next season
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years ago50 South Africans in the Premiership reflects badly, says Snyman
How South African players have surged past Pacific Islanders as the Premiership's foremost import
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNewcastle Falcons Test star to leave despite promotion back to Premiership
Mulling over his options after playing his last game for the Falcons
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJapan set to overtake Top 14 and Premiership to become No.1 destination
The Top League is attracting players from the world over - and that won't stop says ex-Gloucester lock Tom Savage
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership’s best South African XV: Faf de Klerk misses out
TRP picks a line-up of the all-time best South African players to play in the Premiership
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership Rugby suspends season indefinitely but reiterates intent to complete all games
There will be no chance of watching rugby against on April 24 as Premiership extends suspension
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU have reached a fair outcome says Hill, as Richmond bounce back
Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill has his say on how the RFU's formula to decide league outcomes fared
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoI would have liked to see Rob Baxter take charge of England, says Moody
Baxter's development of Exeter should have been tested on England according to the former flanker
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTen months of rehab left Sean O’Brien wanting to prove everything to no-one but himself
The London Irish flanker goes into detail about how risky his hip surgery was to his career
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoInverdale’s demand for grassroots shake-up
‘Financial models are broken’ By NEALE HARVEY JOHN Inverdale has called for a root and branch review of how community rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTompkins’ move to the Blues hits problems
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Versatile Parkes is wanted in Japan KOBE STEEL are leading a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEwers keen to get buzz of winning the title
By NEALE HARVEY Ambition: Dave Ewers DAVE EWERS says his burning desire to win major trophies made his decision to stay...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JOSHGILLESPIE NORTHAMPTON WINGER Recently capped by England U20s against Wales, Josh Gillespie is a lightning fast winger whose route into the Northampton...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMarquee players could take bigger hit
When the chips are down and the pressure increases, why is it that money is always the topic that exposes what people...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLucky to learn off master like Jenks
MY LIFEIN RUGBY LEE JARVIS THE FORMER WALES, PONTYPRIDD, CARDIFF, DRAGONS AND CORNISH PIRATES FLY-HALF WHEN I was 15, Just Rentals, a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMoody: I would have liked to see Baxter take charge
By GARY FITZGERALD Baxter fan: Lewis Moody LEWIS Moody would have plumped for Rob Baxter to take over the England hot...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMoriarty commits future to Ryan’s Dragons
By ALEX BYWATER and STEFFAN THOMAS ROSS Moriarty has turned down big money offers in England and France to continue his career with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoA fair decision says bounce back up at
Hill as Richmond their first attempt By NEALE HARVEY Excited: Steve Hill RICHMOND rugby director Steve Hill has praised the strength...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFalcons have rule of their own says Shingler
EALING Trailfinders flyhalf Steven Shingler believes Newcastle Falcons’ promotion to the Premiership was not inevitable, despite his side trailing the league...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoContract chaos puts Carl Fearns in limbo in France
Former Bath back row Carl Fearns reveals the situation facing him as an out-of-contract player in the Top 14
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMy stint at the Scarlets rekindled my rugby spark, says Ryan Lamb
Lamb made his retirement call last week but hopes to remain in the game
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoSaracens star concedes he will have to leave to keep Lions dream alive
Nick Tompkins doesn't want to leave Saracens but a shot at the Lions tour can't be passed up
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU confirm how promotion and relegation for the Championship and below will work
Outcomes for Championship, Premier 15s, National Leagues and below to be formalised on Friday
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBristol prop Jake Armstrong stayed motivated through injury by helping homeless
Pat Lam said the best is yet to come from Armstrong on the pitch - but he's made up for it...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRated: The 5 alternative options at scrum-half for England
Former London Irish and England scrum-half Pete Richards marks Dan Robson as the next No.9 for England
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTest-capped front row duo set to bid adieu to Saracens
Rhys Carre has signed a deal to return to Cardiff Blues after just one season at Allianz Park
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFive Premiership clubs weighing up move for British & Irish Lion
Wanted by English, Welsh and French clubs
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhat the Premiership has to do to evolve according to expert Mark Evans
How can the Premiership reset itself so it doesn't have to rely on rich men to cover their losses?
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Taine Basham leads charge for Wales’ next generation
Shane Williams casts his eye over Wales' crop of emerging Test talent, and feels Taine Basham is up to the task
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEvans: Use this crisis to make rugby healthy again
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLISH rugby’s broken model needs fixing and now is the perfect time to instigate change, says industry expert...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMORGANMONKS WORCESTER BACK ROWER
YOUNG GUNS Morgan Monks says he is drawing inspiration from teammate Ted Hill as he continues his progress towards Worcester’s first...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGood luck making Tier Two self-funded
LET US hope that Edward Griffiths’ plans for a selffunding Championship prove to be workable, though I fear that TV and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGrass-roots being let down by RFU
I HAVE now seen the support packages released by the RFU. The first two measures are early release of monies, not...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFans need to know if freeze likely
IF AS Nick Cain suggests the Premiership are really going to freeze relegation and promotion for the next five years to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDomestic leagues can make rugby healthyagain
The new age of the nation state is finally dawning – headmaster Nigel Farage and his senior prefect, the Prime Minister,...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRehab in Austria, texts from Eddie, and an Exeter double – we talk to Jack Nowell
The Pumas try cost me dear but it was a beauty! Jack Nowell is chomping at the bit to be back...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoBath become 11th Premiership club to announce wage cuts
Bath chief executive Tarquin McDonald has penned an open letter
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoWhat is in Sunday’s edition of The Rugby Paper?
A sneak peek at what awaits you inside this week's TRP...
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Worcester and ex-Saints prop Ethan Waller
Ethan Waller shows brotherly love and includes older sibling Alex in his Dream Team
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