All posts tagged "Premiership"
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoChisholm steps into the breach for Quins
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY LONG-SERVING Harlequins utility back Ross Chisholm is determined to ensure that Mike Brown’s absence does not...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSaracens reel in young Sharks ace Wiese
SARACENS have agreed a five-year deal to lure Sharks star Cobus Wiese from Super Rugby next season. The Premiership champions have...
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Features
/ 6 years agoTipuric top of Lyon’s hit list to replace Fearns
Wanted man: Justin Tipuric Return: Carl Fearns LYON are lining up a surprise move for Wales openside flanker Justin Tipuric to...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBidding war begins for Nakarawa
PREMIERSHIP rivals Harlequins and Bath are set to go head to head later this year in the race to land Fijian...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBalmain wanted as cover for Williams
Off? Fraser Balmain Suitors: England’s Harry Williams EXETER Chiefs are among a clutch of clubs interested in signing Gloucester prop Fraser...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoThomas signing helped Hill make up his mind
By NEALE HARVEY Big talent: Ted Hill on the ball for Worcester PICTURES: Getty Images Top signing: Thomas TED HILL says...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER WASPS, BATH, YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE, DONCASTER & COVENTRY PROP CHARLIE BEECH TWO weeks ago I started my new life, as...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
PATRICK SCHICKERLING EXETER CHIEFS PROP Patrick Schickerling had a decision to make over the summer: should he represent Namibia at the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoNew stadium will end talent drain to Exeter says Matavesi
■By NEALE HARVEY Big chance at Saints: Sam Mataves SAM Matavesi believes the ambition of Cornish Pirates will blow the Premiership’s...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDan’s the man for Six Nations says Thomas
WAYNE Pivac has been urged to select Dan Thomas in his first Wales Six Nations squad. Openside Thomas – who represented...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoVan Rensburg’s found happy place at Sharks
By JON NEWCOMBE Slimmed down: Rohan Janse van Rensburg ROHAN Janse van Rensburg is reaping the rewards of a healthier lifestyle...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoExeter coaches re-sign
EXETER director of rugby Rob Baxter and his coaching team have agreed three-year contract extensions with the club. Baxter, head coach...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoLetters
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk Cutting the format could...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRefs are there to apply laws not act as coaches
COLIN BOAG Sharp practice: Danny Care is the master of the shoulder wiggle After bingeviewing the Champions Cup games over the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoDREAM TEAM
TIM SWIEL, THE NEWCASTLE AND FORMER WESTERN PROVINCE, SHARKS AND HARLEQUINS UTILITY BACK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Moseley and ex-Coventry and Boland back Cliffie Hodgson
Willie le Roux features along with some old teammates at Coventry
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Featured
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Bath winger Gabriel Hamer-Webb
The Bath speedster talks working with Anthony Watson, Semesa Rokoduguni and Tom Homer
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers seek to sign Argentina lock and keep hold of George Ford
Movement at Leicester Tigers...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs agree new contracts with Rob Baxter and coaching staff
New long-term contracts for key figureheads in the Exeter Chiefs coaching department
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPiutau: Radradra will make us a dangerous prospect
The Bristol Bears full-back talks to Neale Harvey about his desire to win championships at Ashton Gate by agreeing an extension
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorld Cup final frustration still eats at ex-England scrum coach Neal Hatley
Neal Hatley is trying to put the loss of the final behind him by throwing himself into the revamp of Bath
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoNick Abendanon drawing interest from home as Clermont stay nears end
Nick Abendanon is keen on a return to the UK after five years in France
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: PRL secrecy is an insult to club rugby fans
Nick Cain explains why the drip-drip of information issued by Premiership Rugby on Saracens' salary cap breach is riling fans up
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Dan Cole will carry the can just like Paul Rendall
Jeff Probyn sympathises with Dan Cole for being made a scapegoat for England's capitulation at the scrum in the World Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoVarsity match: Light Blues’ mighty duo may be godsend or curse
Cambridge have a Test-experience second row ready to take on rivals Oxford in the 138th Varsity match
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Fire to play for England still burns bright for Joe Launchbury
The England and Wasps lock shares his reasons for staying loyal to Dai Young
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Featured
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol Bears fly-half wonderkid Ioan Iloyd
A big future ahead for Bristol Bears' try-scoring fly-half
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPurdy: I’d be lying if I didn’t say I want to play Premiership rugby again
Winger Henry Purdy was squeezed out by Gloucester due to their tight salary cap and now plays for Coventry after a...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: It beggars belief that the Lions are treated so badly
Jeremy Guscott believes it is as important as ever for the Lions to win in South Africa to not fall to...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSolomons’ big vision for Sixways now taking shape
Building foundations: Alan Solomons with Ted Hill WORCESTER rugby director Alan Solomons believes tying down outstanding young guns Ted Hill and...
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Features
/ 6 years agoJapan frustration still eats at Hatley
NEALE HARVEY finds Neal Hatley still asking himself what went wrong in World Cup final Mentor: Neal Hatley has reunited with...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoPirates at full steam after shufti at Saints
By JON NEWCOMBE On track: Chris Stirling BUOYED by a reaffirming trip to high-flying Northampton in midweek, Pirates’ coaching staff head...
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Features
/ 6 years agoThe Light Blues’ mighty duo may be a godsend or a curse!
Brendan Gallagher looks at the 138th Varsity match, kicking off at Twickenham on Thursday Line-out strength: James Horwill was a stalwart...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPurdy plots route back to top in Cov’s shop window
■By NEALE HARVEY Fun factor: Henry Purdy playing for Otago COVENTRY winger Henry Purdy’s four-month spell in New Zealand rekindled his...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEngland fire still burns bright for Launchbury
■By NEALE HARVEY Constant: Dai Young Snub: Eddie Jones Cameo appearance: Joe Launchbury playing against USA in the World Cup PICTURE:...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoLudlam wants to build on World Cup buzz
AFTER a rollercoaster year in which he went from fighting for a new club contract to representing England at the World...
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Features
/ 6 years agoTigers confident of keeping their key men
HEAD coach Geordan Murphy is ‘hopeful’ Leicester can keep their in-demand England stars at the club despite interest in them intensifying....
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPiutau makes his Bears appealing on and off field
■By NEALE HARVEY Expressing himself: Charles Piutau on the attack BRISTOL winger Charles Piutau says earning power was only part of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoNo Sinckler? then Gloucs may go for Williams
By NEIL FISSLER Offers: Kyle Sinckler GLOUCESTER have emerged as potential suitors for Exeter tighthead Harry Williams if they miss out...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSaints lead the chase for Fearns
LYON No.8 Carl Fearns is potentially on his way back to the Premiership. Fearns is not expected to extend his fruitful...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoThree-try blitz blows Bath out of Europe
■By NEALE HARVEY Hot prospect: Samuel Ezeala breaks through to score Clermont’s second try PICTURE: Getty Images Slicing through: Rhys Priestland...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoLetters
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk Can the relegated team...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoIt’s much ado about nothing at Thomond
■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Arm wrestle: Saracens lock Will Skelton is tackled by Tadhg Beirne and Billy Holland PICTURES: Getty Images No...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoHow long before the first coach gets fired?
Views COLIN BOAG Smart move: Declan Kidney is a world class coach at London Irish It has become a cliché that...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoPRL secrecy is an insult to all club rugby fans
NICK CAIN IS Premiership Rugby fit for purpose? Is the governing body of the multi-million pound club game in England understaffed,...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoIt beggars belief that the Lions are treated so badly
JEREMY GUSCOTT Stretching the Springboks: Matt Dawson scores for the Lions in the third Test against South Africa at Ellis Park...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoThis snub to Lions does game disservice
PRL’s decision this week to deny the 2021 Lions a crucial extra week of preparation for their tour of South Africa...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoFeel the gap – Saints are hit by 7-try pummeling
■From NICK CAIN at Franklin’s Gardens Rout: Ed Byrne dives over for the final Leinster try PICTURE: Getty Images NORTHAMPTON may...
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Features
/ 6 years agoFive warm-ups are enough to get the Lions ready
IT WAS interesting to see the eight-game schedule for the British & Irish Lions tour. Five warm-up games is more than...
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