All posts tagged "Premiership"
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago‘A British & Irish League has to happen urgently’ – former PRO14 club chairman
How might CVC's strategy for a British & Irish League may work, according to former Cardiff Blues chairman Peter Thomas
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Features
/ 7 years agoBoyd: Lesser men might have quit but Dylan’s still so mentally tough
Neale Harvey talks to the Northampton Saints director of rugby Chris Boyd Cover: Dylan Hartley is still battling his knee problem,...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWelfare should be for all, not just stars
NEALE HARVEY talks to a recently-retired Championship star who believes welfare reform for level two professionals is long overdue Crusade: Mike...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPaid up! Now it’s time to stop the damage to Cardiff Blues’ reputation
FOR all their bluster at being threatened with legal action over some £200,000 in overdue rent for the use of the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWould fans travel to a British League?
COLIN BOAG Major slog: Exeter playing Newcastle at Sandy Park The front-page story in last week’s Rugby Paper referred to the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPumas need to oil their machine to be a threat
World class: Argentina captain Pablo Matera fends off Ngani Laumape PICTURE: Getty Images Argentina are searching for a new identity before...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWRU must get behind our Sevens potential
SHANE WILLIAMS Sevens graduate: James Davies is a regular for Scarlets PICTURE: Getty Images WALES AND LIONS LEGEND ALL the focus...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWood hunts 32 players to launch the new Carnegie
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER England scrum-half Martyn Wood has begun the mammoth task of building a squad from scratch in less...
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Dream Team
/ 7 years agoDream Team: Bedford Blues flanker Daniel Temm
New Bedford Blues signing Daniel Temm picks a XV
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years ago‘A British League will happen in two years’ – the story that has the country talking
CVC takeover of Premiership and soon-to-be finalised PRO14 deal heralds new opportunity for British League
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoUren out to catch Eddie’s eye with Bristol
■By NEALE HARVEY ANDY UREN is determined to prove why teammate Harry Randall is not the only Bristol scrumhalf worthy of...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHerschel is scrum-half of the future for Boks
■By ADAM ELLIS Praise: Boks’ backs coach Mzwandile Stick HERSCHEL JANTJIES has been marked as one to watch by two senior...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoEngland fall short in Europe Grand Prix
■By ANDRE THOMAS ENGLAND men’s and women’s teams loaded their squads with new caps for the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDowson plans to blood kids in Cup again
Champions: Alex Waller lifts the Premiership Cup for Northampton By NEALE HARVEY HARLEQUINS will welcome Bristol Bears to the Twickenham Stoop...
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Features
/ 7 years agoIncome protection insurance is a must
At a time when there is little happening in the world of rugby as we wait for the excitement of the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
SAM WOLSTENHOLME WASPS SCRUM-HALF Twenty-year-old Sam Wolstenholme has packed a lot of life experience into his tender years. As an outstanding...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup snub will fire up Chiefs’ back row rejects
■By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND’S failure to embrace Exeter’s array of “world-class” back rowers should spark fear throughout the Premiership, according to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoDeano’s ring-fence paradox
In TRP July 14, Jon Newcombe describes Coventry’s ambitions, while Neale Harvey writes about those of Cornish Pirates. This follows similar...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoFalcons work in the community deserves praise
MY instinctive reaction to Colin Boag’s repetition of his proposal that the Premiership clubs be given charge of the national team...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoItoje and Kruis are my No1 No2s says Bayfield
By NEALE HARVEY INDOMITABLE Saracens duo Maro Itoje and George Kruis offer England their best route to second row domination, according...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoYour way is highway now, Eddie
THE England rugby coach meets the chief executive of the RFU in the corridors of Twickenham. “How yuh doing, Eddie?” asks...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoDon’t forget the community clubs need cash, too
IN AN otherwise wellreasoned interview with Neale Harvey in last week’s Rugby Paper, Tony Rowe, chairman of Exeter presents a very...
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Features
/ 7 years agoRowe’s so wrong to doubt England
Strong opinions: Tony Rowe celebrates an Exeter win with Jack Yeandle COLIN BOAG It always makes for a great read when...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoIrvine, champ of Tier Two, calls it a day
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Stepping down: Geoff Irvine LONG-STANDING Championship boss Geoff Irvine will stand down from his role at the...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCVC’s cash is good for the future of rugby
THE INVESTMENT of CVC into rugby is something I’m right behind and I was fascinated this week to hear of their...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoChampionship is world class now says Pirates boss Stirling
NEALE HARVEY talks to a New Zealand coaching guru who believes the value of the Championship is vastly underrated Cornish Pirates...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 7 years agoChampions Jesters fall to Samurai in thriller
EALING Trailfinders’ ground was the venue for the final round of the 2019 Super Sevens Series on the hottest day of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoTop-flight survival takes precedence for Exiles
By NEALE HARVEY NEWLY-promoted London Irish risk missing out on RFU funding worth £750,000 next season unless they significantly increase their...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCardiff Uni lose Davies to Bridgend
By ROB COLE CARDIFF University are looking for a new director of rugby following the departure of Alun Wyn Davies to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFIXTURES: Premiership clubs discover their 2019-20 schedules
London Irish's return to be broadcast on TV with trip to Wasps
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWales captain Alun Wyn Jones finally signs new contract to stay with Ospreys
The Grand Slam-winning lock assures the Ospreys are the best place for him to be 'at this stage' of his career
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoEllis blow as Wales head for the Alps
By PETER JACKSON Second op: Ellis Jenkins WALES head for the Swiss Alps this week amid renewed fears that one of...
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Features
/ 7 years agoI’m going to help take Sale to next level
Jake Cooper- Woolley, Sale’s new tighthead prop, tells NEALE HARVEY why he believes the club are ready for lift-off Jake Cooper-Woolley...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoTomlinson and Roberts blow for Cardiff
By ROB COLE CARDIFF’S hopes of defending their WRU National Cup title and bidding for Indigo Premiership success have been hit...
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Features
/ 7 years agoRob won’t be tempted when Eddie bombs at World Cup
Q&A TONY ROWE ON THE RECORD Chief at Exeter: Tony Rowe Tony Rowe, chief executive and chairman of the Exeter Chiefs,...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEvans is Ospreys’ homecoming king
ALEX BYWATER talks to Ospreys new boy Gareth Evans after his move from Gloucester Out to impress: Gareth Evans Star transfer:...
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Features
/ 7 years agoGreat journey but what a brutal end
MY LIFEIN RUGBY NICK LLOYD THE FORMER ENGLAND, SARACENS, ROTHERHAM AND WAKEFIELD PROP Premiership class: Nick Lloyd in action for Saracens...
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Features
/ 7 years agoPlay-offs fly in face of player welfare
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Favourites: Newcastle are expected to earn promotion to the 13-team Premiership PICTURE:...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRifleman Bean takes aim at Prem big guns
By NEALE HARVEY Coming force: Saints signing Lewis Bean in action for the Army Comrade: Rokoduguni POWERHOUSE Army lock Lewis Bean...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSuccess in France keeps Joe on radar
NEALE HARVEY finds Oyonnax boss Joe El Abd hungry for another chance with England Success: Joe El Abd helped coach England...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoOverseeing the development of Delon Armitage and Charlie Ewels has been one of my proudest achievements, says Toby Booth
In this lengthy feature, we talk to the departing Bath assistant coach about his time at the Rec and his past...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoMarler, Cipriani and McConnochie all in England’s Rugby World Cup training squad
There are plenty of talking points in Eddie Jones' Rugby World Cup training squad
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRelegation holds back young talent warns Newcastle Falcons Darren Barry
The new arrival at Kingston Park shares his reasoning for ring-fencing the Premiership
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoProbyn column: The week that was for Eddie Jones and Leicester Tigers
Jeff Probyn reflects on Leicester Tigers being put up for £60m
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoStan opts for South West over Coventry
EXETER Chiefs have signed Harlequins forward Stan South from under the noses of Coventry. The 22-year-old, who can play either at...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoRivals say Carnegie could still go down
By JON NEWCOMBE RIVAL clubs believe that Yorkshire Carnegie could still be relegated from the Championship even though their members have...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLet’s hope O’Brien’s spent penny cost him dear
A FAMOUSrugby player urinates on a man in a Dublin pub, a crude offence to put it mildly and yet it...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWard determined to help put Ampthill on the map
By NEALE HARVEY Ambition: Paul Turner Relief: Dave Ward DAVE Ward says he is hugely relieved to have found a new...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDate switch gives Super Six appeal
THE top six Welsh Premiership clubs have been confirmed as the representatives for next season’s cross-border Super Six competition against Scottish...
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