All posts tagged "Premiership"
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■VETERAN Western Force prop Pek Cowan appears to be unlikely to be heading to...
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/ 8 years agoScottish RFU could step in to boost Worcester
WORCESTER Warriots could find an unlikely saviour in the form of the Scottish Rugby Union according to Blindside sources. We understand...
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/ 8 years agoBath prop Auterac a target for Quins
Wanted: Auterac HARLEQUINS are believed to be heading a queue of clubs interested in signing loose-head prop Nick Auterac from Bath...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSavage: Cure travel bug and we’ll soar
■By NEALE HARVEY SOLVINGGloucester’s abysmal away record holds the key to challenging for a Premiership play-off place, according to lock Tom...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTuohy relishing his stint with Leicester
ON-LOAN Leicester lock Dan Tuohy says he has an open mind over his future after joining the Premiership giants from hometown...
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/ 8 years agoDylan’s out to derail Jamie’s juggernaut
DYLAN Hartley says he is not taking questions on the England captaincy ahead of his European Cup head-to-head with Jamie George....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLawes tops September
NORTHAMPTON Saints forward Courtney Lawes has been named Premiership Player of the Month for September 2017. Lawes has been instrumental in...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JARED ROSSER DRAGONS WING Jared Rosser is one of the bright young stars the Dragons hope can fire them into a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoPrem clubs need more RFU backing
IF Stephen Brown, the new man at Twickenham, expects England to rule the world he must start by helping the owners...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWarriors’ plight shows rugby finances on brink
COLIN BOAG It’s no secret that Worcester Warriors are up for sale – sorry, ‘seeking further investment’ – but things took...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoStorming Stockdale takes the sting out of Wasps
■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER FORMER Wasp Charlies Piutau provided the x-factor and Jacob Stockdale the cutting edge as Ulster got their European...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoKruis confident he can regain his England place
■By GARY FITZGERALD GEORGE Kruis is convinced his injury nightmares and disappointing Lions tour are firmly behind him, and that he...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoSaints old boy Clark getting up to pace with Sarries
■By NEALE HARVEY CALUMClark admits he is still adjusting to the hectic pace of life at Saracens after relaunching his career...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoCut the bench to reduce the risk of injuries
AS the broken body count in the Premiership rises, with a growing consensus that the greater ball-in-play time under the new...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoSimmonds leaves it to clinch Chiefs win
■By ROGER PANTING EXETER made hard work of getting their Cup campaign off to a winning start as it took them...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoYes, it’s time for Jamie George to become king
Dylan Hartley or Jamie George? Past England hookers have their say
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years ago‘We learnt our lesson’ says Cipriani, as Wasps prepare for Ulster test
By Adam Ellis Ahead of Wasps‘ trip to face Ulster in the Champions Cup under the lights of the Kingspan Stadium...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHat-trick man Jamie George signs new Saracens deal
By Adam Ellis Jamie George has signed a new deal with Saracens to stay at Allianz Park until 2021. The British...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoCain column: Kyle Sinckler can consider himself lucky as inconsistency in bans perpetuate
By Nick Cain KYLE Sinckler can consider himself fortunate to get off with a seven-week ban after making contact with Northampton...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Champions Cup pools draw make it sure to be a thrilling start
By Jeremy Guscott THE European Cup is a tougher, harder tournament under EPCR than it was four years ago when the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoByron McGuigan’s out to steal march on Scotland
By Jon Newcombe BYRON McGuigan is hoping his terrific try-scoring form with Sale Sharks will catch the eye of the Scotland...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSale’s Josh Beaumont sidelined for months
By Adam Ellis Sale Sharks have been dealt a blow with second row forward Josh Beaumont ruled out for three months....
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Features
/ 8 years agoYes, it’s time for George to become king
DYLAN Hartley or Jamie George? The selection dilemma at hooker, and its impact on the captaincy, is the burning question for...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWorld Cup downer helped to raise my game says Reinach
By NEALE HARVEY New Saint: South African No.9 Cobus Reinach PICTURES: Getty Images COBUS Reinach has revealed how his disillusionment with...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoByron’s out to steal march on Scotland
By JOHN NEWCOMBE Try machine: Byron McGuigan hands off Henry Taylor of Saracens to score for Sale PICTURES: Getty Images BYRON...
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/ 8 years agoRogers: Eddie can’t keep ignoring Falcons
By NEALE HARVEY HIGH-FLYINGNewcastle’s soaraway season is making it impossible for England boss Eddie Jones to continually ignore the claims of...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoMy simple way to stop threatened player walk-out
Natural break: Wasps’ Guy Armitage is tackled by Ospreys’ Joe Thomas as he runs in to score in last season’s Anglo...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoEddie urged to let Farrell run show from No.10
By NEALE HARVEY OWEN Farrell’s controlling influence as a leader is being compromised by England’s insistence on playing him out of...
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/ 8 years agoInjury toll leaves ‘A’ league in tatters
By SAM JACKSON THE Premiership ‘A’ league fixture list was decimated last week amid ongoing injury problems. Five games were postponed...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBurns deserved his red says Blackadder
By TOM BRADSHAW TODDBlackadder says Bath have “no complaints” after Freddie Burns was red-carded for a tip-tackle on his full debut...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAcademy lads put on strong show in Munich
ENGLAND Sevens finished fourth at the Oktoberfest 7s last weekend after losing to South Africa in the bronze final match in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSinckler’s a lucky boy to get off so lightly
KYLE Sinckler can consider himself fortunate to get off with a seven-week ban after making contact with Northampton lock Michael Paterson’s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBonus points have become too cheap
THE speeding up of the game seems to have made scoring four tries easier, particularly in the leagues below the Premiership....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEvans gives Eddie an openside reminder
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND openside prospect Will Evans offered a timely reminder of his lavish potential with a starring role for...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTry-happy Quins head for Europe with Care on top form
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER HARLEQUINS finished the first phase of the Premiership season with their best display to date with five tries...
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Features
/ 8 years agoThrilling to have a re-run of last year’s final so early
Battle royal: Saracens take on Clermont in the pool this season PICTURE: Getty Images THE European Cup is a tougher, harder...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWasps feeling sting of fixture congestion
By NEALE HARVEY WASPS fly-half Jimmy Gopperth has urged Premiership and European rugby bosses to review their match scheduling after conceding...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTrinder’s box of tricks too much for Saints
By NICK CAIN HENRY Trinder put his horrendous run of injuries – including two knee reconstructions – behind him to light...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMcCall demands greater consistency ahead of Europe
By SAM JACKSON SARACENS boss Mark McCall has urged his side to produce a more complete 80-minute performance against Wasps today...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAll White for Chiefs as slick Nic helps put them top
By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER’S former Australia scrum-half Nic White produced two inspired moments which left Newcastle, this season’s Premiership shock side,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSix Nations still looking for new title sponsor
SIX NATIONS big wigs are facing a race against time to find a new sponsor in time for the first round...
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ LONDON IRISH might find it difficult to keep hold of highly rated winger...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLozowski holding out for more cash
SARACENS are planning more talks with England squad man Alex Lozowski in a bid to keep him at the club when...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMostert puts Premiership on red alert
SPRINGBOK lock Franco Mostert is attracting the interest of a host of Premiership clubs for when his contract in Japan and...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoRob Baxter plans to make Exeter Chiefs one of Europe’s elite
By Nick Cain EXETER Chiefs are rolling towards Europe’s elite clubs like a dislodged boulder of Dartmoor granite. The newly- crowned...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoCain column: Players have not been consulted over extending the season
By Nick Cain PLAYERS and coaches in the Premiership have started to align in their resistance to the World Rugby blueprint...
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Latest News
/ 8 years ago‘I’m dangling on a rope and they’ve lit the rope’ says Haskell on England future
By Adam Ellis James Haskell admits he will have to work hard to get back into Eddie Jones‘ selection plans after...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoShane Williams column: There’s only one man in my mind who can replace Wilson at Cardiff
By Shane Williams WHAT a shambles it is right now at Cardiff Blues. I must admit I was very surprised to...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoSoloist Foden savouring the social life at Saints
By NEALE HARVEY On song: Ben Foden in action for Saints against Saracens PICTURE: Getty Images BEN Foden insists he will...
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