All posts tagged "Premiership"
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLydon plots route to Ireland, via Ealing
By NICK VERDIER Fleet-footed: Peter Lydon attacks the line for London Scottish last season PETER Lydon still dreams of playing Test...
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/ 9 years agoOlver: Give kids a chance or risk losing them
By NEALE HARVEY DEPARTED fly-half Sam Olver has warned Northampton that more of their potential young stars could leave if denied...
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/ 9 years agoStringer hands off Father Time
EVENfrom this distance, Worcester’s home match against London Irish on December 23 is worth ringing in red ink. There is every...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MATT CORNISH EALING TRAILFINDERS HOOKER There are many roads to professional rugby but Matt Cornish has taken it to the extreme...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMulchrone aiming to capitalise on Karl’s retirement
NEWS EXTRA HARLEQUINS scrum-half Charlie Mulchrone reckons improvements in his gamemanagement will give him the best chance of applying heat to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYou’ve got to be a big noise now, Demetri!
ANDY GOODE The fly-half merry-goround has been in full swing throughout a frenetic last few months with a host of No.10s...
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Features
/ 9 years agoCoaching set-up at Exiles can keep them up
LONDON IRISH may be the bookies’ favourites to go down but only a fool would under-estimate their coaching team. I really...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSigning winners shows Falcons mean business
By JON NEWCOMBE JOSH MATAVESI says that Newcastle’s ambition to be a real force in English rugby was one of the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoWray seems out of touch with the fans
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email:newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I READ the Nigel Wray...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSurely we can all agree on what ‘straight’ means
COLIN BOAG With six weeks to go until the start of the Premiership season, it has been announced that some Law...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoNeil de Kock Q&A: I only planned to stay two years, but the love shown by Saracens meant I stayed for 11!
Scrum-half Neil de Kock returns to South Africa later this summer after 11 years in England, safe in the knowledge that...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoI was left out in 2015 and I’ll risk missing 2019 to prove my class in Europe, says Exeter signing White
Revved-up Aussie maestro Nic White has revealed why he rejected the chance to fight for a place at the 2019 World...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPremiership season ticket prices: Leicester freeze to launch O’Connor revolution
Leicester Tigers have backed Matt O’Connor’s on-field revolution by freezing season ticket prices at Welford Road in a bid to pack...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRobson quits Irish saying ‘I’ll be back’
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER London Irish lock George Robson refuses to rule out a return to top-flight rugby despite revealing his...
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Features
/ 9 years agoPremiership imports who have been pure Gold …
Jon Newcombe discovers the overseas stars who have impressed Gary Gold most in the Premiership Jon Newcombe Being a World Cupwinning...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWe’re gearing up for a fast start say Exiles
By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish face a race against time to be ready for their return to the Premiership but hooker...
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/ 9 years agoKey’s Rotherham will have fear factor
By GUY WILLIAMS THE challenge facing Andy Key, Rotherham Titans’ new head coach, is huge: How to revive the reputation and...
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Features
/ 9 years agoCruden can help restore the thrills
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Montpellier fans cannot wait to see All Black fly-half Aaron Cruden in their colours this season. They...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: George Stokes – Glasgow flanker
Growing up in Spain, George Stokes always faced an uphill battle to make it as a rugby player without the professional...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoSaracens chairman proposes a balancing act to solve Lions/Premiership Rugby dispute
Saracens chairman Nigel Wray reckons staging Lions ‘tours’ within the British Isles would offer a radical solution to the rancorous issue...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Jeff Williams – bath wing
Enjoying pre-season? As much as you can enjoy pre-season I guess! I’ve started earlier than most of the squad along with...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ben Gotting – former Wasps and Worcester hooker
To play in the 2004 Premiership final and make a significant contribution to our 10-6 win over Bath was undoubtedly a...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Matt Everard – Nottingham captain
1. Simon McIntyre – I was lucky to play with him at Wasps coming through the ranks at the same time....
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoWow, what an epic as Lions hold their nerve!
From NICK CAIN IN Aukland OWEN FARRELL explained how he had kept cool to land the 47 metre penalty that earned...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoSpencer at war with Beaumont over shorter Lions tour schedule
Nick Cain talks to Lions manager John Spencer about the future of the touring side World Rugby chairman: Bill Beaumont Together:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years ago2017/18 Greene King IPA Championship fixtures
BRISTOL return to the competition after their short stay in the Premiership and face debutants Hartpury College in the opening round...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoHooley seeks fresh start after Luamanu setback
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER Exeter fly-half Will Hooley insists he bears no malice towards Mat Luamanu despite last November’s clash with...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
RICH LANE BEDFORD WING When did pre-season start for the Blues? We kicked things off on June 12 so it’s been...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLionhearted Saracens won’t buckle
By JON NEWCOMBE Saracens Six: Super Maro Itoje and insets Owen Farrell, Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, George Kruis and new signing...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPlaying ‘tour’ games at home will solve problems saysWray
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS chairman Nigel Wray reckons staging Lions ‘tours’ within the British Isles would offer a radical solution to...
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/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
ADAM POWELL THE FORMER SARACENS, NEWCASTLE AND ENGLAND SAXONS CENTRE Inever envisaged that my career would come to an end during...
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/ 9 years agoHarlequins rising star pens new contract
Harlequins have received a big boost ahead of next season with the news that highly-rated centre Joe Marchant has extended his...
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/ 9 years agoBT Sport wins exclusive European rugby TV rights
BT Sport has secured the rights to screen the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup in the United Kingdom and Ireland from...
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/ 9 years agoBen Glynn joins Harlequins
Harlequins have confirmed that former Bristol second row Ben Glynn has joined the club as injury dispensation cover for Sam Twomey....
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Features
/ 9 years agoDREAM TEAM
MATT EVERARD, THE NOTTINGHAM AND FORMER LEICESTER & WASPS FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1....
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER WASPS, WORCESTER, LONDON SCOTTISH & LONDON WELSH HOOKER BEN GOTTING To play in the 2004 Premiership final and make...
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Features
/ 9 years agoNew dawn at Cov under Winter’s rule
WHILE Wasps are basking in the success of their move to the Ricoh Arena, Jon Newcombe finds that Coventry RFC are...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWarriors set to benefit from Vesty’s summer exchange
One more mighty match and these Lions could be legends By NEALE HARVEY SAM Vesty is ready to take a chunk...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoSexton-Farrell combo ends Warrenball jibe
Throwing the dice: New 10-12 axis of Owen Farrell and Johnny Sexton IF there was a selection call on which the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRobson: Salary cap cheats cost Northampton trophies
By NEALE HARVEY OUTGOING Northampton chief executive Allan Robson admits he will always remain bitter over instances of salary cap abuse...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoPremiership clubs have overstepped the mark this time
IN last week’s paper Lions manager John Spencer said plans to shorten future tours are ‘bordering on insanity’. Nick Cain’s main...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoAshton impressed by attacking mindset
By JON NEWCOMBE BRIAN ASHTON has urged England to stick with the attack-minded philosophy that brought them eight tries and 73...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
DOUGIE FLOCKHART DONCASTER WING Back in training yet? We’ve been back for a week now. We’re trying to ease the players...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTownsend focus on conquering Europe
By COLIN NEWBOULT Chiefs livewire: Stuart Townsend PICTURE: Getty Images SUCHwas the meteoric rise of Exeter’s Stuart Townsend during the latter...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAttwood: We just can’t find that winning formula
By TOM BRADSHAW FRUSTRATED second row Dave Attwood says Bath must stop “hinting and teasing” at what they can achieve and...
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/ 9 years agoTRANSFER WRAP
■ HARLEQUINS made a big move on the transfer market this week with the capture of Munster’s All Black centre Francis...
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/ 9 years agoMadigan eyes route back to Test scene via Bristol
By NEALE HARVEY FLY-HALF Ian Madigan has revealed his twin targets of steering Bristol into the Premiership and reclaiming a place...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoReihana returns to fire up West Country culture club
SKILLS coach Bruce Reihana reckons Bristol can follow the example of his old club Northampton by turning demotion into a positive....
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/ 9 years agoWasps’ remarkable rise all down to Dai
By NEALE HARVEY Coach of the year: Dai Young oversees training PICTURE: Getty Images LAWRENCE Dallaglio claims Wasps’ Premiership final defeat...
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