All posts tagged "Premiership"
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoBath 38-17 Gloucester: Finn Russell conducts the orchestra for Prem champions
Finn Russell claimed Bath are starting from “ground zero” in their bid to secure back-to-back title successes after they crushed Gloucester...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoBristol Bears 18-14 Exeter Chiefs: Forward power has Bears on front foot
Bristol Bears are renowned for their champagne rugby but they were more like a fortified stout as they overcame more injuries...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoSale Sharks 57-5 Newcastle Red Bulls: Tom Roebuck puts his foot down for Sharks
Sale Sharks’ Tom Roebuck reduced Newcastle Red Bulls to rubble to remind Steve Borthwick of his class ahead of England’s autumn...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFranchise men have work to do
THE franchise men extolling the virtues of a closed shop Premiership as the most riveting and competitive of leagues will have...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoHarlequins v Saracens preview: Will Evans happy to make his mark at Quins
Will Evans would be high on the list of contenders in a poll on the unluckiest player to miss out on...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoRhys Tudor: We are one big family at Caldy
New Caldy winger Rhys Tudor says he’s been “blown away” by life at Paton Field and how well the humble Wirral...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPerfect finish for Cleall as Saracens take Cup title
Women’s Premiership Cup Final BRYONY Cleall enjoyed the perfect send off as Saracens saw off Harlequins to win their second PWR...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMagic is back for Maggs as Reds relight the rugby fire
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Enjoying life: Old Redcliffians prop Archie Maggs FORMER Bath tighthead Archie Maggs is revelling in the part-time...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoDurham prepare to blow out 175 candles
SCHOOLS REPORT ■By JOSEPH TERRY DURHAM School RFC are preparing to celebrate a historic milestone next week. The fifth oldest rugby...
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Features
/ 1 year agoMy Life in Rugby: Robin Wedlake – Cornwall’s where my story starts and where it ends
Robin Wedlake — former Redruth, Plymouth Albion, Cornish Pirates, Jersey Reds and Cornwall centre — now plays for Camborne in National...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoEvans: Drovers face tough test
Super Rygbi ■ By ROB COLE EUROS Evans is under no illusions as to how precarious Llandovery’s two-point lead is at...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoTen-try Ponty crush Newbridge
Premiership round-up TABLE toppers Pontypridd ran in 10 tries on their way to a thumping 66-17 victory over Newbridge at Sardis...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoFormer England rugby captain Lewis Moody diagnosed with motor neurone disease
Former England captain and 2003 World Cup winner Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoNewcastle Red Bulls head coach Alan Dickens says he can call Gregor Townsend at any time
Gregor Townsend will be in regular contact with the new coaching set-up at Newcastle Red Bulls after the club abruptly sacked...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoOllie Hassell-Collins out to prove his Test worth with England
Ollie Hassell-Collins has sharpened his prolific Leicester Tigers try-scoring teeth again to prove to Steve Borthwick he deserves another chance on...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoMatt Rogerson: Worcester Warriors supporters will play a key role
Matt Rogerson says captaining returning Worcester Warriors feels like the “positive flip-side” of his London Irish heartbreak.
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPrem: Marcus Smith’s raring to get back – Will Porter
Marcus Smith has been “tearing it up” in training and his Harlequins teammates are relishing his return to action.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPellow to leave after 16 years at Exeter
LONG-SERVING Exeter coach Ricky Pellow is to leave the club next month. The former Bath, Worcester and Cornish Pirates scrum-half has...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: It won’t surprise me if Springboks land a threepeat
South Africa have got people talking about the revolution in their back play in the Rugby Championship after their huge victories...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHappy with that, says van Graan
BATH head of rugby Johann van Graan was delighted with a second bonus point win and philosophical about what appeared to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPlans for franchises still face a tough battle
THIS weekend should herald a bright new dawn for the Champ, with clarity about the road ahead for the clubs in...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTreatment of Diamond another low for the game
WHEN Red Bull and their dredgers descended on Tyneside in mid-August to salvage Newcastle Falcons, they made it clear that Steve...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPaul Rees: Red Bull blindsided ex-Newcastle boss Steve Diamond
Paul Rees looks at why the former Newcastle Red Bulls boss, Steve Diamond, lost his job just hours after telling reporters:...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Why it’s right time to invest in the ‘have nots’
A massive hat-tip to all those involved in both organising the Women’s World Cup and those behind England’s triumph, on and...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoPonty bounce back for maximum
Premiership round-up WELSH Premiership leaders Pontypridd bounced back from the disappointment of surrendering their grip on the WRU Premiership Cup with...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoRugby’s Moments of the Week: Red Roses take headlines with World Cup win
It was a weekend to remember in the world of rugby—one that reminded us why the sport stirs such deep emotion....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoUgo Monye backs World Cup to boost Premiership Women’s Rugby
Ugo Monye says the true legacy of the record-breaking women’s World Cup will be felt in the PWR – with the...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 1 year agoTeam of the Tournament: Ben Jaycock’s Women’s World Cup picks
Ben Jaycock selects five from England, four from Canada, three from SA, two from NZ and one from France for his...
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Features
/ 1 year agoWill Joseph: I want to be the best that I can be
Paul Rees catches up with Will Joseph, now at Gloucester, and determined to get back to his best Will Joseph was...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Bath are looking good as the bunfight begins
Bath started the defence of their Prem title with a bang by scoring seven tries against Harlequins at The Stoop on...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs: Greg Fisilau – There’s no hiding place for us this season
Exeter’s all-action forward Greg Fisilau insists there is “no hiding place” for players at Sandy Park this season as the Chiefs...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Sorry, Saracens, but you weren’t the first
The attempts by Saracens to rebrand themselves this week as “The Original Club of North London” extends poetic licence beyond the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoChris Hewett: Change is the only permanent thing
It is 15 years since Bruce Craig, not obviously a man to be found wanting in the ambition department, bought himself...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoChamp Preview: Worcester Warriors back in the big time
Worcester Warriors fans have had to wait three long years for competitive rugby. That wait finally ends on Saturday.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Do you fancy yourself as a Fantasy Rugby expert? Well, here is your chance to prove it as The Rugby Paper...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPeter Jackson: Regan Grace struggling to prove he’s still got it
During the hardest of the hard times endured by Wales, one of their broken ranks somehow survived the experience with an...
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Features
/ 1 year agoJonathan Pendlebury: It’s great to help shape England’s future talent
My life in rugby: Jonathan Pendlebury Former Rotherham, Gloucester and Leeds lock, now England U18s head coach. When my time in...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLiving on a different planet
I DID mention in passing the other week that the arrival of Red Bull in English domestic rugby introduces a degree...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoNeath knock Ponty out of cup
Premiership Cup round-up ■By CARL FIELD HOLDERS Pontypridd are out of the WRU Premiership Cup after going down 23-19 to Neath...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 1 year agoGethyn Cannon’s ambitions of one day playing for Wales
By Peter Ryan “I am so blissfully unaware of everything.” This line from Sam Fender’s hit single Hypersonic Missiles really stands...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoByron McGuigan sets sights on England’s defence
Ambitious Byron McGuigan wants to win titles with Sale Sharks – and ultimately become England’s defence coach.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGeorge and Farrell will add fire, says McCall
■By GARY FITZGERALD MARK McCall feels Jamie George’s busy summer of country hopping can be a huge boost for his club...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBlackett plans to improve his knowledge
■By ADAM HATHAWAY LEE Blackett will sign off with Bath on Friday then start swotting up on rugby around the world...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoOllie Lawrence back in running for England ahead of autumn Tests
Ollie Lawrence returned to the England fold this week for a three-day training camp after six months out with an Achilles...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoJack Innard excited by new world at Gloucester
For Jack Innard, leaving Exeter Chiefs after more than a decade was never going to be an easy decision.
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Sky’s the limit for fantastic Tommy Freeman
There’s been a big fanfare around Tommy Freeman’s potential move from wing to outside centre following the Lions tour, starting this...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Game facing fight to retain its integrity
The Filipo Daugunu try which gave Australia two losing bonus points against Argentina in Sydney last weekend crossed a red line...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRing fence just brings stagnation
THERE is no surprise in the RFU administration’s latest attempt to push rugby union in England further towards the cliff-edge by...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSaracens can’t stop hat-trick man Chick
■By GARY FITZGERALD Saracens ......................34pts Tries: Malins 18, Segun 8, 38; J Bracken 46, 56 Conversions: Johnson 9, 39, 47 Penalty:...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPrem preview: Tomos Williams honoured to have Gloucester captaincy
Gloucester just missed out on the play-offs last season after honing an attacking game that took them up the table but...
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