All posts tagged "Premiership"
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBristol second-row joins Blues
The Cardiff Blues have brought in Bristol‘s Welsh-qualified second-row BJ Edwards on a short-term loan deal. Edwards joined Bristol in the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoTV audience and attendance figures grow for Premiership
The Aviva Premiership has released figures to show significant increases in both attendances at games and live TV audiences. Crowds at...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoPisi banned for two weeks
Bristol’s Tusi Pisi has been banned for two weeks after an RFU disciplinary panel found him guilty of taking out Worcester...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Fasten your seatbelts for a rip-roaring 2017
The great thing about the New Year, for the rugbyhead anyway, is that everything seems to accelerate after January 1. The...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: George Ford has to play with a smile on his face again
George Ford faces another huge decision in the coming weeks, as from today he is officially allowed to hear offers from...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Jones wanted an abrasive leader, well he’s got one
Somehow the words leopards and spots have sprung to mind this week, having once again had to listen to all those...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoWorld Rugby made a mistake by picking Beauden Barrett as Player of the Year
Maro Itoje should have been World Rugby‘s Player of the Year by a clear margin ahead of New Zealand fly-half Beauden...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoSuperstars will push Wasps up to the next level
Kurtley Beale’s instant impact and the impending arrival of Springbok superstar Willie le Roux can equip Wasps with the impetus they...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Northampton have the personnel to fight back in New Year
We have a tendency to go on autopilot when we hear that Dylan Hartley has been red-carded again. We think about...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Premiership giants will ‘buddy up’ to save the Championship
By NEALE HARVEY Premiership Rugby could assume control of the Championship as part of revolutionary plans to overhaul the top two...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWasps statement after Connacht blunder
Wasps have issued the following response to EPCR’s statement yesterday, which clarified that a mistake was made by match officials in...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Dan Mugford – Sale fly-half
1. Mako Vunipola – I don’t know a lot about pushing in the scrum but his skill set is top draw...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoKing joins Wales coaching staff
Wales have named Alex King as their attack coach in a temporary role for the 2017 Six Nations before he joins...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoNewcastle sign London Welsh centre
Newcastle have signed London Welsh centre Nick Reynolds on a short-term deal until the end of the season. The 27-year-old will...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Rather than bonus points, let’s regulate the kickers
Reading Nick Cain‘s article in last week’s paper, got me thinking about the Six Nations and why the committee think it...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoJack Clifford’s back to press his claim for a starring role
Jack Clifford believes he has returned stronger and fitter than ever following an eight-week injury lay off that forced him to...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoKruis will keep his foot down in quest to be Borthwick’s man Down Under
British & Lions hopeful George Kruis is adamant there will be no favouritism from Steve Borthwick despite his former Saracens colleague’s...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions must borrow Ireland blueprint to reign supreme
Warren Gatland is the right man to be head coach of this Lions tour to New Zealand because of the success...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Clear this fog over North for the sake of others
Northampton‘s attempt to shroud the crucial issue of George North being knocked out against Leicester last weekend in a fog of...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Nick Wood – former Gloucester prop
I arrived at Gloucester as a boy and left 15 years later as a man. The club and the characters and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoHartley red piles more pressure on Mallinder
Northampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder is fighting to save his job. Mallinder, who was once tipped as a potential England...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Justin Clegg – Worcester lock
Justin Clegg might be out of sight but he is determined not to be out of the minds of the Worcester...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Advantage Kruis now with Launchbury left in limbo
Opportunity: it’s something everybody needs and deserves, but not all can use it to achieve their full potential. Injury has been...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Ollie Dawe – Bristol prop
As a young prop Ollie Dawe knows full well the journey to the Premiership will be a long one so he...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 years agoMumm: Scots and Irish want us to win
Dean Mumm is making the same impact this autumn in the green and gold of Australia during their Grand Slam tilt...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoWarren Gatland’s Lions job hits Welsh rebuilding
In December 2013, at the height of the Welsh war when the four regions had been driven towards eloping to the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHughes and Yarde to start for England against Wallabies
Nathan Hughes and Marland Yrade will start at Twickenham on Saturday as head coach Eddie Jones has made two changes to...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoLondon Welsh face job losses to keep club from the cliffs
London Welsh‘s players face an uncertain future after new chairman Gareth Hawkins revealed the troubled club are abandoning their Premiership dream....
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Mike Delany – Newcastle fly-half
What did you make of the Anglo-Welsh Cup over the past two weeks? It was good to get a break and...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Erik Lund – former Rotherham, Leeds and Biarritz lock
Fighting Mamuka Gorgodze on my debut may not have seemed like the best career move I could have made but it...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Lions must find room to blood British coaches
When the Lions assistant coaches are announced on December 7 they will represent a few shoots of growth in a desert...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoLuther Burrell – I’m staying put to earn Test recall
Luther Burrell is aiming to rekindle his Test career with England after dismissing speculation linking him with a move to French...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHibbard pens new Gloucester deal
Gloucester have extended the contract of British and Irish Lions hooker Richard Hibbard. The Welshman joined the Cherry and Whites from...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Semesa Rokoduguni deserved his chance to shine
Alex Goode has been the most consistent full-back in high-performance terms in the Premiership for some time in the eyes of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoBlackadder: We want Ford to stay and build a dynasty
Todd Blackadder would love George Ford to be the cornerstone of Bath‘s bid to dominate English and European rugby for many...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Olly Woodburn – Exeter wing
1. Alec Hepburn – He sits next to me in the Chiefs’ changing room and he’s a great player. He did...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Stay put George, it’s your best move of all
George Ford had a weird training week as part of the England team preparing to take on South Africa. First, a...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoNew Year verdict for London Irish’s London return
London Irish chief executive Bob Casey has revealed the club will discover in January if they will be allowed to ground...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Daly puts his marker down to remind Joseph he has to be on top form to come back
One of the best measurements of the quality of Eddie Jones‘ performance as England head coach has been that almost every...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 years agoIrish win has inspired us, Tikoirotuma warns Eddie
Aseli Tikoirotuma reckons Fiji can follow Ireland’s lead by “shocking the world” when they take on England at Twickenham this Saturday....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoExeter sign Niko Matawalu from Bath
Exeter Chiefs have bolstered their scrum-half roster with the signing of Fijian Niko Matawalu until the end of the season. The...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Alex Mitchell – Northampton scrum-half
A knee injury prevented him from playing in a home World Cup, but Alex Mitchell is back and desperate to put...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWasps statement on Kurtley Beale
Following speculation that Kurtley Beale might leave his contract early, Wasps‘ Director of Rugby Dai Young has moved to clarify the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBristol statement on Andy Robinson suspension
Following the extremely disappointing start to their season, Bristol have suspended director of rugby Andy Robinson. The former England and Scotland...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Time for some more Maros to step up in the Test arena
One player’s misfortune is another’s opportunity and this week in Portugal Eddie Jones will be running the rule over who will...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoOfficial Aviva Premiership Rugby Guide 2016/17
The Official Aviva Premiership rugby magazine captures all the excitement of the current Premiership Rugby season and profiles all of the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Saracens prove benefits of having home-grown talent
What an unusual start to Europe, with most of the French teams not turning up mentally and suffering the embarrassing consequences with...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoMesmeric Jonny May ready to step up for Red Rose
Jonny May’s long-awaited return from injury will pay dividends for England, according to Gloucester backs coach Tim Taylor. May is stepping...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: Gatland’s Law pays no heed to loyalty
The Welsh Rugby Union really ought to write a thankyou letter to those nice people who run the big English clubs,...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoJamie Shillcock commits future to Worcester
Warriors Academy youngster Jamie Shillcock has committed his future to Warriors by signing a new deal with the first-team. A host...
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