All posts tagged "Premiership"
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: Stuart Lancaster’s left with more questions than answers
Well, well at last the bridesmaids have become the brides as Saracens stormed to victory last weekend in the Premiership final...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain discusses the political dangers which are threatening Championship clubs
Chris Pennell’s superb two-try contribution to the thrilling 30-30 draw in the second-leg of the Championship final at Sixways on the...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoJon Fisher: Alex Corbisiero can prove doubters wrong, like me
Saints loosehead Corbisiero will leave no stone unturned in his bid to make the World Cup team.
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain’ column: George Ford still gets my England vote over Owen Farrell
Ford or Farrell? It was predictable that the meeting of two fly-halves who have been close friends since schooldays, and are...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Get the scrum sorted or risk damaging our great product
This season as a whole has been very positive, and the attitude of teams in the Premiership will, hopefully, help to...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: BT Sport set to showcase Championship rugby
By JON NEWCOMBE BT Sport are ready to add the Championship to their growing rugby portfolio. The broadcaster is said to...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHomer called by England U20s to replace Townsend
Will Homer will replace Stuart Townsend in the England U20s World Rugby Championship squad after the Exeter scrum-half sustained a knee...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoKeep promotion, it gives clubs hope, says RPA boss Damian Hopley
Championship clubs must continue to have access to the top-flight and says the RFU should think carefully before endorsing Premiership plans.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Sam Burgess is different, but does he have the time to deliver
How do you make 50 into one? That was the question most occupying the mind of Stuart Lancaster as he announced...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: No Steffon Armitage means no exile will ever get in
The exclusion of Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon had been well documented before the selection of England’s 50 man World Cup...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jason Forster – former Wales, Dragons and Bedford flanker
It’s only when you look back on your career that you realise how special your time as a professional sportsman was;...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps confirm signing of George Smith
Wasps confirmed the signing of Australian flanker George Smith ahead of next season. The 34-year-old, who has 111 Test caps to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years ago“I’m lucky to have had supportive clubs,” says Samoa star Kahn Fotuali’i
Kahn Fotuali’i admits Polynesian players are under pressure to quit international rugby in order to secure lucrative overseas contracts. But Northampton‘s...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoVIDEO: Dylan Hartley previews the Premiership Northampton’s semi-final
Dylan Hartley: Ten months of hard work are on the line Our latest Killik Rugby video is with Northampton Saints and...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoSaracens No.8 Billy Vunipola relishing Northampton challenge
Billy Vunipola is fully aware of the challenge awaiting Saracens at Northampton tomorrow in the Premiership semi-finals but the No.8 is...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoPremiership semi-finals teams
Bath v Leicester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Ross...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: World Cup wage cap would promote level playing field
With the domestic season more or less over and sights set firmly on the World Cup, we are once again forced...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Premiership play-offs preview
Northampton (1) Story of the season The reigning champions may have wobbled badly in Europe with those big defeats against Racing...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoHarlequins prop Matt Shields now ready for his crack in big league
Rookie Harlequins tighthead Matt Shields has endured a baptism of fire since joining from Darlington Mowden Park in February and emerged...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoCarnegie bring in Forsyth
Yorkshire Carnegie have agreed a two-year contract with Sale Sharks centre Andy Forsyth from the start of the 2015-16 Greene King...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBurgess and Itoje in England World Cup training squad
Sam Burgess and Maro Itoje have today been named in Stuart Lancaster’s England World Cup training squad. Rugby League superstar Burgess...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: This Bath side has the ability, now they must finish the job
Bath have arrived as true Premiership contenders again, and with a home semi-final already secured I would bet on them at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoGlenn Delaney: The salary cap cheats must be hammered
London Irish coach insists there can be no second chances for Premiership salary cap cheats beyond the end of this season.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoElliot Daly and Joe Simpson among seven extensions at Wasps
Wasps have today announced that seven players have put pen to paper to remain at the club – including Elliot Daly...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: James Cordy-Redden – Cross Keys full-back
James Cordy-Redden is about to sit his last exams at university but he could be an Olympian by next summer after...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoPremiership round 22 teams
Bath v Gloucester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Ollie Devoto, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Rob...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: What’s the money on Toulon making it four on the spin?
As the dust settles on the first ever Champions Cup and the remarkable but unsurprising success of Toulon in winning their...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Saracens wing Chris Ashton about England and the Premiership title race
Chris Ashton has spent all season looking-in at the England squad from the outside, and the Saracens wing yearns to be...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoTom Varndell: I won’t quit England until I beat Mark Cueto’s record
Tom Varndell wants to end his career abroad but he will not leave English rugby until he is the most prolific...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Mathew Tait – Leicester full-back
London Welsh made you work hard for that win, didn’t they? The objective was achieved as we got the bonus points...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoKvesic out of Gloucester’s Champions Cup qualifiers
Matt Kvesic will miss Gloucester‘s Champions Cup qualifiers after being handed a three-week ban for his tip tackle on Tomas O’Leary...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHarlequins’ Tom Williams to retire
Harlequins confirmed that winger Tom Williams will retire from full-time rugby at the end of the current season. The 31-year-old, who...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Contract blackmail harms World Cup
The parlous state of the Tier Two nations was emphasised this week by Dan Leo, the Samoa and London Irish lock....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Marland Yarde and Christian Wade deserve another look by Stuart Lancaster
The England back three is still a work in progress, and with Manu Tuilagi not back from injury until just before...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy life in Rugby: Andy Beattie – former Bath, Exeter and Richmond back-rower
During my 11 years with Bath I was fortunate to play alongside some great players and great leaders – Danny Grewcock,...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Sam Skinner – Exeter and England U20s back row
Sam Skinner always dreamed of a professional rugby career but he thought he’d missed the boat when he finished school in...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Kane Thompson – Newcastle lock
What do you make of Newcastle’s season? It’s been disappointing. We haven’t been able to close out a few games we...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Wasps No.8 Nathan Hughes about his international choices
Nathan Hughes is a wanted man. Wanted by England as well as Fiji, the land of his father, and where he...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Stuart Lancaster must not bow to PRL double-standards
Stuart Lancaster should bring Steffon Armitage into the World Cup training squad he will announce later this month using the ‘exceptional...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoNewcastle defiant despite Premiership clubs’ deficit nearing £25m
Newcastle managing director confident Falcons can become Premiership force despite incurring huge losses for a second successive year.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jim Jenner – former Worcester and Newcastle No.8
I’ve been fortunate to play all around the world in Sevens and with some of the best players in the world...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoDarren Waters pens new deal with London Welsh
Darren Waters will be part of London Welsh‘s quest for a third Championship title next season after penning a new deal...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoVIDEO: Interview with Chris Ashton
Our latest Killik Rugby interview is with Saracens and England wing Chris Ashton. Ashton makes his 100th Premiership appearance next weekend and...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Ring-fencing would damage potential World Cup legacy
The almost universal acceptance by the media that ring-fencing the Premiership will actually take place, even if it’s just for a...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBrett Sturgess signs new Exeter deal
Brett Sturgess will play his ninth season at Sandy Park in 20015/16 after agreeing a new one-year deal with Exeter. The...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Wallabies were always going to pick star names
New Zealand will not be panicking as much as Australia about the talent drain to Top 14, Premiership and Pro12 clubs...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoPremiership round 20 teams
Bath v London Irish London Irish: Andrew Fenby; Topsy Ojo, Eoin Griffin, Fergus Mulchrone, Alex Lewington; Chris Noakes, Darren Allinson; Tom...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: How league rugby became a nightmare for some clubs
Sometimes I wonder at the naivety of some of our rugby journalists and their lack of understanding of the game at...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoJames Simpson-Daniel to officially become a Gloucester Legend
James Simpson-Daniel is widely acknowledged to be one of the greatest talents to grace Gloucester‘s Kingsholm turf and that will be...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoVickerman announces retirement
Former England Sevens captain and Yorkshire Carnegie centre Rob Vickerman has announced that he has had to make the decision to...
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