All posts tagged "Premiership"

• Jeff Probyn

  / 12 years ago

  Jeff Probyn: Fans are shortchanged twice in one bad week

  What do the RFU and the Premiership have in common? First, both have hit the headlines this week with announcements that...

  By Jeff Probyn
• Champions Cup

  / 12 years ago

  English clubs to boycott Heineken Cup

  Premiership Rugby tonight confirmed that the English clubs will NOT take part in the 2014-2015 Heineken Cup following a meeting in...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• English Championship

  / 12 years ago

  Cornish Pirates stay on top by reading The Rugby Paper…

  Cornish Pirates are again punching above their weight in the Championship and head coach Ian Davies has revealed how The Rugby...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Featured

  / 12 years ago

  Don’t just look at my power, says Luther Burrell

  Luther Burrell is determined to keep knocking on the England door – rather than smash it down – after being overlooked...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Latest News

  / 12 years ago

  John Afoa to join a Premiership club

  John Afoa will be playing in the Aviva Premiership next season after signing a long term deal with an undisclosed English...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Nick Cain

  / 12 years ago

  Martyn Thomas – “Mark McCafferty should go – he led us into wilderness”

  Ever since the Anglo-French club pact was formed Martyn Thomas has predicted that the Top 14 clubs would fold like a...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Latest News

  / 12 years ago

  Bath Rugby tackling concussion head-on

  Bath have launched a new programme aimed at helping local schools and rugby clubs to be aware of the dangers of,...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  English Gallagher Premiership

  / 12 years ago

  Now Welsh regions can join the Aviva Premiership says Nigel Wray

  Saracens chairman Nigel Wray claims that the embattled Welsh regions want to join the English Premiership as a move towards long-term...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Nick Cain

  / 12 years ago

  Nick Cain uncovers the ticking time bomb of Red Rose tour to New Zealand

  The buzz-phrase after the autumn series is that ‘England are building’. However, exactly what structure Stuart Lancaster and his side build...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Latest News

  / 12 years ago

  Three more years for Topsy Ojo at London Irish

  London Irish winger Topsy Ojo has signed a three-year contract extension and will remain with the club until the end of...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• English Championship

  / 12 years ago

  Make the Championship a closed shop says Kenny Logan

  London Scottish director Kenny Logan has called for the Green King IPA Championship to be ring-fenced to allow professional second tier...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  / 12 years ago

  Premiership Try and Tackle of the week

  The dust has settled on all the action from round 8 of the Aviva Premiership and five tries have been shortlisted...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  / 12 years ago

  WIN Dylan Harley’s signed boots

  To celebrate the end of the Autumn internationals, we are giving the opportunity to one of our readers to win a...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  / 12 years ago

  Sale overcome Worcester in bonus-point win

  Sale Sharks have climbed in the Premiership Top 6 with a 26-10 win over Worcester at the AJ Bell Satdium tonight. The...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• 20 Questions

  / 12 years ago

  20 Questions: Charlie Davies – Wasps scrum-half

  Good wins against Leicester and Gloucester… corner now turned? Definitely. We’ve always known we can deliver performances and the last few...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Latest News

  / 12 years ago

  Nick Johnston joins Worcester coaching staff

  Worcester Warriors have signed experienced Nick Johnston to their coaching staff as a High Performance Director. The side currently bottom of...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Jeff Probyn

  / 12 years ago

  Jeff Probyn: What chance a real scrum when refs can’t get it right?

  Question: What are the reasons for scrums? I was asked the same question by a friend who currently occupies a high...

  By Jeff Probyn
• Autumn Internationals

  / 12 years ago

  Tom Youngs’ strengths outweigh his weaknesses, says George Chuter

  Former England hooker George Chuter has launched a staunch defence of Tom Youngs in the wake of the criticism directed towards...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Champions Cup

  / 12 years ago

  Extra place will tempt the Celts to sign up for Champions Cup

  The significant change to the play-off structure has been made in response to the Irish, Scottish, Welsh and Italian Unions refusing...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• 20 Questions

  / 12 years ago

  20 Questions: Eoghan Grace – Plymouth Albion flanker

  Enjoying the season so far? It’s going well. I’ve played in all but one of our games and I’m happy. I...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• English Championship

  / 12 years ago

  London Welsh will say farewell to Old Deer Park home

  London Welsh are preparing to end 128 years of rugby history in England’s capital city by shifting the club lock, stock...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Latest News

  / 12 years ago

  Exeter’s Sandy Park to host LV=Cup final

  Premiership Rugby announced today that the 2013-2014 LV= Cup final will take place at Sandy Park on March 16. The home...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Latest News

  / 12 years ago

  England women name team to face France at HQ

  Katy Mclean will captain England on Saturday when they kick off their Autumn International Series against France at Twickenham Stadium. The...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  / 12 years ago

  Saracens thump Newcastle and Northampton beat London Irish

  Charlie’s Hodgson scored 18 points for his first appearance of the season as Saracens remained at the top of the Premiership...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Room 101

  / 12 years ago

  Room 101: Adam Canning – Birmingham & Solihull fly-half

  1. Lazy & complacent sports media There are so many people stealing a living in sports media. I can’t stand listening...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Latest News

  / 12 years ago

  Aviva Premiership round 7 teams

  Gloucester v London Wasps Gloucester: Rob Cook; James Simpson-Daniel, Henry Trinder, Ryan Mills, Jonny May; Freddie Burns, Dan Robson; Yann Thomas, Huia...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Jeff Probyn

  / 12 years ago

  Jeff Probyn: Alcohol abuse is affecting more players than drugs

  The announcement this week of just five positive results out of a total of 617 drug tests in the RFU‘s anti-doping...

  By Jeff Probyn
• 20 Questions

  / 12 years ago

  20 Questions: Ian Gough – London Irish lock

  Bet you never expected to be at Irish this season? No! An offer came in and within a week I was...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Dream Team

  / 12 years ago

  Dream Team: Karl Dickson – Harlequins scrum-half

  1. Soane Tonga’uiha – I played with him at Bedford. He arrived in a No.13 jersey, which was a bit scary,...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Young Gun

  / 12 years ago

  Young Gun: Charlie Ewels – Bath lock

  Charlie Ewels has been nurtured by Bath and England since the age of 15 but there is only one man the...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• English Championship

  / 12 years ago

  Richard Thorpe: Time with Leicester Tigers was no waste

  London Welsh flanker Richard Thorpe is desperate to forget nine months of injury hell by firing the Exiles back into the...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Jeff Probyn

  / 12 years ago

  Jeff Probyn: Anecdotally, I can’t see how salary cap can work

  Last week’s letter to the paper from Tom Taylor-Woodward asking for reassurance that clubs were enforcing the salary cap appeared to...

  By Jeff Probyn
• Latest News

  / 12 years ago

  “The ERC is dead,” LNR president Paul Goze

  LNR president Paul Goze last night persisted with the argument that the ERC was “dead” despite the announcement a consensus had...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Latest News

  / 12 years ago

  Premiership Rugby: “Significant issues not addressed by ERC yet”

  Premiership Rugby acknowledged the “progress” made in Dublin earlier today but stressed that “there remain some significant ones which have not yet...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Champions Cup

  / 12 years ago

  Consensus reached in Dublin over Heineken Cup row

  A consensus has been reached over the Heineken Cup row at a meeting in Dublin today.

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Latest News

  / 12 years ago

  Premiership, Pro 12, Championship team news

  After a two-week break due to the Heineken Cup, the Aviva Premiership and the RaboDirect Pro12 are back. The Greene King...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Latest News

  / 12 years ago

  Aviva Premiership round 6 teams

  Bath v Gloucester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Kyle Eastmond, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Rob...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Nick Cain

  / 12 years ago

  Nick Cain talks to Warren Gatland about the Lions triumph and autumn challenge

  Warren Gatland‘s credentials as the best coach in Northern Hemisphere rugby, and arguably the best in the world, have been writ...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• 20 Questions

  / 12 years ago

  20 Questions: Mark Easter – Sale Sharks No.8

  Pleased with your season so far? Delighted. I injured my shoulder last November but recovered in time for the start of...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• My Life in Rugby

  / 12 years ago

  My Life in Rugby: Craig Gillies – former Bath, Worcester and England lock

  With 288 first team appearances over 11 years, there is no doubting Worcester Warriors are a team close to my heart....

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Nick Cain

  / 12 years ago

  Nick Cain: The bogus water boys are pouring out advice

  With Mike Catt giving England coaching directives while on the pitch during Six Nations matches last season, and Neil Jenkins doing...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
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  / 12 years ago

  Rob Cook pens new two-year deal with Gloucester

  Rob Cook has put pen to paper on a new two-year contract with Gloucester it was announced today. The 29-year-old full-back...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Latest News

  / 12 years ago

  Two-week ban for Bath’s Ollie Devoto and Scarlets’ Samson Lee

  Ollie Devoto has been hit by a two-week ban for punching Bordeaux-Bègles winger Blair Connor last Saturday in the opening round of...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Nick Cain

  / 12 years ago

  Nick Cain talks to Exeter’s captain Dean Mumm about the Heineken Cup and Australia’s autumn challenge

  Dean Mumm does not hail from anywhere within 10,000 miles of Devon. Yet, the Exeter Chiefs captain, New Zealand born and...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• English Championship

  / 12 years ago

  Guru Braam van Straaten re-boots Alex Lozowksi’s career path

  Rising Leeds star Alex Lozowski has credited a goal-kicking masterclass with club legend Braam van Straaten as one of the reasons...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• 20 Questions

  / 12 years ago

  20 Questions: George Watkins – Bristol winger

  Pleased to be back after your thumb injury? It’s been frustrating but it’s great to be involved again and there’s a...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Jeff Probyn

  / 12 years ago

  Jeff Probyn: Lancaster must be able to pick on-form players

  The first European break gives us time to look back at what has been a hectic start to the season. Five...

  By Jeff Probyn
• English Championship

  / 12 years ago

  Miles Mantella bounces back from pain of rejection

  Being released by a Premiership club can be a devastating blow for a young player – but pace ace Miles Mantella...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Autumn Internationals

  / 12 years ago

  Where do you want me to play? Elliot Daly asks England

  With England spoilt for choice at full-back but injury-ravaged in the centres, Elliot Daly admits he would love some clarification from...

  By The Rugby Paper Team
• Room 101

  / 12 years ago

  Room 101: Tom Allen – Henley Hawks centre

  1. Salary discrepancy with football Wouldn’t it be nice if the salaries in rugby were equivalent to those that you get...

  By The Rugby Paper Team