All posts tagged "Premiership"
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/ 12 years agoOwen Farrell fit for Premiership final
Owen Farrell has been passed fit to play in the Premiership final on Saturday. The Saracens fly-half suffered a slight ankle...
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/ 12 years agoNathan Catt to join NZ party
Nathan Catt will fly out with the England tour party to New Zealand this evening. The Bath loose head will serve...
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/ 12 years agoSteve Borthwick to take up Japan role
Steve Borthwick will link up with former Saracens boos Eddie Jones after being named Japan‘s forwards coach. The Sarries captain, who will retire after...
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/ 12 years agoDanny Cipriani set for All Blacks Test
Danny Cipriani’s quest to earn his first Test cap since 2008 has moved one step closer after he was named in...
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/ 12 years agoFarrell and Vunipola doubtful for Premiership Final and England tour
Saracens could be without Owen Farrell and Mako Vunipola for the Premiership final against Northampton on Saturday at Twickenham. Farrell, who...
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/ 12 years agoWIN TICKETS TO PREMIERSHIP FINAL WITH GATORADE
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Gatorade, Official Performance Partner of Premiership Rugby, to offer a pair of tickets for...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Less use of the TMO? Then stop these ref witch-hunts
Hard to believe that it is just a week since Leicester‘s Richard Cockerill called for referees to be less reliant on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Law takes a mauling from WRU!
Warren Gatland made a strange announcement last Tuesday over the resurrection of the Welsh trial match, buried long ago with other...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Chris Pennell would find a place on loan in any Premiership squad
It’s not often that a back stands out in a side that hasn’t performed, but Chris Pennell has done so for...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain picks his Premiership Dream Team
Selecting a Team of the Season is always a subjective business, and although statistics tell part of the story, they can...
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/ 12 years agoOne-week ban for Salesi Ma’afu
Salesi Ma’afu has received a one-week ban for punching Leicester‘s Tom Youngs during last Friday’s Aviva Premiership semi-final. This means the...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Shane Geraghty – London Irish and former Northampton & Brive fly-half
1. Davit Kubriashvili – I played with Davit at Brive and the guy was unbelievable, one of the very best in...
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/ 12 years agoEngland add 18 players to training squad
England have added 18 players to their training group ahead of the match against the Barbarians on June 1 and the...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Louis Grimoldby – Harlequins fly-half
English fly-halves with rugby league backgrounds are all the rage at present and in Louis Grimoldby, Harlequins look to have unearthed...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Worcester and Dean Ryan still have a mountain to climb
The failure of Worcester to survive in this year’s Premiership season was probably the most anticipated relegation since the leagues began....
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/ 12 years agoDanny Cipriani earns England recall
Danny Cipriani has been recalled by England for the first time since 2008 ahead of the the summer tour of New...
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/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership semi-final preview: Northampton v Leicester
NORTHAMPTON Story of the season For much of the season Saints were the model of muscular consistency losing just one in...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain discovers what England can expect in New Zealand
Jimmy Cowan has such an intimate knowledge of the workings of All Blacks that it’s surprising Steve Hansen hasn’t had him...
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/ 12 years agoGavin Henson not released for Wales trial
Bath will not release Gavin Henson and Paul James for the ‘Probables’ v ‘Possibles’ trial match on May 30. Under Premier Rugby...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Niall Morris – Leicester winger
Good to be back after injury? Yes, hopefully I can get a run of games now. I dislocated my thumb and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Why I’ve learned to love the Premiership play-offs
How quickly time moves on and blazing rows of yesteryear recede. For many it was the blackest of days midway through...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Super George North can help Northampton Saints reach another Premiership final
The bridesmaid tag is an easy one to hang on Northampton, and it’s there because although they have attracted some big-name...
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/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership semi-finals preview: Saracens v Harlequins
SARACENS Story of the season The dominant and most consistent team of the regular season, so much so that in...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: James Hanks – former Exeter lock
After some time in the hospital I was told that I couldn’t play rugby again. That was a devastating moment for...
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Features
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Cosgrove – Worcester and Scotland U20s prop
Jack Cosgrove is a prop with plenty of ambition and while Worcester might be on the verge of relegation from the...
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/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 22 teams
Harlequins v Bath Harlequins: Mike Brown; Tom Williams, Tim Molenaar, Jordan Turner-Hall, Ugo Monye; Nick Evans, Danny Care; Joe Marler, Dave Ward,...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: IRB must raise qualification period to at least eight years
The two biggest spending clubs in France and England, Toulon and Saracens, have proved that money can buy success. Although it...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: On the march with Trelawny’s Army, rugby’s great outsiders
So the European legislators, God bless, have finally caught up with the rugby world and officially recognised Cornwall as being very...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Ronnie McLean-Dents – Ealing centre
1. Soap operas I don’t get why people would want to watch other people being miserable all of the time. Surely...
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/ 12 years agoNewcastle sign Tuilagi Brothers
Newcastle Falcons have landed Tuilagi brothers Alesana “Alex” and Anitelea “Andy” on two-year deals ahead of the 2014-15 Aviva Premiership season....
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/ 12 years agoChris Ashton named Premiership Player of the Month
Chris Asthon’s desire and ability to reinvent himself has led to the Saracens wing being named Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of...
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/ 12 years agoTom Youngs to miss England tour
Tom Youngs will not tour New Zealand with England next month. The Leicester Tigers hooker will remain at home to support...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoNew-style Danny Cipriani in frame for England
Danny Cipriani admits he is a different player to the one last capped by England in 2008.
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/ 12 years agoITV Sport Try of the Season Shortlist
Aviva Premiership Rugby has been the scene of some stunning tries this season but six have emerged as the cream of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: England stance is vital for developing young talent
The increasing call on the RFU to change its stance and pick players who choose to ply their trade in another...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGK IPA Championship play-offs preview – part 2
Leeds Carnegie Regular season Started with a disappointing defeat to Nottingham but have picked up pace steadily and finishing very...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: So, have the roaring 40s blown Brad Thorn off course?
Brad Thorn was saying only the other day how he planned to be playing ‘top level footy’ at 40, a long-distance...
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/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 21 teams
Bath v Northampton Bath: Nick Abendanon; Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Devoto, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Micky Young; Paul James, Rob...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoSaints great entertainers aim to shake up the rugby world
Saints bruise brothers George and Ken Pisi have a dream: to team up with older brother Tusi for Samoa at next...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoUS growth is reliant upon winning admits Chris Wyles
Chris Wyles knows qualification for the 2015 World Cup has given USA Eagles the best possible chance of breaking America but...
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/ 12 years agoMichael Paterson wins Gatorade Game Changer award
Sale lock Michael Paterson has won April’s Gatorade Game Changer award on the back of his sensational display at Exeter. With...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGK IPA Championship play-offs preview – part 1
Bristol Regular season With a strong squad at his disposal Andy Robinson has simply put the accent on piling up...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Fizzing George Ford ready for next step with club and country
George Ford has come of age. Finally. It has been a long time coming because Ford has been lumbered with the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher and the Championship play-offs
The Championship play-offs have attracted more than their fair share of criticism over the last four years which I find astounding...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Daniel Browne – London Welsh back row
Just 35… is happy birthday in order? Thanks. I’ve been getting lots of grief off the boys! Quite a few were...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Why Steffon Armitage must be on the plane to New Zealand
The chat this week has been about Steffon Armitage and English players based outside the Premiership being unable to play for...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSale captain Dan Braid to miss rest of season
Sale captain Dan Braid will miss the remainder of the season after having a minor knee surgery. The Kiwi will sit...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSteve Diamond leads Premiership’s Director of Rugby of the Season shortlist
Steve Diamond has been shortlisted to be named Director of Rugby of the Season on the back of a sensational season...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Clubs’ greed over World Cup is simply shameful
There is something quite sinister about the unbridled celebrations and smug reflections by some of the Aviva Premiership clubs’ owners on...
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/ 12 years agoPremiership Player of the Year shortlist
Premiership Rugby today confirmed the shortlist for Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Season. Leading the list is Worcester full-back Chris...
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