All posts tagged "Premiership"
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoPremiership Women’s Rugby plans for joint British and Irish league
Premiership Women’s Rugby have launched a tender process for potential new teams, which could see the establishment of the first-ever British...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoToo many coaches are spoiling the fun for everyone else
AS someone who has played, watched and been involved in administration over many years I have watched rugby union turn from...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoDREAMTEAM
BEN FODEN, THE FORMER ENGLAND, SALE, NORTHAMPTON & RUGBY UNITED NEW YORK FULL-BACK, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE PLAYED WITH OR...
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Miscellaneous
/ 4 months agoSwannack at double for Merthyr
Premiership round-up nBy CARL FIELD DEFENDING champions Merthyr made it 18 wins from 19 in this season’s Welsh Premiership with a...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoSo why did Quins decide to fight?
RING-FENCE reality hit home last weekend with the recognition that with six regular season Premiership matches remaining the last third of...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Red Roses selection! Six Nations 2026 + PWR insights ft Claire Thomas
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by TNT Sports and BBC Radio...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoLeicester Tigers boss Geoff Parling’s TNT Sports outburst – overreaction or justified?
The Slater Cup, contested between Gloucester and Leicester Tigers, is one of the highlights of the Premiership season.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoPhil Dowson concerned over Fin Smith injury after Northampton Saints beat Saracens
Phil Dowson hailed his Northampton Saints side for navigating through the early loss of fly-half Fin Smith on route to securing...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoPrem clubs agree on a minimum level of players’ wages
Prem clubs have agreed to introduce a minimum amount each team must spend on players’ wages from next season in a...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoLouie Hennessey: Wales are ‘dark horses’ for 2027 Rugby World Cup
Louie Hennessey has warned England to watch out for Wales in next year’s World Cup.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoNorthampton Saints prop Manny Iyogun determined to prove a point after England snub
Manny Iyogun is looking to make up for his disappointment at missing out on Six Nations action by helping Northampton Saints...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: Now Bath need to be serial winners
Having played rugby at Bath since the age of seven, and been at The Rec as a one-club-man for the duration...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoSteven Luatua: I’ve got one more year left in me at Bristol Bears
Steven Luatua is looking to finish his career with Bristol Bears next season – if he can secure a new contract.
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoBristol Bears 14-18 Harlequins: Alex Dombrandt puts the squeeze on Bears
It is highly unusual for this fixture to be decided by defence. Bristol Bears had won the last four with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoGloucester 17-36 Leicester Tigers: Quick-fire Tigers put Cherry & Whites to the sword
Gloucester’s first excursion to Villa Park was not a happy one as Leicester Tigers continued their rich vein of form with...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls 14-38 Exeter Chiefs: Stephen Jones’ side can’t stop the Chiefs flying high
Dave Walder was all smiles after Exeter Chiefs confirmed themselves as title contenders and left Newcastle Red Bulls staring at another...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoSale Sharks vs Bath: Alex Sanderson wants his side to ‘put noses out of joint’
Sale Sharks’ title hopes may have evaporated but Alex Sanderson wants his players to “put a few noses out of joint”...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoSale Sharks vs Bath: Johann van Graan rolls the dice as Miles Reid takes charge for the champions
Miles Reid will lead the Blue, Black and White to Salford, aiming to continue Bath’s momentum after last week’s home victory...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls’ Liam Williams confirms retirement due to knee injury
Newcastle Red Bulls full-back Liam Williams has announced his retirement.
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoWas this a record in Prem?
HAVING looked at Gloucester’s starting line-up in their 26-19 victory against Harlequins at The Stoop last Saturday, I believe I am...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoWealthy backers leave us in limbo
WHY would a bloke with around £20 billion in the bank be unduly worried about whether he was investing in a...
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Features
/ 4 months agoMatt’s legacy will live in his players
Wyn Tingley, a former chairman of Clifton RFC, pays tribute to Matt Salter, the club’s head coach who died this month...
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Features
/ 4 months agoYOUNG GUNS
CHARLIELAWSON LEEDS BECKETT WINGER England U19s call-up Charlie Lawson is relishing his time in the international environment and believes the experiences...
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Features
/ 4 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Billy Harding – I’ll play until the wheels fall off
Billy Harding, the former England Counties, Rosslyn Park, London Scottish, Esher, Wasps, Ampthill & Coventry hooker, who now plays for Blackheath,...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 months agoMerthyr fight back for top spot
Premiership round-up MERTHYR battled back from 12-3 down at half time to run out eventual 17-12 victors at Beddau and return...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026: England target eighth straight title
With the Women’s Six Nations just around the corner, England have begun their preparations by announcing their new leadership team for...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoIt’s a hard road back to the top of the Prem for Northampton Saints
Northampton Saints returned to the top of the Prem table with a hard-fought one-point win over Newcastle Red Bulls.
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoStephen Jones to focus on attack at Newcastle Red Bulls
Stephen Jones believes this year’s Six Nations has shown the game is in fine fettle as he looks to bring the...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoHarlequins 19-26 Gloucester: Arthur Clark has a day to remember
George Skivington’s Gloucester savoured the spring sunshine to stun Harlequins and lift their Premiership morale.
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoSir James Dyson takes 50% stake in Prem champions Bath
Sir James Dyson has acquired a 50 per cent stake in Bath Rugby, which will see the billionaire commit “substantial” capital...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoExeter Chiefs 26-14 Sale Sharks: Belief is the new currency for Rob Baxter’s side
Exeter Chiefs may have played with more sparkle this season, but few victories will feel as significant as the one they...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoBath 62-15 Saracens: Champions stir up a storm to blow away Sarries
Bath, playing like millionaires and why not with Sir James Dyson now on board, dismissed Saracens from their presence with a...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLeicester Tigers vs Bristol Bears: We’re out to prove ourselves – Fitz Harding
Bristol Bears skipper Fitz Harding has challenged his players to use the next two months to prove they are up to...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLeicester Tigers vs Bristol Bears: Ollie Chessum returns and Hamish Watson gets his chance to show his worth
Club captain Ollie Chessum returns to lead Leicester Tigers today against Bristol Bears as one of seven changes to the starting...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoJohn Mitchell: Meg Jones is my choice for England captain for the Women’s Six Nations
Centre Meg Jones will take over the England captaincy after lock Zoe Stratford, who led the side to World Cup glory...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoWe won’t waste the rest of the season, promises Gilmore
JASON Gilmore took Quins latest Premiership setback on the chin and vowed that his side will “not waste the rest of...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoNick Cain: Resolute Thomas Ramos shows England how to do it
The only team to go backwards in the 2026 Six Nations was England. Where every other nation had something positive to...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoWe won’t throw in the towel – coach
ALEX Sanderson insists Sale Sharks remain a major force in the Premiership narrative, even if this defeat pushed them further from...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 5 months agoChampions face tough test
Women’s Premiership PREVIEW... Loughborough L v Gloucester-Hartpury Today. Kick-off 12.15pm, Franklin’s Gardens CHAMPIONS Gloucester-Hartpury will put their unbeaten record on the...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 months agoPonty work hard to stay on top
Premiership round-up ■By CARL FIELD Ebbw had taken an ear-Llandovery, in third, break but a dominant sec-a play-off eliminator. PONTYPRIDD remain...
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Letters
/ 5 months agoThe game will truly miss this rugby man
BRISTOL is a rugby town as much as it is a football one: it has a well-financed Premiership team at the...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLeicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs: Rob Baxter’s plotting to bring down one of his old pals
Exeter Chiefs’ director of rugby Rob Baxter will be plotting today against one of his former players in the Prem Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLeicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs: Billy Searle is shining as Geoff Parling’s side eye cup glory
Geoff Parling has told his Leicester Tigers players to take advantage of the rare chance to win a trophy when they...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoNathan Earle: Harlequins didn’t plan ahead
Former Harlequins wing Nathan Earle believes his old club are paying the price for failing to put foundations in place after...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoPeter Jackson: Blackheath still have a dream of higher things
The oldest football club in Wales and the oldest rugby club in England share a common goal. Wrexham AFC (1864) and...
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Features
/ 5 months agoPaul Rees: It’s time to get back to what we are good at
Paul Rees looks ahead to the resumption of the Premiership next weekend and says it can’t come fast enough.
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Features
/ 5 months agoJames is to leave Saints for Saracens
NEWS EXTRA SARACENS have signed Northampton scrum-half Tom James ahead of next season. The 32-year-old has spent his entire career so...
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Features
/ 5 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Cai Griffiths – Downing Australia was just incredible
London Welsh director of rugby and former Neath, Ospreys, London Irish and London Welsh tight-head, Cai Griffiths, reflects on his life...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoEckersley: We will keep on working hard
By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBRIDGE flanker Dan Eckersley insists club spirit remains strong despite a winless campaign that has left them in...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 months agoPooler go close but Swansea hang on in the end
By CARL FIELD Round-up PONTYPOOL were made to pay the penalty at Swansea where they went down 20-18 in their rearranged...
International Rugby
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International Rugby
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