All posts tagged "Premiership"
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPolledri confident he’ll be better than ever
Gloucester flanker Jake Polledri is confident he can perform “even better” than before after returning from almost two years out with...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership Previews: Harlequins
Team-by-team guide by Paul Rees Head Coach: Tabai Matson Captain: Stephan Lewies Ground: Twickenham Stoop Capacity: 14,816 PREDICTED FINISH: 2ND Quins...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership Previews: Leicester
Head Coach: Steve Borthwick Captain: Hanro Liebenberg Ground: Welford Road Capacity: 25,849 PREDICTED FINISH: 4TH The Tigers clawed their way from...
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Premiership
/ 3 years ago‘We must build on what we achieved’
By GARY FITZGERALD Dan Cole dismisses suggestions Tigers enter the new season as favourites in the same manner he deals with...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBig brother Creevy happy to claim Irish can be champions
Agustin Creevy is as bullish with his predictions for London Irish’s title chances as he is when taking the field, claiming:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership previews: London Irish
Director of Rugby: Declan Kidney Captain: Matt Rogerson Ground: Gtech Community Stadium Capacity: 17,250 PREDICTED FINISH: 7TH The Exiles were involved...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership Previews: Newcastle
Head Coach: Dave Walder Captain: Will Welch Ground: Kingston Park Capacity: 10,200 PREDICTED FINISH: 12TH The Falcons are getting used to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership Previews: Northampton
Director of Rugby: Phil Dowson Captain: Lewis Ludlam Ground: Franklin’s Gardens Capacity: 15,200 PREDICTED FINISH: 5TH Northampton have tended to yo-yo...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership Previews: Sale Sharks
Director of Rugby: Alex Sanderson Captain: Jono Ross Ground: AJ Bell Stadium Capacity: 12,000 PREDICTED FINISH: 9th Salfrord is no longer...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership Previews: Saracens
Director of Rugby: Mark McCall Captain: Owen Farrell Ground: StoneX Stadium Capacity: 10,500 PREDICTED FINISH: 1ST Saracens returned to the Premiership...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoTeam-by-team Premiership Previews: Worcester Warriors
Director of Rugby: Steve Diamond Captain: Ted Hill Ground: Sixways Stadium Capacity: 11,499 PREDICTED FINISH: 13TH Steve Diamond’s bid to become...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWalder sets his sights on playing entertaining rugby
By PAUL REES Dave Walder spent 10 years working under Dean Richards but is now in charge at Newcastle and determined...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWe can yet do more to help our clubs be sustainable
DEAN RICHARDS THE state of the game at the moment is very worrying. It is a tough time with all the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoReturn to Japan on the list for Goode
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Alex Goode is being lined up for another stint in Japan when his contract with...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoFinancial grief puts sport in a sorry state
CHRIS HEWETT A few days ago, the proposed transfer of the Senegalese footballer Ismaila Sarr from Watford to Aston Villa disappeared...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoConnacht in charge to add to Sale’s woe
Connacht ................15 Sale Sharks ............5 ■By DAN JAMES SALE Sharks suffered their second consecutive preseason loss at the hands of Connacht...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTen-try Harlequins glad to find their rhythm
■By HARRY DAVIES Harlequins claimed an entertaining 66-19 victory over partner club London Scottish this weekend in the club’s first pre-season...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoFans need to buckle up for a bumpy ride
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It feels like the Gallagher Premiership is tottering...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Jonny Hylton
The former Wasps, Worcester, Cornish Pirates and Esher winger One of the things you can’t coach is pace and I was...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoFrance set to rock with the best league in the world
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW French flair: La Rochelle may be champions of Europe but they finished fifth...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoThe game paying too much for its players
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Top gun: Semi Radradra is a marquee player for Bristol PICTURE: Getty...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBRITISH RUGBY FIXTURES
SATURDAY SEP 3 WELSH LEAGUES PREMIERSHIP: Aberavon v Bridgend, Carmarthen v Llandovery, Llanelli v Swansea, Merthyr RFC v RGC, Newport v...
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Features
/ 3 years agoGatecrashers ready to spoil the party again
CLUB 0F THE WEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER ROTHERHAM Founded: 1923 Ground; Clifton Lane (Capacity 3,628) Club honours: North East 1 champions:...
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Features
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol Bears fly-half Sam Worsley
Having learned off the likes of AJ MacGinty and Callum Sheedy, ‘triple threat’ fly-half Sam Worsley is looking to make his...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWorcester Warriors finally release statement over administration rumours
Worcester Warriors‘ owners have released long-awaited a statement, after a day filled with speculation regarding the future of their club. The...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoTop clubs face major cash crisis
By NEIL FISSLER The Premiership season kicks off in three weeks with growing fears that almost a quarter of the clubs...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoStronge aims to be the top scrum-half in his division
By BEN JAYCOCK Ambition: Nottingham’s Michael Stronge Michael Stronge has set a clear goal to become the best scrum-half in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLudlow: Three ops and I’m good to go
By PAUL REES Lewis Ludlow feels like a new man. The Gloucester captain had three operations in as many weeks after...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoVan Zyl has his sights set on the World Cup
By GARY FITZGERALD Seeing Billy and Mako Vunipola battle their way back into Eddie Jones’ good books has encouraged Ivan van...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPainful budget cuts are for greater good
COLIN BOAG Still looking for a club: Former England full-back Mike Brown left Newcastle at the end of last season PICTURE:...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoLlandovery…………26 Cinderford …………12
By HUW S THOMAS The Forest of Dean side who finished fifth in last year’s National One found the Drovers, who...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoCurry stars as ferocious Sharks score a big six
Caldy ………………..5pts Sale Sharks……40pts By BEN JAYCOCK Sale Sharks scored six tries as they eased past north west rivals and Championship...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoURC ‘blown away’ by TV figures as SA join the party
By PAUL REES Chief: Martin Anayi The United Rugby Championship enjoyed record television audiences last season thanks to the inclusion of...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDecision makers must put rugby first
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Pick a number, any number – 9, 14, 10, 12. This lottery of Welsh rugby...
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Features
/ 3 years agoFrom Moseley to a bar in Buenos Aires
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER MOSELEY & CORNISH PIRATES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK OLLIE THOMAS MY route to rugby was different from the modern-day...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWe know what went wrong last season, says Lewies
By GARY FITZGERALD Stephan Lewies claims Harlequins “know where we went wrong” last season and is confident they can snatch the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoSanderson’s ready to fire for Caldy
On the up: Caldy skipper Josiah Dickinson lifts the National One trophy last season Caldy are preparing for their first-ever Championship...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSharks clash as Sarries host Lightning on opening day
DMP Durham Sharks will travel to Sale in the opening game of the season, as champions Saracens travel to Loughborough Lightning...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTuilagi set for payday in Japan
By NEIL FISSLER Manu Tuilagi is edging towards a move to the Far East to play in the Japan Rugby League...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoStadium for Cornwall will happen – Durkin
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates chairman Paul Durkin has reassured fans that plans for a proposed Stadium for Cornwall – and...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDMP find funding to continue in Premier XVs
DMP Durham Sharks will compete in this season of the Premier 15s after finding the required funding. The club set up...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoHerbst out to give Quins some grunt
By GARY FITZGERALD Power house: Irne Herbst is looking forward to playing for Harlequins next season PICTURES: Getty Images Irne Herbst...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoBates looking to get Bears back to the sharp end
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol born and bred outside back Jack Bates is hoping his ability to play centre and wing will...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoTop four finish is the target for White
By PAUL REES London Irish are in the Heineken Champions Cup for the first time in 10 years, but scrum-half Ben...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoNadolo to leave Leicester during season
Leicester winger Nemani Nadolo will leave the Premiership champions midway through the season to join the Waratahs in time for the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFlynn deal confirmed
SARACENS confirmed the signing of prop James Flynn from Championship side Jersey, as revealed in last week’s TRP. The 28-year-old loosehead...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoWoodward returns to Premiership at Sale
Experienced head: Jason Woodward in action for Gloucester Sale Sharks have signed former Gloucester fullback Jason Woodward ahead of the new...
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Features
/ 3 years agoIt’s time we introduced brain injury passports
KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF Floored: Wales tighthead Tomas Francis, right, is knocked out in Six Nations Rugby Union has been...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoThompson’s late intercept swings it Merthyr’s way
■ By SAMUEL JACOBS Coventry................29 Merthyr ..................36 GARETH Thompson scored a 77th minute interception winner as Welsh Premiership side Merthyr secured...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoFoster-Smith’s intercept seals cross-border win
■ By PETER RILEY Dings......................33 Newport................40 WELSH Premiership side Newport secured an away victory over National Two West’s Dings Crusaders courtesy...
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