All posts tagged "Premiership"
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoJimmy’s on course for illustrious 4,000 club
PETER JACKSON ON a sporting stage where the landscape changes like a kaleidoscope, one constant can be found in the enduring...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEaling withdraw appeal for promotion
NEWS EXTRA CHAMPIONSHIP winners Ealing Trailfinders have withdrawn their appeal against the decision to deny them promotion to the Premiership. Ealing...
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/ 4 years agoBonus win boosts Gloucester’s bid
GLOUCESTER have been awarded five league points after their cancelled Premiership match last month against Worcester. Warriors called the game off...
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/ 4 years agoEmergence of Richards the silver lining to Bath’s cloud
By PAUL REES WHEN Bath rake over the ashes of a season they will not be in a hurry to look...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSimmonds, Lawes face fitness race
ENGLAND No.8 Sam Simmonds could miss the season run-in and the three-Test summer tour of Australia. England’s first Test against the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDragons increase firepower with Highlanders centre Sio
By BEN JAYCOCK Super Rugby experience: Sio Tomkinson THE DRAGONS have pulled off a major coup by signing hard-hitting Kiwi back...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoPack power tells for Pontypridd
Premiership By ALED BISTON Pontypridd ..........14 Ebbw Vale ..............3 PONTYPRIDD ended their season with a hard-fought victory at Sardis Road. The...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoYoung English players who could break into the national team before the 2023 World Cup
The 2023 World Cup is now less than 18 months away, and after a lacklustre Six Nations performance, England head coach...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 4 years agoBeno Obano’s latest documentary – “Prep To Win: Harlequins”
Ahead of his latest Amazon Prime documentary “Prep To Win: Harlequins”, Beno Obano believes it is crucial content around the sport...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoThe Premiership returns with a big match on Sunday
So, after a long break for the Eurocups, the Premiership returns to stadiums and TV screens. The tournament kicks off on...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBaa-baas keen on Monaco warm up
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER THE Barbarians are set to break new ground this summer by looking to hold...
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Features
/ 4 years agoTeams in play-off race need clarity
COLIN BOAG Added spice: Worcester and Gloucester will clash in the Premiership Cup semi-final PICTURE: Getty Images It’s over three weeks...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoPrem rivals keep tabs on Cardall
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER WASPS lock Tim Cardall is attracting interest from Premiership clubs despite having another year...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoWhy France must find right cover for Dupont
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ANTOINE Dupont is captain of Toulouse for a reason, and as stand-in captain of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTable-topping Tigers look set to land Watson
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Leaving Bath: Anthony Watson LEICESTER Tigers are confident that they have won the race...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoMatson: Now we go for the Prem
QUINS head coach Tabai Matson backed his side to bounce back at Leicester next week. “Marcus will be disappointed like all...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoDeano to step down at Falcons
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER DEAN Richards is set to stand down at the end of the season and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoClubs queue up for Zach’s services
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER ZACH Mercer will spark a massive scramble for his services when he returns to...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
HARRY SHEPPARD, THE LONDON SCOTTISH AND FORMER WASPS AND BEDFORD FLY-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV OF PLAYERS HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoHigh time Bath hung up their silk pyjamas
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Marvin Hagler had it right – not that there were too many people queuing up to tell...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoSeeing is no longer believing in rugby
CHRIS HEWETT BACK in the day, when England were at the cutting edge of sports science and spending eye-watering amounts of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoJordy Reid: Ealing deserve a crack at Premiership
By PAUL REES JORDY Reid is backing Ealing Trailfinders’ appeal to be promoted to the Premiership, confident the Championship winners would...
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/ 4 years agoAlder can help make a pathway to success
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It was good to see Nigel Walker recruit John Alder last week to bolster his...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNo respite as the race for play-offs ramps up
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The rugby season in Europe’s top three leagues gets confused at this time of year, as we...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoChiefs fancy their chances in knock-out season finale
By PAUL REES EXETER are preparing for three knock-out matches in their last three Premiership rounds, knowing that one defeat could...
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/ 4 years agoWill swaps Newcastle for Wasps
FLY-HALF Will Haydon-Wood will join Wasps from Newcastle next season. The former England U20 international, 21, has appeared 13 times for...
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/ 4 years agoPrem clubs eye Cov No.8 Betteridge
By BEN JAYCOCK COVENTRY’S Fred Betteridge has impressed in his breakthrough year at the club and is attracting interest from Saracens...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoReturn to real rugby
I RECENTLY attended the game between Canterbury and Clifton, in the National League 2 South. What a pleasure it was. It was...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoIncentivise schools to help broaden the player pool
LAST week’s TRP included Jeff Probyn’s interesting piece, contesting Brian Moore’s claim that payments to players should be banned in all...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoStalwart Exeter Chiefs forward Don Armand to retire at the end of the season
Exeter Chiefs and England forward Don Armand will retire at the end of the season. The Zimbabwean-born forward was brought to...
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/ 4 years agoCross-code wing Iwan Stephens signs new two-year contract at Newcastle Falcons
Following his breakthrough season with Newcastle Falcons, cross-code winger Iwan Stephens has signed a new two-year deal. The cross-code convert scored...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPromising Harlequins back-row Archie White signs new deal
Harlequins Academy graduate Archie White has signed a new undisclosed contract at The Stoop. The back-row forward has so far amassed...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘No decision to be made’ on futures of Semi Radradra and Charles Piutau, says Pat Lam
Pat Lam has played down speculation linking Bristol Bears' marquee players Semi Radradra and Charles Piutau with a move away from...
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/ 4 years agoNorthampton Saints sign Doncaster’s Sam Graham and Newcastle’s Robbie Smith
Northampton Saints have confirmed the signing Doncaster Knights captain Sam Graham and Newcastle Falcons' Robbie Smith. The pair will move to...
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/ 4 years agoWasps sign exciting young fly-half Will Haydon-Wood from Newcastle Falcons
Young English fly-half Will-Haydon-Wood will join Wasps from Newcastle Falcons next season. The England Under 20 international has appeared 13 times...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoSorry, but my old mate Brian is wrong
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Interesting to see my old mate Brian Moore professing in his newspaper...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoYoung lads keep injury-hit Titans in title hunt
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK DESPITE being stripped to their ‘bare bones’ due to a mammoth injury list, Rotherham continue their...
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/ 4 years agoSkivington lays down challenge to Test hopefuls
By PAUL REES GEORGE Skivington has told his players that if they have ambitions to go on international tours this summer,...
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/ 4 years agoAshton on track for the magic century
By JON NEWCOMBE Still got it: Chris Ashton dives over to score for Leicester against Exeter PICTURES: Getty Images STEVE Borthwick...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoVersatile Ealing ace Uzokwe glad to finish off the job in style
By BEN JAYCOCK CHAMPIONSHIP winner Simon Uzokwe is enjoying some well-earned time off as he awaits the outcome of Ealing Trailfinders’...
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/ 4 years agoCardiff bag vital bonus as title race hots up
Premiership By ROB COLE Swansea ..............20 Cardiff ..................27 TWO years ago Cardiff were odds-on to win the Premiership title before Covid...
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/ 4 years agoEvans’ late shows seals 9-try thriller
Premiership By JAMES WRIGHT Aberavon ..............28 Llandovery ..........29 AARON Warren grabbed a hat-trick for the Drovers as they took revenge for...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoKolbe tops the bill for Baa-baas at Twickers
By PETER JACKSON ENGLAND will finish their sub-standard season by running into Cheslin Kolbe for the first time since he skinned...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoCarmarthan’s power pack turn the screw
Premiership By FREDDIE BENNETT Ebbw Vale ............16 Carmarthen Q ......28 CARMARTHEN Quins kept their slim title hopes alive with an impressive...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoQuins aim to take Mercer’s boys out of their comfort zone
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Montpellier v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 1pm, GGL Stadium AS soon as England head coach Eddie Jones said...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoLock star Williams bows out in style
Premiership By BEN WILLIAMS RGC ........................40 Pontypridd............10 ANDREW Williams brought the curtain down on his 200-plus games, decade-long career with RGC...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBath showing interest in Saints centre Francis
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH are poised to make a swoop for former England international Piers Francis, who...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoMerthyr stun leaders to spur Cardiff’s bid
Premiership By STEFFAN THOMAS Newport ................22 Merthyr ................34 MERTHYR blew the Premiership title race wide open with a stunning away win...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoExeter still to decide on Hardwick
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER continue to look at former Leicester fly-half Tom Hardwick, who left the Premiership...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoRec boys caught in crossfire
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER BATH players travelled to the south of France last week and found themselves in...
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