All posts tagged "Premiership"
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoToulon too strong as Saracens crash out
By SAM JACKSON Toulon ................25pts Tries: Villiere 2, 39; Wainiqolo 60 Conversions: Carbonel 4, 61 Penalties: Carbonel 33, 52 Saracens ..........16pts...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoThomas to state his case for defence
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gone: Julian Salvi EXETER Chiefs are likely to promote from within to replace defence...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoGloucester are pack leaders in Mercer chase
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted in West Country: Zach Mercer GLOUCESTER are the early front runners in the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTV rights could boom after BT Sport merger
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER PREMIERSHIP Rugby could land a massive cash windfall in their next round of television...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEngland ace Watson opts for Leicester
By BEN JAYCOCK Heading to Leicester: Anthony Watson LEICESTER have confirmed the signing of Bath and England wing Anthony Watson for...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHigh-scoring hookers not good for the game
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ONE of the strangest signs of the times is that this season hookers...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEurope’s best too hot for England
NICK CAIN IT took the 2022 European Cup until the quarter-finals before it delivered in terms of the quality and drama...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMatt Garvey: I preferred the game when it was slower!
PAUL REES speaks to Worcester Warriors lock Matt Garvey about why the time is right to step away from rugby Matt...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoThe Boks are here, there and everywhere
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Some things in rugby are so difficult to find, they drive astrophysicists to drink. Scientists operating the Giant...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoEngland rugby still has a long way to go
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME The failure of any of the Premiership teams to make it to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCozens: Kicking is a lost art – it’s a seven-pointer
CLIFTON player coach Luke Cozens describes kicking to the corner as a ‘seven-point kick’ because of the huge increase in tries...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLeicester Tigers sign Anthony Watson
Leicester Tigers have announced the signing of Bath and England winger Anthony Watson ahead of the 2022/23 season. The move was...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLosing close games a reason for disappointing Bristol Bears season, says Jake Woolmore
Bristol Bears prop Jake Woolmore has said that the Bristol squad has had an honest discussion about where their Premiership campaign...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWasps boss Lee Blackett in dark about potential return for Christian Wade
Wasps boss Lee Blackett is unaware of Christian Wade‘s possible return to rugby union after revealing there has been no contact...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGloucester to seek compensation from Worcester over cancelled fixture
Gloucester will seek compensation from their Gallagher Premiership rivals Worcester following the cancellation of a league game between the clubs in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorcester Warriors forward Matt Garvey retires
Worcester Warriors forward Matt Garvey has retired from rugby as a player. The 34-year-old former London Irish, Bath and Gloucester joined...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoAlex Sanderson: Reduction of Premiership salary cap making it harder for English teams to compete in Europe
Sale Sharks director of rugby Alex Sanderson feels the reduction of the Premiership salary cap is making it harder for English...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoColeman’s ready for battle with his old rival Etzebeth
By PAUL REES ADAM Coleman will be up against a familiar foe when London Irish take on Toulon in the quarter-final...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoBath horror show was such a turn off
LAST week’s result at Kingsholm was a sad day for Premiership rugby and really makes me question the wisdom of having...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoCan’t compromise supporter comfort
JEFF Gage is incorrect when he states that Connacht’s stadium has a capacity of less than half the 10,001 capacity required...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBath surrender nothing to do with no relegation
COLIN BOAG Predictably, last weekend’s abject capitulation by Bath was seen by some zealots as evidence that with no relegation, teams...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
CAMERON MITCHELL, THE RECENTLY-RETIRED RICHMOND CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH AND AGAINST 1. Will Goodrick-Clarke – One of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoSanderson’s men will be hoping for minor miracle
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHEN Sale Sharks face Racing 92 at their 30,000 capacity La Defense Arena superdome...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWe did not stop fighting -Genge
LEICESTER captain Ellis Genge urged his Tigers to regroup quickly in order to continue their successful Premiership campaign. Genge had no...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCurry returns to lead the fight
TOM Curry will make his first start since the Six Nations as the Sharks look to take the fight to Racing...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBucketloads of tries not a winning formula
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK AT the same time as Bath collapsed to a record 64-0 defeat against...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoOverseas players leave little room at 12
NICK CAIN IF you are perplexed by England’s lack of choice when it comes to big inside centres as potential replacements...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBig guns starting to fire for Saracens
By TOM BRADSHAW Gloucester ........15pts Tries: Singleton 31, Rees-Zammitt 74 Conversions: Twelvetrees 74 Penalties: Hastings 43 Saracens ..........44pts Tries: Davies 8,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 4 years agoHong Kong triumph built on sand of Bali
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND NORTHAMPTON, SALE, TREVISO & CALVISANO CENTRE WHO NOW COACHES ITALY SEVENS...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTop gun Ashton still has so much to give
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER History maker: Chris Ashton dives over to break...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNo Bank Holiday action such a wasted opportunity
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER PERHAPS we are spoilt for choice these days but I was amazed there wasn’t a single professional...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoOne-sided contests will drive fans away
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It seems that not a week goes by without some sort of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMax Ojomoh feels Bath will reap rewards of home-grown policy
Bath centre Max Ojomoh feels that Bath will reap the long-term rewards of having a squad made up 50% home-grown players....
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLondon Irish come from 25 points down to earn draw with Wasps
London Irish (14) 42Tries: Rowe, Parton, Pearson, Arundel, Hassell-Collins, Penalty Cons: Jackson 5Wasps (24) 42Tries: Oghre, Hougaard 2, Atkinson, Kibirige Cons:...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMalins the master as Saracens march on
By ROGER PANTING Worcester ........16pts Tries: Howe 78 Conversions: Searle 78 Penalties: Smith 13, 26, 38 Saracens ..........38pts Tries: Malins 4,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDiamond: We keep giving easy chances to good teams
WORCESTER boss Steve Diamond accepted that his side were outclassed. “As in previous games, we have managed to hand easy opportunities...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGrayson puts Saints in box seat for play-offs
By BEN JAYCOCK Northampton ..32pts Tries: Freeman 5, Ludlam 11, Furbank 25, Waller 37 Conversions: Grayson 6, 12, 38 Penalties: Grayson...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSharks take honours in Battle of the North
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale ....................35pts Tries: Van der Merwe 17, 37; B Curry 43, Hammersley 52, Ashman 67 Conversions: Du Preez...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChampionship ‘serfs’ must unite for uprising
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HAVE the Championship clubs finally woken up and smelled the coffee? Have they...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWasps in the way of Exiles triple bid
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... London Irish v Wasps Today. Kick-off 3pm, Brentford Community Stadium LONDON Irish are the only club still...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWe’ll have to be at our very best, says Blackett
Coach: Lee Blackett LEE Blackett says every match for the rest of the season is a knock-out one for Wasps who...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoIrish give back row Caulfield another shot in top-flight
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LONDON Irish are poised to make a move for Cornish Pirates' former England U20...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoShort’s boot proves the difference
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ebbw Vale ..............7 Bridgend ................11 BRIDGEND made it backto-back Premiership wins as they edged out fellow strugglers Ebbw...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoDisappointed Morris demands big finish
By STEFFAN THOMAS PREVIEW... Carmarthen v Newport Today, Kick-off 3pm NEWPORT head coach Ty Morris is already planning revenge on Cardiff...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoReed excels in Newport triumph
WILL Reed returned to the Newport line-up to kick 15 points and then secure the final turnover in the 82nd minute...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 4 years agoNorthampton Saints sign James Raam
Northampton Saints have signed Australian winger James Raam from the Waratahs for next season. Ramm, 23, joins Saints from Super Rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoMatt Symons to retire at the end of the season
Harlequins lock Matt Symons has confirmed he will retire from rugby at the end of the season. The 32-year-old calls time...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoTom Youngs retires from professional rugby
Leicester Tigers star and former England international Tom Youngs has confirmed his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 35-year-old...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Thirteen with Max Ojomoh
In Episode Thirteen of The Rugby Paper Podcast, Bath centre Max Ojomoh joins host Oliver Little and The Rugby Paper’s Digital...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoArgentine centre Matias Orlando signs two-year extension at Newcastle Falcons
Argentine centre Matias Orlando has signed a new two-year contract at Newcastle Falcons. Capped 47 times by Los Pumas, the 30-year-old...
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