All posts tagged "Premiership"
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoA-list West were pride of the north
CLUB0FTHEWEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER WEST HARTLEPOOL Founded: 1881 President: Dave Laycock Home Ground: Brinkburn 1,000 capacity (76 seats) Last season: Durham...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Matt Powell: Call-up was a case of mistaken identity
The former Saracens, Worcester and Harlequins scrum-half Unstoppable: Matt Powell charges through the Bucuresti Oaks defence for Worcester PICTURE:Getty Images Twice...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBidding war goes on for European Cup TV rights
PLANS for a 16-team longdiscussed World Club Cup starting in 2025 will add intrigue to drawn-out broadcaster bids for TV rights...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoFull Premiership 2022/23 fixtures: Westcountry rivals go toe-to-toe in opening round
Bristol Bears and Bath will raise the curtain of the Premiership for the second time in four seasons as they kick...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNelson: Urgent changes needed to protect game
By PAUL REES Rugby union is on a collision course with oblivion unless it takes steps to reduce the amount of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoBrilliant to win series but far from perfect
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK England are clearly in a better place now than they were when they started...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 years agoA veil of secrecy which keeps us all in the dark
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is a complete contradiction at the heart of the English Premiership having...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRob’s faith inspired a decade of dreams
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PHIL DOLLMAN THE FORMER DRAGONS AND EXETER CHIEFS FULL-BACK/CENTRE ISUPPOSE my claim to fame is that I was...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoContracts alone will not plug the gap – McMahon
■By BEN JAYCOCK The IRFU have promised to have women’s contracts in place in time for next year’s Six Nations, but...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSutherland heads for Kowloon after ‘an amazing time’ playing for Cardiff Met
HARRY Sutherland is looking forward to going outside his comfort zone after it was confirmed the Cardiff Met graduate will be...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoMiller keen to carry on abroad after Wasps exit
By JON NEWCOMBE When Wasps report back for pre-season this week, versatile back Rob Miller will be a notable absentee. Miller’s...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRPA doing its best to help out-of-contract players
Rugby Players’ Association (RPA) CEO Damian Hopley says the organisation is “doing all it can” to help members affected by the...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJack’s living the dream at Harlequins
YOUNG GUNS JACK DOOREY-PALMER HARLEQUINS HOOKER Jack Doorey-Palmer is aiming high at Harlequins after receiving some special online tuition from England...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBaby Boks hold no fear for Wales
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Rising star: Dafydd Jenkins DAFYDD Jenkins is confident Wales U20s can upset the formbook by beating South Africa...
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Features
/ 4 years agoProud to be a foot soldier among the superstars
MY LIFEIN RUGBY BEN BROSTER THE FORMER WALES, SARACENS, WASPS, NORTHAMPTON, SCARLETS, BIARRITZ & BAYONNE TIGHT-HEAD I’M from Haywards Heath in...
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Summer Tours
/ 4 years agoSpringboks change 14 as Wales bring in Cuthbert
South Africa have changed all-but one of the starting XV who beat Wales last week, with the visitors making just one...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoNewcastle to investigate after Burrell racist claims
Newcastle Falcons have launched an internal investigation to determine if any of the racism that Luther Burrell experienced happened while at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBulls keen to re-sign ex-Tigers back row
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Target: Van Staden MARCO van Staden, whose departure from Premiership champions Leicester Tigers was announced...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoKnights give Smith a lift from school
■By JON NEWCOMBE ROBBIE Smith is pleased to have swapped the classroom for his first full-time rugby contract at Steve Boden’s...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoBedfordshire fixture clashes not helpful
email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IT is unbelievable that Ampthill and Bedford Blues have home matches scheduled on the same day on eight occasions...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoValue for money more important than ever
COLIN BOAG Anyone keeping a close eye on the Premiership clubs, and their announcements about departing and arriving players, can’t fail...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years ago‘Proven’ Reffell makes first Wales start in tour opener
Wayne Pivac praised the form of debut starter Tommy Reffell as he named his squad for the first test of their...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoGeorge calls on England to repeat the triumph of 2016
From ADAM HATHAWAY in Perth Jamie George has urged England to turn back time and repeat the heroics of 2016 when...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHead injury rates reach all time high in England
Concussion rates in elite English rugby have hit their highest levels since records began in 2002 according to the latest injury...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWales ace Gareth is late arrival
WALES fly-half Gareth Anscombe will link up with the rest of the squad in South Africa after being given permission to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFord will be a star for Sharks, says Burns
By GARY FITZGERALD GEORGE Ford will bounce back from his Premiership Final injury misery “better than ever” and be a huge...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBorthwick shows he has the edge
COLIN BOAG What did you make of the Premiership final? I thought it was enthralling, and epitomised everything that’s great about...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTop 14 clubs in pursuit of Du Preez brothers
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Sale forwards Jean-Luc and Dan du Preez are on the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWarriors sweat on Deano amid American interest
GLASGOW are sweating to see if former Newcastle boss Dean Richards, their first choice to replace Danny Wilson at Scotstoun, will...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDream Team
JAMES GASKELL, THE FORMER WASPS AND SALE SHARKS LOOSE FORWARD, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPride of the Premiership
Paul Rees selects his team of the season – with a nod to those who came close FULL-BACK: Freddie Steward (Leicester)...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMy countrymen are proving their worth
NEIL DE KOCK FORMER SARACENS AND SOUTH AFRICA SCRUM-HALF South African players were key protagonists in this season’s Gallagher Premiership with...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 years ago‘I’m very passionate, I don’t like watching’
Claudia MacDonald tells Ben Jaycock how she’s desperate to regain her fitness and return to action Claudia MacDonald thought she just...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoCrowley set to enjoy Italy’s ‘Blue summer’
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points After that brilliant last-minute win over Wales in...
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Features
/ 4 years ago‘I wish Conor had been in charge when I was at Quins’
MY LIFE IN RUGBY - LUKE SHERRIFF THE FORMER HARLEQUINS AND NOTTINGHAM FLANKER AND ENGLAND 7S INTERNATIONAL So, maybe the first...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMoroni joins Falcons from Tigers
Leicester Tigers’ Premiership winning centre Matias Moroni has signed for Newcastle Falcons, agreeing a two-year deal to move to Kingston Park....
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoAled Davies cited as podcast guests weigh in on controversial yellow
Saracens‘ scrum-half Aled Davies has been cited for the controversial yellow card he received against Leicester in Saturday’s Premiership Final. Davies,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty-One with Jeff Probyn
The Rugby Paper Podcast returns this week as former England World Cup Finalist and English title winning prop Jeff Probyn joins...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoJoy for Burns as Tigers grab title
By GARY FITZGERALD FREDDIE Burns revealed he had “an outer-body experience” of ecstasy and joy after nailing the drop-goal which made...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBurns out to claim a Tigers shirt of his own
By PAUL REES FREDDIE Burns, who kicked Leicester to victory in yesterday’s Premiership final with a last-gasp drop-goal, has been a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPremiership pair ruled out of Scotland tour
ADAM Hastings and Huw Jones will miss Scotland’s summer tour to South America because of injury. Gloucester fly-half Hastings has withdrawn...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCoaching is not for me, says Swinson
By GARY FITZGERALD TIM Swinson has opted not to take up the coaching route because he does not enjoy “the negativity...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEuro Cup schedule confirmed
NEWS EXTRA EPCR has confirmed the formats and qualifiers for next season’s Champions Cup. The Champions Cup will be competed for...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEddie’s search for good brew
PAUL REES HEARS HOW THE ENGLAND COACH IS USING THE BARBARIANS MATCH TO ASSESS HIS OPTIONS FOR AUSTRALIA Power option: Joe...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoA’s ace Cambriani enjoys his revival
■By BEN JAYCOCK Danger man: Ben Cambriani scores for Ampthill PICTURE: PRiME Media Images AFTER being released by Ospreys, Ben Cambriani...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCornwall fear for future of County Cup
CORNWALL chairman Dave Saunter is proud to have secured a trophy treble this season but fears the County Championship’s days could...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoung Guns: Rhodri Lewis, Ospreys Wing
Having already been compared to his childhood hero Shane Williams, 17-yeaold Rhodri Lewis has issued a warning to the Ospreys senior...
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Features
/ 4 years agoScrum-half or full-back? I made the right choice
BEN FODEN - 34-capped England International SCRUM-HALF or full-back? My dad still has that debate with me every time I go...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGallagher Premiership Final preview – Tigers and Sarries gear up for showdown of redemption
One of the extraordinary comeback tales of either Leicester Tigers or Saracens will reach a fairytale conclusion this Saturday, as they...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMaro Itoje departure ‘never in the question’ despite Saracens’ relegation
Maro Itoje has said that leaving Saracens was "never in the question" despite the club's enforced relegation from the Premiership over...
International Rugby
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