All posts tagged "Premium"
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAgents set to ramp up pressure on clubs
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER AGENTS are calling for club recruitment chiefs to educate their owners in a bid...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoShanklins suffer twice at hands of All Blacks
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Shanklin family from Pembrokeshire knows exactly what it takes to go the...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSalter strikes at the death to win it for resurgent Albion
By GRAHAM COX Blackheath ............ 30 Plymouth ................36 AFTER five successive defeats to start their season, Plymouth Albion made it two...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoA sweet 16 for ton-up Clifton
By ROGER OPIE Clifton..................... 106 Westcliff................. 17 CLIFTON returned to winning ways in emphatic style in a 16-try beating of bottom...
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Features
/ 4 years agoGray, Mathews given a chance at Wasps
RUGBY SHORTS WASPS have signed centre Alex Gray and fly-half Tommy Mathews on short-term contracts. Former England Sevens player Gray, 30,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoLeaving Tigers was a mistake
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER SPRINGBOKS, SWD EAGLES, PUMAS, BULLS, CATS, BOLAND, FREE STATE CHEETAHS, TREVISO, LEICESTER, LEEDS, WASPS AND SHARKS...
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/ 4 years agoMorgan on hot streak
GLOUCESTER No.8 Ben Morgan is back enjoying playing rugby again after a terrible year with injuries. Morgan has scored four tries...
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/ 4 years agoIrish go on warpath to shock the Chiefs
By SAMUEL JACKSON LONDON Irish have been promising a big result for some time – and yesterday they delivered, beating mighty...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoAmy’s selfie gets yellow card
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER AMY Cokayne found herself sin-binned by RAF chiefs after taking a selfie with her...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGreenock granny is Sione link
THERE can’t be that many Tuipulotus in the Glasgow telephone directory but one will soon be found in the Scotland three-quarter...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSmith works his magic for Moseley
By TOM HALLAM- GRAVELLS Moseley...................33 Leeds Tykes...........32 A LATE Aquile Smith wonder-try bagged Birmingham Moseley a hard-fought victory over Leeds Tykes....
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHinckley suffer in frantic finale
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley.................. 16 Guernsey................. 19 GUERNSEY took the spoils at Leicester Road with a smash and grab win as...
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Features
/ 4 years agoTyro Puma forward joins London Irish
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Irish have signed Argentina back five forward Juan Martin Gonzalez Samso. He will join the Exiles from November...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDavies too strong as Ebbw’s poor run goes on
Premiership Cup By JARED EVITTS Ebbw Vale........ 16 Merthyr............. 20 EBBW VALE came up just short for a fourth successive game...
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/ 4 years agoEngland talent pool strongest since 2003 says Thomas
By ADAM HATHAWAY WORCESTER head coach Jonathan Thomas believes Ollie Lawrence and Ted Hill are victims of the English rugby scene...
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/ 4 years agoPriestland should face All Blacks says Ford
By PETER JACKSON Chiefs scalped: Agustin Creevy goes over for a London Irish try against Exeter PICTURE: Pinnacle RHYS Priestland is...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTigers keep an eye on Warriors hooker Annett
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER On radar: Niall Annett PICTURES: Getty Images Tom Youngs LEICESTER Tigers are keeping tabs...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWasps pair show little respect
AT my old school it was drummed into us that Rugby Union built character based on the virtues of respect and...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoCaldy cling on in Juddians thriller
By COLIN FREE Caldy.........................47 Tonbridge J............40 A THRILLING Tonbridge Juddians comeback came up just short as Caldy held on to win...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoHigh-flying Raiders are toppled by gutsy Lions
By MIKE HOWKINS Leicester L....... 17 Worthing............. 7 A GRITTY performance by Leicester Lions earned them a win over league leaders...
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Features
/ 4 years agoSanderson puts faith in kids after Faf surgery
RUGBY SHORTS SALE will be without Faf de Klerk for at least four months following hip surgery. Director of rugby Alex...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMathias strikes again to haunt Bridgend
Premiership Cup By ALED BISTON Carmarthen Q.........27 Bridgend.................. 12 CARMARTHEN Quins put in a strong second-half performance to secure victory over...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEddie has so many better options than Youngs and Farrell
ALONG with the vast majority of England rugby fans, I have found watching England play rugby since the 2019 World Cup...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoExiles have their day in the sun at long last
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exeter ................21pts Tries: Witty 21, Hogg 23, Nowell 66 Conversions: J Simmonds 22, 24; Slade 67 London Irish...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoIs Dyson ready to hoover up Bath?
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER RUMOURS are sweeping the West Country that Bath could be sold to Sir James...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRed button diplomacy
S4C called it ‘a retrograde step’ when they lost live rights to Wales’ autumn matches. But it wasn’t as if Amazon...
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/ 4 years ago‘Lucky’ day for Ealing forward Fenlon
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON A FRIENDLY rugby match on October 8 nearly turned to tragedy when, early in the second...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoLate Love kick lands the spoils for Hawks
By NICK PITSON Henley................25pts Bury St Eds....... 24pts Five points: Henley’s Sam Lunnon goes over for a try Held: Bury’s attack...
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Features
/ 4 years agoHalaifonua banned for six matches
RUGBY SHORTS LONDON Scottish centre David Halaifonua has been banned for six games following a citing for a dangerous high tackle...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGood Evans! It’s Drovers’ win No.21
Premiership Cup By PAUL HOPKINS Swansea.................. 17 Llandovery.............45 AN Ashley Evans brace helped Llandovery secure their 21st victory in a row...
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/ 4 years agoExeter dress up is disrespectful
IN regards to headdresses, Nick Cain fails to note important points about the wearing of them, and why it can be...
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/ 4 years agoOur mental approach is our biggest problem says Baxter
LONDON Irish head coach Les Kiss said the result was not a surprise. “We have been really close recently without quite...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSanderson will blood scrum-half Thomas
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Injured: Faf de Klerk ALEX Sanderson is calling off the search for a replacement...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEddie stirs the pot and comes up with new recipe for success
PAUL REES TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT THE LATEST ENGLAND SQUAD SIGNALS Eddie Jones is like a Michelin star chef...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMarler hopes for battle alongside his Quins mates
By GARY FITZGERALD JOE Marler is relishing two huge Autumn confrontations with some old southern hemisphere rivals. He especially expects the...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoDan’s the man as hosts end losing run
By BOB COLLINS Barnstaple.............. 15 Rochford H.............. 13 BARNSTAPLE turned their fortunes around with a superb victory over in-form Rochford Hundred,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMcKay takes EPCR chair after Halliday exit
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Celtic chief executive Dominic McKay has taken over as chairman of EPCR on an interim basis. He temporarily...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWizards cast a spell despite Cherry heroics
Premiership Cup By ALAN EVANS Llanelli.....................22 Aberavon.................28 ABERAVON hit back after losing their unbeaten record to Llandovery the previous weekend and...
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/ 4 years agoPivac’s right, Louis won’t have a choice
IN last week’s TRP, the Wales head coach, Wayne Pivac, states his confidence in winger Louis Rees-Zammit eventually joining a Welsh...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoEvans answers call with vital 19 points
By ROGER PANTING Gloucester ........29pts Tries: Rapava-Ruskin 34, May 77 Conversions: Evans 34, 77 Penalties: Evans 9, 23, 46, 69, 73...
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/ 4 years agoTo win, Wales will need a performance of the ages
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHEN Steve Hansen picked me to face New Zealand at the 2003 World Cup, he...
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Features
/ 4 years agoIf refs ensure quick ruck ball we can run, not kick says Jones
EDDIE Jones has called on referees to maintain their vigilance at rucks and ensure there is a fair contest for possession...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Rusty’ Wallabies pass test in Japan
AUSTRALIA held on to beat Japan 32-23 to claim their fifth successive win before their autumn tour of Europe. The Wallabies...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoMorley puts boot in as Esher shine
By BILL HOOPER Redruth....................26 Esher.........................34 A FOUR-TRY burst in the first half helped Esher lay the foundations for a deserved win...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMcWilliams back for Ireland rebuild
RUGBY SHORTS GREG McWilliams will take over from Adam Griggs as Ireland women’s head coach after the November internationals. McWilliams was...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBeetham belter wraps up fightback
Premiership Cup By FREDDIE BENNETT RGC............................... 8 Cardiff...................... 15 CARDIFF overturned a half-time deficit to beat RGC 1404 in Colwyn Bay....
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Features
/ 4 years agoRugby must mop up these infuriating water carriers
COLIN BOAG It’s unusual for any issue in rugby to be almost unanimously applauded, but the citing of the two Wasps...
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/ 4 years agoRichards: We came a cropper with ref
GLOUCESTER boss George Skivington accepted that the game wasn’t a classic. “It was an ugly match but they are a pressure...
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/ 4 years agoOliver wanted more, he got it
By JOHN FALLON Connacht ........36 Ulster ................11 CONNACHT destroyed the table-toppers’ perfect start to the season with a five tries to...
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/ 4 years agoSwords at ready for Quins fight with Sharks
NEWS EXTRA By MATT MERRITT NEXT week sees the launch of the Allianz Cup, a new womens’s competition that sits alongside...















