All posts tagged "Premium"
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/ 5 years agoHigh-tempo Quins’ better fit for Luke Wallace than Tigers
LUKE Wallace rejoined Harlequins from Leicester last week and reckons the mood at the Stoop hints at a return to...
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/ 5 years agoLondon Irish 36-39 Wasps: Willis’ hat-trick seals vital win at the death
Wasps overturn 33-10 half-time deficit to produce miracles in Brentford
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGlen Webbe wants Lions to present a united front
GLEN WEBBE – the first black player to play for Wales – has urged both the British & Irish Lions...
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/ 5 years agoMy only regret is not hitting the 200 club, says Ross Batty
PAUL REES talks to Bath’s Ross Batty who announced his retirement this week Ross Batty will on Saturday bid an emotional...
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/ 5 years agoEddie wants extra Currys to keep England on the boil
EDDIE Jones has already marked the card of his young guns telling them to gain inspiration from Tom Curry as their...
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/ 5 years agoWillis: Fightback sets up ‘Cup final’ at Tigers
HAVING snatched one ‘Cup final’ game at the death yesterday MOM Tom Willis insists Wasps will be approaching their key match...
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/ 5 years agoEdinburgh 31-34 Ulster: Deadeye Madigan smashes winner for Ulster
ULSTER centre Stuart McCloskey said it was a neat way to finish the season as Ian Madigan landed a penalty at...
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/ 5 years agoBlair opts for youth as Scots prep for England
SCOTLAND have included 17 uncapped players in a 37- man squad for Test matches against England A, Romania and Georgia this...
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/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn can prove his doubters wrong, like I did – Matfield
By STEFFAN THOMAS VICTOR Matfield knows what it’s like to have your age questioned on the eve of a Lions series....
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/ 5 years agoFacundo Cordero honoured to continue Santi’s Chiefs legacy
Facundo Cordero reveals his desire to play alongside brother Santi, whether that be at Exeter Chiefs or not
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/ 5 years agoBulls 31-27 Stormers: Bok plans hit by injury to Duane Vermeulen
Ankle injury to No.8 Duane Vermeulen deals injury concern for Springbok head coach Jacques Nienaber
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/ 5 years agoSympathy for Ealing? You won’t find any at Saracens
DANIEL GALLAN talks to Sarries centre Dom Morris ahead of the Championship final Spare a thought for Ealing Trailfinders Rugby Club.The...
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/ 5 years agoTigers fans help drive our recruitment says Youngs
By ADAM HATHAWAY Crowd pleaser: Leicester scrum-half Ben Youngs BEN YOUNGS welcomed back the Leicester faithful claiming the fanatical Tigers support...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoChampionship is sinking: RFU won’t rescue it! | Nick Cain
Nick Cain's column focusseses on the apparent lack of resistence to ring-fencing the Premiership
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSharks get a roll on to stifle Lions
Lions ................21 Sharks ............33 THE Sharks will meet the Bulls in next weekend’s Rainbow Cup SA finale after coming away from...
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/ 5 years agoTALE OF THE TAPE… TRAILFINDERS’ STRENGTHS AND WEAKNESSES
IF there is a lesson to be gleaned from Saracens’ sojourn in the second division, it is that the gap between...
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Features
/ 5 years agoShort moratorium will make England stronger
COLIN BOAG The debate on pro-motion and relegation is absolutely at the heart of the English game going forward. If you want...
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/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Hartpury centre Jimmy Williams
THE HARTPURY CENTRE TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Duvet faff It doesn’t matter...
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/ 5 years agoCardiff 37-12 Zebre: Dashing backs give Dai Young boost for future
BLUES ended their inconsistent season with a far from convincing victory over bottom of the table Zebre at the Arms Park....
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/ 5 years agoDutch come out of the blocks looking good
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER TALK about playing catch-up. The Netherlands claimed a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
TOM HOLMES, THE FORMER SALE SHARKS, ROTHERHAM TITANS AND NOTTINGHAM LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWasps search for Paolo Odogwu replacement
The Premiership club confirmed earlier this week their breakthrough wing/centre had ruptured his ACL
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/ 5 years agoConnacht 26-19 Ospreys: Toby Booth wants final day reaction after Ospreys come up short
Ospreys head coach Toby Booth wants a strong finish to the Rainbow Cup after seeing their final hopes ended in Galway
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/ 5 years agoFrench integrity preserves Holy Grail
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER I AM very loath to criticise anybody who has been grappling with the logistics of a pandemic-fraught...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMax Malins must force Eddie to make a change at 15 | Jeremy Guscott
The full-back position is wide open to experimentation this summer with Elliot Daly and Anthony Watson away with the Lions, writes...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoOspreys keen to help Elvis Taione rock on in Wales
The Exeter Chiefs hooker could be on his way to the Liberty Stadium this summer
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/ 5 years agoGlasgow 15-12 Leinster: Warriors surge to summit with late penalty
GLASGOW Warriors head coach Danny Wilson praised his “outstanding” side as they defeated Leinster on Friday to give themselves a chance...
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/ 5 years agoCJ’s ace in the hole shows laws up | Peter Jackson
Christiaan Johan Stander will long be remembered throughout the Kingdom of Kerry and every other square foot of Munster, his...
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/ 5 years agoLeicester 23-26 Bristol: Tempers fray as Bears thwart Tigers’ big finish
A late sin-bin to prop Nahuel Chaparro leads to controversy around contested scrums and allowing John Afoa back onto the field...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSalsa-boy Manu Tuilagi won’t do Strictly
MANU Tuilagi has ruled out joining the rugby players who have taken part in the BBC’s smash hit TV show Strictly...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby TT: Highlanders head for final with record points tally
Ben Jaycock wraps up the latest round of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman action, with the Brumbies flying the flag for Australia
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMagnificent Morne still has way to go to catch doyen Dusty | Peter Jackson
The stats are hard to overlook for goal-kicker Morne Steyn, called up to the Springboks squad once again to face the...
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/ 5 years agoMove on, says ‘liar’ Lam after fracas
What was said to the media after Leicester's dramatic defeat to Bristol Bears at Welford Road
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoSale prop Valery Morozov off home to Russia
RUSSIAN prop Valery Morozov is set to leave Premiership semi-finalists Sale Sharks to return home for personal reasons. Morozov, 26, joined the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoThis would be one of the worst days for our rugby
THE big issue in English rugby in the immediate future will be the RFU Council meeting to sanction, or not to...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYoung Guns: Worcester Warriors wing Harri Doel
Harri Doel is hell bent on becoming the latest Welsh sensation to shine for Worcester after pulling on the No.11 jersey not...
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/ 5 years agoSale 45-12 Harlequins: Depleted Quins torn to shreds by Sharks
Reaching Twickenham final won't be enough in of itself, says confident Sanderson
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoTV pundits say no to Lions
SKY Sports are struggling to find big-name pundits willing to travel to South Africa for the Lions tour. Blindside understands many...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWe must heed Baron’s warning over ring-fence
Concern: Francis Baron FAIR play to Francis Baron for speaking out against the proposed ringfencing for the Premiership in Nick Cain's...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Gloucester-Hartpury scrum-half Natasha Hunt
CHANGE has surrounded the league this season but not all in a bad way. Last Sunday’s Premier XVs final, in which...
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/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi will be back for Sale’s run-in
MANU TUILAGI will return in Sale’s final-day trip to champions Exeter after being forced to self-isolate during Friday’s demolition of Quins....
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup just isn’t worth injury risk | Shane Williams
The Rainbow Cup gives no reason for players who received Lions call-ups to go all-out and risk injury
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHave two regional groups of eight clubs
I MUST disagree with Sir Francis Baron’s comments about promotion/ relegation in the Premiership. The list of clubs in the league...
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/ 5 years agoWider issues outweigh any need to ring-fence
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME One-way traffic: Exeter annihilate Newcastle 74-3 PICTURE: Getty Images As we come to...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHearing fans’ roar makes you feel like Superman | Shane Williams
WHEN I played in front of 75,000 screaming Welsh fans at Principality Stadium it used to make me feel like Superman....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWomen’s game more attractive
Joy: Rachel Burford, captain of Harlequins, lifts the Allianz Premier 15’s trophy PICTURE: Getty Images APART from an extremely intense and...
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/ 5 years agoHammond back home
FORMER Nottingham captain Craig Hammond will return to the club as head coach next season. Hammond, currently coach of Hong Kong,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPint-sized players can often house huge talents
PAUL REES SAYS SMALL CAN STILL BE BEAUTIFUL IN THE MODERN LAND OF THE GIANTS The size of rugby players has grown...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWhy didn’t they play in London?
WHERE is the sense in playing their Premier XVs final at Gloucester when they are two Londonbased clubs? Why did they...
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/ 5 years agoKessell returns in Pirates half-back exchange
NEWS EXTRA By MIKE SINCLAIR IT’S all-change at No.9 for the Cornish Pirates with Tom Kessell returning after six years away...
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