All posts tagged "Premium"
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMust address drop in playing numbers
NATURALLY, many articles in these pages are about the Big Beasts in our sport: the RFU’s handling of the PGA and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSiya Kolisi key to uniting Boks in time says Delport
Springboks will be ready to hit full speed against the Lions, says Thinus Delport
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSurprised Warren picked 11 English
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Iwrote last week I expected ten Welshmen, or perhaps more, to make the squad for this...
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Features
/ 5 years agoKerr catches Pat’s eye on Bears trial
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Leicester hooker Jake Kerr has joined Bristol until the end of the season. The 25-year-old, who has one...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWhy I always find myself rooting against the Irish
COLIN BOAG AsI watched the Champions Cup semi-final between La Rochelle and Leinster, cheering for the French team, it got me wondering why,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDavies and Halfpenny spurred by Lions snub
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Scarlets ............22pts Tries: Jeffries 39 Conversions: Halfpenny 40 Penalties: Halfpenny 18, 26, 35, 44, 76 Ospreys ................6pts Penalties:...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFrancis Baron exclusive – Pt.3: The earthquake that hit football shows fans must be listened to in rugby
NICK CAIN concludes his far-reaching interview with Francis Baron, the man who was the most powerful figure in English rugby FRANCIS...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWorcester wing Bluck convicted of assault
RUGBY SHORTS WALES wing Hannah Bluck has been given an 18-month community order after punching her ex-fiancée in the face. Bluck,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
JON SLEIGHTHOLME, THE FORMER ENGLAND, BATH AND NORTHAMPTON WING CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1. Gary...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPreview: Josh Adams looks to fine-tune in time for Lions take-off
JOSH Adams has no thoughts about wrapping himself in cotton wool over the next few weeks after his selection for...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoUgo will be continuing the work we started
John Owen MBE, past president of the RFU, writes about the new call for diversity I WRITE to you in relation...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGroom parachutes in for the big finale
RUGBY SHORTS FORMER Edinburgh and Northampton scrum-half Nic Groom has joined London Irish until the end of the season. South African...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHere’s why Gatland didn’t pick big Billy Vunipola | Nick Cain
Power or pace? What the selection of Sam Simmonds and Jack Conan tell us about Billy Vunipola's omission
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMunster 38-10: Ulster no match for Red Army
Will Addison's long-awaited return for Ulster didn't go quite according to plan as he was sent off in the second half,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoElder-Wolfe targets tired bodies
By LUKE JARMYN RICHMOND full-back Chris Wolfe-Elder is expecting a ‘lung-tester’ in next weekend’s basement battle against Nottingham. The former London...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSevens convert Muir earns extended Bath
RUGBY SHORTS WILL Muir has signed a two-year contract at Bath. The 25-year-old winger signed a shortterm deal in August 2020...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBath 20-40 Bristol: Emotional Kyle Sinckler gets support from Lam
Andy Uren fires Bristol Bears backline to comeback win, as Kyle Sinckler gets past a tough week in which he missed...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGatland: I learned from 2009 to start fast
Gatland intends to put Faf de Klerk on the back-foot in this summer's Lions tour of South Africa
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoConnacht 21-50 Leinster: Sidelined Hugo Keenan scores hat-trick
LEINSTER put their Champions Cup exit to La Rochelle behind them to come from 16-0 down to oust Connacht. Hugo Keenan...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoThe greats turn out to pay last respects to their Lion king | Peter Jackson
THE old warriors gathered above the steep steps leading down into Llandaff Cathedral, their presence in honour of a fallen colleague...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWarriors call for Blues back up
RUGBY SHORTS WORCESTER Warriors have signed former Wales prop Scott Andrews on loan from Cardiff Blues until the end of the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLions tour snub makes no sense says Kyle Sinckler in raw post-match interview
Kyle Sinckler gave an emotional interview to BT Sport's Sara Elgan after the Bears beat Bath at the Rec
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExeter 41-10 Worcester: Explosive Sam Simmonds closes on try record
Dave Ewers, Jacques Vermeulen and Sam Simmonds were all on song for Chiefs
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGlasgow 29-19 Edinburgh: Glasgow show their character to delight Wilson
GLASGOW Warriors bounced back from an awful performance against Benetton to end Edinburgh’s three-year hold on the 1872 Cup. Friday night’s...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoLord threatened to shake up rugby same as ESL in soccer | Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson looks at rugby's Kerry Packer figure, David Lord, who was ready to shake up rugby 40 years ago
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHow the RFU lost control of the Premiership in 1995
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the dust slowly set- tles on the player release for the Lions,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNorthampton 7-31 Gloucester: Louis Rees-Zammit puts on two-try show for Gatland
Gloucester put a pasting on lacklustre Saints derailed by Dan Biggar's early HIA
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDiscipline killed us in the second half admits Thomas
Jonathan Thomas and Francois Venter react to Worcester's away trip to forget at Sandy Park
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGatland prepares for a massive air raid
Nick Cain assesses the Lions squad of 37 selected by Warren Gatland Outstanding in the air: Dan Biggar PICTURES: Getty Images...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn Jones: We’ll have real siege mentality
“It’s surreal. I’ve always been fully aware of all those involved for the Lions, not just the captains"
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Alex Davies: My first year at Leeds was the fondest of all
SOMEONE pointed out to me that winning silverware doesn’t happen very often so I can count myself as one of the...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoAnything you liked? Boyd: Nothing!
Chris Boyd saw no redeeming moments in Northampton's lacklustre defeat to Gloucester on their home patch
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRichards: It’s been long time coming
The Newcastle Falcons director of rugby gave Carl Fearns his debut against London Irish
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoOverview: The 2021 British & Irish Lions squad
Warren Gatland has named his 2021 British & Irish Lions squad to tour South Africa this summer, extending the size from...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoHask wasn’t a popular guy in Wales but he was fantastic craic on the 2017 tour – Biggar
DAN BIGGAR is prepared to give his British & Irish Lions squad mates the benefit of the doubt after misjudging a...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoStrict new protocols provoke reaction | James Harrington
James Harrington looks at the tough measures taken by the LNR to ensure the Top 14 and Pro D2 seasons conclude...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNewcastle 52-27 London Irish: Deano gives Falcons their licence to thrill
Falcons were devastatingly clinical in the second half, scoring five tries to blow Irish out of the water
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLouis Rees-Zammit’s brother cashes in on Lions call-up
The older brother of the Gloucester & Wales flyer placed a bet four years ago that the Lions' youngest squad member...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Loughborough and Scotland back row Rachel Malcolm
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players Loughborough Lightning back row and Scotland captain Rachel Malcolm says the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasps star Alfie Barbeary doesn’t want to play numbers game
Now on the mend from a series of leg injuries, Barbeary wants to get back on track at Wasps whether it...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSale 26-10 Leicester: Sale go smashing on as Tigers rest stars
Sale record their sixth-consecutive win, with AJ MacGinty moving up the Sharks all-time points scorer list
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBattling Bundee Aki can fill Manu void | Jeremy Guscott
Bundee Aki may be the man to go head-to-head with Damian de Allende for the Lions, writes Jerry Guscott
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasps 62-12 Bristol: Katie Mason hat-trick as Wasps build up for semi
Wasps raced into a 38-7 half-time lead as their back three of Mason, Abby Dow and Ellie Kildunne posed problems for...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCardiff to host entire U20 Six Nations
THE 2021 U20 Six Nations will take place entirely in Wales, TRP can reveal. It was confirmed in January that the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCaptain Ben Youngs: I’m so proud of the effort from the boys
Stand-in Tigers skipper Ben Youngs offers his thoughts on the 26-10 loss to Sale Sharks
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoThese men are the pride of All the Lions for last 20 years
Chris Hewett picks, position by position, the best Lions XV from the professional era The idea of rugby selection as an...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoExeter 12-18 Glo-Hartpury: Battle of the west settled by Ellie Underwood
Zoe Aldcroft and Ellie Underwood tries help Gloucester-Hartpury to end the season on a high at Sandy Park
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoI’m delighted, Sam Simmonds is built for Bok country says Dallaglio
There is no better No.8 playing in Europe right now, according to three-time Lion Lawrence Dallaglio
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAlex Sanderson has changed the Sale culture, says Arron Reed
All things are looking up for Sale Sharks to reach the Premiership semi-finals after narrowly missing out last season
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions: Five dark horses for selection from the Premiership
Warren Gatland will make the big announcement on Thursday











