All posts tagged "Premium"
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoThis top ten would have a real pop at the Springboks | Jeremy Guscott
The players who need little mulling from Gatland as he selects his Lions squad to be announced this Thursday
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoMcFarland: Defeat is hard to take
ULSTER head coach Dan McFarland was dejected by this semi-final defeat and fears his squad will take time to recover from...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFowkes vacancy attracts top quality applicants
NEWS EXTRA NOTTINGHAM’s reputation as a launchpad for coaches seeking to move to a higher level has resulted in a mountain of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Laumape makes his All Blacks case
Ngani Laumape was simply unstoppable for the Hurricanes in their 41-22 win over the Highlanders
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMidweek pile-ups impossible to avoid | James Harrington
James Harrington explains why the Top 14 schedule is in a bottleneck
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoToulouse 21-9 Bordeaux: Toulouse on cruise control to Twickenham
Bordeaux-Begles failed to score a try in the quarter-final but edged past Racing 92, but that didn't stand up this time...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoBath 10-19 Montpellier: Toothless Bath flop out with whimper
Montpellier progress to the final with remarkable win at the Rec, their first match in over three weeks
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoBall seems incidental to red-card Boklanders | Chris Hewett
Allowing aggression to set the tone for a match is something the Springboks have been notorious for
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTop League: Suntory Sungoliath in semis with Rams out of running
Matt McIlraith wraps up the action from the Top League with semi-final places up for grabs
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSpeedster Regan stays with League
NEWS EXTRA REGAN Grace, the highest-scoring Welsh wing in either code over the last four seasons, is to extend his contract with...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoMaxime Medard’s 11-year wait over at last at Toulouse
The Toulouse full-back reacts to the four-time champions reaching the Champions Cup final
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSpringbok prop Vincent Koch backs his Sarries mates to step up
Vincent Koch believes Saracens will not be omitted from Warren Gatland's Lions squad announcement this Thursday, after their relegation to the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoBT Sport must stay in rugby if only for our sanity | Chris Hewett
Can BT Sport rope in more rugby rights to save rugby fans from a fragmented landscape?
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLions beware those slips before lift-off
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Was it Homer or Robbie Burns – it’s...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAlapati’s still a Bear
NEWS EXTRA ALAPATI Leiua has triggered an extension to his contract with Bristol. Samoa international Leiua, 32, who can play on...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoPreview: Bok flyer Rhule has found his second wind in French Alps
Daniel Gallan preview Sunday's clash between La Rochelle and Leinster with a place in the final awaiting the victor
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Coventry back row Adam Peters
THE COVENTRY BACK ROWER AND CLUB CAPTAIN TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FROM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Breathing...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoWRU chief Steve Phillips battles for guarantees over regions in Champions Cup
Could the South African teams in the Rainbow Cup usurp the place of a Welsh region in the premier European cup...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoJuggling act with Japan doesn’t cry commitment
RUGBY MATTERS SO Eddie Jones was coining it over in Japan this January helping coach Suntory, and Beauden Barrett in particular,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOne more for Hibbard
NEWS EXTRA VETERAN hooker Richard Hibbard has agreed a oneyear extension at Dragons. The 37-year-old has made 56 appearances since joining...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoController Ross Byrne takes reins for 100th Leinster cap
Ross Byrne starts at fly-half for Leinster as Johnny Sexton and Harry Byrne miss out through injury in the Champions Cup...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoExclusive: BT Sport land rights to air second leg of Championship final
Premier Sport will broadcast the first leg of the shootout to see who will be promoted to the Premiership
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBlues to get Champs spot under new rules
CARDIFF Blues will be involved in the Champions Cup next season, after organisers confirmed there are 24 sides in the competition....
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoDan Biggar makes his case for Lions start | Peter Jackson
Dan Biggar has put himself in serious contention to play for the Lions in South Africa, but will he get a...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLiebenberg: ‘Keep 15 on pitch and Tigers are match for all’
The Tigers back row says the improvements made by Leicester have been tempered by indiscipline. Eradicate that and the sky is...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoLa Rochelle put block on Ronan O’Gara
The head coach was not put forward for UK and Irish media ahead of La Rochelle's clash against Leinster this weekend
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Features
/ 5 years agoI wouldn’t play rugby now, outside-halves have to tackle!
PAUL REES talks to Lions great Barry John on the 50th anniversary of his star role in New Zealand Fifty years...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBleddyn Jones, voice of an angel and heart of gold | Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson pays tribute to Bleddyn Jones with Leicester Tigers great Martin Johnson
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPros and cons for Gats
PREMIERSHIP players from clubs not involved in the final will be released for the British and Irish Lions’ warmup game against...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoHandicap Bet on Rugby Explained
Handicap betting involves giving a team a virtual shortfall (handicap) to overcome at the start of a match. In rugby, online...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWorcester Warriors step in for fly-half Owen Williams
Worcester Warriors are interested in the fly-half/centre currently playing in Japan's Top League
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoRichard Wigglesworth not set on retirement just yet at Leicester
One more year?
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoNick Schonert fills the WillGriff gap at Sharks
Done deal at Sale Sharks for the Worcester tighthead
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHarlequins eye Tommaso Allan to deputise for Marcus Smith
With Brett Herron and James Lang moving on, Quins are looking for immediate depth behind Smith
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Features
/ 5 years agoRock-bottom, but Jake Farnworth finds silver lining at Green & Whites
Daniel Gallan talks to Nottingham vice-captain Jake Farnworth about life at bottom of Tier Two
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi nears full fitness to give legs to Lions chance
LIONS attack coach Gregor Townsend is due to meet with Manu Tuilagi, who could yet make the tour to South Africa...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEngland 10-6 France: Red Roses secure hat-trick of titles
England prevail in physical Women's Six Nations final encounter despite worries at the set-piece
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn Jones deal lets him go to World Cup
Signed to a new deal at the WRU and Ospreys this week, a contract clause could take the Wales captain through...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJohn Dobson in pole to take over at Harlequins
Neil Fissler reports on where Quins' search for a permanent head coach may lie
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoI’m confident Cardiff Blues will move forwards says Dai Young
Paul Rees meets with Dai Young to discuss how progress has fared since he took over at Cardiff Blues
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCarl Fearns fired up for Newcastle Falcons swansong
Carl Fearns in back in English rugby with Newcastle, Jon Newcombe caught up with the newest member of the Falcons pack
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoPreview: We’re fully charged up, McCall tells Trailfinders
MARK McCALL hopes to celebrate his new four-year Saracens contract by taking a huge step towards promotion back to the Premiership...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFrancis Baron exclusive – Pt.1: This is how rugby can be saved from peril
Introducing a new series with the former RFU chief executive on how the union in England can right the ship financially
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPreview: Bath hooker Tom Dunn reaches 150 on return after red
Bath hooker Tom Dunn has had to wait to make his 150th appearance this afternoon, and watched last week's win over...
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Nick Cain
/ 5 years agoPromotion and relegation are essential at all levels of game – Francis Baron
What does former RFU chief executive Francis Baron think of CVC's growing influence in northern hemisphere rugby and the strategy plan...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRFU must rethink its policies and direction – Francis Baron
"I am passionate about the RFU and find it distressing to see it in such difficulties" - what to expect in...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPat Lam rues Bristol’s failure to launch against Exeter
Post-match reaction from Pat Lam and Ali Hepher from Friday night's battle between the top two at Ashton Gate
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoOnly threat to AWJ hitting high five is AWJ himself
I’M FED up of blowing smoke up Alun Wyn Jones’ you-know-what, but I’ve got no doubt he can go on and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Pass master John Dawes had a natural born genius
John Dawes played with the speed and accuracy of the NFL's best quarterbacks and basketball's best point guards
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSuntory end Alex’s Far East adventure
JAPAN ROUND-UP By MATT MCILRAITH ALEX Goode’s Japanese expedition is over. The England man’s season-long loan deal with NEC came to an...











