All posts tagged "Premium"
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSigma Lions 14-56 Lions: ‘Warrenball’ no more as fluid Lions show flair
A RUNAWAY victory against markedly inferior opposition usually offers little value, but for Warren Gatland’s Lions every match in the build-up...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI fear it looks quite serious for Leigh | Shane Williams
THERE is no other way for me to start other than by wishing Leigh Halfpenny all the best. For his 100th...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRedpath is coach at Park
FORMER Scotland captain Bryan Redpath has joined Rosslyn Park as attack coach. Redpath, who won 60 caps for Scotland and appeared...
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/ 5 years agoLos Lelos need a few more like Davit
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER HAVE Georgia finally unearthed their first superstar outside back? The lack of firepower behind the scrum has...
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/ 5 years agoLions are criticised over Cowan-Dickie
THE Lions have been publicly rebuked for playing Luke Cowan-Dickie a mere seven days after he had been knocked-out at Twickenham....
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTry-machine Josh just can’t stop scoring | Shane Williams
I GOT more and more nervous as the second half of the British & Irish Lions game went on. It was...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTomas Lezana aims to get Scarlets back row on the front foot
GROWING up as a football-mad River Plate supporter in the Argentinian city of Santiago del Estero, Tomas Lezana dreamed of a...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGrassroots game must get fairer funding | Jeff Probyn
When I sat on the RFU council, no matter what was happening in the rugby world the CEO’s review of the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGatland’s big decision is still about Farrell | Jeremy Guscott
THIS was a step up in performance from the game against Japan last weekend and that’s all head coach Warren Gatland...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSouth Africa 40-9 Georgia: Boks unleash flyer Fassi in warm-up win
IT TOOK a while, almost an hour in fact, for the Springbok machine to splutter into life but once...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHow Quins found their jester spirit just in time
PAUL REES charts the remarkable transformation that made Quins champions The Premiership season finished as it had started more than seven...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoJoe Marler and Danny Care have last tango at Twickenham
JOE Marler fears that Harlequins stunning victory in the Premiership final will be the last dance he enjoys with Danny Care....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLions will need to stage their own full-on scrum sessions
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Possible bolter: Chris Harris LIONS trips to South Africa are glorious in so many ways but one or...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoWhat carnage as All Blacks hit a century against the troubled Tongans
■By BEN JAYCOCK New Zealand..102pts Tries: McKenzie 2, Papalii 5, 37; Weber 7, 16, 50; Jordan 9, 20, 47, 55, 68;...
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/ 5 years agoWomen’s Game in Focus: Harlequins hooker Amy Cokayne
Harlequins and England hooker Amy Cokayne moved to New Zealand when she was nine after her father, Ian, was recruited by...
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/ 5 years agoMarler: I feel for Alun Wyn over Lions
JOE Marler says he is “gutted” Alun Wyn Jones may not get the chance to make more rugby history in South...
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/ 5 years agoLions will beat the over-rated Boks says Nick Easter
FORMER England No.8 Nick Easter believes South Africa are over-rated and predicts a Lions series win. Easter, now defence coach at...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions 28-10 Japan: Gutting for AWJ but his Lions are looking good
THIS was a tough, testing workout against worthy and tireless opponents but in the final analysis that will count for...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoCrisis time for Boks as their lock stocks dip | Chris Hewett
PITY the poor Springboks. Three years after arming themselves with the most potent quartet of second row forwards ever seen at...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoYoungs set for ref duty
TOM Youngs has accepted a charge of disrespecting a match official during Leicester’s game with Bristol. The 34-year-old hooker has been...
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Features
/ 5 years agoNo doubt Sarries will get some abuse next season | Colin Boag
The totally unsurprising news that Saracens slaughtered Ealing Trailfinders in the two-leg Championship final doesn’t seem to have provoked the strong...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGatland’s call: New lock and stand-in skipper
LIONS tour boss Warren Gatland reacted calmly to the devastating loss of his captain Alun Wyn Jones. “We’ve got to make...
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Features
/ 5 years agoARTHURRELTON
YOUNG GUNS EXETER CHIEFS WINGER Two tries in two matches for Arthur Relton have given the fleet-footed winger the perfect start...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoVegas date for Ireland
IRELAND will take on the US Eagles at the Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on Saturday, October 30. The fixture is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDREAM TEAM
RUSSELL EARNSHAW, THE MAGIC ACADEMY COACH AND FORMER ENG- LAND 7S, BATH, WEST HARTLEPOOL, ROTHERHAM, DONCASTER & PERTEMPS BEES FLANKER, CHOOSES...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBiggar has made that 10 shirt his own now | Jeremy Guscott
WARREN Gatland will have been pleased with most of what he saw yesterday, but the shoulder injury to captain Alun Wyn...
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/ 5 years agoIreland Sevens book ticket to Tokyo
IRELAND won the men’s Olympic Repechage tournament in Monaco, while France and Russia were victorious in the women’s qualifier finals last...
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/ 5 years agoCarmichael calls time
SCOTLAND and Edinburgh second row Lewis Carmichael has retired from playing aged 26 after “a number of concussions over a short...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMARTIN GILLINGHAM
ROOM 101 THE EXPERIENCED RUGBY COMMENTATOR TAKES US THROUGH HIS PET HATES FORM THE RUGBY WORLD AND BEYOND 1. Ref abusers...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBiggar will have lead role to play in Alun Wyn’s absence | Shane Williams
The last thing that Warren Gatland thought he’d have to do before flying to South Africa this week was appointing a...
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Features
/ 5 years agoLIZA BURGESS
WOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS WORCESTER COACH Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players THIS WEEK... Newly-appointed Worcester...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDream stay at Pirates delivered big break
MY LIFEIN RUGBY BRISTOL BEARS WOMEN’S HEAD COACH AND FORMER BATH, NORTHAMPTON, SALE, CORNISH PIRATES, HARLEQUINS AND AMPTHILL HOOKER/FLANKER DAVE WARD...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoHarlequins will name Tabai Matson as new head coach this week
BILLY Millard says Harlequins will unveil their new coaching setup later this week, with former London Irish and Fiji centre Tabai...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBoks are ring rusty and were rocked by Benetton, but Lions have concerns too
Nick Cain sets the scene ahead of Lions lift-off for South Africa THE 2021 Lions tour of South Africa will be...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOllie’s Lions record falls at Murrayfield after 16 years
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW For more than 16 years, Ollie Smith of Leicester and England held a...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoDouble delight for pragmatic Toulouse | James Harrington
Toulouse were crowned champions of France for the 21st time on Friday night, some 13 months after the players had...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDorian West could leave as Sale Sharks plan changes
SALE Sharks boss Alex Sanderson is looking to re-shuffle his coaching staff this summer, and whispers are that Dorian West could...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoThe three key selection dilemmas facing Lions coach Warren Gatland
THE debate surrounding selection for the Test series is one of the areas that galvanises Lions fans, and the 2021 tour...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEnglish whitewash as Wales take on the All Blacks | Peter Jackson
UNTIL yesterday, the Lions had not started a Test match without an Englishman since the end of their first tour after...
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James Harrington
/ 5 years agoBryce Hegarty tipped to be a star for Tigers
QUEENSLAND Reds attack coach Jim McKay says Bryce Hegarty’s signing for Leicester is a “win-win” for the player and the club....
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Features
/ 5 years agoBok star Marcel agrees a deal with the Exiles
ON THE BILND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Free agent: Marcel van der Merwe playing for Toulon LONDON Irish have agreed a...
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/ 5 years agoSacked Hayward back in Cardiff with Canada
BYRON Hayward will be back on the international stage in Cardiff this week eight months after losing his job with Wales....
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/ 5 years agoBanahan aiming for new life as a golf pro
By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING played in his first professional golf tournament, recently retired rugby star Matt Banahan admits turning from lock...
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/ 5 years agoBasham can be best No.7 of lot says his ex-coach Jackman
By STEFFAN THOMAS Fan: Bernard Jackman BERNARD Jackman has tipped Taine Basham to become Wales’ first choice openside by the 2023...
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Features
/ 5 years agoOyonnax coaching job for Alex Codling
ALEX Codling is set to return to the game with a move across the Channel in time for next season. The...
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/ 5 years agoAmazon in pole for Autumn Internationals rights
AMAZON Prime are leading the race to show England, Scotland, and Wales’ Autumn International campaigns. Historically, the BBC and Sky Sports...
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/ 5 years agoStokes agrees extension at Irish
LONDON Irish full-back James Stokes has signed a contract extension with the Brentford-based club. The 29-year-old, who has also played on...
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/ 5 years agoHawkins aims to be like Sonny Bill
TEENAGE Ospreys centre Joe Hawkins is modelling his game on Sonny Bill Williams and Jonathan Davies as he looks to make...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWill Skelton will end his career in France
WILL Skelton has closed the door on a return to the Premiership after signing a four-year contract extension with La Rochelle....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHistory of Lions v Springboks
Brendan Gallagher charts some outstanding episodes from the 13 tours undertaken by the Lions to South Africa from 1891 onwards Riding...
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