All posts tagged "Premium"
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Cobus Visagie: Highs and lows of being a modern-day gladiator
ALTHOUGH my final surge into the top tier of world rugby was sudden in 1999, I was very blessed to have...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoIreland find their mojo as ill-discipline ruins Scots
■By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Flyer: Scotland’s Duhan van der Merwe on his way to scoring Scotland’s try Ireland......................31pts Tries: Earls 38, 50;...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGreat attacking teams are why we love rugby
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE king of sports, as Rugby Union supporters once dubbed it, has been knocked around in...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoKick fest at Falcons was excruciating says Sale’s Sam James
Sale Sharks centre Sam James reflects on the defeat to Newcastle Falcons that had viewers in despairs of boredom
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Features
/ 5 years agoOpportunity knocked after living in Big Apple
DANIEL GALLAN talks to Sale maestro AJ MacGinty about his route to the top Of all the attributes necessary to play...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSebastien is France’s unsung strategist
FRENCH COLUMN JAMES HARRINGTON Architect of success: Sebastien Piqueronies coaching the U20s Sebastien Piqueronies is not a name many will instantly think...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSexton: Still way to go but it’s progress
IRELAND skipper Johnny Sexton insisted Ireland are still a work in progress after their best win of the Autumn. “You can’t...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoWe MUST stay ahead of France says Eddie
Prem set to leave door ajar for Ealing ■By NICK CAIN EDDIE Jones has warned that England are in a race...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBad move on Matera
PABLO Matera’s reinstatement as Argentina’s captain a few days after he was removed was chronic bad judgement by the Argentine Rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRetaining marquee men could have dire ripple effect
COLIN Boag is right to flag up the potentially massive loophole in the new Premiership salary cap rules represented by provisions...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoProfessional game is fast losing its soul
SO there I was last Sunday night at a deserted Haywards Heath Hospital – and that is another story – and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSwansong season for Banahan
NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER back Matt Banahan will retire at the end of the season. The Jersey-born England international, who won 16 caps...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoRing fence Prem is ‘moving nearer’
‘France pushing us to be better’ ■By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP Rugby’s move for a ring-fenced league is gathering pace, with an...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRFU must not cave in to Prem pressure
WITH strong rumours of an attempt to ring-fence the top league at the end of this campaign persisting, it is time...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFans sold up river
TODAY’S England v France final is only viewable live on Amazon Prime. At a time when fans are unable to go...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSorry Pumas affair leaves me puzzled on many levels
WHAT on earth to make of this Pablo Matera affair? One day he, Guido Petti and Santiago Socino are persona non...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Sunday December 6 Autumn Nations Cup: England v France (2pm) Premiership: London Irish v Sale (2.30pm) Gloucester v Harlequins (4.15pm) Friday...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNorth gets back in the try habit as Wales remember how to succeed
■By PETER JACKSON PLAYER WATCH... Wales........................38pts Tries: Hardy 7, Parry 17, G Davies 57, North 68, Tipuric 75 Conversions: Sheedy 8,...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoCropper’s coming, but not just yet says Deano
By ROB WILDMAN NEWCASTLE continue to defy the pundits and thoroughly deserved this win over a flat and depleted Wasps team....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCrass criticism of ref Owens
IN Colin Boag’s column on November 29 he refers to Welsh referee Nigel Owens’ achievement of reaching the remarkable milestone of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEarle delighted he’s able to lord it again
■By NEALE HARVEY BEN EARLE, Harlequins highly-rated winger, is powering up his bid for a longawaited first England cap after proving...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSaracens to play Tigers in friendly
SARACENS will host a Leicester Tigers XV in a friendly on December 12 as they prepare for the start of the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years ago‘We’ll give England Six Nations challenge’
WAYNE Pivac insists Wales will push Eddie Jones’ England all the way for the 2021 Six Nations title after they ended...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBlackett: Gutted as basics let Wasps down
Last season's Premiership finalists fall to successive defeats in 27-17 loss to Newcastle Falcons
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSpringboks influx will hinder development
I READ in last week’s TRP that there are 44 south African players now playing in the Premiership. Sale have around...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDiamond: Bok stars help me vet new recruits
■By DANIEL GALLAN IT DOESN’T happen too often, but every now and then the words, “in English please,” can be heard...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEddie: We want more Lions than anyone
THE Lions have rich benefits for England’s development according to Eddie Jones, and he says he would like to see his...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMorale-boosting finish to Wayne’s annus horribilis
SHANE WI LLIAMS COMMENT SO that’s the end of 2020 for Wales. I think most people will be glad to see...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoTigers put up a fight but Chiefs power in for a bonus
By GARY FITZGERALD EXETER’S well-drilled, well-oiled machine ground Tigers into submission with another formidable pack-driven performance at Welford Road. The champions took...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoModern kick tennis is a turn off
Highlight: Toby Flood scores the winning try for Newcastle against Sale PICTURE: Getty Images I SETTLED down to watch Newcastle v...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoDow provides sting as Wasps surge past Lightning
BY NATHAN ROCHE Star turn: Abby Dow WASPS moved above Loughborough Lightning in the Premier 15s standings by recording a three-try victory...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWales contender Halaholo undergoes second knee surgery
■By ROB COLE WILLIS Halaholo has had a second operation on his knee and will miss Cardiff Blues’ opening two rounds...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoNadolo’s in hat-trick form as Fiji fly at last
■By MIKE SINCLAIR Georgia ....................24pts Fiji................................38pts Tries: Melikidze 22, Saginhadze 67, 78 Conversions: Abzhandadze 22, 67, 78 Penalties: Abhandadze 10 NEMANI...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoExeter captain Jack Yeandle eager for Glasgow Warriors challenge
Yeandle is already looking ahead to the Chiefs' Champions Cup opener against Glasgow after easing past Leicester in the Premiership
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRemembering Pross
READING Brendan Gallagher’s moving tribute to Ray Prosser reminded me of a story I once heard about an incident on the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoJoyce hits hat-trick but perfect Quins power on
By ADAM ELLIS A RAMPANT secondhalf showing from Harlequins kept their perfect record intact, clinching a seventh consecutive bonuspoint win. Good for...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWelsh Lions help Bears ace Lloyd lift game to new level
■By STEFFAN THOMAS IOAN Lloyd was starstruck during his first few weeks in Wales camp but says working with Leigh Halfpenny...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFiji grow through their Covid ordeal for Cotter to claim winning start
Persuasive: Vern Cotter THE persuasive powers of new coach Vern Cotter, who lured Nemani Nadolo out of international retirement, proved a...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBath weather fly-half storm to canter home
By TOM BRADSHAW A MUSCULAR display by the Bath pack laid the foundations for a bonus-point win that got the West...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoRIP Ray the Great
BRENDAN Gallagher’s article was an excellent tribute to one of the great coaches of Welsh and British rugby, Ray Prosser. Coach...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoWarriors must go into battle without skipper Keates
PREVIEW... Worcester v Gloucester-Hartpury Today, Kick-off 2pm, Sixways By ADAM ELLIS WORCESTER will be without their influential captain Laura Keates for Gloucester-Hartpury’s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGibbins chasing glory in DC
CALLUM Gibbins is looking forward to a new chapter of his career as he prepares to move to Major League Rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCLOSE-UP
GIORGI HVESELADZE Georgia outside centre v SEMI RADRADRA Fiji outside centre Kveseladze, from Georgian part-time club RC Armazi Marneuli, hardly saw...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoAlan Solomons frustrated Worcester’s by poor finishing
Warriors director of rugby Solomons bemoans botched attacking phases in 33-17 defeat to Bath
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoTest game is turgid compared to Euro Cup
IT HAS really come to the point where international rugby has become dire. If national coaches believe the best way to...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoKennedy playing for his future at Glasgow
By GAVIN HARPER THE past two years have been difficult for Sean Kennedy, but the Glasgow Warriors scrum-half is enjoying the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoInjury-hit Dragons hope for better luck over Xmas
DEAN Ryan admits Dragons must be “careful” with their planning and player welfare over the Christmas period. A string of positive...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRoom 101: Northampton Saints winger Tom Collins
Collins lists three of his biggest pet hates in life
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBristol’s super sub Sam Bedlow kicks Saints into submission
All the drama from Bristol's last-gasp victory over Northampton Saints on Friday night, when Sam Bedlow was the hero
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAustin right to sound the alarm bell
AUSTIN Healey was always interesting as a player and his opinions as a journalist are the same. He asks “who is...
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