All posts tagged "Premium"
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Features
/ 5 years agoJosh keeps Crymych on the world map
THE Pembrokeshire village of Crymych will have more than a passing interest in Saturday’s scheduled resumption of the Six Nations. Ireland’s...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoGo-ahead for six Tests but under restrictions
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Weeks of posturing, fingerpointing and metaphorical chest-beating ended with something approaching a temporary detente earlier this week,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoBreakdown king Ben puts Bears on track for first-ever Euro crown
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER BRISTOL - as cool and canny after the break as they were frenetic before it - claimed a...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLousi gets four weeks
SCARLETSlock Sam Lousi has been banned for four weeks after his red card for a high tackle against Glasgow. The Tonga...
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Features
/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
LEWISPEARSON EXETER LOCK/BACK ROW As a schoolboy swimming protégé, Lewis Pearson dreamed of emulating his illustrious coach, the 2002 Commonwealth Games...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLos Lelos bolster coaching team for Cup run
FORMER Gloucester director of rugby David Humphreys will take on a high performance consultant role with Georgia for the Autumn Nations...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoPLAYER WATCH…
... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our...
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Features
/ 5 years agoTen years of failure are Craig’s sad legacy
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST When Bruce Craig completed his purchase of the Bath club a decade ago, the supersized scale of...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCrossing bridge for Bristol paid off
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROSS JOHNSTON THE FORMER CARDIFF BLUES AND BRISTOL HOOKER Eye for the line: Ross Johnston on his way...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoMoriarty determined to put smiles back on Welsh faces
By ALEX BYWATER ROSS Moriarty has urged Wales to lift the spirits of a nation this autumn as Wayne Pivac’s side...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoLam: We showed no fear – that’s the Bristol way
PAT LAM doesn’t really want his team contesting a surprise Premiership final next week against Exeter but vowed Bristol will be...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBrad proves Gopperth still has years to go
BRAD Thorn, who won a World Cup with New Zealand more than a decade after trousering an Australian Sports Medal for...
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Features
/ 5 years agoOlympic heavyweight Coker was box office
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Handy: JohnCoker sparredwith the bestheavyweights inthe 60s Inset,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHaskell: Shake up TV panels
JAMES Haskell claims it is time for some of the game’s old guard to be kicked into touch from their prime...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBlind Pugh was TMO
ONCE again we must ask: what is the point of rugby technology, and the people employed to use it? Television match...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWe’re proud of our production line for players and coaches
JOHN BARNES Q&A ON THE RECORD As Hartpury’s reputation grows, director of rugby John Barnes tells NEALE HARVEY why their programme...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoShields: It’s time to bring the trophy home
By JON NEWCOMBE WASPS will need to rein in the excitement of playing in the Premiership Final if they are to...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoDoes playing rugby impact your ability to secure affordable life insurance?
Life has rarely felt quite so fragile as it has during these unparalleled and challenging times. Whilst we all crave for...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoDiamond amazed by snub to WillGriff
SALE Sharks say they are ‘astounded’ by WillGriff John’s exclusion from the Wales squad following his selection before the Six Nations...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCrucial bubble doesn’t burst before Six Nations
We’ve just seen the 2020-21 club season kick-off in Wales, Ireland and Scotland and already we are moving into international mode....
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Features
/ 5 years agoWomen’s game can point way for restart
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME “If the women can stay virus free with such a diverse group...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoSchmidt takes on new role in Dublin
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt will start a new role next month as World Rugby’s director of rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoPuzzled by Eddie’s choice at scrum-half
I HOPE Eddie Jones picks Ben Spencer and Dan Robson when they become available – I don’t understand him sticking with...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoWarrior Willis applies his mighty strangle-hold on Bears title hopes
By NICK CAIN Airborne: Matteo Minozzi flies in at the corner despite the desperate grab from Alapati Leiua PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWillie John’s view on the Lions will be valid always
WARREN Gatland was back ‘home’ in Wales this weekend running the rule over some familiar faces at the Liberty Stadium. In...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHenriquez blazed a trail before shutters closed
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Inclusive: Stade Francais team shot: Jerome, seated far right, Verges...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years ago6 Nations exploring all options
THE2021 Six Nations could be delayed in an attempt to ensure matches are played in front of crowds. The tournament is...
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Features
/ 5 years agoThe online trolls are unfair on Diamond
No party time: Sale after their Premiership Cup victory over Harlequins COLIN BOAG Rugby has values, good ones, including respect and...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoPLAYER WATCH…
... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per day! SUBSCRIBE Already a subscriber to our...
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Features
/ 5 years agoThe Maunder dynasty is helpingto build Exeter’s era of success
NICK CAIN TALKS TO JACK MAUNDER, THE LATEST STAR IN A FAMILY OF OUTSTANDING SCRUM-HALVES Rivals: From left, Sam Hidalgo-Clyne, Stu...
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Features
/ 5 years agoExit from Kingsholm wasn’t about money
MY LIFEIN RUGBY LUKE NARRAWAY THE FORMER ENGLAND, GLOUCESTER, LONDON IRISH AND PERPIGNAN NO.8 “I wasn’t offered another contract by Gloucester...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoSevens ace Norton eyes 15s return after Tens
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND Sevens try wizard Dan Norton heads to the inaugural World Tens Series in Bermuda later this month...
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Features
/ 5 years agoChiefs will need all their teamwork to win a cracker
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Racing fight to the finish: Juan Imhoff’s winning try in the 76th minute against...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoBlackett warns Wasps: This was not final
WASPS head coach Lee Blackett expects his players to keep their heads and peak for the final in two weeks’ time...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCaptain Andy got close-up of Baxter’s inner steel
Family firm of scrum-halves: From left, Jack, Andy and Sam Maunder Boss: Andy at work in his butcher’s shop AS well...
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Features
/ 5 years ago’Jackie’ saw chance of a cap cruelly taken away
PETER JACKSON England promoted another uncapped scrum-half last week, an autumn ritual dating back to a time when Britannia ruled the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoDavies aims to get Dragons firing
SAM Davies has told the Dragons they need to hit their straps and quickly this season, but believes Dean Ryan’s exciting...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSimmonds in command as his Chiefs go marching on
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was an outstanding display which leaves you impatient for a mouthwatering final in two weeks time against...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLee hits landmark 150 for Scarlets
Preview Glasgow v Scarlets Today, Kick-off 5.15pm SCARLETS prop Samson Lee will notch up 150 appearances for the region today after...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWales work a flanker to get North in Paris
ON SATURDAY August 23, George North was sent off for a dangerous tackle during Ospreys’ home draw against the Dragons. The...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoNew-dad Seb ready to stamp authority
By ALEX BYWATER SEB Davies is only 24, but he is growing up fast on and off the field. The Cardiff...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoPLAYER WATCH…
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Features
/ 5 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Packman chasing a Prem return DONCASTER Knights winger Howard Packman is keen to secure...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWasn’t pretty but at least we got the bonus says Cullen
By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER coach Leo Cullen was happy to come through another gruelling battle against Benetton to extend their winning...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSad I’m not involved still – it hasn’t really sunk in yet
JP DOYLE ON THE RECORD Q&A JP Doyle refereed at the 2015 World Cup but was made redundant by the RFU...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPivac calls up exciting young Bears
BRISTOL pair Callum Sheedy and Ioan Lloyd are among seven uncapped players named in Wayne Pivac’s Wales autumn squad. The duo...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoSteenson: Time to give Joe a go for England
GARETH Steenson, Exeter’s guiding light on the pitch for over a decade, believes England should be looking to his successor Joe...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGarbajosa position in jeopardy
MONTPELLIER have sounded out which British coaches might be available for a move to the Top 14 with pressure mounting on...














