All posts tagged "Premium"
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Features
/ 5 years agoUlstermen outclassed by Kolbe and Co
ULSTER were swept aside by Toulouse to compound the misery of losing to Leinster in the PRO14 final. Wing Cheslin Kolbe...
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/ 5 years agoStick with Undercurry and Billy says Moody
By ADAM ELLIS Impressed: Lewis Moody FORMER England captain Lewis Moody believes Eddie Jones should stick with his tried and tested...
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/ 5 years agoZoe jumps Prem ship for job at YouTube
PREMIERSHIP Rugby will need a new marketing chief after Zoe Clapp quit to take up a job with YouTube. Clapp, who...
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/ 5 years agoClive’s on way back, fighting spirit intact
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW None the worse for a heart attack...
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/ 5 years agoBears dynamo Harry hopes to take his game to the next level
By NEALE HARVEY Mobile: Harry Thacker BRISTOL hooker Harry Thacker hopes a successful end to a thrilling campaign will put him...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoTop flight rugby may not return until 2021
By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP clubs may seek to delay the start of the 2020/21 season until the New Year unless Government...
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/ 5 years agoJet-heeled Josh chasing May’s benchmark
FEARLESS Exeter flyer Josh Hodge vows to continue playing to thrill as his Premiership crash course continues in a Chief side...
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/ 5 years agoFit and proper persons in charge?
POLICE arrested Georgian rugby vice-president Merab Beselia nine days ago after the shooting of the country’s former Sevens coach, Ramaz Kharazishili....
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/ 5 years agoVunipola: Vincent is world’s best No.3
By JON NEWCOMBE World’s best: Vincent Koch in dominant mood against Leinster PICTURES: Getty Images MAKO Vunipola has hailed front row...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoCrisis in Wales as clubs face extinction
THIRTY Welsh rugby clubs are ‘teetering on the brink of extinction’ as the game lurches towards the bleakest of winters. The...
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/ 5 years agoLove it or hate it, the scrum still holds key
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Avery senior figure in English refereeing circles who must remain nameless – oh, alright then, Tony Spreadbury...
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/ 5 years agoPhantom of the All Blacks dies
DAVEHalligan ought to have been initiated into the hallowed ranks of Test All Blacks almost 40 years ago. At 21, he...
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/ 5 years agoTrailfinders can compete with the best says Reid
By NEALE HARVEY EALING Trailfinders would be more than capable of filling a top-flight spot in the event of a Premiership...
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/ 5 years agoAt long last Chiefs make it to rugby’s Hillary Step
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Power: Sam Simmonds scores Exeter’s second try EXETER Chiefs, anonymous fourth tier trundlers back in 1995 when the...
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/ 5 years agoJack makes a real twit of himself over Covid
JACK Nowell is such a likeable sportsman – cheery, engaging, approachable, whole-hearted, courageous, a veritable beacon of positivity and one heck...
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/ 5 years agoCoffee empire can wait, I want to give my all to coaching now
RYAN LAMB ON THE RECORD Q&A Newly appointed Hartpury backs coach Ryan Lamb, 34, tells NEALE HARVEY how he landed his...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoYoung refs must be shown more respect
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk MY daughter, Harriet, decided...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoBaxter: Incredible win, now finish it off
NOTHING could hide Rob Baxter’s joy last night but “we ain’t won nothing yet” was the message he drummed home in...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHowley’s challenge
HOW good it is to see Rob Howley back in rugby after his nine-month ban for betting violations. The sport has...
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/ 5 years agoYOUNG GUNS
ALEX MORGAN GLOUCESTER WING/FULL-BACK The road to rugby stardom is often long and arduous but Alex Morgan has already demonstrated he...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoStop the excuses, Saracens cheated plain and simple
COLIN Boag is again trying to make excuses for Saracens. Regarding salary cap breaches he wrote, “Not because they failed on...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoSuper-sub Louis sinks Scarlets’ European dream
By ALEX BYWATER Victory kiss: Try-scorer Sergio Parisse embraces Charles Ollivon SCARLETS suffered a heartbreaking Challenge Cup quarter-final defeat and have...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoTenacious Tigers ride out yellow card storm
By TOM WALKER LEICESTER earned only a second win in seven matches since the restart despite three yellow cards and a...
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/ 5 years agoValue of Lions shirt soars despite coronavirus
By JACK ZORAB VODAFONE’Ssponsorship of the 2021 Lions tour will be in the region of a staggering 1,800 per cent mark-up...
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/ 5 years agoSemi sizzles as seven-try Bears cruise into last four
By ROGER PANTING Action man: Ben Earl dives over to score Bristol’s second try PICTURE: Getty Images SEMI Radradra produced another...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWeakened sides could sabotage title run-in
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST You did not need to be Inspector Maigret to work out that Agen were up to no...
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/ 5 years agoMarathon man Myler goes clear of the field
PETER JACKSON Evergreen: Ospreys fly-half Stephen Myler in his London Irish days THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As from next...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoGive RFU a break, they have been hit hardest
AS a long-time public advocate for community rugby, I have often been critical of the RFU’s inability to lend greater support...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoEdinburgh crash out after gifting Bordeaux 14-point start
By BRYN PALMER Scorer: Damien Hoyland EDINBURGH slumped to a fifth consecutive knockout defeat in three seasons under Richard Cockerill as...
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/ 5 years agoSharks find the local waters are none too friendly
IT IS tempting to suggest that if South African-laden Sale are serious about leaving their current home in Salford in favour...
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/ 5 years agoPhil talked Lomu into becoming a cult hero
PHIL Kingsley Jones, one half of rugby’s supreme little-and-large double act, was fond of summing up his partnership with Jonah Lomu...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDon’t forget Elton’s greatest hit, Peter
AN addition to Peter Jackson’s article regarding Scarlets European record since the 1996-97 season, in reaching seven quarter-finals and four semi-finals,...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoDragons slayed by ‘soft’ penalties
DRAGONS centre Jamie Roberts says ‘soft’ penalties cost his side dearly. “Tactically we were very good in the first 15 minutes...
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/ 5 years agoIf we can’t have a crowd we can’t have a Championship
MARK LAVERY ON THE RECORD Q&A Motor industry executive and Ampthill director of rugby Mark Lavery tells NEALE HARVEY why the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoStop clock and speed up game
I SUGGEST two simple law changes to give the paying fans more rugby to watch. Stop the clock immediately a scrum...
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Challenge Cup
/ 5 years agoCaptain Tom chasing glory finish to year of progress
By NEALE HARVEY Focused: Tom Youngs LEICESTER’S quarterfinal clash with Castres today was cancelled after three of the French side’s players...
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/ 5 years agoSolomons: Players will go from feast to famine
By NEALE HARVEY WORCESTER supremo Alan Solomons fears player development will be halted in its tracks unless Championship and National League...
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/ 5 years agoHarri’s happy to learn at the feet of master Ben
YOUNG GUNS HARRIO’CONNOR SCARLETS TIGHTHEAD Being coached by one of the world’s best is a bonus for any aspiring player and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFuture stars giving us great show, Chris
CHRIS Hewett’s column last week was more than disappointing. He likens the young stars, future internationals mostly, to ‘polished t**ds’! Does...
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/ 5 years agoRavens swoop for another of Cardiff’s stars
BRIDGEND Ravens are set to sign Cardiff full-back Edd Howley as the capital side’s playing stock continues to plummet. With Cardiff...
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/ 5 years agoEdinburgh’s links with the auld enemy run deep
WHISPER it quietly but Edinburgh Academy have some interesting links with the auld enemy across the wall, the cursed Sassenachs. Not...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoExplain the action but don’t rabbit on
I TOTALLY agree with last week’s letter from Derek Penhaligon regarding commentators speaking too much. As a rugby follower and administrator...
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Features
/ 5 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Comeback: Henson Henson hops codes for run out at Raiders FORMER Wales centre Gavin...
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/ 5 years agoFrench row may spark new schism in game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT RAW VIEW OF THE GAME Political: French rugby team are at the centre of a dispute that...
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/ 5 years agoMakes no sense to relegate Saracens
COLIN BOAG Small steps forwards: Gloucester play Harlequins in front of 1,000 fans at Kingsholm Sometimes we have to push our...
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/ 5 years agoChiefs capture two more Welsh young guns
By ROB COLE TWO MORE Welsh age grade internationals have been snapped up by Exeter and been given the chance to...
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