All posts tagged "Premium"
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/ 6 years agoPollard is Bath’s first-choice with Goosen back-up
Target: Handre Pollard BATH are attempting to lure World Cup-winning fly-half Handre Pollard to the Rec even though the move appears...
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/ 6 years agoWhy won’t Eddie pick Dombrandt? It’s a mystery to icon Winters
One of the best: Peter Winterbottom playing for the Lions ALEX Dombrandt is in a Catch-22 as the restart begins. Eddie...
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/ 6 years agoSo frustrating sport still has handbrake on stopping fans
Q&A ROB BAXTER ON THE RECORD As Premiership leaders Exeter prepare to resume their campaign against Leicester this Saturday, director of...
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/ 6 years agoAnother salary cap investigation
ENGLISH rugby could be set for another salary cap storm just a week before the Premiership returns to action. Blindside understands...
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/ 6 years agoWINTERBOTTOM RATES HIS RIVALS AT NO.8
THE best No.8s Peter Winterbottom played with, and against, reads like a Who’s Who of one of the most influential positions...
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/ 6 years agoDiego bent it like Beckham and almost never missed
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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/ 6 years agoI’m thrilled rugby’s back – but I want it fast and open
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK NOTHING will ever quell my excitement at good rugby played at pace by smart,...
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/ 6 years agoBlackett closing on deal for Bok lock
New signing: Mills WASPS head coach Lee Blackett is looking towards the South African market to strengthen his squad as he...
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/ 6 years agoBAFTA got it right – ITV were spot on
On camera: Owen Farrell tries to grab try-scorer Cheslin Kolbe in the final PICTURE: Getty Images ONE of the marvels of...
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/ 6 years agoI nearly quit after missing the cut with Orrell Colts
MY LIFEIN RUGBY GERRY AINSCOUGH THE FORMER ORRELL, LEICESTER AND ENGLAND B FLY-HALF Letting loose: Gerry Ainscough in action for Orrell...
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/ 6 years agoHodge’s little and large act ready for big stage
NEWS EXTRA By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH’S star wingers Darcy Graham and Duhan van der Merwe are on a mission to return...
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/ 6 years agoListen Jim, Lions will be packed with Welsh
SHANE WILLIAMS THE BRITISH & IRISH Lions tour to South Africa next summer is going to come around quickly. After the...
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/ 6 years agoLevula will be honoured in Fiji on Aug 9
Pace to burn: Josefa Levula FIJI famously declared a national holiday when they won the Olympic Sevens but the date that...
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/ 6 years agoAttwood: Radradra’s the best I’ve seen
By NEALE HARVEY SEMI Radradra’s array of wondrous talents has galvanised Bristol’s squad into believing a first Premiership title can be...
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/ 6 years agoRugby used to be for all sizes
THEgame has changed… if I had a pound for every time I’ve heard that, rich I might be. But has the...
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/ 6 years agoBelieve me, Jamie hasn’t siged for the pay cheque
I SPENT A lot of time with Jamie Roberts at last year’s World Cup in Japan. We did media work together...
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/ 6 years agoRowe: Prem clubs will not survive without fans
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER chairman Tony Rowe fears Premiership clubs may go bust by Christmas unless crowds return and income levels...
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/ 6 years agoGrove goes long way
ALEX Grove completed the Channel swim on Thursday from Dover to Cape Griz Nez in 13 hours 57 minutes. Former Scotland...
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/ 6 years agoCommunity game is sadly bottom of list
THIS week we saw the excruciating decision by the game to make every community rugby coach and regional development officer redundant....
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/ 6 years agoCuthbert aims to seal double glory for new baby Harrison
By RHIANYDD LEE-JONES Raring to go: Alex Cuthbert ALEX Cuthbert says Exeter are ready to finish what they started as they...
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/ 6 years agoHaden knew how to make rugby pay
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THERE was far more to Andy Haden than his theatrics at Cardiff Arms...
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/ 6 years agoRFU to cut 100 jobs
THE RFU are to cut more than 100 jobs related to the community game as part of an urgent ‘remodelling’ of...
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/ 6 years agoUse this dire situation to better our great game
TWELVE months ago we were poised to enjoy a groundbreaking World Cup being played in Japan away from the home of...
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/ 6 years agoAustralian boiler room can fuel Irish title charge
By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish’s acquisition of 100-cap Wallaby second row Rob Simmons can pave the way to a title challenge...
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/ 6 years agoBlues go quiet on Roberts’ Dragons move
JAMIE Roberts talking to The Rugby Paper in late March: “I told myself as soon as I left Cardiff that I’d...
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/ 6 years agoHomer set for PRO14
By ALEX BYWATER SCARLETS are set to sign Jersey scrum-half Will Homer. New head coach Glenn Delaney has Gareth Davies, Kieran...
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/ 6 years agoExpand Premiership to 14 teams
ON the discussion of ringfencing the Premiership I would prefer to keep relegation but, for one season only, have no relegation...
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/ 6 years agoGustard bolsters his prop stocks
HARLEQUINS have signed prop duo Marc Thomas and Maks van Dyk until the end of the 2019-20 season with Craig Trenier...
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/ 6 years agoNick calls it a day after six clubs
Success: Nick Williams celebrates after retaining the Ranfurly Shield for North Harbour in 2007 PICTURE: Getty Images ONE of his brothers,...
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/ 6 years agoMcCall: You don’t run away at first sign of trouble
MARK McCall is determined to forge a glorious new future for Saracens after refusing to quit after their salary cap disgrace....
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/ 6 years agoWorkload too heavy? Get players to lose bulk
NICK CAIN SUPER Rugby Aetearoa has been a high quality, high intensity tournament – which is exactly what the doctor ordered...
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/ 6 years agoJonny can lead the Scottish bid
Worker: Jonny Gray JONNYGray’s all-action displays for Scotland could earn him a British & Irish Lions call next summer according to...
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/ 6 years agoThe invisible stars are letting down PRO14
The PRO14 can boast a dual headline act beyond compare, a pair of players born 35 years ago on opposite sides...
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/ 6 years agoJokers at the ready to cover Test calls
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Free agent: Former France centre Maxime Mermoz is without a club PICTURE: Getty Images Forget a week...
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/ 6 years agoFaz in a tizz didn’t help his World Cup cause
OWEN Farrell’s captaincy of England has come under scrutiny from his South African counterpart, Siya Kolisi, with the world champion Springbok...
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/ 6 years agoMulchrone becomes mentor to next batch of young Sharks
By JON NEWCOMBE FERGUS MULCHRONE is excited at the prospect of bringing through the next generation of Curry twins and James...
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/ 6 years agoSale can time their run and nick title off Exeter
Brendan Gallagher looks ahead to next weekend’s restart of the Premiership Last hurrah: Bristol beat Harlequins on March 8, the final...
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/ 6 years agoRampant Rebels burst the Brumbies bubble
SUPER RUGBY MELBOURNE Rebels snapped the Brumbies’ unbeaten streak in Super Rugby AU with a first-half blitz setting up a 30-12...
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/ 6 years agoBoyd: Why do England always pick foreigners?
By NEALE HARVEY NORTHAMPTONSaints supremo Chris Boyd finds England’s obsession with employing overseas coaches hard to fathom given the current surfeit...
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/ 6 years agoPromoted Falcons swoop for Lucock
NEWCASTLE Falcons have signed centre Pete Lucock from Championship side Doncaster Knights. The 27-year-old has agreed a three-year deal at Kingston...
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/ 6 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Premiership restart preview
BATH Director of rugby: Stuart Hooper Captain: Charlie Ewels Stadium: The Recreation Ground Current position: 6th Form guide last 5 games:...
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/ 6 years agoI’ve got to win back my England place says Billy
By NEALE HARVEY Last outing: Billy Vunipola is tackled by Steven Kitshoff in the World Cup final PICTURES: Getty Images BILLYVunipola...
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/ 6 years agoBath time for Pollard?
Bath are chasing South Africa’s World Cup-winning fly-half Handre Pollard, with another Bok on their radar as well ... Continue reading......
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/ 6 years agoButler wants place at Europe’s top table
By NEALE HARVEY WORCESTER vice-captain Will Butler aims to join teammate Ollie Lawrence in the race for England selection after declaring...
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/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JACK ROWNTREE LEICESTER TIGHTHEAD Jack Rowntree does not have far to look for advice. In fact, given his dad is the...
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/ 6 years agoVesty can help Fraser maintain England bid
By NEALE HARVEY CENTRE Fraser Dingwall credits the impact of Northampton’s highly-rated backs coach Sam Vesty for taking him to the...
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/ 6 years agoI’m no-go for Lions declares Edwards
By PETER JACKSON SHAUN Edwards today declares himself a nonstarter for the Lions, thereby eliminating any chance of a Test reunion...
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/ 6 years agoI’m no Manu but I have my strengths
Jon Newcombe talks to Scotland centre Matt Scott about filling the Tuilagi void in Tigers’ midfield STRONG-RUNNING centre Matt Scott is...
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/ 6 years agoWilliams picks successor at Blues
By ROB COLE Skilful: Seb Davies Good things: Sam Moore JUST as his fellow Kiwi Xavier Rush did before him, Nick...
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