All posts tagged "Premium"
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoSun shines on the Goode
ALEX GOODE, the connoisseur’s choice of full-back, is on his way to Japan, as is Freddie Burns, a seat-of-the-pants No.10 who...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWorld is watching as rugby returns for NZ clubs
NEWS EXTRA By GARY HEATLY THE players involved in the new-look Super Rugby Aotearoa tournament that is due to get underway...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBen pushing to have scrum doctor Cron’s eye for detail
By NEALE HARVEY Expert tuition: Mike Cron coaching Ben Franks FORMER detective Mike Cron will provide eagle-eyed inspiration to Ben Franks...
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/ 6 years agoSam’s a man for hard graft on and off the pitch
NICK CAIN TALKS TO SAM UNDERHILL ABOUT IMP ROVING HIS DRIVEWAY…AND HIS GAME SAM Underhill is getting stuck in. There’s nothing...
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Features
/ 6 years agoFrench need a lesson from law-abiding Chiefs
Peter Jackson reveals Europe’s saints and sinners since 2015 France can claim to have been dealt the most expensive red cards...
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/ 6 years agoPremiership is for all – not just the richest, Steve
COLIN BOAG Ifear for the future of the Premiership and the open letter from Bristol Bears owner, Steve Lansdown, has done...
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Features
/ 6 years agoTigers want some magic from Potter
LEICESTER Tigers are hoping that Harry Potter will cast a magic spell on the wing next season after luring him away...
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/ 6 years agoWelsh trio can put pressure on Conor
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… SCRUM-HALVES IF the 2021...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoPremiership unlikely to follow Myners’ guidance
As the Premiership digests Lord Myners review I don’t doubt that there will be many people who will take a similar...
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/ 6 years agoTe’o joins Broncos
FORMER England centre Ben Te’o, 33, is set to continue his career in the NRL by agreeing a move to the...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoExpected disaster story turned into a fairytale
Triumph: South Africa win 1995 World Cup. Inset, a news vendor in Pretoria highlights the pre-tournament tension PICTURE: Getty Images It’s...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSwinging 60s rugby showed its very good, bad and ugly sides
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union FOR rugby the 60s mirrored the pop...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoRugby can learn financial fair play from America
From outside the Premiership circle it seems that if you have a group of clever people running these clubs, who, in...
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Features
/ 6 years agoON THE BLINGSIGE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■DAN CARTER has formally parted company with Kobe Kobelco Steelers and is now weighing...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoUnsung hero Pullin deserves a statue at Twickenham
I WAS reading an article on line the other day about the illustrious British and Irish players with the best records...
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Features
/ 6 years agoFrance claim their first Slam despite tinkering selectors
Unbeatable combination: France’s Camberabero brothers, Lilian and Guy THE conventional wisdom is that, having identified your chosen playing group, consistency of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoUnlucky Otley, but glad it was not a void season
FOLLOWING the lament from the man from Otley rugby club about their relegation I suspect this has much to do with...
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Features
/ 6 years agoHumphreys in coaching power battle
GLOUCESTER director of rugby David Humphreys is locked in a power struggle with the Cherry and White’s players and board over...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoFinancial equality would stifle progress
LORD Myners’ report has been discussed elsewhere in these pages recently so I will keep this brief! His thorough forensic report...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoLockdown’s got Lawrence in the shape of his life
By NEALE HARVEY Lone wolf: Ollie Lawrence has thrived on training by himself PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLANDmidfield hopeful Ollie Lawrence is...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoHewett’s wit helping me in lockdown
I AGREE with your correspondent Brian Tregunna that TRP has become an even better read since the Covid-19 lockdown. I’m particularly...
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Features
/ 6 years agoCzekaj calls time at 34
FORMER Wales wing Chris Czekaj has decided to hang up his boots at the age of 34. He played for Merthyr...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPRO14 agrees investment deal with CVC
THE PRO14 has agreed a deal to sell a 28 per cent stake in the league to private equity firm CVC...
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/ 6 years agoRochford resolute despite coaching changes
NEWS EXTRA By JACK ZORAB AMBITIOUS Rochford Hundred are being forced to re-adjust their sights ahead of their debut season in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoStuart gets my vote
What about London Irish or Newcastle AFTER reading the Blindside story regarding Johan Ackermann’s departure, and the temporary promotion of Rory...
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Features
/ 6 years agoGopperth keeps going
JIMMY Gopperth has re-signed with Wasps, a month short of his 37th birthday. New Zealander Gopperth, right, who joined from Leinster...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFreelance deals could be way forward says Fearns
By NEALE HARVEY FORMER England No.8 Carl Fearns predicts a new breed of ‘freelance’ rugby player will emerge as the world’s...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRejecting Eddie led to my Test career
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ANDREW MOWER THE FORMER SCOTLAND, LONDON IRISH & NEWCASTLE FLANKER Ball skills: Andrew Mower in action for Newcastle...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNo shock Bristol want to keep marquee men
Star signing: Semi Radradra has a three-year mega bucks deal at Bristol PICTURE: Getty Images STEPHEN Lansdown’s recent announcement of supporting...
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Features
/ 6 years agoIt’s all over for Swinson
SCOTLAND and Glasgow second row Tim Swinson will retire at the end of the season. The 33-year-old earned 38 caps and...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMore time needed to plan safe return to training
PREMIERSHIP clubs will not return to training for another two weeks at least, delaying the season’s restart until August at the...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoTakeovers, big moves, life goes on in ProD2
France’s Top 14 clubs are currently pretty quiet. There’s some news of player moves, and updates on planned preseason friendlies in...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSarries will be exhausted
WITH the Premiership season set to run and run, what happens to Saracens’ remaining fixtures? Will they be expected to play...
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Shane Williams
/ 6 years agoLife with the Lions was just so physical
We are living in the age of TV flashbacks as the lockdown continues and everyone craves some form of sporting action....
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Features
/ 6 years agoRugby must recalibrate by remembering less is more
Q&A MARK MAPLETOFT ON THE RECORD After a decade at Harlequins in various roles, former head coach and academy guru Mark...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoVarndell stays in the game with coaching role at Bury
By NEALE HARVEY TOM Varndell is ready to add another chapter to his x-factor career after joining Bury St Edmunds as...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMyners is right, raise players culbability
I AGREE with Lord Myners’ recommendation that players should also carry some accountability for breaches of the salary cap and we...
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Shane Williams
/ 6 years agoFind out why King John was so regal
I NEVER saw him play, but I’ve heard all the stories about how good he was. Barry John continues to be...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMiracle workers keep World Cup dream alive
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoAugust restart in Ireland
THE PRO14 hopes to return to play on August 22 with a series of behind closed doors matches. The Irish Rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBoks brute Friks broke my father’s big toes
YOUR recent excellent article about the Stalag IV-B Springboks rugby squad reminded me of my father, Llewellyn’s account of having played...
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Shane Williams
/ 6 years agoTransfer fees could bring problems
I SEEmy old Ospreys coach Scott Johnson has put the cat among the pigeons once again by raising the question of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoApartheid so sickened Tony, he did not go back
Tony Ward has never forgotten his first impression of apartheid South Africa. The images are as clear and every bit as...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFrench lessons will help Myles earn top marks with Wasps
By NEALE HARVEY Combative: Myles Edwards is ready to fight for his place SURPRISE Wasps signing Myles Edwards warns second row...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMissionary work is done Down Under
THE Lions were missionaries spreading Rugby Union to the southern hemisphere and they were so successful that only one northern hemisphere...
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Features
/ 6 years agoJonny gets the drop on Joel for his courage and composure
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the most important dropped goals TOP 20 …DROP GOALS NEXT WEEK Rugby-playing...
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoBlack day for Tyler, hero of Rosario
ROSARIO has never been short on claims to fame. The birthplace of rugby’s most revolutionary player (Che Guevara) and the nearest...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBoyd’s trust has seen Fraser grow
By JEREMY BLACKMORE Promise of more to come: Fraser Dingwall scores for Saints against Leicester PICTURE: Getty Images SAINTS centre Fraser...
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