All posts tagged "Premium"
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/ 7 years agoRoberts: Girwan will be vital in new Hooper era
By STEFFAN THOMAS Optimistic: Jamie Roberts Key man: Dempsey JAMIE Roberts says Bath must reach a level of consistency they have...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFalcons stars opt out to prolong life in top-flight
Joining Sale: Newcastle full-back Simon Hammersley NEWCASTLE Falcons are set for a double body blow following relegation to the Championship with...
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/ 7 years agoFerguson has got Saints pack rolling again says Waller
By NEALE HARVEY NORTHAMPTON’S pack is becoming a force to be reckoned with again according to long-serving prop Alex Waller. Waller,...
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/ 7 years agoSingleton pumped up for his second chance at Saracens
By NEALE HARVEY HOOKER Jack Singleton says the lure of returning to Saracens and going head-tohead with England star Jamie George...
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/ 7 years agoSmith counting on Tiger cubs to form new core at Leicester
By NEALE HARVEY MATT Smith is confident a good core of home-grown players is the key to getting Leicester firing again...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoSaracens ask: What more can Goode do?
By NEALE HARVEY Out in front: Henry Slade runs in a try for Exeter in their big win over Northampton SARACENS...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLam’s on lookout for front row cavalry
In market: Pat Lam BRISTOL BEARS boss Pat Lam is still targeting a couple of signings to bolster his squad for...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 7 years agoAttacks rule in Div 2 as try-fest ensues
DIVISION 2 ROUND-UP By DAVE MOORE LEICESTERSHIRE sealed a shot at Twickenham glory as they beat East Midlands 29-20 in what...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSweeney on song as Ponty finish on a high note
By ROB COLE Pontypridd ….47 .. Merthyr ……….19 CERI Sweeney fought back the tears as he signed off in style at...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoAll this yo-yoing just makes my head spin
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I THOROUGHLY agree with...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoWelfare worries hit 13-club proposal
By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP Rugby proposals for a 13-team league from season 2020/21 may be scuppered because of concerns over player...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSarries would thrash best of the rest in England
NICK CAIN RATES THE EUROPEAN CHAMPIONS AGAINST THE REMAINDER OF THE PREMIERSHIP’S RED ROSE CONTINGENT SARACENS’ third European Cup final triumph...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 7 years agoCounties hold on as Bird lets it slip
By STEVE JACKSON East Counts….28 N’umberland ..27 EASTERN Counties finished their season with a bonus-point victory over Northumberland at the Haberden...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPrydie angles Fisher’s men to play-off win
By STEFFAN THOMAS Llanelli ……….27 .. Pontypool ……16 LLANELLI secured their position in next season’s Principality Premiership with a comfortable victory...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoWrong to insist on relegation up north but not down south
I FIND the idea of a World League, which includes the Six Nations and Rugby Championship teams interesting. Reading last week’s...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoBath’s late win leaves Sharks lying in wait
By ROB WILDMAN Impact from the bench: Dom Coetzer scores for Gloucester SALE summoned their best at the death in a...
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/ 7 years agoLeinster get back in the groove after Euro misery
By JOHN FALLON LEINSTER put the disappointment of last week’s Champions Cup final defeat behind them to oust arch rivals Munster....
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 7 years agoBirkenhead boost for Cheshire final
By FEARGAL BRENNAN Cheshire……….52 Durham …………..7 CHESHIRE stormed into the final of the 2019 Bill Beaumont Cup with a dominant display...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGogs finish with a bang as Blue & Blacks run trial
By JOHN MURPHY RGC 1404 ……..63 .. Cardiff …………24 CARDIFF finished second outright in the Principality Premiership despite being dealt a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoJust play for kicks
MEMO to James Haskell. Everyone has to retire at some time. Why not put something back into the game, or perhaps...
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/ 7 years agoHooper aiming big after taking the reins at Bath
By NEALE HARVEY New team at Bath: Stuart Hooper and his coaches Girvan Dempsey, Neal Hatley and Luke Charteris INCOMING Bath...
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/ 7 years agoCarnegie set for crisis talks with RFU boss Melville
THE RFU are to meet with Yorkshire Carnegie officials on Tuesday to see if the club has a viable future. Director...
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/ 7 years agoLet the pros run our game? That would just be lunacy
JEFF PROBYN Grerat man: Brian Habana of the Barbarians is greeted by Micky Steele-Bodger after playing New Zealand at Twickenham in...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 7 years agoWild warns his rebels it’s Meyer’s way or highway
DAVID BARNES New contract: Stade Francais coach Heyneke Meyer The man trying to restore Stade Francais to their former glories has...
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/ 7 years agoRomaine follows trail to Pirates
CORNISH Pirates have signed Yorkshire Carnegie lock Cian Romaine on a two-year deal. Having spent four years in the Connacht academy,...
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/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLast-gasp 14-man maul seals Premiership title for Ironmen
By CARL FIELD Merthyr ..........28 RGC 1404 ........24 RGC 1404 almost spoiled the party at The Wern as they led Merthyr...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup winners join Hall of Fame
NEWS EXTRA TWO Harlequins and a Northampton Saint will join the Premiership’s illustrious Hall of Fame. Jason Leonard and Matt Dawson...
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/ 7 years agoNaiyaravoro pining for a chance with his homeland
By GARY FITZGERALD TAQELE Naiyaravoro is still dreaming of one day enjoying the “passion” of playing for his native Fiji despite...
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Features
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER IRELAND A, EXETER, HARLEQUINS, WORCESTER AND EDINBURGH PROP JOHN ANDRESS MOVING to Exeter in 2007 was the best decision...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDoel’s double delivers Drovers a valiant victory
By ROB COLE Llandovery ....31 Aberavon........26 WALES Under-19 cap Harri Doel helped himself to two tries as the Drovers ended their...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoGloucester confident of landing the knockout
By NEALE HARVEY Big steps: Matt Banahan Young flyer: Ollie Thorley PICTURES: Getty Images REVITALISED Matt Banahan believes Gloucester are ready...
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/ 7 years agoBristol success story looks for a final twist
By NEALE HARVEY Developing: Jake Woolmore tackles Joe Marchant PICTURES: Getty Images Shown faith: Pat Lam BRISTOL prop Jake Woolmore still...
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/ 7 years agoEllis turns Kenilworth into triple kings at HQ
By JON NEWCOMBE Treble winners: Kenilworth captain Bobby Thompson lifts the trophy at Twickenham ■ Also at Twickenham last Sunday, Honiton...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoHowe holds his nerve to send Ravens soaring to safety
By ALEX BYWATER Pontypridd ....31 Bridgend ........34 A LAST-GASP Owen Howe penalty saved Bridgend from relegation as they claimed a famous...
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/ 7 years agoButchery on hold for Quins beefcake Buchanan
DEFIANT Harlequins hooker Rob Buchanan aims to prove he is a cut above the rest after revealing how close he came...
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/ 7 years agoBlues academy coach Rees set for World Cup duty
THERE will be a Welsh feel to Canada’s World Cup coaching staff with Gruff Rees set to be confirmed as backs...
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/ 7 years agoAllen quits Tigers to take charge of Coventry defence
ANTHONY Allen is excited to be joining ambitious Coventry as defence coach after a successful spell in charge of the Leicester...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFour-some Howley in seventh heaven with rout
By STEFFAN THOMAS Bargoed ..........26 Cardiff ............41 EDD Howley scored four tries to make it seven in two games as Cardiff...
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/ 7 years agoHutchinson’s versatility earns Scotland call-up
By GARY HEATLY RORY Hutchinson’s ability to step in from centre and play first receiver has prompted his promotion to the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoBilly bags European treble for Saracens
From NEALE HARVEY at St James’ Park Best of the best: Saracens get the champagne flowing after downing Leinster PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 7 years agoLions call will let Gat prove he’s one of best
SHANE WILLIAMS Lion-hearted: Warren Gatland in New Zealand in 2017 PICTURE: Getty Images WARREN Gatland is already the best Wales coach...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 7 years agoDylan is quick as a Flash to help Surrey fly
DIVISION 2 ROUND-UP By MATTHEW BALDWIN A RUTHLESS attacking display set the stage for an emphatic 46-24 Surrey victory as they...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSecond-half Whites magic stuns Wizards
By JOHN MURPHY Swansea ........24 Aberavon........14 SWANSEA finished with a midweek win as Aberavon let their early lead, and scrum dominance,...
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/ 7 years agoAlun Wyn to take on Wales pals
ALUN Wyn Jones is poised to be offered the chance to tick one of the few remaining boxes on his CV...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoEight-year waver on 6 Nations relegation
By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations are being offered a stay of execution for up to eight years in their fight...
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/ 7 years agoEverest tests were the summit of my endurance level
I TACKLED some big obstacles during my career, but nothing I’ve ever encountered was as daunting as Mount Everest! It made...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 7 years agoSandal props up derby day win
By TOM BULMER Northumbe’d ..35 Durham ............17 BEN Sandal crossed for two tries as Northumberland ran out comfortable winners over Durham....
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoEdd’s hat-trick sinks All Blacks
By ROB COLE Cardiff ............74 Neath..................7 NEATH had the audacity to take the lead at the Arms Park but paid a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoColin can’t really be serious can he?
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk COLIN Boag’s article in...
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