All posts tagged "Premium"
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHARLEQUINS
Head of Rugby: Paul Gustard Captain: James Horwill Ground: Twickenham Stoop Capacity: 14,800 The feelgood factor was absent at the Stoop...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoChange was good move for Saints says Lawes
By NEALE HARVEY New era: Chris Boyd Faster and stronger: Courtney Lawes PICTURE: Getty Images HARD-HITTING lock Courtney Lawes says Northampton...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoWasps hit for six in Cov’s second-half try spree
■ By TOM BRANSTON COVENTRY exploded into life in the second half with six tries against a flailing Wasps defence to...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 7 years agoPoland have the athletes to become world class
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY MATTERS Man mountain: Gregory Kacala in action for Brive...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoLEICESTER
The Tigers could have done without speculation over Matt O’Connor’s future as DoR being top of their preseason agenda, but the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBristol aiming for top six insists Aussie legend George
Longevity: George Smith GEORGE Smith believes those writing off Bristol’s Premiership chances are wide of the mark. Australian legend Smith says...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPlymouth …….12 C Pirates …….29
■ Two tries by replacements Dan Koster and Jake Clemson saw Pirates seal the win after Albion levelled at 12-12 with...
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Features
/ 7 years agoYOUNG GUNS
RIODYER DRAGONS WING Rio Dyer’s first Junior World Cup experience with Wales U20s ended in agony in June when he dislocated...
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Features
/ 7 years agoEddie has no grounds to dump his bad boys
Chris Ashton and Danny Cipriani are like men with itchy trigger fingers who are caught in a hypnotic trance which draws...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNEWCASTLE
Head Coach: Dean Richards Captain: Will Welch Ground: Kingston Park Capacity: 10,200 Can the Falcons trump last season’s top four finish?...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoSexton has one remaining ambition to fulfil in Japan
Alex Bywater talks to the Leinster and Irish playmaker about what drives him on this season At the pinnacle of his...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoNewcastle ……13 Edinburgh ……23
■ Edinburgh produced another uplifting performance after their loss to Bath last week and gained a huge psychological boost by beating...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDunn still pushing at England’s door
■ By TOM BRADSHAW Fit-again: Tom Dunn on the charge EDDIE Jones has told hard-tackling Bath hooker Tom Dunn that the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAll Blacks aim for the solar plexus
THE continued domination of the Rugby Championship by New Zealand, reflected in their two runaway wins so far over the Wallabies...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoHeat on O’Connor to halt Tigers’ slide
Jonny May tells Neale Harvey how Tigers will be a different beast Prolific: Tigers try-scoring ace Jonny May PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCaptain Tipuric hails new start
JUSTIN Tipuric plans to take the Ospreys back to the top after being appointed skipper. The Wales openside is looking to...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoQuins sign Fijian 7s gold star
HARLEQUINS have signed Fijian Semi Kunatani, an Olympic Sevens gold medallist. Kunatani, 6ft 3ins and 16st 8lb, played in all six...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHeed this Beauden lesson
IF any international coaches out there needed reminding of the importance of fierce competition for places in their squads all the...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoCurious Pulu case gets special treatment
TRYING to follow World Rugby’s tortured, self-serving logic on captured players can send you quietly insane. After the high profile expulsions...
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Features
/ 7 years agoOspreys can turn the corner with Shaun working defence
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Leader: Justin Tipuric has the Ospreys armband this season PICTURE: Getty Images MY former side...
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Top 14
/ 7 years agoAbendanon’s ready to restore Clermont glory
DAVID BARNES No-one felt the pain of a doomed season for champions Clermont more than Nick Abendanon, their charismatic English full-back...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEaster back in the coaching swim with Natal Sharks
By NEALE HARVEY NICKEaster insists the disappointment of being axed by Harlequins has failed to dent his confidence or desire to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLone wolf Danny needs some proper wing men
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY MATTERS Shot in the foot: Danny Cipriani outside court...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDeafening WRU silence over future of Cardiff Arms Park
IT’S 2018, but I will always remain a rugby traditionalist and that’s why I’m firmly of the belief Cardiff Arms Park...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBlackadder throttles back Bath training schedule
By TOM BRADSHAW BATH have overhauled their training programme in a bid to avoid the string of injuries that decimated their...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoIsiekwe stronger for his Boks humiliation
By GARY FITZGERALD Glum: Nick Isiekwe looks on after his early substitution in the first Test PICTURE: Getty Images NICK Isiekwe...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoCutbacks cause fear over future of Welsh club game
By STEFFAN THOMAS FORMER Wales coach Nigel Davies fears some of rugby’s most historic clubs could fall out of existence with...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLuatua’s top-flight delay finally over
By ROB COLE All Black class: Steven Luatua finally gets his chance to play in the Premiership PICTURE: Getty Images STEVEN...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRoberts ready for the biggest challenge yet
By STEFFAN THOMAS Not giving up: Jamie Roberts PICTURE: Getty Images JAMIE Roberts insists a summer move to Bath can help...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoGive Danny a chance like Stokes says Vickery
By GARY FITZGERALD PHIL Vickery has sent a heartfelt message to Eddie Jones “not to kick Danny Cipriani out of the...
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Features
/ 7 years agoTigers on the prowl for players
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LEICESTER TIGERS are hoping to make a couple of new signings before the Premiership...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoSteep learning curve for English lads in South Africa
ENGLAND U18s lost their third and final match of the International Series, going down 41-22 to hosts South Africa. It completes...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMercer moving on
BATH flanker and former captain Guy Mercer has been released from his contract. Mercer, 28, played 123 games after arriving at...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoShoulder problem could force Blues ace Rhun to retire
By ALEX BYWATER CARDIFF Blues full-back Rhun Williams is fighting to save his career following a serious shoulder injury sustained in...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoHenson aims to play until he’s 40!
By PETER JACKSON GAVIN Henson looks ‘a million dollars’ according to Dragons’ head coach Bernard Jackman as the 36-year-old prepares for...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSpurs get the cold shoulder from RFU
No go: Ian Ritchie TOTTENHAM have been knocked back by the RFU in an attempt to use Twickenham to host one...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoSubscriptions…
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoDickinson calls time
EDINBURGH prop Alasdair Dickinson has ended his playing career to take up a coaching position with the Scottish Rugby Academy. The...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoUp the intensity by reducing schedule
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk COLIN Boag rightly states...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFalcons up tempo to leave Euro kings for dead
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Leinster ……….17 Newcastle……42 NEWCASTLE continued to build for the start of the new season with a comprehensive defeat...
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Features
/ 7 years agoThe Fijian Beast could be coming to feast at Bath
Explosive: Josua Tuisova ARE Bath about to break the bank to land Toulon’s superstar winger Josua Tuisova to replace injured England...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 7 years agoBarrett has too much class for Wallabies
By GARY FITZGERALD Command performance: Beauden Barrett dives over for the All Blacks PICTURES: Getty Images BEAUDEN Barrett produced another breathtaking...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSarries lock jam sends Cutmore down to Pirates
By NEALE HARVERY IMPOSING Cornish Pirates second row Danny Cutmore is drawing inspiration from erstwhile Saracens colleague Nick Isiekwe as he...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoIcebergs lie ahead if the RFU continue on this course
IN last Sunday’s Rugby Paper, Jeff Probyn refers to how the ‘nuclear option’ button may need to be pressed with regard...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLawes feeling fresh after five-month injury layoff
By ROGER PANTING COURTNEY Lawes returned as a half-time replacement to help batter Dragons into second half submission with hooker James...
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Features
/ 7 years agoJantjies in market for move to England
SPRINGBOK fly-half Elton Jantjies is looking to ply his trade in the Premiership after the World Cup in Japan next year....
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The Rugby Championship
/ 7 years agoWe had to dominate up front says Read
KIERAN Read claimed the All Blacks ferocious set-piece was the key to regaining the Bledisloe Cup. The outstanding No.8 and his...
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