All posts tagged "Premium"
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/ 8 years agoInjury-hit Creed craving big role at Knights
By JON NEWCOMBE ELLIOTT Creed is looking forward to being part of something special at Doncaster after a stop-start couple of...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoAmor’s outsiders take inspiration from their football counterparts
Top young talent: Ryan Olowofela ENGLAND7s head coach Simon Amor hopes the feel-good factor created around English football by good friend...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSan Fran can put Sevens World Cup back on map
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks at how the World Cup Sevens has evolved since its 1993 inception World beaters: England celebrate their success...
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/ 8 years agoBanahan: Sorry Jonny, but Ashton gets my pick
By NEALE HARVEY MATT Banahan is convinced Chris Ashton can roar right back into England contention following the ace winger’s decision...
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/ 8 years agoEwels working to be stronger, faster, fitter
By NEALE HARVEY Powering up: Bath second row Charlie Ewels PICTURES: Getty Images BEEFED-UP Bath lock Charlie Ewels has been piling...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoSummer heatwave has put Hunt in high spirits
■ By NEALE HARVEY DEFIANT England 7s star Natasha Hunt says her side are ready to come out “all guns blazing”...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWhen unfancied England stormed to the first title
HE days of a first choice Test prop captaining his national Seven to a ‘world title’ are probably long gone but...
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/ 8 years agoMacGinty holds the key to unleashing Sharks’ incredible backline – Cueto
By JON NEWCOMBE Box office signing: Chris Ashton in action for Toulon PICTURE: Getty Images SALE legend Mark Cueto believes Chris...
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/ 8 years agoWilliams: I’ll miss the boys but I needed to get out
By STEFFAN THOMAS Moving on: Scott Williams scores for Scarlets SCOTT Williams hopes he can get the Ospreys back on the...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoRussia win seals bronze for the men
EUROPEAN GRAND PRIX 7s ENGLAND 7s secured bronze last Sunday at the Euro Grand Prix Series event in Marcoussis, France, after...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHansen’s moan shows Lions effects still linger
NICK CAIN looks at New Zealand rugby a year on from that epic drawn series Ruling the roost: Crusaders pack have...
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/ 8 years agoNo need to panic, Eddie’s still the man
MARK CUETO came within a fraction of an inch of potentially winning a World Cup when his ‘try’ in the 2007...
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/ 8 years agoSmith injury will send the Bears a tremor
Father Time catches up: George Smith is 38 this month PICTURE: Getty Images BRISTOL coach Pat Lam will have winced when...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoWomen miss out to Ireland
ENGLAND women finished fourth in Marcoussis after a 39-7 defeat to Ireland in their bronze final. England beat Wales 26-14 in...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoCrusaders guarantee home run to the final
■ By SAM JACKSON THE CRUSADERS cemented top spot in the table with a big win over the Highlanders to celebrate...
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/ 8 years agoRetired Rimmer lucky to be alive
EXETER prop Carl Rimmer says he feels grateful to still be here after revealing how a stroke suffered in January has...
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/ 8 years agoFund the TMOs properly to end the guessing game
THE TMO system is being pilloried, and justifiably, after a series of decisions over the summer internationals which have highlighted its...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoRugby still long way off going global
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Shaking up the world: South Korea celebrate victory over Germany At the FIFA...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoSamurai win final two legs to secure series title
NEWS EXTRA SAMURAI Rugby retained their title in the Super Sevens Series at Ealing Trailfinders last weekend. Samurai and the British...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoAshton return will up heat on Brown
GREAT to see Chris Ashton sign for Sale and open the door for an England return. Unlike with Steffon Armitage four...
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/ 8 years agoScarlets are preferred pick for converted Kiwi Collins
By STEFFAN THOMAS AUCKLAND Blues utility back Michael Collins wants to return to Wales and forge an international career in the...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoWe can thank the legendary Fry for late great O’Connor
CB FRY had so many claims to fame that it’s impossible to squeeze them all into one paragraph. He captained England...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoBlues bring in Thornton
RORY Thornton has joined Cardiff Blues on a yearlong loan deal. The 23-year old Ospreys lock is the third addition to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoRFU must nurture grassroots before they wither away
JEFF Probyn is bang on regarding the scandal of RFU junior staff and grassroots rugby being squeezed following apparent incompetence in...
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/ 8 years agoCuthbert: I’m only 28 and have a lot to offer
By NEALE HARVEY Size and speed: Alex Cuthbert in action for Wales against Tonga PICTURES: Getty Images HAVING escaped the critic-filled...
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/ 8 years agoOwens: Big screen replays bring reaction
By PETER JACKSON Battle: Nigel Owens THE world’s best referee Nigel Owens has stepped into the debate about player behaviour. Last...
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Features
/ 8 years agoUnrelenting Leinster taught us so much about life at top
Q&A DAVE RENNIE ON THE RECORD Dave Rennie, Glasgow’s Kiwi head coach, tells NEALE HARVEY why he’s loving life in Scotland...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoDual-registration system is a mess
IT is totally unfair that some National League sides can benefit from close ties with Premiership clubs while others simply cannot....
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/ 8 years agoFormer Wales back row Oakley facing cancer battle
Shock: Rhys Oakley HARTPURY captain Rhys Oakley has been diagnosed with a form of testicular cancer. After going to hospial for...
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/ 8 years agoFrench call for 12 subs
DESPITE calls from some leading ex-players and officials to limit the number of replacements used in a match to cut down...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
NEALE HARVEY RUS TUIMA EXETER NO.8 At 6ft 5ins (1.96m) and 19st (121kgs), Rus Tuima cuts an imposing figure. Little wonder...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRolling subs will make the game less safe
COLIN BOAG The French Top14 is already dominated by powerful packs, and the latest set of proposals from the FFR suggest...
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/ 8 years agoWhy I’m rooting for both Tom and Alex
Power: a fully recovered Tom James can excel again Alex Cuthbert became an easy target for fans towards the end of...
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/ 8 years agoTyro Irish to take on the Welsh
THE new Welsh development regional sides will face the Irish provinces in a cross-border competition next season. The Welsh Rugby Union...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMaule’s loving life now he’s mentor
ALEX BYWATER talks to centre-turned-agent Gareth Maule about life on the other side Playing prowess: Gareth Maule scores a try for...
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/ 8 years agoSouthgate boys have our spirit from 2011
I’VE WATCHED with interest England’s campaign in the World Cup in Russia. For me it’s eerily similar to when I was...
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/ 8 years agoReds move for Kiwi Bat
JERSEY have signed former Doncaster back-five forward Adam Batt. The 23-year-old New Zealand-born Batt was an All Black triallist at U20...
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Features
/ 8 years agoUnfair that some National One clubs can call up stars
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Reinforcements: Leicster’s England U20 flier Jordan Olowofela helped Loughborough stay up last...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoAshton’s unique finishing ability still sets him apart
Test pedigree: Chris Ashton scores one of his hat-trick of tries for the Barbarians against England PICTURE: Getty Images CHRIS Ashton...
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/ 8 years agoRussia can cause a World Cup stir under maverick Lyn
LYN JONES is a maverick coach, one of the strangest men I’ve worked with, but also one of the best. He’s...
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/ 8 years agoPennell’s daring to dream at Warriors
■ By NEALE HARVEY High hopes: Worcester full-back Chris Pennell PICTURE: Getty Images LONG-SERVING Worcester full-back Chris Pennell is convinced his...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWe need respect for refs and good sportsmanship
IT’S GOOD to read that ‘Fearless’ Fred Howard has weighed into the dissent row given that referees all have microphones and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoVeteran Saints must earn their shirts says Vesty
NEWS EXTRA SAM Vesty insists youth will be given a chance at Northampton and says there are no sacred cows as...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
ROB ELLOWAY THE FORMER GLOUCESTER AND CORNISH PIRATES HOOKER From the age of about 14 all I ever wanted to do...
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/ 8 years agoTiger Wells to help coach Key’s Lions
LEICESTER Tigers forward Harry Wells will set about honing his coaching skills with National League side Leicester Lions in the coming...
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/ 8 years agoAuterac hits back after nightmare stint at Bath
By NEALE HARVEY Rivals: Joe Marler, Mark Lambert and Lewis Boyce PENT-UP prop Nick Auterac has launched a broadside at the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoCrane confident Lam’s assembled a pack that can go toe to toe with the Premiership’s best
By NEALE HARVEY All Black wrecking ball: Steven Luatua JORDAN Crane reckons Bristol’s back row can be the foundation of a...
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/ 8 years agoHong Kong heroes dream about Japan
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Now for France: Hong Kong players celebrate HONG KONG served notice that there could be a second Asian...
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