All posts tagged "Premium"
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/ 8 years agoConnacht collared by canny Canna
By JOHN FALLON Zebre 24 Connacht 10 FORMERConnacht coach Michael Bradley heaped misery on them as he guided Zebre to a...
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/ 8 years agoClub grind their way to victory
By DAN WRIGHT Cambridge 16 Blackheath 27 A DETERMINED defensive display from Blackheath saw them come away from Volac Park with...
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/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, WORCESTER AND CASTRES WINGER MARCEL GARVEY Winning the Top 14 title in my first season with Castres was...
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/ 8 years agoEngland kick off campaign with bronze in Dubai
DUBAI SEVENS ENGLANDwon the bronze medal in Dubai in the opening leg of the World Sevens Series after beating Fiji in...
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/ 8 years agoFirst-half blitz seals tough success for Newport
By IAN GOLDEN Bargoed …17 Newport…25 NEWPORT did just enough in the first half to claim what in the end was...
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/ 8 years agoScotland have an outside chance of a Grand Slam
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT THE outright winners from the Autumn series are Scotland, especially as England and Ireland were pretty...
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/ 8 years agoTodd in awe of Chiefs back row
TODD Blackadder warned the rest of Europe to beware of Exeter who entertain Leinster in the Champions Cup next Sunday. “If...
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/ 8 years agoWasps eye moves for Thompson and Socino
LEICESTER have their eye on a couple of Premiership rivals as they look to improve their squad for next season. Wasps...
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/ 8 years agoLowe doubles up in Leinster stroll
By RONAN O’BRIEN Benetton 10 Leinster 36 LEINSTER fine-tuned their preparations for next week’s Champions Cup battle with Exeter as James...
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/ 8 years agoStudents edge it in 11-try thriller
By SIOBHAN KELLY L’borough S 49 Esher 38 LOUGHBOROUGH powered to a vital home victory over Esher to lift the struggling...
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/ 8 years agoRams in dominant display against limp Bury
By CAMERON TEMPLE Redingens’ns 29 Bury St E 17 TWO second-half tries secured yet another home victory for Redingensians against an...
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/ 8 years agoWomen left eighth after Spain defeat
ENGLANDWomen finished eighth in Dubai after losing to Spain 14-21 in the seventh place play off. Earlier in the day England...
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/ 8 years agoShellard seals Pontypridd comeback to down the Keys
By IWAN GABE DAVIES Cross Keys …7 Pontypridd …16 PONTYPRIDD kept up the pressure on Merthyr at the top of the...
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/ 8 years agoSaints silenced by Latu’s late stunner
By COLIN NEWBOULT AT the end, there was just silence. No boos, little angst, just mere acceptance of a Northampton side...
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/ 8 years agoHenson is draw card as Dragons dig deep
By STEFFAN THOMAS DRAGONS head coach Bernard Jackman hailed the character of his young side as they thrillingly shared the spoils...
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/ 8 years agoDawson cheek is clincher in Darlington’s late show
By KEVIN ROBINSON Composed finish: Adam Radwan scores the first try. PICTURES: Shutter Press SECOND faced off against third at the...
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/ 8 years agoZutic red costs Broadstreet badly
By CLIVE MITCHELL Broadstreet 15 Barnstaple 2 RESURGENT Barnstaple came from 15-0 down to claim their sixth victory of the season...
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/ 8 years agoImproving Worcester want seat at Europe’s top table
BRYCE Heem believes Worcester’s revivalists can target the Premiership top six – despite the off-field ‘shambles’ surrounding the club. Stunning recent...
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/ 8 years agoQuins grab advantage as league leaders beaten
By HUW THOMAS Carmarthen Q25 RGC 1404 …22 THE top of the table clash in Principality Premiership West went the way...
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/ 8 years agoFalcons’ will to win impresses Richards
NEWCASTLE director of rugby Dean Richards believes there is still far more to come from his charges after they ended a...
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/ 8 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
Keep in touch with The Rugby Paper wherever you are at home and abroad! It is now available as an online...
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/ 8 years agoYes, Eddie’s right to be obsessed by the All Blacks
One of few: Maro Itoje is ahead of his All Black rival PICTURE: Getty Images ARE England obsessed by New Zealand?...
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/ 8 years agoLeaders roll on at The Rock with 13th straight win
By LUKE JARMYN Rosslyn Park 13 Coventry 43 COVENTRY’S on-loan scrum-half Tom Kessell put in a masterly performance with a try-saving...
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/ 8 years agoClark strikes late to deny Geese
By DORA ALLDAY LI Wild Geese 22 Canterbury 26 SEB Clark scored the winning try as a gritty Canterbury surged up...
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/ 8 years agoApprentice Zach out to show Toulon who’s boss
By NEALE HARVEY BURGEONING Bath back row Zach Mercer intends to channel the experience from his month-long stint as a Red...
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/ 8 years agoRavens put their claws into Neath to bag double triumph
By JON DALY Neath…8 Bridgend …15 BRIDGEND completed a Principality Premiership West league double over Ospreylian rivals Neath at the Gnoll....
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/ 8 years agoWard wants stronger backbone in defence with Test spine returned to lineup
By NEALE HARVEY MISFIRING Harlequins must shore-up a leaky defence or face ruin against “ruthless” Saracens, according to hooker Dave Ward....
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/ 8 years agoFrance need revolution to catch up says Saint-Andre
By NEALE HARVEY Hope: Philippe Saint-Andre PHILIPPE Saint- Andre claims France are now lagging “ten years behind England” and that radical...
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/ 8 years agoExpect another Mennaye thriller
Cornish Pirates v Bedford Blues Preview Today. Kick-off 2.30pm. Mennaye Field PIRATES coach Alan Paver knows it will come down to...
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/ 8 years agoKing key as OEs bounce back for victory
By JON EDWARDS O. Elthamians47 B’mingham M.17 A STORMING second half performance saw Elthamians end a run of three successive defeats...
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/ 8 years agoSeventh heaven for hosts in Reds mauling
By NIGEL WILCE Cinderford 49 Redruth 19 seven tries as they overcame the challenge of Redruth in a highly entertaining encounter....
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/ 8 years agoBiggar relishing battle against future employers
By ROB COLE DAN Biggar isn’t giving up on reaching the quarterfinals of the Champions Cup, even though he will have...
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/ 8 years agoLlandovery defence secures consecutive victories
By JAY BAYFORD Swansea …14 Llandovery …18 LLANDOVERY made it back-to-back wins in the Principality Premiership with victory at Swansea –...
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/ 8 years ago14-man Sale earn first away win in 14 months
By TOM BRADSHAW Match-winner: Mark Jennings scores Sale’s second try PICTURES: Getty Images Rising star: Josh Adams celebrates scoring Worcester’s try...
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/ 8 years agoBig increase in RFU funding
A RECORD £99.6m was invested in English Rugby Union in the last year, the RFU have revealed. The annual report shows...
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/ 8 years agoHartpury wilt after Ealing’s three-minute double strike
By ANDREW BEACHAM EALINGTrailfinders maintained their challenge to leaders Bristol with a five-try, bonus point win over Hartpury. Two tries, either...
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/ 8 years agoMaiden Fowden score just enough
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde 29 Bishop’s Stort.22 REPLACEMENT Luke Fowden scored his first try for Fylde in the final minute of...
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/ 8 years agoDefence to the fore as Titans are suffocated
By KEN VAUGHAN Chinnor 13pts Taunton 7pts Thwarted: Chinnor’s speed demon Jamil Hamilton. IF defences win championships then Chinnor are going...
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/ 8 years agoTry-happy Bees are buzzing for crack at promotion
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY BIRMINGHAM & Solihull head of rugby Pete Glackin insists the dark days are over as his...
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/ 8 years agoHardie banned for three months
EDINBURGHand Scotland flanker John Hardie has been handed a three-month suspension by Scottish Rugby for “gross misconduct” over alleged cocaine use....
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/ 8 years agoSuperb character, but poor discipline
A BEAMING Sale attack coach Paul Deacon was delighted at how the Sharks neutered Worcester’s attacking intent, but disappointed by his...
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/ 8 years agoTwo-year drug ban
JOSEPH Stokes of Matson RFC has been suspended for two years from all sport after testing positive for Benzolecgonine, a metabolite...
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/ 8 years agoBristol stay on track but Knights put up a fight
By GUY WILLIAMS Defiant: Doncaster’s Curtis Wilson scores LEADERS and promotion favourites Bristol completed the first half of their Championship campaign...
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/ 8 years agoMugford double downs Ionians
By ROB TUNLEY PLYMOUTH returned to form in style with an easy win over Hull Ionians to banish chastening memories of...
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/ 8 years agoMaslen magic inspires super Worthing
By SALLY MATTHEWS Worthing 40 O Redcliffians…34 JACK Maslen bagged a hattrick as Worthing ensured Old Redcliffians remain struggling near the...
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/ 8 years agoHooray for Hudson after acupuncture guru saves career
By NEALE HARVEY Second coming: Tom Hudson in action for Glouceste GLOUCESTER full-back Tom Hudson aims to make the most of...
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/ 8 years agoPenallta go top with a Gant treble
Welsh Division One round-up A HAT-TRICK from Rhys Gant inspired Penallta to a crushing 50-0 home victory over bottom side Abertillery...
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/ 8 years agoManu back and aiming for a big Six Nations
By GARY FITZGERALD MANU Tuilagi can make up for lost time this Christmas and prove he has lost none of his...
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/ 8 years agoPaice’s reckless red scuppers his team
By NEALE HARVEY ANGRY London Irish supremo Nick Kennedy slammed his captain David Paice after the former England hooker was red-carded...












