All posts tagged "Premium"
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/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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/ 8 years ago‘Expanding’ Exiles aiming for back to back success
By LUKE JARMYN LONDONScottish No.8 Joe Atkinson has spoken about getting back-to-back home wins for the first time this season in...
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/ 8 years agoDings eye brighter future after stadium upgrade
By NEALE HARVEY DINGS Crusaders chairman Steve Lloyd believes his club’s new £7.2m stadium will provide the Bristol-based outfit with a...
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/ 8 years agoWimbledon stay winless at TJs
By GARETH WITHERS TONBRIDGE Juddians ran in seven tries as Wimbledon’s winless run continued. The hosts struck first, building over several...
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/ 8 years agoBath set to submit fresh plans for Rec expansion
BATH have launched a new plan to redevelop its stadium at the Recreation Ground. The club, which leases the ground from...
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/ 8 years agoHill hoping Chiefs can do repeat after injury nightmare
By NEALE HARVEY NEWS EXTRA EXETER midfield hitman Sam Hill has his heart set on a trophy clean sweep after the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoHadleigh comes across the world to fulfil his rugby dreams in Cardiff
By PETER JACKSON at Principality Stadium Pace to burn: Elliot Daly scores for Wasps in their tight win over Leicester PICTURE:...
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/ 8 years agoForgotten Billy is leading from front
GLOUCESTER head coach Johan Ackerman was delighted with the win. He said: “We lacked intensity and accuracy at times but to...
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/ 8 years agoJapan making strides after Wallaby pasting
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks at the Autumn’s big winners and losers from Test rugby’s second tier BRENDAN GALLAGHER Stunner: Shota Horie scores...
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/ 8 years agoPost prevents Reds claiming a famous away victory
By VINNIE BARRINGTON Selway try helped rescue a draw for Jersey at the Bay. Full-back Brendan Cope had an opportunity to...
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/ 8 years agoCooney leaves it late to tame the Tigers
By JOHN BRENNAN Blaydon 36 Sheff Tigers …34 A TWELVE-TRY thriller was still in doubt up to the last play of...
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/ 8 years agoHawks swoop to pick off Clifton
By NICK PITSON Henley 30 Clifton 20 HENLEY Hawks claimed the spoils with a hardfought bonus-point win against spirited Clifton. The...
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/ 8 years agoSpeedster Veainu on fast track to full-back success
By NEALE HARVEY Determined: Telusa Veainu evades Exeter’s Henry Slade PICTURE: Getty Images TELUSA Veainu has vowed to repay Leicester’s faith...
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/ 8 years agoCastres hit Toulouse for six in clash of day
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Castres team boss Christophe Urios went to Toulouse with the threat of suspension hanging over his head...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoWales in good place insists Gatland
WARREN Gatland insists he’s happy for Wales to go into the Six Nations under the radar after his side sealed a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWhy does rugby get such little love from SPOTY?
THERE was much groaning and cursing in rugby circles earlier in the week at the complete lack of rugby representation in...
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/ 8 years agoTownsend is showing Wales the way to play
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Gregor Townsend last appeared in Cardiff on Six Nations business a long time...
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/ 8 years agoWinless Rotherham battling to stop the rot
By JON NEWCOMBE ANDY KEY returns to Headingley for the first time since he was sacked by Leeds in February 2011....
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/ 8 years agoOtley hold off a Blues fightback
By JOHN FINCH Otley 23 Macclesfield…17 A RESTRUCTURED Otley turned on the power and pace to beat Macclesfield for a muchneeded...
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/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
HARLEQUINS TIGHT-HEAD PROP JOSH IBUANOKPE Josh Ibuanokpe will never forget his Harlequins debut. Introduced as a replacement with Quins 26-5 down...
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/ 8 years agoCanucks record man forced to call time
By JON NEWCOMBE Retired: Aaron Carpenter CANADA’s most-capped international Aaron Carpenter has announced his retirement from the game with immediate effect....
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/ 8 years agoFainga’a fired up for Irish relegation fight
By NEALE HARVEY Defiant: Saia Fainga’a FIT-again London Irish hooker Saia Fainga’a is ready to take the Premiership by storm as...
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/ 8 years agoHit and miss campaign but some stunning tries
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMSVERDICT Master controller: Wales key man Dan Biggar, and new openside contender Josh Navidi PICTURE: Getty...
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/ 8 years agoTwo more full internationals emerged
Capped: Brian Barley MARK Nelson, once of Sale and now coaching at Rossendale, has been in touch regarding last week’s feature...
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/ 8 years agoPiutau could stand in way of England World Cup bid
ENGLANDwill be on a World Cup collision course with the most expensive wing in the game if Tonga succeed in repatriating...
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/ 8 years agoSeven-timer Briggs is Light Blues brigade history maker
BRENDAN GALLAGHER picks out the stars to watch in next week’s Varsity match showpiece BRENDAN GALLAGHER Cambridge will find themselves in...
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/ 8 years agoBarrett helps Dale break home duck
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale 28 S Leicester 25 WHARFEDALE just edged this hard-fought and entertaining match to win their first home...
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/ 8 years agoExeter power pack on top in eight-try rout of Trent
BUCS ROUND-UP By JOE BYRNES LEADERS Exeter crushed rock bottom Nottingham Trent 50-7. Any hope the visitors had of avenging their...
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/ 8 years agoWasps looking to close gap on superb leaders
PREVIEW…Richmond v Wasps By FRASER BOLTON December 3, kick-off 12.45pm BACK in 1987, the first women’s match to be played at...
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/ 8 years agoJenkins set to follow Williams to Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS ELLIS Jenkins looks set to swap Cardiff Blues for the Ospreys for the start of next season. The...
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/ 8 years agoRolling subs would make mockery of the game
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN ROLLING substitutes would be a disaster for Rugby Union, and the siren call...
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/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Varsity war heroes to be honoured at Twickenham BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points A...
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/ 8 years agoDrunks make mockery of great Cardiff Test match
THEWelsh Rugby Union are facing renewed calls for the closure of bars during matches at the Principality Stadium following a flood...
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/ 8 years agoOxford will go on the attack to defend crown
Holders: Oxford win last year’s Varsity match Women’s preview OXFORDwere shock 3-0 winners of last year’s Varsity match when they produced...
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/ 8 years agoLucs are stung as Cairns strikes at the last
By GEOFF VICKRESS Luctonians 38 Tynedale 40 NICHOLAS Cairns popped up at the death as Tynedale edged a thriller away to...
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/ 8 years agoHertford stay on course at top of table
London & South East Premier HERTFORDremain at the top of the table following a 33-25 win at home to Sidcup. Michael...
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/ 8 years agoSharks fail to take chances in Bristol defeat
By TOM BULMER Darling’n MPS …3 Bristol 26 A TIGHT game saw Bristol record their fourth win of the season, overcoming...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoNorth deserves big finale at Saints
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk PETER Jackson got his...
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/ 8 years agoAre Game Board now plotting a ten-team Premier?
WE could be heading back into the shadowlands of clandestine decisionmaking, with the idea being floated that the Premiership could be...
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/ 8 years agoAt least Fuller will forever have one claim to fame
ONE of Herbert Fuller’s two claims to fame will disappear at Twickenham on Thursday when Cambridge prop Will Briggs – barring...
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/ 8 years agoSam’s the man for Edinburgh in stunning late cameo
By SAM JACKSON Kings 21 Edinburgh 48 SAM Hidalgo-Clyne came off the bench to bag a hattrick as Edinburgh surged to...
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/ 8 years agoWho was dashing Cambridge wing in Sherlock mystery?
BRENDAN GALLAGHER investigates the man who was Conan Doyle’s hero, Godfrey Staunton BRENDAN GALLAGHER Case to solve: Cambridge skipper Cyril Overton...
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/ 8 years agoStour’s big day ruined by ruthless Hinckley
By NICK PULLEN Stourbridge 0pts Hinckley 35pts HIGH-FLYING Hinckley took the gloss off Stourbridge celebrations as they officially opened their state-ofthe...
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/ 8 years agoLions unable to strike down the Bees
Midlands Premier FIRST met third at Portway but Peterborough Lions were unable to end Birmingham and Solihull Bees’ perfect record as...
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/ 8 years agoUgiagbe sparks the Lightning to victory
By ROSS STEPHENS Loughborough …43pts Glouc-Hartpury …33pts Powerhouse: Ofure Ugiagbe starred for Loughborough PROP Ofure Ugiagbe scored twice as Loughborough Lightning...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoHave a Cup for Championship teams as well
REGARDING recent discussions on the Anglo-Welsh Cup, I would agree with Colin Boag that the competition certainly needs a re-vamp. The...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoScrum shenanigans should be punished
WARREN Gatland can protest his innocence but not even the most rabid Welsh supporter I know thinks Gatland and Wales played...
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/ 8 years agoHougaard using Boks axe to spark Warriors survival bid
By NEALE HARVEY Axed: Francois Hougaard WORCESTER star Francois Hougaard admits he will consider his Test future after being made a...
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/ 8 years agoPhillips bails out injury-hit Scarlets
Kings v Scarlets FORMER Wales scrumhalf Mike Phillips will make a remarkable return to action for the Scarlets ‘ visit to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDefence holds firm for Ionians to win
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians ……27 O. Elthamians 11 AN OUTSTANDING contribution from the back-row provided the platform for this bonus...












