All posts tagged "Premium"
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Features
/ 8 years agoSolve rugby’s problems by ending promotion
COLIN BOAG Pay cut: Billy Vunipola says he would take less salary for fewer games We could be witnessing the start...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFrench horse out in front with £140m of prize money
FRANCE have emerged as early favourites in their three horse race with Ireland and South Africa to host the 2023 World...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEight-try Ulster give improving Dragons the Kiss of death
By BILL KIELLY DRAGONS head coach Bernard Jackman says being hammered at Ulster’s Kingspan Stadium fortress will not derail the Welsh...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHeart may say Ireland but the head screams France
IRELAND, South Africa or France? Which country will host the 2023 World Cup? This Monday in London is when all three...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDeane’s putting rangy Rio through the ringer
NEALE HARVEY talks to former Quins hard man Mel Deane about his job coaching Rio Ferdinand Mel Deane used to pack...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoOn-song Reed finishes Sheffield hopes
By FRASER SMITH Sale …31 Sheffield …17 A LATE flurry of tries handed Sale a second successive victory of the new...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoLymm extend lead as Ilkley leave it late
Northern Premier LYMM increased their lead at the top of the table following a 33-13 win at home to Wirral. Rob...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBristol end drought with 10-try belting of Valkyries
Worcester …10 Bristol…62 BRISTOL claimed their first win of the season in spectacular fashion by smashing their West Country rivals Worcester...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoFocus more effort at home, not USA
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk LAST Saturday, the third...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoGloucester ride out second half wobble
By TOM BRADSHAW On their way: Ollie Thorley rounds Ben Te’o to score the opening try for Gloucester PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoOspreys shot down as Biggar is forced off
By STEFFAN THOMAS TREVISO No.8 Dean Budd hailed his side’s huge defensive effort as the traditional Italian strugglers beat the Ospreys...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoIrish argue World Cup bid can help crack America
IRELANDbelieve they can help rugby crack the United States by hosting World Cup 2023. Irish rugby chiefs will present their World...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTop-flight career taken off nicely for McNally
LONDON Irish lock Josh McNally is too tall to the fly the fighter jets he services as a corporal in the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTigers kicked to glory by Ireland
By JOHN HARRISON Sheffield T …29 S Leicester …22 FLY-HALF Mark Ireland inspired Sheffield Tigers to victory over previously unbeaten South...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoSluggish Abbot have Browne to thank
South West Premier NEWTON Abbot remain resurgent in their quest for promotion after seeing off Cleve 64-31 in their fourth bonus...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins easily Breach Waterloo defences
Harlequins …39pts Waterloo …18pts By CALLUM SHEPPARD A HAT-TRICK from Jess Breach helped Harlequins continue their perfect start to the Premier...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoPRO12 should join an expanded two tier Premiership
I FOUND last weekend one of the saddest days for professional rugby in many years. It was sad to see the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWinless Warriors require fast fix
HEAD coach Carl Hogg was frustrated by Warriors’ inaccuracy but praised the spirit of their fightback. “We showed a huge amount...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDaly scores three in vain as Obi’s one seals bonus
By BRETT MUNN LEO Cullen was left counting the cost of his side’s two-game tour of South Africa after losing their...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoProve you’re contenders with another winning run
By NEALE HARVEY Record man: Jason Leonard is England’s most capped player with 114 Test appearances PICTURES: Getty Images JASON Leonard...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoAmpthill can’t be stopped in a try rampage
By ALEX RADLEY Ampthill …45 Esher …5 BOTH teams took advantage of the super playing conditions to demonstrate a terrific game...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLeaders continue pace at the top
By ED WILLIAMS Wharfedale …10 Stourbridge…45 STOURBRIDGE gave a display of strong direct running, slick passing and good support to rack...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoRugby in France is going the way of England soccer
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Whitewash: French national team decline continued in the 3-0 summer series defeat...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAppleby’s battlers hold on for victory
Glos-Hartpury… 26 Wasps…22 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury made it two from two on Saturday afternoon, but had to work hard to keep Wasps out...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWhy did refs allow laws to be ignored?
REGARDING Wayne Barnes’ comment last week: “Most of the Premiership clubs are now hooking and everyone in the England set-up is...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoCipriani injury will not affect Wasps’ focus
By NEALE HARVEY PREVIEW… WASPS hooker Tom Cruse insists neither last week’s disappointing home defeat to Harlequins nor the loss of...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoConnacht collared by two-try Halaholo
By DECLAN ROONEY Dancing through: Cardiff saviour Willis Halaholo PICTURE: Huw Evans CONNACHT couldn’t hold on to a lead they reclaimed...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoYoung twin towers rising to the challenge at Ospreys
By STEFFAN THOMAS THEYaren’t quite ‘fish and chips’ or ‘eggs and bacon’ just yet, but the young Ospreys lock pairing of...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCaldy overhauled in last five minutes
By JOHN LYON Caldy …16 Cambridge…20 ABONUS-POINT win for Cambridge looked unlikely with five minutes of the game remaining. Caldy led...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
NEIL McCARTHY THE FORMER ENGLAND, BATH, GLOUCESTER & BRISTOL HOOKER Not many people have played first team rugby for Bath, Bristol...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoBest now a doubt for Autumn Tests
RUGBY SHORTS ULSTER and Ireland captain Rory Best has been ruled out for four to six weeks after a scan revealed...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoCaptain Kapo’s hat-trick too much for DMP
Richmond…27 Darlington MP…10 CAPTAIN Laura Kapo helped herself to a second-half hat-trick as Richmond beat DMP to pick up their second...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoRelax Johan, it will work out in the end
AS an Exeter Chiefs supporter I suggest new Gloucester head coach Johan Ackerman keeps his trap shut about refereeing and realises...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRob’s plan will exploit any flaws – Slade
HENRY Slade knows Wasps will be smarting after defeat to Quins last week but has backed his boss to come up...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSpeak your mind but to suggest 3-0 is too much
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Passionate: Sean O’Brien goes for the line to score the first Test wonder try PICTURE:...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLloyd would have been the first to toast Tipuric
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW JUSTIN Tipuric is the latest in a long line of Lions to have...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoIonians architects of their downfall
By MALLY KNOWLES Hull Ionians 26 Old Albanian .36 OLD ALBANIAN secured victory with a workmanlike display against a disappointing Ionians....
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoGidlow steals dramatic late win for Reds
By BILL HOOPER Redruth…20 Worthing …19 REDRUTH broke Worthing’s hearts, as they scored a try with the final play of the...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoKnee injury may keep Cipriani out till Xmas
WASPS fly-half Danny Cipriani could miss up to three months with the knee injury sustained in Wasps’ 24-21 Premiership defeat to...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoRavens cling on at the death to deny Quins fightback
By LUKE FOX Carmarthen…30 Bridgend …28 BRIDGEND almost timed their second-half revival to perfection, but ultimately fell short in a narrow...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHaskell-Marler spat shows refs need help
COLIN BOAG Round three of the Premiership saw a couple of less than satisfactory performances from the officials. The one that’s...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoIrish defence needs a marshall
Attack-minded: Exiles No.10 James Marshall PLAYMAKER James Marshall demands Irish muscle-up or face further humiliation when they meet Northampton today. With...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWe’ll be fully charged for Carmarthan in search of more treasure
I’VE been in Peru in the past week undertaking a climb up Macchu Picchu in order to raise money for Velindre...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoOspreys have winged their way around world
When the fledgling Ospreys first took flight in the Celtic League, they had no idea that it would come to this:...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBlackheath hit by Cov try double around the interval
By JOHN WILKINSON Coventry…37pts Tries: Dacres 2, White 40, Stokes 42, Preece 62, Pen try 68 Conversions: Maisey 3, 40 Penalties:...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoSeventh-heaven for the Wolfpack
By VERITY WHITE Barnstaple …24 Bury St Edm’ .39 SEVEN-TRY Bury St Edmunds secured a comprehensive bonus-point victory away at Barnstaple,...
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National League 3
/ 8 years agoLeonard blow to Hartpury hopes
CHAMPIONSHIP new boys Hartpury College will be missing outside-centre Steve Leonard until Christmas with the shoulder injury he suffered in the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKristian falls short as Drovers are beaten at last
By ROB COLE Aberavon…20 Llandovery …19 KRISTIAN Jones had the chance to snatch victory at the death with a difficult conversion...
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