All posts tagged "Premium"
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National League One
/ 8 years agoTopsy-turvy game goes Albion’s way
By JAMIE ROBINSON Esher …29 Plymough Alb.33 PLYMOUTH Albion almost let a 14-point lead slip against Esher but a late rally...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNottingham ace looks for love at Christmas
By JON NEWCOMBE Match made: Oli Evans and his date Kat, with Evans in action for Nottingham, right ONE rugby player...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoWilliams will stay at the Rec until summer
BATH winger Jeff Williams has signed a contract extension until the end of the season with the Premiership club. The former...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBrunel: I’m ready to answer call from France
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Jacques Brunel, to be officially announced on Wednesday as the new head coach of France, most likely...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoDeano: We want festive treble
DEAN Richards has set his Falcons an ambitious Christmas target. The Newcastle director of rugby said: “We said before the start...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWallaby tank Tatafu not here for a joyride
NEALE HARVEY talks to Tatafu Polota-Nau fresh from his Tigers European baptism against Munster Tatafu Polota-Nau gets away from Jonny Gray...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAll time Coventry XV
Blond bomber: David Duckham was one of England’s finest wings 15: Peter Rossborough Attack-minded full-back from the local King Henry Vlll...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoCoventry still peerless as bragging rights are sealed
By BEN GODDARD Moseley…17pts Tries: Hollingsworth 59, Lewis 73 Conversions: Hollingsworth 60, 74 Penalties: Dixon 11 Coventry …41pts Tries: Knox 16,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWasps pair out for two months
ENGLANDwill be without wing Elliot Daly and No.8 Nathan Hughes for at least half of the Six Nations. Both Daly, 25,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoHealy gets to rest over Christmas
CIAN Healy will miss Leinster’s festive PRO14 inter-provincial derbies after being banned for three matches for the reckless use of a...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDark day for Robson if Danny signs off
By NEALE HARVEY Hitting top form again: Dan Robson PICTURES: Getty Images DANNY Cipriani’s probable departure to France at the end...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoAdams hits turbos to leave Irish staring at relegation
By ROGER PANTING JOSH Adams’ two tries left London Irish with a mountain to climb to avoid relegation from the Premiership....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNew Wales caps offer reasons to be cheerful
Test pedigree: Josh Navidi PICTURE: Getty Images IF I had to give Wales a mark out of 10 for 2017, it...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoGatland set to give kids a run at Boks in US capital
By ALEX BYWATER WALES believe their oneoff clash with South Africa in Washington next year will have significant benefits both on...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoDarling shrug off the rust to leave Ionians flailing
By KEVIN ROBINSON D’lington MP 26 Hull Ionians …0 DARLINGTON Mowden Park maintained their 100 per cent home record for the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoO’Connell answers call
PAUL O’Connell is to take up a new coaching role with Ireland U20s. The former Ireland and Munster lock, 38, will...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoCampagnaro could be back for 6 Nations
EXETER centre Michele Campagnaro could return to action within the next month. The Italy international, 24, has missed the entire season...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoYoung speedsters turning up heat on Sharples
New batch: Henry Purdy, Ollie Thorley and Tom Hudson CHARLIE Sharples claims back three competition at Gloucester is fiercer than ever...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWe didn’t fire any shots – Kennedy
IRISH boss Nick Kennedy was unhappy with his side’s dsiplay: “It was a massive game for us and we played very...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNon-alcohol zone would help to keep all fans happy
I MUST applaud the Welsh Rugby Union this week after I read of their plans to introduce an alcohol-free zone at...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoVui banks on Bristol to make him a world star
By NEALE HARVEY Powerhouse: Chris Vui in action for Bristol against Doncaster PICTURES: Gareth Lyons ULTRA-CONFIDENT Samoan Chris Vui aims to...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLack of discipline costs struggling Fylde
By ALLAN FOSTER Fylde …9 Caldy…34 A RED card for replacement prop Jake Pope proved crucial as Caldy secured a bonus-point...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoVisser flies in from maternity ward
By NEALE HARVEY TIM Visser has revealed how Harlequins’ crippling injury list forced him to make an emergency trip to Belfast...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoEvans joins Cross Keys as coach
FORMER British and Irish Lions lock Ian Evans, 33, has joined the coaching team at Welsh Premiership side Cross Keys. Evans,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBrew back on the boil after Dragons blowout
By NEALE HARVEY Flying: Aled Brew in action against Toulon REVITALISED former Wales wing Aled Brew has set his sights on...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWallaby Ken was ‘a flash of light’
KEN Catchpole, who died on Thursday aged 78, is possibly a name that might not resonate with the modern generation but...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBragging rights to Benetton as Meyer sees red
By SAM JACKSON Benetton …27 Zebre…14 BENETTON picked up their fourth victory of the PRO14 season as they battled past Italian...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHenson urges Wales to keep faith with Williams at 12
By ROB COLE GAVIN Henson sees a bit of himself in Wales’ new midfield playmaker Owen Williams and believes he will...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoPenalties put pay to Students’ hopes
By RYAN STEVENS L’borough Stu.21 Cambridge…28 A SUCCESSION of penalty concessions was enough for Fylde to kick themselves to victory over...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoStubborn Dons are edged out by Richards
By JAMES HAMILTON KIBA Richards scored two tries as Worthing saw off a stubborn Wimbledon side, thanks to a first-half blitz...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoStander signs on for another three years
LIONS and Ireland back-row CJ Stander has signed a new three-year IRFU deal to keep him at Munster until 2021 The...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDeacon wanted in Wales as Murphy’s right hand man
By STEFFAN THOMAS Tiger: Brett Deacon CARDIFF Blues hope to recreate Leicester Tigers’ winning formula by adding Brett Deacon to their...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHard-man Stan never backed down
Enforcer: Stan Pilecki STANPilecki, something of a cult hero at Queensland and with Australia, has died after a short illness aged...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDean’s late try bails out 14-man Edinburgh
By GARY HEATLY EDINBURGH pulled off an amazing last minute win over rivals Glasgow at Murrayfield in the first of three...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCall to cut the subs will cull land of the giants
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The first substitution at Test level took place 50 years ago next summer...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoBednall maintains cool to kick for tie
By BRIAN QUINN Old Albanian …35 Ampthill …35 OLD Albanian gave themselves an early Christmas present with a stirring performance that...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoClifton splinter as pressure mounts
By ROGER OPIE Clifton 20 Cinderford 33 CLIFTONled by 15 points until just before the interval when Cinderford scored and went...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoVale get lift after Woods confirmed as their new head coach
■By GEOFF CHAMPION Ebbw Vale…33 Bedwas …17 STRUGGLING Ebbw Vale have been boosted by the news that experienced Cross Keys head...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoReferees are just following policy
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THE set piece –...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoFreddie was no flop – in fact he was simply magic!
Pioneer: French fly-half Frederic Michalak FREDDIE MICHALAK has confirmed he is retiring at the end of the season so expect some...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoKiwi boys prepare for a smashing Christmas
By STEFFAN THOMAS Pumped: Ospreys centre Kieron Fonotia cuts through against Clermont Auvergne PICTURE: Getty Images NEW ZEALAND pair Johnny McNicholl...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoQuins man Madigan came close to silencing The Lip in Olympics
TONY MADIGAN’S sporting life amounted to a whole lot more than a few appearances for Harlequins in the early 1950’s. He...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoRebuilt Foresters keeping pace with Chinnor
NEWS EXTRA HIGH-FLYING Cinderford have their mojo back and are ready for another assault on National One, says rugby director Paul...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoBury late flourish masks the faults
By SIMON LORD Bury St Ed 44 Broadstreet 15 THREElate tries flattered a strangely below-par Bury side. League standings suggested a...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMerthyr made to battle before stretching clear
■By IAN GOLDEN Merthyr …33 Bargoed …23 MERTHYR took the East Wales Premiership honours after a hard-fought battle at home to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoCostly shortage of top-flight action north of Gloucester
I AM chairman of Eccleshall RUFC, a small community rugby club in Staffordshire. I have tried to highlight to the powers...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Flyer: Josh Adams Try of the week: Former Scarlet...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDragons treak
By ROB COLE Rising star: Dragons second row Cory Hill DRAGONS skipper Cory Hill is hoping to deliver the perfect Christmas...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoStan’s fag break kept Wallabies waiting in Mendoza
IN WHATsome remember as the good old, bad old days, many an international would go through the pre-match ritual of a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoOtley snatch the local bragging rights
By JOHN FINCH Otley …20 Wharfedale …13 IT’S never been necessary to rouse the players, or supporters, for this local derby...















