All posts tagged "Premium"
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoEngland’s reserves put on first class style to maul Pumas for second time
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER ENGLAND’S highly effective mix of gnarled veterans and young pups claimed their second win in a week over...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoBath head chase for Halfpenny
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■SALE SHARKS have finally resolved their dispute with Castleford Tigers over the signing of...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoScots have every right to be riled by Gatland
WARREN Gatland has walked into a tornado of recrimination after his decision to call up four Wales players into the Lions...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoGet ready for the fireworks …and some dubious calls!
BRENDAN GALLAGHER sets the scene for next week’s Test opener with a tour through the ages Experience shows us there is...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoKolisi try magic sets up series win for
By NICK VERDIER SOUTH Africa put four tries past France for the second week running to clinch their three-Test series in...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoBeale ready to influence Wallaby revival
NEWS EXTRA WALLABYsuperstar Kurtley Beale reckons he has returned to Australia a more rounded individual following his year at Wasps. Beale,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLions must learn how to ‘walk in’ those try chances
Will start: George North has no real challenger at present JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Guscott Lions Test team: Halfpenny; Watson,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoCruden ‘likely to be fit’ after medial strain
By SAM JACKSON Aaron Cruden in action against Hurricanes AARON Cruden will likely be available for the All Blacks Tests against...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoMitchell cashes in the bonus to bank a perfect ten for England
ROUND 2 ROUND-UP Held: Max Malins looks to break against Wales ENGLAND U20s maintained their perfect ten from ten start last...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoFarrell has become Mr VIP for the Lions
OWEN Farrell is the embodiment of the ‘all for one, one for all’ ethos that is the foundation for winning Lions...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoPlay hard and party hard… the Maori way is so exciting!
Brendan Gallagher traces the history of the great Maori team the British Lions will face on Saturday. New Zealand Maori take...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHunt stars on debut as slick Wallabies run in five
Australia 37 Fiji 14 KARMICHAEL Hunt impressed on his first outing to help the Wallabies cruise to an easy victory in...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MARCUS STREET ENGLAND & EXETER TIGHTHEAD Marcus Street is still only 18 and making his Exeter and U20s debut by February...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoIron-man Meades goes bronze
SIR Colin Meads, the great All Black lock voted as New Zealand’s Player of the Century in the 1999 NZRFU Awards,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoAll Time Maori XV
1. Billy Bush William Kingita Te Pohe to give the Napier and Canterbury prop his full name. Wild looking, heavily bearded...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoDenny darts over to grab famous win for new breed
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER A BEST-EVER performance from George Ford in an England shirt and a sensational last minute try by debutant...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSpain win earns stay of execution
By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING beaten one of the top 20 ranked sides in the world, veteran Dan Seal hopes England Counties...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoThis rugby’s not so Super
ONE of the benefits of playing in a Super Rugby competition in which there is no price to pay for losing...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoChampions Cup kicks off with re-run of final
By SAM JACKSON EUROPEAN champions Saracens will resume battle with Top 14 winners Clermont Auvergne in next season’s Champions Cup pool...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoNew-look Springboks consign horrible year to history
By GEORGE LAWRENCE SPRINGBOKS coach Allister Coetzee was pleased to take the first of the three- Test series but warned his...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSpain 28 E Counties 45
ENGLAND Counties had to resist a late fightback from Spain to end their tour undefeated last Monday. Jack Preece got England...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoTe’o can fit that Gatland mould as a big No.12
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JEREMYGUSCOTT IT was crucial for the Lions to bounce back and get the victory yesterday and it...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoScarlets ‘baffled’ by Wales snub for ‘Cubby’
THE Scarlets admit they are ‘baffled’ by Wales’ decision to exclude Olympic Sevens silver medallist James Davies from their two-Test South...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoJapan 33 Romania 21
■JAPAN’S pace got the better of Romania’s brawn at a packed Egao Kenko Stadium. With Michael Leitch and Fumiaki Tanaka showing...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEuskarians 19 E Counties 61
THE tour of Spain kicked off with a convincing victory over the Basque side Euskarians in San Sebastian on June 1....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoBoring? Reality is Lions will have to chisel out the wins like ‘71
COMMENT BRENDAN GALLAGHER Happy camp followers: Lions fans When you are surrounded by hype and experts real or selfappointed – as...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSubscriptions…
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoTownsend tenure off to a flier as Italy self-destruct
By ALEXANDER McLEMAN SCOTLAND opened their summer tour in style with a dominant performance over Italy in Singapore. Tries from Ali...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCollege rugby set for lift off predicts Morris
By NEALE ARVEY UNIVERSITIES and colleges will have a greater say in the development of Premiership players in future, according to...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPRL still far from finding a sponsor
PREMIERSHIP Rugby Ltd appear no nearer to finding a title sponsor for the Premiership next season according to an email sent...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWilliams relishing challenge in land of the giants
SCOTT Williams believes his PRO12 final midfield duel with Francis Saili was the ideal way to prepare for Wales’ summer tour...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPhase two can begin now they’ve all had game time
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Just a week in and already it’s a disaster, or that is...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoLions will be brutal, Kruis warns the All Blacks
From NICK CAIN in Christchurch Friendly rivals: Owen Farrell, left, and Jonathan Sexton celebrate the Lions victory PICTURE: Getty Images GEORGE...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoBotham star quality clear from the start
PETER Jackson’s piece on James Botham as well as his grandfather Ian and Dad Liam sparked a few memories for me...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoMcGeechan warned of meltdown 24 years ago
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Long before they knighted him for services to the game, Sir Ian McGeechan...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLions will need George to be roaring – Kirwan
From ALEX BYWATER in Christchurch FORMER All Blacks wing John Kirwan says George North can deliver the X-Factor the British &...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoEddie’s young cubs put bite on Pumas
By WILL SAMPSON DENNY Solomona scored a sensational solo try to land England a stunning 38-34 first Test victory over Argentina...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoMaynard’s view on salary cap is insult to many great clubs
I TAKE issue with Coventry MD, Phil Maynard’s contention that salary cap proposals are splitting the game. As he says, wealthy...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHalfpenny and Sexton time out
HADthe French initiative on clocking goalkickers been transferred to New Zealand, the Lions would have been in even more of a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoFarrell: We have to be together for 24/7
OWEN Farrell was upbeat after the Lions great win over the Crusaders in Christchurch yesterday. “We caused them some problems at...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLove him, loathe him, Sonny Bill is deadly
John Taylor, one of the 1971 Lions heroes, looks at the way Sonny Bill Williams divides NZ New Zealanders are still...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoMistake to dismiss Exiles so hastily
COLIN Boag’s article on the June 4 was in my opinion a little hasty in summing up London Irish’s potential in...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoLife with Lions not the same without scribe Bale
FOR the first time in more than 30 years the Lions are on the road without a scribe whose knowledge and...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoBlues defence guru open to Welsh offers
ALISTAIR ROGERS was part of the the All Blacks’ coaching team to seal backto- back World Cup glory and has already...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoPUB TALK
Breakfast in the local… a light-hearted look at how the Lions unite the country It was Wander Woman, not Gal Gadot,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoStill one Italian team too many in Euro Cup
COLIN BOAG The Lions tour has somewhat overshadowed what is usually one of the highlights of the early part of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMcKenna hits treble to set tone for tour Down Under
By SAM JACKSON SARAH McKenna scored a hat-trick as England got their international series in New Zealand off to a winning...
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Features
/ 8 years ago20 QUESTIONS
BENO OBANO BATH LOOSEHEAD Enjoyed your breakthrough season? I wouldn’t call it a breakthrough season but it’s the beginning of something...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLiam bounced back in champion style
SHANE WILLIAMS Up and down week: Liam Williams PICTURES: Getty Images LIAM WILLIAMS’ week summed up life as a professional rugby...












