All posts tagged "Premium"
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoGreenwood: Owen is key man, not Sexton
Opinion: Will Greenwood PERMUTATIONS for the Lions back line are pretty extensive but Owen Farrell must be given a jersey regardless...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWhat next for Yorkshire project?
JON NEWCOMBE talks to ex-hooker Rob Rawlinson about the dilemma of his former club Yorkshire Carnegie JON NEWCOMBE THREE years ago,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoPool B
INJURIES have robbed Ireland of a number of players but Peter Malone is still hoping his side can rise to the...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 9 years agoTrelawney’s army march for Twickenham treble
DIVISION 1 PREVIEW… By LUKE JARMYN Cornwall v Lancashire Today. Kick-off 3.30pm CORNWALL president Peter James says the Duchy “will be...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoSet Faletau loose and he can cause havoc for Lions
Taulupe Faletau has a different skill set from the injured Billy Vunipola PICTURE: Getty Images TAULUPE Faletau is in the spotlight...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoChampions! Now Chiefs boss demands Euro glory
By NEALE HARVEY Best in the land: Jack Yeandle and Gareth Steenson hold the trophy aloft for Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSize didn’t matter in 1971, just pure ability
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW When they line up for the first Test, the Lions’ backs will be...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoEarl puts injury time to good use with life as gym monkey
By NICK VERDIER IT MIGHT not have felt like it at the time but Ben Earl reckons the knee injury that...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 9 years agoDIVISION 2 PREVIEW…
Leicestershire v Hampshire Today. Kick-off 5.15pm By SAM JACKSON LEICESTERSHIRE will play at Twickenham for the fifth time in seven years...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoExeter live the dream and rugby’s the winner
Wasps 20pts Tries: Gopperth 41, Daly 44 Conversions: Gopperth 41, 45 Penalties: Gopperth 18, 54 Exeter 23pts - After Extra Time...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoFollow our lead, Pivac tells Welsh rugby
By PETER JACKSON THEScarlets marked their coronation as PRO12 champions last night by challenging Wales to follow the dazzling brand of...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPatchell and Evans have been bitten, and it hurts!
PHIL DOLLMANis to be congratulated on his elevation to the Wales squad, a reward for long years of perseverance which may...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoVass: Loss of Premiership stars no obstacle
By NEALE HARVEY MONTPELLIER-bound England U20s attack coach Ian Vass is convinced his side can overcome the loss of five key...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 9 years agoDIVISION 3 PREVIEW…
Sussex v Oxfordshire Today. Kick-off 10am By NICK VERDIER HARLEQUINS star Ross Chisholm hopes he can gives something back to Sussex...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoNICK CAIN’S PLAYER WATCH…
WASPS 1. MATT MULLAN Hard day at the scrum but kept battling, and returned in extra-time to shore it up Rating:...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSteenson: I said a prayer to my dad over kick
By NEALE HARVEY GARETH Steenson revealed he offered a prayer to his late father before kicking the vital conversion. Steenson’s heroics...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTom puts his heart and Sole into it to make grade at Northants
ONE event took place last week which seems to have escaped general notice, the reappearance of a famous Scottish name albeit...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoPool C
BRUISES will be on the menu in this pool with big-hitters South Africa, Argentina, France and hosts Georgia battling it out....
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 9 years agoCockerill faces his old rivals in the final
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Richard Cockerill, Nick Abendanon and David Strettle, rivals for so long in different colours in their homeland,...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoExeter prove patience can be greatest virtue
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT It was Leo Tolstoy – who doesn’t offer appear on the sports pages – who once remarked that...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFollow The Rugby Paper online…
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoPlaymaking options will bring new dimension to our attack
THEO BROPHY-CLEWS England fly-half Our attack is based on using the whole width of the pitch and making sure we attack...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoScotland triumph in London’s grand finale
ENGLAND head coach Simon Amor says they will be a better side for the disappointment of losing to Scotland in the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMermoz will make Falcons soar says Richards
By NEALE HARVEY NEWCASTLE boss Dean Richards expects star signings Maxime Mermoz and Toby Flood to light up next season’s Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoExiles need greater finance to compete warns Crossan
EXCLUSIVE By NEALE HARVEY LONDON Irish owner Mick Crossan has launched a plea for new backers to step forward after admitting...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
HARRY RANDALL ENGLAND U20s No.9 How’s preparation going for the Junior World Cup in Georgia? Very well. We had a tough...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoSevens set to combine
THE Sevens teams of England, Scotland and Wales are set to combine as Great Britain to allow three opportunities for Team...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoMallinder hits winner after Wood sees red
By NICK VERDIER NORTHAMPTON defied the odds to book their place in next season’s Champions Cup after fighting back from 22-16...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFollow the Lions next week…
It’s sizing up to be one of the greatest tours ever and we have assembled a line-up guaranteed to give you...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEngland women go for experience in their tour of New Zealand
SIMON Middleton has banked on experience as England women begin their final preparation for the World Cup with a three- Test...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEngland must try to ease pain of massacre
EDDIE Jones has told his England team to do their best to lift the mood of the country after the Manchester...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoOf course Billy’s a loss, but others will step in
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The wailing and gnashing of teeth over Billy Vunipola’s withdrawal from the Lions...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSubscriptions…
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCounties expect tough test in Spain
ENGLAND Counties have named a 26-man squad for the tour of Spain that kicks-off on Wednesday. Ten players return to the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEddie’s in need of a big rethink says Lamb
By NEALE HARVEY FRANCE-BOUND fly-half Ryan Lamb says Eddie Jones’ decision to exclude Freddie Burns, Danny Cipriani and Christian Wade from...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoLions must beware getting on wrong side of ref
WHAT was evident from the high-tempo Chiefs v Crusaders clash played in Suva, Fiji, last weekend was that forward passes in...
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Features
/ 9 years agoKing John by a whisker!
On departure day for New Zealand, Brendan Gallagher looks back through the years to pick his best Lions XV including the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoValue of try currency on the rise in Europe
PETER JACKSON reveals how two clubs have pushed try-scoring rates to new heights PETER JACKSON There was a time not that...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPaver: Jamal reminds me of the young Dan Cole
By NEALE HARVEY ONE-TIMELeicester reject Jamal Ford-Robinson could have the last laugh by challenging Tigers star Dan Cole for his England...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMunster are buried in a magnificent blizzard of fabulous tries
From PETER JACKSON at the Aviva Stadium THE scintillating Scarlets turned a leaden Dublin sky into more than 40 shades of...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMy Lions dream knocked out by a real McCoy from Jimmy
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Twenty-eight years ago I was playing in a Five Nations tournament that...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCowan-Dickie eyes Test spot
By NEALE HARVEY EXETER hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie has vowed to turn up the heat on England skipper Dylan Hartley during next...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBreathtaking, now let’s hope all regions can build on success
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHAT A win, what a performance, what a team! Hats off to everyone at the...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 9 years agoSopoaga in box seat as Highlanders extend run
By NICK VERDIER THE HIGHLANDERS recorded their ninth consecutive victory of the season to keep momentum building in the pursuit of...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER ENGLAND, SARACENS AND LONDON WELSH CENTRE STEVE RAVENSCROFT LOOKING back on my playing days I feel incredibly fortunate to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSlade has new spring in his step thanks to mentor Wilkinson
HENRY Slade has revealed how confidence gained from working with boyhood hero Jonny Wilkinson helped him deliver the kick that killed...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSaints battle to keep Picamoles away from France
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Tug-of-war: Louis Picamoles NORTHAMPTON SAINTS are digging their heals in with Montpellier over...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 9 years agoBrilliant Bingham off to Twickenham
By JAMIE RUSSELL Cheshire 5 Lancashire 29 IT WAS Lancashire’s day as a bonus-point victory over a young Cheshire side secured...












