All posts tagged "Premium"
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoBiggar puts pain of defeat behind him to focus on Scots
By ALEX BYWATER A SIX Nations defeat to England always leads to a bitter fallout in Wales but as attentions turn...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLeicester’s gang of four helping ease Tom’s pain
■ By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER captain Tom Youngs admits he still carries the scars of last month’s humiliating 43-0 home defeat...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoIrish overpowered as Clifton open up
■By BEN CARTER London Irish …12 Clifton…34 A FOUR-TRY performance from Clifton after the break earned them a bonus point victory....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTest moved from Tonga
WALES’ summer Test against Tonga will be staged in another country after Welsh Rugby Union concerns over the suitability of the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoEnglish backs must pay more attention
HAVINGread many extensive Wales v England match reports, I am astonished to see no analysis of Liam Williams’ try for Wales....
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoAddison backs prolific Solomona to shine if
By JON NEWCOMBE STAND-IN Sale captain Will Addison has backed Denny Solomona to take his prolific try-scoring form to the next...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLancaster to extend stay at Leinster
STUART LANCASTER is set to stay with PRO12 outfit Leinster for the next two years after having initial talks about a...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoWe’re improving, Huw warnsWelsh
Let’s hear it from the Jones boy! Scotland’s Huw Jones celebrates scoring a try against Australia in the autumn By GARY...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSecond half grit ensures Chester victory
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield T …26 Chester…37 CHESTER centre Tom Foden came off the bench to inspire a second-half comeback and...
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National League 2E
/ 9 years agoHenley put in shift to avoid trap door
■By NICK PITSON Henley…33 Canterbury …22 HENLEY put in a hugely committed performance to ease any fears of being sucked into...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoOaks revert to old style power game
■ By JON NEWCOMBE Match-winner: Florin Vlaicu in action against Spain FLORIN VLAICU scored all his side’s points as Romania beat...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoCain’s right, sort scrum mess or risk league-style farce
NICK Cain was 100 per cent correct in his column about raising the issue of crooked feeds in the scrum and...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoGloucester go back to Italy call roots for dogged win
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER GLOUCESTER dispelled memories of last week’s abject defeat at Leicester with an old-style victory at a roaring Kingsholm...
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Features
/ 9 years agoNORTH STAND
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoDecision on Sexton may hold key for Irish
BRENDAN GALLAGHER sets the scene for Ireland’s must-win match against France next weekend Round three is usually the tipping point in...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHoppers halted by South power
■By MICK MCNEILL S Leicester …23 Preston G …10 SOUTH Leicester overpowered Preston Grasshoppers, despite losing replacement Josh McLaurin to two...
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Features
/ 9 years ago20 QUESTIONS
ETHAN DAVIES WALES SEVENS Enjoying the break after thye opening two events in Wellington and Sydney? I’m just about over the...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoNarberth humbled as Quins cup run continues
By JOHN ARKLESS Narberth 19 Carmarthen 52 CARMARTHEN Quins remain on course to go one better than last season’s runners up...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoAnyone else had enough of Butler?
YET another year goes by with the BBC continuing to regard biased Eddie Butler as the best commentator for the big...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoMcCall: Vunipola ready for Italy call
SARACENS boss Mark McCall believes prop Mako Vunipola will play some part in the Italy game for England on Sunday after...
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Features
/ 9 years agoStick with Scott to lead the siege on Murrayfield
Wales’ performance against England was their best for two years – but I just couldn’t understand some of the substitutions Rob...
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Features
/ 9 years agoFinishing king confident he can conquer from the start
Ben Te’o and the England ‘finishers’ have got a strut in their step after making the difference in the late wins...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoSkipper Alex more than worth his Salt
■By STEVE SMITH Hinckley…41 Scunthorpe …20 HINCKLEY captain Alex Salt scored a sensational hat-trick as the hosts came from behind to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoYOUNG GUNS
BEN LOADER ENGLAND U18S WING Breaking into senior rugby ranks is high on Ben Loader’s agenda but for now his focus...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoPonty scrape through despite a spirited Newport display
By TIM LEWIS Pontypridd 34 Newport 29 PONTYPRIDD resisted a red-hot Newport comeback to secure a battling victory and advance to...
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Features
/ 9 years agoPainful truth is Italy are just getting left behind
COLIN BOAG With two rounds gone, what have we learned so far from this year’s Six Nations? First, that the standard...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoO’Driscoll is on the case to find any Kiwi flaws
When it comes to the lengths New Zealand will go to turn over the Lions there are none with better first-hand...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBridge too far for Richmond as Trailfinders play it tough
By JEREMY INSON EALINGTrailfinders stayed in the play-off race after a four-try victory over their rivals from across Kew Bridge. There...
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Features
/ 9 years ago‘Old man’ Haskell being nursed back to his fighting best
While Ben Te’o is at the ‘novice’ end of the England bench with just five caps, James Haskell is the daddy...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoTerrific Dale are too hot for Otley to handle
■By BRIAN TILLY Tynedale …38 Otley …20 TYNEDALE produced some excellent rugby on their way to the six-try demolition of Otley....
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoJudd look unstoppable after early scare
National League 3 London & SE TONBRIDGE JUDDIANStook maximum points to maintain their grip on top spot, with a 47- 17...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoImpressive RGC march on as Ravens fall short
By JAMES CANDY Bridgend R 20 RGC 1404 31 RGC1404 have added a WRU National Cup quarter- final to their list...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCooper-Woolley chasing hard for Sinckler’s spot
By NEALE HARVEY WASPS tight-head Jake Cooper-Woolley is ready to turn up the heat on Kyle Sinckler as he looks to...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoRampant Pirates put Carnegie to sword
By DAVE CRAVEN DELIGHTED jointhead coach Gavin Cattle hailed his Cornish Pirates side for “pushing to the next level” when stunning...
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Features
/ 9 years agoA tour too far for a team hit by big name absentees
BRENDAN GALLAGHER outlines the organisational failures that conspired against the Lions in 1977 History has not been kind to the 1977...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoWin helps Park build foundation for future
■By DAVID LAWRENCE Stourbridge …14pts Sedgley Park…19pts SEDGLEY Park put their disappointing away form to one side as they held on...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoShaken Nuns fight to avoid banana skin
National League 3 Midlands NUNEATON battled back from a 14-point deficit to prevent a second shock in eight days and hold...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoBattling Beddau edged out by Ebbw in gritty
By ELGAN ALDERMAN Beddau 3 Ebbw Vale 7 EBBW Vale had to dig deep to hold off a spirited Beddau side...
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Features
/ 9 years agoStart Te’o against Italy and utilise Daly from full-back
In n ideal world Eddie Jones would love to arrive at the 2019 World Cup in Japan with 38 players that...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWheeler lined up by RFU
EXCLUSIVE By NEALE HARVEY FORMER England hooker Peter Wheeler is to become president of the Rugby Football Union in 2019, The...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoJersey are forced to hang on after
By LUKE JARMYN A SEASON-high half-time away score of 31 points for Jersey sealed a bonus point win and completed a...
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Features
/ 9 years agoThere was only so much snooker before the Duke went stir crazy
Anyone for cricket, or snooker, or cards, or golf? Lions tours – even in defeat – are meant to be vibrant,...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoHarrogate sold short by costly mistakes
■By BILL BARRACK PROMOTION candidates Sale came from behind to defeat a Harrogate side who might have thought they should have...
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National League 3
/ 9 years agoField tighten grip at the top of the table
National League 3 North HUDDERSFIELDcontinue to power away at the top of the table after a convincing 28-16 win at third-place...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoJarvis keeps double hopes alive for the Ironmen
By RICH JONES Bedwas 14 Merthyr 25 MERTHYR remain in reach of an historic league and cup double after they outshone...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoQuins suffer mauling as Bath begin to flow
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER BATH maintained their push for a playoff place by pulling away from a dogged and resilient Harlequins side...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCarberry crosses for two on return
FLY-HALF Duncan Weir says next Friday’s home clash against Cardiff Blues is a must-win for Edinburgh after they suffered their third...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoBlues cruise in as Calladine blasts Titans’ amateur hour
By GUY WILLIAMS ROTHERHAMTitans can be extremely grateful there is no relegation from the Championship this season because on current form...
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National League One
/ 9 years agoFirst-half barrage powers College’s victory
By ANDREW BEACHAM Hartpury 45 Cambridge 36 HARTPURY once again took five points, but coaches and supporters alike were left disappointed...












