All posts tagged "Promotion"
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Letters
/ 5 days agoI reckon Red Bull will definitely give Newcastle wings
NEWCASTLE finally have a squad that could make the Prem competitive from top to bottom. It will likely take them some...
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National League One
/ 5 days agoSale could prove the team to beat
Bury St Edmunds .15 Sale FC.....................45 ■By ANDREW HERLIHY AFTER three matches, Sale have demonstrated their credentials as likely candidates to...
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/ 5 days agoBury boss is promising there’s plenty more to come
■By BEN JAYCOCK Lift off: Bury fly-half Ben Penfold BURY St Edmunds player-coach Ben Penfold believes there is plenty more to...
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/ 5 days agoWhiteman looking to keep Colchester on the front foot
■By BEN JAYCOCK Still going: Colchester back row Danny Whiteman PICTURES: Jamcel Photos / Colchester Rugby Club COLCHESTER stalwart Danny Whiteman...
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/ 5 days agoIonians have a lot more to offer, says veteran Makin
■By BEN JAYCOCK HULL Ionians veteran Joe Makin believes there is significantly more to come from his side after their perfect...
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/ 2 weeks agoCalling for A-team to help stir the blood
WATCHING from the terracing beneath the old stand at the Memorial Ground, your columnist had a perfect view of the incident....
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/ 2 weeks agoCamborne ‘on the right track’ after opening nightmare trip
■By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBORNE winger Alex Ducker believes his newly-promoted side can make their mark in National One after overcoming a...
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/ 2 weeks agoFuture is bright for youthful Redruth
By BEN JAYCOCK REDRUTH centre Sam James believes his side have shown they are more than capable of putting last season’s...
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/ 3 weeks agoBattling adversity inspires me, says Ford
■By GARY FITZGERALD SALE set out on their Premiership Cup hunt today with George Ford claiming his illustrious playing career will...
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/ 3 weeks agoAdams hopes to lighten the load after a ‘dark’ period
■By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBRIDGE captain Ben Adams wants his side to rediscover the enjoyment of rugby as they begin life back...
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/ 3 weeks agoBournville looking to become a
By BEN JAYCOCK BOURNVILLE captain Ben Meakin insists survival alone will not constitute success as the newly-promoted side prepare for their...
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/ 3 weeks agoBrady keen to lift Harrogate both on and off the pitch
By BEN JAYCOCK “But the progress was pretty visible through the metrics we were tracking throughout the season. You could see...
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/ 3 weeks agoProvence made to fight hard to overcome Colomiers
PROD2 favourites Provence made it two wins from two with a hard-fought come-from-behind 18-13 victory in a rerun of last season’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 weeks agoBlackheath back row Noah Sloot is setting his sights on making history
Blackheath have no intention of playing it safe on their return to the Championship.
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/ 4 weeks agoFancied Provence up and running
PROVENCE leaned heavily into their promotion favourites tag as they cruised to an emphatic 44-10 win over Agen at Stade Maurice-David...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoDevonport Services ready to take on the big boys in National Two West
Devonport Services head coach Ben Russell insists the club will remain proudly amateur as they prepare for a second crack at...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 month agoFraser Honey: Joining Camborne was a ‘no-brainer’
Fraser Honey is relishing a return to Cornwall with Camborne after ending his long-distance commute and helping the club prepare for...
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Top 14
/ 1 month agoNice get their act
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Springbok women’s star Jakkie Cilliers is heading for Toulon, becoming one of the few South African women...
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Features
/ 2 months agoNice’s players and staff plead for the chance to carry on
IN THE days since Nice’s promotion to the ProD2 was blocked for financial and administrative reasons last Friday, following the resignations...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoGloucester are in a ‘good spot’ according to Kingsholm chief
Gloucester chief executive Alex Brown says the Premiership club is attracting investor interest despite rising financial losses, insisting any new deal...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoRicky Cano: Matt Salter was an inspiration to all
Clifton prop Ricky Cano reflects on the devastating loss of former head coach Matt Salter and explains how the club united...
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Features
/ 3 months agoYOUNG GUNS
Feature GLASGOW WARRIORS PROP JAKESHEARER SCOTLAND U20s graduate Jake Shearer has set his sights on making his Glasgow Warriors debut next...
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/ 3 months agoLos Teritos punch above their weight
URUGUAY URUGUAY head into he tournament as the utsiders of Pool A, ut Los Teritos have lready shown they are apable...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoChannel Island costs ‘a problem’
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk JERSEY RFC’s promotion to...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoExeter Chiefs 32-12 Saracens: Rob Baxter’s side march on as Henry Slade leads the way
When two tribes go to war - a point is all that you can score. For years, Exeter and Saracens have...
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/ 4 months agoWorking hard to help rugby grow in Poland
JUVENIA Kraków captain Michał Jurczynski believes Polish rugby has the raw materials to grow, but stresses more must be done to...
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/ 4 months agoRising stars will be looking to shine at Rosslyn Park 7s
By BEN JAYCOCK LUKE Mehson believes Rosslyn Park London Floodlit 7s remains one of the best shop windows in English rugby...
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/ 4 months agoBlackheath go up as Scottish relegated
■By ROGER PANTING BLACKHEATH will play in the Champ next season after beating London Scottish in the Accession Final yesterday. It...
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/ 4 months agoInvestment boost likely, says owner
GLOUCESTER owner Martin St Quinton says there is “greater appetite” to invest in Prem rugby now relegation has been officially scrapped....
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoLondon Scottish 7-27 Blackheath: The Club far too strong for second-rate Scots
Blackheath returned to the second tier of English rugby for the first time since 1999 as they crushed London Scottish in...
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/ 4 months agoNine-tries Cheshire showcase credentials
Bill Beaumont Division Two round-up By COLIN DUFFY CHESHIRE, Northumberland, North Midlands and Devon were the big winners in week two...
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/ 4 months agoRuthless Vannes motor to formidable home record
That Vannes would finish the regular season at the top of the ProD2 has long been a given more certain than...
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Letters
/ 5 months agoThe Old Pals’ Act strikes again
WHEN Prem newcomers Worcester Warriors were turfed out of that league for encountering financial problems, they were victims of the biggest...
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Letters
/ 5 months agoLet Newcastle and Ealing hold £1million shootout
AS the RFU seems not to have any issue with changing rules mid-season, let me propose one more: Ealing Trailfinders deserve...
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Letters
/ 5 months agoEnd-of-season play-offs becoming a bit of a farce
AS a Coventry RFC supporter, now that the dangling carrot of a one-off Prem access match against the bottom Prem side...
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/ 5 months agoPioneering Pirates show the Prem how it should be done
YOU couldn’t make it up. Cornish Pirates, down in seventh place in the Champ, the league confined to outer darkness by...
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/ 5 months agoDenham happy with his hat-trick of wins
nBy BEN JAYCOCK ANDREW Denham has developed a habit of winning National Two East titles, having secured his third with three...
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/ 5 months agoHinckley are aiming high
nBy CHRIS COLLYER Dynamic: Rory Vowles HINCKLEY claimed an impressive third place finish in National Two North but top points scorer...
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/ 5 months agoJamie Heafield hails patience after Kings Norton’s title-winning turnaround
Kings Norton head coach Jamie Heafield insists patience and belief have been key after guiding the club from struggling to raise...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoNick Cain: Aussies musn’t waste the Lions windfall
The Lions have bailed-out Australian rugby again, with the hugely profitable 2025 tour by the British & Irish outfit last summer...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoTravis Gordon enjoys ‘unbelievable campaign’ with Rotherham Titans
Rotherham Titans flanker-cum-centre Travis Gordon believes his side’s title-winning campaign has been built on connection as much as quality after sealing...
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/ 5 months agoPrem future is bright – Pinchen
LEICESTER Tigers chief executive Andrea Pinchen believes the “future is bright” for the Prem with the league set to move to...
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Letters
/ 5 months agoWe need the excitement of promotion
JOHN Allanson (letters April 26) is not the first to write of the widening gap between Premiership and Championship as if...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoBury St Edmunds celebrate their charge to the top
Bury St Edmunds centre Samir Kharbouch admits it still ‘hasn’t sunk in’ that his side have sealed a first-ever promotion to...
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/ 5 months agoYorkshire grit helps Old Otliensians move on up
By BEN JAYCOCK OLD Otliensians director of rugby Pete Tempest admits promotion was ‘bittersweet’ after sealing their return to level 7...
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/ 5 months agoRoyston celebrate back-to-back promotions
By BEN JAYCOCK ROYSTON head coach Jamie Green has hailed his side’s remarkable rise after back-to-back promotions, three county cups and...
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Letters
/ 5 months agoIt’s time to give the new franchise system in Premiership rugby a chance
By JOHN ALLANSON There are those who constantly focus on negatives regarding the new franchised Prem model. But the financial gulf...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoCamborne’s Kyle Moyle says farewell to the champions
Camborne fly-half Kyle Moyle rejoiced in securing a first-ever promotion to National One for his side, with the former Gloucester back...
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