All posts tagged "Relegation"
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Letters
/ 7 days agoThis is why I fear for England’s weak underbelly
THE build-up to this Six Nations and how it as unravelled seems reminiscent of the 2015 RWC and, like the group...
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National League 2N
/ 7 days agoHoppers’ hopes of safety boosted
Otley...........................11 Preston G.................29 ■By NICK DOYLE PRESTON Grasshoppers took a big leap towards avoiding relegation with a bonus point win against...
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Latest News
/ 7 days agoIt’s 400 up – no ordinary Joe keeps it in the family
■By BEN JAYCOCK 400 not out: Brothers Pete and Joe Evans BILLINGHAM No.8 Joe Evans feels reaching 400 appearances for the...
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Latest News
/ 7 days agoEckersley: We will keep on working hard
By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBRIDGE flanker Dan Eckersley insists club spirit remains strong despite a winless campaign that has left them in...
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Letters
/ 2 weeks agoGame has been betrayed
SO, Bill Sweeney`s grand plan for franchise rugby, which sees the abolishment of promotion and relegation (but with applications to join...
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National Leagues
/ 2 weeks agoTigers down Scunthorpe
Nat 2 North Sheffield Tigers....25 Scunthorpe............. 21 ■ By ANDREW SMITH SHEFFIELD Tigers survived a spirited second-half fight back from relegation...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoNottingham chief Alistair Bow concerned by RFU’s franchise plans
Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow aired his concerns over the proposed franchise structure of the Prem in the match programme ahead of...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoLloyd Williams: Worcester Warriors will still want a place in the Prem
Promotion to the Prem will be scrapped from next season, leaving ambitious clubs like Worcester Warriors desperate to restore their long-term...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoL’borough and Bath to play at home in semis
BUCS RUGBY ■ By JOSEPH TERRY LOUGHBOROUGH and Bath secured home semifinal places and extended their winning runs to nine matches....
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoBeddau stay clear thanks to Roberts
Premiership BEDDAU remain a point clear at the top of the Welsh Premiership after picking up a 33-12 bonus-point win at...
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Letters
/ 4 weeks agoWales left to rue kick-off blunder
SUCH a pity Wales could not hold on for the win against Scotland to end their horrible run – but it...
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Schools / Universities
/ 4 weeks agoSwansea hold on to steal it from Notts
BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY RELEGATION fighting Swansea held onto a vital 29-28 win over Nottingham to secure a second win...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoMackenzie magic makes it a big day for Mowden
By DAVID BALLHEIMER Rossendale............26 Darlington MP........54 DARLINGTON Mowden Park didn’t have it all their own way before running away in a...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoHoppers can still save their status, says Russell
By BEN JAYCOCK Driving on: Grasshoppers centre Sammy Russell INJURY disruption, squad turnover and disciplinary issues have made it a testing...
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National League One
/ 1 month agoCallum is top Titan as he snares club record
■By DAVID BEDDOWS Rotherham ..... 54pts Tries: Norman 3, 78, Shaw 10, Toerien 34, Metcalfe 40, Bustin 49, Veness 58, 71...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoWeston puts his retirement on back burner
OLD Redcliffians No.8 Jack Weston admits his return from retirement has come quicker, and at a higher level, than he anticipated...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLondon Scottish 27-10 Cambridge: Guy Rogers at the double to give lift to the Exiles
London Scottish clinched a vital bonus point win against a chaotic Cambridge side to secure their fourth win of the season...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRossendale’s Whelan knows there’s been a lot to learn
■ By BEN JAYCOCK ROSSENDALE scrum-half Callum Whelan admits National 2 North has been a steep but welcome learning curve as...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoStewart glad to follow in his father’s footsteps
■ By CHRIS COLLYER Style: Syston’s Luke Stewart PIC: Scott10photography SYSTON skipper Luke Stewart is leading from the front as he...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Mark McCall’s record is tough to beat
Mark McCall’s decision to step down as Saracens director of rugby after this season will be the end of a 15-year...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoKieran is so cool as Dale edge key clash
Scunthorpe......... 7pts Rossendale......13pts By GARETH LYONS Well held: Jonny Leota is stopped short KIERAN Tyrer kept his nerve with two second-half...
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Features
/ 2 months agoScottish bank on history to help survival
By JOSEPH TERRY MATT Wilkinson insists London Scottish are using their proud history as an exile club to fuel their Champ...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Scott Robertson sacked! Right call? + Brilliant Bristol Bears ft Paul Williams
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by rugby columnist Paul Williams.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoHavant RFC 32–21 Esher RFC: Back-to-back wins for Hav with bonus-point triumph
A solid, muscular performance saw Havant recapture early-season form and gain a bonus-point home victory against mid-table Esher.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: The Champions Cup returns + Prem promotion relegation debate! Ft. Obi Ene
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by Sale Sharks winger Obi Ene...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls 25-19 Gloucester: At last! Alan Dickens’ side find their wings
Newcastle Red Bulls, the team that had forgotten how to win, remembered just in time as they clung on against Gloucester...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWe can live at this level, says Clifton’s Myatt
By JOSEPH TERRY CLIFTON second row Freddie Myatt believes his promoted side have outgrown their original survival mission to stay in...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoLeicester Tigers 45-14 Gloucester: Freddie Steward is starting to show he’s the man
Leicester Tigers, developing a midfield to threaten the best, outplayed a profligate Gloucester to add fresh impetus to a Premiership season...
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Features
/ 3 months agoBeddau have eye on top spot
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD BEDDAU moved to within a point of the summit in the Welsh Premiership with a comprehensive...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoReturn to the Prem still our goal, say Worcester Warriors
Worcester Warriors insist they are determined to meet their “financial business plan objectives … and be promoted to the Prem at...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoSo, what IS going to happen next year?
BEFORE long, the start of next season will be closer in time than the beginning of this one. Not that it...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoCraggs is the spirit of Park, present and yet to scrum…
■ By CHRIS COLLYER Powerhouse: DMP’S Joe Craggs SINCE returning to National Two North after relegation from National One last season,...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 months agoMerthyr sweep Ponty aside
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD WELSH Premiership champions Merthyr maintained their 100 per cent winning record and struck a blow in...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNine in a row for unbeaten champs Beechen
SHOOLS REPORT ■ By JOSEPH TERRY BEECHEN Cliff claimed a maiden ACE League title and dominated Loughborough 54-14 for an unbeaten...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoTigers eager to spring surprise on derby night
SHEFFIELD Tigers have ringed December 19 in red ink as they aim to wreck arch-rivals Sheffield’s title bid in what he...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoBrilliant Beechen on the brink of ACE title
SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY BEECHEN Cliff are one point away from a maiden ACE League title after defeating Northern top...
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Features
/ 4 months agoExiles building Old Deer Park fortress
By BEN JAYCOCK LONDON Welsh captain Matt Hodgson stresses his newly-promoted side are determined to turn Old Deer Park into a...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoLet’s hope money is invested wisely
AFTER the upheaval over the £1.1m remuneration paid to RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney in 2023-24, including a £358,000 LTIP bonus...
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National League One
/ 4 months agoTykes take step up but TJs take a hike
By GARETH WITHERS Tonbridge J ........... 31 Leeds Tykes ..........38 LEEDS Tykes ultimately took the spoils, as heavy weather conditions restricted...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoStubbs on his toes with one eye on the foot of the ladder
By BEN JAYCOCK LEICESTER Lions scrum-half James Stubbs stresses his young side must learn the hard way how to close out...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoWilson wants to lead the Billingham rise by example
By BEN JAYCOCK BILLINGHAM’S new skipper Luke Wilson is pleased with their start to the season as they target a long-awaited...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoLet’s ring fence these ‘parachute’ payments
I READ with interest Brendan Gallagher’s column last Sunday regarding TV deals not looking so good for the Prem. Firstly, I...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoHartpury manage to get things sorted
BUCS RUGBY By JOSEPH TERRY JUST one top-half team in Men’s BUCS Super Rugby won this week as action resumed after...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoBeechen Cliff keep perfect record intact
SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY BEECHEN Cliff moved top while defending champions Gordon’s keep chasing their tail in the ACE League...
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Letters
/ 4 months agoNewcastle relegation question
IN last week’s letters Jeff Gage states that Newcastle should have been relegated last season. That would almost certainly have led...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoTV deals don’t look so good for Prem
I WAS struck recently by some authoritative-looking data on social media about comparative TV deals between Prem Rugby and the Top...
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National League 2W
/ 4 months agoGroves guides the Reds to heavy rout
By ANDY WARD Syston........................ 7 Old Redcliffians....39 OLD Redcliffians made their first-ever visit to Barkby Road and departed with a full...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoBeechen Cliff boys are too good for Hartpury
SCHOOLS REPORT By JOSEPH TERRY IN the first round of the ACE League second round, Beechen Cliff handed a first loss...
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Features
/ 4 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Bobby Knox – I loved being a Cov kid playing there for so long
Being Coventry’s second-highest try-scorer of the professional era still feels surreal.
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoHornets in good place -Mukarati
■ By BEN JAYCOCK HINCKLEY’S title aspirations looked quashed when they lost three of their opening four games but No.8 Nigel...
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