All posts tagged "Relegation"
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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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Club Rugby
/ 5 days agoZac Hamid targeting National Two West push with Clifton
Zac Hamid is determined to help Clifton push towards the top of National Two West after a flying start to their...
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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 5 days agoRossi times it well to make the difference for Grenoble
THERE are numerous better-known players in French rugby’s second-tier ProD2 than Grenoble’s 28-year-old squad hooker Lilian Rossi, who has played 95...
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Letters
/ 2 weeks agoLoan player regs threaten to distort Nat One outcome
I WAS disappointed not to find any reference to RFU regulation 14 in Ben Jay-cock’s otherwise detailed analysis in The Rugby...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 weeks agoRefreshed Sedgley ready for a season of hard graft
By BEN JAYCOCK SEDGLEY Park made an emphatic start to life back in National Two North but captain Connor James insists...
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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 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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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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Latest News
/ 3 months agoUSA and Japan chase first victory
By JEAN BULL 13th PLACE SEMI-FINAL PREVIEW... Japan v USA Today. 5.30pm JAPAN have made eight changes for today’s 13thplace semi-final...
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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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Chris Hewett
/ 3 months agoChris Hewett: Champions Cup revamp sounds good to me
The most predictable story of the week concerned yet another revamp of the much-maligned, used-and-abused Champions Cup, which was once the...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNeutral grounds for play-off semi-finals? How depressing
QUITE the most depressing thing I’ve heard in a long time is Prem Rugby deciding that from the 2029-30 season their...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoNational Two should have a fourth league
HAVING awaited the outcome of the composition of National League Two for season 2026-27, the wrangle about the structure has rightfully...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoMacclesfield ‘anger’ after shock relegation from National Two North
Despite finishing third in National Two North this season, Macclesfield have been left ‘disappointed and angry’ after being relegated to Regional...
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Latest News
/ 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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Latest News
/ 4 months agoRitchie moving on
FORMER Scotland captain Jamie Ritchie will not play again for Perpignan after the struggling Top 14 club confirmed the flanker has...
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Latest News
/ 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoBristol Bears 26-41 Saracens: Sarries fix their sights on play-offs
Saracens are on the march. A third successive victory may have kept them in sixth place, but with home games against...
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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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Latest News
/ 5 months agoScottish get in mood for Richmond showdown
By BLUEBELL By GUY L Scottish .... Tries: Duncan 17, 45; Povey 49 Conversions: Honey 17, 50 Caldy .................14pts Tries: Logan...
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Latest News
/ 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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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLondon Scottish 17-24 Richmond: Rob Powell’s side secure ‘home’ tie in relegation play-off
Richmond denied London Scottish their ‘home’ win for the most local of derbies and secured a five-point win and ‘home’ advantage...
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Latest News
/ 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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Babcock Trophy
/ 5 months agoArmy Men 36-41 Navy Men: Jake Hanley’s in right place to guide Navy home
A playmaking masterclass by flyhalf Jake Hanley and a brutally effective driving maul proved pivotal as the Royal Navy made history...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 months agoPonty’s fightback stuns Merthyr
Premiership round-up PONTYPRIDD pulled off a remarkable comeback to beat Merthyr 41-26 from 21-7 down at half-time at Sardis Road to...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoTaylor’s swift kick keeps hope alight
■By JON MEADOWS B Moseley ..............35 Bishop’s S ...............33 TOMMY TAYLOR’S late, long-range score secured the win over Bishop’s Stortford and...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoStudents find their clearance in Exit-er
By GARY HOUSE Exeter Uni......... 44pts Taunton T..........22pts EXETER University took their chance to boost their survival hopes, after humbling Taunton...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoOld Reds enjoy a Keergergen sitting
■By COILIN DUFFY Barnstaple ............. 19 Old Redcliffians ...42 THE BREATH-TAKING performance of Lex Van Keergergen proved instrumental in guiding Old...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoHawks experience the highs and lows
By ADAM CLEARY Guernsey................. 19 Henley Hawks.......57 HENLEY Hawks continued their impressive run of form with a comprehensive win at Guernsey,...
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National League 2E
/ 5 months agoHodgson signs off Welsh career in super style
By JONATHAN SHANKLAND Before the match, Dan the season ignited some That m London Welsh........42 Dorking..................... 19 THE Exiles saved their...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 months agoBeddau battle way back to top
■By CARL FIELD Premiership round-up BEDDAU went back top of the Welsh Premiership after defeating Pontypridd 29-21 at Mount Pleasant Park....
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoChinnor gunning for a top six spot in the Champ
Second row forward Conor-Terrah Brockschmidt believes Chinnor’s rise from relegation battlers to top-six contenders has been built on adapting to the...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoNick Cain: When it comes to self-harm, rugby union’s in a league of its own
Anyone in doubt about the magical properties promotion-relegation can have in galvanising a sport need look no further than the sensational...
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National League One
/ 5 months agoMore late drama sees Bennett lift Clifton’s saddle
■By ROGER OPIE Clifton ......................42 B Moseley ..............36 JACK BENNETT’s late try saw Clifton claim a nail-biting victory from under the...
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National League 2N
/ 5 months agoDefeat adds to Hull’s growing fears
By RICHARD GORE Sheffield T.......35 Hull..................... 19 HULL failed to capitalise on a tremendous second-half revival to falter in the last...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoDale undone by late Fylde charge
By DAVID GRAHAM Fylde ........................ 31 Rossendale ............24 ROSSENDALE‘S big battle to stay in the National Leagues will go to their...
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National League 2W
/ 5 months agoFirst-half board is flipped at Chester
nBy DESMOND HICKIE Chester.....................47 Loughborough S....34 RELEGATION rivals Chester relied on a first-half frenzy, to overcome the fightback from Loughborough Students,...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoBrown’s boys are heading the right way – Thornton
■By BEN JAYCOCK Leading the way: Esher No.8 Liam Thornton LIAM Thornton believes Esher’s mid-season appointment of England legend Mike Brown...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 5 months agoNeath storm back to stun Met men
Premiership round-up NEATH backed up their Premiership Cup triumph with a stunning 40-34 comeback win at Cardiff Met. Having defeated Merthyr...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoPlymouth Albion 68-24 Sedgley Park Tigers: Super Albion confirm play-off spot
Hosts Plymouth Albion guaranteed themselves a place in the play-offs after a ten-try rout over Sedgley Park Tigers.
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