All posts tagged "Relegation"
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Letters
/ 6 months agoLimit Champions Cup to the top six
Letters THERE have been comments that the lack of relegation in the Prem leaves clubs nothing to play for. However clubs...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoCaldy secure their league status for fifth year in a row
By JOHN By LUKE Caldy .................20pts Tries: Wynn 11, Gallagher 55, Owen 67 Conversion: Wilkinson 10 Penalty: Wilkinson 73 Hartpury ...........17pts...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoLeicester Lions captain Ethan Godefroy proud despite relegation from National One
Leicester Lions captain Ethan Godefroy admits this season has been one of the toughest of his career, but believes the club...
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoTyne’s tide turner Will still simply their best!
Tynedale ......... 44pts Scunthorpe ......19pts ■By BRIAN TILLEY Tyne on top: Will Roberts breaks in the first minute to score, and...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 months agoPeter Southern: Tynedale can fight their way back to National One
Tynedale director of rugby Peter Southern thinks his club have what it takes to fight their way back into National One...
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National League 2W
/ 6 months agoNational 1 still in sight for top-class Hinckley
By WILLIAM HEAVER Exeter Uni.........31 Hinckley...........77 RELEGATION fears deepened for Exeter University as they were thrashed by third-placed Hinckley, in an...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoLoughborough future hangs in the balance with two games left
■By BEN JAYCOCK Upbeat: Loughborough No. 8 Ed Harvey CAPTAIN Ed Harvey admits Loughborough’s season has fallen short of expectations but...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoOundle widen the gap at the top
Sevenoaks .............28 Oundle ..................... 31 ■By STEPHEN FITZMAURICE THE full breadth of National Two East separates these two sides, with Oundle...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoBeddau grab chance to move up
Premiership round-up By CARL FIELD WITH the top two not in action yesterday, Beddau seized the chance to return to the...
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Letters
/ 6 months agoMy father was the kind of man the game needs
out with polite suggestions from the touch line. THANK YOU for your publication’s diligent journalism over the last few years in...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoHow National League play-offs will work
WITH just three rounds of the regular season remaining, anticipation is building for an exciting conclusion to the National League campaign....
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 months agoSwannack at double for Merthyr
Premiership round-up nBy CARL FIELD DEFENDING champions Merthyr made it 18 wins from 19 in this season’s Welsh Premiership with a...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoSo why did Quins decide to fight?
RING-FENCE reality hit home last weekend with the recognition that with six regular season Premiership matches remaining the last third of...
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Letters
/ 6 months agoToo many pointless games still to play
Letters AFTER Round 11, some clubs have given up on making the Prem top four, so with nothing to fight for,...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoWealthy backers leave us in limbo
WHY would a bloke with around £20 billion in the bank be unduly worried about whether he was investing in a...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoGray moves up at London Scottish
CHAMP strugglers London Scottish have promoted former England hooker Joe Gray to director of rugby following confirmation that Bryan Redpath will...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoMerthyr fight back for top spot
Premiership round-up MERTHYR battled back from 12-3 down at half time to run out eventual 17-12 victors at Beddau and return...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoVa’Enuku in right place to settle it for Ampthill
The Champ ■By LUKE JARMYN Hartpury ............27pts Tries: Denty 6, Short 33, Crane 38, Allford 43 Conversions: Bazalgette 34, 44 Penalty:...
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National League 2N
/ 6 months agoPosa sets Sheff the stage for fine finish
By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield............31pts Tynedale...........21pts SHEFFIELD’s head coach Anthony Posa poured praise on his “special group” as they put a nervy...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoRenouf has seen enough from Hull for tougher run
■By BEN JAYCOCK Big man: Alec Renouf in action for Hull HULL lock Alec Renouf insists his side have shown enough...
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National League 2E
/ 6 months agoTales of the unexpected are wake-up call for Webb
■By BEN JAYCOCK Catch this: Henley scrum-half Leo Webb HENLEY scrum-half Leo Webb admits their campaign hasn’t gone to plan but...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 6 months agoPonty work hard to stay on top
Premiership round-up ■By CARL FIELD Ebbw had taken an ear-Llandovery, in third, break but a dominant sec-a play-off eliminator. PONTYPRIDD remain...
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Letters
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 6 months 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
/ 7 months 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
/ 7 months 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
/ 7 months 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
/ 7 months 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
/ 7 months 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
/ 7 months 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
/ 7 months 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
/ 7 months 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
/ 7 months 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
/ 7 months 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
/ 8 months 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
/ 8 months 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 8 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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
/ 9 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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