All posts tagged "RFU"
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/ 2 years agoDebts pushing game towards cliff-edge
The measure of how much rugby union in England depends on the international game was laid bare this week. It arrived...
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/ 2 years agoFantasy Rugby 2024/25
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoDrop group action and examine selected cases
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points by Brendan Gallagher I was very struck the other...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoIt’ll be tough for Steve Diamond to get Newcastle Falcons up the table
By Jeff Probyn, A front row view of the game The start of the Premiership season last week threw up, as...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoYou need to review, reflect and adapt – Luke Allen
Steve Hill puts the questions to Luke Allen, below, director of rugby at Henley Hawks Why did you get into coaching...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoSimon Halliday’s demand for clarity over promotion-relegation play-off
By Nick Cain The RFU is under fire from the Championship for its failure to provide clarity over the terms of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJohann Van Graan: PGP won’t be a problem at Bath
By Jon Newcombe Bath Head of Rugby Johann van Graan is not at all concerned with the challenges posed by the...
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/ 2 years agoSimon Halliday: We need clarity from RFU
Simon Halliday believes that the RFU is duty-bound to find a resolution for the Championship clubs because the play-off agreement has...
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/ 2 years agoWe should be following F1 example, says Maro Itoje
By Adam Hathaway Maro Itoje has urged rugby’s administrators to follow Formula One out of the grid and give rugby a...
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/ 2 years agoHelping Wasps would be a ‘slap in the face’
By Jon Newcombe London Welsh board director Jonathan Shankland says allowing Wasps to remerge from the ashes of administration and go...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoDual registration likely to distort competitiveness of recipient clubs
SO as the new season starts for the top tiers there is now a route between Championship and Premiership via a...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWe must find another gear – Alex Sanderson
By Paul Rees Preview... Sale v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Salford Community Stadium No side accumulated more points than Sale after...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTwickenham stadium deal may come at a cost
The idea that the renaming of Twickenham as the Allianz Stadium for a reported £100m over 10 years is such a...
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Miscellaneous
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoMaverick Shea the hardest of them all
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW NEWPORT heralded the season with a birthday bash on a lavish scale, filling...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
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/ 2 years agoBeechen Cliff get the better of Hartpury
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT’S been a congested start to the schools season, with the U18s national cup tournaments kicking...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWe must work on attracting more people into the game
Thank you to Tracey Turner for the lengthy appraisal of the challenges facing English rugby and the suggested solutions. Thank you,...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoPremiership Cup better with 20 teams
Whilst having some sympathy with both Cambridge and Chinnor, newly promoted to the RFU Championship I feel I must take issue...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTime for Steve Borthwick to prove his worth
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s talking points By Brendan Gallagher Honeymoon periods are not set in stone...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRob Powell hoping Richmond can be on right end of fine margins
By Saope Soko Richmond head coach Rob Powell hopes his side can mount a title challenge this season if they turn...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoEngland Women heading in the wrong direction
By Jeff Probyn - A front row view of the game Watching last week’s game between England’s women and their French...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSchoolboy mates working as a team
Steve Hill puts the questions to Chris Briers and Al Loney, joint head coaches at Fylde Why did you get into...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoRFU considered move to Midlands, opted to stay at Twickenham
Twickenham chiefs considered moving the home of rugby to the Midlands last year before deciding to stay put and revamp the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRPA’s Christian Day: Collapsed clubs must pay debts before return
RPA chief Christian Day says collapsed clubs should pay debts to players before returning to the top tiers of the league...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDo nothing and another Prem team will collapse
THE game of rugby football in England hangs by a thread. The Rugby Football Union depends on the Premiership to provide...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoLETTER: RFU rewards failure in Premiership Cup
Following my previous letter on the subject, the RFU decision to bar Cambridge and Chinnor from the Premiership Cup now looks...
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/ 2 years agoThe day one Newbridge became four
SO, UEFA deemed it necessary to hire extra security guards to protect their new AI-based draw for the Champions League from...
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Features
/ 2 years agoFor me, you have to go out to play good rugby and enjoy yourself
Q&A As he approaches his 20th season as director of rugby at Bedford Blues, Mike Rayer chats to Jon Newcombe about...
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Features
/ 2 years agoPGP analysis – Borthwick given strong hand
Analysis Paul Rees looks at the new men's Professional Game Partnership Gand says it's a deal which suits the RFU more...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoHard to pin the blame on unions
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS IF things in the game aren’t bad enough, the BBC’s Rugby...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 years agoEngland’s Jonathan Pendlebury: U18 world champs unworkable
Since England's U20 World Championship win, many have called for an U18 edition, but coach Jonathan Pendlebury says it would not...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoJeremy Guscott: England Rugby and clubs must collaborate
Once upon a time, when rugby went pro, the national unions took control of their biggest asset, which was the players,...
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/ 2 years agoSo many hurdles to a proper coalition
THE apprehension surrounding the unveiling of the £260m PGP (Professional Game Partnership) stretches to all corners of the game in England,...
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/ 2 years agoPlayers need clear pathway to develop
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Matt Price, below, head coach at Bournville RFC Happy days: Try scorer...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoIt looks good – for the Premiership
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME ROB Baxter thinks that the PGP deal is ‘looking good for all’...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPGP deal is looking good for all – Baxter
Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter remains hopeful that plans being drawn up as part of the new Professional Game...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoBlow for England as Jones quits
By Ben Jaycock Back-to-back World Cup winning defence coach Felix Jones has left his role with England after sources revealed he...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRevived Genge is raring to go
By Paul Rees Ellis Genge spent a rare summer off fishing and intends to make a ‘turbot’ charged start to the...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoClubs should be in Premiership Cup
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk SPEAKING as a Coventry...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoArrogance which saw two clubs excluded
THE arrogance of the Premiership in its dealings with other parts of the English club game knows no bounds. Nothing illustrates...
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/ 2 years agoEveryone’s on a different journey – so enjoy yours
Steve Hill puts the questions to Fred Pierrepont, below, the head coach at Worthing RFC Why did you get into coaching...
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/ 2 years agoWhen the French were sent packing
BRENDAN GALLAGHER ON WHY FRANCE ENDED UP SPENDING 16 YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS Brendan Gallagher looks back on ‘The Rupture’ when...
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/ 2 years agoRae: Good to see promotion back
By BEN JAYCOCK WITH promotion a realistic possibility for Championship clubs heading into the new season it has created renewed excitement...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoTainton is right to highlight problems
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME TOM Tainton, Bristol Bears’ chief operating officer, has said that the professional...
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/ 2 years agoAlex Lozowski, John Gallagher open rugby academy in Canterbury
Saracens centre Alex Lowzoski and ex-All Black John Gallagher will help launch an ambitious new rugby academy at Canterbury Rugby Club.
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