All posts tagged "RFU"
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoWR should fund free second opinion
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IMUST admit to being a little surprised by last week’s paper where...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRegional results
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/ 2 years agoLawson flies the flag for Gosforth
SCHOOLS RUGBY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS THE first phase of the boys RFU ACE League has just about drawn to a...
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/ 2 years agoSchools to reduce contact
A NON-CONTACT version of rugby union will be implemented in schools to help the RFU manage a “decline in participation over...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoEngland boss names 17 players awarded first enhanced Elite Player Squad deals
England head coach Steve Borthwick has named 17 players who have been awarded the first enhanced Elite Player Squad contracts in...
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/ 2 years ago20-minute red gets go-ahead
Referees will have the option to show a 20-minute red card during the autumn internationals. Teams will lose a player for...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoRestoration of trio cannot be justified
IT appears to me that the authorities at the RFU have lost their moral and ethical compass in inviting these three...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoFigures don’t add up
IN his column in a recent edition of The Rugby Paper, Peter Jackson states that the RFU are set to earn...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoReturn of the big clubs has my vote
I UNDERSTAND the arguments against offering an olive branch to the three ‘Phoenix clubs’, as detailed in Nick Cain’s column last...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBrave Will Green does game huge service
Will Green is owed a significant debt by rugby union in England – and further afield – for his courage and...
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/ 2 years agoBowring’s proud links to grand Welsh dynasty
THE rugby world was awash with tributes, praise and thanks from grateful coaches – many English as it happens from Stuart...
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Features
/ 2 years agoDon’t sub captain just after half-time
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME In charge: Jamie George in action for England PICTURE: Getty Images WE...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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/ 2 years agoStourport facing Gosforth challenge
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS GOSFORTH Academy and Gordon’s have secured passage to the top national group with time to spare...
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/ 2 years agoTake on opposition with the ball in hand
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Emyr Lewis, below, head coach at Hinckley RFC Why did you get into coaching...
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/ 2 years agoGeorge Furbank: I can’t wait to take on All Blacks
By Adam Hathaway George Furbank missed a chance to get one over the All Blacks in July – now he has...
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/ 2 years agoRams aiming to join elite
By Jon Newcombe Rams are confident they would add significant value to the Championship if they became part of a revamped...
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/ 2 years agoPremiership Rugby chief defends Phil Morrow approach
By Adam Hathaway Premiership chiefs have rushed to defend their handling of the Phil Morrow situation which caused a split among...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoLucky Warriors
LAST week’s Rugby Paper included the following statement: “Worcester Warriors, who went into administration in 2022, have been formally invited by...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoDon’t try to keep up with richer leagues
IN response to Neil Edwards’ letter of Sept 29 and further in support of Jeff Gage’s letter of Oct 6, crowds...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoToo much debt is a cause for concern
WITH reference to Nick Cain’s column (Sept 29) on Premiership finances, it just goes to show that our game at the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPhoenix clubs locked in madhouse
THE RFU decision to invite expressions of interest from the three “Phoenix clubs” – Wasps, Worcester, and London Irish – to...
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/ 2 years agoHigh ticket prices for All Blacks cast dark shadow
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW WHEN the RFU finished doing their sums for the autumn series of Twickenham’s...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoSorry to say, but it’s their own fault
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THERE is something I always admired about the RFU, it has always...
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/ 2 years agoMake your mistakes and learn from them
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Simon Culley, below, head of rugby at Durham University How and why did you...
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/ 2 years agoEx-Wales coach Bowring dies
Thinker: Kevin Bowring FORMER Wales coach Kevin Bowring has died at the age of 70. Bowring, who became Wales’ first full-time...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoJack van Poortvliet ‘better than ever’ after his year of hell
By Adam Hathaway England head coach Steve Borthwick will see a new, improved Jack van Poortvliet when he pitches up at...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWith promotion, clubs might invest
IN The Rugby Paper’s letters page (Sept 29), Neil Edwards describes how Championship clubs’ crowds are too low to allow serious...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLeicester Tigers too strong for floundering Newcastle Falcons
By Brendan Gallagher Newcastle Falcons ........ 10pts Try: Chick 51 Conversion: Grayson 52 Penalty: Grayson 7 Leicester Tigers ............ 42pts Tries:...
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/ 2 years agoUnfair restrictions to block promotion
ROTTEN Borough’ politics have turned English rugby’s once showcase top league into one which is showing signs of serious decay. The...
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/ 2 years agoMacclesfield travelling in right direction -Blackburn
■By DANNY ROBERTSHAW NEWLY promoted Macclesfield have so far held their own in the fourth tier, despite being over two hours...
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/ 2 years agoRFU invite Warriors to apply for Championship
WORCESTER Warriors, who went into administration in 2022, have been formally invited by the RFU to consider applying to compete in...
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/ 2 years agoDealing with different characters is tricky
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to David Preston, below, head coach at Penrith RUFC in Regional One North...
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Features
/ 2 years agoHow London Welsh are working way back to top
William Gupwell goes down to south-west London to find a club out to rediscover itself London Welsh were once a club...
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/ 2 years agoFormer England rugby stars to play in hybrid match to raise funds for MND
Former England rugby union and rugby league stars will take part in a unique hybrid match at Headingley next month to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoLeicester Tigers criticise RFU following Michael Cheika’s ban for being ‘disrespectful’
Leicester have hit out at the Rugby Football Union after their head coach Michael Cheika was found guilty of disrespecting an...
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/ 2 years agoChris Holland submits Worcester Warriors plans
Worcester Warriors owner Chris Holland has submitted plans to redevelop the wound-up former Premiership club’s Sixways home with a commitment to...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoChampionship crowds are still too low
With all the talk about the RFUs treatment of the Championship there never seems to be any real analysis of the...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoThat’s not what I call a good idea ITV
Brilliant idea ITV! Put your freeview Premiership highlights programme on an obscure channel. Schedule it for a Wednesday lunchtime. Replace Flats...
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/ 2 years agoMinimum standards criteria must apply to all
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Do title-chasing Bath – and other top tier clubs – meet...
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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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/ 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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/ 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...
Autumn Internationals
Steve Borthwick explains how England predecessors helped him block out the noise
Autumn Internationals
England scrum-halves Alex Mitchell and Archie McParland ruled out of Australia clash
Autumn Internationals
England fly-half Fin Smith cleared to face Australia as Nations Championship resumes
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