All posts tagged "RFU"
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby law trials not for us says Davies
By SAM JACKSON Integrity: Gareth Davies WORLD Rugby have approved ten optional law trials to help reduce the risk of Covid-19...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBaron’s Coronavirus Cup proposal dismissed
FRANCIS Baron’s idea of a major international tournament to be held in England in 2021 to ease the financial impact of...
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Features
/ 6 years agoWas this the greatest club Seven of all time?
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring photographs, and explains the story behind the iconic image Iconic Rugby Pictures:...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoSpencer column: Cruel for Richmond but the game has moved on
TRP columnist Catherine Spencer reviews the big changes to the Premier 15s which saw Richmond lose out in the audit proces
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Features
/ 6 years agoUnbeaten season champions Caldy
The Rugby Paper’s National 2 North correspondents pick a Team of the Season Key man: Rhys Hayes shone at full-back for...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoDon’t let the gifted little ones get away
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Too small? Jeff Probyn won a record number of caps for an...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGrassroots specialists share skeptical view over RFU £7m aid package
The RFU has been warned by grassroot specialists that its £7m financial aid package will be quickly be swallowed up as...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHewett column: Bill Beaumont wears the crown, others wield the power
Chris Hewett shares his view that World Rugby's governance makes FIFA look like a beacon of democracy
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoNew kicking law will increase excitement
New role: Taulupe Faletau should get more opportunity to carry the ball from deep PICTURE: Getty Images I was really looking...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBilly wears the crown, others wield the power
Midway through the BBC’s ancient but still mesmerising adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, there is a pivotal discussion between George...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMy new dawn: increase squad size, cut salaries
COLIN BOAG Fringe man: Ben Mercer playing for Cornish Pirates What I’m about to suggest will be seen by some as...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoElite clubs are not the only guilty parties
JEFF Probyn’s column last week is rightly scathing about the Premiership and EPCR, citing their lack of concern about the game...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoKick cost-cutting off with Sevens
WITH the RFU in a financial mess due to poor management, including overpaying their management and international players, why can they...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRegionalise yes, but do not reduce salary cap
I FULLY agree with Richard Homer’s idea on the letter’s page last week to regionalise the English leagues below the Championship,...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU chief Bill Sweeney gives honest account of financial peril game faces
Sweeney spoke to the DCMS committee on Tuesday to discuss the shape of finances
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTen of Premiership Rugby’s 13 member clubs consider breakaway
BT Sport's deal with PRL is up next year and has hastened talk of a breakaway to allow club's outright control...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoCanterbury and Adidas lose out to rival as England confirm new kit sponsor deal
England Men's team, Red Roses, Sevens and age grade teams will no longer wear Canterbury
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Features
/ 6 years agoMy Club – Otley: Nigel Melville looks back on where it all started
Nigel Melville recalls watching Roses matches at Cross Green as a boy with his father
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoBritish & Irish Lions 2021 tour could be cancelled to preserve home unions finances, report claims
Lions 2021 tour to fall victim to backlogged Test calendar?
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoGlobal plan sees club season run into July
EXCLUSIVE ■By PETER JACKSON Mako may quit Sarries England prop Mako Vunipola says he has yet to decide whether to remain...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoNow ten teams talk about break from PRL
■By NICK CAIN THE plans for a breakaway from PRL by Premiership clubs is gathering momentum, with ten clubs now actively...
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Features
/ 6 years agoAmps fired up for a second ride in the Championship
■By WARREN MUGGLETON Star signing: Dave Ward has been magnificent AMPTHILL chairman Alex Radley described the club’s first Championship season as...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHalf of Premiership clubs plan breakaway from PRL
Dispute over payment of £28m to clubs leads to consideration of Premier League-style breakaway
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Our Golden Goose is an endangered species
Nick Cain says rugby can come through its most precarious challenge if it becomes more transparent
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Featured
/ 6 years agoSpecial report: Question time at Twickenham
The RFU has been accused of showing 'disrespect' towards Championship Clubs by a former chair of the management board
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRFU must not waste this chance to reset
IN last week’s Rugby Paper Steve Grainger described how the RFU were meeting rugby’s needs during the coronavirus crisis. The Director...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoOur Golden Goose is an endangered species
RUGBY Union’s golden goose is beginning to look a lot thinner, and as the financial uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic grows,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoClubs plan breakaway the same as football
By NICK CAIN A GROUP of six English Premiership clubs are planning to breakaway from PRL, the administrative arm which represents...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRohan banned for two-timing
CENTRE Rohan Janse van Rensburg has been fined £32,500 and handed a twoweek ban for signing contracts with Sale and Gloucester....
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Features
/ 6 years agoA sea of people hailed Carling like a Messiah
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFair play? I struggle to see it
A COUPLE of weeks ago a reader stated that before a Championship side could be promoted they must be financially sustainable....
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoRFU column: We’re here to help and will do all we can
Direct from the RFU, director Steve Grainger outlines the work they are doing to prevent clubs from going to the wall
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDoncaster Knights deducted five points for breaching RFU’s rules on agents
Championship club found to have breached intermediary regulations and docked points
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRugby must speak with one voice -like Apollo 13
For the space buffs among you rugby aficionados, this last week has been an extraordinary trip down memory lane as we...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAxed star Larter still doesn’t know why
Even now after all these years Peter Larter still stands alone, the one English Lion who took a stand against terrorism...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWakefield leads charge as England claim four Grand Slams in the 20s
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union In the immediate aftermath of World War...
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Features
/ 6 years agoThe RFU have treated the Championship disgracefully, Nottingham’s chairman explains
'Everyone below the Premiership has been left to fend for themselves', says Alistair Bow
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoGatland’s plan for Lions to play at Twickenham ‘nonsense’, says Willie-John McBride
"I think it’s scandalous that the Premiership clubs in England are dictating the future of the sport" - Lions legend McBride
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDejected Otley go on the offensive after relegation by RFU
Otley are seething at their relegation from National League Two North under the RFU's formula
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoThe briefest argument for why the Championship is invaluable to English rugby
Nottingham chairman Alistair Bow explains how some Premiership clubs still want to keep links with the Championship - but others aren't...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 wasted rugby talents countdown: No 20-16
Brendan Gallagher ranks the players who could have achieved so much more in the game
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBow on the RFU pay structure…
Alistair Bow, who has closed Nottingham’s Lady Bay ground and placed the players and the majority of the staff on the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBow on why the Championship is invaluable…
Virtually every club in the Premiership has England internationals who have been nurtured in the Championship, and Alistair Bow says its...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoExeter and Sale to join women’s top flight
NEWS EXTRA EXETER Chiefs and Sale Sharks will join the top division of women’s rugby for three years at the expense of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDejected Otley go on the offensive after relegation
By WARREN MUGGLETON OTLEY chairman of rugby Peter Clegg is livid that his side were relegated from National 2 North based...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBlackett gets the nod for top job at Wasps
WASPS have appointed interim boss Lee Blackett as their new head coach. The 37-year-old has been in charge since director of rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSweeney’s balancing act will be true test of his powers
THE measure of a good CEO is not the size or wealth of the organisation he runs, but the quantity and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAussie League template is cause of all rugby ills
THERE was always the risk that when “Union” went professional, all those pre Covid-19 years ago, there would be an overwhelming...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDo me a favour, Colin
COLIN Boag’s column (April 5) showing his utter contempt for, and dislike of, the Championship is going a bit far. He...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRFU relief amounts to not much
THE RFU have promised a package of £7m to help clubs during the lockdown, but there is precious little detail of...












