All posts tagged "RFU"
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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...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDisgraceful how RFU’s left us to fend for ourselves
NICK CAIN FINDS NOTTINGHAM CHAIRMAN ALISTA AIR BOW WILLING TO PUT HIS HEAD ABOVE THE PARAPET FOR the last 0decade it has...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNewcastle Falcons Test star to leave despite promotion back to Premiership
Mulling over his options after playing his last game for the Falcons
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership Rugby suspends season indefinitely but reiterates intent to complete all games
There will be no chance of watching rugby against on April 24 as Premiership extends suspension
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU have reached a fair outcome says Hill, as Richmond bounce back
Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill has his say on how the RFU's formula to decide league outcomes fared
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoI would have liked to see Rob Baxter take charge of England, says Moody
Baxter's development of Exeter should have been tested on England according to the former flanker
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Earn your wedge, Eddie by enthusing Joe Marler to carry on
Eddie Jones will have to make it a priority to keep Joe Marler around
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoInverdale’s demand for grassroots shake-up
‘Financial models are broken’ By NEALE HARVEY JOHN Inverdale has called for a root and branch review of how community rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoMarquee players could take bigger hit
When the chips are down and the pressure increases, why is it that money is always the topic that exposes what people...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoA fair decision says bounce back up at
Hill as Richmond their first attempt By NEALE HARVEY Excited: Steve Hill RICHMOND rugby director Steve Hill has praised the strength...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFalcons have rule of their own says Shingler
EALING Trailfinders flyhalf Steven Shingler believes Newcastle Falcons’ promotion to the Premiership was not inevitable, despite his side trailing the league...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU reveals final outcomes for leagues across England
Details of who is promoted and who is relegation have been released by RFU
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU confirm how promotion and relegation for the Championship and below will work
Outcomes for Championship, Premier 15s, National Leagues and below to be formalised on Friday
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoUnbeaten Caldy urge RFU to honour their promotion
News that the RFU won't be making the null and voiding the Men's season will be welcomed by unbeaten Caldy
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Rugby has changed so much and largely for the worse
Jeff Probyn has found himself watching old rugby clips on Youtube and sees a more balanced game than the modern day
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhat the Premiership has to do to evolve according to expert Mark Evans
How can the Premiership reset itself so it doesn't have to rely on rich men to cover their losses?
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: These RFU cuts should be permanent
The RFU top brass can help Championship clubs and the grassroots by making their 25 per cent wage cuts permanent
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEvans: Use this crisis to make rugby healthy again
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLISH rugby’s broken model needs fixing and now is the perfect time to instigate change, says industry expert...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRugby tours the world but at home there is North v South open revolt
Brendan Gallagher contiues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union FOLLOWING the first international between England and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoStirling on sabbatical
Cornish Pirates director of rugby Chris Stirling has taken a sabbatical and returned to New Zealand following the RFU’s decision to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGood luck making Tier Two self-funded
LET US hope that Edward Griffiths’ plans for a selffunding Championship prove to be workable, though I fear that TV and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGrass-roots being let down by RFU
I HAVE now seen the support packages released by the RFU. The first two measures are early release of monies, not...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFalcons are clear, they should be promoted
THE RFU have declared the 2019/20 season over for level 2 and below. I imagine that this was not an easy...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThanks for reminder of glory days
THE Rugby Paper is so much better now that it doesn’t have to report on the big matches! Professional rugby is so...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoFans need to know if freeze likely
IF AS Nick Cain suggests the Premiership are really going to freeze relegation and promotion for the next five years to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThese RFU pay-cuts should be permanent
THE decision by Eddie Jones to follow Bill Sweeney and the rest of the RFU’s top tier executives in taking a...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoGeorge Kruis supports 25 per cent pay cut administered by Saracens
Kruis speaks out as the row intensifies between players and Premiership clubs over wage cuts
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU paint dire picture of its financial security, but pledges rescue package for clubs
The RFU has forecast losses of £45m-50m over the next 18 months due to the coronavirus pandemic
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: This rush to closure just creates even more confusion
Nick Cain writes on how life in the Championship have been sent into more controversy by the RFU
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHewett column: Now, more than ever, the game needs strong leadership
Never let a good crisis go to waste. Winston Churchill, no less, was busily preparing the ground for the formation of...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNewcastle boss Dean Richards reacts with fury to Ealing’s threat of legal action
"We no longer feel able to keep quiet" - Richards responds to Ealing seeking legal counsel over Championship promotion
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWe may sue if Newcastle are handed Championship title, say Ealing Trailfinders
Ealing Trailfinders director of rugby Ben Ward says the club will consider pursuing keeping the title fight alive in the Championship
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