All posts tagged "RFU"
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Features
/ 7 years agoHunter banks on Leonard to drive Lions bid
NEWS EXTRA By ADAM HATHAWAY ENGLANDcaptain Sarah Hunter has urged rugby’s rulers to consider a British & Irish Lions tour for...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBaa-baas give Joe a chance to stake World Cup claim
Point to prove: Joe Marler, with James Horwill (left), in training for the Baa-Baas against England PICTURE: Getty Images Well that’s...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoProbyn column: Strong words from Dean Ryan on RFU
Jeff Probyn examines Dean Ryan's comments made on the RFU's pathway structure and Eddie Jones
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEaling back play-off plans but call for fairer funding
By NEALE HARVEY Support: Mike Gooley EALING Trailfinders owner Mike Gooley says he would have no problem with Premiership Rugby plans...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoInsurance change frees Wales players for early duty
WELSH World Cup hopes received a boost this week with England-based players available to Warren Gatland for as soon as he...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoTier Two grassroots need a boost, but so do ours in England
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon, SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk NICK Cain is right...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoNonsense to give pro clubs more power
I UNDERTAKE voluntary work in the senior county championship and schools representative rugby. I echo Ian Lewis’ concerns (TRP May 12)...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGeordan Murphy charged by RFU with verbally abusing official
The Leicester Tigers head coach will attend a hearing in London
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoRefreshing that Baxter and Cohen stand by principles
ROB Baxter’s trenchant statement in favour of promotion and relegation this week shows that not all Premiership clubs are convinced that...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoTaskmaster Ryan won’t let the rot continue
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Non-nonsense: Dean Ryan coaches his Gloucester players PICTURE: Getty Images DEAN Ryan is a no-nonsense,...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoOpportunity knocks for Ryan’s Dragons
By ROB COLE NEW Dragons boss Dean Ryan insists the talent pool in Wales is as big as England and plans...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDragons give Dean Ryan the reins to rule at Rodney Parade
Dean Ryan unveiled as Director of Rugby at Welsh side Dragons, after leaving his position as the RFU's head of international...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLet the pros run our game? That would just be lunacy
JEFF PROBYN Grerat man: Brian Habana of the Barbarians is greeted by Micky Steele-Bodger after playing New Zealand at Twickenham in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoBath confirm Stuart Hooper will get assistance in first year as head coach
Hooper to oversee coaching team which will welcome back England scrum coach Neal Hatley for next season
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoRFU are ‘gagging’ us say Councillors
By NICK CAIN A NEW code of conduct approved last month by the RFU Council has been condemned as ‘a gagging...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPonsford predicts gap will close on Saracens
■ By NEALE HARVEY RFU head of women’s performance Nicky Ponsford is confident the women’s Premier 15s will go from strength-to-strength...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDragons to appoint Dean Ryan as new head coach
It's been a season of uncertainty at the Welsh region – but this could be the start of something new
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoPremiership owners must be kept in check by RFU Council
THERE is a virtual ring fence in place already when it comes to promotion and relegation, with the side relegated from...
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Features
/ 7 years agoFunding the Premiership could destroy our game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Game changer: Sir John Hall’s millions turned Newcastle into champions and set...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoPremier 15s final: Saracens v Harlequins preview
It's a repeat of the 2018 final at Franklin's Gardens on Saturday
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoGuy Thompson: Exeter’s example will always be the argument against ring-fencing
Leicester Tigers back row Guy Thompson wants promotion and relegation to remain in the Premiership
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Featured
/ 7 years agoA record £44.4m in losses, Premiership club finances in deeper detail
But Exeter Chiefs, who were the only club to turn a profit, chairman Tony Rowe says CVC money has boosted balance...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoLawrence Dallaglio’s scathing condemnation of Billy Vunipola
Former England no.8 slams Vunipola's post-match interview after being asked about his social media comments
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWe’ll have no problems with Billy insists Shields
■By NEALE HARVEY BRADShields foresees “no issues” between social media rebel Billy Vunipola and his England teammates once World Cup preparations...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoGive owners a break says Rowe as clubs lose £44m
■By NEALE HARVEY EXETER chairman Tony Rowe insists Premiership Rugby’s under-pressure owners deserve praise rather than vilification in the face of...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup defeat by Wales still bites
MY LIFEIN RUGBY KEVIN SIMMS THE FORMER ENGLAND, WASPS AND LIVERPOOL ST HELENS CENTRE On the attack: England centre Kevin Simms...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRing-fence wrong says Tigers hero Thompson
■By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER survival hero Guy Thompson believes Premiership Rugby and the RFU would make a huge error of judgement...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoOne rule for Tige rs, one for the re st…
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IN TRP April 14,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoClubs in no mood to show mercy to Sarries over cap
By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP clubs stand united in their determination to bring Saracens to book over potential salary cap infringements, we...
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Features
/ 7 years agoArnie’s hopping it after 450 games,
Jon Newcombe talks to a National Leagues iron man who has decided to call it a day Well done, old boy:...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoRFU and Saracens condemn Billy Vunipola’s defence of Israel Folau’s views
RFU statement: "We will be meeting with Billy to discuss his social media posts."
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoYoungs in double blow for Murphy
LEICESTER are fearing they could be without both Ben and Tom Youngs for the relegation dogfight in the Premiership, Tigers announced...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Dean Richards is still my man to take over from Eddie
What succession plan do England have in place post-Rugby World Cup?
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 years agoRFU fear over Six Nations relegation is spineless
THERE were signs this week that the RFU have adopted a ‘Little England’ mentality, matching the insularity of the Scots, Italians,...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDeano stays in hunt for South African No.8
Wanted: Philip van der Walt DEAN RICHARDS is pressing ahead with a bid to sign South African Philip van der Walt...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRFU face mammoth repair bill
THE Rugby Football Union face a multi-million pound bill to replace the roofs of three of the four stands at Twickenham....
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoRed Roses regain the crown in sizzling style
■ By TOM JAMES Scoring spree: Jess Breach scored again to take her tally to nine for the championship THE RED...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRhodes cops three-week ban
FLANKER Michael Rhodes will miss Saracens Champions Cup quarterfinal clash against Glasgow after being suspended. Rhodes received a threeweek ban following...
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Featured
/ 7 years agoProbyn column: World Cup is still the best way to gain exposure for Tier 2 nations
A big meeting to come this month on World Rugby's Nations League concept
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoLam’s right to make voice heard, fans should follow suit
I WAS struck by Nick Cain’s reference, in his well-balanced piece on the World League, to Pat Lam’s statement that the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoRef robbed us say Wasps
Protests: Wasps players react after Biyi Alo’s try was disallowed on the final play PICTURE: Getty Images WASPS boss Dai Young...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEaling have a ground fit for the Premiership says Ward
By NEALE HARVEY EALING have a stadium on standby and would be able to take a place in the Premiership if...
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Features
/ 7 years agoGermany’s call just too good to ignore
JON NEWCOMBE talks to Doncaster’s new international prop Toby Williams Toe to toe: Toby Williams packs down for Germany PICTURE: Bruno...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBrighton lay claim to being rugby’s oldest
By RUPERT BATES BRIGHTON, riding high in London One South, are celebrating their 150th season but they could be even older...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoTaylor targets England recall after Everest
By SAM PARKHOUSE ENGLAND world cup winner Tamara Taylor is making her comeback from ankle surgery and setting out to break...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoEngland gear up for Wales opener
ENGLAND will host the 2019 U18 Six Nations Festival over ten days in April. The teams will be hosted by Hartpury...
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Six Nations
/ 7 years agoHere’s one football story rugby men should heed
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK PREMIERSHIP owners are partial to borrowing from the professional football model when it...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRingfencing expected to take at least another year
By NEALE HARVEY PREMIERSHIP Rugby plans to prevent relegation this season look doomed. At a summit meeting last week, Premiership Rugby’s...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoPremiership self-interest set to repeat
JEFF GAGE Europe’s second tier: Saints skipper Dylan Hartley “It’s time the rest of English rugby woke up to the fact...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoReferees must simply stop ignoring the laws
I WAS RFU President in 2013/14 and spent a few weeks with England U20s as they went on to win the...
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