All posts tagged "RFU"
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoEngland still can’t hold it together
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Class act: Marcus Smith has brought a new dimension to England’s attack...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoDanny Cipriani says Eddie Jones ‘not someone that I’d want to lead my country’
Danny Cipriani has become the latest former England player to criticise Eddie Jones’ coaching methods, accusing the Australian of an overly...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHard to find out the truth about Eddie’s ‘reign of fear’
ONE of the realities of rugby union in the pro era is that players who criticise a coach who kept them...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTry bragging rights on the line for Otley’s Crossland
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Over the moon: Otley’s Eddie Crossland EDDIE Crossland is enjoying a try-scoring battle with his cousin Josh...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGosforth made to fight all the way
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFERIES THE national second stage of the RFU ACE Boys League kicked off this week, with the...
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 year agoHow to Bet on Rugby League: Latest Odds
Different countries like different sports and it does not mean that a popular sporting activity is equally big in all corners...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoSale and England forward Jonny Hill given 10-week ban for fan altercation
Sale Sharks and England forward Jonny Hill has received a 10-week ban, four of which are suspended, after accepting a charge...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoItoje full of hope for new PGP deal
■ By ADAM HATHAWAY MARO Itoje has given a snapshot of how the new PGP agreement between clubs and the RFU...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoThrow plans to segregate fans into the dustbin
THE fact that Premiership administrators are considering segregating away supporters demonstrates that people charged with managing the game have very little...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSylvester unhappy to be missing out on Prem Cup
■ By BEN JAYCOCK MOST Championship sides spent this week gearing up for the Premiership Cup but Cambridge and Chinnor were...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoNew England group will cause uncertainty
By Jeff Probyn - A front-row view of game So just when we thought that everything was getting sorted between the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIt is important to develop core skills
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Andy Davies, below, head coach at Lymm RFC Why did you get into coaching...
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Podcast
/ 1 year agoSeries 4, Episode 9: Luke Pearce on 20-minute Red Card and Autumn Internationals Preview
We loved this one! Following last week’s 20-minute red card debate amongst the guys, we thought it best to call upon...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoSorry, but the RFU’s plan lacks vision
YET again the RFU has woken up in the middle of the night and is shocked by how dark it is....
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoFrench exclusion zone is growing
It seems a criminal waste that players of the calibre of flanker Jack Willis and winger Henry Arundell are unavailable for...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRFU to provide sanitary products
SANITARY products will be provided at more than 500 rugby clubs across England in an effort to boost female participation in...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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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Latest News
/ 1 year 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...












