All posts tagged "Rugby"
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoWe failed to take chances – coach
BATH head of rugby Johann van Graan saw his side miss the chance to go back to the top of the...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoLeicester Tigers vs Exeter Chiefs: Rob Baxter – It’s going to be tough challenge for us
Leicester Tigers have lost just once in their last eight Prem games and Exeter Chiefs boss Rob Baxter knows it will...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoFeel-good factor firing the Champ
THE uplift in the Champ, and the sense the second tier league now has greater command over its own destiny irrespective...
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Letters
/ 1 week agoSemi-finals showed quality of Tier Two
LAST weekend was a fine advert for the Champ and I must say I was thrilled by Worcester’s victory over Ealing....
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Letters
/ 1 week agoLam’s Bears show their teeth at last
IT was great to see Bristol bounce back to their best with that victory over arch rivals Bath on Friday night....
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Letters
/ 1 week agoTrailfinders are the real champs after 26-0 season
WHAT a joke that Worcester Warriors, interlopers to Champ Rugby, are just one game away from being champions. Coventry finished above...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoRobinson leads the way as Exeter take charge
■By RORY MORROW EXETER excelled at Shaftesbury Park, embarrassing Bristol with an emphatic away win. Chiefs were on it from the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 week agoSmith’s play-off hopes on line
Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning’s play-off hopes will go on the line when they host Saracens in their final PWR...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoBig guys taking a cut in earnings
NOT so very long ago, we argued in this corner of the paper that England’s successes in the Test arena tend...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoBedford Blues vs Worcester Warriors: Alex Day – A win would be pinnacle of my career
Bedford Blues and Worcester Warriors will battle it out for the Champ title today in front of a sold-out Goldington Road.
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoWhen Newcastle broke records
Record breaker: Va’aiga Tuigamala in Newcastle colours PICTURE: Getty Images AS befitting their rock bottom status, Newcastle spent less money on...
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/ 1 week agoStudents prepare to show talents in Celestial 7s
THIS year’s University Celestial Sevens could be the most important edition yet with the tournament able to provide a pathway into...
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/ 1 week agoYOUNG GUNS
GEORGEALEXANDER GLOUCESTER PROP George Alexander jokes that once you get thrown into the front row “you can’t go back”, but the...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoRising stars will be looking to shine at Rosslyn Park 7s
By BEN JAYCOCK LUKE Mehson believes Rosslyn Park London Floodlit 7s remains one of the best shop windows in English rugby...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks ago2026 Super Rugby Americas – Round 12 summary: Pampas hit back as playoff race tightens
In Round 12 of the 2026 Super Rugby Americas season, Pampas put their torrid recent run behind them in their clinical...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 weeks agoLeinster’s focus turns to the URC after Champions Cup heartbreak
Despite being significantly higher in the attack statistics Leinster once again came out on the wrong side of the Champions Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoCaolan Englefield: Tomos Williams has raised my game at Gloucester
Gloucester fans are ruing another imminent big name departure from Kingsholm but Caolan Englefield is merely grateful for having the chance...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoBlackheath go up as Scottish relegated
■By ROGER PANTING BLACKHEATH will play in the Champ next season after beating London Scottish in the Accession Final yesterday. It...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoInvestment boost likely, says owner
GLOUCESTER owner Martin St Quinton says there is “greater appetite” to invest in Prem rugby now relegation has been officially scrapped....
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoSteve Borthwick: My job is to build the best England team I can
Steve Borthwick understands criticism of his selection of South Africa-born centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg but says his job is to...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoAnother major award for Ellie
ENGLAND full-back Ellie Kildunne was voted the Rugby Union Writers’ Club personality of the year on Monday, a day after scoring...
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Letters
/ 2 weeks agoOjomoh deserves his chance to shine
I HAVE no issue with Steve Borthwick selecting Benhard Janse van Rensburg for the England training squad. The rules are the...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoEx-Wales centre Lewis dies at 84
FORMER Wales and British and Irish Lions centre Arthur Lewis has died at the age of 84. He made 11 Wales...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoMurphy happy to take the positives
DESPITE suffering heartbreak in Bilbao, Ulster boss Richie Murphy reflected on how far his side have come in 12 months. Ulster...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoJury is still out on the Red Bull experiment
RED Bull’s franchise experiment with Newcastle took a new turn this week when they announced that 26 players, some of them,...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoPicture perfect! Exeter Chiefs’ Olly Woodburn is enjoying his new vision
Olly Woodburn’s switch from wing to full-back has not been his only exposure this season – he has just published a...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoBedford Blues 58-24 Coventry: Cov cut down as Blues save best until last
Bedford Blues put in a performance for the ages as they overturned a half-time deficit to completely dismantle Coventry at Goldington...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoLondon Scottish 7-27 Blackheath: The Club far too strong for second-rate Scots
Blackheath returned to the second tier of English rugby for the first time since 1999 as they crushed London Scottish in...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoGrieve’s on a double quest for Richmond – and Portugal
nBy CHRIS COLLYER Positive: Callum Grieve in action for Richmond CALLUM Grieve relished Richmond’s win over rivals London Scottish in last...
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/ 2 weeks agoWomen’s Six Nations 2026 review: England acclaimed as ‘best ever team’
John Mitchell feels his Red Roses side can now be ranked among the greatest English sporting teams of all time after...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 2 weeks agoCornwall 73-14 Kent: Trelawny’s Army ready to march on
Roared on by a huge crowd Cornwall took a giant step on the road to another Twickenham final with an 11-try...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoDunn back for semis
NEWS EXTRA BATH hooker Tom Dunn has been banned for two games after receiving a red card for a dangerous tackle...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoFANTASY RUGBY 2025/26
Today’s update covers the period Sunday 10th May 2026 through to Saturday 16th May 2026. This week we are taking our...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoUttley and Hare remember their Grand Slam glory
Cheers: Roger Uttley and Dusty Hare at The Oval THE great and good gathered at The Oval earlier this week for...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoTop RWC final ticket to cost more than £1,000
News THE top-priced ticket for next year’s Rugby World Cup final in Australia will exceed £1,000 for the first time in...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoAll Blacks prop joins Ulster coaching staff
ULSTER have appointed former New Zealand prop Clarke Dermody as forwards coach. The 46-year-old, who joins this summer, will replace Jimmy...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoCrusaders hold off late Chiefs
World Rugby Super Rugby Pacific By BEN JAYCOCK CRUSADERS secured their place in the finals with a thrilling 36-32 win over...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoFrance 28-43 England: Red Roses secure fifth consecutive Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam
England clinched a fifth successive Women’s Six Nations Grand Slam as Ellie Kildunne and Jess Breach ran in two tries each...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 weeks agoSouth African Rugby Union could withdraw its sides from Europe
South African Rugby will hold a strategic planning session with its member unions and directors of rugby to review the current...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoCommanding Charlie Atkinson has got future England squad potential
Atkinson’s form for Gloucester has made him a contender for the England squad which will be announced tomorrow ahead of the...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoShoulder ko for Will
BATH wing Muir has been ruled out the rest of the season after suffering a shoulder injury in the Champions Cup...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 3 weeks agoIreland v Scotland
PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Aviva Stadium IRELAND will look to celebrate a landmark day at the Aviva Stadium by securing third...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoSaracens’ Charlie Bracken credits Championship stint as key step in his rise
Saracens’ Charlie Bracken is climbing up England’s scrum-half ranks and credits a stint in the Championship as being the crucial step...
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Letters
/ 3 weeks agoUnlucky Ibitoye latest to add to Bears’ casualty list
wouldn’t have adapted to Bracken might be only younger lads.” well. We had a BRISTOL Bears have been dealt another major...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoVan Graan fancies home comforts for the play-off assault
JOHANN van Graan has his eyes on a home draw after champions Bath qualified for the play-offs for the third successive...
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/ 3 weeks agoJoseph impact boosts George
GEORGE Skivington was disappointed with his side’s heavy defeat but the Cherry and Whites chief was far from completely deflated. And...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoChris Hewett: You need to have the right instinct for top-level rugby
So it’s official: the one thing in top-level rugby that sorts the men from the boys, the wheat from the chaff,...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoHard-grafting Bedford Blues and Michael Le Bourgeois are gearing up for big finale
Veteran centre Michael Le Bourgeois feels Bedford Blues thoroughly deserve their home Champ semi-final after a season built on consistency, resilience...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoRichmond 34-11 London Scottish: Derby joy for Rob Powell’s side has Scots on the brink
Richmond beat their most local of rivals by a convincing five tries to one to assure themselves of Champ rugby again...
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