All posts tagged "Salary Cap"
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoReffell hat-trick inspires big win for Tigers
BY TOM JEFFREYS Leicester Tigers………………..47 Tries: Reffell 15, 34, 53; Scott 30, Wiese 43, Hassell-Collins 65, Brown 80+1 Conversions: Pollard 16,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLawes delays decision on his future until Six Nations
By JON NEWCOMBE Courtney Lawes will make a decision on his Northampton future during the Six Nations window in February. Lawes...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBaxter: Focus on all the good stuff
By PAUL REES Rob Baxter believes that the 15 per cent drop in Premiership attendances from last season, revealed by The...
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Features
/ 2 years agoScottish genie turning on the magic at Bath
Paul Rees looks at Finn Russell, the big-money signing who is making a name for himself in the West Country Big-name...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCurry and Creevy prepare to join forces
By PAUL REES Tom Curry and Agustin Creevy were on opposite sides last Friday night when England faced Argentina in the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoReport says No. 10 is where money is
By PAUL REES ALMOST half the players in the Premiership earn between £50,000 and £150,000 with outside-halves the best paid and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoSaracens keep eye on Carre
ON THE BLINDSIDE Premiership Champions Saracens could re-sign out-of-favour Wales loosehead Rhys Carre for next season. Carre, 25, made eight appearances...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLam moves quickly to sign up Vakatawa
By PAUL REES Pat Lam has re-established the French connection to the Premiership by signing powerful centre Virimi Vakatawa following a...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHalliday welcomes new-look Prem Cup
By NICK CAIN The latest incarnation of the Premiership Cup, and the most positive because it includes Championship clubs competing against...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDowson: Things are going to get better
By PAUL REES Premiership clubs get their season underway this weekend with Northampton’s director of rugby Phil Dowson looking confident that...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWillis aiming to be the local villain
By ADAM HATHAWAY Jack Willis headed back to France on Thursday with England aiming to go from local hero to villain...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoBarrington: Losing Mako is huge blow
By BEN JAYCOCK Richard Barrington feels the loss of Mako Vunipola is a huge blow to England but remains upbeat about...
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U20 World Cup
/ 2 years ago‘Tofty’ on mission to improve the pathway for England
By PAUL REES Mark Mapletoft had no hesitation when he was last month offered the chance to take the England Under...
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Shane Williams
/ 2 years agoWhy this merger just might be the way to go
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Another week in Welsh rugby and another potential drama emerges. They always say the close...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHaskell calls for radical overhaul
By BEN JAYCOCK James Haskell believes the Premiership should be ring fenced and rebuilt using a franchise style NFL model, including...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoWe must find a way to stop vicious spiral
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Heaven knows The Rugby Paper has been warning...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSanderson: We want to improve and not just be one-off wonders
By PAUL REES Sale took their pain to Spain. The day after the Premiership final defeat to Saracens at Twickenham, the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoWarriors laugh off Farrell switch
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wigan Warriors have moved to put distance between themselves and a reported big-money cross-code move...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoArundell and Pearson on Bath’s radar
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath will waste no time this week to cherry-pick the best talent if, as expected,...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoHow is decline in crowd numbers good for game?
WHAT has been described by Simon Massie-Taylor as the best season the Premiership has seen, is not shared by the home...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFarrell in command as Sharks cut down by incisive Saracens
By NICK CAIN Saracens .......................... 35pts Tries: Penalty 20, Malins 34, Daly 67, van Zyl 71 Conversions: Farrell 35, 72 Penalties:...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoFarrell shows who’s the master
BRENDAN GALLAGHER It was billed as a titanic head-to-head between Owen Farrell and George Ford but in truth rugby, a game...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBattling Saracens seize the moment
By PAUL REES Saracens .......................... 38pts Tries: Maitland 5, 21; van Zyl 29, Penalty 70, Malins 75 Conversions: Farrell 6, 22,...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoDilemma over who controls the money
We all know people have a different perspectives depending on which side of the fence they are on and how decisions...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoBoost for finances as recovery continues
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN THE Commission des Championnats professionnels de l’Autorité de régulation du rugby – the new name for the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoLawes, Tuilagi provide boost for England
Courtney Lawes has rejected offers from abroad to sign a new deal with Northampton. The 34-year-old England forward, who has 97...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoWilliams: Give more to the Championship
By BEN JAYCOCK Bristol centre James Williams believes the Championship is overlooked by Premiership clubs and deserves more funding from the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoAtkinson enjoying life at Gloucester
By PAUL REES Seb Atkinson is ending the season on a high having feared his career might be over just as...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSaracens lead hunt for Wales prop Smith
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Saracens have held talks with Wales loosehead Nicky Smith about a switch to the Premiership...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoItoje warned: Be ready to take pay cut
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England lock Maro Itoje has been warned to lower his salary expectations when his current...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoRegions agree six year deal
A new six-year deal between the Welsh Rugby Union and the nation’s four professional teams has been signed. The deal involving...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBears move for Willis may help England
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bristol Bears could throw Jack Willis, below, an England lifeline with Premiership clubs ready to...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRees-Zammit won’t have to opt for club or country
By PAUL REES George Skivington does not believe Wales reducing the cap threshold from 60 to 25 for players leaving the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBarbeary close to full recovery
By TOM BRADSHAW Alfie Barbeary is poised to make a battering-ram return to Premiership action after going “full hog” in training...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSharks fear the cap won’t fit for Tuilagi
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler On his way: Manu Tuilagi looks set to leave Sale SALE...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Paul Hill
Paul Hill, the Northampton Saints, England and former Leeds prop, chooses the best XV he has played with or against 1....
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoEvery game is big, says McCall as Chiefs await
By JON NEWCOMBE For Mark McCall, Saturday’s encounter with Exeter Chiefs is just another big match in pursuit of a play-off...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoMorahan to leave Bristol for Bayonne
By PAUL REES Luke Morahan will make his final appearance for Bristol today when they face Zebre in the Challenge Cup...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoOh brother! Joe may join Sam in France
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted man: Joe Simmonds is attracting interest from France PICTURES: Getty Images Joe Simmonds could...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLondon Irish fighting to keep hold of Jackson
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER London Irish are fighting to keep former Ireland international fly-half Paddy Jackson in West London...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoYou need a Plan B, Ramshaw tells other players
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Championship player Jack Ramshaw says it’s vital younger players have a plan B due to the unstable...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBorthwick out to help England
By JOHN NEWCOMBE PRODUCING England players of the future remains a key goal for Steve Borthwick at Leicester even if it...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSale fighting hard to keep Tuilagi at club
By PAUL REES Alex Sanderson hopes to keep Manu Tuilagi at Sale but admits the difficulty of fitting everyone into the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoWe must learn lessons from Worcester – Lam
By PAUL REES Pat Lam has called on the game’s authorities to learn quickly from Worcester’s demise and act to ensure...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoStop bleating about a rising salary cap, says Baxter
By TOM BRADSHAW Premiership clubs should stop “bleating” about the unfairness of a rising salary cap and instead focus on running...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoSorry, Rob, but rugby can’t afford higher cap
CHRIS HEWETT It’s not easy to argue with a man like Rob Baxter, the honest-to-goodness, soil-under-the-fingernails West Countryman whose work with...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBristol poised to tempt Malins
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bristol Bears are set to confirm that they have agreed on a deal that will...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDiamond: This might be our last game ever
By PAUL REES As Worcester’s players toured bars in the city last night after their match against Newcastle some fear may...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Richard Barrington
I had two years still on my contract at Jersey but when Saracens came in for me after my first year...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoGloucester CEO: Don’t put up £5m salary cap
By JON NEWCOMBE Gloucester CEO Lance Bradley has voiced his frustration at the decision to increase the Premiership salary cap back...
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