All posts tagged "Schools"
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoRPNS7s – U14 Boys: New generation on the way up
Millfield showed they have yet another generation ready to take the schools rugby world by storm. The Somerset youngsters came through...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoRPNS7s – U18 Girls: Cardinal Newman celebrate double
Cardinal Newman beat Peter Symonds’ College in the final for a second year in a row to retain the girl’s cup...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoRPNS7s – U16 Girls: Ivybridge go all the way
Ivybridge Community College went one better than last year’s U16s as they claimed the trophy having been beaten finalists in 2023....
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoHarrow take it in battle of big two
By TOM JEFFREYS Harrow won their first ever National Schools Cup title with a dramatic 29-27 victory over Kirkham at Twickenham....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHaskell: Time for England to prove a point against France
James Haskell has challenged England to prove their performance against Ireland was more than just a one-off. Victory over Grand Slam-chasing...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoPlayers or gladiators? Why the game is struggling to find the right balance
Paul Rees reports on World Rugby's attempts to broaden the sport's appeal but can see problems ahead It has become an...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoUnbeaten duo to do battle in National Cup final
SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS The finalists of the National Schools Cup, Vase, Plate and Bowl were decided last weekend in...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoEmanuel adds his knowhow for U18s
NEWS EXTRA WALES U18 face Scotland today ahead of the Six Na- tions festival which starts at the end of the...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoHampton look team to beat at Rosslyn Park 7s
SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Hampton claimed the Middlesex School Sevens Cup as they continue to impress ahead of the Rosslyn...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoAs usual, Gibson-Park enjoys life in top gear
BRENDAN GALLAGHER It's more than a little sobering to think that Ireland’s win over Wales on Saturday was probably their “iffy”...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRugby’s stuck in the ice age. It needs to open up
Ben Jaycock talks to Freddie Burns about life in Japan and what he thinks the sport must do to attract the...
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Features
/ 2 years agoLawes can bring some order
Paul Rees says the former England captain who has signed for Brive will have much to offer when he retires Brive...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoCranleigh show big boys how it is done
SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS The sevens season continued with a quiet week before it truly erupts, with just one headline...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins fly-half Josh Bellamy
By BEN JAYCOCK Josh Bellamy is fortunate to be able to pick the brains of England star Marcus Smith at Harlequins...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoSedbergh kick-off sevens season in style
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Sevens season is here. This week saw the first major regional tournaments take place and made...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoAll Blacks in Dublin will be the acid test
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED EARLY February is not obviously the moment to select a highlight of the calendar year. Especially if...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Bristol wing Louis Nancekivell
By BEN JAYCOCK Louis Nancekivell didn’t go down the traditional route entering rugby and has only played for one club so...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoDominant Ipswich march on with more silverware
SCHOOL REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Schools rugby is now sevens-centric heading through February with an array of sevens spectacles of varying...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoSuffolk’s Ipswich take the spoils in Seaford
SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS This week was the highlight of the school tens period, the Seaford Southern Tens tournament. The...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRams would be happy to play in RFU’s new Tier 2
By JON NEWCOMBE National One leaders Rams are among the clubs to have submitted an expression of interest to join the...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoExeter College top 10 in Devon
SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Tens season is upon us and the first such tournament took place in the south-west with...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoMagnificent tome tells fantastic tales
Take a bow Neil Fissler and Adam Hathaway – much respected members of this parish – for completing a definitive Who’s...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoI tried hard to make the most of what ability I had!
My Life in Rugby with Gordon Bulloch - The former British & Irish Lions, Scotland, Glasgow & Leeds hooker talks about...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoSt Peter’s get better of Welsh high-fliers Glantaf
SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS With schools rugby slowing down this term as we build up to March’s national cup climax,...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoSaints and Bath academy lads top of class
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS As the sevens season approaches and the finest school talent don their academy/national jerseys, 15-a-side school...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoHow the Continental Tyres Schools Vase and Bowl semi-finals took shape
By TOM JEFFREYS A quite period gives us the chance to look back at some of the scintillating rugby played at...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRoberts loving life in ‘rugby mental’ Portugal
By BEN JAYCOCK Ciaran Roberts swapped life in west London for Portugal this summer to play in the promising Portuguese Top...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWe need ‘whole game solution’
IT is significant that the latest statement by the Championship clubs, seeking to protect their position in the English rugby hierarchy,...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Sadia Kabeya
ENGLAND FLANKER Birthplace: Lewisham Date of birth: 22/02/02 Community club: Streatham & Croydon RFC Club: Loughborough Lightning England debut: v Canada...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoProud men who graced the game
Brendan Gallagher recalls the achievements of those from across the globe that the world of rugby lost in 2023 Sydney Millar...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoSecrets of learning about the dark arts
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME LAST week’s paper, and in particular Nick Cain’s article, put a smile...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoElite will battle on after the Christmas break
SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Christmas holidays mean the end of the rugby season for most schools. While the elite of...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoRugby celebrate historic win over Baa-Baas
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Rugby School celebrated the end of their bicentennial season in style with a double win in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHartpury lads seal 12th ACE league crown
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS AS we head towards the Christman holidays, and for many, the end of the rugby season,...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoMatavesi happy he is back home in Cornwall
By MARK STEVENS Among the quaint villages and historic towns that dot the local landscape, Josh Matavesi has once again discovered...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoLooking back is not Morley’s way to take his team forward
By BEN CONEYBEARE Success is addictive, and once a team has had a taste of it, they can become preoccupied with...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoBloodgate? I wish I’d done things differently
My Life in Rugby with Tom Williams - The former Harlequins & Esher winger/full-back looks back on his life in the...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoUnbeaten records are sure to come to an end
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS The Continental Tyres Schools Competitions advance to the national stages meaning several unbeaten records will come...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoSet-pieces which make the difference
Paul Rees canvasses expert opinion on how scrums and lineouts can separate the two codes of rugby Last month, World Rugby...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoFinalists Hartpury and Truro put south on top
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Hartpury College will clash against surprise finalists Truro and Penwith College in an all-southern ACE League...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoHanley: RFU should go into inner cities to grow player pool
By BEN JAYCOCK Steve Hanley is urging the RFU to copy France and go into the inner cities to grow the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoYoung guns who fired the triumph of 2003
RUGBY MATTERS While we rightly ruminate on the 20th anniversary of England’s World Cup triumph we should also doff a 30th...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoRugby School secure overdue victory
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Rugby School earned just their second win this season amidst the 200th anniversary celebrations of rugby’s...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoACE hots up as big guns do battle in stage two
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THE illustrious ACE league entered its second stage, with the best four teams from both the...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoWhitgift claim the bragging rights in Croydon
By TOM JEFFREYS Whitgift and Trinity played out the fixture of the weekend in the Schools Plate, with the former winning...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDavies is on the money to win it for Kirkham
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS PLAYER of the tournament Ollie Davies’ dramatic drop goal won Kirkham Grammar School their first ever...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoFall in player numbers
NEWS EXTRA By PAUL REES A BBC documentary has uncovered worrying participation trends in Welsh rugby, revealing a drop off at...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Gloucester hooker Gareth Blackmore
From playing barefoot rugby in South Africa to battling in England’s west country of Gloucester, tyro Gareth Blackmore has already enjoyed...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoMatthews keeps Ipswich on track
SCHOOLS RUGBY By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Ipswich continued their flawless start to the season with a 45-19 victory in a bicentenary fixture...
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Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoDenstone denied by smart camera
SCHOOLS RUGBY By MATTHEW LUDDINGTON Berkhamstead secured a 39-36 victory against Denstone College at StoneX Stadium on Wednesday. With the clock...
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