All posts tagged "Super Rugby"
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Ben Adams
The Cambridge and former Coventry, Bedford Blues, Queensland Country & Australia Sevens back rower, chooses the best XV he has played...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Exeter Chiefs back row Maddie Feaunati
By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Leeds Date of birth: 18/05/02 Community club: Marist St Pats RFC Red Roses debut: vs Italy March...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoBrumbies put end to ’Canes winning start
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK The Hurricanes’ unbeaten start came to an end as the Brumbies breathed life into...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas Review: Week Nine
By JOE SANTAMARIA Selknam began Round Nine of the Super Rugby Americas season with an impressive 39-15 victory over third-placed Yacare....
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSorrell pleased to see English clubs stand up
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite their fierce London rivalry with Harlequins, Saracens backs coach Kevin Sorrell is pleased two Premiership sides reached...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLoughborough hold on to get it right this time
Men’s Final By TOM JEFFREYS Loughborough............ 35pts Exeter.............................31pts LOUGHBOROUGH claimed their first ever BUCS Super Rugby Championship title, and first in...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoHurricanes storm in despite triple yellow
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Hurricanes overcame a poor second half in which they conceded three yellow cards to...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLeguizamon’s off to a flying start at Pampas
By JOE SANTAMARIA Former London Irish back row Juan Manuel Leguizamón is enjoying a flying start to his coaching career with...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPremiership previews: Round 15
The Gallagher Premiership returns this week after a two-week Champions/Challenge Cup hiatus, and with teams second through to eighth all on...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoLoughborough stun Exeter to end long wait for title
By TOM JEFFREYS Exeter……………………………………………….31 Tries: J Gulley 29, Joseland 43, 68, 76 Conversions: McCaig 31, 44, 69, 77 Penalties: McCaig 12...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas Review: Week Eight
By JOE SANTAMARIA Round Eight of the Super Rugby Americas season began with a historic 25-19 victory for Cobras against Peñarol...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBaxter backs world club champs
By SAM JACKSON Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter welcomes plans for a new club world championship providing it is financially...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoAnother barmy idea from the men in suits
The Ministry of Silly Walks was a Monty Python sketch which lampooned bureaucratic inefficiency. Rugby Union requires something similar to shame...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoRugby schedule has little to do with player welfare
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A roll of drums and a fanfare of trumpets late last summer heralded...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoHurricanes make it a magnificent seven
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Clark Laidlaw’s unbeaten Hurricanes continued to solidify themselves at the top of Super Rugby...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoAcademy players could miss out after cuts
By TOM JEFFREYS Last week saw another nail pinned into the coffins of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish as the RFU...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas Review: Week Seven
By JOE SANTAMARIA The Super Rugby Americas season resumed after the Easter break with a mouthwatering repeat of last season’s final...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoStrawbridge appointed to England on permanent basis
Andrew Strawbridge will join Steve Borthwick’s England coaching staff on a permanent basis as an assistant coach and coaching advisor. Strawbridge,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaracens confirm signing of two fly-halves
Saracens have confirmed the signing of Newcastle Falcons fly-half Louie Johnson on a “long-term deal”. The 20-year-old has made 16 appearances...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoEngland could be an option for Green
Harlequins full-back Tyrone Green will qualify for England in 2025 and while he still harbours hopes of playing for South Africa...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoEngland need access to their overseas stars
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ENGLAND and New Zealand, who meet in a two-Test series this summer, find themselves...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoIt’s still all to play for in race to the finishing line
Paul Rees predicts a nerve-racking end to the Premiership season where bonus points will prove crucial THE two-month Premiership break has...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoBlues move top after putting 50 past Force
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK It was a weekend of one-sided blowouts in Super Rugby Pacific as the Blues...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoLoughborough chasing epic cup double on finals day
BUCS By TOM JEFFREYS The finalists of the BUCS Super Rugby Championship at the StoneX on April 17 were decided last...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPernas flying at table toppers Pampas
Some people regard try scoring as an art, others as a science. One gets the impression that Santiago Pernas couldn’t care...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSchreuder happy to be Spencer’s back-up
By PAUL REES Louis Schreuder wasn’t the only South African scrum-half smiling when it was announced at the end of February...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoGatland’s left with mountain to climb
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AN alternative Wales squad, one untainted by the Six Nations whitewash, is to...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoImpressive students on track for top four finish
By BEN JAYCOCK Gareth Elliott has led Exeter University to an impressive campaign in National Two West as the student side...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoParaguay skipper Garcete sets sights on World Cup 2027
Combative Paraguayan second row Mariano Garcete, 26, is captain of club and country but has his eye on something greater. “I...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas week six review
Round Six of the Super Rugby Americas season exploded into life on Friday night as Pampas recorded a hard-fought 38-20 victory...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas week five review
By JOE SANTAMARIA Yacare kicked off Round Five of the Super Rugby Americas season in style with an impressive 41-24 victory...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoFavourites Exeter on top in BUCS play-off draw
By T0M JEFFREYS THE BUCS Super Rugby league season came to a typically chaotic climax this week, as the men’s play-off...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoNightmare just gets worse for Crusaders
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Panic has set in for the Crusaders with the seven-time defending champions suffering their...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoUniversity game plays huge role in development
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Gareth Elliott, below, head of men’s rugby at Exeter University...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas week four review
By JOE SANTAMARIA Round Four of the Super Rugby Americas season began with a tantalising all-Argentinian clash on Friday night, as...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoMcNicholl goes home
Wales back Johnny McNicholl has rejoined Crusaders for the remainder of the season after leaving Scarlets to return to New Zealand....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoIt’s a huge honour to play for your country
My Life in Rugby with Marcus Rose - the former England, Cambridge University, Leicester, Coventry, Harlequins and Barbarians full-back looks back...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoSlick Drua continue Penney’s nightmare
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By TOM JEFFREYS Crusaders' miserable start to their new era continued with a third straight defeat as...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoSwansea spot in relegation play-off confirmed
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Another chaotic week of BUCS Super Rugby has left seven positions still uncertain heading into the...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoLalakai Foketi shock injury leaves the Waratahs short
The New South Wales Waratahs suffered a heavy blow last week when Lalakai Foketi, one of their star players, suffered a...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas week three review
Round Three of the Super Rugby Americas season kicked off with a convincing 37-7 victory for defending champions, Peñarol over American...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoI’m still getting stick over Hill, says rookie
By ADAM HATHAWAY England new boy Chandler Cunningham-South is still paying the price for not recognising 2003 legend Richard Hill. World...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoWaratahs prove too strong for Crusaders
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK The Crusaders suffered back-to-back defeats to begin their title defence after the impressive Waratahs...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoExeter crowned with two rounds to play
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS Exeter have been crowned BUCS Super Rugby league champions. Their 26-7 bonus point win over Cardiff...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas week two review
The Super Rugby Americas season continued over the weekend as Pampas built upon their thrilling victory in Round One with a...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoBoden quits Knights over lack of funding
By JON NEWCOMBE Fatigued by the ongoing uncertainty over funding and the direction of the Championship, Steve Boden has explained that...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoWaugh’s battle is going to be tough
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED WHO has the toughest job in rugby? It certainly doesn’t belong to the loadsamoney establishment lawyers plotting...
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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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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoChiefs on a mission to down Crusaders
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Super Rugby Pacific started with a bang as a repeat of last year’s final...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas week one review
By JOE SANTAMARIA The new Super Rugby Americas season roared into life last weekend with three thrilling matches that featured some...












