All posts tagged "Twickenham"
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Six Nations
/ 10 months agoSix Nations: French errors open the door for England
By Paul Rees It was like Messi blazing over in front of an open goal, Virat Kohli holing out in the...
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Six Nations
/ 10 months agoSix Nations: Steve Borthwick deserves credit for his brave calls in England’s win over France
By Brendan Gallagher Time to tip a hat in the direction of England coach Steve Borthwick who bit the bullet hard...
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Premiership
/ 10 months agoDanny Care: It would be amazing to finish with another trophy
By Ben Jaycock Danny Care still has fire in the belly to win another title with Harlequins. Care, 38, is the...
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Features
/ 10 months agoChris Lilley – I did fulfuil my dream of playing at Twickenham
My Life In Rugby - Chris Lilley, the former Bath & Somerset prop My biggest claim to fame is I got...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoNaval officer who was sunk by RFU
IT’S been a tad busy of late with much to discuss but the recent passing of former RFU secretary Tony Hallett...
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Six Nations
/ 10 months agoFive key talking points as England prepare to host France in Six Nations
England host France at Allianz Stadium on Saturday with the aim of reigniting their Guinness Six Nations title bid after falling...
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Six Nations
/ 10 months agoAntoine Dupont is human – Tommy Freeman confident England can stop France star
Tommy Freeman insists England are confident of containing France’s scrum-half genius Antoine Dupont in Saturday’s Allianz Stadium showdown. Dupont underlined his...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoSix Nations – England wilt in Dublin’s red hot furnace
By Nick Cain Ireland............................... 27pts Tries: Gibson-Park 35, Aki 52, Beirne 64, Sheehan 72 Conversions: Crowley 65, 73 Penalty: Prendergast 56...
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Six Nations
/ 11 months agoSix Nations: Wales find reasons to hope but it’s a walk in the park for France
By Brendan Gallagher France................................ 43pts Tries: Attissogbe 18, 33; Bielle-Biarrey 23, 41; Marchand 55, Gailleton 68, Alldritt 78 Conversions: Ramos 19,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 11 months agoPromotion questions still need answers
REFERENCES in letters from RFU Board member Wayne Barnes and interim chair Bill Beaumont in support of the beleaguered current Twickenham...
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Letters
/ 11 months agoBill Sweeney needs to run game for the good of us all
RFU CEO Bill Sweeney is head of English Rugby not England Rugby. His strategy is to make the England teams successful...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoFears that BBC will lose Six Nations
By Peter Jackson Fears are growing within the BBC that this year’s Six Nations will bring an end to their historic...
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Features
/ 11 months agoEngland need to focus on playing the full 80 during the Six Nations
By Jeff Probyn - A Front row view on the game So Steve Borthwick has decided that his England team need...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoBill Sweeney determined to stay in RFU role until 2027
Bill Sweeney is determined to continue as Rugby Football Union chief executive until the 2027 World Cup and will only step...
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Letters
/ 11 months agoWe are all paying for the financial errors of the RFU
Who, other than for self-aggrandisement, is going to invest in rugby? The Premiership has never ever returned a profit. Several leading...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoThe RFU Board has failed to do its job properly
The employment of the crisis management company, Teneo, by the incumbent RFU administration to help it weather the SGM storm is...
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/ 11 months agoReferees are not free from criticism
In a country in which we are lucky to have freedom of opinion and speech as a birthright, Wayne Barnes is...
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/ 11 months agoA hat-trick to beat them all
PETER Brown, born into one of Scotland’s most decorated footballing families during the Second World War, responded to the privilege by...
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/ 11 months agoFarewell, Hammer of the English
SCOTLAND wins over England are ten a penny these days but there was a time when they were a rarity which...
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Features
/ 11 months agoREGGIEHAMMICK
YOUNG GUNS SARACENS FLANKER A brasive back row Reggie Hammick has joined Mark Mapletoft’s England U20s set-up aiming to make his...
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International Rugby
/ 11 months agoHandre Pollard: Argentina will test Steve Borthwick’s England
England have been warned to expect “tough battles” when they enter the backyard of the Pumas later this year.
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoWe don’t need platitudes, we need to see change
The RFU’s U-turn on Friday in agreeing to an SGM, just 24-hour’s after rejecting the Thursday’s submission representing 152 clubs across...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoWill Muir’s aiming to hit the target with Bath
By Mark Stevens Darts-loving winger Will Muir hopes Bath can hit the bullseye in 2025 having gone so close to Premiership...
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Premiership
/ 11 months agoOllie Lawrence: We want to do double over Saints
By Jon Newcombe Match Preview Northampton v Bath – Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens For Ollie Lawrence, last year’s Premiership final defeat...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 11 months agoPowell powers over to take Quins home
■By LUKE JARMYN Trailfinders .........39pts Tries: Evans 11, Beukeboom 19, Zackary 39, 69; Penalty 46, Crake 58, Laflin 66 Conversion: Leatherman...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoTrust players to put their own twist on things
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Rosslyn Park DoR Kieran Power, below Why did you get into coaching rugby and...
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Premiership
/ 12 months agoHarlequins are denied as Leicester Tigers snatch draw
By Brendan Gallagher Harlequins ....................... 34pts Tries: Walker 4, Murley 28, 70; Northmore 38 Conversions: Smith 5, 29, 39, 71 Penalties:...
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/ 12 months agoBig Bill Beaumont must tell Bill Sweeney his time is up
Bill Beaumont will have to be at the top of his game early in the New Year now that an SGM...
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Features
/ 12 months agoWe need a two -tiered solution
PAUL REES CALLS FOR A RESET, NOT A REVOLUTION, WHEN IT COMES TO SORTING OUT THE PROBLEMS FACING THE RFU WATCHING...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 months agoChoice of ‘popular’ Bill Beaumont a surprise
By Jeff Probyn - A front-row view on the game I may be wrong but the speed at which the RFU...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoCall to axe Sweeney ‘as soon as possible’
By NICK CAIN BILL Sweeney’s tenure as RFU chief executive is in a precarious position after Bill Beaumont’s announcement as an...
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/ 12 months agoBill Beaumont needs to show clear thinking
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Bill Beaumont is stepping into a saloon in which the tables...
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/ 12 months agoBeaumont needs to show clear thinking
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK BILL Beaumont is stepping into a saloon in which the tables and chairs...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoBeaumont needs to show clear thinking
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK BILL Beaumont is stepping into a saloon in which the tables and chairs...
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Miscellaneous
/ 12 months agoHarlequins v Gloucester-Hart
Preview Dec 28. 3pm HARLEQUINS captain Jade Konkel has issued a rallying cry towards fans going to watch Big Game 16...
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Miscellaneous
/ 12 months agoHarlequins v Gloucester-Hart
Preview Dec 28. 3pm HARLEQUINS captain Jade Konkel has issued a rallying cry towards fans going to watch Big Game 16...
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Miscellaneous
/ 12 months agoHarlequins v Gloucester-Hart
Preview Dec 28. 3pm HARLEQUINS captain Jade Konkel has issued a rallying cry towards fans going to watch Big Game 16...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoBill Beaumont named interim chairman at RFU as Tom Ilube resigns amid scandal
Sir Bill Beaumont has been appointed Rugby Football Union chairman on an interim basis following the resignation of Tom Ilube. Ilube...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoTom Ilube resigns as RFU chairman amid pay controversy
Tom Ilube has resigned as chairman of the Rugby Football Union amid controversy over executive pay. The move follows an outcry...
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International Rugby
/ 12 months agoGrassroots revolt triggers vote over futures of RFU chief executive and chairman
Rugby Football Union chief executive Bill Sweeney and chairman Tom Ilube are facing motions calling for their removal after a grassroots...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 12 months agoUnique Gifts for Rugby Lovers
Rugby is more than just a sport; it’s a passion that ignites camaraderie and fierce loyalty among fans. Whether you’re shopping...
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English Championship
/ 12 months agoCornish Pirates remove break clauses
By Sam Jackson Cornish Pirates have lifted the break clauses in player contracts which had been inserted in the summer amid...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 months agoCalls for change gather support
THE process of convening an SGM of the RFU is a convoluted procedural affair, and this could be a useful ally...
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Features
/ 12 months agoBeating Dean and the ABC club was a high
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER SARACENS & LONDON WELSH FLY-HALF ANDY LEE IT was more through luck than judgement that I...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 months agoI can’t believe the RFU chiefs will walk away
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I CANNOT believe that anyone would expect that Bill Sweeney or Tom...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoHarrow through on away side rule
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THE semi finals of the Continental Tyres National School Cup, Plate, Vase, and Bowl have all...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoEngland XV to host France
An England XV will host a France XV in an uncapped match at Twickenham on Saturday June 21 as a warm-up...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCalls for RFU chiefs to quit at fever pitch
Mounting calls for RFU chiefs to quit By Nick Cain Calls for Bill Sweeney, the RFU chief executive, and Tom Ilube,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSchools pay tribute to former student
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PROMISING rugby player Johnny Reynolds tragically passed away a year ago and in recent weeks his former...
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/ 1 year agoIt’s time for a root and branch clearout at RFU
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week In what sort of world does the wage packet of one...
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