All posts tagged "Twickenham"
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Letters
/ 2 years agoFigures don’t add up
IN his column in a recent edition of The Rugby Paper, Peter Jackson states that the RFU are set to earn...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team – Scott Sio
SCOTT SIO, THE EXETER CHIEFS AND FORMER AUSTRALIA AND BRUMBIES PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... Forwards...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoTime for England to walk the walk
By Nick Cain Right here, right now, English rugby union craves forward momentum. It needs something to knock the negatives surrounding...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGeorge Furbank: I can’t wait to take on All Blacks
By Adam Hathaway George Furbank missed a chance to get one over the All Blacks in July – now he has...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFrench lessons inspire Joe El-Abd
By Adam Hathaway Joe El-Abd, England’s new defence coach, revealed his time with Toulon’s Galacticos helped him realise you need more...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPremiership Rugby chief defends Phil Morrow approach
By Adam Hathaway Premiership chiefs have rushed to defend their handling of the Phil Morrow situation which caused a split among...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoDanny Wilson: Harlequins determined to put on a show
By Ben Jaycock Harlequins v Saracens – Match Preview Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop Harlequins have not beaten Saracens in the Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBorthwick struggling to find unifying spirit
CALL it a “Sue Gray moment” in rugby boots – yet another one, to go with all the other instances of...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoSing’s the star as champions triumph
■By OLLIE AUST Harlequins ................ 18pts Tries: Aucken 32, Mueller 76 Conversion: Cromack 77 Penalties: Cromack 13, 58 Gloucester-Hart ...... 27pts...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoJack van Poortvliet ‘better than ever’ after his year of hell
By Adam Hathaway England head coach Steve Borthwick will see a new, improved Jack van Poortvliet when he pitches up at...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPat Lam: We were heroic in defence
Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam says doing their best against Bath is “not negotiable as it’s all about the community...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoYes, a star is born, but just not on the rugby field
A STAR is born? Well yes and no... This is a young unknown, fresh faced, clean shaven Kris Kristofferson early in...
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Features
/ 2 years agoDays when Kristofferson put his heart into rugby
WHEN he entered Oxford University on a Rhodes Scholarship in the autumn of 1958, Kris Kristofferson, right, had already been bashed...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoMcGoverne keeps her cool to snatch it at the death
■By OLLIE AUST Harlequins ......... 7pts Try: Wythe 13 Conversion: Cromack 13 Exeter Chiefs .... 8pts Try: Bricknell 66 Penalties: McGoverne...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMinikin keen to use pain of last year as motivation
■By TOM KELLY Leader: Lewis Minikin HULL Ionians fly-half Lewis Minikin was “absolutely gutted” come the end of last season after...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNew-look Northampton Saints still have what it takes
By Rob Wildman Northampton Saints ......30pts Tries: Coles 9, Munga 45, Hutchinson 49 Conversions: Smith 9, 45, 49 Penalties: Smith 10,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDebts pushing game towards cliff-edge
The measure of how much rugby union in England depends on the international game was laid bare this week. It arrived...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoJordie Barrett a doubt for England re-match in Autumn Internationals
New Zealand centre Jordie Barrett has injured the medial collateral ligament in his left knee and is a doubt for the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoIreland face tough New Zealand test
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... New Zealand v Ireland Monday. Kick-off 3am IRELAND take on world champions New Zealand this morning looking...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland A v Australia A at Twickenham Stoop in November
50 Days to go & Family Tickets Available With the rugby season just started, why not see England’s brightest young talent and other top Premiership stars...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoSimon Halliday’s demand for clarity over promotion-relegation play-off
By Nick Cain The RFU is under fire from the Championship for its failure to provide clarity over the terms of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJames Ratti enjoys his ‘weird ride’
By Simon Thomas James Ratti is the first to admit his “mad journey” to becoming a Welsh international has been “a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTwickenham stadium deal may come at a cost
The idea that the renaming of Twickenham as the Allianz Stadium for a reported £100m over 10 years is such a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRed Roses show who’s No.1 with win over Black Ferns
By William Gupwell England women’s head coach John Mitchell says his side will take valuable lessons from the 24-12 win over...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWe must work on attracting more people into the game
Thank you to Tracey Turner for the lengthy appraisal of the challenges facing English rugby and the suggested solutions. Thank you,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAbby Dow: Feeling comfortable in large crowds is key to Rugby World Cup success
By James Reid Abby Dow believes one of the keys to success at next year’s Rugby World Cup lies in the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMarlie Packer: We want to win Rugby World Cup in front of sell-out Twickenham crowd
By James Reid Marlie Packer’s legacy will not be defined by what happens at next year’s Rugby World Cup, but the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRosie Galligan: 2025 Rugby World Cup can have same impact as Euro 2022 on Women’s game
By James Reid Rosie Galligan believes the 2025 Rugby World Cup can replicate the impact of Euro 2022 in transforming the...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoDan Tobin is England’s new strength & conditioning coach
Dan Tobin has been appointed as England’s new strength and conditioning coach following the departures of Aled Walters and Tom Tombleson.
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Friendlies
/ 2 years agoSuper Holly shows why she’s No.1 for Mitchell
By Ben Jaycock England……………38pts Tries: M Packer 11, Breach 18, 49; Rowland 23, Talling 44, L Packer 66 Conversions: Aitchison 11,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBaffled by alliances at ‘the Allianz’
THE word “succession” has taken on a different, darker hue since Brian Cox effed and blinded his way through four whole...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoThe day one Newbridge became four
SO, UEFA deemed it necessary to hire extra security guards to protect their new AI-based draw for the Champions League from...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoTommy Freeman: England will be ready for All Blacks
Tommy Freeman has November 2 circled in his diary and has urged England to make home advantage count against the All...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLETTER: England Rugby needs a coaching pathway
Is England’s inability to select the right coaches, ones committed to the challenge, due to the hierarchy and structure of English...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland moved on to take Grand Slam with victory over Scotland
WHAT happened next? If the build up to the match is complicated, so is its legacy. The short term is easier...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHare: I knew it was a big moment
DUSTY Hare famously scored a world record 7,337 points in first class rugby but it is his 79th minute penalty to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJones to miss out on WXV
MEG Jones has been ruled out of England’s September internationals and the WXV tournament after sustaining a significant ankle injury which...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI want that winner’s medal this time around
Jon Newcombe talks to Bath back rower Miles Reid as he prepares for the new Prem season Miles Reid is saving...
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Features
/ 2 years agoTV deal will boost women’s game
THERE are two ways of looking at the BBC’s latest foray into rugby broadcasting: a deal securing exclusive rights to next...
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Features
/ 2 years agoThe culture of playing through pain has got to stop – it is so outdated
Barney Davies, a 24-year-old who retired from the game with concussion issues, is urging a new approach The stigma around toughness...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoJoe Marler faces race to be fit for England’s autumn internationals
Joe Marler will miss the start of Harlequins’ season with the broken foot sustained during England’s summer tour to place doubt...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoLETTER: Twickenham name change to Allianz Stadium welcome
I wholeheartedly agree with Chris Hewett regarding the forthcoming Twickenham name change to the Allianz Stadium.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSweeney defends change
CHIEF executive Bill Sweeney says the RFU has not “sold out” by renaming Twickenham in a sponsorship deal worth more than...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoLETTER: World Rugby made the game too complicated, attritional
This is a follow on from Raymond Howell’s letter in last weekend’s Rugby Paper about rugby's loss of wide appeal.
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Letters
/ 2 years agoLETTER: RFU not helping English rugby
Steve Borthwick is doing a great job in charge of the national side as are his players and our recent U20...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoA sporting heritage that needs protection
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK WHAT’S in a name? A huge amount if you consider what Wembley means...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoWhat counts is how the money is spent
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IT WAS a close-run thing but, after crunching the numbers harder than a caffeine-fuelled psephologist on election...
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Features
/ 2 years agoFrenchman Fourcade put Italy on the right track
FRENCH coach Bertrand Fourcade, whose death at the age of 81 was announced this week, rarely gets mentioned for his contribution...
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Features
/ 2 years agoChanging names is never easy to do
SO Twickenham will henceforth be called the Allianz Stadium apparently, at least that’s what the sponsors hope. Now the RFU is...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoSponsorship deal will really help grassroots
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME THE news that the cabbage patch is to get a name change...
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