All posts tagged "Wasps"
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoChampionship: Wasps are in, Worcester out
By BEN JAYCOCK Wasps will be playing Championship rugby next season after exiting administration, but Worcester have been left in the...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSkivington delight as McGuigan joins
George Skivington could not believe his luck when he learned that George McGuigan was available as he looked for a hooker...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoWeakened Gloucester hammered by Leinster
By GARY FITZGERALD Leinster................57pts Tries: Lowe 12, 54; van der Flier 17, Kelleher 25, 40; Ryan 36, McGrath 46, Larmour 75,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoTigers keen to tempt speedster Bassett
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Leicester Tigers are pressing ahead with their recruitment plans for next season and are bidding...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoEaling go West to beef up pack
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Moving: Tom West Ealing Trailfinders have moved to strengthen their front row ahead of their...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoHarris: No limit to how far Reds can go
By BEN JAYCOCK Antonio TJ Harris believes his unbeaten Jersey Reds side have no limit on how far they can go...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoExcluded Warriors thrash helpless Wasps
By SAM BYTHEWAY Wasps..........................0 Worcester............... 50 Worcester Warriors put their current exclusion from next year’s Premier 15s to one side as...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWasps will return but Warriors in the Wilderness
Wasps have confirmed they will be able to play Championship rugby next season after exiting administration, while Worcester Warriors have been...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoQuins’ “Big Game” delayed due to strikes
Harlequins‘ annual “Big Game” has been moved from its typical festive slot to early March due to industrial action planned for...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSimpson, 34, calls it quits
Former England scrum-half Joe Simpson has retired from professional rugby, aged 34. Simpson, who played six games for Sale on a...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoLeinster smash Racing and prepare for Gloucester duel
By GARY FITZGERALD Racing............... 10pts Tries: Wade 74 Conversions: Russell 75 Penalties: Russell 25 Leinster............ 42pts Tries: Porter 3, Sheehan 32,...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoGloucester in line for Stuart and McGuigan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gloucester have been busy shopping to improve their squad for next season and have lined...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoIsrael banking on the Heat to build profile
RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER One of the more unusual modern days...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Tom Cruse
Tom Cruse, The Edinburgh and former Wasps, London Irish, Rotherham & Macclesfield hooker chooses the best XV he has played with...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoHougaard to provide cover at Saracens
SARACENS have signed former Wasps utility back Francois Hougaard on a threemonth deal to provide injury cover on the wing. The...
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News Extra
/ 3 years agoEx-England coach Ed joins Coventry set-up
ED Robinson has joined Championship side Coventry as their new backs coach to replace Tony Fenner, who is relocating to New...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSweeney ‘living in ivory tower’, MPs hear
By SAM JACKSON RFU chief Bill Sweeney has been accused of living in an “ivory tower” and asked by MPs whether...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoHougaard’s ‘no’ to Japan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Wasps and Worcester scrum-half Francois Hougaard is set to turn down the chance of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNew deals for Radwan & Blamire
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Newcastle are closing in agreeing on new deals with England duo hooker Jamie Blamire, above, and...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoMunster end run of derby defeats
By DARAGH SMALL Munster ......... 34 Connacht......... 17 Another encouraging URC win continued Munster’s turnaround in fortunes. Connacht left Thomond Park...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoChampions hoping to build on fast start
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Women’s Premier 15s Today. Kick-off 3.15pm PREMIER 15s champions Saracens will be hoping to continue their strong...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoQuins confirm Launchbury signing
Harlequins have confirmed the signing of Joe Launchbury for the 2023/24 season. It was first reported that Quins were set to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoOghre lines up move to Leicester
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Gabriel Oghre, above, has become the latest former Wasps player to find himself a...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSirker’s found new lease of life in West Country
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Wasps winger Callum Sirker is enjoying his rugby again and says his difficulties with injury have made...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoWasps stung as Bears start with a ten-try romp
By JESSICA TOLKIEN Bristol.......................62 Wasps..........................0 Bears thrashed Wasps in the opening round of the Allianz Premier 15s to go top of...
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Features
/ 3 years agoOne hell of a shock! When a teacher helped Old Reigatians When a teacher
MOMENTINTIME OLD REIGATIANS 12 SARACENS 10 (JOHN PLAYER CUP, SPECIAL REPORT BY NEIL FISSLER NOT many clubs in the country can...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWe must bring back relegation -Baxter
By PAUL REES ROB Baxter believes that promotion and relegation has to become a feature of the Premiership again even if...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoMarler calls for change of governance
By GARY FITZGERALD JOE Marler believes it may be time for a new “independent” organisation to be charged with repairing the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoMa’asi-White heads for Sale
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER England U20 international Rekeiti Ma’asi-White is on the verge of agreeing to a deal...
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Features
/ 3 years agoSkiing trip prompted rapid rise to the top
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER NOTTINGHAM, STADE FRANCAIS, WASPS, DRAGONS & NORTHAMPTON SCRUM-HALF CHARLIE DAVIES I WAS 16 and on...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBuild-up to Varsity is like a Test match week, says Flood
ORGANISERS of the Varsity Match have decided to continue with the experiment of playing the historic fixture between Oxford University and...
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Premiership
/ 4 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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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoLaunchbury set for stint in Japan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Former Wasps skipper Joe Launchbury is set to move to Japan on a short-term deal...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaints face fight to keep hold of Sleightholme
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Saints face stiff competition from Exeter and Saracens for the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTigers hunt Hassell-Collins
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Ollie Hassell-Collins could be joining Premiership champions Leicester next season after being spotted visiting Oval...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoBath lead chase for Du Toit, Barbeary
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Prop star: Du Toit Bath have emerged as favourites to pip Lyon to land Springbok...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team with Rikki Stout
1. George Porter – Ports is part of a very good Cinderford pack, and loves a scrum. It’s always a tough...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoCoventry can’t hold Doncaster
By GUY WILLIAMS Doncaster K .............22pts Tries: Vukasinovic 48, Daly 57, 76; Roberts 71 Conversions: Parkin 76 Tries: Thomas 44 Conversions:...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoSorry, but I can’t find ‘materiality’ in the law book
I AGREE with Mr Rowden (letters, October 23) that no referee deliberately manufactures situations to even up games. But I do...
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English Championship
/ 4 years agoAnfield legend Fowler among Caldy fan club
By BEN JAYCOCK Caldy are ‘relishing and revelling’ in their inaugural Championship season and director of rugby Gareth Davies hopes it...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoSweeney is left carrying the can
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME They always say that hindsight is 20/20 vision, making it easy to...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWasps results for the season to be expunged
RUGBY SHORTS Wasps have been suspended from the Premiership and Premiership Cup for the rest of the season. As with Worcester,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoShields, Odogwu, Koch agree deals in France
RUGBY SHORTS Wasps have seen numerous star players depart the club this week. Former England flanker Brad Shields, 31, has agreed...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBaron calls for radical review to save game
By NICK CAIN Francis Baron, one of the most authoritative figures in Rugby Union administration, has called for a radical root-and-branch...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 years agoDitch the skulduggery and dismantle the cartel
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The most critical element of any reorganisation of England’s professional club league structure...
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Features
/ 4 years agoHarlequins line up Barbarians fixture
RUGBY SHORTS Harlequins have secured a fixture with the Barbarians. With their match against Wasps on November 13 scratched, they’ll host...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCentre Neal forced to call time at 26
RUGBY SHORTS Former Wasps centre Ross Neal has retired from rugby due to concussion at the age of 26. The towering...
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Podcast
/ 4 years agoWasps demise a ‘very sad situation’ – Fitzpatrick
New Zealand legend Sean Fitzpatrick expressed his sadness as at the news of Wasps going into administration, on this week’s The...
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Podcast
/ 4 years agoEpisode Thirty-Six with Sean Fitzpatrick
For episode 36 we have a full house of columnists (Nick Cain, Brendan Gallagher and Chris Hewett) joining host Ollie Little,...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoWasps administration confirmed as players made redundant
Wasps‘ widely-expected administration has now been confirmed and their players made redundant. A statement read: “Wasps Holdings Limited (the “Company”) was...
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