All posts tagged "Wasps"
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Features
/ 8 months agoYOUNG GUNS
OLIVERSPENCER SALE & ENGLAND U18 PROP England U18 prop Oliver Spencer has been inspired by the meteoric rise of Asher Opoku-Fordjour,...
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Letters
/ 8 months agoLaw makers have stuffed up scrum
JEREMY Guscott’s contribution in The Rugby Paper last week expressed what I have been trying to understand, and failing miserably for...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoPathway focused on retaining World Cup
By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND U20s head coach LJ Lewis says last weekend’s three-day positional camp at Bisham Abbey delivered exactly what...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoEngland and Steve Borthwick suffer seismic blow as Tom Willis opts for France
England No.8 Tom Willis will leave Saracens for France at the end of the season in a seismic blow to Steve...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoHarding’s so happy to be at The Club’s house of fun
By BEN JAYCOCK BLACKHEATH captain Billy Harding believes his side’s balanced, adaptable game plan can keep them among the front-runners this...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoGleeson replaces Blackett at Bath
BATH have appointed former Warrington assistant coach Martin Gleeson as their new backs and attack coach to replace Lee Blackett who...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls 17-39 Saracens: Visitors spoil Red Bulls’ big night
Newcastle Red Bulls sold out for the first time since 2018, but Saracens rained on their parade, with teenage sensation Noah...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoNick Cain: Sorry, Saracens, but you weren’t the first
The attempts by Saracens to rebrand themselves this week as “The Original Club of North London” extends poetic licence beyond the...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoBlackett plans to improve his knowledge
■By ADAM HATHAWAY LEE Blackett will sign off with Bath on Friday then start swotting up on rugby around the world...
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Premiership
/ 9 months agoHarlequins shot down by Parling’s young guns
■By BEN JAYCOCK Harlequins .....17pts Tries: Els 4, Walker 44, 50 Conversion: Evans 50 Leicester ....... 25pts Tries: Pearson 13, Clare...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 months agoChristian Wade has his eye on scoring record
Christian Wade will have another chance to overtake Chris Ashton as the Premiership’s leading try scorer after agreeing to join Newcastle...
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Chris Hewett
/ 10 months agoChris Hewett: Bonus points? They are entirely pointless
Would we be in any way impoverished if they disappeared tomorrow? Unusually, we are not referring to our glorious leaders at...
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Features
/ 10 months agoYoung Guns – Ethan Surrey
Towering Bristol Bears and England U19s second row Ethan Surrey has had to navigate some tough setbacks already, most notably missing...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoNo spending spree at Newcastle Red Bulls, says Steve Diamond
Steve Diamond will not be going on a spending spree after Newcastle’s takeover last week by Red Bull ended years of...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoCrake keen to raise her game with Saracens
SARACENS have signed England loosehead Liz Crake from Trailfinders for the 2025-26 Premiership Women’s Rugby (PWR) season. The 30-year-old dentist, right,...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoHarlequins can capitalise in Kent, says Mike Friday
Former Wasps scrum-half Mike Friday says the continued silence surrounding the club’s return to professional rugby could be telling and says...
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International Rugby
/ 12 months agoSouth Africa 45-0 Italy: Century for Willie Le Roux as Springboks power past Italy
South Africa .............. 45pts Tries: Williams 8, Van der Merwe 15, 30, Moodie 37, Marx 50, Mapimpi 72, Wessels 80 Conversions:...
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International Rugby
/ 12 months agoWill Muir makes the most of his sevens training for England
Will Muir’s journey to a first England cap in La Plata started on the sevens circuit and it was even where...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Jack Willis makes the best of his chances in France
Has there ever been a better or impressive redemption story than Jack Willis? Two career-threatening ACL injuries, made redundant by Wasps...
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Features
/ 12 months agoI was very proud to be given a testimonial
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE NOW-RETIRED CAMBRIDGE & BEDFORD BLUES WINGER PAT TAPLEY Speedster: Pat Tapley leading the way for Bedford PICTURE:...
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Latest News
/ 12 months agoEveryone needs to feel valued and have a voice
Steve Hill puts the questions to Steve Pope, below, the head coach at Westcliff RFC in Regional 2 Anglia (Level 6)...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoTom Willis can’t wait for Argentina challenge
It has been three years since Tom Willis had his rugby career and life turned upside down, but the England No.8...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTeam culture and the club’s growth are key
Steve Hill puts the questions to Ryan Kirby, head coach at Bowdon RUFC Regional Two North West (Level 6) What is...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoJames O’Connor looks likely to replace Handre Pollard at Leicester Tigers
Crusaders and Australia fly-half James O’Connor looks set to join Leicester on a one-year deal after turning down an offer from...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSamoa in move for Jacob Umaga
Former Wasps fly-half Jacob Umaga, who was capped by England against USA in 2021, has been called up by Samoa for...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoI’m aspiring to be like Manu Tuilagi, says Rekeiti Ma’asi-White
Alex Sanderson believes Rekeiti Ma’asi-White’s work ethic will take him far after a season when the centre broke into the England...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoChris Hewett: Without jeopardy, the game is nothing
The journey time between the sublime and the ridiculous can be speed-of-sound short: Clement Poitrenaud, the quintessence of French rugby cool...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Rob Saunders
ROB SAUNDERS, THE FORMER LONDON IRISH, ULSTER & IRELAND SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST. 1....
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Features
/ 1 year agoMike Friday: England have plenty of options at No.9
Ben Jaycock talks to Mike Friday about his son’s rise to the top and the choices Steve Borthwick has on offer...
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Features
/ 1 year agoOSCAR TALBOT
YOUNG GUNS LEICESTER & ENGLAND U18 FLY-HALF Oscar Talbot says it’s a privilege to wear the England 10 shirt at U18...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoChristian Wade will give his all for Gloucester one final time
Christian Wade promises Gloucester fans he remains fully focused on ending his short stint in the West Country all guns blazing...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoProD2 climax to be shown on YouTube
AWAY from the troubles of Biarritz, there’s good news for British-based fans of French rugby’s second-tier ProD2 – it’s back on...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFriday lights don’t scare Bath in Premiership play-offs
Bath head of rugby Johann van Graan has every confidence that a Friday night or Saturday afternoon semi-final will make no...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNumber nine Danny makes history on his swansong
■By SAM JACKSON Farewell: Danny Care DANNY Care will make his farewell to Twickenham Stoop this afternoon with special dispensation to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoVaea Fifita’s commanding presence has Scarlets pushing for URC play-off spot
By Peter Ryan It has been a grim season for Welsh rugby this year. From poor performances on the international stage...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFormer Wasps pair in charge
By BEN JAYCOCK Benetton..........33 Glasgow............. 7 FORMER Wasps stars Paolo Odogwu and Jacob Umaga ran riot as Benetton gave reigning champions...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIt is not just tactics – it’s relationships and trust
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Ricky Reeves, below, the head coach at Medway RFC Regional Two South...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWild Knights earn bye after taking Sungoliath to the cleaners
Japan League One round-up SPRINGBOKS Damian de Allende and Lood de Jager were among the try scorers as Saitama Wild Knights...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland’s Jones links up with Dow at Trailfinders
■By BEN JAYCOCK RED Roses star Meg Jones has swapped life in Leicester for London by joining England team-mate Abby Dow...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHuge entry for new 7s series
EUROPE’S biggest sevens series – the LIT Super Sevens – kicks off on Saturday at Eton Manor RFC. It is a...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoJersey in cruise control as they beat Guernsey
SIAM CUP ■ By BEN JAYCOCK SPURRED on by several former Reds players in their starting line-up, Jersey regained the Siam...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoMission Impossible: How Northampton Saints can beat Leinster
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Phil Dowson only has to press a button anytime during the...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeff Probyn: Premiership Promotion should not depend on capacity
By Jeff Probyn - A front row view of the game It is funny how quickly things change once the pressure...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Blueprint for the future lacks rational thinking with franchise idea
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week We are coming to the franchise crunch. Finally, after five years...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSlack Glasgow do bare minimum
■By SAM JACKSON Zebre................... 6 Glasgow...........14 GLASGOW made it 25 wins from 25 against Zebre in the URC but it was...
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Features
/ 1 year agoTo be Saracens captain at 23 was a real honour
MY LIFEIN RUGBY FLOYD STEADMAN OBE DL THE FORMER SARACENS, LONDON, MIDDLESEX AND BARBARIANS SCRUM-HALF Leading the way: Floyd Steadman in...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoCai Griffiths: Worcester Warriors return to second tier ‘is not fair’
By Ben Jaycock The decision to give Worcester Warriors a place in next season’s Championship has sparked an angry response from...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoHartpury boss Mark Cornwell baffled by no promotion to Premiership
By Luke Jarmyn Hartpury head coach Mark Cornwell has called the current issues surrounding the lack of promotion and relegation between...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoWorcester Warriors to play in 14-team Championship
Worcester Warriors are set to return to professional rugby two and a half years after the club went into administration as...
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Features
/ 1 year agoTYLEROFFIAH
YOUNG GUNS BATH & ENGLAND U20 WING RUGBY has always been a massive part of Tyler Offiah’s life given he’s the...














