All posts tagged "Worcester"
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International Rugby
/ 3 days 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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Features
/ 3 days 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
/ 1 week agoThomas takes on Swansea
FORMER Wales flanker Jonathan Thomas has become the new head coach of Swansea RFC. The 42-year-old played 67 times for Wales...
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Features
/ 1 week agoI played against my twin brother – and with him
MYLIFE INRUGBY 'LEE FORTEY THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, MOSELEY, NEWPORT, PERTEMPS BEES & WORCESTER PROP, WHO NOW COACHES LYDNEY AND GIBRALTAR I...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 weeks agoWorcester Warriors sign seasoned Premiership pair
Worcester have added No.8 Matt Rogerson and wing Tom Seabrook to their ever-growing squad list for next season. Rogerson, 31, moves...
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Columnists
/ 3 weeks agoPaul Rees: Ben Spencer’s kicking has Bath on the front foot
It felt as if the trophy presentation could have been made at half-time. Bath led 13-7, and only once in their...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 weeks 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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English Championship
/ 3 weeks agoWorcester Warriors will be Championship contenders, says new man Roma Zheng
Worcester Warriors signing Roma Zheng is hoping to help his new side return to the Premiership, with the hungry flyer the...
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English Championship
/ 3 weeks agoEaling Trailfinders gunning to make it three Championship titles in succession
Reuben Bird-Tulloch has found a new lease of life at Ealing Trailfinders and is looking forward to pursuing a hat-trick of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 month agoEaling’s pair make the cut but Blues and Hartpury are at the top of the bill
CHAMPIONSHIP DREAM TEAM >> THE BEST XV FROM 2024-25 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 month agoRugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Matthieu Jalibert gives it back to Henry Pollock
Rugby saw the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup finals take place this weekend, with Bordeaux-Begles beating Northampton Saints and Bath beating...
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English Championship
/ 1 month agoRyan Lamb support for Championship changes
Plymouth Albion boss Ryan Lamb has welcomed the revised Champ Rugby format, which gives ambitious National 1 clubs potentially two opportunities...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoDoctor calls for concussion protocols to be revised
Doctor Ben Jones, a former scrum-half with Northampton, Worcester and England 7s, has called for concussion guidelines to be revised to...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoFraser Balmain ‘excited’ to sign for Worcester Warriors
Saracens prop Fraser Balmain will join Worcester at the end of the season. Balmain previously played for Leicester, where he won...
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English Championship
/ 1 month agoChinnor can’t resist Bedford’s battering
■By JOE STEVENS Bedford .............61pts Tries: Tuilagi 3, Worley 11, James 19, 59, 74; Howard 46, Adamson 52, Lennon 77, Garside...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoJeff Probyn: An uphill battle for Championship winners
Am I the only person who thinks the idea of the Championship setting up a new idea of multiple play-offs to...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoCamborne and Clifton combine to help create a team with great power
THE BEST XV FROM 2024-25 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of the The Rugby Paper’s...
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English Championship
/ 2 months agoEnglish second tier gets rebrand to ‘Champ Rugby’
The Championship will be rebranded as ‘Champ Rugby’ from next season and with a six-team playoff system to determine the league...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoFin Smith’s found a soulmate in Northampton Saints guru Sam Vesty
Fin Smith and his Northampton teammates will sit down tomorrow as coaches Sam Vesty and Phil Dowson unveil their plan to...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoNick Cain: Championship rebrand can be a real game-changer
The rebranding this week of England’s second professional league as Champ Rugby could be a game-changer in English club rugby, and...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoTonbridge’s six of the best lead way but Dorking and Barnes aces also nab spot
THE BEST XV FROM 2024-25 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of The Rugby Paper’s National...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSteady Pirates are primed for attack
■ By MARK STEVENS FOR the first time in years, the Cornish Pirates are heading into the off-season without the usual...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoKvesic returns to Worcester
■ By SAM JACKSON MATT Kvesic says it was a ‘no-brainer’ to return to Worcester next season. He becomes the first...
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English Championship
/ 2 months agoWhat the new Championship format could mean for English rugby
The Championship announced a rebrand and a new system this week in a promotional video, marking a new beginning for the second...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 months agoNorthampton Saints fly-half Fin Smith ‘unfazed’ and ‘relaxed’ about the possibility British and Irish Lions selection
By James Logan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRichmond’s punt on youth pays off
By CHRIS COLLYER National One RICHMOND boss Rob Powell couldn’t be happier with his team’s performance this season as the Londoners...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoBath owner, Bruce Craig, backs franchise system
Bath owner Bruce Craig argues that scrapping relegation and relaunching the Premiership as a collection of centrally licensed franchises would bring...
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Columnists
/ 3 months 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
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Payments may not be swift for Worcester Warriors
The spin over substance element in the administration of the game in England has been highlighted by fears that Worcester’s undertaking...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoBournville reminds me what a proper club is, says Thorp
By PAUL BOLTON Calling it quits: Prop Stef Thorp STEF Thorp has no intention of becoming a stranger at Avery Fields...
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Features
/ 3 months agoDiamond blames system, not refs
By PAUL REES STEVE Diamond has called for more transparency over decisions made by match officials after being slapped with a...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoPremiership News: Six-game ban for Steve Diamond
Newcastle director of rugby Steve Diamond has been handed a six-match ban by the RFU for abusing match officials after Newcastle’s...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoWorcester deserve place back in Tier 2
I READ with interest the views of Cai Griffiths (DoR at London Welsh, one of my alltime favourite clubs) in TRP...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoChris Ashton: Designated away sections will build atmosphere
By Ben Jaycock Chris Ashton is backing Premiership Rugby’s away end trial later this month, believing it will enhance the atmospheres...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoLuc Jones thanks coaching team as he relishes his first trophy with Richmond
By Ben Jaycock Luc Jones has enjoyed a career that has seen him play at the highest levels in England and...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months 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
/ 3 months 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
/ 3 months 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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English Championship
/ 3 months agoWorcester Warriors return – RFU Board should tell us what it thinks
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The first act of the new Tier 2 Board, which has...
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English Championship
/ 3 months agoWorcester Warriors to return to professional rugby next season in revamped Championship
For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...
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Features
/ 3 months agoJack Andrew – I’m proud I’ve played over 200 times for Cornish Pirates
My Life in Rugby - Jack Andrew THE FORMER EXETER CHIEFS, CORNISH PIRATES AND PLYMOUTH ALBION PROP NOW PLAYING FOR CAMBORNE...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoHeath Mount show the way
U11 Mixed AS the only mixed competition over the week, the U11s tournament is certainly a unique one and, like the...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoKing Edward’s too strong for Cheltenham
U18 Vase Top of the form: King Edward’s School KING Edward’s School fought relentlessly to secure a marginal victory over Cheltenham...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoRecruitment freeze as Newcastle Falcons look for £5m
By Paul Rees Newcastle have frozen recruitment until their finances are sorted out with other clubs considering a £5m loan to...
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Premiership
/ 4 months agoSteve Diamond: That was not good enough
Newcastle chief Steve Diamond had a face like thunder and insisted the off-field issues reported earlier in the week “gave no...
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Premiership
/ 4 months agoBath vs Gloucester: Seb Atkinson keen to get it right against Bath
By Jon Newcombe PREVIEW... Bath v Gloucester Today. Kick-off 3pm, Recreation Ground Seb Atkinson says Gloucester will look to take inspiration...
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Premiership
/ 4 months agoPrem Rugby Cup Final Preview: Ruaridh McConnochie’s on a mission
By Jon Newcombe Match Preview – Exeter v Bath Ruaridh McConnochie insists Bath will be winners this weekend even if they...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoFans wil get chance to invest in London Irish
By Sam Jackson London Irish plan to return to competitive rugby under a fan ownership model in September 2026 – ruling...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoAndy Robinson praise for cross-league rivalry
By Jon Newcombe Andy Robinson has spoken about the positive experience of playing Championship clubs in what looks set to be...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoOspreys are soaring but Mark Jones won’t take credit
By Simon Thomas Mark Jones is quick to acknowledge the work of those who have gone before him at the Ospreys,...