All posts tagged "Blindside"
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Features
/ 7 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER ■ EXETER CHIEFS look to have been successful in their battle to keep Australian-born forward Mitch Lees at the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ HARLEQUINS have eyes for Gloucester’s influential centre Henry Trinder when his contract runs...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoEdinburgh sign Bristol ace Hurrell
BRISTOL have lost their battle to keep centre Will Hurrell when his contract runs out at the end of the season....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTwo wins on the spin as Lightning tough it out
By SARA MURRAY Bristol …………….8 L’boro L’ning …12 LOUGHBOROUGH Lightning secured back-to-back wins with a hard-fought victory over Bristol at Cleve...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBooth tops wanted list to replace Wilson
BATH head coach Toby Booth has emerged as a surprise target for Cardiff Blues in their hunt to replace Danny Wilson...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoStreet find it hard road on first visit
Cinderford 34 Broadstreet 10 By NIGEL WILCE CINDERFORD overcame a determined challenge from first-time visitors Broadstreet to earn a bonus-point victory....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWasps rediscover that sting from last season
Northampton 22pts Tries: Tuala 18, Mallinder 77 Penalties: Francis 10, 37, 53, 57 Wasps 38pts Tries: Wade 34, Johnson 44, Bassett...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoRory takes the French route to top in coaching
Rory Teague fell in love with rugby from the moment he watched his grandfather Colin playing prop for Gloucester during his...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoSimmonds leaves it to clinch Chiefs win
■By ROGER PANTING EXETER made hard work of getting their Cup campaign off to a winning start as it took them...
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■VETERAN Western Force prop Pek Cowan appears to be unlikely to be heading to...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLawes tops September
NORTHAMPTON Saints forward Courtney Lawes has been named Premiership Player of the Month for September 2017. Lawes has been instrumental in...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTry-fest for Park as the points roll in
■By NICK DOYLE Otley 46 Sedgley Park 57 SEDGLEY Park edged out Otley in a 100-point thriller to deny them a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWarriors’ plight shows rugby finances on brink
COLIN BOAG It’s no secret that Worcester Warriors are up for sale – sorry, ‘seeking further investment’ – but things took...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBurns deserved his red says Blackadder
By TOM BRADSHAW TODDBlackadder says Bath have “no complaints” after Freddie Burns was red-carded for a tip-tackle on his full debut...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMoriarty back in November
WALES will be forced to rule a second Lions flanker out of action until the New Year – Ross Moriarty. The...
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Features
/ 8 years agoTatafu hooks some Prem interest again
Available from December: Tatafu Polota-Nau WALLABY hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau is back on the radar of Premiership clubs following Western Force’s axe...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAbendanon, Strettle in French talks
CLERMONT Auverge have stepped up their efforts to keep former England internationals Dave Strettle, below, and Nick Abendanon. The pair are...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBig cats make meal of careless Ospreys
By SAM JACKSON OSPREYS coach Steve Tandy slammed his side’s high error count as they were thrashed 44-25 in Bloemfontein. The...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWilliams ready to prove he’s regained his edge
LEICESTER enforcer Mike Williams knows he must up his physical intensity if he is to have any chance of featuring for...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHowe holds his nerve to snatch a draw for All Whites
By STEFFAN THOMAS Swansea …16 RGC 1404 …16 SWANSEA were held to a 16-16 draw by RGC 1404 in what was...
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler BORDEAUX’S search for a winger for next season has seen them make enquiries...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWilson is a coaching target for Norhampton
NORTHAMPTON have emerged as possible suitors for Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson if they opt to reshuffle their coaching staff....
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Features
/ 8 years agoPumas ace Cordero may attract Harlequins
ARGENTINA winger Santiago Cordero is being lined up for a move to the Premiership next season. Blindside understands that Cordero, below,...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoPerry rescues Hartpury as Yorkshire grunt almost prevails
By ANDREW BEACHAM JACOBPerry’s late penalty salvaged a draw for Hartpury, although having wrapped up a bonus point before half time,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoTop Kiwi Plumtree aims for Prem job
JOHN PLUMTREE, the Hurricanes forwards coach, is looking for a move to the Premiership in 2018. Kiwi Plumtree, who was a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler BATH are set to offer veteran Samoan halfback Kahn Fotuali’i the chance of extending...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSaracens lead the hunt for Wales star Webb
SARACENS are the first Premiership club to put their hat into the ring for Wales scrum-half Rhys Webb who is out...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoHolford joy after Lions tamed in derby win
By ANDY MOORE SOUTH Leicester head coach Michael Holford was ecstatic to get revenge for two derbyday defeats last season, as...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSuper Stuckey inspires Newport to first victory of season
By STEFFAN THOMAS Newport…29 Pontypridd …27 NEWPORT secured their first win of the season as they edged past Pontypridd 29-27 in...
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLIND SIDE
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■ ENGLAND fly-half Alex Lozowski has turned down the chance of signing a...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoExciting Blues Challenged to keep up level of intensity
By JACKSON COLE Bishop’s Stort 49pts Tries: Tomlinson 17, Riddington 21, Banks 35, Roberts 56, George 63, Cullen 66 Conversions: Cullen...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBig victory gets Sale back in the groove
By GEOFF LIGHTFOOT Sale 48pts Leicester Lions 10pts SALE put the disappointment of their near-miss last season firmly behind them with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe Bok who gave Meads his toughest challenge
THROUGHOUT his career Colin Meads was frequently asked who his toughest and most feared opponent was and although the likes of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoDenton: I had to quit Bath for Test dream
David Denton wants to wear the Scotland jersey again but as hard as it was to admit, he reckons it would...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHaskell has last laugh with trolls on Twitter
FORMER England internationals Will Carling and Brian Moore, below, have been involved in a week- long spat with Piers Morgan on...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoEx-pat Brit Maurice is now NZRU president
MAURICE Trapp is one of the more intriguing characters on this Lions tour. This is not just because he is has...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoThere’s a word for this great pride of Lions – Remarkable!
From NICK CAIN at Eden Park, Auckland Unapposed: Jordie Barrett scores the All Blacks’ second try Lethal: Owen Farrell kicks a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLions fans recogniseItoje is the real deal
LIONS STAR MAN Our hero: Fans mob Maro Itoje after the victory PICTURES: Getty Images NICK CAIN’S RATINGS 1. MAKO VUNIPOLA...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoGreatest of them all still battling like a true champion
John Taylor John Taylor, the 1971 Lions flanker, meets up with his old sparring partner, the great Colin Meads Te Kuiti...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPlenty of changes for Scotland for Australia Test
Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend has named eight personnel changes to his starting XV to face Australia at Allianz Stadium. Townsend...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoTownsend tenure off to a flier as Italy self-destruct
By ALEXANDER McLEMAN SCOTLAND opened their summer tour in style with a dominant performance over Italy in Singapore. Tries from Ali...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRebels confirm signing of Parling
The Melbourne Rebels have confirmed the signing of Geoff Parling for the 2018 Super Rugby season. As revealed in Blindside on...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoMallinder hits winner after Wood sees red
By NICK VERDIER NORTHAMPTON defied the odds to book their place in next season’s Champions Cup after fighting back from 22-16...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoLions must beware getting on wrong side of ref
WHAT was evident from the high-tempo Chiefs v Crusaders clash played in Suva, Fiji, last weekend was that forward passes in...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHaskell on track for a Hollywood ending!
By NICK VERDIER LIONS tours usually include a fairytale story along the way and Welsh legend Scott Quinnell reckons the 2017...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCastleford accused of breaching contract
DENNY SOLOMONA will claim that Castleford Tigers ‘belittled’ him as the case over his switch to Sale Sharks heads to trial...
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National League 2E
/ 8 years agoFour years of effort pays off in promotion
By MORGAN HILL Exmouth………………7pts Bishop’s Stort’ …60pts GOING UP!: Bishop’s Stortford celebrate winning promotion to National League One for next season....
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHigh-flying Chiefs cash in another win bonus
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Double delight: Chiefs full-back Lachie Turner dives over for one of his scores PICTURES: Getty Images Veteran: Nick...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDe Klerk and O’Connor are done deals at Sale
BLINDSIDE understands that Sale Sharks have completed deals for Faf de Klerk and James O’Connor to move to the club next...
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Features
/ 8 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler LONDON IRISH are having talks with Springbok lock Lood de Jager, right, about joining...