All posts tagged "Exeter"
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/ 8 months agoWe must all share the blame -Youngs
By ADAM HATHAWAY BEN Youngs insists Leicester’s players only have themselves to blame for last season’s flop and not Dan McKellar...
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/ 8 months agoSeven-try Pirates put Redruth to the sword
By MIKE SINCLAIR Cornish Pirates....47pts Redruth..................... 5pts THE full-timers of Cornish Pirates proved too strong for their National 2 West neighbours...
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/ 9 months agoExeter Chiefs star Henry Slade to miss start of season after surgery
Exeter centre Henry Slade will miss the start of the upcoming Premiership season after having shoulder surgery.
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English Championship
/ 9 months agoCornish Pirates: Richard ‘Dicky’ Evans knighted
In terms of Rugby Royalty, the Cornish Pirates' Richard ‘Dicky’ Evans certainly ranks among the historical greats.
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/ 9 months agoHaydn Thomas urges England U20s to push on to the next level
As the anticipation of the new season builds, Haydn Thomas has praised the England Under-20s squad for their impressive talent and...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoJulian Salvi relishing his role as Georgia defence coach
Julian Salvi has never been one to shy away from a good challenge. Now he is relishing his job as Georgia's...
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/ 9 months agoRegan Grace to miss start of Bath season after surgery
Bath wing Regan Grace is likely to miss the start of the upcoming season after having had surgery on a hamstring...
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/ 9 months agoDREAM TEAM
TOBY FREEMAN, THE FORMER EXETER, ORDIZIA, ROTHERHAM, NOTTINGHAM, CORNISH PIRATES & HARLEQUINS LOCK, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Features
/ 9 months agoCall me The Stag – but I was stuck with Bambi
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER SCOTLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND GLASGOW HAWKS/WARRIORS, WATERLOO AND BEDFORD BACK ROWER RORY McKAY IT’S been great...
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/ 9 months agoDevoto’s a Titan
FORMER England centre Ollie Devoto is close to agreeing a deal to join Taunton Titans in National League 2 West as...
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/ 9 months agoPremiership fixtures
It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs ROUND 1 Friday Sep 20 Bath v Northampton (7.45pm)...
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/ 9 months agoNATIONAL 2 WEST
Macclesfield are one of four new teams to enter National Two West and Matt Coleridge’s side face a season full of...
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/ 9 months agoSaints swoop to sign up Langdon Mk2
NORTHAMPTON have signed hooker Nathan Langdon from Sale FC. The 23-year-old has followed brother Curtis to Franklin’s Gardens, having impressed in...
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/ 9 months agoDREAMTEAM
MAX BODILLY, THE EALING TRAILFINDERS AND FORMER EXETER CHIEFS AND CORNISH PIRATES CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH......
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Features
/ 9 months agoThe Bears blueprint: Go and play without fear
PAUL REES ON HOW BRISTOL HEAD COACH PAT LAM PLANS TO GUIDE THE WEST COUNTRY OUTFIT BACK TO THE TOP Class...
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Features
/ 9 months agoStaying up’s going to be a challenge
Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to Devonport Services head coach Ben Russell, below, as they prepare for life in National Two West...
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/ 9 months agoTop of the world
England U20s too strong for France in final showdown By BEN JAYCOCK Head coach Mark Mapletoft praised the England U20s as...
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Dream Team
/ 9 months agoDREAMTEAM
Gareth Steenson, the former Exeter Chiefs, Cornish Pirates & Rotherham fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against......
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Paul Rees
/ 9 months agoFlamboyant Harlequins add steel to their spine
HARLEQUINS are following the path trodden by Northampton a year ago, one that took the Saints to Twickenham and the title...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoUnderhill so impressed by England’s improvement
By ADAM HATHAWAY Sam Underhill is a decent barometer of England’s progress in the last 12 months having watched them from...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoAgony for England as they fail to breach the All Black fortress
By Adam Hathaway in Eden Park New Zealand................... 24pts Tries: Tele’a 11, 61 Conversions: McKenzie 12 Penalties: McKenzie 21, 38, 69,...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoHigh-risk blitz puts England in charge
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK There's nothing not to like about England’s blitz defence. It’s bold, gutsy, and good...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoAussies made to fight all the way
By Roger Panting Australia........................... 36pts Tries: Daugunu 7, 67; Gordon 25, Alaalatoa 54 Conversions: Lolesio 8, 26 Penalties: Lolesio 15, 31,...
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Features
/ 9 months agoExpect the Chiefs Mk2 to be real contenders
PAUL REES LOOKS AT WHY EXETER’S DOR HAS PUT PLAYER RETENTION AHEAD OF RECRUITMENT AT SANDY PARK The most eye-catching result...
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Premiership
/ 9 months agoGatland: I’d love to be allowed to select Hawkins
Warren Gatland says he has never been in favour of Welsh rugby’s cap rule and would like to be able to...
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/ 9 months agoInternational pair join Montpellier
MONTPELLIER have confirmed the signing of England No.8 Billy Vunipola, right, and former Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg, below. Hogg, who retired...
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/ 9 months agoBordeaux-Begles swoop for Gray
Allez: Jonny Gray agrees French deal SCOTLAND second row Jonny Gray has joined Top 14 runners-up Bordeaux-Begles following his exit from...
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/ 10 months agoCheika will be good for Tigers – Richards
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Dean Richards, the most decorated coach in Leicester Tigers’ history, has given Michael Cheika’s appointment the big...
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Features
/ 10 months agoCheika knows he will be judged on results
Leicester were once a byword for stability. Like Liverpool FC, they had a reputation for promoting from within and benefiting from...
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/ 10 months agoHunt and George lead the way in a team packed with talent
Ben Jaycock talked to our reporters to select The Rugby Paper’s Women’s Premiership Team of the Season 2023-24 Premiership Women’s Rugby...
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/ 10 months agoBorthwick: We must improve discipline
By ADAM HATHAWAY in Japan ENGLAND head coach Steve Borthwick warned his side to be squeaky clean in New Zealand after...
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Features
/ 10 months agoCONOR BYRNE
YOUNG GUNS ENGLAND U20S FULL BACK England U20s full back Conor Byrne balances his time at Harlequins by going back and...
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/ 10 months agoTuima: I have to move up the ladder
By MARK STEVENS Even by his own expectations, it’s been quite the year for Exeter Chiefs forward Rusi Tuima. Handed his...
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/ 10 months agoWard and Hunt both delighted by Mitchell’s impact
By MARK STEVENS With just over a year to go until the start of the Women’s Rugby World Cup, excitement is...
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/ 10 months agoExeter confirm signing of former Irish prop
EXETER have confirmed the signing of former London Irish prop Will Goodrick-Clarke from Ealing Trailfinders. As revealed in The Rugby Paper...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 10 months agoGloucester go on the rampage
Gloucester-H ...50 Exeter ............. 19 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury racked up a half century of points in a dominant home win over Exeter Chiefs....
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/ 10 months agoBears bid to hunt down the top dogs
By BEN JAYCOCK FINAL PREVIEW... Bristol Bears v Gloucester-Hartpury Saturday June 22. Kick-off 3pm, Sandy Park Gloucester-Hartpury will be aiming to...
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Features
/ 10 months agoPirates were one hell of a club to be at for so long
Feature MARLEN WALKER THE NOW-RETIRED CORNISH PIRATES PROP MY LIFE IN RUGBY Beating Saracens when we hadn’t played for almost a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 months agoBy George! Hendy is the saviour of Saints
PAUL REES Courtney Lawes has never been one to turn his face away from reality. His first reaction at the final...
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/ 10 months agoChiefs gunning for champions
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Gloucester-Hartpury v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 4.30pm, Kingsholm Stadium Leader: Zoe Aldcroft starts at No.8 for...
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Premiership
/ 10 months agoSanderson: We’ll come back better
By PAUL REES It’s all over: Sale fly-half George Ford during last week’s defeat PICTURES: Getty Images Alex Sanderson is an...
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Features
/ 10 months agoShattering end to Iestyn’s dreams
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Iestyn Harris had only just started to run with a rugby ball when...
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/ 10 months agoLoughborough stay cool to take first university title
Round-up By BEN JAYCOCK LOUGHBOROUGH were crowned inaugural champions of Rosslyn Park University Sevens after beating Nottingham 17-5 in the cup...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 11 months agoPirates move for prop Andrews
Cornish Pirates have signed Coventry prop Ollie Andrews. The 24-year-old spent two years at Coventry having come through Exeter’s academy. “We...
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National League One
/ 11 months agoStupple glad to be heading back to where he belongs
By MARK SMITH Herbie Stupple says he is ‘excited’ at the prospect of returning back to Plymouth Albion next season. The...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 months agoWe’ve just been too inconsistent, admits Farrell
By PAUL REES Owen Farrell succinctly summed up Saracens’ season in two words before what turned out to be his final...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 months agoExeter’s Harris has to retire
Exeter hooker Iestyn Harris has been forced to retire from rugby on medical grounds aged 25. The Welshman, who joined from...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 11 months agoScarlets swoop for Aussie lock
Scarlets have signed Australian lock Max Douglas from Japanese side Yokohama Canon Eagles. Douglas, 24, who is 6ft 7in and 112kg,...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 11 months agoMapletoft set for Georgia challenge
By BEN JAYCOCK England U20s head coach Mark Mapletoft has confirmed his 30-player squad that travel to Georgia next week in...
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/ 11 months agoArmand calls for volunteers to help trust
By MARK STEVENS Former Exeter Chiefs and England star Don Armand is inviting rugby fans to join him on a unique...
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