All posts tagged "Leicester"
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoBe quick! McKellar’s lowdown on Leinster
By PAUL REES Northampton had the chance last night to quiz Dan McKellar about their Champions Cup semi-final opponents Leinster but,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFurbank: We were spoonfed too much
By PAUL REES George Furbank feels Northampton’s rise this season is down to a pre-season meeting when the players resolved to...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoJohann has brought us true belief, says Bayliss
By PAUL REES Bath have turned themselves from also-rans to title contenders in less than two years under Johann van Graan...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBath agree three-year contract for Pepper
BATH have confirmed the signing of Newcastle openside Guy Pepper on a three-year deal. The 20-year-old, below, who came through the...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoMcKellar: Red card was a bit strong
Leicester boss Dan McKellar claimed that centre Solomone Kata should have been shown a yellow rather than red for his high...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTigers demolished by Saints fireworks
By ROB WILDMAN Northampton Saints..... 40pts Tries: Langdon 42, Penalty 47, R Smith 64, Hendy 68, James 74 Conversions: Furbank 64,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSanderson: We can’t fall in closing stages
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Sale Sharks v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, AJ Bell Stadium SUCCESSFUL Grand National punter Alex Sanderson knows...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoDe Chaves: We need to be ruthless
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Bristol Bears v Newcastle Falcons Today. Kick-off 3pm, Ashton Gate NEWCASTLE enforcer Sebastian de Chaves says the...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoLam knows Diamond’s Newcastle will be tough to crack
By PAUL REES Ready: Virimi Vakatawa PAT Lam has told his players to be aware of the Steve Diamond effect when...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoSo which is the fairer?
JEFF Page wrote last week a letter headlined ‘easier to spot the fairer competition’ in which he compared Leicester unfavourably with...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoTry-fest with big issues below the surface
The Paris Games, more formally known as the XXXIII Olympiad, are almost upon us and the Rugby Sevens schedule is full...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoOutsiders aiming for a place in the final
Paul Rees looks ahead to the Champions Cup semi-finals where Quins and Saints are facing an uphill battle BEFORE this season’s...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBurton takes centre stage for Trailfinders
Allianz Cup Preview By BEN JAYCOCK TRAILFINDERS host Leicester Tigers today in an Allianz Cup seventh place play-off. The two sides,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCrane: Sinckler’s an emotional guy
By NICK POWELL Hard to handle: Kyle Sinckler in action for England against South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images JORDAN Crane feels...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPremiership previews: Round 15
The Gallagher Premiership returns this week after a two-week Champions/Challenge Cup hiatus, and with teams second through to eighth all on...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland didn’t understand Sinckler – Crane
Jordan Crane feels England have failed to get the best out of Kyle Sinckler during his international career, with the tighthead...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBrown: Red Roses must “stand up and be counted” at Twickenham
Ex-Red Roses prop and Harlequins legend Shaunagh Brown spoke of her excitement for England‘s clash against Ireland at Twickenham this weekend,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoRamm: We are up for a fight to the finish
By PAUL REES James Ramm believes Northampton’s exploits in the Champions Cup will boost their bid to not only make the...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoHendy making most of having his legs on ‘back to front’ – Dowson
By PAUL REES Phil Dowson believes George Hendy is a wing unlike any other – because he has his legs on...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoOffiah Jnr ready to make mark at Bath
ON THE BLINDSIDE By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Tyler Offiah is setting himself up for life on and off the field as the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoPorter set for Aussie return
England centre Guy Porter looks set to return to Australia this summer with the view to representing the Wallabies. Porter, who...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoSparkling Leinster get it right this time
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster............................. 40pts Tries: Lowe 16, 60; Gibson-Park 37, Baird 42, Sheehan 56 Conversions: Byrne 18, 38, 43 Penalties:...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoEasy to spot the fairer competition
BRENDAN Gallagher reports on Leinster’s convincing win over Leicester Tigers in the European Champions Cup last 16. The Leinster side is...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoSix minutes wasted
TO increase ball-in-play time I suggest that if a a try is scored under the posts it be an automatic seven...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoClassy Quins on Easy Street
Leicester .........19 Harlequins ......33 By LOUIS CHAPMAN-COOMBE Harlequins' first-half dominance saw them coast to a convincing victory over competition newcomers Leicester...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWebb looking to get Bears firing
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview Bristol v Gloucester-Hartpury Today. Kick-off 3pm MEG Webb makes her first start of the season as Bristol...
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Coach to Coach
/ 1 year agoMore local derbies in the north would help
Former Richmond boss Steve Hill talks to Ben Woods, below, the head coach at Tynedale in National Two North Why did...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoPienaar heads the list for Europe’s golden oldies
In the course of wheeling their way into the Challenge Cup quarter-finals last weekend against the Cheetahs, the Michelin Men of...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoTime to create a new dynasty
Paul Rees looks at what Mark McCall needs to do at Saracens as several big names head for the exit door...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoLewis leads the Lions to a vital victory
By ANDY HASTINGS Leicester L ..... 43 Darlington MP 10 LEICESTER Lions are a step closer to safety with a convincing...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoKieran pleased to watch his youthful side powering on
By BEN JAYCOCK With a late change in the club’s coaching staff and a youthful squad, the wheels could have come...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoVowles hat-trick in vain in thriller
By CHRIS CAMPBELL Hinckley..................29 Luctonians..............33 HINCKLEY and Luctonians played out a hugely entertaining end of season game in front of a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoLeicester ace adds power to Ospreys midfield
By SAM JACKSON Ospreys have signed Phil Cokanasiga from Leicester Tigers for the 2024-25 season. Cokanasiga, the younger brother of England...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoMalins on his marks for sprint to the line
By MARK STEVENS Max Malins says he’s gearing up for what promises to be a ‘sprint finish’ in the race for...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSalary cap fine for Tigers
Leicester Tigers have again been fined for exceeding the Premiership salary cap. The club have been handed a £47,000 overrun tax...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoLeinster march on to face old foes
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Leinster............................. 36pts Tries: Gibson-Park 12, 23, 29; Henshaw 49, Conan 71 Conversions: R Byrne 13, 30, 50; H...
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Nick Cain
/ 1 year agoSecond fine for Tigers is case for concern
The recent announcement of a second salary cap infringement by Leicester indicates that the Premiership’s policing of its own financial regulations...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoGloucester will battle to the end
By PAUL REES Gloucester may be out of the running for a play-off place, but they will not be coasting in...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoIt’s all a difficult question of trust
Leicester's latest fine for salary cap irregularities – their second in as many years – throws up an interesting question or...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoJVP ready to prove he’s back to his best
By LUKE JARMYN England and Leicester dynamo Jack van Poortvliet has highlighted in both his actions and words that he’s back...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoThe day Crane had final word at Cardiff
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The Millennium Stadium once staged a trio of penalty shoot-outs in four years...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoIt’s still all to play for in race to the finishing line
Paul Rees predicts a nerve-racking end to the Premiership season where bonus points will prove crucial THE two-month Premiership break has...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoHere’s hoping we see another drop of magic
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S Northampton against Munster in Europe today and...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoRyan leading from the front as Lions are tamed
By JOHN VAUGHAN Chinnor............. 42pts Tries: Ryan 1 and 80, James-Carter 19, Passman 27, Cross 51, Worboys 57 Conversions: Worboys 2,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 1 year agoLondon Irish was just so full of real, good people
David Paice, the former England and London Irish hooker, looks back on his career in the game IT feels like a...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoScarlets prop star Thomas set for Ospreys
PROP Steffan Thomas will leave Scarlets at the end of the season to join Ospreys. Thomas, 26, will join his cousin...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoInvestec Champions Cup last 16 preview
Romain Ntamack is set to get his first start for Toulouse this season as the top seeds join 15 other hopefuls...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDingwall has his eye on All Blacks
By PAUL REES Fraser Dingwall is set on helping Northampton finish the season on a high and putting himself in contention...
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Young Gun
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns: Northampton & England U20 wing Toby Cousins
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Northampton season ticket holder Toby Cousins aims to follow in the footsteps of the club’s youthful backline...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoBorthwick now spoilt for choice at 15, says Piutau
By BEN JAYCOCK Charles Piutau feels England’s decision to drop Freddie Steward in favour of George Furbank at full-back shows the...
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