All posts tagged "Leicester"
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Bleddyn Jones- former Leicester fly-half
I was named after Bleddyn Williams, the Prince of Welsh centres when I was born in 1948, in a mining village...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoNew boys backed to spark Freddie Burns’ Test bid
Freddie Burns still has an England future according to Leicester head coach Aaron Mauger, who reckons the summer arrivals of Test...
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/ 9 years agoHarrison to earn first England cap against Wales
Teimana Harrison is to win his first international cap after being named in England’s side to take on Wales at Twickenham...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoAaron Mauger: Reduce fixtures or risk injury increase
Leicester head coach Aaron Mauger has demanded a reduction in the number of games in order to reduce the risk of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Premiership final preview
It’s been a long haul but nobody can question that the two best and most consistent club sides in England will...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLeicester secure permanent Ellis Genge signing
Leicester Tigers have completed the signing of loosehead Ellis Genge from Bristol Rugby. The 21-year-old, who has been named in England...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: South African route may lead Bath down another dead end
Mike Ford said throughout the season that he was meeting with Bath‘s owner, Bruce Craig, on a weekly basis, and that...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Mark Foster – former Gloucester, Exeter Chiefs and Jersey back
To be involved in Exeter‘s first-ever Premiership game was an unbelievable experience – and to score against my former club Gloucester...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Rhys Crane- Ealing and former Bath, Sale and Nottingham wing
1. Andrew Sheridan – The man mountain; strong as an ox and with his own dumbbells at Sale. Only played a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher column: Connacht, the ‘poor relations’ of Irish rugby
That which doesn’t break you, makes you. My favourite rugby pictures, and indeed story of the season so far, were the...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoWe’re ready for Aussies thanks to guru Eddie Jones
Bullish Ben Youngs reckons England’s tourists are ready to shock Australia next month under the belligerent leadership of Eddie Jones. Having...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Peak fitness has enabled George Kruis to scale new heights
George Kruis gets my vote for Player of the Year. Great players are defined by consistency of performance and what they...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: Saracens can batter down the gates of Europe
Two years ago Saracens hit the wall. Then, as now, there was a European and Premiership double for the taking, but...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: This jealous snub only undermines the awards
There is something badly amiss in the shortlist for the 2016 Players’ Player of the Year award. The absence of a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: New-look backline can tear it up if Leicester’s pack perform
Leicester have plenty of rivalries that stretch back in time, such as those against Northampton and Bath. The rivalry between Bath...
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/ 9 years agoBristol confirm Jordan Crane signing
As revealed in Blindside by Neil Fissler on April 24, Bristol have brought in Leicester Tigers No.8 Jordan Crane on a...
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/ 9 years agoPremiership round 22 teams
Bath v Leicester Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Devoto, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Will Homer; Nathan Catt, Rob...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Saracens have weaponry to conquer Europe now
It doesn’t matter whether you’re going for singles, doubles or trebles in terms of trophies and titles at the end of...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Aadel Kardooni- former Wasps, Leicester and England ‘A’ scrum-half
I don’t think I had ever seen, let alone held, a rugby ball until I came over to the UK from...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPremiership round 21 teams
Exeter v Wasps Exeter: Phil Dollman; Jack Nowell, Henry Slade, Ian Whitten, Olly Woodburn; Gareth Steenson (c), Will Chudley; Ben Moon,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Underdogs Connacht my team of the season
Pat Lam achieved some notable firsts as a player at the end of the 20th century and the start of the...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Mark Wilson- Newcastle flanker
Ready for the London Irish match? We’ve had a real edge in training over the past week. It’s a huge game...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Looking for knock-out drama? Try a European semi-final!
Heaven knows we’ve had our fair share of drama in European Cup finals over the years but, as with most sports,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Aaron Mauger can turn Manu Tuilagi into an even more lethal weapon
Another breakthrough moment for Manu Tuilagi will come when he develops an understanding of what other players can do playing off...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Christian Day – Northampton lock
Ready for Wasps today? They’re in very good form so it’ll be a big challenge for us to travel to the...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: Gypsygate opens a can of worms for World Rugby
Where does offensive, derogatory or discriminatory language, or behaviour, begin and end? That is the question that World Rugby are going...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoChampions Cup quarter-finals teams
Racing 92 v Toulon Racing 92: Brice Dulin; Joe Rokocoko, Johannes Goosen, Alexandre Dumoulin, Juan Imhoff; Dan Carter, Maxime Machenaud; Eddy...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Saracens have found the answer to repeated success
Having won the Premiership for the first time in 2011 and then not achieving much in the immediate season afterwards, a...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPremiership round 19 teams
Bath v Saracens Bath: Anthony Watson; Semesa Rokoduguni, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Devoto, Horacio Agulla; George Ford, Chris Cook; Nathan Catt, Rob...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Good luck Conor O’Shea in saving Italy!
The great Sergio Parisse, and I use the word in its truest sense, was visibly outraged last week when the vultures...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoI can keep London Irish up says Greig Tonks
London Irish fly-half Greig Tonks insists he has no regrets over swapping his Edinburgh comfort zone for a mud and bullets...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLondon Irish announce five signings
London Irish have bolstered their second row options for next season with the signing of Sebastian de Chaves from Leicester Tigers...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain talks to Eddie Jones about the way ahead for his Grand Slam team
Eddie Jones clearly believes in the saying that “success starts on Monday”. No sooner had the England head coach returned from...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Steve Gustard – former Gosforth winger
When I joined Gosforth from Blaydon in 1971, there weren’t any great stars in the squad. Yes, future England scrum-half Mal...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNewcastle Falcons sign Vereniki Goneva
Newcastle Falcons have added finishing power to their ranks for next season with the signing of Leicester Tigers‘ Fijian international Vereniki...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPremiership round 17 teams
Bath v Newcastle Bath: Tom Homer; Semesa Rokoduguni, Matt Banahan, Kyle Eastmond, Jeff Williams; Ollie Devoto, Chris Cook; Max Lahiff, Rob...
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/ 9 years agoLondon Irish captain pens new deal
London Irish captain George Skivington has signed a contract extension with the Club for next season. The 33-year-old has had limited...
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/ 9 years agoTom Youngs out for the season
Leicester Tigers hooker Tom Youngs will not play again this season after undergoing back surgery. “He had surgery to correct a...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy life in Rugby: Steve Boyle – former England, Lions, Gloucester and Moseley lock
The day I was told I’d been selected for the 1983 Lions was probably the happiest and saddest of my life....
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Ben Cooper – London Welsh and former Bedford prop
1. Mako Vunipola – The best loosehead I have scrummaged against and the corner stone of the Saracens pack. Good to...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: England will need to crack the Shaun Edwards defence code
This game between England and Wales is winner-takes-all, because, whichever side win, they will almost certainly win the 2016 Six Nations...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoDusty Hare calls for Eddie Jones to help kids get game time
Dusty Hare has urged England boss Eddie Jones to lend his support for a radical overhaul of the playing programme for...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoFrancois Hougaard could return to Worcester after Rio
Worcester‘s loan signing Francois Hougaard says he is open to extending his stay at Sixways after making an immediate impact with...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoI’ll never give up on England says Geoff Parling
Exeter lock refuses to accept his England career is over.
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/ 9 years agoPearce to join Sale next season
Sale Sharks have signed Laurence Pearce from Leicester Tigers for next season. The 25-year-old has played 26 games for the Tigers...
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/ 9 years agoLeicester confirm George McGuigan signing
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper last month, Leicester Tigers have signed hooker George McGuigan from Newcastle. McGuigan,...
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/ 9 years agoManu Tuilagi returns to England fold
Manu Tuilagi has been named in a 33-man England training squad for the Six Nations game with Wales at Twickenham. The...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPremiership round 14 teams
Exeter v Bath Exeter: Phil Dollman; Olly Woodburn, Ian Whitten, Sam Hill, James Short; Gareth Steenson (Capt.), Dave Lewis; Ben Moon,...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoManu Tuilagi and Henry Slade are England dream duo
Manu Tuilagi and Henry Slade represent England‘s midfield future according to former Leicester centre Anthony Allen. He reckons the pair can...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher feature: A phone call from Eddie made Dan Cole king again
Fortunes can change very quickly in sport as Leicester prop Dan Cole has good reason to ponder one way or another....
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