All posts tagged "RFU"
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Letters
/ 2 years agoSweeney more of a liability than an asset
SADLY it needs to be realised that the RFU has abandoned its frequently misused historic role as guardian of the game’s...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoRFU in line for Chelsea bonanza
The RFU could be set for another massive cash windfall with Twickenham on the short list of potential grounds that Premier...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoThe game is going back, not forward
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME How things change when money is the main target for doing something....
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoEaling hold merger talks with Ospreys
By NEIL FISSLER EXCLUSIVE Ospreys are the Welsh region that Ealing Trailfinders have sounded out about a potential merger that would...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWorld Cup winner in search for new talent
Inspiring: Jason Robinson with his World Cup medal Jason Robinson is living proof of the old adage that hard work makes...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHaskell keen to raise health concerns
JAMES Haskell says more must be done to help players’ physical and mental health after his appointment as vice chair of...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 2 years agoPerris-Redding relieved after Sale get league place
By BEN JAYCOCK Sale Sharks flanker Georgie Perris-Redding was relieved to have her side’s place in the Premier 15s next season...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNew maternity deal agreed
ENGLAND women’s players are now entitled to 26 weeks’ fully-paid maternity leave as well as funds for children to travel to...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoAnger as new owners close down Warriors
By BEN JAYCOCK Worcester Warriors will rebrand as Sixways Rugby next season and merge with National Two West side Stourbridge after...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHaag joins Scotland set-up with eye on England
By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Junior World Cup-winning coach Martin Haag is poised to join the Scotland Women’s team as an assistant...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoClubs are forced to travel too far
THE crowd figure for Old Albanians’ game at Barnes last weekend in Nat 2 East was 169. Yet under the RFU’s...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoTransition to hooker paying off for Terry
By BEN JAYCOCK It's almost two years since Cameron Terry made the transition from the back row to hooker at Ealing...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoFrance have the drive to stay on track
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Italy v France Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stadio Olimpico, Rome THE last time France won back-to-back Six Nations...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoBetter ways to combat concussion problem
THE RFU’s ill-conceived law trial banning tackles above the waist again highlights the failure of rugby’s administrators to end the injuries...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoWorld Rugby must now lead by example
IN his column last week, Jeff Probyn presents a very persuasive argument that, whatever steps are to be taken to reduce...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoWith this record, it’s time Sweeney headed to the exit
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Bill Sweeney will be looking over his shoulder as the Six Nations gets...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRFU sets deadline for new owners
The RFU has set the new owners of Wasps and Worcester Warriors a February 14 deadline to have their respective takeovers...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoGive Bill a break – he’s the best man for the job
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I really cannot understand why so many people within our game seem...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRegional results
Results and tables supplied by the RFU ... Continue reading... Access all our premium content from as little as 14p per...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRugby School launches 200th celebration
SCHOOLS RUGBY RUGBY School will begin celebrations for the 200th anniversary of the creation of the game by launching The Global...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoTime this autocratic RFU is held to account
NICK CAIN The warning signs that the RFU’s administrative standards have plumbed the depths became a red flashing light on Friday...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoRFU creating a big divide in the game says Honey
By BEN JAYCOCK The RFU’s decision to lower the tackle height to ‘waistline and below’ next season for all levels below...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoRFU has no right to deliver this low blow
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The RFU has just introduced one of the biggest changes to the game...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoIn danger of just being touch rugby
SO rugby’s authorities continue their inexorable emasculation of the sport. It must be obvious to all that they will not stop...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoDuckham’s Eden Park win
■ I have no association with Saracens, but it was noticeable to watch them against Lyon. Their attack was much quicker...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoMeadows take reins of Women’s U20s
LOU Meadows has been appointed the new head coach of England women’s U20s team. Meadows re-joins England from Ealing Trailfinders, where...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoFarrell’s Six Nations in jeopardy after citing
Owen Farrell‘s hopes of playing an influential role in this year’s Six Nations are in jeopardy after he was cited for...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNew Year honour for chairman Rowe
Exeter chairman and chief executive Tony Rowe has been awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List for services to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoReducing Marler’s ban sends wrong message
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME ONCE again Joe Marler seems to have pushed the barriers of what...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMarler faces long ban for insulting opponent
Joe Marler faces a lengthy ban and possibly the end of his England career after he insulted an opponent’s hospital-bound mother...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWith Borthwick, we can be world beaters again – Owen
By LUKE JARMYN Perfect: New England coach Steve Borthwick A NEW coach with a new voice picking new young hungry players...
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Moment In Time
/ 2 years agoNo stopping the Baa-Baas’ game
MOMENT IN TIME SPECIAL REPORT BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER vs THE BARBARIANS, 1973 Where are they now? BACK ROW Chalky White:...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFalling player numbers the real issue
BURIED deep in the RFU website is its “2022- 23 – Targets”, which is a woefully inadequate document because it fails...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWasps are staying in Midlands for the long run
■ By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Wasps CEO Andy Scott has ruled out a return to London and says that the club...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoChristmas time and things are in a mess
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As the song goes, it’s Christmas time, a time when everyone is...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 2 years agoAitchison angry at northern exclusion
By IMOGEN AINSWORTH Northern girl: England star Holly Aitchison With the new structure to the Premier 15s not currently including any...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMoody: We can rescue our World Cup dream
By GARY FITZGERALD England's World Cup dreams can still be salvaged if the new head coach keeps an “open mind” over...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoChampionship: Wasps are in, Worcester out
By BEN JAYCOCK Wasps will be playing Championship rugby next season after exiting administration, but Worcester have been left in the...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoCoach McFarland left to wonder as Ulster show true grit to give La Rochelle a scare
By GARY FITZGERALD Ulster..................29pts Tries: Henderson 43, Cooney 59, Vermeulen 63, Stewart 75 Conversions: Cooney 44, 60, 75 Penalties: Cooney 80...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoDragons denied at the death by TMO call
By ROB COLE Dragons ............. 21pts Tries: Roberts 28, 62 Conversions: Hanrahan 63 Penalties: Davies 3, 15, 17 Pau ......................27pts Tries:...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoGlasgow find it tough going to take down Perpignan
By BRYN PALMER Glasgow...........26pts Tries: McLean 18, Jones 24, Pen try 66, Cancelliere 78 Conversions: Weir 19, 25 Perpignan........ 18pts Tries:...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoDouble injury blow spoils Connacht’s awayday win
By JOHN FALLON Brive ................. 24pts Tries: Fabien 65, 75, Raffy 61 Conversions: Laranjeira 61, 66, 75 Penalties: Sanchez 9 Connacht...
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National League 2E
/ 2 years agoDorking reaping reward of joined-up thinking
By BEN JAYCOCK Dorking chairman Shaun Hammond believes the club have learnt valuable lessons from the last time they were in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBears put name on it
By IMOGEN AINSWORTH BRISTOL Bears women have become the first team in the Premier 15s to put players’ names on the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWasps will return but Warriors in the Wilderness
Wasps have confirmed they will be able to play Championship rugby next season after exiting administration, while Worcester Warriors have been...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoCrunch meeting is RFU’s last chance, says Bow
By LUKE JARMYN A crunch meeting is set to take place on Monday between the RFU and Championship clubs – with...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoJVP: I will always be thankful to Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD Eddie Jones’ tenure as England head coach may have ended but Jack van Poortvliet will always be grateful...
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