All posts tagged "Schools"
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoGwilliam’s ambition to build from the bottom
By TOM KELLY Boss: Taff Gwilliam PICTURE: Matthew Walker CANTERBURY director of rugby Taff Gwilliam is deter mined to grow the...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 7 months agoFront five players to be given specialist coaching
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS ENGLAND have announced 26 players to attend an U18s specialist front five camp. England pathway and...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoBeechen Cliff get the better of Hartpury
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS IT’S been a congested start to the schools season, with the U18s national cup tournaments kicking...
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Letters
/ 8 months agoWe must work on attracting more people into the game
Thank you to Tracey Turner for the lengthy appraisal of the challenges facing English rugby and the suggested solutions. Thank you,...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoThousands enjoy biggest event ever held for touch
Touch Rugby BY CHRIS WEARMOUTH YEARS of planning and preparation yielded dividend on and off the pitch for England Touch this...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoPlayers need clear pathway to develop
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Matt Price, below, head coach at Bournville RFC Happy days: Try scorer...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoFormer Wales star Carter dies aged 59
NEWS EXTRA FORMER Wales flanker Alun Carter died last week while out on a walk at the age of 59. Carter...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoNew owners keen to inspire Bournemouth
BOURNEMOUTH rugby club, who currently play in Regional 2 South Central, at the sixth tier of the English rugby union system,...
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Features
/ 9 months agoYOUNG GUNS
CAIOJAMES WALES U18 & GLOUCESTER FLANKER Pocket rocket back row Caio James is unusually short for his position among the piano...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoYoung players should all aspire to excellence
Steve Hill puts the questions to Dominic Brockes, below, the head coach of Dorking RFC Colts, winners of the RFU National...
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International Rugby
/ 9 months agoEngland going in the right direction
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK If we measure England from the time Steve Borthwick took over as head coach...
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Coach to Coach
/ 10 months agoI am really proud of our back-to-back promotions
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Myles Landick, below, head coach at Jersey RFC Why did you get...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 months agoDangers of brain trauma not new
The perceived wisdom is that rugby was not overly aware of the dangers of concussion and brain trauma back in the...
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Latest News
/ 10 months agoYoung stars following in fathers’ footsteps…
BRENDAN GALLAGHER So we are up and running again with another Junior World Cup to feast on over the coming fortnight....
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Features
/ 10 months agoShowcasing a Touch of class to the world
Chris Wearmouth previews the Touch Rugby World Cup, taking place in Nottingham next month WORLD Cup cycles provide a handy barometer...
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Coach to Coach
/ 11 months agoWe’ve had brilliant seasons in Croatia
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Anthony Posa, below, head coach of Sheffield RUFC and the Croatia National...
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Features
/ 11 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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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 months agoTime for Borthwick to stamp his mark
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It's been well worth waiting until the end of the season to...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoRugby union and league unite to pay tribute to Rob Burrow
English rugby union will unite with the Rugby Football League and pay tribute to Rob Burrow with a round of applause...
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Latest News
/ 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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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 months agoPlaying rugby ‘Bristol fashion’ suited me well
MY LIFE IN RUGBY - RALPH KNIBBS THE FORMER ENGLAND, BRISTOL & CLIFTON CENTRE I spent some of my youth in...
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Schools / Universities
/ 11 months ago‘Return to Rosslyn’ bid to open up new pathway
By BEN JAYCOCK Rosslyn Park University Sevens launches on Friday and will provide a pathway for Team GB going forward with...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 months agoDugdale’s stepping out of the shadows
By JON NEWCOMBE Sam Dugdale has stepped out of the shadows of the Curry brothers and Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 months agoThe time Tony did plenty of learning
RUGBY MATTERS - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It might surprise some to learn that...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 months agoResting players for big games isn’t on
JEFF PROBYN - A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It was just a couple of weeks ago that certain people...
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Coach to Coach
/ 12 months agoWith selection, you can’t keep every player happy
Steve Hill puts the questions to Chris Wilkins, below, the head coach at Esher, champions of National Two East Why did...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoJeff’s right, we must protect the grassroots
I COULDN’T agree more with Jeff Probyn highlighting the importance of the RFU being able to ensure a fair slice of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoLion who enjoyed a taste of Italy
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW ANDREA Gazzi’s grave lies on the Inner Hebridean island of Islay, a long...
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Coach to Coach
/ 1 year agoThe four clubs in Kyiv have to share one pitch
Coach to Coach Former Richmond DoR Steve Hill puts the questions to Dimitri Basilaia, the Ukraine assistant coach Why did you...
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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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Q&A
/ 1 year agoI’m really impressed by the ambition on show
Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to England men’s head coach Jonathan Pendlebury following a successful U18 Six Nations festival So, Jonathan three...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoLondon school shows inclusive values
By BEN JAYCOCK Ravenscourt Park Prep School represented the only mixed-gender team participating in last month’s Rosslyn Park 7s, and head...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoSedbergh finish the season in style with home win
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS SEDBERGH emerged triumphant in their own Tens tournament to take the last piece of major silverware...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoLatsha is just loving her life at Harlequins
By WILLIAM GUPWELL Harlequins prop Babalwa Latsha is relishing the opportunity to play in the Women’s Premiership and hopes to transfer...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTrailblazing Springbok Latsha loving life at Harlequins
Harlequins prop Babalwa Latsha is enjoying the opportunity to play in the Women’s Premiership and hopes to transfer her skills and...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoJantjies to give back
ON THE BLINDSIDE FORMER Springboks fly-half Elton Jantjies, below, has taken up a coaching role with youth rugby programme Rugga Schools...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoWales look like missing out again
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As Wales ‘wails over the embarrassing state of its national sport’, a club...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoRPNS7s – U18s Vase: Stamford finish up on top despite early defeat
U18 Vase Stamford School claimed the U18s vase for the first-ever time, ruling the roost in a category containing 224 schools....
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoRPNS7s – Prep Schools: Danes Hill set the standard
Sixty teams took part in the Prep Schools competition, with each competing to try and win one of the 10 groups...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoRPNS7s – U13 Boys: Ipswich and Northants show their class
There was plenty of great rugby on display by players to watch in the future with 114 schools competing across 19...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoRPNS7s – U14 Boys: New generation on the way up
Millfield showed they have yet another generation ready to take the schools rugby world by storm. The Somerset youngsters came through...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoRPNS7s – U18 Girls: Cardinal Newman celebrate double
Cardinal Newman beat Peter Symonds’ College in the final for a second year in a row to retain the girl’s cup...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoRPNS7s – U16 Girls: Ivybridge go all the way
Ivybridge Community College went one better than last year’s U16s as they claimed the trophy having been beaten finalists in 2023....
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoHarrow take it in battle of big two
By TOM JEFFREYS Harrow won their first ever National Schools Cup title with a dramatic 29-27 victory over Kirkham at Twickenham....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHaskell: Time for England to prove a point against France
James Haskell has challenged England to prove their performance against Ireland was more than just a one-off. Victory over Grand Slam-chasing...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoPlayers or gladiators? Why the game is struggling to find the right balance
Paul Rees reports on World Rugby's attempts to broaden the sport's appeal but can see problems ahead It has become an...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoUnbeaten duo to do battle in National Cup final
SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS The finalists of the National Schools Cup, Vase, Plate and Bowl were decided last weekend in...
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News Extra
/ 1 year agoEmanuel adds his knowhow for U18s
NEWS EXTRA WALES U18 face Scotland today ahead of the Six Na- tions festival which starts at the end of the...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoHampton look team to beat at Rosslyn Park 7s
SCHOOLS REPORT By TOM JEFFREYS Hampton claimed the Middlesex School Sevens Cup as they continue to impress ahead of the Rosslyn...
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