All posts tagged "Worcester"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLight Blues hold the line and take the honours
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Oxford................... 5pts Tries: Wilkinson 27 Cambridge........ 10pts Try: Heathfield 23 Conversion: Boothroyd 24 Penalty: Boothroyd 16 THERE has...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAspinall to lead women
GLOUCESTER-Hartpury’s Daisy Aspinall captains England U18 women in today’s clash against Ireland in Dublin. England last faced Ireland in the 2023...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoLow degree of danger? This man is just lethal…
BRENDAN GALLAGHER There was a curious moment in the last minute at Murrayfield last night when a message suddenly flashed up...
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Features
/ 1 year agoRugby’s stuck in the ice age. It needs to open up
Ben Jaycock talks to Freddie Burns about life in Japan and what he thinks the sport must do to attract the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEmanuel late show seals first title for Bath
ACADEMIES FINALS DAY ■ By TOM JEFFREYS BATH won the Premiership U18s Academy League in dramatic fashion thanks to some last...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoDowson hoping Lawes will stay
By JON NEWCOMBE Northampton director of rugby Phil Dowson still harbours some hope that Courtney Lawes has a future at Franklin’s...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoUnbeaten Bath set for battle against the Saints
ACADEMIES ROUND-UP By TOM JEFFREYS NORTHAMPTON and Bath will face off in today’s final of the U18s Academy League at Kingsholm....
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Features
/ 1 year agoNeild on way back to Sale
SALE Sharks have resigned former back rower Cameron Neild on a short-term deal until the end of the season. The 29-year-old...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoAnglo-Welsh league ‘depends on money’
By PAUL REES Premiership coaches have given their backing to Warren Gatland’s call for an Anglo-Welsh league – as long as...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 1 year agoCrusaders captain Heinz catches up with his old pals
By PAUL REES Willi Heinz led the Crusaders against Bristol at Ashton Gate on Friday night and used his week in...
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Nick Cain
/ 1 year agoWhy the RFU needs to justify its CVC payments
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE recent observation by CVC that rugby union is too fragmented on the...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSleightholme out to follow his pals
By JON NEWCOMBE Ollie Sleightholme takes huge encouragement from seeing his Saints mates get England recognition as he looks to further...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 1 year agoMy first foreign mission was in deepest Siberia
My Life in Rugby with Rob Debney - The former international and Premiership referee talks about his journey in the game...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSale put pressure on Saints to deliver
ACADEMY ROUND-UP By TOM JEFFREYS The penultimate round of group stage action in the Premiership U18 Academy league has left it...
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoKeen demand to host Euro finals weekend
By JON NEWCOMBE Dominic McKay, chairman of European Professional Club Rugby (EPCR), has revealed that interest in hosting European club rugby’s...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoWills double earns Bears memorable derby win
■ By STEWART MCCULLOUGH Bristol Bears ..22pts Tries: Atkin-Davies 35, Wills 48, 52, Varley 67 Conversions: Aitchison 67 Exeter Chiefs.. 12pts...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoScotland prop Rory signs with Warriors
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Scotland and Lions loosehead Rory Sutherland is returning to Scotland at the end of the...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoWe are here for the long term
Newcastle were the only Premiership club to sack their head coach mid-season last year and the Falcons were at it again...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team with Robbie Smith
The Hartpury and former Doncaster Knights centre, chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Joe Wrafter –...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoRams would be happy to play in RFU’s new Tier 2
By JON NEWCOMBE National One leaders Rams are among the clubs to have submitted an expression of interest to join the...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoWard: Diamond is the right man for Falcons
By PAUL REES Steve Diamond takes over at Newcastle this week with club stalwart Micky Ward believing the hard-nosed former Sale...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoDavid: I’m loving the freedom I get here
By JON NEWCOMBE Nick David is revelling in the freedom given to players at Harlequins and is in contention for a...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoKvesic backing Cov to push Ealing all the way
By BEN JAYCOCK Coventry went top of the Championship table last weekend following their dramatic win over London Scottish and star...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team with James Williams
James Williams, the Bristol and former Birmingham Moseley, Hartpury, Worcester & Sale fly-half/centre, chooses the best XV he has played with...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoTime for Borthwick to deliver
Six Nations team-by-team previews: England Paul Rees says that, this time around, the fixture list has been kind to the World...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoSaints on course to face Bath in the final
ACADEMY LEAGUE By TOM JEFFREYS Bath continued their perfect record to all but secure a spot in the play-off final in...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 28/01/24
The countdown is well and truly on for the Six Nations, and you can find an in-depth look at each team’s...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team with Morgan Eames
The CS Bourgoin-Jallieu and former Nottingham, Doncaster, Bristol & Beziers lock, chooses the best XV he has played with or against......
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Challenge Cup
/ 1 year agoTough for Falcons as Diamond gets ready
■ By PAUL REES NEWCASTLE’S players will have their fourth boss in less than a year when Steve Diamond starts work...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoBorthwick puts club form at top of his list
SIX NATIONS COUNTDOWN Paul Rees says change will be gradual rather than sudden as teams renew after World Cup THE first...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCooper names U18 EPS for Six Nations
ENGLAND U18 women head coach James Cooper has selected his 2024 Elite Player Squad ahead of this year’s U18 Six Nations...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoAll clubs must be able to reach top
JEFF PROBYN SO it’s back to the future with the RFU CEO Bill Sweeney telling the Championship that they either don’t...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoSaints are only team to record away win
ACADEMY LEAGUE By TOM JEFFREYS After a four month hiatus, the Premiership U18s league returned to action in the new year...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDiamond replaces Codling at struggling Falcons
Steve Diamond has replaced Alex Codling in charge of the Premiership’s bottom club Newcastle Falcons. Codling was appointed head coach over...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoWith Smith and Mitchell, there should be fireworks
Paul Rees talks to Topsy Ojo and finds the TV pundit in optimistic mood for both club and country Topsy Ojo...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoReed takes charge as Bears put on a show
By STEWART MCCULLOGH Leicester T....... 12pts Tries: Martin 37, Brody 50 Conversions: Gallagher 50 Bristol Bears ...50pts Tries: Wills 19, Varley...
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National League 2W
/ 1 year agoFormer Scotland star’s ‘fan club’ get a tasty treat
By PAUL BOLTON Bournville...............37 Old Redcliffians....26 FORMER Scotland centre Alex Grove put on a show for his fan club to help...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoSaints and Bath academy lads top of class
SCHOOLS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS As the sevens season approaches and the finest school talent don their academy/national jerseys, 15-a-side school...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoBoard cause so many problems
THERE remain many problems in the structure of English rugby, all attributable to the Board of the RFU. To deal with...
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Nick Cain
/ 1 year agoMass rotation could end up a crowd killer
The Premiership wants to be taken seriously, but then makes the cardinal error of not taking itself seriously by trashing its...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 1 year agoCheika brought an axe in and wielded it about
My Life in Rugby with Jono Lance - the former Queensland Reds, NSW Waratahs, Worcester and Western Force utlity back talks...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoRae: Championship has much to offer
By JON NEWCOMBE Coventry head coach Alex Rae has launched a staunch defence of the Championship in the wake of Bill...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoLangdon in right place at Saints
By PAUL REES Curtis Langdon’s world was thrown upside down when Worcester folded last season three matches into his contract with...
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Nick Cain
/ 1 year agoRFU has utterly failed to bring the game together
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HERE’S wishing The Rugby Paper’s loyal readers, and fans of the game everywhere,...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoReasons to be cheerful for rugby’s year ahead
Paul Rees canvasses the views of Premiership directors of rugby and finds there is a fair amount of optimism IT IS...
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English Championship
/ 1 year agoJersey boys happy to stay on island
By LUKE JARMYN Despite it being three months since Jersey Reds collapse and the club’s dream of climbing to the Premiership...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoDuhan signs new deal
SCOTLAND winger Duhan van der Merwe has extended his contract with Edinburgh until June 2025. The 28-yearold South Africa-born player returned...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoTalented players will still miss out
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME With the start of a new year, it’s the beginning of a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAgree new PGP deal quickly, urge DoRs
By PAUL REES Premiership clubs expect the details of the new Professional Game Partnership (PGP) with the RFU to be agreed...
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Features
/ 1 year agoBeing called to the bar was my proudest day
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WORCESTER AND HARLEQUINS SECOND ROW TURNED NFL PLAYER CHRISTIAN SCOTLAND-WILLIAMSON Crashing home: Scotland-Williamson scoring for Worcester...
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