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Jul 21, 14 •
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London Irish are delighted to announce that they have secured the services of former Ireland Assistant Coach Mark Tainton for the 2014/15 season. The former Bristol fly half previously worked with England before coaching Ireland for 10 years, working...
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Jun 16, 14 •
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England shirts will carry the logo in support of the Canterbury Rugby Earthquake Relief Charitable Trust ENGLAND will be supporting the rebuilding of Christchurch by wearing the Canterbury Rugby Earthquake Relief Charitable Trust logo on their playing shirts...
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Jun 16, 14 •
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LEICESTER TIGERS’ Ed Slater will captain England against the Crusaders at AMI Stadium tomorrow. The lock, who led his club in the second half of the season, will skipper a side containing 12 capped internationals. Slater is one of four senior England...
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Jun 9, 14 •
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ENGLAND Counties XV held their nerve to beat Emerging Georgia 15-14 with a last minute try from flanker Ollie Cooper-Milar at the Rustavi Stadium in Tblisi today. The win followed a 48-23 win over Emerging Georgia in last Wednesday’s tour opener and came...
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Jun 9, 14 •
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EXETER CHIEFS hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie will return to England this evening for further assessment on a knee injury. Cowan-Dickie jarred his knee in training and England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster said: “It’s unfortunate for Luke. He has been great over...
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Jun 7, 14 •
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ENGLAND Counties XV have called up Blaydon and Yorkshire back row forward Gavin Jones as emergency cover for their international against Emerging Georgia in Tblisi on Sunday June 8 (3pm BST). Jones replaces Tom Stradwick of Blackheath and Kent whose tour...
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Jun 5, 14 •
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The new state-of-the-art lighting system will improve the experience for fans both at the stadium and at home Twickenham Stadium today became the first stadium in Europe to announce the installation of LED floodlights by Musco Lighting. This is part of the...
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Jun 5, 14 •
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ENGLAND Counties XV opened their tour of Georgia with a 48-23 win over Emerging Georgia in Tblisi this evening. Full-back Jim Wigglesworth (Cambridge and Yorkshire) scored four tries for the Counties who twice had to come from behind to secure victory....
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May 28, 14 •
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THE England Counties XV selectors have included 13 newcomers in a 26-strong squad for the two match tour of Georgia next month. The squad has been selected from players who have played for their counties in this season’s Championship or National Under 20...
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May 28, 14 •
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The England XV to face the Barbarians this Sunday (1 June) at Twickenham Stadium has been announced. Leicester Tigers second row Graham Kitchener will captain the England selection which includes players from seven Premiership sides. Henry Slade, the 21...
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May 28, 14 •
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NATHAN CATT (Bath Rugby) will fly out with the England tour party to New Zealand this evening. England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster said: “In light of Mako Vunipola’s ongoing treatment for a knee injury ahead of the Aviva Premiership final and Joe Marler...
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May 12, 14 •
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Crusaders and Canterbury hooker, Corey Flynn, has confirmed that he has signed a 2 year contract with Toulouse rugby club in France starting after the current Crusaders season. Flynn said the time is right for him to move on to the next step of his rugby...
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May 1, 14 •
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THE England Counties Under 20s selectors have named a 25-man squad for the international against Georgia Under 20s at Cambridge’s Volac Park on Saturday May 24 (2pm). The squad was selected after a recent development and selection weekend at Welbeck Defence...
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Apr 11, 14 •
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RFU Chairman Bill Beaumont CBE said: “The benefits will be seen far and wide, from the clubs to the supporters, sponsors and everyone who has followed the fabulous mix of high class rugby and good natured rivalry – all played out in many spectacular...
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Mar 20, 14 •
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NORTHAMPTON Saints and the British Army served up an 11-try feast in an entertaining Mobbs Memorial Match at Franklin’s Gardens this evening. The match proved a fitting tribute to the memory of Edgar Mobbs, the former Northampton and England wing, who died...
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Mar 5, 14 •
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THE three surviving Midlands clubs in this season’s National Colts Cup have been kept apart in the quarter-final draw.Old Northamptonians, who were beaten cup finalists in 2006, face a trip to Kent to play Thanet Wanderers while Burton and Bedford Blues...
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Feb 28, 14 •
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KEITH Kent, the RFU head groundsman at Twickenham Stadium, has spent three days making emergency visits to some of the rugby clubs who have been badly affected by the recent flooding across England. Even though he is in a particularly busy period, between...
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Jan 30, 14 •
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ENGLAND Counties XV have named six new caps in their starting line-up for their international against France Federale XV in Nevers on Friday January 31 (8pm). Coventry’s former Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints centre Luke Myring will make his...
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Jan 29, 14 •
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FYLDE fly-half Chris Johnson will captain the England Counties XV against the France Federale XV at Nevers on Friday January 31 (8pm). Johnson takes over the captaincy from Wharfedale number eight Rob Baldwin who will miss the trip to France having been...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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All times CAT (SA, GMT+2) April 2014 5 Ulster v Saracens Ravenhill Stadium, Belfast 16:40 5 Toulon v Leinster Stade Félix-Mayol à Toulon 19:00 6 Clermont Auvergne v Leicester Tigers Stade Marcel-Michelin 16:40 6 Munster v Toulouse Thomond Park, Limerick...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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January 2014 19 Clermont Auvergne 28 – 3 Racing Metro Stade Marcel-Michelin report 19 Scarlets 20 – 22 Harlequins Parc y Scarlets, Llanelli report 19 Munster 38 – 6 Edinburgh Thomond Park, Limerick report 19 Perpignan 18 – 36...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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All times CAT (SA, GMT+2) February 2014 7 Worcester Warriors v Leicester Tigers Sixways, Worcester 21:45 7 Sale Sharks v Gloucester Rugby AJ Bell Stadium 22:00 8 Bath Rugby v Newcastle Falcons Recreation Ground, Bath 17:00 8 Exeter Chiefs v Northampton Saints...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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January 2014 5 London Wasps 19 – 16 Exeter Chiefs Adams Park, High Wycombe 5 Leicester Tigers 27 – 27 Bath Rugby Welford Road, Leicester 4 Gloucester Rugby 8 – 29 Saracens Kingsholm, Gloucester 4 London Irish 22 – 9 Worcester Warriors...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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All times CAT (SA, GMT+2) February 2014 8 Bayonne v Brive Stade Jean Dauger, Bayonne 19:30 8 Bordeaux Begles v Grenoble Stade Andre Moga, Begles 19:30 8 Castres v Oyonnax Stade Pierre-Antoine, Castres 19:30 8 Clermont Auvergne v Stade Francais Stade Marcel...
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Jan 26, 14 •
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January 2014 25 Brive 23 – 10 Toulon Stade Amedee-Domenech, Brive-la-Gaillarde 25 Grenoble 25 – 19 Perpignan Stade Lesdiguieres, Grenoble 25 Montpellier 28 – 23 Bordeaux Begles Stade Yves-Du-Manoir, Montpellier 25 Bayonne 18 – 9...
