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Newcastle Falcons stay top of the class by virtue of giving Leeds a lesson in finishing at Kingston Park on Friday night. This match-up was tipped as the pick of the games this weekend, by virtue of Leeds scoring 50 … Continue reading
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Here’s a bit of statistical analysis to kick-off this week’s Championship column. In the Championship — which doesn’t have a sponsor — 355 points were scored in round four. That’s an average of 59 points over six games. Compare that … Continue reading
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After three weeks of Championship rugby it’s beginning to look as if the sides promoted and relegated to this division may have booked a return ticket back to where they came Was best delivered they having http://www.granadatravel.net/celebrex-cost-without-insurance to I bought … Continue reading
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Division newcomers Jersey travelled to Headingley on Friday for what is believed to have been their first-ever evening fixture. Despite losing 32-19 to a Leeds side who were far from clinical but too strong for the visitors, Jersey were level … Continue reading
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The revamped Championship kicked off with a bonus point win for promotion favourites Newcastle Falcons over last season’s front-runners Bristol at the Memorial Stadium on Sunday. Falcons’ Director of Rugby Dean Richards said: “We knew they would be very competitive … Continue reading
DAY ONE It’s a well-known fact that there is a certain point when one becomes institutionalised, be it in boarding school, hospital or even prison. I’ve no experience — so far — of the latter, but I’d imagine that there … Continue reading
There are still a few nationalities that are generally happy to be racially stereotyped, and one of them is the Irish. Of course, they don’t quite see it like that — more a celebration of their unique national characteristics — … Continue reading
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The Leicester back row will be dusting off their tuxedos in anticipation of giving Gavin Henson a dancing lesson at the Kassam Stadium, come September 2. For 30-year-old Henson, the lifeline thrown by London Welsh this week may well represent … Continue reading
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London Welsh have belatedly been confirmed as the new boys in England’s rugby master-class. But will they still be there this time next year? An old proverb made famous in the 1902 short story The Monkey’s Paw by W.W. Jacobs, … Continue reading
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Mark Twain once said: “The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco.” Bet he’d never been to Manchester — the coldest I’ve ever been at a rugby match was last Sunday, the first in June, … Continue reading
