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He may only have been at the club for a few weeks having initially signed on loan from Nottingham until the end of the season, but Tim Taylor has impressed sufficiently to earn a two year deal with Gloucester Rugby. Taylor, a former England U21 international and product of the Leicester Tigers Academy, joined...
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Premier Rugby and Diageo announce positive results of attitudes to alcohol programme Recognising the need to provide alcohol information to players, Premier Rugby and Diageo have joined forces to develop and deliver an innovative attitudes to alcohol programme to every player and manager in the Guinness Premiership, achieving extremely positive results. The programme has...
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Premier Rugby have announced that the forthcoming Guinness Premiership fixture of Saracens against Leicester Tigers at Vicarage Road will now be played on Saturday January 2nd, kick-off 15.00. The match was originally scheduled for Friday January 1st, but the move has been made possible by Watford being drawn away from home in the Third...
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Following Keith Barwell’s call to action to Northampton Borough Council this week to have an open public debate about the proposed development of Franklin’s Gardens, Premier Rugby Chief Executive Mark McCafferty, said: “Franklin’s Gardens is one of the best rugby grounds in the country and has benefitted from sympathetic development in recent seasons, which...
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Andy Key looks ahead to his side’s game at Leicester Tigers this Saturday, kick off 3pm. DOES THIS GAME HAVE EXTRA SIGNIFANCE GIVEN THE OBVIOUS LINKS BETWEEEN YOU AND NEIL BACK WITH LEICESTER? First and foremost it is a game that we are going into looking to perform as a team. I would be...
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19-year-old fly half Joe Ford could make his Guinness Premiership debut for Leeds Carnegie this Saturday after being named on the bench for the trip to Leicester Tigers. Ford made a man of the match winning debut performance in the LV= Cup against Leicester three weeks ago and has now been named amongst the...
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The following players are returning to their clubs this afternoon from the England training camp at the Pennyhill Park Hotel. Steffon Armitage – (London Irish) George Chuter – (Leicester Tigers) Jordan Crane – (Leicester Tigers) David Flatman – (Bath Rugby) Ben Foden – (Northampton Saints) Andy Goode – (CA Brive) Ben Kay – (Leicester...
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Bath Rugby props David Wilson and David Barnes are among 10 players returning to their clubs after being released from the England squad training to face Argentina in the Investec Challenge international at Twickenham on Saturday (2.30pm). Wilson suffered a neck/shoulder injury against Australia last weekend and Barnes injured a knee in training today....
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Steve Thompson will make his first international start since 2006 when England line up against Australia in the Investec Challenge international at Twickenham on Saturday. (2.30pm). Brive hooker Thompson is joined by fellow 2003 Rugby World Cup winners Jonny Wilkinson (Toulon) and Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers) in the team to face the Wallabies. Thompson...
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Ten players have left the Senior England EPS training camp to be available for their clubs this weekend. The England test side to play Australia in the Investec Challenge series on Saturday, November 7, will be announced tomorrow via the news wires at 12.00pm. The England 32 man squad will re-convene on Sunday November...
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