The Rugby Paper Magazine - September 01, 2024
The Rugby Paper Magazine - September 01, 2024
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In this issue
September 01, 2024
Freeman: We will be ready for All Blacks
TOMMY Freeman has an international date on November 2 circled in his diary and has urged England to make home advantage count that day.
2 mins
Dozens of players in search of a contract
A SQUAD’S worth of Premiership players are still without a contract with just three weeks to go before the start of the 2024/25 season.
2 mins
Rees-Zammit's dream still alive
LEGENDARY American sports agent Leigh Steinberg believes Louis ReesZammit has a good chance of playing in the NFL this season despite being cut by Kansas City Chiefs.
2 mins
Bailey: I'm just happy to get on and play
ORLANDO Bailey is happy to do whatever it takes to fulfil his dream of becoming a Premiership winner with Bath.
3 mins
Fit-again Anscombe can't wait to pull the strings for Gloucester
GARETH Anscombe has been charged with helping propel Gloucester up the Premiership table, a task the Wales outside-half is relishing nearly a year after he played his last match.
5 mins
Goodrick-Clarke aiming to add his power up front for Chiefs
DUBBED ‘Mr Incredible’ by the club on his official unveiling, Exeter Chiefs have not been shy in promoting the physical prowess of summer signing Will Goodrick-Clarke.
3 mins
We must get used to life after Lawes, urges Dowson
NORTHAMPTON boss Phil Dowson has told his squad to get used to life without Courtney Lawes and co in a hurry ahead of their Premiership title defence.
3 mins
Warrior Macqueen shooting for gold
A FORMER rugby prodigy turn paralympic archer could fulfil a life’s ambition today and complete a unique sporting journey for Team GB in Paris.
2 mins
Working together is name of the game
ONCE upon a time, when the game went pro, the astute national rugby unions took control of their biggest asset, which was the players, by contracting them.
4 mins
Relentless Tigers run in six as Cheika era starts in style
WILL Wand, one of Leicester’s newbies, summed up this hectic friendly, which launched Tigers’ Michael Cheika era, by saying: “I played for 40 minutes but it felt like 80.”
2 mins
Cavalry comes to rescue for Bath
REMARKABLY this was the first meeting of these clubs since October 2020 when they contested a double-header in the European Cup competition.
2 mins
Students too good for Esher
THIS weekend’s preseason encounters presented National League coaches with a final opportunity to test their squads ahead of their season openers on Saturday.
3 mins
England must find answers ...and fast
THE coaching churn that was a canker during the Eddie Jones’ tenure as England head coach has now spread to Steve Borthwick’s regime.
4 mins
Round 1 to Boks in battle of the big beasts
RASSIE Erasmus won the battle of the coaches against Scott Robertson as his South African Bomb Squad – headed by Malcolm Marx – got the Springboks over the line and kept them on track for the Rugby Championship.
4 mins
Barker determined to hit the heights at Bristol
Paul Rees talks to Steele Barker, a young player who was once told he was too small to make it in the second row
3 mins
Holmes hoping to make his mark with Scottish
WHEN it comes to player movement this summer, English rugby’s normal merry go round has been somewhat of a slow spin, a reminder of the fragility the game still has as it looks to work its way out of the woes left by Covid.
2 mins
Energetic thinking urgently required
CRITICAL supporters of Bristol in the late amateur era believed their team was being straitjacketed by a rigidly traditional committee structure driven primarily by the pursuit of a better yesterday.
3 mins
Price glad he played under old regime
AT Pontypool Park on September 24, 1986, with the sweet chestnut trees in full autumnal regalia, the faithful rolled up without the foggiest clue that they were about to see something they had never seen before. And would never see again.
4 mins
Shanahan: We need to create fear factor
NATIONAL One gets underway next weekend and supporters will expect another enthralling campaign with jeopardy throughout.
4 mins
Heald predicts a four-way battle
THIS season is a golden opportunity for one of last season’s title contenders to take advantage and win promotion as no team has dropped down from National One into the East.
3 mins
Devoto to make the difference for Titans
TWO sides have dropped down from National One into the West meaning it would be hard to look past one of Cinderford or Taunton Titans bouncing straight back up.
3 mins
Tykes out to get it right this time
LEEDS Tykes are embracing their big club mentality and heavy favourites tag ahead of the new season getting underway on Saturday.
3 mins
The Rugby Paper Magazine Description:
Publisher: Greenways Publishing
Category: Sports
Language: English
Frequency: Weekly
The Rugby Paper, the UK's number 1 selling rugby title, brings you exclusive stories, reports and features on your device, published in exceptional clarity. It contains renowned journalists such as Nick Cain and Peter Jackson, and famous former players as columnists including Jeremy Guscott and Jeff Probyn. Published every Sunday, The Rugby Paper covers Rugby Union from national teams and Premiership / Rabo Direct down to grass roots.
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