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4 weeks ago | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Will Gupwell
Being a university student can be hard enough at times; balancing assignments, deadlines, and everything in between. Now imagine trying to do it while playing professional rugby. Naomi Brennan is in her final year at Exeter University, studying sports and medical science, and has been captain of the Exeter University Women’s Rugby club for the past two years, leading them to back-to-back semi-finals.
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1 month ago | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Will Gupwell |Alex Charlton
Hole in one, 147- break or nine-darter. The trend went viral recently, with debates about which is the hardest achievement in sports. Perhaps it’s impossible to say with the debate endless, with each requiring extreme precision, skill and even a little bit of luck. In darts, the nine-dart finish sends the crowd wild, beers go flying, and the elation is unmatched- it’s what every darts fan and player lives for.
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1 month ago | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Will Gupwell
St Mary’s Rugby Union couldn’t get revenge for last year’s Varsity result with a 14-33 defeat to Brunel on the main campus pitch at West London Varsity. After a tight three-point loss last year at Brunel, St Mary’s scored two tries in an intense early encounter on Varsity day. Brunel opened the scoring early following a mistake from the Simmies. An overthrown lineout close to the St Mary’s line allowed Brunel to pounce and dive over for the early lead.
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2 months ago | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Will Gupwell
Rugby Union is on a knife-edge as the game continues to battle its checkered past with head injuries and concussion stories. According to data from the Professional Rugby Injury Surveillance Project (PRISP), in the 2022-23 season, concussion continued, for the 12th consecutive season, to be the most common match injury sustained in the English Premiership, accounting for 24% of all match injuries with 128 cases reported.
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2 months ago | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Will Gupwell
“Allyship in every form is important,” said Nick Heath, the vastly experienced Rugby Union journalist, broadcaster and Rugby Union Writers Club chairman. On the day before he was at the Stoop in front of six and a half thousand people, rubbing shoulders with the likes of Ilona Maher and Ellie Kildunne; Heath and I had an hour-long chat about his career and the state of the game in women’s rugby.
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Nov 9, 2024 | 
ealing.news | Will Gupwell
Ealing Trailfinders fell to a narrow 38-33 loss against Harlequins in Round Two of the Premiership Rugby Cup on Friday (8 November 2024) night. Tries from Tobi Wilson, Matt Cornish, Jordan Holgate and a brace from Tom Collins meant Trailfinders left Twickenham with two bonus points. The result leaves Ealing Trailfinders second in Pool C with four group games left to play in the competition. It was a superb start at The Stoop when Wilson crossed the whitewash.
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Nov 5, 2024 | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Will Gupwell
The question on everyone’s lips heading into Saturday’s test match: how would England defend? After the shock resignation of Felix Jones following the summer tour, Joe El-Abd was appointed as the new England defence coach. When speaking to El-Abd in early October, whilst reluctant to call the style of defence ‘blitz’ as coined by his predecessor, he remained eager for his defensive style to showcase intent on getting off the line and making tackles.
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Nov 4, 2024 | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Will Gupwell
On Saturday afternoon, New Zealand secured a tight 24-22 win against England for the third consecutive time in 2024. It was a test match for the ages, filled with drama, theatre and world-class skill from both sides. But what did we learn from this epic encounter? Haka does not need binning:Whatever you made of Joe Marler’s comments on the Haka during the week, there’s no denying that it brought a lot of hype and discussion around one of rugby’s biggest spectacles.
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Oct 21, 2024 | 
sportsgazette.co.uk | Will Gupwell
In his brand new autobiography, ‘The Biggar Picture’, Dan Biggar takes his reader through the trials and tribulations of what it was like to play in the iconic Welsh 10 jersey over 100 times in the modern game. Biggar has been one of the best fly-halves in the northern hemisphere for the past decade; however, he never truly got the admiration he deserved. 112 caps, 4th on the all-time list for Wales and 633 international points is something that can only be admired.
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Oct 20, 2024 | 
ealing.news | Will Gupwell
Ealing Trailfinders secure an outstanding 92-0 victory at home on Saturday (19 October 2024) against Ampthill in their round five Championship fixture. The hosts impressively scored 14 tries in total and denied the visitors a single point for the entire 80 in what can only be described as a clinical performance from the hosts.
