A very belated thank you to the @SportSJA for this award. It was an honour just to be nominated among such a fine shortlist. Head now hurts as much as the legs do post marathon
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Daniel Schofield
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Daniel Schofield
@danscho1
Telegraph rugby reporter. Views my own.
London Beigetreten Aralık 2010
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Saracens’ penalty for breaching salary cap under scrutiny after Telegraph investigation.
@GavinMairs reports on:
🤝Accountancy firm advising Premiership while working for Saracens rival
🧐 Itoje’s image rights undervalued
🏠 ‘Conflict of interest’ involving Chris Ashton’s house
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News from Brisbane from @TelegraphRugby - Owen Farrell set to miss out on Lions squad, Marcus Smith preferred on the bench. Tom Curry starting in the back row. No Pollock in the 23
telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/20…
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Turnovers won
Waratahs 10 Lions 1
Turnovers lost
Waratahs 14 Lions 19
Eesh. Don't think the Lions have ever looked so bad in victory
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@willgkelleher As a fan of mid-90s musical references, you will know they missed a golden opportunity for the press release to be tilted: "WHOOP, there it is"
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Grateful for the clarity that they’re a HUMAN performance company, not, you know, for… lions?
British & Irish Lions@lionsofficial
We're pleased to welcome @WHOOP, the human performance company, as an official supplier to the #Lions2025 Tour 🦁 As part of this strategic partnership, all Lions players, performance staff, and backroom team members will be equipped with the all-new WHOOP 5.0 wearable technology, providing continuous, real-time insights to help them optimise recovery, mitigate the impact of jet-lag, and track key health metrics throughout the Tour and the crucial preparation period ahead 📊
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Bath v Leicester is a curious rivalry, based not on geography, but on jealousy, competitiveness and, sometimes, hatred.
Here, we recount its origins, with submissions from John Hall, Gareth Chilcott, Jon Callard, Martin Johnson, Dean Richards and Ben Kay.
telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/20…
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Details of the proposed rugby breakaway league revealed telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/20…
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Andy Onyeama-Christie is on the bench for Saracens v Harlequins on Saturday, six months after his horror injury in the reverse fixture
This is the story of everything that went on in between those points from despair to painkillers to achieving closure
Telegraph Rugby@TelegraphRugby
"I’ve turned to grab my leg like that and I have seen my foot facing the wrong way" 🤕 Andy Onyeama-Christie feared his career was over after he fractured and dislocated his ankle in a horror injury, but he's now dreaming of a return for Saracens vs Quins telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/20…
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A long-read on how VAT on independent school fees could alter the landscape of English rugby union.
😡 Anger about “envy tax”
🏰 Do “life-changing” bursaries go?
🏴 “Anomaly” state school with 3 Eng U18s
🏉 ACE programme key?
💭 Future solutions
telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/20…
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The Shakhtar Stalevi story, a team of soldiers and civilians injured in war.
"I have two reasons to live now: my family and football"
espn.com/soccer/story/_…
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🏉 Our brand new Lions Squad Selector Tool is now live!
Pick your squad for this summer's British and Irish Lions tour of Australia
#SixNations #Lions2025
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I was sent to Coventry this week and it was a real pleasure to see a club trying to do things the right way embracing their community and history
"We know the system’s against you. That’s fine. But let’s dare to dream.”
#Echobox=1733909307" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/20…
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The loss of Steve Bale has hit us like a ton of bricks. A beautiful writer, the finest colleague and the best of pals. Impossible to recall a time his presence failed to lift the spirits. Oh, and nobody sung an anthem (any anthem) like he did. Sing one for him tonight. RIP Baler
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Seems an apposite time to nudge this interview with Buck Shelford, the godfather of the All Blacks haka
"Don’t let the haka bully you because it is only a dance. Don’t worry about it. Chill out."
Also reveals what it's like to tear your scrotum
telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/20…
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Took a lot of bravery for Will Green to represent himself in court against Rylands and even more to tell his story
"My business head was saying this is ridiculous.
“But from my belligerent prop forward head, it’s a case of f--- ’em."
telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/20…
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I do not tend to tweet (X?) that often but this is an important story regarding Ryland Garth, the legal firm at the heart of rugby's concussion lawsuit
A former England international tells a court he was pressured to "perpetrate a fraud" by joining the wider action
Telegraph Rugby@TelegraphRugby
𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝: Former England rugby player claims he was ‘told to lie about dementia diagnosis’ ✍️ @danscho1 & @ben_rumsby #TelegraphRugby
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𝐑𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐝: Former England rugby player claims he was ‘told to lie about dementia diagnosis’
✍️ @danscho1 & @ben_rumsby
#TelegraphRugby
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I highlighted the Wembley fight as a case of Saudi sportswashing. And this is what happened next telegraph.co.uk/boxing/2024/09…
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Perhaps the finest, most affecting, long read on love and personal loss that I've ever read. In total awe of the legendary @mdmaylwin. theguardian.com/news/article/2…
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Long-read on player payments down English rugby union’s pyramid. A fascinating, often murky subject.
💬 Swirling gossip
💷 £300 per game at level 8
🤝 A £6k transfer fee at level 5
🛏️ ~£10k in cash under a bed
🤠 “More than the Wild West” telegraph.co.uk/rugby-union/20…
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