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/ 3 years agoCampese: Union and League are swapping sports
Australian legend David Campese is concerned that rugby union is starting to mimic traditional rugby league and is a poorer sport...
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/ 3 years agoIreland and England name strong teams for crucial warm-up clash
Ireland and England have both named strong sides in what is set to be the best indicator of the progress they...
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/ 3 years agoNew twist in Farrell tackle saga as World Rugby launch appeal
World Rugby have lodged an appeal against Tuesday’s independent judicial committee (IJC) decision to rescind Owen Farrell‘s red card for a...
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/ 3 years agoJones labels press conference ‘worst ever’ in airport rant
Australia coach Eddie Jones criticised the media in a press conference at Sydney Airport before heading off to France for the...
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/ 3 years agoSuper Rugby fixtures: Crusaders begin title defence with a repeat of last year’s final
Reigning Super Rugby Pacific champions the Crusaders will begin their title defence next season with a repeat of last year’s final when they take on...
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/ 3 years agoTonga do the double over Canada
Tonga 36-12 Canada Tonga completed the double over Canada, running in six tries for a comfortable 36-12 victory at Teufaiva Stadium. ...
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/ 3 years agoSeries 3, Episode 4: Australia’s World Cup prospects and Owen Farrell’s red card with David Campese
The Rugby World Cup 2023 draws ever closer and following another weekend of preparation fixtures, things are hotting up. Eddie Jones...
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/ 3 years agoSuperb Bracken hat-trick gives England another thumping win
England U18s 76-15 Western Province XV U18s Jack Bracken’s second-half hat-trick England continued their free-scoring tour of South Africa as they...
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/ 3 years agoFarrell red card overturned in shock ruling
Owen Farrell‘s red card from Saturday’s win against Wales has been overturned, clearing him to play from the start of the...
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/ 3 years agoVan Poortvliet and Ntamack out of World Cup
England‘s first choice scrum-half Jack Van Poortvliet and France‘s first choice fly-half Romain Ntamack have both been ruled out of the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoMajor blow as Farrell set to miss Argentina
By BEN JAYCOCK at Twickenham Captain Owen Farrell could miss England’s World Cup opener against Argentina after being sent off in...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoEngland & Wales hit by injury concerns
Both England and Wales ended yesterday’s game with injury worries over senior players. Scrum-half Jack van Poortvliet was forced off for...
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/ 3 years agoLate Ramos penalty denies Scotland in Paris
A Thomas Ramos penalty in the 79th minute denied Scotland a draw in Paris. Replacement George Horne had darted down the...
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/ 3 years agoDowson: Pearson will get another chance
By PAUL REES Phil Dowson has backed Tom Pearson to bounce back after winning his first England cap last week and...
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/ 3 years agoEngland break cover to glimpse new life
By NICK CAIN England ..............................19pts Tries: Itoje 68 Conversions: Ford 68 Penalties: Farrell 10, 40+2, 42; Ford 76 Wales.................................. 17pts Tries:...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoFord puts England on the front foot
PAUL REES There was a moment six minutes into the second-half which summed up England. Courtney Lawes stole a lineout near...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoNo excuses – Wales simply switched off
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND For about 60 minutes of England versus Wales, I wondered why I was watching it...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoRamos steals it as Scotland go close
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER France............................. 30pts Tries: N’tamack 31, Penaud 42, Ollivon 43 Conversions: Ramos 32, 43, 44 Penalties: Ramos 7, 22,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoRussell has been captain for a long time – Hogg
By BEN JAYCOCK Finn Russell captained Scotland for the first time last weekend in their win over France and former teammate...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoErasmus on Ireland’s wanted list
South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus is being tipped for a possible return to Ireland to replace David Nucifora as...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoHoyland out to shine on Barbarians duty
Scotland winger Damien Hoyland will be looking to put himself in the shop window for a move to the Premiership when...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoSorry we won’t see Hooper in France
CHRIS HEWETT Wayne Shelford lost matches as captain of the All Blacks as often as he finished second in hand-to-hand combat....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoKolisi fit but star backs ruled out
Squad Watch: SOUTH AFRICA Fly-half Handre Pollard and centre Lukhanyo Am have been left out of South Africa’s 33-man Rugby World...
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/ 3 years agoPumas include 11 players from English top flight
Squad Watch: ARGENTINA Nicolás Sánchez and Sale’s Agustín Creevy will play in their fourth Rugby World Cup after coach Michael Cheika...
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/ 3 years agoGiant Skelton leads new-look Wallabies
Squad Watch: AUSTRALIA Head coach Eddie Jones has named La Rochelle second row Will Skelton as captain of a young Wallabies...
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/ 3 years agoAll Blacks put faith in Retallick’s recovery powers
Squad Watch: NEW ZEALAND Veteran lock Brodie Retallick has been named in New Zealand’s squad despite suffering a knee injury against...
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/ 3 years agoRaiwalui relying heavily on Drua
Squad watch: FIJI Toulon centre Waisea Nayacalevu will captain Fiji as they look to build on their success in the Pacific...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoItaly need to protect their stars
We are barely halfway through the dreaded World Cup warm-up season and Italy in particular are feeling the pain from these,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoIt will be tough to dethrone Dupont
Brendan Gallagher looks at the players who could light up the tournament So who will emerge as the iconic player and/or...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoA sense of revenge and destiny in the air
RWC 2023 is nearly upon us and it’s difficult to think of a more eagerly anticipated tournament, for all sorts of...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoBarrington: Losing Mako is huge blow
By BEN JAYCOCK Richard Barrington feels the loss of Mako Vunipola is a huge blow to England but remains upbeat about...
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/ 3 years agoEngland youngsters hammer France
England U18s 41-0 France U18s England scored seven unanswered tries to blow France away and win their opening match of the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoPlaying in both hemispheres helps Springboks – Le Roux
1995 Rugby World Cup winner Hennie Le Roux feels South Africa have had the best of both worlds in having their...
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/ 3 years agoFired-up France name strong team as Ritchie returns for Scotland
France have made 13 changes to the team who were stunned in Scotland last week, as this week’s visitors welcome back...
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/ 3 years agoEngland go strong and Wales experiment as 26 changes made for Twickenham clash
England have named an experienced side as they make 11 changes for their game against Wales this Saturday, with their opposition...
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/ 3 years agoNew look Tonga see off Canada
Tonga 28-3 Canada Tonga ran in four tries and survived a sending off early in the second half en route to...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoEsterhuizen in for injured Am in South Africa World Cup Squad
Harlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen has been named ahead of the injured Lukhanyo Am in the Rugby World Cup squad for reigning...
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/ 3 years agoSeries 3, Episode 3: South Africa’s World Cup prospects with Hennie Le Roux and England release World Cup squad
Continuing our review series of the major nations in the lead-up to the World Cup later this year in France, today...
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/ 3 years agoVunipola beats Dombrandt as only eight in England squad
Billy Vunipola beat Alex Dombrandt to the sole specialist number eight spot in England’s Rugby World Cup squad as Henry Slade...
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/ 3 years agoMako set to miss out
Mako Vunipola has been ruled out of England‘s 33-man World Cup squad due to a back injury. The 32-year-old was ruled...
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/ 3 years agoBorthwick decides to see the positives
By BEN JAYCOCK at Principality Stadium Steve Borthwick remained positive after seeing his England team get well beaten by an inexperienced...
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/ 3 years ago24 teams likely to line up at USA 2031
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE World Rugby CEO Alan Gilpin has revealed that they plan to go big in America in 2031...
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/ 3 years agoMorgan shows way for Wales as England struggle to spark
By NICK CAIN Wales..................................20pts Tries: Davies 48, North 58 Conversions: Halfpenny 49, 59 Penalties: Halfpenny 17, 26 England ................................ 9pts Penalties:...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoNext week matters for Borthwick’s men
PAUL REES There is a danger of reading too much into a pre-World Cup friendly between two sides some way below...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoEngland need to start trusting their instincts
BRENDAN GALLAGHER But what does it all mean? That is always my big problem with these trial games – sorry, World...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoItaly make Ireland fight all the way
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland............................... 33pts Tries: Kilcoyne 13, Doris 28, 72; McCloskey 38, Healy 66 Conversions: Crowley 14, 29, 39; Frawley...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoFagerson fear mars Scotland fightback
By GARY FITZGERALD Scotland ..................................................25pts Tries: Graham 46, Schoeman 57, Cherry 67 Conversions: Russell 47, 58 Penalties: Russell 4, 76 France..........................................................
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/ 3 years agoLibbok leads fightback as Boks eventually win comfortably
Argentina ........ 13 South Africa .. 24 South Africa came away victorious after a controlling second half performance. Argentina led 10-3...
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World
/ 3 years agoFiji take honours as they get better of Japan
PACIFIC NATIONS CUP By SAM JACKSON Fiji won the Pacific Nations Cup after beating 14-men Japan 35-12 in Tokyo in coach...
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World
/ 3 years agoMo’unga on target to deny Wallabies
By BEN JAYCOCK New Zealand................... 23pts Tries: Stevenson 44, Finau 64 Conversions: McKenzie 45, Mo’unga 65 Penalties: McKenzie 14, Mo’unga 58,...
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