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Jamie George: England’s Discipline was too poor in Johannesburg
Skipper Jamie George ordered his England side to sort out their discipline after they caught another bout of yellow fever here yesterday.
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/ 19 hours agoEngland U20 ready for Argentina decider in Junior World Cup
England U20 are gearing up for a winner-takes-all clash against Argentina to book their place in the Junior World Cup semi-finals.
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/ 19 hours agoToulouse are hit by huge fine
TOULOUSE, who beat Montpellier in last weekend’s Top 14 final to clinch their fourth successive league title, have been fined €2.47...
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/ 19 hours agoTough draw for Bath and Northampton in Champions Cup
Prem champions Northampton and last year’s winners Bath have been drawn in the same tough Champions Cup pool for next season...
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/ 19 hours agoI had to fight my way back into England squad – Cadan Murley
Cadan Murley fought his way on to England’s current tour and believes Harlequins’ struggles last season helped him secure a place...
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/ 19 hours agoGoode is backing Caluori to hit heights
■By ADAM HATHAWAY ALEX Goode applauded England‘s decision not to rush Noah Caluori into action but is hoping to see the...
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/ 19 hours agoNations Champ ‘worth £1billion’
■By SAM JACKSON TOM Harrison, chief executive of Six Nations Rugby, is confident the Nations Championship will become a $1 billion...
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/ 19 hours agoSouth Africa 45-21 England: Borthwick on brink after Boks run riot
Steve Borthwick’s reign as England coach is teetering on the brink after they crashed to a seven tries to three defeat...
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/ 19 hours agoPaul Rees: England’s Headless chickens end up getting roasted
It was England’s first match since the review at the end of the Six Nations that pledged change without specifying what...
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/ 19 hours agoNew Zealand 34-32 France: France battle hard but Roigard keeps
Will Jordan and Cam Roigard both scored twice as New Zealand opened the inaugural Nations Championship with a thrilling victory over...
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/ 19 hours agoArgentina 38-47 Scotland: Hutchinson leads the Scottish hit squad
Scotland registered a record victory in Argentina with a seven-try demolition powered by the impressive Rory Hutchinson.
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/ 19 hours agoAustralia 31-33 Ireland: Prendergast seals Irish comeback
Ireland launched their Nations Championship campaign with a dramatic victory over Australia in Sydney after Thomas Clarkson’s late try and Sam...
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Miscellaneous
/ 19 hours agoAll Blacks in the clear
Fabien Brau-Boirie, below, endured a frustrating spell, first failing to gather Matthieu Jalibert’s kick in-goal before later having a try ruled...
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/ 19 hours agoJapan 27-10 Italy: Japan have too much in reserve despite Eddie Jones absence
Japan saw off Italy in Tokyo despite head coach Eddie Jones being absent through suspension.
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/ 19 hours agoTaste of winning is good, says Lake
AFTER a long losing run, it was Wales‘ third consecutive win, following on from victories over Italy and the Barbarians, a...
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/ 19 hours agoCLOSE-UP
SEMI RADRADRA Fiji centre EDDIE JAMES Wales centre Radradra was beginning to show glimpses of his Bristol best with sleight of...
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/ 19 hours agoFiji 24-39 Wales: Morgan’s double is enough to quell Fiji
Jac Morgan scored two tries as Wales began their Nations Championship campaign on a bizarre afternoon at the Cardiff City Stadium.
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Miscellaneous
/ 19 hours agoNick Cain: Nations Championship gets off to a humdinger of a start
The Nations Championship naysayers – and there is an army of them – should take a look at the competition’s inaugural...
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/ 19 hours agoRugby’s rocking all over the world
Brendan Gallagher settled down to watch six Nations Championship Test matches in a row. How did he find it? And did...
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/ 19 hours agoCaptain, my captain (but maybe not yours)
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED THE case for the prosecution: Ben Stokes – you may have heard of him – would have...
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Chris Hewett
/ 19 hours agoChris Hewett: Champions Cup revamp sounds good to me
The most predictable story of the week concerned yet another revamp of the much-maligned, used-and-abused Champions Cup, which was once the...
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/ 19 hours agoTop 14 shows how it’s done
IT WAS not that long ago that Top 14 finals used to be tight, largely risk averse affairs. The occasion tended...
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/ 19 hours agoI’ve loved it all, says Packer
MARLIE Packer admits she was overwhelmed by the affection shown to her during an emotional farewell week after signing off her...
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/ 19 hours agoDREAMTEAM
TEX CAVUBATI, THE FORMER FIJI, HARLEQUINS, OSPREYS, WORCESTER, NEWCASTLE, PER-PIGNAN & BLACKHEATH LOCK, SELECTS THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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/ 19 hours agoMove semi-finals up north to help promote our sport
THE letter from Simon Marlow-Ridley and Peter Jackson‘s column last week certainly made interesting reading on the subject of the Prem...
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/ 19 hours agoWord of caution on expansion of PWR
WITH talk of expanding the number of teams in the PWR and the high level of overseas players already in the...
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/ 19 hours agoToulouse show that loyalty brings its own rewards
YOU could write a book about what makes Toulouse great and one day I might do exactly that … but one...
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/ 19 hours agoIreland’s win was down to Goose
FORMER Ireland coach Philip Doyle, who died last week aged 61, was responsible for masterminding the biggest upset result in the...
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/ 19 hours agoGiliomee keeps Baby Boks on the title course
By SAM JACKSON On the attack: South Africa‘s Aka Boqwana POOL A DEFENDING champions South Africa secured a bonus-point victory over...
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/ 19 hours agoWales gunning for a semi-final place
By BEN JAYCOCK Touchdown: Brogan Leary goes over for Wales PICTURES: World Rugby POOL A RICHARD Whiffin’s Wales side moved to...
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/ 19 hours agoScotland push New Zealand all the way
By SAM JACKSON POOL B NEW Zealand held off a battling Scotland side in Kutaisi to stay unbeaten and move top...
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/ 19 hours agoItaly battle to subdue the Brave Blossoms
By BEN JAYCOCK On the front foot: Japan attack POOL B ITALY kept their semi-final hopes alive with a clinical victory...
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/ 19 hours agoIreland make too many mistakes as Los Pumitas rule
■By BEN JAYCOCK In charge: Simon Pfister scores for Argentina POOL C ARGENTINA seized control of Pool C after overpowering an...
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/ 19 hours agoArgentina next for England in decider
ENGLAND made it two wins from two at the World Junior Championship with a high-scoring victory over USA in Tbilisi, setting...
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/ 19 hours agoBaret’s solo stunner is star of show
■By SAM JACKSON POOL D FRANCE survived a scare from Spain as a solo stunner from Lyon‘s Lilian Baret inspired the...
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/ 19 hours agoPritchard hits his marks to lift Australia
■By SAM JACKSON Star man: Treyvon Pritchard takes charge POOL D AUSTRALIA set up a winner-takes-all showdown with France for a...
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/ 19 hours agoGilmore is banking on Furbank to lead Harlequins back to the top of the tree
Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Prem season, with the focus this week on Harlequins JUST two weeks before...
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/ 19 hours agoA pair of fly-halves fading from view
BEAUDEN Barrett wasn’t the only decorated fly half to miss the cut for the opening round of the Nations Championship. The...
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News Extra
/ 19 hours agoHalfpenny joins Tandy’s set-up for July matches
LEIGH Halfpenny has joined Steve Tandy’s Wales set-up for the Nations Championship as kicking coach. The recently retired full-back worked with...
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/ 19 hours agoHeyes signs on four more years at Tigers
ENGLAND prop Joe Heyes has signed a four-year contract extension at Leicester. The 27-year-old, who has played more than 180 times...
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/ 19 hours agoCoach Salvin departs Exeter for Wales role
STEVE Salvin has left his role as Exeter women’s boss to become full-time forwards coach with Wales. Salvin, who was part...
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/ 19 hours agoWe want to best club in the world – Rowe
EXETER chief executive Tony Rowe believes the 100 per cent takeover by American consortium Black Knight Rugby can push the club...
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/ 19 hours agoSchmidt has no desire to be head coach again
AUSTRALIA boss Joe Schmidt says he has no desire to be a head coach again when he leaves his current position...
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/ 19 hours agoWillis is my main man in dream XV
JACK Willis’s player-of-the-match performance for Toulouse in the Top 14 final last weekend at the end of another blockbuster season for...
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/ 2 days agoHenry Pollock will take on South Africa forwards with a smile – Steve Borthwick
England star Henry Pollock is being backed by Steve Borthwick to come out smiling if targeted by South Africa’s giant forwards...
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/ 3 days agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: South Africa vs England preview ft Avuyile Sawula
In this week’s episode of The Rugby Paper Roundup, assistant editor Ben Jaycock is joined by South African rugby journalist Avuyile...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 week agoJamie George: Henry Pollock’s self-belief is inspiring for England
Jamie George has told his England to take a leaf out of Henry Pollock’s book when they face South Africa on...
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International Rugby
/ 1 week agoGeorge North signs off with a try double for Barbarians against Wales
George North ended his professional career with two tries at Twickenham yesterday – and a first-ever conversion – as the Barbarians...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 week agoStephen Varney the vital cog in Exeter Chiefs’ Prem rise
Exeter Chiefs’ rise from bottom but one in the Premiership to the final at Twickenham followed a number of shrewd signings...
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/ 1 week agoTrailfinders and Meg Jones gunning for shock PWR title victory against Saracens
Trailfinders’ England captain Meg Jones is hoping to finish a remarkable season by lifting the Premiership Women’s Rugby trophy courtesy of...
