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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoLos Teros will be looking to add to their famous victory over Fiji
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER URUGUAY Coach: Esteban Meneses Captain: Andres Vilaseca Uruguay are beginning to shed upstart status. This will be their...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoWelwitschias still looking for their first win
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER NAMIBIA Coach: Allister Coetzee Captain: Johan Deysel INDEPENDENCE from South Africa, in 1990, came a little too late...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoAll Blacks are still the team to beat
By PAUL REES NEW ZEALAND Coach: Ian Foster Captain: Sam Cane This year’s World Cup is unusual in a number of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoMillions set to enjoy all of the razzmatazz
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK RUGBY World Cups are an exciting time because they are the biggest shop-window for...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoCotter hopes the Oaks will not be easy to cut down
By BEN JAYCOCK ROMANIA Coach: Eugen Apjok Captain: Christian-Marian Chirica ROMANIA return to the World Cup after missing out four years...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoFarrell’s men on edge of history
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER IRELAND Coach: Andy Farrell Captain: Johnny Sexton IF not now, when? Not only are Ireland the number one...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoDarge: We’ve got to down the big dogs
By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND Coach: Gregor Townsend Captain: Finn Russell IF Scotland are to cause a sensation on the opening weekend...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoKefu building a side set to battle out of the group
By BEN JAYCOCK TONGA Coach: Toutai Kefu Captain: Sonatane Takulua TONGA are one of the biggest benefactors out of the change...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoHolders looking good for a repeat
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SOUTH AFRICA Coach: Jacques Nienaber Captain: Siya Kolisi The bookies may still marginally favour hosts France and Rugby...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoJones is backing his young bucks
By PAUL REES AUSTRALIA Coach: Eddie Jones Captain: Will Skelton EDDIE Jones does not stay down for long. England’s former head...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoRaiwalui’s men chasing third quarter-final spot
By BEN JAYCOCK Coach: Simon Raiwalui Captain: Waisea Nayacalevu After stunning Twickenham last weekend, Fiji will be confident of making their...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoGatland has another chance to prove his final credentials
By PAUL REES WALES Coach: Warren Gatland Co-captains: Jac Morgan and Dewi Lake One of the more interested spectators at England’s...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoNiniashvili and Tabutsadze are poised to hit the ground running
By BRENDAN GALLGHER GGEORGIA Coach: Levan Maisashvili Captain: Merab Sharikadze Georgia have become a permanent fixture at the Rugby World Cup...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoLagisquet’s speedsters ready to fire
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER PORTUGAL Coach: Patrice Lagisquet Captain: Tomas Appleton AS you might expect from a team coached by the Bayonne...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoWales must be at their best to take on Fiji
SHANE WILLIAMS THERE will be a few nervous players from the Home Unions getting on planes and heading to France today....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoPumas in prime position to give big guns a run for their money
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER ARGENTINA Coach: Michael Cheika Captain: Julian Montoya Conventional wisdom has it that the Pumas, at least in modern...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoLos Condores are on a hiding to nothing but will fight hard
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER CHILE Coach: Pablo Lemoine Captain: Martin Sigren RUGBY can be a game of soaring highs and lows, especially...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoTime to seize the moment and aim high
By PAUL REES ENGLAND Coach: Steve Borthwick Captain: Owen Farrell Never mind swinging low, those steering England’s chariot are aiming low...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoIslanders keen to make some noise
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER SAMOA Coach: Seilala Mapusua Co-captains: Chris Vui and Michael Ala’alatoa ARE SAMOA about to make some noise again?...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoBrave Blossoms are facing a ‘massive challenge’
By BEN JAYCOCK JAPAN Coach: Jamie Joseph Captain: Michael Leitch Japan are appearing at their 11th tournament, with their best ever...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoCinderford star Jerrum ready to lead his side by example
■ By BEN JAYCOCK ‘BORN leader’ Tyler Jerrum has taken over the captaincy at Cinderford and says he’ll be at the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agothrilling contest
Max Hayman, on his 50th appearance for the club, put Rams in front and wrapped up the bonus-point. But a second...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoAddams inspires Park to a top start
Rosslyn Park..........39 Plymouth A.............36 ■ By RHYS STRATTON ROSSLYN Park kicked off their campaign in style with a hard-fought, bonus-point win....
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBlackheath edge hosts in close call
Taunton T................33 Blackheath.............36 ■ By MIKE AMOS TWO tries and four conversions were not enough for star man Frankie Diaz-Dart to...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHayes the hero as lively Titans run riot
Rotherham T...52 Billingham...... 24 ■ By DAVID BEDDOWS LLOYD HAYES led the way as Rotherham saw off Billingham in a thoroughly...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoRed-hot Redfern earns Tigers draw
Fylde.........................26 Sheffield Tigers....26 ■ By STUART MCCRACKEN FYLDE and Sheffield Tigers had to settle for a draw on the opening day...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoFofie floors Field with last-gasp try
Huddersfield.......... 31 Hull Ionians............39 ■ By ANDREW SMITH A RELIEVED Hull Ionians claimed their first bonus-point victory of the campaign in...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoTykes off to a flying start in Steel City
Sheffield............35pts Leeds Tykes.....40pts ■ By ADAM DICKINSON LEEDS Tykes got their National League 2 campaign off to a winning start against...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoDavidson breaks Lymm hearts with late strike
Lymm........................ 21 Wharfedale............22 ■ By RICK JOHNSON NATIONAL Two North newcomers Lymm were denied an opening day win as Wharfedale fly-half...
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National League 2N
/ 3 years agoHappy Hull leave it late to get rare win
Otley..........................27 Hull............................32 ■ By NICK DOYLE HULL left it late to clinch victory in the dying moments. They took an early...
