Search results for "japan"
-
Columnists
/ 6 years agoEllis Genge’s rare feat in the Six Nations shows how props are changing
Willie John McBride told TRP last week props weren't built like they used to
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMatt Toomua could dodge Rugby Australia cuts by making return to Premiership
Matt Toomua and two other Wallabies stars eye Premiership moves
-
Features
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Wasps openside flanker Paul Volley
The No.7 talks Jon Newcombe through his time at Wasps, Castres, Harlequins and London Scottish
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoProud brother Luke Whitelock tips Crusaders flanker to hit the big time
Four brothers raised on a dairy farm who have hit the heights of New Zealand rugby
-
Features
/ 6 years agoThe Principality pointed way perfectly for the new millennium
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s best grounds TOP 20 …RUGBY GROUNDS NEXT WEEK Rugby Scandals Sheer...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Tompkins is new target for Dragons THE Dragons appear to be nowhere close to...
-
Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoGood news for Boris, the right is might again
Best wing in the world? Cheslin Kolbe PICTURE: Getty Images The Prime Minister rather enjoys his rugger: indeed, he attended last...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoItoje can compete with the Bok giants
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… LOCKS Outstanding: Maro Itoje...
-
Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoDon’t mess up this crucial changeover
Different eras: Bill Beaumont, and Agustin Pichot in their playing days PICTURE: Gettty Images As everybody in sport, and in particular...
-
Latest News
/ 6 years agoReward for Knoyle
SCRUM-HALF Tavis Knoyle has become the latest player to commit his future to Dragons. Director of rugby at Dragons, Dean Ryan,...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoGlobal season must happen to make rugby a world sport
Q&A ALAN SOLOMONS ON THE RECORD Stifled: World Cup quarter-finalists Japan need more top level games to progress PICTURES: Getty Images...
-
Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoWRU hard ball killed Shingler’s big dream
Eligibility row: Steven Shingler playing for Cardiff Blues PICTURE: Getty Images Sir Bill Beaumont’s proposal that a host of South Pacific...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoAge 30, I felt ready for the ‘real world’
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DAVE LEWIS THE FORMER GLOUCESTER, EXETER AND HARLEQUINS SCRUM-HALF Big break: Dave Lewis playing for Gloucester against Australia...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoAu revoir France as Home Unions assert their power
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union Hired hands: The Quillan rugby team made...
-
Features
/ 6 years agoHogg is loving life after Jack’s warm welcome
Scotland star Stuart Hogg tells Neale Harvey how West Country life is exceeding expectations Scotland’s Chief: Stuart Hogg breaks past Alex...
-
Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoEmpty grounds? You’d be surprised by the chatter
Would it be right? Charles Piutau could play for Tonga if World Rugby change the rules PICTURE: Getty Images MY first...
-
Featured
/ 6 years agoQ&A – Lee Blackett: Wasps can show the director of rugby role isn’t essential
Wasps head coach Lee Blackett wants his squad to play to his philosophy of 'attacking fear'
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRevealed: Saracens make first signings for life in the Championship
Bedford Blues and USA fly-half Will Hooley is set to join Saracens, Neil Fissler reports
-
Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby hard cases countdown: No 15-11
Trouble seemed to find its way to Bakkies Botha on the rugby pitch...
-
International Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Plans to hold Six Nations in FULL this autumn
Peter Jackson reports on the contingency talks for a second Six Nations in November
-
Features
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ex-Canada, Sale, London Welsh and Esher utility back Phil MacKenzie
Three relegations haven't dampened the Canadian's outlook on his time in English club rugby
-
British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoAgustin Pichot wants to see British & Irish Lions tour Americas
Standing to be elected chairman of World Rugby, Pichot has spoken about his thoughts on how Lions tours could expand
-
Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoRugby betting guide for beginners
Watching sports, including rugby, can make you a happier person, at least if you don’t take losses personally. On the flip...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWALES AND LIONS LEGEND
Riches on offer in Far East spell big trouble THE growing emergence of Japanese rugby at both Test and club level...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDay the Old Boys’ drinking club beat the mighty Sarries
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s biggest upsets 1= Old Reigatians 12 Saracens 10 (John Player Cup, 1987)...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSteyn in PRO14 at Cheetahs
SPRINGBOK utility back Frans Steyn is thrilled to be back in Bloemfontein having signed from the Cheetahs from French outfit Montpellier....
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWorld Rugby’s hustings are flannel
AND they’re off, predictable as night following day. The runners and riders chasing high office at World Rugby are suddenly saying...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoVideo nasty for the Scots
ACCORDING to Agustin Pichot, candidate for the World Rugby chairmanship, the sport is in dire need of…wait for it…a video game....
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEllis is living proof of the old 80-minute rule
By PETER JACKS0N Going the distance: Ellis Genge played the full 80 for England against Wales during the World Cup warm-up...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRugby must speak with one voice -like Apollo 13
For the space buffs among you rugby aficionados, this last week has been an extraordinary trip down memory lane as we...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWasps must play without fear to get the fans behind us
Q&A LEE BLACKETT ON THE RECORD New head coach Lee Blackett tells NEALE HARVEY how he intends rising to the challenge...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoO’Gara still hates me for the treatment I gave him
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PAUL VOLLEY FORMER WASPS, CASTRES, HARLEQUINS AND LONDON SCOTTISH OPENSIDE I’M sure he won’t like me saying it but...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWhitelock inspired by hero big bro Sam
By NEALE HARVEY Test swansong: Luke Whitelock on the charge for New Zealand against Japan in 2018 PICTURE: Getty Images FRANCE-BASED...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAmbitious Pichot aims to gain confidence of Six Nations
From ALEJO MIRANDA in Buenos Aires SHOULD Agustín Pichot become chairman of World Rugby he intends to lead a revolution against...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAshton blames blinkered players for sin-bin failure
By JON NEWCOMBE THE SIN-BIN, rugby’s equivalent of the naughty step, has been around since 1997, to act as a deterrent...
-
Columnists
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Now Eddie Jones can make up for mistakes at the World Cup
Well I guess it was no surprise that Eddie Jones got his contract extension even if he and many others thought...
-
Featured
/ 6 years agoQ&A: Ben Smith – All Blacks would be wrong to start selecting Europe-based players
Legendary All Blacks full-back Ben Smith talks at length about his New Zealand career and time in France with Pau
-
Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: The past was a different country for rugby thrills
Brendan Gallagher believes conservative play has etched into modern rugby
-
International Rugby
/ 6 years agoArgentina abandon 2027 Rugby World Cup bid, lend backing to Australia
The world will have to wait a little longer for the first Rugby World Cup in South America
-
Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Parkes will be missed but Owen Williams bigger loss
After his own experience in Japan, Shane Williams can understand why Hadleigh Parkes would move to Japan
-
Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Thinking cap back on please, Laporte!
Bernard Laporte made some outlandish claim to ditch the Champions Cup without any evidence of its limitations
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership clubs keen to offer Australia aces way out
Recruitment hasn't been shut down for some Premiership clubs
-
Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDeal for Saracens’ Richard Wigglesworth to join Sale Sharks is off
Not making the switch north to Premiership rivals
-
Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: I’m glad Eddie Jones has got the job… who else was there?
The World Cup is the only thing that has eluded Eddie Jones so far
-
International Rugby
/ 6 years agoScottish Rugby furloughs hundreds of staff and asks players to take wage cut
Employees earning over £50,000 face reduction of wages
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThinking cap back on please, Bernie!
ONE of Rugby Union’s greatest failings is that it often does not recognise the value of what it has until it...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAussie aces bid to beat the pay-cuts
PREMIERSHIP clubs are taking a keen interest in events Down Under after Rugby Australia asked players to take a 65 per...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWigglesworth deal with Sale is off
RICHARD Wigglesworth is unlikely to be returning to Sale Sharks in a player-coach role at the end of the season Blindside...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoParkes will be missed but Owen’s bigger loss
RUGBY IS A very fickle business. One minute you’re a Grand Slam winner, starring at the World Cup, and top of...
-
The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoKings of the Jungle where wild beasts come to play
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s feared enforcers 1 Jacques Burger (Namibia) The King as far as...
International Rugby
Rampant All Blacks stun Springboks in Rugby’s Greatest Rivalry series opener
Brendan Gallagher
Brendan Gallagher: Are today’s players fit? Not in my book
Brendan Gallagher
Brendan Gallagher: Are today’s players fit? Not in my book
The best betting sites
