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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBlossoms’ late score puts heat on Scotland
By GARY FITZGERALD First blood: Timothy Lafaele beats the tackle of Alapati Leiua to score Japan’s opening try Big score: Matsushima...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoOur belief is growing with each game says Lubuschagne
FLANKER Pieter Labuschagne can feel- Japan’s belief growing with each game. The Brave Blossoms’ South African-born captain enthused: “We wanted to...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoIreland blow hot and cold after captain Sexton exits
From TOM BRADSHAW in Kobe Relief: Andrew Conway scores the bonus-point try A TYPHOON was threatening to blow into Kobe in...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoFast games suit super-fit Wales says training guru
By ALEX BYWATER Belief: Ryan Chambers WALES’ World Cup campaign couldn’t have gone much better to date and off the field...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBall’s back on steam in Welsh boiler room
By ALEX BYWATER Hard yards: Jake Ball on the charge against Australia FROM forgotten man to irreplaceable World Cup star, Jake...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoMcKee plots to spoil pal Gatland’s party
By ALEX BYWATER JOHN McKee has known Warren Gatland for nearly two decades, but the Fiji head coach is still determined...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoHope has turned into belief after Aussie win
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Word class rugby: Hadleigh Parkes score against Australia PICTURE: Getty Images THERE will be no...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBurger: World Cup would lack romance without T2
By JON NEWCOMBE Bruiser: Jaques Burger JACQUES BURGER insists the Rugby World Cup would be a much poorer spectacle if the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoTruism…but it’s true!
IT IS a truism that teams who win Rugby World Cups have world class scrum-halves. That does not mean it is...
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Features
/ 7 years agoCut out the Pools and go straight to quarter-finals
COLIN BOAG Humiliation: New Zealand blitz Canada as Rieko Ioane goes over for their fifth try Are you enjoying the RWC...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoNow England need to use their sledgehammer to crack Argentina
Nick Cain previews England's match against the Pumas and the selection issues facing Eddie Jones going forward
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Featured
/ 7 years agoMy Life in Rugby – Hugo Southwell: Former Scotland, Edinburgh, Stade Francais and Wasps full-back
Southwell recalls the World Cup heartache of 2007 when the Scots were knocked out in the quarter-finals by Argentina
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Class act as Manuel Diana remembers the fallen
Uruguay back row Manuel Diana paid tribute to the people of Kamaishi as a player who heralds from a club devastated...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoManu Tuilagi is the key player for England, says Jason Robinson
Tuilagi can be the focal point of England going forward, and forget the injuries of his past
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Ford-Farrell combination is dependent on Manu’s defence
Jeremy Guscott talks England's plans for their back-line with games against tougher opposition beckoning
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoHow Wasps coach Craig White made stars of Uruguay
Jon Newcombe speaks to Craig White about the tough love needed to get Uruguay on track to the World Cup's big...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: This Wales side have got Michael Cheika worried
Shane Williams previews the big clash in Pool A between Wales and Australia
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoBrutal training sets up Wales
■ From ALEX BYWATER SHAUN Edwards issued Wales with a World Cup battle cry and told Warren Gatland’s players they will...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoMulvihill backs Gat to sack Wallabies
By STEFFAN THOMAS CARDIFF Blues head coach John Mulvihill believes the weather conditions in Japan will suit Wales and is confident...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoUruguay close on qualification for RWC France
By ADAM ELLIS FIJI’S World Cup appears to be as good as over after the Pacific Island nation was stunned by...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoSorry everyone, I’m supporting Australia says Welshman Rees
FOR TONY Rees a World Cup meeting between Wales and Australia in Japan was never going to be one to miss...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoThis Wales side have got Cheika worried
SHANE WILLIAMS Crucial area: Justin Tipuric must win the battle with Michael Hooper and David Pocock PICTURE: Getty Images ILIKE where...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoDouble injury blow adds to Scotland’s misery
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Bringing home the bonus: Ireland wing Andrew Conway scores the fourth Ireland try PICTURE: Getty Images IRELAND dominated...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoClass act as Diana remembers the fallen
Emotional: Manuel Diana scores for Uruguay PICTURE: Getty Images PETER JACKSON Nobody following the World Cup beyond the banks of the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBrady sacks off his video support for Boks
TOM BRADY is an American icon, a New England Patriot with an unprecedented six Super Bowls to his name and a...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoItaly’s hope is in speed of the back row
Brendan Gallagher looks at the challenge facing Italy and fancies they have an outside chance Key men: Italy hopes rest with...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoCanada need to evoke the 1991 spirit of Vimy Ridge
Enforcer: Norm Hadley CANADA tackle New Zealand on Wednesday and whenever the Canuks meet the All Blacks, which isn’t very often,...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHow Wasps coach Craig made stars of Uruguay
By JON NEWCOMBE Team builder: Craig White oversaw Uruguays’s famous win over Fiji URUGUAY’S stunning 30-27 victory over Fiji on Wednesday...
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Features
/ 7 years agoBath seek new Ruaridh
BATH have their spies out in Japan seeking a bargain signing in the mould of Ruaridh McConnochie. Olympic silver medalist McConnochie...
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Features
/ 7 years agoLandry in spotlight
USA international Ben Landry, 28, knows another of couple of impressive performances in Japan could secure him a dream Premiership move....
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoNow England need to use their sledgehammer to crack Argentina
World Cup Nick Cain looks at the way England are shaping up for their bigger challenges ahead PREVIEW… England v Argentina...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRyan insists Huw Evans he sees good signs as his Dragons crash
Munster …39pts Tries: Botha 16, O’Donoghue 32, Daly 34, Bleyendaal 61, Barron 79 Conversions: Hanrahan 17, 33, 61, 80 Penalties: Hanrahan...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMorgan sent off as Ospreys unravel
Ulster …38pts Tries: Gilroy 14, 51, Jones 31, Faddes 40, Penalty 71 Conversions: Cooney 15, 31, 40, 52 Penalties: Cooney 46...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRobinson: Manu is the key player for England
■By GARY FITZGERALD Fine line: Jason Robinson JASON Robinson says England must revive the spirit of Sir Clive Woodward’s mantra of...
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Features
/ 7 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
HUGO SOUTHWELL THE FORMER SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH, STADE FRANCAIS AND WASPS FULL-BACK. LIKE so many Scotland players of my generation some wonderful...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAggressive scrums are recipe for more injuries
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME PICTURE: Getty Images JEFF PROBYN At last it’s started and we can finally get...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoQuesada set to take over Stade from Meyer
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Who’d be a Top 14 coach? French domestic rugby took a break for the start of the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoFord-Farrell combo will dependonManudefence
JEREMY GUSCOTT Big question: Manu Tuilagi is an explosive attacking force but defence can win World Cups PICTURE: Getty Images YOU...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoMemories for Marler
ENGLANDare in Tokyo ahead of next weekend’s third Pool match against Argentina and it will bring back bad memories for prop...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoFans can’t get enough World Cup souvenirs
HIGH prices for official merchandise have not put off punters shelling out their cash. World Rugby say that more replica shirts,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoThe Wales shirts are top sellers
WALES have sold the most replica shirts of any World Cup team in Japan. Warren Gatland’s side are leading the way...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoTV viewing’s thirsty work
THEWorld Cup might be on free-to-air TV in the UK but Japanese fans have been forced to subscribe to see the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoTomos gets back in trim
TOMOS Williams got more than he bargained for when he popped out for a haircut in Tokyo. The Wales replacement scrum-half...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoBeard’s such a beefcake
ADAM Beard was a late arrival after having surgery to remove his appendix and has been put through double sessions since...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoDragons ready for lift up with Sam Davies at the controls
How are the four Welsh regions shaping up ahead of the start of the PRO14 season this weekend?
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup winner Woodman can’t wait to see Mako Vunipola back
Woodman also says England can take inspiration from their core of Saracens players
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 7 years agoSaracens can be history makers, says Alex Goode
Alex Goode signed a three-year extension at the Premiership and European champions
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Phil Davies is admired as a glutton for punishment
Peter Jackson journeys back to 1987 when Wales and Phil Davies met the All Blacks
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoRobinson: England can win the trophy and Tom Curry will be key
"Eddie has a squad that have learned from 2015 and now they're ready to deliver" - Robinson
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoRefereeing levels have been sub-standard, World Rugby admits
There have been a number of controversial decisions made so far at the World Cup
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