Search results for "lions"
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoArgentina makes more RWC sense than USA
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST There is a very good reason why rugby’s dollar-desperate establishment has failed to secure a place for...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAll Blacks’ Halloween show pulls in the cash
By PETER JACKSON Wales..................16 pts Tries: J Williams 60 Conversions: Priestland 60 Penalties: Anscombe 6, 40+2; Priestland 52 New Zealand ..54...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoWales threw away 20 points – that’s criminal
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Big doubt for the Boks: Alun Wyn Jones walks off injured PICTURE: Getty Images Rhys...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBattered Sandy takes his secret to the grave
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Every now and then, whenever the x-certificate stuff reared its ugly head during...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoDu Preez looks all set to join Glasgow
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Going north: JP du Preez JP DU PREEZ is on the verge of joining...
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Features
/ 4 years agoPotter draws on gambling hell to help save others
PAUL REES talks to Mark Potter about his fall and rise after gambling addiction When Mark Potter tells sportsmen and women...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoPerfect match for Eddie to unleash his new generation
NICK CAIN SAYS ENGLAND MUST BLOOD THEIR NEW BOYS AGAINST TONGA IF England were playing Tonga’s top team of players at...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRees-Zammit helps athletes cope with mental pressure
By JON NEWCOMBE LIONS and Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit has become patron of the mental health charity, Sporting Minds UK. Rees-Zammit...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThree months on, the game is crying out for clarity
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SO the World Rugby Independent Judicial Panel will meet next week to consider misconduct charges against Rassie...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCup specialists await their next golden era
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools CAMPBELL College Belfast have a fine record in the Ulster Schools...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoAutumn series may be best for some years
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME If there was one thing that last week’s game between Bath and...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTiger Youngs on leave
LEICESTER hooker Tom Youngs is taking indefinite leave from the club to look after his ill wife. The 34-yearold has not...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBeating All Blacks is about belief – Phillips
By ROB COLE FINALLY finding a way to beat the All Blacks after 68 years of heartache is all in the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPriestland should face All Blacks says Ford
By PETER JACKSON Chiefs scalped: Agustin Creevy goes over for a London Irish try against Exeter PICTURE: Pinnacle RHYS Priestland is...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoMitchell: It’s a good warm up for Tigers
By GARY FITZGERALD Northampton ..66pts Tries: Biggar 8, Mitchell 14, 75; Ratuniyarawa 21, Skosan 27, 44, 57; Hutchinson 29, Freeman 51,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoStrange to snub George like this
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST WHAT is it with Jamie George? Or, to put the same question in a different, more accurate...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoIs Dyson ready to hoover up Bath?
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER RUMOURS are sweeping the West Country that Bath could be sold to Sir James...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTo win, Wales will need a performance of the ages
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHEN Steve Hansen picked me to face New Zealand at the 2003 World Cup, he...
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Features
/ 4 years agoHayden and Co rehearsed their deception
Paul Rees reveals the lengths to which the All Blacks went to avoid defeat by Wales in 1978 It was an...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRapid Rufus set to be let off the leash against Tonga
By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND are poised to unleash the “electric” Rufus McLean on Test rugby on Saturday as they launch their...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEddie stirs the pot and comes up with new recipe for success
PAUL REES TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT THE LATEST ENGLAND SQUAD SIGNALS Eddie Jones is like a Michelin star chef...
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Features
/ 4 years agoIf refs ensure quick ruck ball we can run, not kick says Jones
EDDIE Jones has called on referees to maintain their vigilance at rucks and ensure there is a fair contest for possession...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoZebo earns Ireland recall but no room for Stockdale
SIMON Zebo is back in the Ireland squad for the first time since 2017 following his return to Munster from Racing...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoWill Jones’ ruthless calls bring about bold changes for England
England were embarrassed in their last outing in the Six Nations, putting forward one of their worst performances in the history...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJeeps one of many Rolls Royce players
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools BEDFORD might not be the biggest of towns but is nonetheless...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFamily affair at Ystalyfera as Gareth goes top
NEWS EXTRA By STEFFAN THOMAS YSTALYFERA playercoach Gareth James celebrated a significant milestone two weeks ago when he became the first...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWelsh off to S Africa
CARDIFF and Scarlets will be the first Welsh teams to play in South Africa in the URC. Competition bosses have confirmed...
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Features
/ 4 years agoConquerors of Bath were mugged by Quins
MOMENT IN TIME WATERLOO 1992-93 - PILKINGTON CUP QUARTER-FINALISTS NEIL FISSLER TALKS TO FORMER PROP NOW CLUB DIRECTOR MARK BECKETT WATERLOO...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRugby must face reality – Sir Bill, it’s reliant on you
WORLD Rugby’s new guidance limiting full contact training to just 15 minutes a week reflects the game’s sad failure to end...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoBig question is who does Eddie play outside Smith
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHEN Marcus Smith first broke through as an apprentice I saw him as having...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoJosh Navidi is out for six months, Wales told
WALES have been hit by yet another crippling blow with Josh Navidi out for as long as six months. The multi-purpose...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoPreview: McNally relishing re-branded Rec style
PREVIEW... Bath v Saracens Today. Kick-off 3pm, The Rec FIT-AGAIN lock Josh McNally has welcomed the transformation in Bath’s style as...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDavies: Switch from Wales has given me new lease
By GARY FITZGERALD Kicking on: Aled Davies SARACENS scrum-half Aled Davies is loving his new English “adventure” and has no regrets...
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News Extra
/ 4 years agoBoks U20 back row called for Scotland training
NEWS EXTRA SCOTLAND have selected South Africa-born Sharks back row Dylan Richardson for a two-day training camp before their first Autumn...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSharks in need of SOS cover at No.9
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Hip trouble: Faf de Klerk SALE Sharks are looking for an emergency scrum-half replacement...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCall up for Young is common sense now
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Heading home: Wasps flanker Thomas Young deserves his call up to Wales squad PICTURE: Getty...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEngland can win World Cup if Eddie takes off the shackles
Paul Rees talks to Newcastle full-back Mike Brown about his hopes for club and county World class potential: Marcus Smith in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAddison injury sours victory
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ..............26 Lions ................10 A SERIOUS leg injury to full-back Will Addison in an accidental collision blighted Ulster’s...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBath’s celeb stars must find their old hard edge
NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE DEMISE OF THE PRIDE OF THE WEST COUNTRY WHAT is wrong at Bath? The club which...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHastings’ historic act won this battle of Murrayfield
PETER JACKSON GEORGE Hastings from Dursley is a name which will still ring a faint bell in the memories of long-standing...
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National League One
/ 4 years agoSonny Bill: Boxing gave me massive thrills
NEWS EXTRA By TRP REPORTER SONNY Bill Williams says winning the New Zealand heavyweight boxing title was as good as anything...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChrist’s World Cup talk may not be hot air
By NEIL FISSLER Mentor: Sam Warburton CHRIST Tshiunza raised a few eyebrows a couple of years ago when he said his...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoStar status won’t affect Maro’s performance
By JON NEWCOMBE MARK McCall has no concerns that Maro Itoje’s growing off-field profile will negatively impact on his rugby. Last...
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National League 2E
/ 4 years agoReynolds crosses in Canterbury late show
By SIMON SMITH Canterbury....... 30 Leicester L.......27 CANTERBURY left it late as they edged past Leicester Lions to record a thrilling...
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Features
/ 4 years agoErasmus delay dreadful says RFU president Jeff
Colin Boag talks to RFU president Jeff Blackett about the state of the game RFU president Jeff Blackett says he shares...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoExeter 42-5 Worcester: Sam Simmonds comes roaring back to fire up Chiefs
THE Lions returned and Sam Simmonds burst out of the cage to resume where he left off last season. The Premiership’s...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoDash for cash must not damage rugby’s ethos | Nick Cain
THE £32m takeover of Saracens by a polyglot international consortium comes with a health warning as the club’s erstwhile banker and...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoBreakdown battle will be box office
PAUL REES talks to Alex Mitchell and coach Matt Ferguson about Saints’ strong start to the season PREVIEW... Wasps v Northampton...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJP du Preez could quit Sale Sharks for Glasgow Warriors
SALE Sharks have four players called Du Preez on their books but could have one fewer from the start of next...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoScott’s renaissance is worthy of a Test recall
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WALES are set to confirm their squad for a humdinger of an autumn series this...















