Search results for "south africa"
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Watch out England, Wales find new Cullen
Sean Fitzpatrick caught a glimpse of the slight figure slicing through the muscle-bound Springboks and a famous name sprang to mind:...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Lions tour? Aussies couldn’t give S***!
On the eve of the Brumbies game there was a Wallabies v Lions gala dinner held in the great hall of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: North and Folau made this a truly great Test
What a match, what an occasion. So many times these events don’t live up to the hype. But the entrance price...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years ago‘Outstanding’ Steve Borthwick to be top coach says Eddie Jones
Saracens skipper Steve Borthwick will become an outstanding coach after his playing days are over, according to Japan head coach Eddie...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoNowell & Cowan Dickie, the Newlyn kids who took on the world
Jack Nowell and Luke Cowan-Dickie first clapped eyes on each other as five-year-olds playing mini rugby at Penzance & Newlyn and...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland Under 20s crowned Junior World Champions
Jack Nowell and Sam Hill scored two late tries as England came from behind to be crowned Junior World Champions for...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Nathan Morris – England U20s & Wasps hooker
Enjoying the England U20s experience? Brilliant! We’ve got a great ethos and really good squad spirit. It’s more like being with...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Lions must copy All Blacks hatred of complacency
As the Lions continue their winning ways Down Under putting virtual cricket scores on all they meet, there are still some...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain sizes up the task ahead of the Lions in Saturday’s first Test in Brisbane
Mike Phillips versus Will Genia is the one clash which seems to encapsulate better than any the differences between the Lions...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoJack Clifford nominated for Young Player of the Year
England Under20 captain Jack Clifford has been nominated for the IRB Junior Player of the Year award alongside Wales fly-half Sam...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Remember Finlay Calder and stick with Sam Warburton
Sam Warburton‘s selection as Lions captain was under serious scrutiny before last night’s crushing of the Waratahs, but the Welsh openside...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Richard Hibbard, from dog-house to life with the big cats
Richard Hibbard came home from Australia this time last year fearing the worst, that he would never play for Wales again....
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland v Baby Blacks: highlights
Last night England U20s qualified for the Junior World Champions final after beating New Zealand 33-21. Read the full report here. Watch...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland to meet Wales in JWC final
England will meet Wales in the final of the IRB Junior World Championships on Sunday after they beat New Zealand and...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Ellis Jenkins – Cardiff Blues flanker
A Cardiff Blues flanker proudly leading his country into battle – well, Sam Warburton might have missed the Lions‘ opener against...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland U20s to face Baby Blacks in JWC semi-finals
England Under 20s recorded a record 109-0 win over the USA to set up a clash against New Zealand in the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Gordon Bulloch – former Lions, Scotland, Leeds and Glasgow hooker
I couldn’t believe when people thought I’d been in a fight with John Hayes on the 2005 Lions tour – I...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: The folly of Foley could kill off the Lions tours
Michael Foley played against the 2001 Lions four times. Once at hooker for the Queensland Reds, and three times for the...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland U20s ring the changes for USA
England U20s have made 11 changes for their final IRB Junior World Championship Pool game against USA. Despite a 31-24 defeat...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoBaby Boks dent England U20s JWC hopes
South Africa dented England‘s IRB Junior World Championship ambitions with a 31–24 victory at the Stade Henri Desgrange. The Baby Boks...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoGethin Jenkins ruled out of Lions tour
The British & Irish Lions have suffered another major blow with the news that Gethin Jenking is ruled out for the...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoRyan Grant called up by Lions
Ryan Grant has been called up by the British & Irish Lions as injury cover for Gethin Jenkins. The Welsh loosehead,...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoWade and Kvesic to make Test debut
Christian Wade and Matt Kvesic will win their first Test caps for England after being named in the starting XV by...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland U20s off to winning start at JWC
England U20 have made the best possible start to their Junior World Championship with a 30-6 win over France in La...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Will next Warburton stand up now please!
Every Lions captain has to begin somewhere as an international player but only one began in the middle of nowhere. Four...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoNick Walshe: Yes, England U20s have talent to win this year
England U20s head coach Nick Walshe has backed his side to create history by landing their first IRB Junior World Championship...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoThree new caps for Scotland against Samoa
Greig Tonks, Alex Dunbar and Pat McArthur are set for their Scotland Test debut after being named in the starting XV...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: David Wallace – Lions, Ireland and Munster flanker
In the build-up to the 2009 Grand Slam we had a camp before the tournament just after Munster had played the...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoDean Ryan in wings as Akapusi Qera hints at move
Dynamic Gloucester flanker Akapusi Qera could potentially be reunited with Dean Ryan when his contract at Kingsholm expires next year. Qera,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Arwal Thomas – former Wales, Neath and Bristol fly-half
My punch on Philippe Carbonneau is probably still the rugby moment most people ask me about and it’s even got to...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Leicester’s Tom croft about his double challenge of Premiership final and Lions tour
Tom Croft has an attribute that few international forwards possess, including those back rowers alongside him in the 2013 Lions squad:...
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James Haskell
/ 13 years agoJames Haskell: Being big and strong does not make you good
Is rugby becoming too dangerous? Are players getting too big? Could rugby be heading the same way as the NFL, with...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoI won’t be watching the Lions says Toby Flood
Toby Flood aims to deliver his own personal snub to the British and Irish Lions … by not bothering to watch...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Late kick-offs can harm the legacy of RWC 2015
With news about the Lions selection dominating the sports pages, someone at RWC 2015 must have thought no-one would notice. The...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Forgotten Byrne can join select Welsh club
A new name ought to be added to Europe’s painfully small Welsh roll of honour next weekend, a player long declared...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Alex Brown – former Bristol, Gloucester and England lock
I won the Amlin Cup, the LV= Cup and finished top of the table at Gloucester but never getting a Premiership...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain says the tour party to Argentina represents a sea-change for England
The grass-roots setting of Barnes RFC is an unlikely location for game-changing decisions at the apex of the English elite game....
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoBaa-Baas squad finalised
Fresh from a monster performance that propelled Northampton to their first Aviva Premiership final, Samu Manoa will become a Barbarian. The...
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James Haskell
/ 13 years agoJames Haskell: I can’t wait to see new back row in action
Being injured sucks! Not just because you miss out on all the tours. No it sucks because you end-up working harder...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoJoe Ansbro forced to retire
Joe Ansbro has been forced to retire from rugby with immediate effect after suffering a neck injury in August 2012. The...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: James Chisholm – Harlequins back row
A week after Alex Gray told The Rugby Paper that he could make the move from No.8 into the centres, another...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Wales have been down and laid out Down Under
The Welsh usually run into trouble in Australia, big trouble. As a sport, trying to tie the Wallaby down in his...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ben Jonhston – former Saracens, Brive and England centre
I’d have loved to get more than two England caps but I was involved in a rare win over the All...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoKurtley Beale suspended again
Kurtley Beale’s hopes of winning selection against the British and Irish Lions are in tatters after he was suspended again for...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: These slabs of meat will be mighty mouthfuls
Slabs of red meat? More like slabs of gristle. The sort of tough, unpalatable stuff that the Aussies, who like the...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoHQ to host World Club Sevens
A World Club Sevens tournament is to be hosted at Twickenham for the first time this summer. As the growth of...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years ago“I’m used to being snubbed,” says James Hook
James Hook has made a frank admission about his international future after being excluded by the Lions and Wales on successive...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoScotland name nine uncapped players
Scotland have included nine uncapped players in a squad of 31 for next month’s quadrangular international tournament in South Africa. The...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoBaa-baas squad nearing completion
London Wasps flanker Sam Jones has been selected to play for the Barbarians against the British and Irish Lions and England...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoCaptain Sam Warburton has winning ways with the referees
Warren Gatland has revealed that a crucial component in his appointment of Sam Warburton as captain of the 2013 Lions was...















