All posts tagged "All Blacks"
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 days agoWhat is the Nations Championship? Format, fixtures and how rugby’s new tournament works
The Autumn Nations Series is dead. Whether you think that is a positive or not, or even if you didn’t really...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 4 days agoGlasgow stretch lead at the top
■By JOHN DAVIDSON Glasgow .........38 Leinster ...........17 GLASGOW earned a bonus-point win over a strong Leinster side to move eight points...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 4 days agoIt’s ten in a row for Hurricanes
nBy SAM JACKSON WINGER FEHI FINEANGANOFO SCORED A HAT-TRICK AS HURRICANES RECORDED THEIR 10TH WIN IN A ROW AGAINST HIGHLANDERS, 50-7...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 days agoPonty work hard to stay on top
Premiership round-up ■By CARL FIELD Ebbw had taken an ear-Llandovery, in third, break but a dominant sec-a play-off eliminator. PONTYPRIDD remain...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoFast Eddie & Co love tales of the unexpected
THERE are times you cannot help but conclude that some pro coaches have got so much time on their hands they...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoWhen four tries by the Lions were kicked off the park
NEVEN MacEwan, left, played in the Test match which did more than any other to ridicule rugby as a running game,...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoPooler go close but Swansea hang on in the end
By CARL FIELD Round-up PONTYPOOL were made to pay the penalty at Swansea where they went down 20-18 in their rearranged...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 weeks agoChris Hewett: Dave Rennie should leave Brodie Retallick where he is
Let the fun and games begin. Dave Rennie, freshly-appointed head coach of the All Blacks with a World Cup looming large...
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Latest News
/ 4 weeks agoRobertson is happy to coach Barbarians
FORMER New Zealand coach Scott Robertson will return to rugby by taking charge of the Barbarians this summer. Robertson, whose two-year...
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Columnists
/ 4 weeks agoPeter Jackson: Memories of All Black legend going under the hammer
In the bad old days when too many referees turned a blind eye to all manner of mayhem, Kevin Skinner built...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoChris Hewett: ‘Fast, faster, fastest’ is Fabien Galthie’s new look for France
Rugby is a game of assumptions about the future, rooted in the here and now.
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoItoje hits century in good company
SHOULD he so wish, Maro Itoje could lay claim to completing two Test centuries in barely six months. His 100th match...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 month agoBrendan Gallagher: Award booming huge pens a full five points
We are losing so much from the game as World Rugby dumbs down in the professional era, which is bizarre considering...
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Columnists
/ 1 month agoPeter Jackson: Peter Squires, a true local hero
Peter Squires shall forever stand out among England’s true all-rounders, the first county cricketer to play a Test match for the...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRyan made life tough for 1953 All Blacks
ENGLAND in the mid-1950s, not unlike now, had an abundance of back row talent which probably explains why former Cambridge University...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWilson happy with law tweaks ahead of the big kick-off
Super Rugby Pacific Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Champs: Crusaders celebrate last year’s success PICTURE: Getty Images WALLABIES skipper Harry Wilson has...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoMapletoft set for Irish test
ENGLAND A head coach Mark Mapletoft has named a 26-player squad for the upcoming fixture against Ireland XV on Friday night...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNewcastle boss Alan Dickens admits uncertainty over his future amid Red Bull rebuild
Newcastle Red Bulls’ blizzard of signings for next season means a number of players will be looking for a new club.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoTalented duo who shared the same dream
PETER JACKSON HUGH Morris, below, grew up in the Seventies hoping to play No.10 for Wales at Cardiff Arms Park and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Small in stature but big on talent
Back in the day it became almost a cliché that All Blacks forwards were all rugged frontiersmen and farmers – world...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNow the All Blacks need to crack on
THERE is something of the Clive Woodward about Scott Robertson, whose coaching career at international level has just disappeared off a...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoMcCrae enjoyed hitting heights
NOT many senior careers span four decades but that was the longevity displayed by former Scotland scrum-half Ian McCrae who died...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNew Rugby Paper Roundup: Scott Robertson sacked! Right call? + Brilliant Bristol Bears ft Paul Williams
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by rugby columnist Paul Williams.
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoScott Robertson removed as All Blacks boss
New Zealand are searching for a new head coach after Scott Robertson was forced to step aside following an internal review...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRobertson is the boss – without doubt!
THERE was a bit of pass the parcel following New Zealand’s three 2025 losses against Argentina, South Africa (a 43-10 record),...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoJosh Hodge agrees three-year Newcastle Red Bulls deal
Newcastle Red Bulls have re-signed England A full-back Josh Hodge from Exeter Chiefs on a three-year contract.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoDREAM TEAM
RICKY DAVIES, THE FORMER SCARLETS, BORDEAUX BEGLES, BIRMINGHAM & SOLIHULL AND WALES U19 PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoBordeaux-Begles will be a tough test says Northampton Saints prop Emmanuel Iyogun
Northampton Saints face a repeat of last season’s Champions Cup final when they travel to Bordeaux-Begles next Sunday, with Emmanuel Iyogun...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Fran Cotton recalls the ‘indestructible’ Tony Bond
Sport is full of sliding doors moments and that was certainly the case with former England centre Tony Bond, who died...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 months agoNorthampton Saints second row Alex Coles out to seize his chance for England
Alex Coles has enjoyed a stand-out year with club and country, but is not getting ahead of himself as 2026 and...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoAlex Sanderson says it is ‘criminal’ to devalue the scrum
Alex Sanderson has called on World Rugby to allow teams to exploit their dominance in the scrum amid calls for change...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 months agoChris Hewett: Eben Etzebeth top billing in Springboks rogues’ gallery
Clint Eastwood knows a thing or two about cinema, but if anyone is to make a sequel to his Springbok-inspired Invictus...
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Features
/ 4 months agoPeter Jackson: England finish top but Springboks still No.1
They say the league table never lies, that like George Washington’s inaugural American presidency, it swears allegiance to the truth, the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 months agoChris Hewett: Key pieces might yet emerge for England chief Steve Borthwick
The World Cup is all that matters, right? Everything else is 50 shades of beige. If England’s second-string success in Argentina...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoGlobal rankings are funny old game
FUNNY things, rankings. Wales conceded a record number of points to the All Blacks on home soil last weekend – 55...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Bravo referee Matt Carley for taking no nonsense
Of all the subjects that have irritated me in recent years – apart from the hardy annual of blatant forward passes...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoEngland’s Freddie Steward says viral TikTok dance was meant to be private and not a taunt
Freddie Steward has revealed the TikTok dance by four England stars that has gone viral since the recent New Zealand victory...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoBen Spencer urges England to finish Autumn Nations Series in style
Ben Spencer has urged England not to take their foot off the gas and finish the autumn in style – by...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoLawrence Dallaglio: Next step for England is winning silverware
Lawrence Dallaglio has acclaimed England’s incredible transformation from agonising nearly men to clinical, big-game Test winners.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoEngland’s Tom Curry full of praise for ‘authentic leader’ George Ford
George Ford’s desire to ‘never settle’ and ‘always want more’ are the key factors behind his re-establishment as England’s first-choice fly-half,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoWales 26-52 New Zealand: Steve Tandy’s side are down but far from out
New Zealand have reached 50 points in their last three visits to the Welsh capital and duly recorded their 35th consecutive...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Time for Wales to build attack around Louis Rees-Zammit
In the macho unforgiving world of elite sport and especially rugby there is meant to be no consolation in defeat and...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoEngland v Argentina: Richard Wigglesworth urges Steve Borthwick’s men to play to their strengths
Steve Borthwick’s England have found a way of getting out of trouble in the last 12 months and they might need...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoGuy Pepper’s impact for England has been an inspiration, says Ben Earl
Ben Earl has hailed the impact of his ‘inspirational’ back row partner Guy Pepper as key to England’s autumn success.
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Letters
/ 4 months agoWe’d love to see England highlights
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk I LOOK forward to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoPaul Rees: England must keep their eyes on road ahead
England’s victory over New Zealand took them to third in the world rankings, the highest placed Six Nations side.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoMax Ojomoh to start England’s clash with Argentina in Fraser Dingwall’s absence
Max Ojomoh will start England’s climax to the autumn against Argentina on Sunday after Fraser Dingwall was withdrawn from the team...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoSteve Tandy hails Harri Deaves’ journey from roofer to facing All Blacks is inspiring
The fairy tale rise of flanker Harri Deaves from roofer to international rugby player will inspire a generation, says Wales head...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoReturn of the Mack: Ireland despatch Australia setting up Springbok showdown
Saturday night’s clash between Ireland and Australia at the Aviva Stadium was one many were eager to see, with questions over...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Keep the faith! This improving England team are made of the right stuff
Whisper it quietly but England are beginning to become street wise and savvy, they are learning from their mistakes and they...
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