All posts tagged "All Blacks"
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Peter Jackson
/ 6 years agoAll Black-slayer Carwyn deserved better than this
WHAT Carwyn James achieved during successive seasons had never been achieved before, nor since. He coached three teams to celebrated victories...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby anthems countdown: 5-1
Brendan Gallagher reaches No.1 in the countdown and tells the stories behind how the five on this list originated
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: I shudder at the way Dan Carter destroyed the Lions ’05
Carter's return to New Zealand has cast Shane Williams back to the 2005 British & Irish Lions tour when the fly-half...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoHard as nails Des Seabrook was the scourge of All Blacks
Obituary: Brendan Gallagher writes on the life of Orrell, Lancashire and North rugby figure, Des Seabrook
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Dream Team
/ 6 years agoDream Team: Departing Wales and Scarlets centre Hadleigh Parkes
The Japan-bound centre chooses a team loaded with Welsh and Kiwi talent
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMoving the Six Nations will work for rugby – Conrad Smith
The former All Blacks centre is now playing a key role with the International Rugby Players' association
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Features
/ 6 years agoI shudder at way Carter destroyed the Lions
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND You can’t keep a good man down – and Dan Carter is one of the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoIt’s heresy, but 71 Lions were fairly ordinary
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Not at his best: Gareth Edwards in the third Test in 1971 PICTURE: Getty Images “Barry John,...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCarleton tribute to friend and mentor Seabrook
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Orrell and England Grand Slam winger John Carleton has paid tribute to his long-time coach and friend...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: New rule gives spirit of the game a red card
Peter Jackson looks at the thin ice rugby is treading after introducing the orange card
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoMoving Six Nations will work – Conrad
By NEALE HARVEY World champ: Conrad Smith playing for the All Blacks PICTURES: Getty Images DOUBLE World Cupwinning ex-All Black Conrad...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoTragedy after Munster’s greatest win0020
Munster 12 New Zealand 0 (Oct 31, 1978) Defence on top: Munster’s Donal Canniffe hacks away IT ALL started – in...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCarter joins the Blues, his hometown clu0062
ALL Blacks great Dan Carter will return to New Zealand to play for the Blues in Super Rugby, which starts next...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoQ&A – Brad Mooar: I’m leaving Scarlets with them ready to explode
We ask the outgoing Scarlets head coach about what he's leaving behind in west Wales and his final message to fans
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDan Carter makes surprise return to Super Rugby with Blues
Dan Carter has been confirmed as a Blues player ahead of the ten-week Super Rugby Aotearoa competition
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBen pushing to have scrum doctor Cron’s eye for detail
By NEALE HARVEY Expert tuition: Mike Cron coaching Ben Franks FORMER detective Mike Cron will provide eagle-eyed inspiration to Ben Franks...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: All Blacks must ditch Mo’unga and give No.10 shirt back to Beauden Barrett
Jeremy Guscott looks at how Ian Foster must address how fly-half and full-back will function in his All Blacks team and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby stadiums countdown: 15-11
Southern hemisphere stadia dominate the latest countdown towards the No.1 spot
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoSad day as blind Fleury bails out the All Blacks
YOU don’t often hear a New Zealand crowd cheering loudly for the opposition so you know something pretty special must have...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJulian Savea to leave Toulon and reveals where he would like to play
The ex-All Blacks wing would like to return home to New Zealand
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: All Blacks turn their backs on autumn internationals
Decision by NZR will leave England, Wales and Scotland short of £20m in matchday income
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoBilly wears the crown, others wield the power
Midway through the BBC’s ancient but still mesmerising adaptation of Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy, there is a pivotal discussion between George...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoPiatau’s brother proves loyalty is possible
ANYBODY reading my ‘stuff ’ over the years will know there is no bigger supporter of the Pacific Island teams but...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoHodges skeptical about US foreign policy
By ROB COLE MAJOR League Rugby has been warned that signing world renowned rugby names such as Ma’a Nonu will do...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoCain column: Steve Hansen still sucking sour grapes over Lions
Reversal of penalty against Ken Owens in the third Test still rankles with the Kiwis three years on
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoExclusive: Plan for rugby’s global calendar sees Six Nations run into May
Peter Jackson exclusively reports on how the club and international calendar could be about to shift its axis
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoAll Blacks name flanker Sam Cane as new captain
Ian Foster has named his successor to Kieran Read as captain of New Zealand
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Features
/ 7 years agoMy Club – Otley: Nigel Melville looks back on where it all started
Nigel Melville recalls watching Roses matches at Cross Green as a boy with his father
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoNow ten teams talk about break from PRL
■By NICK CAIN THE plans for a breakaway from PRL by Premiership clubs is gathering momentum, with ten clubs now actively...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoAll Blacks great Dan Carter plots last hurrah
The fly-half isn't ready to call it quits at 38, writes Neil Fissler
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoExclusive: Guy Thompson finds new club after being let go by Leicester Tigers
Thompson was reluctantly let go by Leicester days before the outbreak
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoAnalysis: So, how do you fix this mess called the scrum?
TRP's mailbag is teeming with letters regarding the scrum every week. Nick Cain examines what's wrong and how it can be...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 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
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSeilala champions case for reversal
By STEFFAN THOMAS Plea: Seilala Mapusua FORMER Premiership player of the season Seilala Mapusua has backed Sir Bill Beaumont’s bid to...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Riches of Japan spell big trouble for players in England and Wales
Growth of game in the Far East will leave unions short given selection criteria, writes Shane Williams
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoTop 20 rugby hard cases countdown: No 15-11
Trouble seemed to find its way to Bakkies Botha on the rugby pitch...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoTop 20 rugby hard cases countdown: 20-16
Brendan Gallagher begins his countdown of rugby's hardest men
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Featured
/ 7 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
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 7 years agoGatland’s plan for Lions to play at Twickenham ‘nonsense’, says Willie-John McBride
"I think it’s scandalous that the Premiership clubs in England are dictating the future of the sport" - Lions legend McBride
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoThe past was a different country for rugby thrills
Classic: Philippe Bernat-Salles scores as France stun the All Blacks in 1999 I’ve watched a couple of cracking matches recently and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoGatland’s All Blacks tiebreak plan is not so daft after all
WARREN Gatland loves to bowl us a googly from time to time and was having fun with the New Zealand media...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoShining star Lewis still beams bright at 89
EVEN now, 70 years after he started blazing trails across the rugby world, Lewis Jones’ achievements still make the average meteor...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoGap’s just too big, Warren
WARREN Gatland’s suggestion of a ‘decider’ between the Lions and the All Blacks before the tourists leave for South Africa is...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoTop 20 try saving tackles of all time: No.15-11
Featuring Ben Cohen's crucial stop against the All Blacks in 2002
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWales tour to face All Blacks in two Tests set to be axed
The two-Test tour of New Zealand will cost the All Blacks big
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoWales’ All Blacks tour faces the axe
NZ virus lockdown In the balance: Nick Tompkins’ move to Cardiff Blues has hit a problem – see Blindside P10 PICTURE:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoGallaher drilled his touring team like a fighting machine
Brendan Gallagher recalls the early and outstanding All Blacks and Australian tours It’s more than a little ironic that the All...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 7 years agoTop 20 tries of all time countdown: No.6-10
A British & Irish Lions classic from 2017 features as Brendan Gallagher continues his countdown
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Muscleman Chris Jones rates power of prayer now
Peter Jackson journeys back to the Vale in the 1980s by having a chat with Treorchy's 'Hatchet prop' Chris Jones
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoMuscleman Chris rates power of prayer now
Back in the day when the hatchet men ruled the roost in both football codes, Chris Jones ran a reign of...
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