All posts tagged "All Blacks"
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoHome Nations must resist giving rivals the upper hand
BIG thanks to Gregor Townsend for being such a good coach that Scotland could not ignore his talents for another overseas...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoUtter nonsense to suggest replacing red card system
COLIN BOAG Views Flashpoint: Semisi Masirewa is sent off after dropping Bernard Foley on his head Which is more important, applying...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoSteve Hansen’s moan shows Lions effects still linger
Nick Cain looks at how New Zealand have progressed one year on from that epic series against the British & Irish...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Rugby still a long way off going global
There's a FIFA World Cup going on and everyone knows it...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoScarlets are preferred pick for converted Kiwi Collins
By STEFFAN THOMAS AUCKLAND Blues utility back Michael Collins wants to return to Wales and forge an international career in the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAll set for another Ashton avalanche
Hit man: Chris Ashton BARRINGinjury it’s not difficult to predict an avalanche of Chris Ashton tries for attack-minded Sale next season....
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Features
/ 8 years agoHansen’s moan shows Lions effects still linger
NICK CAIN looks at New Zealand rugby a year on from that epic drawn series Ruling the roost: Crusaders pack have...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoCrusaders guarantee home run to the final
■ By SAM JACKSON THE CRUSADERS cemented top spot in the table with a big win over the Highlanders to celebrate...
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Features
/ 8 years agoIoane joins quick-fire hat-trick club
RIEKO Ioane has been in a hurry ever since the All Blacks rushed him into their team as a teenager, a...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWorld rankings bit of a mystery to me
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THE World Rugby rankings...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoFrench wheels fall off after more controversy
By GARY FITZGERALD Hat-trick hero: Rieko Ioane dives over to score one of his three for New Zealand PICTURES: Getty Images...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoBrunel blasts referee block
STEVE Hansen praised Damian McKenzie for silencing his critics and defended his controversial first try. The All Blacks boss said: “Damian...
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Features
/ 8 years agoGardner got it right, it’s Law makers in a muddle
Hung out to dry: Referee Angus Gardner COLIN BOAG Having been sent off in the second Test against New Zealand, at...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAll Blacks let off the hook again is no Freek
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Double-teamed: Remy Grosso feels the force of Sam Cane and Ofa Tu’ungafasi PICTURE:...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAll Blacks star set for big move to Toulon
Mourad Boudjellal busy in recruitment again...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER NEW ZEALAND, ENGLAND AND HARLEQUINS CENTRE JAMIE SALMON Three years after being rejected by Kent at an U19 trial...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSexton, driving force of the Irish All Blacks
AS THE bars in Ballsbridge began to thin out in the early hours of Sunday morning, a welloiled, middle-aged Leinster supporter...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSonny Bill knee op a success – but he’s out of Test
By SAM JACKSON NEWS EXTRA ALL BLACKS centre Sonny Bill Williams has said that the surgery he undertook for a knee...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoIt’s no home comfort yet for Umaga’s woeful Blues
By ADAM ELLIS Bad day at the office: Jerome Kaino of the Blues PICTURE: Getty Images MELBOURNE Rebels heaped more woes...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSopoaga’s not only All Black signing on
Stepping up: Billy Searle PICTURES: Getty Images BILLY Searle once played for the Cornish All Blacks – now the precocious fly-half...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHurricane Thomson targeting Scotland
By ALEX BYWATER Boost: Blade Thomson BLADE Thomson has handed Scotland coach Gregor Townsend a big boost with the news the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoApprentice Hansen can be master of Wales
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Four New Zealanders have been touted for the imminent vacancy of running Wales,...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years ago‘Tahs finally end the Kiwi winning run over Aussies
By JAKE JONES Try time: Israel Folau scores for the Waratahs THE Waratahs ended Australia’s unwanted record of 40 games without...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWilson’s just reward for playing it like the All Blacks
THE COMEBACK kings! What an achievement it was for Cardiff Blues to claim Challenge Cup glory against Gloucester. The manner of...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
BARRY STEWART THE FORMER SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH, SALE AND NORTHAMPTON PROP My journey from medical write-off in my mid-20s to winning Premiership...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoQuins limp to uninspiring victory over Mourners
By HUW S JONES Carmarthen Q 18 Neath …14 CARMARTHEN Quins finished the season on a low note at The Park,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBumper crop of Tier Two are set to make the step up to Premiership
Bristol won't just be relying on the international stardust of Steven Luatua next season, actually they have an armoury of Championship...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Fans bring the glory days back to Pooler
Pontypool's unbeaten season is being celebrated with a trophy tour after winning 22 games out of 22
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Featured
/ 8 years agoTim Visser calls time on Scotland career
Dutch born winger brings an end to his international career
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoWales to get £1.25m payout from Lions tour of New Zealand
All is good for Wales, but Peter Jackson says all is not well as future Lions tours face threats
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeinster and Adidas announce sponsorship
Photo: (Getty Images) By Jake Jones Leinster Rugby and Adidas have announced a five year sponsorship deal that will see the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBlackadder is a hero to the players here, he’s got to stay insists Stooke
By NEALE HARVEY Keep him on: Elliot Stooke has flourished under the eye of former All Black back row Todd Blackadder...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNehe Milner-Skudder returns for Canes ahead of All Black series against France
Photo: (Getty Images) By Jake Jones Nehe Milner-Skudder is set to return for the Hurricanes in their upcoming fixture against the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDragons lining up prop Jarvis
THE Dragons look set to sign former Wales tighthead prop Aaron Jarvis from Clermont Auvergne. Jarvis is returning to the Guinness...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoRead out of NZ Tests with France
NEWS EXTRA STEVE HANSEN has been dealt a major blow ahead of the All Blacks series against France by being told...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoQuinnell: Scarlets can do a Liverpool
Scott Quinnell looks ahead to the weekend's clash at the Aviva Stadium between Leinster and his old team Scarlets
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMcCormick, the pocket rocket who hit like a heavyweight
ITALY’S Matteo Minozzi – 5ft 8in and 13 stone something – has provided ample evidence this season that contrary to the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAll Blacks Sevens ace for Wasps
WASPS are showing a strong interest in signing former All Blacks Sevens star Ambrose Curtis. The 25-year-old, who has been capped...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoJaguares bare teeth to shock the Rebels
By SAM JACKSON Masterclass: Beauden Barrett starred for Hurricanes PICTURE: Getty Images THREE second-half tries inspired the Jaguares to a comefrom-...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoQuinnell: Scarlets can do a Liverpool
By PETER JACKSON THE Scarlets are being backed to make history this week by doing to Leinster in the Champions’ Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoNeath churn out derby victory in the Swansea mudbath
Principality Premiership Swansea 7 Neath 17 NEATH took home the spoils in a hard-fought derby match against Swansea at a muddy...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoPoints machine du Preez puts in flawless display
By SAM JACKSON 38-point haul: Sharks playmaker Robert du Preez ROBERT du Preez scored 38 points as the Sharks crushed the...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoPaul’sgoing strong – 15 years after his first cap
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Any day now Paul James will qualify for membership of an exclusive club,...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoMystery of Murdoch ends with his death
EVER since Keith Murdoch stepped off the team bus on that wintry Monday morning in Cardiff, those left behind clung to...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoI’m ready to be No1 now says Anscombe
GARETH Anscombe has told Wales fans he is close to finding his best form as he targets becoming Warren Gatland’s number...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoIllegal tactics have shaped game since Otago’s innovators
MATT Everard recently highlighted in TRP the dubious art of clearing out defenders who do not have the ball. This tactic...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoCrusaders are Caned on Beauden’s big day
■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE BEAUDEN Barrett made his 100th Super Rugby appearance in the Hurricanes’ 29-19 triumph over the Crusaders. The...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoAll Black invasion will boost the Quins
NICK CAIN THE deal that Harlequins have struck with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) to turn the Premiership club into a sabbatical...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoCane’s young Chiefs show fighting spirit
INJURY-HIT Chiefs survived raid after raid from a fast-finishing Blues to win 27-21 in Auckland. ■By GEORGE LAWRENCE Eye for the...
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