All posts tagged "All Blacks"
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Features
/ 9 years agoJoy to watch and an utter nightmare to play against
Brendan Gallagher recalls the great player he knew Rarely, if ever, have the sporting gods given so abundantly before retracting their...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMan charged over All Blacks “bug” device
AUSTRALIAN police have arrested a 51- year-old man in connection to the bugging device found in the All Blacks hotel ahead...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFrance move off as Smith pens new deal
BEN SMITH will not be moving to France next season after he decided to pen a new deal to stay in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Stern Vern allows himself a smile as Scotland box clever
Murrayfield rejoiced yesterday at catching a glimpse of a moment even more truly historic than the Grand Old Championship‘s first bonus...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Te’o and Care’s cameos may force Eddie’s hand
Ben Te’o offered more of a threat in the final 12 minutes than the entire back division in the 68 preceding...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoStern Vern allows himself a smile as Scotland box clever
PETER JACKSON VERDICT Scotland 27pts Ireland 22pts Murrayfield rejoiced yesterday at catching a glimpse of a moment even more truly historic...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMathewson ready for relegation dogfight
PUGNACIOUS former All Blacks scrum-half Alby Mathewson is backing his uncompromising style to keep Bristol in the Premiership Bristol’s survival quest...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSmith to say ‘Non’ to Pau and face Lions
BEN Smith is set to reject a potential move to France in order to stay and play for the All Blacks...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoAll Black prop stocks are looking bare warns John Afoa
Former All Blacks prop John Afoa believes New Zealand‘s front row is vulnerable – and that the state of propping in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBath can beat odds like I did says Robbie Fruean
Having twice defied the medics by battling back from heart surgery, inspirational centre Robbie Fruean is determined to reinforce his fighting...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Payback as Lions bare their teeth in New Zealand
Only those of a certain age can fully appreciate the excitement, and sheer disbelief, as news filtered back in the summer...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFive Young Rugby Players Set to Make an Impact in 2017
With attendances at rugby union matches growing off the field as reported by Premiership Rugby at the start of the season,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ralph Keyes – former Munster and Ireland fly-half
To be top points scorer at the 1991 World Cup (with 68) is something I’m immensely proud of to this day,...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: New tackle laws could help bring attacking rugby back
The start of a new year always brings anticipation for what lies ahead but also the chance to take a look...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoAll Blacks grab £3m jackpot at Twickenham
The All Blacks will be turning up at Twickenham next year after all for what promises to be the richest match...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Lamentable affair which left the Lions in doldrums
From the outside looking in, the 1966 Lions visit to New Zealand seems like a calamitous affair. A first ever Test...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Get off Howley’s back, he’s proved a winner at top level
The worst kept secret in rugby is out. Warren Gatland’s selection of Rob Howley, Steve Borthwick and Andy Farrell as his...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoKruis will keep his foot down in quest to be Borthwick’s man Down Under
British & Lions hopeful George Kruis is adamant there will be no favouritism from Steve Borthwick despite his former Saracens colleague’s...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Matt Mullan – Wasps prop
1. Tony Windo – He helped me out a lot when I was coming through the Worcester academy. He was a...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoAre the All Blacks dirty? You’d better believe it!
The trouble with New Zealand‘s protests that they are being victimised following the rolling footage of head shots in last weekend’s...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoWarren Gatland’s Lions job hits Welsh rebuilding
In December 2013, at the height of the Welsh war when the four regions had been driven towards eloping to the...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Marco Mama – Worcester flanker
1. Mako Vunipola – Val Rapava-Ruskin could be in the same league soon, but Mako is a hell of a player,...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Beware, new-style Pumas have yet to bare their claws
Argentine rugby is a strange beast. It is one with a habit of never quite being what we expect, and it’s...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFekitoa banned but Cane walks free
All Blacks centre Malakai Fekitoa has been handed a one match ban by World Rugby following his dangerous tackle against Ireland‘s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoHave Ireland found template for Lions to beat All Blacks?
Suddenly the biggest match in Irish Rugby history is upon us – well so it seems. New Zealand at home just...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoLeigh Halfpenny poised to quit France
Leigh Halfpenny will put Wales before Toulon by quitting the former European champions. Halfpenny has given the biggest hint yet that...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBarbarians v South Africa preview
All Black Andy Ellis will lead out a Barbarians team with plenty of Super Rugby experience when they take on South...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoIreland v New Zealand preview
Johnny Sexton returns to the Ireland starling line-up to take on the All Blacks in Chicago on Saturday after missing their...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Lee Byrne – former Lions and Wales full-back
It would have been nice to reach 50 caps for Wales, especially as I felt I was playing some good rugby...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Cooper Vuna – Worcester wing
1. Val Rapava-Ruskin – He’s the most mobile loosehead I know and he loves getting stuck in at the breakdown. It...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Kenny Milne – former Scotland & Heriot’s hooker
It is all very well playing international rugby, and representing the Lions in 1993 was a great personal honour, but when...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCooper dropped for Wallabies as All Blacks chase record
Australia have dropped Quade Cooper to the bench as they go in search of a first victory over the All Blacks at...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Limited space? All Blacks find acres of it
One day last February after an unusually turgid round of Six Nations matches, Warren Gatland made a few observations of a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher – Who would earn place in Steve Hansen’s Invincibles?
If New Zealand beat Australia in Auckland on Saturday – and they haven’t lost at Eden Park against anybody for 22...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: You think Eddie’s tough? We had Gatland’s world of pain
England‘s players had better get used to these tough new training sessions because they are only going to get harder for...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: No-brainer, Steve? Afraid not, more like brain dead
Talk about letting the inmates run the asylum! Sometimes you have to wonder if those working in the professional game have...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Referees must stop favouring All Blacks
All international teams bend the rules in order to accentuate their strengths and hide their weaknesses, it’s just that New Zealand...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Fears grow for Manu Tuilagi, the Tiger in a trap
Manu Tuilagi has probably gone into freefall further and faster than with any high profile international currently playing the game. Furthermore,...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTuitavake heading to Northampton
Northampton Saints has announced the signing of Nafi Tuitavake. The Tongan international joins the Saints from Narbonne, where he has played...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoLions set for biggest pay-day in their history
The Lions stand to make as much as £80,000-a-man in New Zealand next year if they beat the All Blacks for...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Yes, I believe England can rain on New Zealand’s parade
The All Black procession is in full marching order again, with the usual array of tub-thumpers and cheerleaders proclaiming them as...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWarren Gatland confirmed as Lions coach
Warren Gatland has been confirmed as British and Irish Lions head coach for the 2017 tour of New Zealand. The Kiwi...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoLions tour schedule crazy says hero Fran Cotton
The Lions schedule in New Zealand next year has been condemned as ‘crazy’ by the only Englishman to win a Test...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: Matt Burke’s law on summer season is good sense
Matt Burke was not only a great Wallaby full-back, he is a measured and respected commentator on the game. That’s why...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoMove Six Nations to the summer says Gerald Davies
Gerald Davies today makes an impassioned plea for the Six Nations to be taken out of its winter habitat and rescheduled...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Wallabies’ walloping shows up Bernard Foley’s frailties in attack
What a difference a year can make in international sport. Michael Cheika’s Wallaby side were riding a crest of a wave...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: The day Newport felled the ‘Pinetree’
Over the course of more than 50 matches for the All Blacks all over the British Isles, Colin Meads only lost...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: If Todd Blackadder’s ruthless he can transform Bath
Todd Blackadder arrives at Bath with a great playing pedigree and a good coaching CV, although he has not won much...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoAll Blacks ramp up Test price to £3m
The All Blacks have demanded an unprecedented price for playing England – 50 per cent of Twickenham’s £6m gate. New Zealand‘s...












