All posts tagged "All Blacks"
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/ 12 years agoRugby Championship preview
Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje makes his first Test start for the Springboks in Cape Town on Saturday against Australia in the fifth...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Mark Bright – London Scottish and former Tasman Makos No.8
1. Ben Franks – Top Bloke on and off the field. The All Blacks star is an unreal trainer and scrummager...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: So sad that Sinbad’s voyage never sailed fair despite its wonderful beginning
On paper it looked like the worst mismatch of all, Jonah Lomu against James Simpson-Daniel. A global superstar of gigantic proportion...
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/ 12 years agoGeoff Parling frustrated by World Cup talk
As England launched their new kit for the upcoming season, lock Geoff Parling revealed he gets frustrated when asked about the...
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/ 12 years agoNew Zealand v South Africa preview
New Zealand have made three changes to their starting XV ahead of they top-of-the-table clash against South Africa in the fourth...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: These All Blacks are just fitter, not better
With the undoubted exception of England, circa 2001-2003, I’ve always thought New Zealand, year-in year-out, look at least ten per cent...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAll Blacks confirm Test in Samoa
As reported in The Rugby Paper on July 6, New Zealand have confirmed they will play their first ever Test in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoWhy big bad Brad Thorn will be roaring at 40 for Leicester Tigers
All Black legend has the same hunger for the game.
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Old-time All Blacks stand test of history
They could be found in Auckland on Thursday night sinking some grog and spinning old yarns worthy of the occasion –...
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/ 12 years agoNew Zealand v Argentina preview
As expected, Beauden Barrett will start at fly-half for New Zealand on Saturday as they take on Argentina in the third...
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/ 12 years ago‘Angry-man’ Owen Farrell can fire World Cup success
All Black legend Earle Kirton backs England to go all the way behind their “angry young man”
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: You only get one shot with this brilliant side… take it!
We have only to see a little sign of weakness to jump on a bandwagon thinking that this New Zealand side...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: That great aura of invincibility has left the All Blacks now
It’s harsh, but rugby, like life, is all about taking opportunities when they come – and Australia did not do that...
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/ 12 years agoDean Ryan: We need hard men to win World Cup
Personalities must emerge to win 2015 RWC.
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/ 12 years agoRugby Championship round 2 teams
New Zealand v Australia New Zealand: Ben Smith; Cory Jane, Conrad Smith, Ryan Crotty, Julian Savea; Aaron Cruden, Aaron Smith; Wyatt...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoTyson Keats EXCLUSIVE – I felt like a black sheep but it wasn’t my fault
Scrum-half breaks silence over fake-passport affair that led to London Welsh’s relegation from Premiership.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott previews the Rugby Championship – All Blacks don’t look so untouchable
It is difficult to agree with the view taken by one or two New Zealand commentators that the Super 15 final...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWayne Pivac confirmed as Scarlets new head coach
Scarlets today confirmed that the region’s new assistant coach Wayne Pivac will take over the reins as Head Coach in West...
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/ 12 years agoCarter to miss start of Rugby Championship
Dan Carter will miss the start of the Rugby Championship after suffering a leg fracture during the Super Rugby final last...
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/ 12 years agoCrusaders v Sharks semi-final preview
The Crusaders hope to continue their 100% record on home soil in Super Rugby semi-finals as they host the Sharks in...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Pennell breaks Tier Two Test taboo
Chris Pennell can be selected in the next England elite squad (EPS), despite playing in the Championship for Worcester. Stuart Lancaster‘s...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: George North and Alex Cuthbert are giants, but Fiji have a monster
Nemani Nadolo has been a rock for Fiji and Crusaders, Peter Jackson warns Australia, England and Wales about the 129kg winger.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Agony of 2010 can spur us to title in WRWC
A hard core of determined World Cup veterans may lay at the heart of England’s World Cup squad but equally it...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Nothing small about Justin, especially his ambitions
Justin Burnell would be hard to beat if there was a prize for the greatest comeback of last season. There is...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoI’d wing it with Wade says supremo Robinson
World Cup winner backs Wasps' flyer to rise to the top of wing options.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoThe 2014 Rugby Championship
Formerly known as the Tri Nations, the Rugby Championship is one of the most prestigious tournaments in the Rugby Union calendar....
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/ 12 years agoLondon Welsh confirm signing of Piri Weepu
Following reports earlier this week, London Welsh today confirmed the signing of New Zealand World Cup winning scrum-half Piri Weepu. Capped...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Precision under pressure is key to the All Blacks
Reflecting on the latest Test series made me realise that the one major difference between the big three Southern Hemisphere teams...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: The eternal debate: King John or Benny?
The surest way to start an argument in any clubhouse is to ask one question and then step smartly out of...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoGlint of gold sustains Ben Ryan on Fiji’s rocky road to Rio
TRP meets Ben Ryan after one year in charge of the most famous Sevens rugby team.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAll Blacks name Sevens squad for Commonwealth Games
New Zealand have named an experienced Sevens squad for the Commonwealth Games. The All Blacks will be led once again by...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Coaches must acknowledge their part in Dunedin defeat
Well that’s it, the tour is over but if you are a pessimist it really ended last week when the second...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Yes, Stuart Lancaster has makings of World Cup-winning squad
During last week rugby was a bit like the Clint Eastwood film, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. The Good...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson’s verdict: Willie-o-the-wisp leads Wales up garden path
Wales were shaking their heads in bewildered search of some explanation for their torment when Willie le Roux rather let the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland ring the changes for last Test against New Zealand
Stuart Lancaster has rung the changes ahead of England‘s third and final Test against New Zealand in Hamilton on Saturday. Like in...
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/ 12 years agoKieran Read returns for All Blacks
Kieran Read will make his long-awaited return for the All Blacks after being named in the starting XV for the third...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Play Manu Tuilagi in centre with Luther Burrell
The experiment of playing Manu Tuilagi on the right wing didn’t work yesterday and if England want to end this tour...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Yes, it’s time for All Blacks to end their Pacific shame
Guys, it’s not the dark side of the moon. No fewer than four airlines, including the national carrier Air New Zealand,...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Top 14 cash could tear apart the All Blacks
The suggestion that Aaron Smith, the New Zealand scrum-half, has been sounded out by Toulouse about joining the French club after...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoPiri Weepu: That stroke was never going to stop me
Piri Weepu’s has always been a rugby life less ordinary.
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/ 12 years agoAll Black Conrad Smith out of third Test
Conrad Smith will miss New Zealand‘s last Test against England after breaking his thumb on Saturday. The All Blacks centre still...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to England full-back Mike Brown about his remarkable transformation
Mike Brown is England‘s torch-bearer, but one with a difference. He is the man at the back, rather than the front,...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Tour from Hell did English rugby the power of good
Isn’t it strange how a perception of history over time can appear to alter what actually happened? Like all the fuss...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAnton Oliver: Where are all the All Blacks hookers?
Over the years, New Zealand have had an embarrassment of riches when it comes to picking players, but former captain Anton...
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/ 12 years agoManu Tuilagi to wing it for England in second Test against All Blacks
Leicester star named on the wing as five others return to starting XV
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/ 12 years agoAll Blacks reshuffle back three for second Test
New Zealand have reshuffled their back three for the second Test against England in Dunedin on Saturday. Israel Dagg has succumbed to...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Referee Nigel Owens let All Blacks off hook with his card calls
Chris Robshaw and his troops will be mightily disappointed at this defeat which speaks volumes as nobody gave them a chance...
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/ 12 years agoDave Ward not prepared to settle for only being No.4 at No.2
England new boy Dave Ward has revealed how he nearly quit Harlequins last summer before staying to enjoy the best season...
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/ 12 years agoEngland’s Billy Twevletrees to miss first All Blacks Test
Billy Twelvetrees appears to have lost his race to be fit for Saturday's first Test against New Zealand at Eden Park.
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/ 12 years agoRead and Cane out of first Test against England
New Zealand will be without Kieran Read for Saturday’s first Test against England. The No.8 made his return last week after...
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