All posts tagged "Australia"
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Features
/ 2 years agoDespite bankruptcy, USA Sevens are in good shape
Ben Jaycock talks to Mike Friday about his ten years with USA Sevens – and watching son Lucas Mike Friday recently...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoConor O’Shea backing England A to bridge the gap
By Ben Jaycock England A return to action in November and RFU director of performance Conor O’Shea feels they have a...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoWallabies push All Blacks to the limit in thriller
By Ben Jaycock Australia....................................................... 28pts Tries: McReight 18, Faessler 36, Paisami 65, Wright 79 Conversions: Lolesio 19, 37, 66, 79 New...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoSlipper spreads the love as he hits 140 caps
JAMES Slipper has become the most-capped player in Australian rugby history. Loosehead Slipper made his debut against England in Perth back...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWales and Scotland are in the mood to prove themselves
Star: Jasmine Joyce WXV 2 FOLLOWING their bottom-place finish in the Six Nations, Wales head coach Ioan Cunningham has galvanaised his...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoJonny was great but Jason made the real difference
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I MUST admit I get slightly irritated with seeing social media best...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoEasterby looking forward to Ireland job
SIMON Easterby is relishing the chance to lead Ireland when expects Andy Farrell takes a sabbatical to become the British and...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoOutside centre best for Freeman -Burrell
■By CAMERON STEPHENS FORMER England centre Luther Burrell believes Tommy Freeman is best suited at outside centre and has the attributes...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoIt’s been a challenging year, admits Winnett
■By SIMON THOMAS CAM Winnett admits his meteoric rise over the past 12 months has been mentally challenging. He went into...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoThis time, Mike Brown’s trip ends in smiles
By Adam Hathaway Mike Brown’s 21st pre-season came with an added sense of déjà vu as he relived his worst nightmare...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTom Roebuck targets England success
By Ross Heppenstall Winning a maiden England Test cap to top the best season of his career will not be enough...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTime for Steve Borthwick to prove his worth
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s talking points By Brendan Gallagher Honeymoon periods are not set in stone...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoResurgent Irish hit Wallaroos for six
Ireland.....................36 Australia................. 10 IRELAND started their season with an impressive six-try win in Belfast with back row Aoife Wafer scoring a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMagic of the Lions will attract record crowd
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know At the Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 25 next year, the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhy are Ospreys letting Booth go?
TOBY Booth achieved more, far more than any other coach in Wales last season. While all around followed the example set...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 4, Episode 2: Juandré Kruger on unstoppable Springboks and woeful Wallabies
The Rugby Paper Podcast’s microscope moves south of the equator for today’s episode, as in the latest round of the Rugby...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoRFU considered move to Midlands, opted to stay at Twickenham
Twickenham chiefs considered moving the home of rugby to the Midlands last year before deciding to stay put and revamp the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoRPA’s Christian Day: Collapsed clubs must pay debts before return
RPA chief Christian Day says collapsed clubs should pay debts to players before returning to the top tiers of the league...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoDan Tobin is England’s new strength & conditioning coach
Dan Tobin has been appointed as England’s new strength and conditioning coach following the departures of Aled Walters and Tom Tombleson.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoScarlets sign Australia A prop Archer Holz
Scarlets have signed Australia A and former Brumbies, Waratahs, and La Rochelle tighthead prop Archer Holz.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCanterbury sign centre Kurt Heatherley
National League 2 East side Canterbury have signed 29-year-old former Auckland and Jersey Reds centre Kurt Heatherley.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoIntense rivalry which never loses its edge
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK SOUTH Africa and New Zealand are never far away from being the top one...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLousy law changes are killing the game
WORLD Rugby’s strategy to attract a new, younger, bigger audience to rugby union rests on a totally bankrupt plan currently being...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSix-try Scotland too good for Wales
Scotland ........40 Wales...............14 SCOTLAND cruised to a six-try victory in Edinburgh to make it back-to-back wins over Wales in 2024. Wales...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDREAMTEAM
MURRAY M cCALLUM, THE NEWCASTLE AND FORMER SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH AND WORCESTER PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH... 1....
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoToo much of a good thing can be overkill
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED "People might think it’s arrogant,” said Rian Oberholzer, the chief executive of the Springbok domain, just the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPumas humble sorry Aussies
Argentina ......67 Australia.........25 AUSTRALIA looked to be cruising to victory leading 20-3 midway through the first half before the Pumas ripped...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoI’d fear the worst for Wallabies and Pumas
SO what to make of New Zealand’s proposed tour of South Africa in 2026, in fact it’s more than just a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNucifora shows the way forward
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Master: David Nucifora will start work with Scotland in December PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, September 8, 2024 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoArgentina embarrass Australia in record-breaking victory
By Joe Santamaria Just a week after a 20-19 victory appeared to reinforce Joe Schmidt’s modest Australian rebuild, they were humbled...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTomos Williams: Gloucester the perfect fresh start
Wales star Tomos Williams says it was the perfect time to head for England and take up the challenge of a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLeicester Tigers sign Fiji playmaker Ben Volavola
Leicester Tigers have announced the signing of exciting Fiji playmaker Ben Volavola on a one-year contract.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland must find answers …and fast
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Left in the lurch: England boss Steve Borthwick and, inset, Felix Jones, left,...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRound 1 to Boks in battle of the big beasts
By ADAM HATHAWAY South Africa ..................... 31pts Tries: Mbonambi 16, Smith 68, Williams 75 Conversions: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 69, 76 Penalties: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 29,...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoOnce again, the world champs find a way to win
BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE scoreline would suggest a classic for the ages, the exuberant commentary team sounded like they were going to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoA valiant stand against apartheid
THE name of Jim Roxburgh may not ring many bells for rugby fans up here in the north but the former...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoThousands enjoy biggest event ever held for touch
Touch Rugby BY CHRIS WEARMOUTH YEARS of planning and preparation yielded dividend on and off the pitch for England Touch this...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRinger was the fall guy on a day of carnage
RUGBY REVISITED BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE TWICKENHAM BLOODBATH AND PAUL RINGER’S DISMISSAL IN 1980 PICTURES: Alamy Grudge match: Bill Beaumont competing...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoHuw Jones urges Scotland team-mates to produce strong season in Lions tour bid
The Scots had eight players involved in the 2021 tour of South Africa. Huw Jones has challenged his Scotland colleagues to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLaunchbury: It’s down to players on pitch
By Adam Hathaway Joe Launchbury has urged his Harlequins side to man the barricades or face another season of near misses...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoI’m feeling sorry for the Wallabies
AS an England supporter, I used to revel in Australia being beaten, mainly because it was so rare. However, now I’m...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMove to Glasgow suits Schickerling
By Mark Stevens It wasn’t all that long ago that Patrick Schickerling was being ear-marked as a potential England bolter, a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRosslyn Park show Barnes how it’s done
By Ben Jaycock National One Rosslyn Park illustrated their league superiority by dispatching their London rivals Barnes 52-12. Park took the...
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Columnists
/ 2 years agoIt’s time to call for three-man scrum
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Uncontested scrums are a blight on the fifteens game, and my solution to...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoRobertson needs to redress the balance
Chris Hewett Thinking allowed It was a cheap shot, admittedly, but only a pacifist or a fool would spurn the opportunity...
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Features
/ 2 years agoStick or twist? The choice at 10
Paul Rees looks ahead to New Zealand's heavyweight matches against world champions South Africa The Rugby Championship title could be decided...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDespite everything, it all worked out pretty well in the end
RUGBY has never been good with the unintended consequences of change and the knock on effects were considerable. Let’s go through...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoFinn Russell: I’d love to forge creative axis with Owen Farrell on Lions tour
The rivals butted heads for years as influential playmakers for Scotland and England but struck up a friendship during the 2021...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoDan Biggar sees promising signs with Warren Gatland’s Wales rebuild
Wales are on a run of nine successive Test match defeats. Dan Biggar believes Wales have something to build on after...
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