All posts tagged "Australia"
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Features
/ 1 year agoPirates were one hell of a club to be at for so long
Feature MARLEN WALKER THE NOW-RETIRED CORNISH PIRATES PROP MY LIFE IN RUGBY Beating Saracens when we hadn’t played for almost a...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 1 year agoEngland U20s thrashed on eve of World Cup
England endured a repeat of last year’s wobbly World Championship preparations as Mark Mapletoft’s side were once again beaten in Georgia,...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoBorn in Solihull but Bevan chasing Wales spot
By SIMON THOMAS Focused: Ellis Bevan For Ellis Bevan, the dream has always been to play for Wales, even though he...
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World
/ 1 year agoBorthwick has done a fantastic job, says Jones
By JON NEWCOMBE Japan boss: Eddie Jones Eddie Jones has hailed the impact Steve Borthwick has had with England ahead of...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoLet the ‘waterboys’ just get on with it
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED It's the burning question of the moment: what is Jacques Nienaber? Not “who is Jacques Nienaber”, or...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNew Zealand teams display their strength
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK New Zealand continued their Trans-Tasman dominance with three of the final four teams participating...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoHogg has eyes set on Top 14 surprise
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Stuart Hogg’s reported surprise reverse-ferret back into the professional game after his retirement last year – and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoCourtney Lawes proud of Northampton legacy as he prepares for final game
Courtney Lawes is proud of the one-club legacy he leaves behind at Northampton as he stands one victory away from a...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoWarren Gatland eager to see Josh Hathaway’s potential after Wales squad call-up
Warren Gatland is relishing seeing uncapped Gloucester back Josh Hathaway’s potential at first hand after naming him in a Wales training...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoI want my England shirt back says JVP
By GARY FITZGERALD The sight of the world’s best scrum-half strutting his stuff at the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoChessum ‘gutted’ to miss out on England
By GARY FITZGERALD Ollie Chessum admits he is “gutted” to be missing out on a busy summer with England in the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoEngland starting to look like Lions
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK A year out from the 2025 Lions tour of Australia it’s still hard to...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFlanagan: We want to keep Leon
Dragons hope Wales tighthead Leon Brown will sign a new contract. Injury-hit Brown, 27, last played in the Six Nations opening...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoScarlets swoop for Aussie lock
Scarlets have signed Australian lock Max Douglas from Japanese side Yokohama Canon Eagles. Douglas, 24, who is 6ft 7in and 112kg,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoOnly one full house in ‘greatest season’ finale
NICK CAIN Here's something for the RFU mandarins and Premiership owners who are hell-bent on keeping England’s top league ring-fenced to...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoFrance & Japan are showing the way
Rugby's governing class might explain it this way: “We’re making the game leaner and meaner by cutting off the excess fat.”...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoSorry, but we don’t need your cup, Wills
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Of all the trophies dreamt up for international matches over the last 20...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoPink city deserves its place at the top
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Anybody watching the crowd scenes in front...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoRebels facing tough test against ‘Canes
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By TOM JEFFREYS Super Rugby Pacific play-off spots were confirmed this weekend, with the soon-to-be extinct Melbourne...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoWhy Sports Fans Love Online Slots in Australia For Real Money
Lately, many players, especially sports fans, have started enjoying online slots Australia real money. This article looks at why sports fans...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoWhere Does “The Best Try Ever” by Gareth Edwards Rank Among Rugby’s Greatest Moments?
Throughout rugby history, few moments have achieved the legendary status of Gareth Edwards’ try for the Barbarians against New Zealand in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMelbourne Rebels ditched by Super Rugby over financial woes
Australian Super Rugby outfit Melbourne Rebels have been dropped from the competition due to financial difficulties. The Rebels have been in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLeinster stalwart Rhys Ruddock to retire at end of season
Leinster back rower Rhys Ruddock has confirmed he will retire from rugby at the end of the season after a decorated...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoScott can’t wait to pull on the Hong Kong jersey
By BEN JAYCOCK Calum Scott has put the demise of London Irish behind him and, after a season with National One...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoWe will have a full deck of cards next season – McKellar
By PAUL REES Leicester's dejection at finishing well short of the play-off positions was compounded by the sight of their fierce...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoI’ll pull no punches on Judgement Day, says Elias
By SIMON THOMAS Ryan Elias says there will be no punches pulled when he goes head to head with Wales rival...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoTalk of jeopardy is wide of the mark
THINKING ALLOWED It happened during the early stages of the 2003 World Cup in Australia, when two of the union game’s...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoTime for us to see some new thinking
Remember the elderly joke about the flight from Australia to New Zealand? “There’s a time difference between the two countries,” the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoThe £20m circus which led to a World Cup
David Lord would kick off every email to The Rugby Paper during the last years of his life in the down-to-earth...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoYoung guns who are shining for the Chiefs
Paul Rees talks to Exeter DoR Rob Baxter to find out how his investment in homegrown talent is paying off at...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGoing, that bundle of barbed wire, a match for Edwards
SID Going, who died last Sunday aged 80, might have been a man of God but the diminutive scrum-half from Kawakawa...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoResting players for big games isn’t on
JEFF PROBYN - A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME It was just a couple of weeks ago that certain people...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoBotham back to push Test case
Having seen his Six Nations campaign cut short at the first hurdle, James Botham will be looking to force his way...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSteve’s call left Clarke out in the cold
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Steve Borthwick has been blasted for the way he axed a key member of England’s backroom staff. Jon...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMcCall: Vunipolas at the heart of all we have achieved
By BEN JAYCOCK Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall says departing stalwarts Mako and Billy Vunipola are ‘two of the keenest...
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Features
/ 2 years agoDean seeks platform
Ross Heppenstall finds out what Dean Richards has been up to since stepping down as Newcastle Falcons boss for more success...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoA tribute to unlucky Rory…
On the charge: Exeter’s Rory O’Loughlin powers forward against Munster PICTURES: Getty Images Another week ends with another player forced to...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoWales star Lake looking towards a brighter future
By SIMON THOMAS It’s been a difficult season for the game in Wales with the Test team suffering a Six Nations...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoLawes is level with England’s greatest
RUGBY MATTERS Members of the Rugby Writers club have recently been voting for the Pat Marshall award which we scribes use...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoMias made his mark in land of the giants als
Lucien Mias, below, who died this week aged 93, was never a giant of a man physically but when the force...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 years agoI put everything into coaching, emotion is key
Steve Hill puts the questions to Pete Davies head coach of Oxford Harlequins who have just been promoted to Level 4 Why...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoAnscombe unavailable for tour to Australia
NEWS EXTRA Wales fly-half Gareth Anscombe has ruled himself out of the summer tour of Australia. The 33-year-old, who has joined...
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Features
/ 2 years agoReeves driving Brazil’s bid to join global party
Joe Santamaria talks to Brazil technical director Josh Reeves about his adopted country’s mission to qualify for RWC27 Josh Reeves has...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoLeicester have the class to rule again
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Leicester are not where their fans want them to be – and a minority...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDavies, 36, open to offers
Wales centre Jonathan Davies is leaving Scarlets at the end of the season and hopes for one final opportunity with another...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoBlues hold on in battle at the top
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Bluse held on with their backs to their try line as they edged past...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoDon’t only blame RFU for lack of confidence
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT WAS interesting to read last week’s comments by Simon Halliday in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoFit-again Ewels enjoying new life under Johann
By PAUL REES When Charlie Ewels suffered knee ligament damage on England’s 2022 tour to Australia, his club Bath were at...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoIt’ll be tough for us but we’ll meet fire with fire, says Care
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Toulouse vs Harlequins Today. Kick-off 3pm, Stadium de Toulouse WHEN Harlequins went to Bordeaux last month they...
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Features
/ 2 years agoWithout referees, there is no game
Paul Rees looks at the pressures on the men and women in the middle and asks what can be done to...
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