All posts tagged "Australia"
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Features
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: Striving for an impact – The bench rules, OK
Paul Rees looks at the evolving role of the eight substitutes and how coaches are using them tactically.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: David Bishop – Unforgiven and unforgettable
Not many sporting books have been cobbled together with the co-authors flat on their backs 200 miles apart, but that’s what...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoNEWS EXTRA
No space for Rugby Champs THE Rugby Championship will be mothballed in 2026 to create space for New Zealand to tour...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoUnions make stand against R360
EIGHT of rugby’s leading unions released a shared statement insisting any player who joins rebel circuit R360 will be banned from...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoTommy Freeman: I’m going to push to play at 13 with Northampton Saints
Tommy Freeman’s helter-skelter summer with the Lions and then in America on a deserved break may be over. But now he...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoFrankie Nowell splits time between Australia and Camborne
When Frankie Nowell decided to head for a new rugby life Down Under, little did he realise the impact the switch...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLen Ikitau: I’m in search of a new beginning at Exeter Chiefs
Listen to Len Ikitau talk for a few minutes and it’s clear he hasn’t come to England to make up the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoJoe Batley aiming to be on England’s radar
Joe Batley is putting the frustration of last season behind him as he looks to fulfil his ambition of playing for...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoJames O’Connor: I’m out to reinvent myself again at Leicester Tigers
James O’Connor is eager to show Prem fans the best version of himself after failing to hit peak form in two...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: England must unite Ollie Lawrence and Tommy Freeman in midfield
The prospect of England facing Australia at Twickenham in just under three weeks with a backline in which their 2025 Lions...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoSale Sharks 57-5 Newcastle Red Bulls: Tom Roebuck puts his foot down for Sharks
Sale Sharks’ Tom Roebuck reduced Newcastle Red Bulls to rubble to remind Steve Borthwick of his class ahead of England’s autumn...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoTownsend says he’ll flag up any conflict of interest
SCOTLAND coach Gregor Townsend has defended his link with Newcastle Red Bulls after agreeing a new consultancy deal with the club,...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoO’Connor will need to get act together
JAMES O’Connor will have to make some important adjustments to his recent performances at fly-half for the Wallabies if he wants...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoHarlequins v Saracens preview: Having Marcus Smith back is huge for us, says Jason Gilmore
Marcus Smith has been charged with sparking Harlequins’ attack as he makes his first appearance of the season against Saracens today...
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Columnists
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: David Bishop in search of the final reckoning
Of all the Test scrum-halves in all the world, David Bishop stands apart from the rest. He is the only one...
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Features
/ 2 months agoPaul Rees: Springboks now the ones to beat
Paul Rees looks back on South Africa’s Rugby Championship triumph and ahead to the Autumn Series.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoScarlets keen on hooker
DWAYNE Peel says Scarlets are fighting to keep hooker Marnus van der Merwe after his club exploits made him a Springbok....
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoRhys Tudor: We are one big family at Caldy
New Caldy winger Rhys Tudor says he’s been “blown away” by life at Paton Field and how well the humble Wirral...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Furious little bull who was as hard as nails
Imagine being a French rugby international in the tumultuous decade between 1971 and 1981.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoGalthie gets set to brief his troops
JAMES HARRINGTON FABIEN Galthie and the France staff met up in person for the first time since the July tour of...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRugby’s international heavyweights join forces to deliver big blow to R360
Rugby’s international heavyweights have joined forces to deliver a significant blow to the proposed breakaway league R360 by declaring any player...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoFormer England rugby captain Lewis Moody diagnosed with motor neurone disease
Former England captain and 2003 World Cup winner Lewis Moody has been diagnosed with motor neurone disease.
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNew deal will keep Smith at Saints
ENGLAND and British & Irish Lions fly-half Fin Smith has signed a multiyear contract extension with Northampton. The 23-year-old, who has...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoNo-nonsense Steve Tandy will do well for Wales – Shane Williams
Shane Williams goes back a long way with Steve Tandy and insists he has complete faith in him as the new...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoGreat to see Chile qualify for 2027
email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk CONGRATULATIONS to Chile from an England fan on their successful qualification for RWC 2027 after winning a two-legged playoff...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoArgentina 27-29 South Africa: Double joy for Springboks as they deny Pumas
Two tries apiece from Cobus Reinach and Malcolm Marx clinched back-to-back Rugby Championship titles for the first time in South Africa’s...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoAustralia 14-28 New Zealand: Wallabies show some spark but All Blacks march on
New Zealand extended their dominance over Australia to a record 11 consecutive victories in wet conditions at a sold-out Optus Stadium...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Decline of Samoa is sad to see
Despite the expansion of the World Cup to 24 teams for RWC 2027, Samoa now run a serious risk of not...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Why it’s right time to invest in the ‘have nots’
A massive hat-tip to all those involved in both organising the Women’s World Cup and those behind England’s triumph, on and...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoRosslyn Park ace Digby hails the National League quality
■ By BEN JAYCOCK Aussie power: Rosslyn Park back rower Jack Digby ROSSLYN Park back row Jack Digby believes the National...
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Features
/ 2 months agoYoung Guns: Tubuna Maka – Leicester Tigers prop
Leicester Tigers teenager Tubuna Maka believes his switch from tighthead to loosehead will be crucial in his development.
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Features
/ 2 months agoPlaying for the Baa-Baas was my proudest day
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PETE DAVIES THE FORMER HENLEY HAWKS, NEWBURY, OXFORD HARLEQUINS, WALES U21 & BARBARIANS WING/FULL-BACK, WHO NOW COACHES OXFORD...
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Featured
/ 2 months agoRugby’s Moments of the Week: Red Roses take headlines with World Cup win
It was a weekend to remember in the world of rugby—one that reminded us why the sport stirs such deep emotion....
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoTeam of the Tournament: Ben Jaycock’s Women’s World Cup picks
Ben Jaycock selects five from England, four from Canada, three from SA, two from NZ and one from France for his...
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Features
/ 2 months agoWill Joseph: I want to be the best that I can be
Paul Rees catches up with Will Joseph, now at Gloucester, and determined to get back to his best Will Joseph was...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoBristol Bears v Leicester Tigers: Centurion Fitz Harding aiming for a big start
Fitz Harding will make his 100th Bristol appearance today and captain the side for the 50th time as the Bears look...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNew Zealand 33-24 Australia: Cam Roigard steps up to lead All Blacks home
New Zealand made it 24 wins in a row over Australia at Eden Park to regain the Bledisloe Cup for yet...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSouth Africa 67-30 Argentina: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu ignites Springbok rampage
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored a hat-trick on his way to breaking the record for the most points scored by a South African...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoPeter Jackson: Regan Grace struggling to prove he’s still got it
During the hardest of the hard times endured by Wales, one of their broken ranks somehow survived the experience with an...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoFricker flying with Eagles
ON the steep scale of long haul hikes, Toby Fricker’s from a valley in Gwent to the Rocky Mountains takes some...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSlipper shows no sign of stopping
SOME things never change, as Australia rediscovered in Auckland yesterday. Some 24 hours after the US President gate-crashed the Ryder Cup,...
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Features
/ 2 months agoJonathan Pendlebury: It’s great to help shape England’s future talent
My life in rugby: Jonathan Pendlebury Former Rotherham, Gloucester and Leeds lock, now England U18s head coach. When my time in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: World Cup 2035 has to be held in Europe
World Rugby fires the starting gun next week for those with dreams of hosting RWC2035, which seems an eternity away but...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 2 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Sadia Kabeya on England’s bid for redemption
For some Red Roses, you’d need a diary of sports psychiatrist appointments to unpack their feelings about their three-point World Cup...
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Featured
/ 2 months ago“Let’s go girls!” Can dark-horse Canada upset the Red Roses’ World Cup Final ambitions?
By Chris Collyer Saturday’s RWC Final between Canada and England promises to be the blockbuster match of the tournament as the...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 months agoGethyn Cannon’s ambitions of one day playing for Wales
By Peter Ryan “I am so blissfully unaware of everything.” This line from Sam Fender’s hit single Hypersonic Missiles really stands...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoGeorge and Farrell will add fire, says McCall
■By GARY FITZGERALD MARK McCall feels Jamie George’s busy summer of country hopping can be a huge boost for his club...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 months agoOllie Chessum opts for relaxed approach
Ollie Chessum reckons the mayhem of a Lions tour has persuaded him to take a more relaxed attitude with another Prem...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 months agoOllie Lawrence back in running for England ahead of autumn Tests
Ollie Lawrence returned to the England fold this week for a three-day training camp after six months out with an Achilles...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: Sky’s the limit for fantastic Tommy Freeman
There’s been a big fanfare around Tommy Freeman’s potential move from wing to outside centre following the Lions tour, starting this...
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