All posts tagged "Australia"
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoEngland wing Tom Roebuck takes lessons from Chris Ashton ahead of Autumn Series
Tom Roebuck is aiming to make a splash in the November Tests after taking lessons from Chris Ashton as a youngster.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoEngland & Sale Sharks flanker Tom Curry closing in on his return to action
Tom Curry is expected to return to action next month, having had wrist surgery following the Lions tour with England and...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoEngland head coach Steve Borthwick has to make every second count
Steve Borthwick admits he faces a race against time to make sure his England side are not undercooked against Australia at...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoRecall for Magnus Bradbury as Sione Tuipulotu leads the charge for Scotland
British and Irish Lions centre Sione Tuipulotu will captain Scotland in the autumn Tests with Gregor Townsend recalling Magnus Bradbury and...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoJeremy Guscott: England are buzzing and ready to have a go
The reboot of the international season starts for England when they face Australia at Twickenham on Saturday, and they go into...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoNorthampton Saints 43-31 Saracens: Fantastic Tommy Freeman keeps Saints on top
Tommy Freeman, undoubtedly aware of the long queue of wings old and new pressing for England starting spots, chose the perfect...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoEngland’s front row fraternity must power up
ENGLAND have a costly habit of taking their eyes off the ball when it comes to the scrum, and they cannot...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoAussies hold off Eddie’s Japan
By BEN JAYCOCK Japan ...............15 Australia..........19 AUSTRALIA began their spring tour with a gritty win at the rain-soaked National Stadium in...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoLucu is ready to answer the call
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN SCRUM-HALF Maxime Lucu played his first minutes of the season for Bordeaux last night, after rupturing a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoIreland v New Zealand – Can Andy Farrell’s men repeat history in Chicago?
Just under a decade ago, Irish rugby claimed its biggest ever win in its 150-year history by defeating the legendary All...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoA Life in Rugby: Jamie Bhatti’s journey of heart and hard work
Peter Ryan speaks to Jamie Bhatti about his remarkable rise from Hillfoots RFC to the international stage, reflecting on his love...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoTom Willis left out of England training squad ahead of autumn internationals
Tom Willis has been left out of England’s training squad ahead of the autumn internationals.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoEngland ready for take-off, says Henry Slade
Henry Slade is confident England will have a successful Autumn Series having seen Steve Borthwick’s squad depth tried and tested over...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoGeorge Ford is hoping pilates will extend his career
George Ford is so fiercely driven for further international honours he has taken to pilates late in his career as he...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoPrem: Alex Mitchell’s happy to stick with Northampton Saints
Alex Mitchell had little hesitation in signing a new contract with Northampton, confident the Saints will add to the league title...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 months agoIreland: Caelan Doris gets the nod but Joe McCarthy misses out
Caelan Doris will lead Ireland into their Autumn Series campaign after recovering from shoulder surgery in early May that ruled him...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoPrem: Tom Hooper aims to be enforcer-in-Chief at Exeter
Tom Hooper admits he’s never been one to shy away from a challenge – and now the bruising Australian flanker is...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoNick Cain: Time for Maro Itoje & Co to take on the world
Maro Itoje scaled one of the most significant peaks in rugby union as a winning Lions captain this summer, but he...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoPutting Fasogbon in the fast lane was the right decision
HAVING said above that too many of the Premiership’s potential England prospects are over-hyped, some might argue that my call for...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 months agoExeter Chiefs v Harlequins Prem preview: It’s going to be top four for us – Harvey Skinner
Harvey Skinner personifies the change in Exeter this season, playing on the front foot and with confidence as the Chiefs plot...
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Features
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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
/ 7 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...
International Rugby
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