All posts tagged "Australia"
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoMiddle-man Moore has ended up out on his own
BEING slap bang in the middle of the Australia front row has been a thankless task at times over the past...
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Challenge Cup
/ 9 years agoPivac tips his grafter Jones to fill Wales’ prop void
By STEFFAN THOMAS NEWS EXTRA SCARLETS boss Wayne Pivac has backed prop Wyn Jones to star for Wales next month. Rob...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 9 years agoResurgent Wallabies end the Bledisloe barren spell
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER AUSTRALIA’S steady improvement this season continued apace in Brisbane yesterday with a thoroughly deserved Bledisloe Cup win over...
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Features
/ 9 years agoDeano tells England to follow the Falcons’ bear
MARK Wilson has bear-like strength, the sort of hold that is almost impossible to break once he latches on. What’s more...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
BRIAN ‘BJ’ JONES FORMER NEWPORT, WALES, BARBARIANS AND COMBINED SERVICES CENTRE Nowadays it is only Test payers who get the opportunity...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoBlood the kids now George is ruled out
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk IT’S a shame George...
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Features
/ 9 years agoLions will find that Gatland is a hard man to replace
IT sounds as if Warren Gatland retired himself as Lions head coach this week, and I guess coaching the Lions is...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoAgeless Gethin’s on alert for Wales
By PETER JACKSON WALES may be forced to wheel Gethin Jenkins back into their squad next week for a possible Test...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTEAMS: Australia v New Zealand
By Adam Ellis Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium will host the final trans-Tasman Test of 2017 between Australia and New Zealand, with the...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoKruis confident he can regain his England place
■By GARY FITZGERALD GEORGE Kruis is convinced his injury nightmares and disappointing Lions tour are firmly behind him, and that he...
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Features
/ 9 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ■VETERAN Western Force prop Pek Cowan appears to be unlikely to be heading to...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 9 years agoEddie should look to adopt Wallabies’ double No.7 threat
AUSTRALIA made it all the way to the 2015 World Cup Final with what was perceived at the time as a...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoCain column: Kyle Sinckler can consider himself lucky as inconsistency in bans perpetuate
By Nick Cain KYLE Sinckler can consider himself fortunate to get off with a seven-week ban after making contact with Northampton...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSale’s Josh Beaumont sidelined for months
By Adam Ellis Sale Sharks have been dealt a blow with second row forward Josh Beaumont ruled out for three months....
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoWales to adopt the Wallaby model
By PETER JACKSON WALES are preparing to introduce a controversial new rule aimed at stemming the exodus of their international players....
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSinckler’s a lucky boy to get off so lightly
KYLE Sinckler can consider himself fortunate to get off with a seven-week ban after making contact with Northampton lock Michael Paterson’s...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAcademy lads put on strong show in Munich
ENGLAND Sevens finished fourth at the Oktoberfest 7s last weekend after losing to South Africa in the bronze final match in...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoAll White for Chiefs as slick Nic helps put them top
By MIKE SINCLAIR EXETER’S former Australia scrum-half Nic White produced two inspired moments which left Newcastle, this season’s Premiership shock side,...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoHalfpenny will be the one to pay if Gatland experiments with Steff Evans
By Peter Jackson Leigh Halfpenny’s used to be the first name on the Wales team-sheet and not just because they named...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoDave Gallaher forged the All Blacks identity from the furnace of the Boer War
October 4 is the 100th anniversary of the death of Dave Gallaher, killed in action on the first morning of the...
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Features
/ 9 years agoTatafu hooks some Prem interest again
Available from December: Tatafu Polota-Nau WALLABY hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau is back on the radar of Premiership clubs following Western Force’s axe...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoHalfpenny could pay for Wales’ new-look
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Leigh Halfpenny’s used to be the first name on the Wales team-sheet and...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoCowboy with a price on his head
THE Wild West never had a Cowboy like Jason Taumalolo. He is so good that his employers in Australia’s National Rugby...
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Features
/ 9 years agoGallaher forged his All Blacks from the furnace of the Boer War
THIS Wednesday, October 4, is the 100th anniversary of the death of Dave Gallaher, killed in action on the first morning...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSlade back to his best after injury frustration
By MIKE SINCLAIR Central to Chiefs’ success: Henry Slade holds off Jimmy Gopperth in Exeter’s win over Wasps last Sunday PICTURES:...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 9 years agoJantjies shoots wide to leave it all square again
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER South Africa ……27pts Tries: Dreyer 17, Serfontein 42, Skosan 48 Conversions: Jantjies 18, 43, 50 Penalties: Jantjies 25...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTEAM: Cheika hands starting debuts to young trio for Springboks clash
By Adam Ellis Australia head coach Michael Cheika has backed flanker Jack Dempsey to pack a punch in the Wallabies back...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAtmosphere at Gardens hits right note for Horne
By NEALE HARVEY ROB Horne says it took something special to turn his back on Australia for a new life in...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSpeak your mind but to suggest 3-0 is too much
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Passionate: Sean O’Brien goes for the line to score the first Test wonder try PICTURE:...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Sam’s a huge loss but it may work out well for the future
Sam Warburton‘s injury is a huge blow for Wales. I thought he was outstanding on the Lions tour and his displays...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoThree Lions miss out on England training camp
England head coach Eddie Jones has named the 33 players who will convene in Oxford on Sunday 24 September for the...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: It’s wrong Eddie must wait a year to face those NZ bullets
Eddie Jones was in full ogre-slaying mode this week, sounding like the armour-plated incarnation of St George as he talked about...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Top Cat still carries the bruises from Meads’ knee
Clive Rowlands woke up yesterday with the same ache in his lower back, just as he has woken up every Saturday...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSam’s a huge loss but it may work out well for the future
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SAM Warburton’s injury is a huge blow for Wales. I thought he was outstanding on...
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Features
/ 9 years agoInvestec may return to rugby
INVESTEC could not have picked a better time to make a return to rugby sponsorship after terminating their deal with the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoElias has ability to make next Lions tour insists Owen
By STEFFAN THOMAS SCARLETS captain Ken Owens has tipped his understudy Ryan Elias for a place on the British and Irish...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTop Cat still carries the bruises from Meads’ knee
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Clive Rowlands woke up yesterday with the same ache in his lower back,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Philadelphia is next stop on rugby’s world tour
Globalisation is one of the modern day buzzwords and although sometimes I’m not exactly sure what it means the fact that...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWelsh rugby ticket prices are a tweeting disgrace
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ever since William Webb Ellis did his runner at Rugby School, there have...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 9 years agoWasteful Wallabies let Boks off the hook
By SAM JACKSON AUSTRALIA coach Michael Cheika rued the inability of his Wallabies to close out matches after they surrendered a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: North must show he is still worth his place
Ever since the early days on Anglesey, George North had been used to clearing obstacles at high speed in a manner...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Welcome back Manu, it’s going to be interesting!
Manu Tuilagi will want to hit the ground running this season. However, after virtually three years out of the game with...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBall boy Cameron’s set for the big stage
By JON NEWCOMBE Day-dream: Cameron Cowell racing against Australia superstar Quade Cooper at the Las Vegas Sevens PICTURES: Getty Images Hero:...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoNorth must show he is still worth his place
Struggling: George North looks dejected after the Lions’ 31-all draw against the Hurricanes PICTURE: Getty Images Ever since the early days...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoSorry Leigh, you didn’t have to leave Toulon
LEIGH HALFPENNY will already have made a mental note to clear the decks for Sunday October 15 and the Scarlets’ opening...
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Features
/ 9 years agoSpringboks could call time on Cheika’s reign
COLIN BOAG Crunch time: Michael Cheika faces a difficult match in Perth It has been open season on Australian rugby for...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLeinster can edge out Scarlets
Alex Bywater discovers a Wales legend is looking across to Dublin for this season’s champions Martyn Williams believes the signing of...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 years agoWallabies fire out a warning to Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND I WROTE last week how Wales must look at this year’s Rugby Championship and take...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoI need to play to keep my shirt, Watson tells Eddie
By GARY FITZGERALD ANTHONY Watson has begged Eddie Jones to ditch plans he has to give him an autumn break. The...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBarnes bins the card calls
WAYNE Barnes struck an overdue blow on behalf of referees subjected to unsolicited advice from players urging the use of cards...














