All posts tagged "Australia"
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Featured
/ 10 years agoChris Robshaw: I’ll blank out RWC pain to beat Wales
Chris Robshaw has more reason than any player on the planet to bear a grudge against Warren Gatland‘s Wales. The two...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoI’m relishing clash with spiky Mike Brown says Liam Williams
Liam Williams wants to stick the boot into England after Tom Wood’s kick left him seeing stars. Williams was part of...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain talks to Quins’ Aussie hard man James Horwill
James Horwill is part of an Aussie invasion that has taken English rugby by storm this season. However, the big former...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Why France are at sixes and sevens over David Smith
There was a time when rugby enjoyed a titter at football’s expense over their nationality laws and the amusing case of...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ verdict: Livewire Gareth Davies is the Welsh gamebreaker but he must learn quickly it’s not all about try glory
Gareth Davies sums up Wales right now – plenty of effort but lacking that final crucial touch. Davies was named man...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher feature: A phone call from Eddie made Dan Cole king again
Fortunes can change very quickly in sport as Leicester prop Dan Cole has good reason to ponder one way or another....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoVIDEO: Sonny Bill Williams and Quade Cooper open up about Sevens switch
Superstars Sonny Bill Williams and Quade Cooper are hoping to become Olympians representing New Zealand and Australia in Rio this summer....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoCian Healy turns down Worcester to stay in Ireland
As predicted by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on February 7, Cian Healy has decided to turn down a lucrative...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ayoola Erinle – Former Wasps, Leicester, Biarritz, Nottingham and England centre
Wasps really were avant-garde under the coaching of Warren Gatland, Shaun Edwards and Craig White, and I count myself very fortunate...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoExeter sign Wallaby Lachlan Turner
Exeter Chiefs have bolstered their wing option with immediate signing of Australian international Lachlan Turner. The 28-year-old touched down at Sandy...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Graham Henry was right, Wales: Start using your brains!
In the relentless search for a psychological edge, Wales could have done worse than given their backs a jolting reminder of...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain talks to former hard man hooker Graham Dawe about what he brought to red rose training
Graham Dawe was the incarnation of uncompromising. That is one of the reasons why Eddie Jones invited the grizzled former Bath...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: Wales can roar home with Lions in midfield
Wales have a great chance to win this year’s Six Nations – if they use their heads. But if the World...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: My arrows of desire point to an anthem for England
Having (reluctantly) once had to regale a packed Marseille restaurant with a solo rendition of God Save the Queen on the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: It’s time for this England backline to really produce
When you look at the England backs ahead of the Six Nations my main feeling is that this is their time....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Sorry Eddie Jones, but just how honest a player is Dylan Hartley?
I suppose it was always on the cards and, the more people objected, the more likely it became: England‘s first foreign...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Above all, Dylan, make sure you have luck on your side
Eddie Jones announced Dylan Hartley as his England captain on Monday which probably came as no surprise although he has taken...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Ben Jacobs – Wasps centre
How big is today’s game in Toulon? It’s huge. If we win we qualify for the quarter-finals but if we lose...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoQuade Cooper joins Australia Sevens
The Australian Rugby Union have today announced that Quade Cooper has joined their Sevens program and will be available for selection...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Being coach of England often ends in tears, Eddie
So Eddie Jones is off and running, and to borrow slightly from the late and much lamented David Bowie, we might...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher column: It’s time for Six Nations to produce real quality
It’s normally right now – the second and third week of January – that I fall back in love with the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ross Reynolds – former Wallaby No.8 and Rotherham, Australia and Brumbies coach
Having won Premierships in Australian club rugby as both a player and a coach with Manly, Gordon and Sydney University, it...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher feature: All the big guns set their sights on Rio Olympics
So far so good. After Rugby‘s ill-starred Olympic history it’s been comparatively plain sailing to date for the 2016 tournament, at...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain talks to Gloucester coach Laurie Fisher about the making of world class opensides
If opensides like Australia‘s David Pocock and Michael Hooper, and the recently retired double New Zealand world champion, Richie McCaw, proved...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Craig Joubert and Rupert Murdoch make it a year to remember
Half a century from now, when Georgia win the Ten Nations and two clubs from Mars replace the Italians in the...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain suggests new England coach Eddie Jones should seize his chance to revamp the scrum
Eddie Jones may have stepped into the Twickenham tunnel with his eyes wide open, but already he is having to negotiate...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: ‘Gutted’ George Ford will soon get his stuffing back in place
George Ford has had a rough few months. Having been given the vote of no-confidence just before England‘s decisive World Cup...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoPaul Ackford’s so wrong storms angry Danny Cipriani
Danny Cipriani reckons new England boss Eddie Jones must ignore the advice of former Red Rose lock Paul Ackford and look...
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International Rugby
/ 10 years agoFarrell, Catt and Rowntree leave England roles
The RFU has confirmed that assistant coaches Andy Farrell, Mike Catt and Graham Rowntree will leave their positions with England. The...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Matt Symons’ pilgrimage has been an indictment of our system
I had an interesting letter this week from Jeff Gage who often corresponds with The Rugby Paper. In his letter, he...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoTwickenham clash worth £2m for Welsh rugby
RFU will end up paying Wales £2m when they line up for the final act of their HQ trilogy in May.
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Is George North’s new deal really such a delight?
George North proclaims himself “massively delighted” to be extending his stay at Northampton beyond this season. Head coach Jim Mallinder, a...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEngland announce 2016 November schedule
England will kick off their 2016 autumn international with a clash against South Africa on November 12 it was announced today....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher looks back at the life and career of Jonah Lomu
During a lifetime in sport journalism I can’t remember anything more exhilarating and life enhancing than reporting on the young Jonah...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher column: Let Eddie Jones get England singing to his tune, and nobody else’s
Eddie Jones is not a politician – he’s a hands on coach and doer – and I like to think Friday’s...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoEddie Jones has the brains to look beyond the brawn
Hugh Vyvyan reckons Eddie Jones‘ international nous makes it virtually impossible for him to fail as England head coach given the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWin a copy of Rugby World Cup 2015: The Official Review!
ON DVD AND DIGITAL 30th NOVEMBER 2015 Relive the drama and excitement of Rugby World Cup 2015 in England, the biggest...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Dean Richards is the man for me to revive England fortunes
Well, I suppose it was inevitable, especially after the expected back-stabbing from within his squad, Stuart Lancaster has chosen to fall...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: It’s farewell to Bakkies Botha and Victor Matfield. Yes, really!
For those of you suffering post World Cup cold turkey the Pumas are back at Twickenham on Saturday against one of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: England must rebuild their pack the way Michael Cheika rebuilt his Australians
My big concern from England‘s World Cup is that we saw a decline in their core strengths at the scrum and...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain on the big debate: Call in Sir Clive, Jones, Baxter, Mallinder and Edwards
Ian Ritchie has a solution to England’s coaching future staring him in the face: Appoint Sir Clive Woodward as RFU performance...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDave Ewers aiming to show he has real six appeal
Dave Ewers insists he feels no bitterness towards England after his World Cup snub – but is hungrier than ever to...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoWales bid to keep Shaun Edwards from RFU
Wales have presented Shaun Edwards with a brand new contract and asked him to sign on for four more years. The...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoLions Tour 2017: Schedule threatens to undermine pinnacle
Lack of prep time and finals of Premiership and Pro12 could prove major blunder in the face of rugby's biggest test,...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoEddie Jones rules out England role
Former Japan coach keen to stick with Super Rugby
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Featured
/ 10 years agoLancaster steps down as England coach
RFU suggests Lancaster step down after review panel reaches disappointing conclusion
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBurgess: “My heart wasn’t in it”
Sam Burgess has opened up on his time playing rugby union after his return to Australia, coming to the conclusion that...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Why these jibes at England review panel are laughable
Am I the only England fan to be sick and tired of the continual criticism of everything the team or the...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams World Cup XV
15. Ayumu Goromaru (Japan): The Brave Blossoms deserved more after three wins and he was key against South Africa. 14. Nehe...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher World Cup XV
15. Ben Smith (New Zealand): Consumate in all departments, Japan‘s brilliant Agumu Goromaru the next in line 14. Julian Savea (New...












