All posts tagged "Australia"
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Stuart Lancaster must go now so the healing can begin
This week there was an unavoidable sense of Stuart Lancaster as a hard-working but beleaguered schoolmaster trying in vain to keep...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: England’s debacle? It’s all fault of Boris Johnson!
Boris Johnson is addressing the great and the good on the occasion of the World Cup draw at the Tate Modern...
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/ 10 years agoJoel Stransky asks: Do Springboks have variety to go all the way?
World Cup winner doubts South Africa can go all the way and lift a record third Webb Ellis Cup unless they...
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/ 10 years agoWorld Cup quarter-finals teams
Australia v Scotland Australia: Kurtley Beale; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell; Bernard Foley, Will Genia; Scott Sio, Stephen Moore...
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/ 10 years agoMorgan in midfield for Wales against South Africa
Tyler Morgan will start at outside centre in Wales’ World Cup quarter-final against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. The twice-capped...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s World Cup departed XV
15: Ayumu Goromaru (Japan): Sensational player in attack and defence and the team’s goal-kicker to boot. Burst on the scene over...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: column: If selection was unanimous coaches should take blame
Well that’s that, time to get out the knives and let the carnage begin, as everybody with an axe to grind...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Kiwi coaches rule – and that’s good for game
Wales have done it with Warren Gatland, and so have Ireland with Joe Schmidt, and Scotland with Vern Cotter. However, England’s...
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/ 10 years agoJustin Tipuric to start for Wales against Wallabies
Justin Tipuric has been named in the Wales starting XV as Warren Gatland is looking to answer fire with fire in...
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/ 10 years agoWallabies change three for Wales clash
Australia have made three changes to their starting XV for their Pool decider against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. Head coach...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Ireland’s big name players are enhancing reputations
My forecast for an England Ireland semi-final looks to be 50 per cent true at this stage, with Ireland pretty much...
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/ 10 years agoJames Horwill: Wales play into Wallaby hands
Wales‘ preference for open, attacking rugby could play into Australian hands on Saturday when the sides meet in Cardiff, according to...
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/ 10 years agoWe must play for the full 80 minutes warns Neil Jenkins
Neil Jenkins insists Wales will prove they have learned from their Wallaby woes when they meet at Twickenham. After winning six...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: Finally, Wales are learning from Wallaby heartbreaks
Warren Gatland should have the last 20 minutes of the game against England on repeat in the Wales team room this...
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/ 10 years agoAustralia’s World Cup stars join Barbarians squad
Australia‘s star forwards will be lining up for the Barbarians side coached by Michael Cheika against Argentina and Gloucester next...
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/ 10 years agoMichael Hooper banned for Wales clash
Australia will be without Michael Hooper to take on Wales in the Pool of Death decider after the openside was handed...
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/ 10 years agoEngland name team to take on Uruguay
Henry Slade has been named in England‘s starting XV to take on Uruguay in their last World Cup match. Stuart Lancaster‘s...
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/ 10 years agoAustralia sweat on Israel Folau’s fitness
Israel Folau is facing a race against the clock to be fit to take on Wales on Saturday. The Australia full-back...
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/ 10 years agoEngland kicked out of World Cup by Australia
England became the first host nation to fail to qualify for the knock-out stages of a World Cup after a 33-13...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher recounts the intriguing tale of the ‘first World Cup’
The road not taken is an enduring theme in sport and now, right in the middle of a riotously successful World...
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/ 10 years agoJoseph and Morgan in England XV to take on Australia
As expected, Jonathan Joseph and Ben Morgan will make their return for England after being named in England’s starting XV to...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Ninja Eddie Jones slew Boks with lethal planning
Welcome to Ninja rugby, the brainchild of Eddie Jones. The Japan coach borrowed from the methods of the covert mercenaries feared...
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/ 10 years agoHooper and Pocock start for Australia against England
Michael Hooper and David Pocock will both start for Australia on Saturday in their crucial World Cup Pool of Death clash...
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/ 10 years agoJonathan Joseph fit to play Australia
Stuart Lancaster and England have been given a major boost ahead of their must-win World Cup match against Australia on Saturday...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: England need a Raging Bull to down these cocky Aussies
Michael Cheika has not made many slip-ups since his appointment as Wallaby coach last year, but his decision to play down...
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/ 10 years agoAll Blacks by far the best 31 says Sean Fitzpatrick
England have no world-class players according to All Black legend.
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/ 10 years agoDouble injury blow for Australia
Australia have suffered a double injury blow with the news that Will Skelton and Wycliff Palu have bot suffered World Cup...
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/ 10 years agoBilly Vunipola ruled out of World Cup
Billy Vunipola has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup with a knee ligament strain. The Saracens No.8...
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/ 10 years agoHook and Anscombe called up by Wales
James Hook and Gareth Anscombe have been called up by Wales following injuries to Scott Williams and Hallam Amos. Williams picked...
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/ 10 years agoLaurie Fisher: Can Wallabies win five on the trot?
Gloucester coach questions Wallabies’ ability to turn up for consecutive big games ahead of two gruelling weeks in the Pool of...
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/ 11 years agoHIGHLIGHTS: Australia beat tired Fiji in Cardiff
Australia made the best of Fiji frantic schedule and recorded a 28-13 win in Cardiff. While the Wallabies only kicked off...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher talks to Wallaby legend Michael Lynagh
Michael Patrick, Thomas Lynagh – yes there are some Irish antecedents there for sure – doesn’t really ‘do’ drama. As a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Slammin’ Sam will deliver – I’d start him against Wales
The lack of big match international experience showed on Friday night and England cannot afford another performance like that in this...
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/ 11 years agoNick Farr-Jones: Wobbly pack is huge worry for Wallabies
Australia have a great track record of winning the World Cup in UK after victories in 1991 and 1999, but...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Dan Cole Can help get nudge on up front
As preparation for a World Cup begins, every coach will be ascertaining they have the basic fundamentals of the game correct...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s Rugby World Cup Dream XV
Picking this team of World Cup winners from the seven tournaments that have been played was not an easy task, simply...
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/ 11 years agoSerge Betsen backs Chris Robshaw and England to make it to the final
England’s back-row is not in the same class as Australia and Wales but the legendary French flanker is still tipping Stuart...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Wales won’t be weakened with Liam Williams and Mike Phillips
Injuries are a fact of Rugby Union life, and it’s always been a case of, ‘the King is dead, long live...
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/ 11 years agoHallam Amos has pedigree to be the new Shane Williams says Lyn Jones
Wales will decide this week whether to give their youngest wing the earliest chance to be ‘the surprise package’ of the...
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Shane Williams
/ 11 years agoShane Williams’ column: Sam Burgess is a beast, but is he really ready yet?
Sam Burgess is a beast but he could also be the chink in England‘s armour that Wales can exploit. England have...
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/ 11 years agoRelaxed, Fiji are the Brazil of rugby – so watch out if you see them smiling
Fiji’s most-capped player Nicky Little has warned his former colleagues not to go into their shells when they tackle England in...
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/ 11 years agoLegend Jason Robinson backs Anthony Watson to win it for England
World Cup winner reckons Bath flyer is England’s best winger.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dennis Hickie – former Leinster and Ireland wing
Overall I have to be very thankful for what I was able to achieve in rugby with the help of great...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: Hopefully England will go one better than us in ‘91 and win it
With the phoney war over, now is the time for the squad to focus on the challenges that lie ahead. The...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Muscleman Jonny May sums up England’s transformation
What a difference a fortnight makes. England were ten times better than the side that meekly went down to France and...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy life in Rugby: Bleddyn Bowen – former Wales captain and Swansea centre
Captaining Wales to the 1988 Triple Crown was a huge honour. Not only was it Wales’ first for nearly a decade...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher pays tribute to Bakkies Botha
It’s all a bit rock’n’roll for Bakkies Botha at present. Farewell gigs in Cape Town, Tokyo and, most recently, at the...
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/ 11 years agoWallabies can exploit Red Rose uncertainty says Matt Burke
Wallabies legend believes Australia can make it a hat-trick of World Cup wins on UK soil.
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain on why Brad Barritt is England’s go-to centre
Brad Barritt has a reputation for being England‘s midfield rock. We are talking about a centre who is not just teak-tough...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: We’re running out of time to get the scrum working
As Stuart Lancaster tears up the selectors’ hand book and does what was expected, the whole of England’s rugby community will...
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