All posts tagged "Blindside"
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/ 10 years agoLydiate to captain Wales against England
Dan Lydiate will lead Wales against England at Twickenham on Sunday as Warren Gatland‘s side begin their five match summer tour....
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/ 10 years agoBristol confirm Jordan Crane signing
As revealed in Blindside by Neil Fissler on April 24, Bristol have brought in Leicester Tigers No.8 Jordan Crane on a...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Levi Douglas- Bath flanker
Levi Douglas was happy playing in France but an unexpected turn of events has brought him back to England. The 20-year-old...
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/ 10 years agoExeter Braves win the A League
Kai Horstmann’s try double capped a memorable 24 hours at Sandy Park as Exeter Braves clinched the Aviva A League with...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Irish get set for Storm Gatland to blast Dublin
The deep depression hanging over Ireland has nothing to do with Storm Gertrude and everything to do with Wales landing in...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Huw Taylor – Worcester flanker
Injuries tried to slow him down, but Huw Taylor is determined to fulfil his dream of representing England U20s. The Worcester...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Rory Bartle – London Scottish forward
Rory Bartle is only 19 but he already has a mature head on his shoulders and that is why he decided...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Taulupe Faletau can become best No.8 in the world at Bath
Taulupe Faletau’s decision to join Bath next season means that they have acquired a 25-year-old who is not only a world-class...
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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...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoThree debutantes in Scotland XV for Italy clash
Scotland have named three uncapped players in their starting XV to face Italy in Turin on Saturday. Glasgow‘s Rory Hughes will...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Size, skill and speed, the Wallaby backs have it all
Despite the heavy defeat the Wallabies just got from New Zealand, when it comes to backline talent, I believe the 14...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Still time for Sam Burgess to prove his vast potential
The big word is that Sam Burgess will get a place in Stuart Lancaster final World Cup squad. It’s big news...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoCalum Clark takes Richie McCaw as his World Cup inspiration
Northampton flanker insists his days of worrying are over and he will let his performances do the talking
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Heading off to the hills on another mission from God
Training camps and altitude training in far-flung foreign fields do make you wonder what the game is coming to. As big...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Bull-dozing Ross Moriarty may be Wales’ missing link
When Wales beat Australia in the World Cup for the first and only time, amid the geothermal geysers of Rotorua, their...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Bradley Davies – Wasps, Wales and former Cardiff Blues lock
1. Gethin Jenkins – Mr Grumpy! He pretty much did my job for me when I played with him. He used...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Sam Burgess can be deadly force as Bath’s back-row destroyer
I’ve backed Sam Burgess to make England‘s World Cup squad from the start because I think he is that talented –...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLeicester Tigers sign forward trio
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper in recent weeks, Leicester Tigers have secured the services of London Welsh...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Adam Kwasnicki – London Scottish and former London Welsh hooker
1. Alex Corbisiero – I played with him in the London Welsh academy and although he wasn’t the lean-muscular specimen he...
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/ 11 years agoVarsity match PREVIEW
Two long standing records will be broken at Twickenham on Thursday if Oxford can continue their recent dominance and win the...
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/ 11 years agoBurgess to make Bath debut
Convert superstar named on the bench as centre cover.
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/ 11 years agoScotland v New Zealand teams
Scotland have named an unchanged team to face New Zealand at Murrayfield on Saturday. There are four changes on the bench...
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/ 11 years agoRugby Championship preview
Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje makes his first Test start for the Springboks in Cape Town on Saturday against Australia in the fifth...
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/ 12 years agoWaratahs and Crusaders unchanged for Super Rugby final
Waratahs coach Michael Cheika has named an unchanged starting XV for Saturday’s Super Rugby final against the Crusaders in Sydney. Naming...
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/ 12 years agoCrusaders v Sharks semi-final preview
The Crusaders hope to continue their 100% record on home soil in Super Rugby semi-finals as they host the Sharks in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Vermeulen and Namibia, a tale of defiance and pure maths
If Namibia coach Danie Vermeulen could jump for joy he would have been in orbit last Sunday, instead he stayed very...
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/ 12 years agoKieran Read returns for All Blacks
Kieran Read will make his long-awaited return for the All Blacks after being named in the starting XV for the third...
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/ 12 years agoBristol v London Welsh – 2nd-leg of Championship final preview
Bristol have made four changes ahead of the second leg of the Greene King IPA Championship final against London Welsh tomorrow....
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/ 12 years agoAll Blacks name squad for England series
Steve Hansen has named his final 31-man New Zealand squad to face England in the three-Test series which starts on Saturday....
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/ 12 years agoGK IPA Championship final preview: London Welsh v Bristol
London Welsh have made four changes for tomorrow’s Greene King IPA Championship Final 1st leg against Bristol at the Kassam Stadium....
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Featured
/ 12 years agoMemo to Stuart Lancaster: Michael Paterson’s available
Not many outside of Wales realised quite what an exceptional bit of business Sale supremo Steve Diamond had done last summer...
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/ 12 years agoFrance v Ireland preview
Louis Picamoles has been recalled by Philippe Saint Andre to face Ireland on Saturday but the Toulouse No.8 will start at blindside...
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/ 12 years agoPeter O’Mahony returns for Ireland
Peter O’Mahony returns to the Ireland starting XV as they chase the Six Nations title in Paris on Saturday. The Munster captain...
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/ 12 years agoDougie Fife to make Scotland debut
Dougie Fife will make his Scotland Test debut in Cardiff on Saturday after being named on the wing to face Wales in...
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/ 12 years agoSergio Parisse rested by Italy
Sergio Parisse has been rested by Italy ahead of Saturday’s game against Ireland. The talismanic captain picked up a knock in...
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/ 12 years agoKelly Brown recalled by Scotland to face France
Scotland have recalled Kelly Brown to face France at Murrayfield on Sunday in the fourth round of the Six Nations. The...
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/ 12 years agoEngland U18s beat Australia Schoolboys
Two late tries from captain James Chisholm and Will Haywood set England U18s on the way to a hard-fought 23-3 victory...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Owen Farrell must play flat if England are to score tries
England‘s attack has been a hot topic this week after an autumn of few tries against the better teams. This is...
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/ 12 years agoDe Villiers to captain Baa-Baas against Fiji
South Africa captain Jean de Villiers will lead the Barbarians in Saturday’s clash with Fiji at Twickenham. De Villiers is one...
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/ 12 years agoLeguizamon to lead Argentina at Twickenham
Juan Martin Leguizamon will captain Argentina against England at Twickenham on Saturday. The former London Irish back-row takes over from the...
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/ 12 years agoNew Zealand v Australia preview
Cory Jane was due to make his long awaited return in an All Black shirt after being named on the right...
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/ 12 years agoVIDEO: Matt Garvey – “Bath can achieve big things”
Bath flanker Matt Garvey talks exclusively to The Rugby Paper about the West Country team’s great start to the season and...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Time these All Blacks saw some yellow cards, ref!
It is early days for Ewen McKenzie, the newly appointed Wallaby head coach. I don’t believe he thought the job would...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoChris Robshaw may have to switch to six says Nick Evans
Luke Wallace’s all-action displays in the Quins No.7 shirt last season will force England captain Chris Robshaw to move to blindside...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoJustin Tipuric’s the flanker for me, says Jim Telfer
Warren Gatland has backed himself into a corner by naming Sam Warburton as Lions captain according to Jim Telfer, who believes Justin...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNorthampton Saints to meet Leicester in Premiership final
Their will be a taste of the East Midlands at Twickenham in two weeks as Northampton Saints will face Leicester Tigers...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoFrance make seven changes for England
Francois Trinh-Duc will make his first start for France in eight months after being named in the starting XV to face...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Jubb –Saracens lock
With Richard Hill as his academy coach and Steve Borthwick his club captain, Saracens lock Tom Jubb could not be better...
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/ 13 years agoThree more years at Kingsholm for Savage
After Jonny May yesterday, Tom Savage has become the latest player to commit his future to Gloucester signing a new three-year...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 13 years agoAmlin Cup round 4 preview
Gloucester v London Irish Gloucester’s Nigel Davies has rung the changes for the return visit of Irish to Kingsholm tomorrow, despite...
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