All posts tagged "Brendan Gallagher"
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Features
/ 1 year agoFin Baxter: I want to prove my worth for England
Fin Baxter is eager to play a big part for England in Argentina with first choice loosehead Ellis Genge away with...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: How flanker Jacques Gasc enjoyed his moment in the spotlight
Jacques Gasc has died aged 75 and, although I am guessing it’s a name that will mean little to you, I’ve...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Fabian Holland poised for All Blacks debut
Is the suitably named Fabian Holland about to follow Tim Visser and Frans Ten Bos as a Dutchman playing top-level rugby...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: After this, the British and Irish Lions MUST tour Argentina
As somebody who fretted and occasionally yawned his way through proceedings at the Millennium Stadium 20 years ago when these two...
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/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: 30 years on for the 1995 World Cup final, and we’ve not built on our dreams
It comes as something of a shock to realise that this week represents the 30th anniversary of the 1995 World Cup...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Magical mystery tour ends with a flourish for Bath
When you have not won a Premiership title for 29 years, it matters not a jot how you break the drought,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Montauban heroes ascend the heights
Bravo Montauban, a team that are the living proof that promotion, relegation and its surrounding jeopardy are the lifeblood of rugby...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBath 34-20 Bristol Bears: Bath pass their final audition but Bears go down with all guns blazing
Bath .................................... 34pts Tries: Hill 41, Cokanasiga 48, Muir 54, Ojomoh 59 Conversions: Russell 41, 48, 54, 60 Penalties: Russell 22,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Calling it a day is a tough business
Sorry is traditionally the hardest word to say – or indeed sing – but I’ve always thought “Goodbye” runs it close....
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/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: It’s great to see Aurillac defy the odds again
Last August, I suggested that a fly-on-the-wall team might be well rewarded if they spent a season with lowly Aurillac, the...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSaracens 36-26 Bath: For once, Sarries miss out on play-off party
Saracens .......................... 36pts Tries: Segun 9, George 19, 47; Daly 30, Dan 53, Burke 59 Conversions: Burke 20, 31, 60 Bath...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Alex Goode was high class under the high ball
So, almost unbelievably, it’s farewell to Alex Goode, one of the three or four best full-backs I’ve ever seen anywhere, even...
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/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: The flowering of Johann van Graan’s plan at Bath
Surely the most encouraging, or ominous, aspect of Bath’s commanding win over a lacklustre Lyon on Friday night was that it...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOscar Beard sets sights on following in Jonny Wilkinson’s footsteps
The World Cup in Australia is just two years away, and Oscar Beard aims to work his socks off to try...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Not such a Goode day for ref Luke Pearce
I’m a big Luke Pearce fan, but must join the consensus that he – and his team of officials – didn’t...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Six Nations on a Thursday! Has the world gone mad?
I have yet to see any adequate explanation as to why France will be hosting Ireland on a Thursday night –...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoAgustin Pichot passed on Grizz’s kindness to my son Dan McFarland
Brendan Gallagher’s piece regarding Grizz Wylie (March 30) told of Grizz’s support and kindness to Gus Pichot. Mentor: Grizz Wylie This...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints 28-26 Saracens: Saints fightback hits Sarries play-off hope
By Brendan Gallagher Northampton Saints ..... 28pts Tries: Kemeny 8, Haffar 59, 80; Penalty 71 Conversions: Smith 9, Hutchinson 59, 80+1...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHarlequins 38-19 Gloucester: Cadan Murley’s hat-trick has Quins motoring again
By Brendan Gallagher Harlequins ....................... 38pts Tries: Murley 8, 30, 48; Evans 23, Isgro 30, 54 Conversions: Smith 9, 24, 31,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoSaints deserve to be given medal for this impressive hat-trick
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Quality: Tommy Freeman dives in to score against...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoNorthampton Saints stun Leinster in Champions Cup semi and sweep into final
By Adam Hathaway in Dublin Northampton captain Fraser Dingwall hailed the spirit of his side as they pulled off one of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Northampton Saints win over Leinster is the best win on the road I’ve seen
I’ve been reporting on this Heineken Cup, European Cup, Investec Champions Cup – call it what you want – since the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoBritish and Irish Lions bolters who truly made their mark
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher What exactly do we mean by...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBath 55-19 Newcastle Falcons: Ciaran Donoghue assures Bath of top billing
By Brendan Gallagher Bath .................................... 55pts Tries: Donoghue 2, Carr-Smith 32, Roux 44, Underhill 50, Emens 57, 59; Hennessy 67, Redpath...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Little good news is coming out of Africa
By Brendan Gallagher - Rugby Matters Mention recently of the late Claude Saurel and his eclectic coaching career brought back memories...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPremiership: Saracens coming to the boil at right time after win over Gloucester
By Brendan Gallagher Saracens .......................... 36pts Tries: Segun 10, Tompkins 25, Dann 44, 51; Gonzales 69, George 74 Conversions: Burke 26,...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoRampaging Northampton Saints set up Leinster showdown
Beating Leinster in Dublin might sound like Mission Impossible but Northampton Saints fly-half Fin Smith insists playing the ‘Saints’ way is...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoNorthampton Saints 51-16 Castres: Job done! Alex Mitchell makes it simple for Saints
Northampton Saints, putting their foot down after the break, breezed past Castres to book a repeat of last year’s Champions Cup...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoMemo to the suits: Give us some jeopardy
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I FEEL the need to tap out a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoBrendan Gallagher: I’m all for the thrills but keep game real
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher Like many of you, I was...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Let’s get these tapped pens taken from the right place
By Brendan Gallagher As a follow up to my main theme, I offer a little warning on tapped penalties as we...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBath 47-28 Harlequins: Bath give Quins a lesson in finishing
By Brendan Gallagher Bath .................................... 47pts Tries: Cokanasiga 3, Hill 8, Molony 19, Muir 21, 37; Ojomoh 52, van Wyk 64...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaracens 12-23 Harlequins: Jamie Benson keeps nerve to kill off Sarries
By Brendan Gallagher Saracens ........................... 12pts Tries: McFarland 4, Elliott 39 Conversion: Burke 5 Harlequins ....................... 23pts Tries: Waghorn 60, Porter...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Switzerland precision too sharp for Germany
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points by Brendan Gallagher Amid the torrent of international rugby...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSix Nations: Battling Italy make it tough for Ireland
By Brendan Gallagher Italy ..................................... 17pts Tries: Ioane 12, Varney 63 Conversions: Allan 13, 65 Penalty: Allan 33 Ireland............................... 22pts Tries:...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoAntoine Dupont injury: We must face reality
Injured: Antoine Dupont is helped off last weekend France's memorable 42-27 Six Nations victory in Ireland last weekend has a sad...
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Podcast
/ 2 years agoPODCAST (S4, E26): France target Six Nations title and Wales target England scalp with Alex Cuthbert
After a cracking weekend of rugby in which the championship tilted in French favour following their stunning win in Dublin, Ollie...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSix Nations: Scotland survive spirited Wales revival
By Brendan Gallagher Scotland ........................... 35pts Tries: Kinghorn 5, 48; Jordan 11, 33; Graham 27 Conversions: Russell 6, 12, 28, 34,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoWhen Ireland’s warriors sent French packing
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher With eight wins against France since...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoNow Philippines added to list of honour for the Varsity
By Brendan Gallagher Back in the day, the Varsity Match on the second Tuesday in December was virtually an England trial...
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Podcast
/ 2 years agoPODCAST (S4, E24): England regain Calcutta Cup, Wales show signs of life & France flourish in Rome, with Nick Heath
Three fixtures told three hugely different stories in the third round of the 2025 Six Nations. Ireland held off a promising...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCool cat Fin Smith is England’s biggest hitter at 10 since Jonny Wilkinson
By Brendan Gallagher After narrowly losing a couple of games against class opposition in the summer and autumn that they probably...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoThis Italian squad are good – but not quite their best side
By Brendan Gallagher Having reported on Italy since the early 1990s, I wouldn’t hesitate to nominate the current crop as...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoA Tour de France we’d all love to see for the British & Irish Lions
By Brendan Gallagher That hardy perennial, the possibility of another Lions Test against France, has poked its head above the frosty...
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Podcast
/ 2 years agoPODCAST (S4, E23): Calcutta Cup and Six Nations R3 Preview with Scotland Great Craig Chalmers
It’s almost time for the third round of the 2025 Six Nations, and the headline fixture of the weekend takes place...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoSix Nations sides singin’ in the rain – and I’m loving it
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher It was raining all over Europe...
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Podcast
/ 2 years agoPODCAST (S4, E22): Warren Gatland goes and England sink France with Jamie Noon
A weekend full of statement wins and in the aftermath, a mid-tournament coaching departure. Join the guys to review how England...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoSix Nations: Steve Borthwick deserves credit for his brave calls in England’s win over France
By Brendan Gallagher Time to tip a hat in the direction of England coach Steve Borthwick who bit the bullet hard...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoSix Nations: Italy hold on to leave Wales with little hope
By Brendan Gallagher Italy .................................... 22pts Try: Capuozzo 20 Conversion: Allan 21 Penalties: Allan 7, 29, 34, 61, 74 Wales ..................................15pts...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoScotland vs Ireland – The rivalry which is a little one-sided
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher The history books tell us that Ireland...
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