All posts tagged "England"
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Club Rugby
/ 7 days agoAlex Sanderson says it is ‘criminal’ to devalue the scrum
Alex Sanderson has called on World Rugby to allow teams to exploit their dominance in the scrum amid calls for change...
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International Rugby
/ 7 days agoEngland head coach Steve Borthwick hopes it will be fifth time lucky at 2027 Rugby World Cup
Steve Borthwick has been around the World Cup block a few times and knows his England side have to keep on...
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International Rugby
/ 7 days agoWales drawn with England in Rugby World Cup pool
Fierce Six Nations rivals England and Wales will clash in the pool stage of the 2027 World Cup.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 days agoSouth Africa lock Eben Etzebeth gets 12-week ban for eye gouge
South Africa lock Eben Etzebeth has been banned for 12 weeks for an eye gouge on Wales flanker Alex Mann.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 days agoNo action taken over Tom Curry & Felipe Contepomi row in England-Argentina Test match
England flanker Tom Curry will not face punishment for a tunnel row with Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi following last month’s Test...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 days agoNorthampton Saints full-back George Furbank fighting fit on his new fish diet
George Furbank has put the frustrations of the last year behind him as he looks to regain his place in the...
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Latest News
/ 7 days agoEngland ace Brown takes charge at Esher
FORMER England fullback Mike Brown has been appointed as sporting director at National One club Esher, replacing Peter Winterbottom who has...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 days agoGloucester aim to build momentum in Europe, says Ben Redshaw
Ben Redshaw wants Gloucester to use last weekend’s Prem victory over Harlequins as a springboard when they welcome Castres today in...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 days agoHow Scotland put a lock on New Zealand-born utility back Tom Jordan
Tom Jordan came to the UK as a 21-year-old for the experience and ended up staying after the pandemic struck.
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Latest News
/ 7 days agoEngland prop Asher ruled out for six weeks
SALE and England prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour is set to miss the next six weeks with an elbow injury sustained in last...
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Latest News
/ 7 days agoDREAMTEAM
HAYES, FORMER CHESTER, CALDY, CHESHIRE AND ENGLAND COUNTIES FLY-HALF/FULL-BACK, WHO IS NOW HEAD COACH OF CHESTER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE...
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Columnists
/ 7 days agoJeremy Guscott: England short of World XV starters
The 2027 Rugby World Cup draw held last week in Sydney produced a good result for England, mainly because Wales, their...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 days agoSaracens 47-10 Clermont Auvergne: Elliot Daly’s star of the show as Sarries open in style
Elliot Daly showed there is plenty of life in the old dog yet as Saracens opened their Champions Cup account with...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 days agoToulouse v Sharks: Visitors will fight hard to send John Plumtree off with a victory
Record six-time winners Toulouse launch their Champions Cup title pursuit today with several star players returning to a fixture that will...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 days agoSale Sharks 21-26 Glasgow Warriors: Sharks reeled in by rugged Warriors
Sale Sharks has proved a notoriously difficult venue for visiting teams, as evidenced by their outstanding home record in recent years.
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Columnists
/ 7 days agoNick Cain: Selection skills key to delivering big prizes for Steve Borthwick’s England
Where does England’s 4-0 Autumn Series success over southern hemisphere opposition leave them? The answer is having to take the next...
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Columnists
/ 7 days agoNick Cain: Recruiting Benhard Janse van Rensburg sends out the wrong message
The decision by the RFU to petition World Rugby for Bristol’s South African-born-and-bred centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg to be granted...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 days agoPau v Northampton Saints: Phil Dowson’s side ready for rumble with French high-flyers
Last season’s finalists Northampton Saints begin their campaign with a daunting trip to high-flying Section Paloise today and Phil Dowson is...
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Chris Hewett
/ 7 days agoChris Hewett: Eben Etzebeth top billing in Springboks rogues’ gallery
Clint Eastwood knows a thing or two about cinema, but if anyone is to make a sequel to his Springbok-inspired Invictus...
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Latest News
/ 7 days agoExpansion theory has killed pool jeopardy
IT’S official: the “pool of death” is dead. Daisy-pushing, maker-meeting, Python-parroting dead. When the newly expanded World Cup group stage unfolds...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 7 days agoPhillips hat-trick as Quins turn on the power
■By THOMAS SCOTT Leicester Tigers .... 28 Harlequins ............... 56 HARLEQUINS eventually claimed a high-scoring bonus-point victory against a determined Leicester...
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Features
/ 7 days agoPaul Rees: R360 threat can force change
Paul Rees on how the proposed breakaway league could revamp rugby amid increasing stresses on top players
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Features
/ 7 days agoMy Life in Rugby: Sam Nixon – Loved Bath but I lived my best life in France
Sam Nixon, the former London Scottish, Bath, Bayonne, Exeter Chiefs and Grenoble tighthead, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Latest News
/ 7 days agoRatier in to drive
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Falling short: England beat France in World Cup semi-final PICTURES: Getty Images women’s revival In seven days’...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoMaro Itoje and Steve Borthwick set clear ambition after 2027 Rugby World Cup draw
England captain Maro Itoje and head coach Steve Borthwick insist that their ambition is nothing short of winning the World Cup,...
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Latest News
/ 1 week agoNew RPR: Prem Clubs looking to capitalise on England momentum in Europe – Rugby Analyst
In this week’s episode of the Rugby Paper Roundup, Assistant Editor Ben Jaycock is joined by the RugbyAnalyst to reflect on...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 1 week agoEngland to face Wales in group stage at 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup
England and Wales will clash in the group stage of the 2027 Men’s Rugby World Cup.
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoKyran Bracken: Grand Slam has to be expectation, not hope for England
This England team is the closest thing we’ve had to the 2003 World Cup-winning side – and they should set their...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoGloucester chief George Skivington calls for Prem ‘transfer’ window
George Skivington would welcome a recruitment window in rugby similar to the one used in football, as directors of rugby gear...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoWoeful Wales hit new low in Cardiff
By SAM JACKSON WALES slumped to a record home defeat to South Africa in Cardiff to end their international year on...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoTom Willis exit to Bordeaux-Begles prompts RFU to alter EPS contracts
RFU chiefs are set to alter players’ enhanced EPS contracts in the wake of Tom Willis returning to Bordeaux-Begles for next...
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International Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoR360 delays launch until 2028 amid rising opposition
R360, the proposed breakaway rebel tournament, has announced it is delaying its launch by two years to 2028.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoCallum Chick is happy with his new view from the top at Northampton Saints
Callum Chick is enjoying life at the top with Northampton Saints after spending most of the decade down in the basement.
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Champions Cup
/ 2 weeks agoBath scrum-half Ben Spencer gunning for European glory
Ben Spencer has seen the lot in the Champions Cup and insists his Bath side are primed to challenge Europe’s best...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoEngland head coach Steve Borthwick gets green light for Benhard Janse van Rensburg
Bristol Bears centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg will become eligible for England from next November after World Rugby confirmed his brief...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 weeks agoWales 0-73 South Africa: Steve Tandy’s pointless side put to shame in 11-try thrashing
A weakened Wales suffered an all-time record home defeat in a brutally one-sided contest at the Principality Stadium.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 weeks agoJamie George excited by England’s stock of tyro front rowers
Jamie George reflected on England’s autumn campaign and believes their front row stocks can prop up the squad for years to...
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoMorgan to miss start of 6N
WALES captain Jac Morgan will miss the start of the 2026 Six Nations after undergoing surgery on a dislocated shoulder. The...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoPeter Jackson: England finish top but Springboks still No.1
They say the league table never lies, that like George Washington’s inaugural American presidency, it swears allegiance to the truth, the...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoBristol Bears 46-12 Northampton Saints: Bears run riot to end Saints unbeaten start
Ashton Gate again proved a graveyard for Northampton Saints as their unbeaten start to the season came to an abrupt halt...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoGloucester 26-15 Harlequins: Resurgent Cherry and Whites claim first Prem win
Gloucester had to dig, and kick, deep to break their Premiership duck and the rampaging Ollie Thorley fittingly scored the decisive...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoNewcastle Red Bulls 17-39 Leicester Tigers: Red Bulls’ wait goes on as Tigers hit stride
If Leicester Tigers want to win a record 12th Premiership title, then finding a way to win a gruelling contest in...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoSaracens vs Bath: Henry Arundell ready for aerial battle against Noah Caluori
Two of the most talked about players in the Premiership this season face off against each other at the StoneX Stadium...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoSaracens vs Bath: England ace Elliot Daly relishing his return to Sarries colours
Saracens’ Elliot Daly is excited to run out at StoneX once again having made his return to action in England’s win...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 weeks agoChris Hewett: Key pieces might yet emerge for England chief Steve Borthwick
The World Cup is all that matters, right? Everything else is 50 shades of beige. If England’s second-string success in Argentina...
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Letters
/ 2 weeks agoPrem shows might
INTERESTING that all the experts were saying it was wrong for English players playing abroad not to be chosen for England...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 weeks agoHow Northampton Saints find the best players
Twenty years ago, Northampton Saints’ recruitment centred around players from overseas, not least South Africa.
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Latest News
/ 2 weeks agoDREAM TEAM
DAVIES, THE FORMER HENLEY, BARBARIANS AND WALES U21 CENTRE, WHO IS NOW DIRECTOR OF RUGBY AT OXFORD HARLEQUINS IN NATIONAL 2...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoPeter Jackson: Argentina left licking their wounds after double mugging
Tom Curry condemned Argentina to a gross injustice at Twickenham last weekend, one which subjected the victims to a grotesque double...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoPeter Jackson: Daan Human factor has made Springboks even deadlier
Forensic experts engaged on a week-long trawl through the ruins of the Irish pack would have found something more disturbing than...
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