All posts tagged "England"
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with James Williams
James Williams, the Bristol and former Birmingham Moseley, Hartpury, Worcester & Sale fly-half/centre, chooses the best XV he has played with...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaracens in position for sprint to the line
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens .......................... 40pts Tries: Hadfield 5, 65; Van Zyl 13, Gonzales 41, McFarland 80 Conversions: Farrell 14, 42,...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBattling Tigers hold on in last-kick drama
By ADAM HATHAWAY Harlequins ........................ 19pts Tries: David 37, Walker 58, Green 79 Conversions: J Evans 38, 59 Leicester ...........................20pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCrisis? Not in my view, says Sanderson
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Gloucester v Sale Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingsholm WITH four straight defeats in all competitions and a season-ending...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoAtkinson gets his chance to prove himself at No.10
By PAUL REES Starts: Charlie Atkinson CHARLIE Atkinson will make only his third Premiership start since Wasps folded 15 months ago...
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Red Roses
/ 3 years agoRed Roses: Katie Buchanan
By BEN JAYCOCK EXETER CHIEFS WINGER Birthplace: Mansfield Date of birth: 31/07/03 Community club: Mansfield RFC Caps: 0 Why I play...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 3 years agoMacqueen’s Tigers are hungry for more
By BEN JAYCOCK Leicester Tigers’ claimed their first victory of the season last Sunday as Vicky Macqueen’s newcomers broke their duck...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoStar-laden Exeter wary of wounded Sharks
PREVIEW... Sale v Exeter Today. Kick-off 1pm, CorpAcq Stadium EXETER’S six England training squad players will all feature against Sale in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoClouds of confusion hang over Evans
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW At the end of a week when the clouds of confusion thickened over...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoIt’s time for Borthwick to ignite the backline
ADAM HATHAWAY Steve Borthwick has done the easy bit in picking a 36-man squad for the Six Nations, the hard bit...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoWhy France are my favourites for the title
JEREMY GUSCOTT Peter O’Mahony’s appointment as Ireland captain for the Six Nations at the age of 34 was a little surprising,...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoGatland: You write us off at your peril
Six Nations team-by-team previews: Wales Paul Rees finds the coach in bullish mood about his team’s chances in the coming weeks...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoGalthie looking for mix of renewal and continuity
Six Nations team-by-team previews: France James Harrington anticipates an Era of Expectation from the side who stalled at the World Cup...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoTime for Borthwick to deliver
Six Nations team-by-team previews: England Paul Rees says that, this time around, the fixture list has been kind to the World...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoProdigal son needs to pull the right strings
Six Nations team-by-team previews: Scotland Paul Rees listens to Gregor Townsend as he admits that it’s about time his team got...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 3 years agoIt’s all to play for as class of ’24 get set
BY BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND As the U20s Six Nations kicks off on Friday, England’s primary focus is to shore up their...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoEngland will take time to develop
JEFF PROBYN - A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last we have confirmation so no wondering what the England...
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Young Gun
/ 3 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins and England U20s second row Harry Browne
By BEN JAYCOCK Harry Browne is eager to nail down a starting slot for England U20 in the forthcoming Six Nations....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoThe Grand Slam win in 2005 was a fairytale
My Life in Rugby with Mark Taylor - The former Wales, Ospreys, Sale, Swansea & Pontypool centre and now WRU performance...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoFarrell’s jumping from fire…into fire
RUGBY MATTERS I don't know about you but it’s occasionally been a bit of a torture watching Owen Farrell struggle with...
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Coach to Coach
/ 3 years agoBuilding strong relationships is key to success
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill talks to Peter Glackin, the Birmingham Moseley head coach, below Steve Hill: How and...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoMillar Mills on course to emulate his star sisters
By PAUL REES Elliot Millar Mills this week joins up with the Scotland squad to prepare for the Six Nations little...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 years agoAutumn reunion for Jones
EDDIE Jones will return to Twickenham for the first time since being sacked by England in 2022 for Japan’s final match...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 years agoBen for Baa-Baas
Former England scrumhalf Ben Youngs will return to Twickenham with the Barbarians this summer. The most-capped male player and Leicester Tigers...
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Miscellaneous
/ 3 years agoStreet hit by stroke
England women’s World Cup winning coach Gary Street is recovering from a stroke that followed a heart bypass operation in August....
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 28/01/24
The countdown is well and truly on for the Six Nations, and you can find an in-depth look at each team’s...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoPremiership previews: Round 12
After a two-week break for European action, the Premiership is all set for its final round of matches before the Six...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoFarrell Racing switch confirmed
Owen Farrell’s much-rumoured move to Racing 92 has been confirmed, ending his 15-year career at English champions Saracens. Farrell, 32, captained...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoI’ll protect new boys, promises Borthwick
By ADAM HATHAWAY Steve Borthwick has vowed to protect his Six Nations rookies from the social media trolls and insists there...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSkivington considers how to replace ‘Zam’
By PAUL REES George Skivington is considering whether to add to his squad after the departure of Louis Rees-Zammit, but not...
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English Championship
/ 3 years agoSmith chases his American dream
By BEN JAYCOCK Wales star Louis Rees-Zammit is not the only rugby player from the English leagues set to try his...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBeard: To get the call was a dream come true
By PAUL REES Oscar Beard missed the call he dared not expect. The Harlequins centre had shut himself in his room...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoQuesada turns to Vintcent
Exeter's South Africa-born No.8 Ross Vintcent has been called up by new Italy head coach Gonzalo Quesada. Vintcent joins prop trio...
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Six Nations
/ 3 years agoTownsend: Important to strike right balance
By BRYN PALMER Gregor Townsend believes Ben White and Blair Kinghorn will become better players after experiencing French rugby but doesn’t...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoGallagher set for Munster return
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath full-back/winger Matt Gallagher is in advanced talks with Munster about a return to Thomond...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoNow Slade holds talks with Stade
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade, who is out of contract at the end of the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoHarrison happy at Provence
ON THE BLINDSIDE Former England back row Teimana Harrison has pledged his future to ProD2 promotion hopefuls Provence for at least...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoWillis rules himself out of England
England won’t have Jack Willis available for selection for at least another two years after he activated a one-year option in...
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Dream Team
/ 3 years agoDream Team with Morgan Eames
The CS Bourgoin-Jallieu and former Nottingham, Doncaster, Bristol & Beziers lock, chooses the best XV he has played with or against......
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoEngland must play with the ‘wow’ factor
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ONE of the biggest talking points of Steve Borthwick’s 2024 Six Nations squad is...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoSpirited Sarries show champions pedigree
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens .......................... 39pts Tries: van Zyl 3, Itoje 43, 55; Gonzalez 68, Cinti 75 Conversions: Farrell 44, 56,...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoReid: We are out to finish on a high
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Toulouse v Bath Today. Kick-off 3.15pm Stade Ernest-Wallon EVEN for five-time champions Toulouse, achieving a perfect 15...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoYeandle: Our good form is no surprise
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Bayonne v Exeter Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Jean-Dauger JACK Yeandle, one of Exeter’s longest serving players, has...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoThe talent is there – now let’s be bold
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick talked of England “turning a corner” when he announced his preliminary...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoWrong choice for England A
WHEN it comes to competition for places the appointment of Gloucester’s George Skivington and Dom Waldouck as England ‘A’ coaches for...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoWe need a more exclusive guest list
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED HERE’S a little brain-teaser, just to make sure you’ve been paying attention at the back of the...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoPau ………………..28 Zebre …………….27
JOE Simmonds was the star of the show as he contributed 18 points in Pau’s win over Italian side Zebre. Zebre...
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Challenge Cup
/ 3 years agoTough for Falcons as Diamond gets ready
■ By PAUL REES NEWCASTLE’S players will have their fourth boss in less than a year when Steve Diamond starts work...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoScots should focus on developing own talent
The international merry-go-round continues. After the best part of a decade of striving for England honours Exeter Chiefs prop Alec Hepburn...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoMagnificent tome tells fantastic tales
Take a bow Neil Fissler and Adam Hathaway – much respected members of this parish – for completing a definitive Who’s...
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