All posts tagged "England"
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoParticipation In Elite Adult Rugby May Present Risks of Head Injuries
For many, rugby is the best sport in the world owing to its strategic nature, fast pace, team play, and diverse...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoGloucester set to win race for Mercer
By NEIL FISSLER Gloucester are poised to win the race to land Zach Mercer on a four-year contract when his deal...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHaag makes coaching return with Team USA
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE Former England U20 boss and Bath lock Martin Haag has made a return to frontline coaching as...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSaracens swoop as Flynn returns to top flight
EXCLUSIVE By JON NEWCOMBE James Flynn is the latest Jersey Reds player to be snapped up by a Premiership club with...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoLoader out to put his injury woe behind him
By BEN JAYCOCK Ben Loader is hoping to put last season’s injury-ridden season behind him and help London Irish make a...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoMarines help O’Loughlin get in shape for Exeter
By PAUL REES When Rory O’Loughlin met Exeter’s director of rugby Rob Baxter earlier this year to discuss moving from Leinster...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team with Alex Woolford
Alex Woolford, The Bedford Blues and former Northampton, Moseley, London Welsh & Coventry second row, chooses the best XV he has...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoJack’s authority shows he’s the lad for England
KYRAN BRACKEN FORMER ENGLAND SCRUM-HALF It's interesting that, in England, scrum-half has traditionally been considered less influential tactically than fly-half, with...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoPhillips out to guide China to Olympics
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler FORMER England Sevens star Ollie Phillips has taken over as...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoRugby has a proper fight on its hands now
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Anyone out there remember Sean Kerly? It’s just about possible, but only if your joints are seizing...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoSuck out the joy and people will turn away
Paul Rees talks to Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill about the game’s future Then it came, the question was why...
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Features
/ 4 years agoYoungs Guns: Bath and Scotland U18s scrum-half Murdoch Lock
Having represented the U18s earlier this year, Bath academy scrum-half Murdoch Lock has set a clear goal to become the first...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoJones calls for resilience
ENGLAND head coach Eddie Jones believes English rugby’s reliance on private schools has led to a less resilient culture among the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWe need more attacking space coaches – Ashton
Former England head coach Brian Ashton (right) has criticised the number of recruitment adverts for contact skills coaches in rugby and...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoHare’s world record keeps on growing
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Dusty Hare retired more than 30 years ago and yet his world points...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoBig names moving into a new home
Ben Jaycock looks at how the Championship squads are shaping up for the coming season As a consequence of the Premiership...
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Features
/ 4 years agoHow I loved my journey to the top of the world
ROCKY CLARK ENGLAND WORLD CUP WINNER After a long and illustrious international career, I’ve seen and been part of countless tournaments,...
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Rugby Matters
/ 4 years agoSevens shows just how great it can be
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Occasionally, I question the value of Sevens in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Championship Previews: Round One
So often these days sporting competitions are given a tag of the ‘most unpredictable in living memory’, but it really seems...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 years agoEngland star Beckett joins Gloucester-Hartpury
England international Sarah Beckett has joined Gloucester-Hartpury from Premier 15s rivals Harlequins. The back rower has been capped 24 times for...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoExeter Chiefs sign Tonga international Kata
Exeter Chiefs have signed Tonga international and rugby league convert Solomone Kata on a one-year deal. The 27-year-old joins from Super...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoEtete has the calibre to impress van Graan
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath boss Johann van Graan is showing no sign of stopping his bid to strengthen...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCode switch would interest Jones
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Eddie Jones, still in Australia following England‘s Test series victory over the Wallabies, says he...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSo unfair that Ireland are on this path of pain
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ireland have become the green giants of the game after doing what no...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoPearson: BUCS gave me perfect grounding
By BEN JAYCOCK London Irish’s Tom Pearson credits Cardiff Met University for getting him to where he is today – and...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoTop dogs in danger of losing their bite
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST We’re almost there. By mid-November, the cast list of next year’s World Cup will be finalised, with...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSmith: Pal Tommy shows us the way
By BEN JAYCOCK New sensation: Tommy Freeman starred for England in Australia PICTURES: Getty Images Doncaster Knights back row Thom Smith...
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/ 4 years agoScott’s new deal
England international Emily Scott has agreed a new deal to remain at Harlequins for next season. The 30-year-old back, who has...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLJ stepping up
Wasps women have named LJ Lewis as their head coach, replacing Giselle Mather. Lewis, who previously worked at Bristol and Gloucester-Hartpury,...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoPivac has riches when it comes to the back three
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND With Wales’ tour of South Africa at an end I’ve had a chance to reflect...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe Rugby Paper’s Rugby Stadium World Cup
Following Sunday’s twitter poll that saw 2,081 people vote for their favourite Premiership stadium, the Rugby Paper will this week conduct...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoRFU chief Sweeney challenges Jones to build on Aussie tour
Bill Sweeney has challenged Eddie Jones and his England players to build on their success Down Under and exorcise some Six...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDon’t get carried away with Ireland series win
COLIN BOAG In last week’s letters page a Mr Ireland (!) accused me of being curmudgeonly about Ireland beating the All...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDream Team with Luke Cozens
LUKE COZENS, THE CLIFTON PLAYER-COACH AND FORMER BATH, HARTPURY & ROUEN FLY-HALF CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR...
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Features
/ 4 years agoTiger Jack has all the attributes of a top 9
NEIL DE KOCK THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICA AND SARACENS SCRUM-HALF From a scrum-half perspective there were some real standout performers for...
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Features
/ 4 years agoFrance top power rankings ahead of Ireland
NEIL DE KOCK The July fixtures concluded with two series wins for the north and two for the south. In terms...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoLam ready to get the Bears roaring back in the big time
Q&A PAT LAM - ON THE RECORD Paul Rees speaks to Bristol director of rugby Pat Lam about changes at Ashton...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSocino heading for life in Spain
FORMER Leicester Tigers centre Juan Pablo Socino has swapped the champions of England for the Champions of Spain after signing a...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoChile put pressure on US to up their game
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST When the Australian batsman Mark Waugh, brother of the masterly Test captain Steve, questioned the credentials of...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoPlaying under one flag could threaten the union
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Rugby is just a game, as the saying goes, but that doesn’t mean it is bereft of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCommonwealth games Men’s 7s Preview: Tough pool start will be good for us, says Bowen
By BEN JAYCOCK England have landed in a tough pool for next weekend’s Commonwealth Games 7s, but Tom Bowen believes it’s...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCommonwealth games Women’s 7s Preview: Quansah out for revenge as she prepares England for challenge
Back in action: England winger Celia Quansah After enduring a horrific injury first time around, England winger Celia Quansah is hoping...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoIt’s no shock as Chile qualify
READERS of this column will not be surprised at Chile’s “shock” win over USA in the second leg of their America...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoA-list West were pride of the north
CLUB0FTHEWEEK BY BRENDAN GALLAGHER WEST HARTLEPOOL Founded: 1881 President: Dave Laycock Home Ground: Brinkburn 1,000 capacity (76 seats) Last season: Durham...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoAarvod revelled in Varsity culture
ALTHOUGH a fine schoolboy player at Durham, that nursery of many West players, Carl Aarvod went down to Emmanuel College, Cambridge...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEddie has to decide what style he wants
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Now the tours are over, there is a time to rest and...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMoment in Time – Midlands Counties West prove All Blacks were no supermen
Neil Fissler talks to Nigel Horton and David Duckham about the Midland Counties West Side that beat the All Blacks 16-8...
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Features
/ 4 years agoNEWS EXTRA
Canterbury beef up their pack CANTERBURY have made three new signings in the build-up to the upcoming season as hooker Nathan...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBack tells ‘fickle’ England fans to give Eddie a break
By GARY FITZGERALD Eddie Jones may have been targeted by an irate compatriot in Sydney but Neil Back has called for...
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Features
/ 4 years agoFlier Jess jumps ship for Sarries
SARACENS have signed England winger Jess Breach from Harlequins. The 24-year-old, who has scored 11 tries in 22 England appearances, will...












