All posts tagged "England"
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Features
/ 6 years agoHolmes calls halt to become a city slicker
By JEREMY BLACKMORE NOTTINGHAM skipper Tom Holmes has called time on a 13-year career in the wake of the Championship funding...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoGood news for Boris, the right is might again
Best wing in the world? Cheslin Kolbe PICTURE: Getty Images The Prime Minister rather enjoys his rugger: indeed, he attended last...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoThe best England team in the world
Jonny Wilkinson Phil Vickery Steve Thompson Jason Leonard Martin Johnson Maro Itoje Mike Teague Peter Winterbottom ENGLAND have had four teams...
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Features
/ 6 years agoItoje can compete with the Bok giants
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… LOCKS Outstanding: Maro Itoje...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoDon’t mess up this crucial changeover
Different eras: Bill Beaumont, and Agustin Pichot in their playing days PICTURE: Gettty Images As everybody in sport, and in particular...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCVC to re-evaluate investment in PRO14
By ROB COLE THE future financial stability of the PRO14 and the four Welsh regions will be on the line this...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBargain buys from abroad will stymie English talent
By NEALE HARVEY AN already shrinking jobs market will become even tougher for aspiring young English players as more overseas stars...
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Features
/ 6 years agoGlobal season must happen to make rugby a world sport
Q&A ALAN SOLOMONS ON THE RECORD Stifled: World Cup quarter-finalists Japan need more top level games to progress PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 6 years agoA sea of people hailed Carling like a Messiah
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoEmpty grounds? You’d be surprised by the chatter
Would it be right? Charles Piutau could play for Tonga if World Rugby change the rules PICTURE: Getty Images MY first...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRFU must not waste this chance to reset
IN last week’s Rugby Paper Steve Grainger described how the RFU were meeting rugby’s needs during the coronavirus crisis. The Director...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGood article wrong date
I WOULD like to point out a small error in Peter Jackson’s interesting article about Peter Larter. The England v Ireland...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoOur Golden Goose is an endangered species
RUGBY Union’s golden goose is beginning to look a lot thinner, and as the financial uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic grows,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoClubs plan breakaway the same as football
By NICK CAIN A GROUP of six English Premiership clubs are planning to breakaway from PRL, the administrative arm which represents...
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Features
/ 6 years ago10 great coaching minds currently ‘lost’ on rugby
Martin Johnson had his career in coaching blighted by England's 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Axed star Peter Larter still doesn’t know why
Peter Jackson journeys back to The Troubles when England went where others at the time feared to tread: Dublin
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers fend off interest for another international in their backline
After losing Jonny May to Gloucester, Tigers face another fight to keep hold of winger
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: The hustings buzz with the promises of Agustin Pichot
Nick Cain says the campaign to become World Rugby chairman is verging on ageism
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Riches of Japan spell big trouble for players in England and Wales
Growth of game in the Far East will leave unions short given selection criteria, writes Shane Williams
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby hard cases countdown: No 15-11
Trouble seemed to find its way to Bakkies Botha on the rugby pitch...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: May-day for opponents as Gloucester-bound Jonny just gets better
Jeremy Guscott analyses Jonny May's move to Gloucester and what it means for his England career
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Plans to hold Six Nations in FULL this autumn
Peter Jackson reports on the contingency talks for a second Six Nations in November
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoFiji chairman forced to resign from World Rugby Council amid allegations of homophobia
World Rugby withdraw candidacy for executive committee and place on World Rugby Council of FRU chairman Francis Kean
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Features
/ 6 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ex-Canada, Sale, London Welsh and Esher utility back Phil MacKenzie
Three relegations haven't dampened the Canadian's outlook on his time in English club rugby
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMunster prop James Cronin given one-month doping ban after pharmacy mix-up
Wrong medication leads to Cronin testing positive for two prohibited substances
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby hard cases countdown: 20-16
Brendan Gallagher begins his countdown of rugby's hardest men
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWe can become regulars in the top two, says Northampton Saints No.8 Teimana Harrison
The Northampton Saints No.8 tells Neale Harvey how he is revelling his role as co-captain
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby’s finest rushed to the battlefront and died heroes with VCs
FOR three decades or more before 1914 the young men of Britain and its extended Empire had been fighting generally good...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoCVC £300m investment into Six Nations put on ice
Deal between CVC and Six Nations put on hold until Test calendar becomes clear
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoSalary cap cuts are thrown out by big three
Billy’s boost from Italy By NEIL FISSLER Young: He’s set to stay with Wasps Wales’ flanker Thomas Young seems certain to stay...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEllis is living proof of the old 80-minute rule
By PETER JACKS0N Going the distance: Ellis Genge played the full 80 for England against Wales during the World Cup warm-up...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTigers’ Cup winners produced a brains trust of talent
THERE was more retro heaven recently with BT Sport replaying Leicester’s 34-30 Heineken Cup final win over Stade Francais in 2001....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRugby must speak with one voice -like Apollo 13
For the space buffs among you rugby aficionados, this last week has been an extraordinary trip down memory lane as we...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWasps must play without fear to get the fans behind us
Q&A LEE BLACKETT ON THE RECORD New head coach Lee Blackett tells NEALE HARVEY how he intends rising to the challenge...
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Iconic Pictures
/ 6 years agoShy schoolboys whose talent shook the world
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoAxed star Larter still doesn’t know why
Even now after all these years Peter Larter still stands alone, the one English Lion who took a stand against terrorism...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThis test of strength can sway the series
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK... TIGHTHEAD Rock of ages:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBear cubs can go all the way says Morgan
By NEALE HARVEY BRISTOL’S gifted gang of backline proteges are primed to explode on to the international stage, predicts former Wales...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDREAMTEAM
CHARLIE CLARE, LEICESTER AND FORMER NORTH WALSHAM, JERSEY, BEDFORD AND NORTHAMPTON HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAY ED WITH...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoO’Gara still hates me for the treatment I gave him
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PAUL VOLLEY FORMER WASPS, CASTRES, HARLEQUINS AND LONDON SCOTTISH OPENSIDE I’M sure he won’t like me saying it but...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBig guns will back Bill to save them cash
“What Pichot hopes for is the dream of Tier Two nations, but this can never be achieved” And so it begins,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWakefield leads charge as England claim four Grand Slams in the 20s
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union In the immediate aftermath of World War...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWarrior Will targets role as defence commander
By NEALE HARVEY STROKE victim Will Hurrell aims to forge a new career in coaching after revealing how his life might...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoJEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK
May-day for opponents as Jonny just gets better JONNY May’s move back to Kingsholm is great news for Gloucester fans because...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoPlan to hold Six Nations in full again in autumn
Compensation issue By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations are in the process of finalising contingency plans for an emergency tournament to...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland’s battle at No.9 – Alex Mitchell ready to run with big dogs
Training and playing with Cobus Reinach has pushed Mitchell to challenge Youngs and Heinz
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens ask highest earners to accept partial wage deferrals
Reigning Premiership champions take major measures towards maintaining their sustainability
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Featured
/ 6 years agoLondon Irish building new dynasty around their Fantastic Four
Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Joe Cokanasiga, Delon Armitage all came through the Exiles pathway. Neale Harvey finds there's four newbies ready...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: The hidden Wales aces making life tough for regions
Peter Jackson looks at the lack of playing time regions are getting from their Wales stars
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Parkes will be missed but Owen Williams bigger loss
After his own experience in Japan, Shane Williams can understand why Hadleigh Parkes would move to Japan
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