All posts tagged "England"
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 months agoJohann van Graan wants Bath to enjoy the moment in Challenge Cup final
Johann van Graan wants Bath to “enjoy the moment” when they continue their quest for a possible trophy treble in Friday’s...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 months agoChampions Cup Final Preview: Can Northampton Saints pick up their second star?
“It’s not an individual sport, it’s a team sport, and we need everybody, and that includes support staff and everybody on...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoRhys Patchell on the Market: Is a UK Return Next?
Sensational talents have worn the number 10 jersey for Wales—carrying legacy, pressure, and hope on their shoulders. Names like Stephen Jones,...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoMike Brown announces retirement and calls for unity in rugby leadership
Mike Brown has announced his retirement at the end of the season with a call to rugby‘s leaders to set aside...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoMatt Sherratt to resume Wales interim head coach role for Japan tour in July
Matt Sherratt will resume interim head coach duty for Wales’ two-Test Japan tour in July. Cardiff boss Sherratt took charge for...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoImmanuel Feyi-Waboso eyes comeback after being named in England training squad
Immanuel Feyi-Waboso will make his first appearance in an England squad since November as he closes in on his comeback from...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoPete Ryan: Lee Byrne’s storied journey to becoming one of Wales’ greatest ever fullbacks
The agonising wait was over. Last Wednesday, players sat down and worked their way through the alphabet, hoping Ieuan Evans would...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoPremiership Round 17 Team of the Week: George Ford helps Sale Sharks secure crucial win over Bristol Bears
The penultimate round of Premiership rugby played host to some of the biggest games of the season, with so much on...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 months agoNorthampton Saints in race to get stars fit for Champions Cup final
Northampton's last-minute victory over Saracens yesterday came at a cost, with four players left on the treatment table ahead of Saturday’s...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoGive George Ford respect he deserves, says Ben Curry
Sale captain Ben Curry says in-form George Ford deserves more respect after making another mockery of his Lions snub. Fly-half Ford,...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoGeorge Skivington playing it smart at Gloucester
Gloucester are losing 19 players next month, but George Skivington expects to have a bigger squad next season for the same...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoCadan Murley intends to prove he’s no one-cap wonder
Cadan Murley is hoping to build on his superb performance against Gloucester and play himself back into the England squad, touring...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoParling to take over at Tigers post Lions
Coach: Geoff Parling GEOFF Parling will take charge at Leicester Tigers next season, succeeding former Australia coach Michael Cheika who leaves...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoFin Smith’s found a soulmate in Northampton Saints guru Sam Vesty
Fin Smith and his Northampton teammates will sit down tomorrow as coaches Sam Vesty and Phil Dowson unveil their plan to...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoJoe Batley eyes England tour to cap frustrating season
Joe Batley’s frustrating season can be summed up by a week in November when he turned up for training with England...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoBilly Twelvetrees backs British and Irish Lions for series win
Billy Twelvetrees is backing the British and Irish Lions to roar to success in Australia this summer, fired up by the...
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Letters
/ 7 months agoModern day warriors deserve far better
IT IS high time rugby union realised ignoring the past is the preserve of the ignorant, shown by the fact today...
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Champions Cup
/ 7 months agoJeremy Guscott: Northampton Saints need team effort to stifle ‘electric’ Louis Bielle-Biarrey
Northampton and Bordeaux-Begles are great attacking sides, and that is what makes the European Cup final on Saturday at the Principality...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoAnother masterclass by majestic George
■ By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Sale Sharks ......................41pts Tries: D du Preez 23, McElroy 36, Hill 54, Ma’asi-White 64, Quirke 72 Conversions:...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoNick Cain: Championship rebrand can be a real game-changer
The rebranding this week of England’s second professional league as Champ Rugby could be a game-changer in English club rugby, and...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoRob just cares about his own team’s display
■By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Harlequins v Exeter Chiefs Today. Kick-off 3pm, Twickenham Stoop Flyer: Paul Brown-Bampoe scoring against Saints PICTURES: Getty...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoNumber nine Danny makes history on his swansong
■By SAM JACKSON Farewell: Danny Care DANNY Care will make his farewell to Twickenham Stoop this afternoon with special dispensation to...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoTom Curry opts to defer surgery
England flanker Tom Curry will delay surgery to fix a wrist ligament injury until after the Lions tour of Australia. Curry...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoMark McCall: Jamie George will battle until very end
Jamie George’s dream of a third Lions tour failed to turn into reality but the experienced hooker is hell-bent on finishing...
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Dream Team
/ 7 months agoDream Team – Jonathan Pendlebury
JONATHAN PENDLEBURY, THE FORMER ROTHERHAM, GLOUCESTER AND LEEDS SECOND ROW WHO IS NOW ENGLAND U18S HEAD COACH, CHOOSES THE BEST XV...
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Chris Hewett
/ 7 months agoEngland’s World Cup fast-track begins in Argentina
Your starter for 10: what might Jason Leonard, Richard Cockerill, Danny Grewcock and Martin Corry have in common, apart from a...
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Columnists
/ 7 months agoDanny Care: ‘I never thought I’d achieve what I did’
Paul Rees talks to Danny Care about hanging up his boots and the incredible career he’s had at the pinnacle of...
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Challenge Cup
/ 7 months agoEuropean Finals Preview: Northampton Saints and Bath shape up to face the French
Paul Rees sets the scene ahead of this weekend's grand finale to European competition in Cardiff As the Premiership hacks through...
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Features
/ 7 months agoOllie Hoskins: London Irish faith helped me to fulfil my Wallaby dream
Ollie Hoskins, the former Wallabies, Western Force, London Irish and Saracens prop, discusses his life in rugby after announcing his retirement...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoGloucester bring in reinforcements
GLOUCESTER have signed scrum-half Mike Austin on a permanent deal after an impressive spell on loan from Championship side Hartpury. Forwards...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoClassy Rokoduguni blasts in a hat-trick
■By CHRIS WEARMOUTH RAF Men ............38pts Army Men .........31pts THE permanence of class was on show at Kingsholm as Se-mesa Rokoduguni...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoThe Leicester Lip’s still talk of the town
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Stunner: Austin Healey breaks through to set up the winning try against Stade...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoTonbridge’s six of the best lead way but Dorking and Barnes aces also nab spot
THE BEST XV FROM 2024-25 AS VOTED FOR BY OUR CORRESPONDENTS Ben Jaycock canvassed the views of The Rugby Paper’s National...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoLewis Chessum chasing his dream at Leicester Tigers
Ben Jaycock talks to Leicester lock Lewis Chessum, who has a big goal for when he returns from sabbatical in Japan...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoWales’ star backs in fitness race to make JWC
■ By ROB COLE Rapid: Tom Bowen WALES U20 are sweating on the fitness of two key back line players ahead...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoKvesic returns to Worcester
■ By SAM JACKSON MATT Kvesic says it was a ‘no-brainer’ to return to Worcester next season. He becomes the first...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoGive players the tools to problem solve in-game
Coach to coach Steve Hill puts the questions to Tim Stevenson, below, the head coach at Drybrook RFC who won this...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 7 months agoI was thrilled to finally receive my Lions cap
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT’S funny how at a time when the game is looking forward...
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Features
/ 7 months agoHUGHSHIELDS
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON FLY-HALF Northampton Saints academy fly-half Hugh Shields has followed the career of Fin Smith closely and hopes to...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoU20s star signs for Scarlets
NEWS EXTRA WELSH-qualified U20s World Cup winner Ioan Jones is joining the Scarlets from Gloucester. Full-back Jones, part of England’s winning...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoPremiership Round 17: Best head-to-head matchups of the weekend
Every player in the Premiership will need to be at the top of their game this weekend, with so much riding...
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English Championship
/ 7 months agoWhat the new Championship format could mean for English rugby
The Championship announced a rebrand and a new system this week in a promotional video, marking a new beginning for the second...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoPremiership Rugby Round 17 Talking Points: Danny Care set for Stoop farewell
With this weekend marking the penultimate round of Premiership Rugby, the stakes are higher than ever. Every game has something riding...
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Premiership
/ 7 months agoPremiership Round 16 Team of the Week: Leicester Tigers trio star in huge win over Sale Sharks
By Charlie Elliott Round 16 of the Premiership saw plenty of changes to both the table and the optimism of some...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoFrom Leicester reject to a British and Irish Lion: Tommy Freeman’s stellar rise
By Adam Hathway Tommy Freeman has gone from being a Leicester reject to becoming a Lion, thanks to his recent try-scoring...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoSteve Diamond: Franchise league a good idea
By Paul Rees Steve Diamond welcomes the idea of turning the Premiership into a franchise league, arguing the current model does...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoWe need to come together – Josh Hodge
By Paul Rees Josh Hodge has been the rainbow in what has been a stormy season for Exeter. Even in the...
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Latest News
/ 7 months agoI can see finishing line, and that’s OK – Alex Goode
By Gary Fitzgerald Alex Goode can see the “finishing line” on the horizon as he prepares to hang up his well-worn...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoJoe Schmidt puts James O’Connor back in Wallaby reckoning
By Sam Jackson James O’Connor is in the frame to have a second crack playing flyhalf against the Lions. Head coach...
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International Rugby
/ 7 months agoJack Kenningham sets sights on Summer Tour to Argentina with England
By Gary Fitzgerald Jack Kenningham would love Steve Borthwick to give him the green light to cross swords with the Pumas...












