All posts tagged "England"
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoJeremy Guscott: Bath are looking good as the bunfight begins
Bath started the defence of their Prem title with a bang by scoring seven tries against Harlequins at The Stoop on...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoHarlequins 31-47 Bath: Champions take their time to get into top gear
Champions Bath hit the accelerator firmly after half time with a five-try burst to leave Harlequins for dead although a brace...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoNewcastle Red Bulls 17-39 Saracens: Visitors spoil Red Bulls’ big night
Newcastle Red Bulls sold out for the first time since 2018, but Saracens rained on their parade, with teenage sensation Noah...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoSale Sharks 27-10 Gloucester: George Ford on song to get Sharks off to a flyer
Coaches are fond of saying the season is a marathon and not a sprint but, whatever the length of the race,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoBristol Bears v Leicester Tigers: We’ll all be out to impress the new boss, says Jack van Poortvliet
Jack van Poortvliet is convinced Geoff Parling will make the Tigers roar even louder in their fierce desire to win more...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoNorthampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs: Phil Dowson hopes Anthony Belleau will be pushing Fin Smith
Anthony Belleau has not crossed the Channel just to take a back seat to England star Fin Smith at Franklin’s Gardens....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoNorthampton Saints v Exeter Chiefs: Greg Fisilau – There’s no hiding place for us this season
Exeter’s all-action forward Greg Fisilau insists there is “no hiding place” for players at Sandy Park this season as the Chiefs...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoLancaster opens up in style
■By JAMES O’CONNELL Connacht.........26 Benetton..........15 CONNACHT began the new era under Stuart Lancaster with a big win over a star-packed Treviso...
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English Championship
/ 8 months agoChamp Preview: Worcester Warriors back in the big time
Worcester Warriors fans have had to wait three long years for competitive rugby. That wait finally ends on Saturday.
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoBrendan Gallagher: 15 who can light up the Prem
Brendan Gallagher chooses the players he thinks could be making a name for themselves in the coming season
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoFricker flying with Eagles
ON the steep scale of long haul hikes, Toby Fricker’s from a valley in Gwent to the Rocky Mountains takes some...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoGordon’s new role sparks Titans’ early scoring surge
■By BEN JAYCOCK Confident: Rotherham centre Travis Gordon TRAVIS Gordon believes the standard of National League rugby in England is far...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoBarum keep their cool to quell Titans fightback
■■By MIKE AMOS Taunton T......... 34pts Barnstaple........41pts BARNSTAPLE head coach Winston James stated that the turning point in the game was...
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Features
/ 8 months agoJonathan Pendlebury: It’s great to help shape England’s future talent
My life in rugby: Jonathan Pendlebury Former Rotherham, Gloucester and Leeds lock, now England U18s head coach. When my time in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 months agoBrendan Gallagher: World Cup 2035 has to be held in Europe
World Rugby fires the starting gun next week for those with dreams of hosting RWC2035, which seems an eternity away but...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoEight-try Bath prove too powerful for Hartpury
BATH kicked off their campaign with an eye-catching eight-try away win against defending champions Hartpury 54-21. Four of the players in...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoDREAM TEAM
SYD BLACKMORE, THE FORMER BATH, WALES U20S, CORNISH PIRATES AND NOW AMPTHILL BLINDSIDE FLANKER SELECTS THE BEST XV PLAYERS HE HAS...
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Features
/ 8 months agoYoung Guns: Hayley Jones – England U18s hooker
England U18s hooker Hayley Jones is relishing the chance to captain her country as she embraces a new position and a...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 8 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Abbie Ward driven by daughter Hallie as England chase glory
Abbie Ward says her young daughter has given her the “extra boost” to go out and win Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 8 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: England’s Lark Atkin-Davies on swapping teaching for rugby
Lark Atkin-Davies joked that running out at a sold-out Allianz Stadium at the Rugby World Cup final would be child’s play...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 8 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Sadia Kabeya on England’s bid for redemption
For some Red Roses, you’d need a diary of sports psychiatrist appointments to unpack their feelings about their three-point World Cup...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 8 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Sarah Hunter insists England will not crack under pressure
Sarah Hunter insists the Red Roses won’t wilt under the weight of expectation from a world-record crowd in this weekend’s Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoEllie Kildunne and Canterbury of New Zealand collaborate on world-first boot design
Canterbury of New Zealand has announced a world-first in rugby footwear: a ground-breaking boot designed in collaboration with England international and...
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Featured
/ 8 months ago“Let’s go girls!” Can dark-horse Canada upset the Red Roses’ World Cup Final ambitions?
By Chris Collyer Saturday’s RWC Final between Canada and England promises to be the blockbuster match of the tournament as the...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoThe Surprising Leadership Lesson Will Carling Says Most Teams Get Wrong
Will Carling is a distinguished leadership speaker whose career has been shaped by decades at the heart of elite sport. As...
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Featured
/ 8 months agoRugby’s Moments of the Week: Ellie Kildunne takes Red Roses to World Cup final
This week in rugby has been nothing short of thrilling, with big moments unfolding around the world. From intense World Cup...
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Women's International
/ 8 months agoEllie Kildunne takes control to fire England into World Cup final
Ellie Kildunne dazzled on the big stage with two tries to see off France and send England into Saturday’s World Cup...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoByron McGuigan sets sights on England’s defence
Ambitious Byron McGuigan wants to win titles with Sale Sharks – and ultimately become England’s defence coach.
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoGeorge and Farrell will add fire, says McCall
■By GARY FITZGERALD MARK McCall feels Jamie George’s busy summer of country hopping can be a huge boost for his club...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoOllie Chessum opts for relaxed approach
Ollie Chessum reckons the mayhem of a Lions tour has persuaded him to take a more relaxed attitude with another Prem...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoBlackett plans to improve his knowledge
■By ADAM HATHAWAY LEE Blackett will sign off with Bath on Friday then start swotting up on rugby around the world...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 months agoOllie Lawrence back in running for England ahead of autumn Tests
Ollie Lawrence returned to the England fold this week for a three-day training camp after six months out with an Achilles...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoEngland 35-17 France: Imposing Red Roses make no mistake
England’s Red Roses will contest their seventh straight Women’s Rugby World Cup final following an Ellie Kildunne-inspired win over France.
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoNew Zealand 19-34 Canada: Maple Leafs stay strong to take down Black Ferns
Confident Canada revelled in a barnstorming semi-final win over defending champions New Zealand to book a place in just their second...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoJack Innard excited by new world at Gloucester
For Jack Innard, leaving Exeter Chiefs after more than a decade was never going to be an easy decision.
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoJeremy Guscott: Sky’s the limit for fantastic Tommy Freeman
There’s been a big fanfare around Tommy Freeman’s potential move from wing to outside centre following the Lions tour, starting this...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoRing fence just brings stagnation
THERE is no surprise in the RFU administration’s latest attempt to push rugby union in England further towards the cliff-edge by...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoSouth are showing the north how it’s done
DECISIVE? Indisputable? Unequivocal? South Africa’s triumph over New Zealand last weekend was all these things with knobs on, but it still...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoRassie’s new show: Beauty and the beast
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW NINE TESTS OF TWO HALVES Sep 2025: Rugby Championship, Wellington: New Zealand 10...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoTalking the talk: Prem looking to drive growth
League rugby returns this week, on a Thursday to avoid a clash with the Women’s World Cup Final, in a sign...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoPrem preview: Johann van Graan knows that Bath need to reset
The champions start the defence of their title at Harlequins but they will be without their Scotland outside-half Finn Russell who,...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoPrem preview: Exeter Chiefs looking to get back on the right track
There is a mood of cautious optimism at Sandy Park after a season which started badly and ended with long-serving coaches...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoPrem preview: Tomos Williams honoured to have Gloucester captaincy
Gloucester just missed out on the play-offs last season after honing an attacking game that took them up the table but...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoPrem preview: Clarity in attack is key for Harlequins, says Nick Evans
Harlequins have focused on resilience in preseason training after poor finishes dampened their last three league campaigns.
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoPrem preview: Leicester Tigers’ Geoff Parling sets sights on the long term
It will be a strange start to the campaign for Leicester Tigers with the names Dan Cole and Ben Youngs missing...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoPrem preview: Newcastle Red Bulls want to be world-beaters
Newcastle have spent the decade looking inwards, cutting costs to remain afloat, but the summer takeover by Red Bull has given...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoPrem preview: Northampton Saints aiming to get back in old routine
Northampton's lowly league position last season after winning the title in 2024 was less of a crash landing than an underpowered...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoPrem preview: Owen Farrell back home at Saracens and ready to roar
Saracens started this month in the heat of Durban, training with and playing against the Sharks.
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoIoane aims to light up Leinster
Ben Jaycock looks ahead to the 16-team URC season and highlights the players who will be out to make a difference...
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Latest News
/ 8 months ago2025/26 SQUADS
Benetton Forwards: Destiny Aminu, Simone Ferrari, Thomas Gallo, Marcos Gallorini, Ivan Nemer, Tiziano Pasquali, Mirco Spagnolo, Nahuel Tetaz Chaparro, Giosuè Zilocchi,...















