All posts tagged "England"
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/ 8 months agoTom Pittman’s long route to American dream
Tom Pittman landed in the Test arena on the Canadian prairie the other week at the end of a leap which...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 months agoWhat if England had won the Rugby World Cup back in 2015?
It comes as a surprise – shock almost – to realise that it’s ten years give or take that Rugby World...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoA midweek game would improve this brilliant Women’s World Cup
I’m enjoying just about everything to do with the Women’s World Cup thus far from the big enthusiastic crowds, the excellent...
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Features
/ 8 months agoOwen Farrell’s fiery Racing 92 send-off is par for the course
A case of sour grapes? Jacky Lorenzetti, the owner of Racing 92 since 2006 as well as four Bordeaux wine chateaux,...
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Features
/ 8 months agoNostalgia isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
IN THE past the future lies, so the saying goes. Yet everything changes, from politics to sport, as time marches remorselessly...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoDarlington’s battle plans are to bounce straight back
By BEN JAYCOCK DARLINGTON Mowden Park board member Neil Morris is hoping to welcome fresh faces to his side’s state-of-the-art arena...
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National League 2W
/ 8 months agoStudents hold off last-gasp fightback by Titans
By MIKE AMOS Taunton T.........35 Exeter Uni.........37 POSSESSION, pace and penalties gave Exeter University the edge over a Taunton side who...
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Features
/ 8 months agoSimon Linsell: Playing at Kingsholm was a dream come true
Simon Linsell The former Hartpury, Gloucester, and Ealing forward, who is now forwards coach at Barnes. I’ll never forget the first...
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/ 8 months agoBlow for Exeter as injury rules out Tua
NEWS EXTRA EXETER centre Tamati Tua will miss most of the season after undergoing surgery on an Achilles injury last week....
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Features
/ 8 months agoYoung Guns: Casper Wheeler – Bristol & England U18s hooker
Casper Wheeler is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his hero and fellow Bristolian, Ellis Genge.
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Welsh Rugby
/ 8 months agoNewport begin with humdinger
Super Rygbi Cymru preview By ROB COLE AMID all the noise about how many regional teams there should be in Wales...
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/ 8 months agoGalthie’s pressing problem up front
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The battle up front: Régis Montagne and, inset top to bottom, Georges-Henri Colombe, Demba Bam-ba, Thomas Laclayat...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoBest Head-to-Head Matchups in the Rugby Championship & Women’s World Cup this weekend
In the biggest games, it’s often the little battles that make the difference. Beyond the team tactics and set-pieces, it usually...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoBiggest Weekend Talking Points: All Blacks vs Springboks grudge match + Final Pool Games of Women’s World Cup
The business end of tournament rugby always brings an extra edge, and this weekend is no exception. Across the globe, battles...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 months agoChris Collyer: Back to beginnings for new Harlequins duo Katie Shillaker and Jessie Spurrier
It’s all going back to the beginnings for Katie Shillaker and Jessie Spurrier as the two Harlequins prepare to face off...
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Women's International
/ 8 months agoFormer Wales captain Philippa Tuttiett blown away by the start of the Women’s Rugby World Cup
Former Wales captain Philippa Tuttiett admits the start of this year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup has blown her away. More than...
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Women's International
/ 9 months agoWomen’s World Cup Round Two Team of the Week: Red Roses star in record-breaking win
Week two of the Women’s Rugby World Cup delivered drama, emotion, and historic moments, setting the stage for the final round...
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Women's International
/ 9 months agoRugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: Owen Farrell berated by Racing 92 owner + Game of the tournament in Women’s World Cup
Rugby has a way of creating moments that go far beyond the scoreboard, and this past week delivered plenty for fans...
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/ 9 months agoRuthless Red Roses storm to record win against Samoa to book spot in World Cup quarter-finals
England's hat-trick hero Jess Breach revelled in becoming the fifth Red Roses player to score 50 tries and hopes to bring...
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/ 9 months agoOwen Farrell betrayed us, claims Racing 92 owner Jacky Lorenzetti
Racing 92 owner Jacky Lorenzetti has launched a stinging attack on Owen Farrell, accusing the former England captain of dishonesty in...
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/ 9 months agoWomen’s World Cup audience on a high as records tumble
England's 69-7 win over the USA in the Women’s Rugby World Cup opener in Sunderland last Friday drew in a peak...
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/ 9 months agoWill Butler – We have still got plenty of X-factor at Gloucester
Will Butler is adamant that life at Gloucester without Santi Carreras dishing out special on-field gifts will remain just as exciting...
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/ 9 months agoIt’s great to have Owen Farrell back at Saracens – Ivan van Zyl
Owen Farrell’s return to his rugby home can help Saracens rise back to the top of the domestic and European tree....
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/ 9 months agoAustralia 31-31 USA: Dreams are still alive after thriller
USA ......................31pts Tries: Tafuna 27, 51; Sagapolu 45, Rogers 67, Erica Jarrell-Searcy 71 Conversions: Hawkins 52, 68, 72 Australia ...........31pts Tries:...
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/ 9 months agoEngland 92-3 Samoa: Brilliant Jess Breach triggers Red Roses avalanche
England ............................... 92pts Tries: Jones 3, 16; Breach 8, 53, 74; Bern 14, Feaunati 24, Davies 29, L Packer 33, Clifford...
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/ 9 months agoCanada 42-0 Wales: Clinical Canadians demolish Wales
Wales ........................0pts Tries: Hunt 16, 29; Corrigan 26, Hogan-Rochester 31, Perry 50, Kassil 55 Conversions: de Goede 17, 27, 30, 32,...
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/ 9 months agoItaly know they are in battle for survival
■By BEN JAYCOCK POOL D PREVIEW... Italy v South Africa Today. Kick-off 3.30pm, Sandy Park, Exeter ITALY face the might of...
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Dream Team
/ 9 months agoDream Team – David Warwick
David Warwick, the former Wigton, Waterloo, Cumbria rugby union centre/wing and Barrow rugby league player who is now level seven Wigton's...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoJeremy Guscott: Dynamic duo of Handre Pollard and Beauden Barrett can still rule at No.10
The dominance of South Africa and New Zealand in winning World Cups is a statistical reality and, because of their track...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 months agoExeter Chiefs All-Time XV: All hail to best of the Chiefs
What would be the greatest all-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...
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Chris Hewett
/ 9 months agoChris Hewett: Rassie Erasmus is in search of a brave new world with the Springboks
There is something unashamedly Old Testament about South Africa’s first-choice pack, possibly because its most accomplished components are more ancient than...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 months agoFrench pair part of exciting generation
JAMES Harrington, our excellent go-to man on all things French, informs us that two of the country’s prime talents – the...
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Columnists
/ 9 months agoNew Zealand vs South Africa Preview: Springboks out to storm All Blacks’ Eden Park citadel
Paul Rees looks forward to this weekend's monumental clash between New Zealand and South Africa in Auckland It is no longer...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Remarkable Los Pumas an example to us all
I've always eyed the World Rugby rankings with a little suspicion, possibly because I’ve never fully understood their machinations and how...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 months agoVan Graan worked his magic to turn Bath’s gladiators into champions
Premiership review Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on champions Bath AFTER...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoShanahan the right man for Bury, says Ford
News ■ By BEN JAYCOCK FOLLOWING four successful years in charge of Bury St Edmunds, Jacob Ford has passed the baton...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 months agoMaestro Ring is ahead of the game
AT the top of his game circa 1984 when Cardiff succeeded against the Grand Slam Wallabies where England, Ireland, Scotland and...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoIs there room for two Welsh sides in the Champ?
CHARLES RYLANDS AMPTHILL BACK ROW AS pre-season shifts into matches and the intensity of fitness work begins to ease slightly, there’s...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 months agoDon’t blame RFU for selection dilemma
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IAGREE with Nick Cain that England or any other country should not...
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/ 9 months agoLions would be too good for Europe
THERE was an interesting letter in this paper last week from Nigel Merrett about the potential of the Lions touring Europe...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoBest Head-to-Head Matchups of the Weekend in the Women’s World Cup and Pacific Nations Cup
This weekend’s matches are packed with high stakes and even higher intensity, as teams fight for knockout spots, World Cup qualification,...
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Featured
/ 9 months agoWeekend Talking Points: Red Roses could break World Cup record against Samoa
A busy weekend of international rugby awaits, with storylines unfolding across both hemispheres. From the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England...
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Women's International
/ 9 months agoWomen’s World Cup Team of the Weekend: Red Roses duo headline XV whilst Canada star scores six tries
The opening weekend of the Women’s Rugby World Cup delivered high drama, record-breaking scores, and unforgettable moments. England set the tone...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoSocial Media Moments of the Week: Argentina make history and Ardie Savea transfer rumours swirl
It was a weekend that underlined rugby’s capacity for drama, with headlines coming thick and fast across the globe. Records were...
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/ 9 months agoRed Roses have more in the tank – John Mitchell
England head coach John Mitchell warned their World Cup rivals that there is even more to come from his side after...
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/ 9 months agoJoe Hawkins: Cutting two teams ‘could kill game’ in Wales
Wales centre Joe Hawkins has strongly criticised proposals by the Welsh Rugby Union to cut the number of professional regional teams...
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Club Rugby
/ 9 months agoZoe Dare confident she can add spark to Exeter Chiefs
Exeter Chiefs signing Zoe Dare feels her recent experience in the England Students set-up has given her a fresh perspective on...
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/ 9 months agoEx-Northampton Saints coach Matt Ferguson moves to Harlequins
Former Northampton scrum coach Matt Ferguson has joined Danny Wilson’s coaching team at Harlequins. Saints won the Premiership title and reached...
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/ 9 months agoI learnt a lot from my time at Sale, says Paul Deacon
Paul Deacon says he has left Sale a far better coach than when he joined – and reckons they are on...
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/ 9 months agoDeclan Treacey: I’d love to play with my brothers for England one day
Declan Treacey is hoping he and his brothers have what it takes to become England’s very own version of the Barrett...
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