All posts tagged "England"
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: Schools should link up with grassroots clubs for legacy
Last Wednesday I attended the first of what I would assume are many planned fund raisers for the hoped for legacy...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoNewcastle Falcons bring in Mouritz Botha
Newcastle Falcons have secured the signing of England international Mouritz Botha. The lock, 33, joins from Super Rugby side the Sharks...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoAmbitious London Welsh demand clarity on promotion plan
London Welsh head coach Rowland Phillips has called for clarity over promotion arrangements before the new Championship campaign kicks-off on September...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Jonny May must keep improving to make himself invaluable
There is always a dilemma for international coaches such as Stuart Lancaster when it comes to cutting players, because it is...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain talks to England’s world class lock Courtney Lawes about his vital role in RWC 2015
Courtney Lawes hits twice as hard in the tackle as most of his Red Rose team-mates, and it has earned him...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoMarcus Watson eyes Newcastle Falcons’ No.13 shirt
While Anthony Watson contemplates helping England on the road to World Cup glory, older brother Marcus has his own challenges to...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Jamie Elliott – Northampton wing
How’s pre-season? We’ve been back in for four weeks now and it’s been pretty full on. Luckily the coaches have mixed...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Axeman Stuart Lancaster must sharpen his plans in midfield
One of the enduring issues during Stuart Lancaster’s tenure as England head coach has been a revolving door selection policy at...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoWing king Anthony Watson has hero Quade Cooper in his sights
Anthony Watson could face one of his boyhood heroes when England clash with Australia in their crunch World Cup qualifier at...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEngland cut seven from World Cup training squad
Stuart Lancaster has trimmed his England training squad to 39 players ahead of the Rugby World Cup. Those selected will return...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Winning is same in any language for Michael Cheika
Michael Cheika speaks French, Italian and Arabic. He is also known to be fluent in coarse Anglo-Saxon and looks forward to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Too much expectation riding on the shoulders of England
I’m sure you have all seen the TV adverts featuring the England players being carried on the shoulders of supporters as...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoJamie George is England’s form hooker, says Alistair Hargreaves
Alistair Hargreaves has backed Jamie George’s World Cup bid, claiming boss Stuart Lancaster would “make a huge mistake” if he omits...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoEngland in need of big Semesa Rokoduguni’s physicality says Matt Banahan
Semesa Rokoduguni deserves a shot at World Cup glory according to Matt Banahan, who insists his Bath colleague would offer England...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Rugby World Cup bolters
Danny Barrett (USA): One of the great hopes surrounding the US Eagles Sevens programme is that some of the talent identified...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s column: Scandalous delay that haunts the World Cup
One of the biggest drawbacks of Rugby Union’s obsession with amateurism was that the Rugby World Cup was belatedly dragged kicking...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Tom Catterick – Newcaslte fly-half
How’s pre-season going? There hasn’t been much running in the first couple of weeks as we’ve focused on gym and speed...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoDean Mumm opens up about World Cup dream
Dean Mumm is nothing if not determined. Having packed away his boots after leading Exeter Chiefs to a resounding victory over...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoRe-bailed Danny Cipriani given World Cup green light
Danny Cipriani will be available to play for England in the World Cup after being re-bailed until November following his arrest...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Still time for Sam Burgess to prove his vast potential
The big word is that Sam Burgess will get a place in Stuart Lancaster final World Cup squad. It’s big news...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoLeigh Halfpenny told: Play for Toulon or face axe
European Champions threatening to sack full-bakc over the club-or-country clash looming at the end of the new season.
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Featured
/ 10 years agoMike Brown fit and firing says Andy Farrell
Mike Brown is winning his fitness battle ahead of England‘s opening World Cup warm-up game after emerging unscathed from his first...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s column: Sometimes it’s better just to put your feet up
I don’t know if Wales’ fitness guru Paul Stridgeon and Bristol coach Sean Holley are Jos Stone fans and I certainly...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoThe Rugby Paper present the National Rugby Awards
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Zeus events to organise the world’s largest rugby awards on September 2, 2015. The...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoEngland and Wales stars being ‘shot to bits’
England and Wales have been warned that their players will be ‘shot to pieces’ before their three-Test series in Australasia at...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Callum Watson – London Irish scrum-half
Having seen his two big brothers make big waves in rugby, it was no surprise Callum Watson decided to follow in...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Don Armand – Exeter flanker
How was the off-season? I went back to South Africa with the family which was good but not as relaxing as...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: John Devereux – Wales dual-code international
I was one of the last crop of players who was capped while still a student at what was then known...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoFight to the death will bring best out of Billy Twelvetrees
Billy Twelvetrees insists he is excited rather than daunted by the battle raging around England’s coveted No.12 jersey as the clock...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Vernon Pugh was right, we’re playing too many Tests
Fifty years ago, Jack Kyle held the record as the world’s most-capped player with 46 matches for Ireland. It had taken...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: Why do altitude training if it may hinder your speed?
As we approach the Rugby World Cup and hear more and more details of how the teams are preparing, I have...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoVersatile Henry Slade is ready to mash the monsters
Henry Slade insists taking on world rugby‘s midfield monsters would not faze him, with the versatile England back saying he would...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain looks at the way Michael Cheika is trying to rebuild the Australian scrum
Australian have traditionally struggled to match South Africa for size and strength, but Michael Cheika is on a mission to change...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoFlyer Josh Drauniniu on crusade to shake off Dean Ryan rejection
After a season to forget with Worcester Josh Drauniniu returns to London Welsh with one goal, to play rugby again. The...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoCalum Clark takes Richie McCaw as his World Cup inspiration
Northampton flanker insists his days of worrying are over and he will let his performances do the talking
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Michael Cheika can bring best out of talented Wallabies
If we know one thing about Australia it’s that they frequently get it right for World Cups. A lot of their...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: Stuart Lancaster’s bubbling cauldron is troubling
There are times when the England selection alchemy seems stacked against players who bring something different to the squad. We had...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: I’m really missing all that freezing and wheezing!
World Cup training camps send a shiver down most players’ spines but I have to admit, I really miss it. It’s...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSix Nations snub made David Strettle decide to go
David Strettle admits his decision to refuse a place in England‘s World Cup training squad might have been different had boss...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoPremiership plans for expansion go on hold
PRL plans to expand and impose a moratorium on promotion and relegation from 2016 are in doubt.
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Callum Chick – England and Newcastle U18s
Callum Chick started his professional career this week but he has one assignment left as a schoolboy and that is a...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEngland name squad for Denver camp
Stuart Lancaster has named his 45-man England squad that will fly out to Denver tomorrow to continue their World Cup preparations....
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Featured
/ 10 years agoBen Morgan’s reaping rewards of lay-off
Ben Morgan admits he feared for his rugby future before making a Lazarus-like recovery to be included in England‘s World Cup...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher meets up with Brad Barritt
By my count there are nine players in the current England long squad who could justifiably harbour hopes, albeit some much...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain talks to Leicester captain Ed Slater
Ed Slater could be an irresistible catalyst for change. That’s because the Leicester captain’s first two main forays in an England...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoMatt Kvesic desperate for trip to Denver to show he is the breakdown king
Matt Kvesic accepts he faces a huge battle to break into England‘s World Cup squad ahead of experienced campaigners like Chris...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Tom James – Cardiff Blues and Wales wing
Must be delighted to be back in the Wales camp? Definitely. It’s been five years since my last cap so I’m...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature: A gentle boot-camp and warm-up for the Cup? Tell that to the Marines
The thing about World Cup camps is that the handbrakes come off and, especially among Tier One Nations, the notoriously tight-fisted...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Treasure this camp, lads – time passes in a blink
The great upside of getting into England training camp early is that the excitement builds from the minute you arrive at...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy life in Rugby: Ben Skirving – former Bristol, Saracens, Bath and England lock
If I was asked to pick a standout moment in my rugby career I’d be hard pushed to name just one,...
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