All posts tagged "England"
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/ 1 year agoScotland Six Nations Preview – Time for Finn Russell & Co to throw away the L-plates
Paul Rees looks at the problems Gregor Townsend is facing to make sure his side fire on all cylinders Everyone has...
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/ 1 year agoEngland Six Nations Preview – Steve Borthwick’s men need to kick off with a bang
Paul Rees finds some reasons to be cheerful as Maro Itoje prepares to lead his side in the toughest of starts......
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/ 1 year agoIreland U20s Six Nations Preview – Neil Doak’s charges will have to start quickly
Ireland U20s will be desperate to go one better this year and return to the top of the Six Nations. The...
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/ 1 year agoLogan’s U-turn gives Murray more options
SCOTLAND NORTHAMPTON back row Reuben Logan has opted for Scotland over England or Wales and is set to play an integral...
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/ 1 year agoEngland U20s Six Nations Preview: Mark Mapletoft is keen to build for the future in defence of title
Mark Mapletoft says his group have put their groundbreaking 2024 behind them, operating with a clean slate going into their Six...
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/ 1 year agoWales U20s Six Nations Preview: Richard Whiffin turns to Harry Beddall to lead from front
Leicester flanker Harry Beddall leads Richard Wiffin’s new-look Wales squad. The 20-year-old, who represented Wales in the Six Nations and World...
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/ 1 year agoLaborde: Three away fixtures is going to be tough
FRANCE JUNIOR World Cup finalists France will be hoping for a much improved Six Nations after finishing a disappointing third last...
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/ 1 year agoGyamfi-Opoku will add power to Azzurrini at 8
ITALY HEAD coach Roberto Santamaria has named a 36-man squad which includes Bath academy player Enoch Gyamfi-Opoku. Gyamfi-Opoku is a product...
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/ 1 year agoHurry up, Harry! Sloan closing in on making bow
By BEN JAYCOCK Wise head: Harry Sloan in his Harlequins days EXPERIENCED campaigner Harry Sloan has enjoyed sharing wisdom at Canterbury...
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Features
/ 1 year agothe wonderful people What stands out are
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICA ASSISTANT COACH WHO WAS IN CHARGE AT STORMERS, WESTERN PROVINCE, ULSTER, NORTHAMPTON, EASTERN PROVINCE...
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Features
/ 1 year agoEngland need to focus on playing the full 80 during the Six Nations
By Jeff Probyn - A Front row view on the game So Steve Borthwick has decided that his England team need...
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Features
/ 1 year agoCAMPBELL RIDL
YOUNG GUNS EXETER CENTRE/WING Campbell Ridl credits Exeter Chiefs for allowing players to balance university studies comfortably alongside their rugby. The...
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/ 1 year agoDREAMTEAM
NATHAN MORRIS, THE CANTERBURY AND EX-ENGLAND U20 HOOKER, WHO ALSO PLAYED WITH LONDON WELSH AND WASPS, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE...
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/ 1 year agoL’borough keep up pressure at the top
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS All five of the top half of the table won their games, with all ten teams...
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/ 1 year agoEngland take chunk out of Sale resources
By PAUL REES SALE’S delight at having eight players in the England squad is tempered by their resources being stretched against...
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/ 1 year agoRemember it’s a game for players
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to World Rugby high performance consultant coach Peter Drewett, below What was your playing background...
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/ 1 year agoHearle is backing Diamond to turn it around at Falcons
By PAUL REES Boss: Steve Diamond ALEX Hearle is confident Newcastle will become a force in the Premiership under Steve Diamond...
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/ 1 year agoGallagher keen to take chance
By BRENDAN McGILLIGAN MATT Gallagher is ‘excited’ for his debut Six Nations following his call-up to the Italy squad. The Benetton...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoKey talking points from each Premiership game this weekend
By Charlie Elliott With the Six Nations around the corner, Premiership squads have been decimated by England internationals being away at...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoIreland aim for Six Nations history under stand-in boss Simon Easterby
Interim boss Simon Easterby believes back-to-back champions Ireland are “up for the challenge” of chasing Six Nations history in the absence...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoMaro Itoje demands hard work during Six Nations as England look to put difficult 2024 behind them
Maro Itoje has made realising England’s potential his number one priority after being installed as captain for the Six Nations. Itoje...
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/ 1 year agoBill Sweeney determined to stay in RFU role until 2027
Bill Sweeney is determined to continue as Rugby Football Union chief executive until the 2027 World Cup and will only step...
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/ 1 year agoRFU chief Bill Sweeney ‘wanted to defer’ controversial bonus payment
Bill Sweeney, the under-fire chief executive of the Rugby Football Union, has revealed he wanted to defer the controversial bonus payment...
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Podcast
/ 1 year agoS4, E19: England & Scotland hit by injuries, French clubs fire and South Africans slump
What to make of that Champions Cup weekend? On one hand we saw a classic in Northampton’s victory over Munster, however...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoWarren Gatland warns Six Nations rivals to ‘write Wales off at your peril’
Warren Gatland believes that people will write Wales off at their peril in this season’s Guinness Six Nations. The form guide...
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/ 1 year agoFive players who have scored five or more tries in a single game
By Charlie Elliott After Damian Penaud’s heroics for Bordeaux Begles against Sharks over the weekend, having broken the Champions Cup record for tries...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Challenge Cup Sunday roundup: All the action from the last day of pool stage fixtures
By Charlie Elliott The teams playing their games on Sunday in the Champions and Challenge Cups had the advantage of knowing...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup Team of the Week: Toulouse stars shine and Damian Penaud runs riot
The pool stage of the Champions Cup reached a close, with teams now knowing their fate in either the round of...
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/ 1 year agoSteve Borthwick: It’s time to put our foot down
By Adam Hathaway Steve Borthwick insists he has come up with a solution to England’s problem in closing out matches –...
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/ 1 year agoOllie Lawrence and Henry Slade can work in Six Nations – Brad Barritt
By Ben Jaycock Brad Barritt backs the misfiring duo of Henry Slade and Ollie Lawrence to continue together in midfield for...
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/ 1 year agoAnthony Watson: I had to quit, I was in so much pain
By Paul Rees As Anthony Watson trudged off five minutes into the second-half in Leicester’s match at Sale in December, he...
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/ 1 year agoChrist Tshiunza: There’s no panic at Exeter Chiefs
By Paul Rees As Christ Tshiunza reflected on what has been a frustrating season for the Wales forward, he recalled a...
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/ 1 year agoAlex Mitchell back to his best and ready for Six Nations battle
By Jon Newcombe Alex Mitchell is now eight games into his injury-delayed season and feeling full of energy for the Six...
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/ 1 year agoProp Jack Boyle called up to Ireland Six Nations squad after Tom O’Toole ban
Interim Ireland head coach Simon Easterby has called up Leinster’s uncapped prop Jack Boyle, 22, for the Six Nations to replace...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoAnthony Watson was so special
It's such a shame to see that Anthony Watson has retired. He’s the most talented attacker this country has produced since...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoCurtis Langdon’s Dream Team
CURTIS LANGDON, THE ENGLAND, NORTHAMPTON AND FORMER SALE, DONCASTER, WORCESTER, & MONTPELLIER HOOKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott – Steve Borthwick must put faith in his players during Six Nations
By Jeremy Guscot - Outspoken and unmissable every week... The change of England captaincy that was discussed in last week’s column...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoTom Seabrook hat-trick as Northampton Saints edge a thriller over Munster
By Rob Wildman Northampton ................... 34pts Tries: Seabrook 13, 48, 67; Langdon 40, Ramm 54 Conversions: Smith 40, 54, 67 Penalty:...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoAlex Mitchell should be fit for England – Phil Dowson
Saints boss Phil Dowson hopes England scrum-half Alex Mitchell should be fit for the Six Nations campaign ahead. Mitchell needed treatment...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoOwen Farrell brings spark to Racing 92
By Sam Jackson Racing 92 ........ 31 Stormers ..........22 Match Action Racing 92 booked their place in the round of 16...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChandler Cunningham-South and Harlequins cook up a tasty performance
By Bryn Palmer Harlequins ...........24pts Tries: Cunningham-South 14, Chisholm 20, Murley 67 Conversions: Smith 15, 21, 68 Penalty: Smith 25 Glasgow...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoMatch Preview – Leicester Tigers gunning to take down Antoine Dupont and Toulouse
By Adam Hathaway Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Stade Ernest Wallon Michael Cheika is aiming to take down a French icon as his...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoAlex Sanderson packs his Sale Sharks side with his seven England stars
By Paul Rees Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, AJ Bell Stadium Alex Sanderson is set on Sale making the last 16 of the...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoMatch Preview – Brad Barritt backing the new boys as Saracens welcome Castres
By Paul Rees Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, StoneX Brad Barritt won the Champions Cup three times with Saracens and believes the club...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoMark McCall – Saracens’ most meaningful game of the season so far
By Paul Rees Mark McCall is expecting a highly motivated Castres when they take on Saracens at the StoneX Stadium this...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoGood news on Maro Itoje, but England’s problems persist
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Having been a long-time advocate of Maro Itoje as England captain,...
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/ 1 year agoReferees are not free from criticism
In a country in which we are lucky to have freedom of opinion and speech as a birthright, Wayne Barnes is...
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/ 1 year agoMatt Banahan tribute to ‘superb’ Anthony Watson
By Jon Newcombe Former England international Matt Banahan has hailed Anthony Watson as the ‘ultimate team man’ and a ‘true professional’...
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/ 1 year agoI want the Red Roses to be unstoppable, says Zoe Aldcroft
By Dan Robertshaw Newly appointed England captain Zoe Aldcroft insists there is work to be done before her side can set...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoCaptains don’t have to play the full 80
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed It seems your columnist’s hotline to the England head coach Steve Borthwick has turned positively...
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