All posts tagged "England"
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoLytchett Minster 2s? Now they were decent…
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Anyone seeking to capture the essence of rugby’s transformation over recent decades need not wrestle...
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/ 2 years agoPWR: Gloucester-Hartpury set sights on making it three in a row
By Ben Jaycock This season’s truncated Women’s Premiership sprint will be rounded off next Sunday as Gloucester-Hartpury bid for an unprecedented...
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/ 2 years agoNewcastle Falcons flyer Elliott Obatoyinbo on the crest of a wave
By Jon Newcombe Elliott Obatoyinbo is hoping he can ride the crest of Newcastle’s wave and return to the sort of...
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/ 2 years agoJohn Mitchell names England Women’s Six Nations squad
Millie David, Charlotte Fray, Jade Shekells and Sarah Parry have all been called into the England training squad for the first...
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/ 2 years agoSanti Carreras will be fighting for Gloucester until the end, insists Trevor Woodman
By Gary Fitzgerald Santiago Carreras may be about to wave adios to Kingsholm but he will certainly not be “downing tools”....
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/ 2 years agoJoe Launchbury has helped me cope, says George Hammond
By Gary Fitzgerald George Hammond used “role model” Joe Launchbury as a mental crutch to help him through one of the...
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Features
/ 2 years agoJosh Matavesi: I just loved sport, it was my get-out, my freedom
The former Fiji, Exeter, Racing 92, Worcester, Ospreys, Newcastle, Bath & Toyota Shokki Shuttles centre/fly-half Josh Matavesi For the last season...
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/ 2 years agoEligibility journey of Benhard Janse van Rensburg
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know At Eden Park on June 20, 2014, the cream of England’s...
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/ 2 years agoQuestions over Garry Ringrose’s ‘lenient’ ban refuse to go away
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know The Rugby Paper’s investigation into the Six Nations giving Romain Ntamack...
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/ 2 years agoFinal acts will define England’s season
ANALYSIS >> PAUL REES SAYS THAT, WHILE A FIRST DEFEAT TO ITALY IS UNLIKELY, BORTHWICK’S MEN WILL FACE A STERNER TEST...
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/ 2 years agoMaverick Marcus Smith has role to play
Steve Borthwick explained the dropping of Marcus Smith to the bench today by saying he wanted to unleash the Harlequin when...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoGeorgia’s flyer Akaki Tabutsadze on his way to the top
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, By Brendan Gallagher It's the Rugby Europe Championship final...
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/ 2 years agoHeath takes aim at coach for England’s playing style
nBy CAMERON STEPHENS England attack coach: Richard Wigglesworth RENOWNED rugby commentator Nick Heath believes that England will struggle to develop into...
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Features
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns – Jos Gilmore
By Ben Jaycock Jos Gilmore has enjoyed imitating Sale Sharks’ opposition during midweek training but is now desperate for first team...
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/ 2 years agoKnights can take on the best again, says Smith
By CONOR MCLARNON Focus: Doncaster Knights flanker Thom Smith DONCASTER flanker Thom Smith feels he and his fellow players shoulder the...
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/ 2 years agoPlayers must pack their own parachute
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Paul Westgate, below, the head of performance rugby at the University of Nottingham How...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoEngland need a true, open pathway
By Jeff Probyn - A front row view of the game So, Bill Beaumont is calling for a game in unison...
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/ 2 years agoStade are willing to fight for Gustard
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN STADE Francais’ billionaire owner hinted last week that head coach Paul Gustard’s reported move to Leicester may...
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/ 2 years agoLynn excited to name his first Wales squad
NEW Wales head coach Sean Lynn has named a 48-player training squad ahead of the 2025 Six Nations. The Gloucester-Hartpury boss...
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/ 2 years agoSpencer agrees new three-year Bath deal
BATH and England scrum-half Ben Spencer has signed a three-year contract extension to stay at The Rec until 2028. The 32-year-old,...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoOlamide Sodeke on the ‘brotherhood’ in the England U20s camp
By Charlie Elliott England U20s have been hugely successful in the past few years, having won the Six Nations and the...
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/ 2 years agoSix Nations: ‘Really smart rugby brain’ – Jamie Osborne backed to shine in unfamiliar role
Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby is confident versatile back Jamie Osborne can shine in unfamiliar territory during Saturday’s crunch Guinness Six...
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/ 2 years agoGregor Townsend: Scotland have a lot to play for in last two Six Nations games
Gregor Townsend insists Scotland still have plenty to play for in this year’s Guinness Six Nations despite back-to-back defeats against Ireland...
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/ 2 years agoSix Nations: Marcus Smith dropped as England shake up backline for Italy clash
England have dropped Marcus Smith and Henry Slade in a dramatic shake-up of the backline for Sunday’s Guinness Six Nations clash...
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/ 2 years agoEngland keen to ‘unleash’ Marcus Smith late on after dropping him to the bench
England coach Steve Borthwick is looking forward to “unleashing” Marcus Smith once opponents Italy are fatigued after dropping him to the...
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Podcast
/ 2 years agoPODCAST (S4, E25): Louis Lynagh on life in Italian Rugby and Six Nations Round Four!
A slightly new dynamic for you all today – host Ollie Little has given the columnists the week off! He is...
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/ 2 years agoSix Nations: A brief history of Ireland v France
By Charlie Elliott Recently, Ireland and France have been the biggest rivals in the Six Nations. While it isn’t geographical and historical like...
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/ 2 years agoSix Nations: France and Ireland combined 23-man squad
By Charlie Elliott Ireland host France this weekend in the Six Nations in the biggest match of the tournament so far. ...
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/ 2 years agoGloucester-Hartpury 36-20 Bristol Bears: PWR finalists confirmed as Ilona Maher plays last game, for now…
By Charlie Elliott Ilona Maher’s time in the PWR has come to an abrupt end, as Gloucester–Hartpury dispatched Bristol Bears 36-20 in the...
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/ 2 years agoEngland’s Six Nations critics hit by Kevin Sinfield broadside
By Adam Hathaway Kevin Sinfield has hit back at critics of England’s style of play, declaring they are in it to...
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/ 2 years agoLee Blackett’s backing for England pathway plan
By Mark Stevens Lee Blackett believes England Rugby have been meticulously developing its resources in a concerted effort to unearth a...
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/ 2 years agoTed Hill – Setbacks have made me stronger
By Adam Hathaway At the age of 25, Ted Hill has had enough knock backs to last a career but he...
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/ 2 years agoPlaying for England A team a real eye opener, says George Hendy
By Gary Fitzgerald George Hendy hopes to enjoy more chances of strutting his stuff on the international stage after helping his...
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/ 2 years agoJack van Poortvliet pleased to have Ben Youngs for support
By Mark Stevens Jack van Poortvliet knows that the road back to England’s No.9 jersey will be tough, but in clubmate...
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/ 2 years agoSix Nations: Barnstorming Tom Curry shows Ben Earl how it should be done
By Adam Hathaway Being in England camp with Tom Curry has shown Ben Earl what a world class player looks like...
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/ 2 years agoWill Stuart proving his true worth, says Andy Robinson
By Jon Newcombe Former England boss and current Bath coach Andy Robinson believes consistency of selection is bringing the best out...
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/ 2 years agoFelix Jones rejoins Springboks
Former England defence coach Felix Jones will rejoin the South Africa staff next week. The 37-year-old was part of the Springboks’...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoCoaches stopping England evolving
Last Saturday’s Calcutta Cup was to me the most depressing win I can recall from England. Two main emotions abound. The...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team – Dan Pullinger
Dan Pullinger, the long-serving Plymouth Albion and former Exeter and England counties prop, who is celebrating a testimonial this year, chooses...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoJeremy Guscott: Go for it, England, and don’t play safe
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & unmissable every week... Sport can be about small margins, and it is amazing how quickly...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoSupport for change at RFU keeps on building
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week As the SGM vote calling for regime change at the RFU...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoKeep your powder dry, Ellis
ELLIS Genge has got a love-hate relationship with the media, with “out of touch” former players in particular getting his goat....
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoJury’s out on Galthie’s collective approach
WHEN it comes to pivotal matches, Ireland’s clash with France in Dublin on Saturday has it all. It will dictate whether...
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/ 2 years agoPremiership Cup: Jamie Blamire treble sets up Bath showdown for Newcastle Falcons
By Luke Jarmyn Newcastle Falcons ...... 22pts Tries: Blamire 9, 52, 63 Conversions: Connon 53, 64 Penalty: Connon 14 Gloucester ...........................
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoA win’s a win for England? Up to a point, my lord…
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed If England intend to make a habit of winning games on their backsides, they should...
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Features
/ 2 years agoTime to put foot down and let the turbo kick in
Paul Rees looks back on England’s performances so far and says they should take the hand brake off and race ahead...
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/ 2 years agoTom Pearson excited as Northampton Saints facing ‘a big couple of months’
By Mark Stevens Tom Pearson says he and his Northampton teammates are targeting a ‘big couple of months ahead’ as they...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 2 years agoPremiership Women’s Rugby: Saracens hold on to book their final place
By Harry Scott-Munro Saracens ..............32pts Tries: Corrigan 8, 63; Breach 20, Packer 24, Campbell 65 Conversions: Harrison 25, 66 Penalty: Harrison...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoRomain Ntamack vs Garry Ringrose – The same offence but two outcomes, why?
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Romain Ntamack and Garry Ringrose broke the same law in separate...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoWhen the crowd just kept on growing
By Peter Jackson The largest crowd ever seen at a rugby match converged on Murrayfield this weekend 50 years ago, a...
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