All posts tagged "England"
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Features
/ 2 years agoI wanted to finish at the highest level possible
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ALEX LEWINGTON THE FORMER SARACENS, LONDON IRISH, LEICESTER AND NOTTINGHAM WINGER IWAS still in Notts County’s football academy...
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/ 2 years agoThe Bears blueprint: Go and play without fear
PAUL REES ON HOW BRISTOL HEAD COACH PAT LAM PLANS TO GUIDE THE WEST COUNTRY OUTFIT BACK TO THE TOP Class...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWales in danger of a Lions wipe out
PETER JACKSON - THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW EVER since the ‘British Isles Rugby Union Team’ became the Lions 100 years...
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/ 2 years agoDominguez helped Italy break into rugby’s elite
RUGBY REVISITED BRENDAN GALLAGHER TELLS HOW ITALY PLAYED THEIR WAY INTO THE TOP TIER OF EUROPEAN RUGBY Brendan Gallagher looks at...
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/ 2 years agoCRAIG WRIGHT
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U20 HOOKER Having concluded his time in the England U20s setup with a World Championship medal,...
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/ 2 years agoNewcastle agree deal for Arnold
NEWCASTLE Falcons have signed centre Sammy Arnold on a two-year contract. The 28-year-old has spent the last two seasons at Brive,...
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/ 2 years agoHeart surgery for Youngs
FORMER England scrum-half Ben Youngs had heart surgery this year after collapsing during an open training session with Leicester Tigers. The...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoReshuffle helping to bring on youth
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME NOW we are at the end of the season there is the...
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/ 2 years agoBlackheath opt for Fijian power
Ben Jaycock talks to Blackheath head coach James Shanahan about his star signings for the forthcoming season BLACKHEATH have secured the...
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/ 2 years ago14 poised to hit the ground running
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN One to watch: Owen Farrell is the next in a long line of big-name internationals who have...
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/ 2 years agoU18s will be inspired by the U20s, says Pendlebury
HEAD coach Jonathan Pendlebury has named a 26-player squad for the U18 Inter national Series. Patrick Hogg of Newcastle academy and...
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/ 2 years agoNorthampton start new Premiership season with clash against Bath
Bristol to host Bath in first Premiership game at Principality Stadium. Gallagher Premiership champions Northampton will kick off the new domestic...
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/ 2 years agoEllie Kildunne says Great Britain can do ‘something special’ at Paris Olympics
Ciaran Beattie’s side face Ireland on July 28 in their opening pool match at the Stade de France. England full-back Ellie...
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/ 2 years agoNo protection for players from dangers of rugby turning professional – claim
A detailed claim on behalf of 480 former players has been served on World Rugby, the RFU and the WRU. Rugby...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoCollecting Rugby Memorabilia
The world is going sports memorabilia crazy with some incredible prices reserved for the rarest items. While many of these originate...
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/ 2 years agoTop of the world
England U20s too strong for France in final showdown By BEN JAYCOCK Head coach Mark Mapletoft praised the England U20s as...
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/ 2 years ago2027 World Cup is closer than you think, says Borthwick
By ADAM HATHAWAY Steve Borthwick admits he faces a race against time to get England up to speed as he turns...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHolden keen to learn the McGeechan way
By JON NEWCOMBE Maliq Holden admits he couldn’t have asked for a better role model to learn from than Sir Ian...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoFreeman: We left with NZ respect
By ADAM HATHAWAY Tommy Freeman flew out of New Zealand on Monday morning beaten but not bowed claiming England had won...
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Women's International
/ 2 years agoPacker out to defend WXV crown in Canada
By PAUL EDDISON Marlie Packer enjoyed one of the greatest nights of her rugby career in the first edition of WXV...
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/ 2 years agoGlory for a band of brothers
By WILLIAM GUPWELL England.................................................21 Tries: Bailey 35, Green 53 Conversions: Kerr 35 Penalties: Kerr 47, 56, 66 France...................................................13 Tries: Ferte 80 Conversions: Reus 80 Penalties: Reus 10,...
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/ 2 years agoYoung England impress as win over Ireland takes them through to final
SUNDAY WRAP ■By JAMES ORPIN LAST Sunday in the U20’s World Championship in Cape Town, England secured a long-awaited victory over...
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Guest columnists
/ 2 years agoBest team in the world, I screamed
OLAMIDE SODEKE ENGLAND U20 SECOND ROW Friday night was the highlight of my short-lived rugby career so far and was the...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 years agoEngland dominate in team of tournament
After the 2024 U20s World Championship came to a close on Friday, our reporters Ben Jaycock, William Gupwell and James Orpin...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoEngland going in the right direction
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK If we measure England from the time Steve Borthwick took over as head coach...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoJones facing Italy tester
Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Japan v Italy Today. 6.05am EDDIE Jones will be hoping his horror start in charge of Japan...
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Summer Tours
/ 2 years agoAll Blacks spreading the word in San Diego
By BEN JAYCOCK New Zealand..........................................47 Tries: Clarke 8, Ratima 12, Proctor 26, Savea 34, Reece 44, de Groot 59, Bell 77 Conversions: McKenzie...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoEngland need to beat the big boys
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK It is intriguing to see England being touted already as serious 2027 World...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoUnwise to invest in the hope of reaching the top
JON Newcombe writes about how Blackheath in Kent have agreed a £1.5m deal to buy their ground in south-east London. He...
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/ 2 years agoPontypool swoop to recruit Allen
■By ROB COLE THERE has been plenty of movement in the transfer market in Welsh rugby as the new Top 10...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDREAMTEAM
Gareth Steenson, the former Exeter Chiefs, Cornish Pirates & Rotherham fly-half, chooses the best XV he has played with or against......
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoA drop of magic is just what we need
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED STRANGE as it may sound to generations of rugby lovers raised on a fizzy-drink, dopamine-heavy diet of...
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/ 2 years agoWe don’t need this Jurassic humour
ONE person’s wisecrack is another’s cardinal sin, as anyone who has spent an evening in the company of Jimmy Carr or...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoBuilding for a brighter future
PAUL REES LOOKS AT WHAT WENT RIGHTAND WHAT WENT WRONGFOR THE TOURING HOME NATIONS After Wales had lost the second Test,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoDon’t let our sport move to summer
RUGBY MATTERS NOT for the first time I offer a heartfelt warning against those who continue to argue for a switch...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoFlamboyant Harlequins add steel to their spine
HARLEQUINS are following the path trodden by Northampton a year ago, one that took the Saints to Twickenham and the title...
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Features
/ 2 years agoPlaying for your country is the biggest honour
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER USA HOOKER AND HEAD COACH, WHO PLAYED PROFESSIONALLY FOR HARLEQUINS AND PONTYPRIDD TOM BILLUPS IWAS born...
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Features
/ 2 years agoAll Black who was bristling with pride
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW On the front foot: Norm Hewitt leads the Haka before a match against...
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/ 2 years agoProtesters who lit the flame under apartheid
Brendan Gallagher looks back on the 1969/70 Springbok tour to England and the huge opposition it generated SPORT’s important role in...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoIt takes a long time to learn ‘the dark arts’
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME SO IT was a second defeat in New Zealand for an England...
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/ 2 years agoOverseas stars join top teams
Ben Jaycock reports on the increasing popularity of the Women’s Prem as 30 imports sign for the top sides in England...
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/ 2 years agoCromack: We can follow path set by footballers
Women’s U20 Summer Series By PAUL EDDISON Women’s rugby can follow the example set by the growth of women’s football according...
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/ 2 years agoBristol heading to Cardiff for one home fixture
BRISTOL Bears will play a home Premiership fixture at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium next season. The match on May 10 will be...
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/ 2 years agoSaracens move for ex-England U18s forward
SARACENS have signed former England U18 forward Harry Wilson from Doncaster. The 27-year-old, who can play lock or back row, scored...
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/ 2 years agoEngland crowned Junior World Cup champions
Under a full moon at the DHL stadium, the Under 20’s World Championship came to an enthralling end as England emerged...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 years agoEngland u20s take on France for World Championship glory
By James Orpin This Friday will see England’s next generation look to end France’s reign on the u20 championship, it will...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoThe Evolution of Rugby: From Amateur to Professional Leagues
Rugby union football – or just rugby as you probably know it – has come a long, long way. From Irishmen...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 years agoDon’t judge us on this one game – Mapletoft
Mark Mapletoft has taken the pressure off his World Championship hunting England side by saying this week’s final is not the...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 years agoEngland secure u20s final with hard-fought win over Ireland
By Will Gupwell England………………..31 Tries: Wright 24, Allen 30, Kerr 41 Conversions: Kerr 25, 31, Penalties: Kerr 37, 51, 57, 80...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoGeorge: I just can’t wait for rematch
From ADAM HATHAWAY at Eden Park England captain Jamie George is desperate for a rematch with the All Blacks after another...
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