All posts tagged "England"
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/ 2 years agoLETTER: England Rugby needs a coaching pathway
Is England’s inability to select the right coaches, ones committed to the challenge, due to the hierarchy and structure of English...
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/ 2 years agoLETTER: Finn Russell third choice for 2021 British & Irish Lions
How can Jeremy Guscott claim Finn Russell was the No.1 fly-half selection after the 2021 British & Irish Lions tour to...
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/ 2 years agoLETTER: Four-day trip to see France vs England in 1931 only £5
I was most interested in Brendan Gallagher’s article last week on French rugby and spending 16 years in the wilderness.
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/ 2 years agoLETTER: England Rugby wrong to focus solely on money
Firstly, I agree with Colin Boulton in Peter Jackson’s column last week: so much has gone out of the game in...
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/ 2 years agoGloucester hooker Seb Blake picks his career dream team
Gloucester hooker Seb Blake chooses the best XV he has played with or against over the course of his career.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoJeremy Guscott: England Rugby and clubs must collaborate
Once upon a time, when rugby went pro, the national unions took control of their biggest asset, which was the players,...
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/ 2 years agoHoliday steps up to steal it for Hartpury at the death
■ By ANDY HOWELL Dragons.............40pts Tries: Lloyd 5, Rosser 18, 32; Minto 44, Conquer 58, Blacker 68 Conversions: Reed 5, 33,...
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/ 2 years agoEngland must find answers …and fast
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Left in the lurch: England boss Steve Borthwick and, inset, Felix Jones, left,...
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/ 2 years agoSo many hurdles to a proper coalition
THE apprehension surrounding the unveiling of the £260m PGP (Professional Game Partnership) stretches to all corners of the game in England,...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRound 1 to Boks in battle of the big beasts
By ADAM HATHAWAY South Africa ..................... 31pts Tries: Mbonambi 16, Smith 68, Williams 75 Conversions: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 69, 76 Penalties: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 29,...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoOnce again, the world champs find a way to win
BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE scoreline would suggest a classic for the ages, the exuberant commentary team sounded like they were going to...
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Features
/ 2 years agoBorthwick faces starting again
ANALYSIS PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE DEPARTURES OF FELIX JONES AND ALED WALTERS AND WONDERS WHAT IT MEANS FOR ENGLAND ONE...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoEnergetic thinking urgently required
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED CRITICAL supporters of Bristol in the late amateur era believed their team was being straitjacketed by a...
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Features
/ 2 years agoPrice glad he played under old regime
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW AT Pontypool Park on September 24, 1986, with the sweet chestnut trees in...
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/ 2 years agoDevoto to make the difference for Titans
National 2 West BY BEN JAYCOCK Star signing: Former Exeter and England centre Ollie Devoto has joined Taunton. Inset, Luctonians coach...
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/ 2 years agoThousands enjoy biggest event ever held for touch
Touch Rugby BY CHRIS WEARMOUTH YEARS of planning and preparation yielded dividend on and off the pitch for England Touch this...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoIt looks good – for the Premiership
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME ROB Baxter thinks that the PGP deal is ‘looking good for all’...
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Features
/ 2 years agoELLIOTWILLIAMS HARLEQUINS & ENGLAND U20 LOCK
YOUNG GUNS England U18s enforcer Elliot Williams is hoping to reach the heights of beefy senior lock George Martin after playing...
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/ 2 years agoRinger was the fall guy on a day of carnage
RUGBY REVISITED BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE TWICKENHAM BLOODBATH AND PAUL RINGER’S DISMISSAL IN 1980 PICTURES: Alamy Grudge match: Bill Beaumont competing...
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/ 2 years agoEngland moved on to take Grand Slam with victory over Scotland
WHAT happened next? If the build up to the match is complicated, so is its legacy. The short term is easier...
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/ 2 years agoBrive get one over title rivals Oyonnax
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN PICTURES: Getty Images Impressive debut: Courtney Lawes playing for Brive against Oyonnax. Inset, Jonny May COURTNEY Lawes...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoHuw Jones urges Scotland team-mates to produce strong season in Lions tour bid
The Scots had eight players involved in the 2021 tour of South Africa. Huw Jones has challenged his Scotland colleagues to...
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/ 2 years agoManu Tuilagi suffers broken hand in pre-season game for new club Bayonne
Tuilagi has suffered more injury woe after he swapped England for France. Former England centre Manu Tuilagi will have to wait...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoEngland squad shocked after resignations of key coaching duo
Defence coach Felix Jones and head of strength and conditioning Aled Walters are moving on for pastures new. England players have...
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/ 2 years agoPGP deal is looking good for all – Baxter
Exeter Chiefs director of rugby Rob Baxter remains hopeful that plans being drawn up as part of the new Professional Game...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoBlow for England as Jones quits
By Ben Jaycock Back-to-back World Cup winning defence coach Felix Jones has left his role with England after sources revealed he...
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/ 2 years agoPlaying in Cardiff will help us – Lam
By Mark Stevens Pat Lam has told Bristol supporters who are unhappy next season’s home Premiership fixture against Bath has been...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoThis has been the best year of my life
Mark Stevens talks to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso about his rise to the top for Exeter and England Even by his own admission,...
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/ 2 years agoPorter: I’m going to fight hard for that No 9 shirt
By Adam Hathaway Will Porter has been learning from the old master Danny Care at Harlequins but is ready to paint...
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/ 2 years agoRevived Genge is raring to go
By Paul Rees Ellis Genge spent a rare summer off fishing and intends to make a ‘turbot’ charged start to the...
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/ 2 years agoLaunchbury: It’s down to players on pitch
By Adam Hathaway Joe Launchbury has urged his Harlequins side to man the barricades or face another season of near misses...
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/ 2 years agoJones to miss out on WXV
MEG Jones has been ruled out of England’s September internationals and the WXV tournament after sustaining a significant ankle injury which...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoI’m feeling sorry for the Wallabies
AS an England supporter, I used to revel in Australia being beaten, mainly because it was so rare. However, now I’m...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoLosing Jones is bad news for England
FELIX Jones quitting as England defence coach shows a lot is going wrong behind the scenes in Steve Borthwick’s coaching staff....
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/ 2 years agoMove to Glasgow suits Schickerling
By Mark Stevens It wasn’t all that long ago that Patrick Schickerling was being ear-marked as a potential England bolter, a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoFarrell in danger of being lost in France
Jeremy Guscott Outspoken and unmissable... Every week Finn Russell’s statement about how much he’d like to reunite with Owen Farrell for...
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/ 2 years agoSemesa puts on a power display
SEMESA Rokoduguni, Doncaster’s new star signing, made an impressive debut at Castle Park, threatening to cause havoc each time he had...
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/ 2 years agoArrogance which saw two clubs excluded
THE arrogance of the Premiership in its dealings with other parts of the English club game knows no bounds. Nothing illustrates...
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/ 2 years agoOspreys are improving every season -Booth
By Rob Cole Toby Booth has his eyes on a prize for his ever-improving Ospreys this season and if he achieves...
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/ 2 years agoMarler to miss start of the season
HARLEQUINS prop Joe Marler will miss the start of the Premiership season because of a broken foot sustained during England’s summer...
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Features
/ 2 years agoDaley-McLean keen to build game in north-east
By Paul Martin Katy Daley-McLean hopes hosting next summer’s World Cup will provide a much-needed boost for women’s rugby in her...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoRobertson needs to redress the balance
Chris Hewett Thinking allowed It was a cheap shot, admittedly, but only a pacifist or a fool would spurn the opportunity...
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Features
/ 2 years agoTV deal will boost women’s game
THERE are two ways of looking at the BBC’s latest foray into rugby broadcasting: a deal securing exclusive rights to next...
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Features
/ 2 years agoStick or twist? The choice at 10
Paul Rees looks ahead to New Zealand's heavyweight matches against world champions South Africa The Rugby Championship title could be decided...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI worked really hard to maximise my talent
MY LIFEIN RUGBY CHRIS COOK THE FORMER ENGLAND U20, BATH, BRISTOL, NORTHAMPTON AND ZEBRE SCRUM-HALF I CAN look back on my...
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Features
/ 2 years agoBoulton’s respect for game he loves
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW COLIN Boulton of Derby County stands astride the Himalayan peaks of Football League...
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Features
/ 2 years agoSaints are ready to open new chapter
Paul Rees reports on how things are changing at Franklin's Gardens ahead of the new season Northampton's early season form gave...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoJames will prove to be a star at Racing
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER HERE’S a little prediction that will either leave...
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/ 2 years agoWhen the French were sent packing
BRENDAN GALLAGHER ON WHY FRANCE ENDED UP SPENDING 16 YEARS IN THE WILDERNESS Brendan Gallagher looks back on ‘The Rupture’ when...
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/ 2 years agoDespite everything, it all worked out pretty well in the end
RUGBY has never been good with the unintended consequences of change and the knock on effects were considerable. Let’s go through...
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