All posts tagged "Fiji"
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHogg fired up to make it six wins on the spin
By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Scotland v France Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, Murrayfield. Amazon Prime SCOTLAND captain Stuart Hogg insists his side will...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSpeedster Stanger remembers those glory days
By GARY HEATLY Debut try: Stanger scoring for Scotland against Fiji SCOTLAND are aiming to record six Test wins on the...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoJames Haskell joins fight to eradicate expolitation of Pacific Island nations, highlighted by new Dan Leo documentary
Dan Leo's documentary 'Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal & Pacific Rugby' offers an eye-opening account of rugby in the Pacific
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoJames Haskell joins fight to eradicate exploitation of Pacific Island nations, highlighted by new Dan Leo documentary
Dan Leo's documentary 'Oceans Apart: Greed, Betrayal & Pacific Rugby' offers an eye-opening account of rugby in the Pacific
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 5 years agoSilver lining for Galthie after Fiji cancellation
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Maestro: Maxime Medard scored for Toulouse in their win at Pau The Autumn Nations Cup got off...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMuch improved, but Italy can’t stop Scots
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Power play: Zander Fagerson crashes over for Scotland PICTURES: Getty Images THE Scotland bandwagon continued to gather pace...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoPowder-puff pack has Wales on the skids and Georgia licking lips
By PETER JACKSON THE last time Wales lost more than six in a row, the head coach in question went on...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Wayne Pivac may have to drop Biggar to suit his blueprint
Jeremy Guscott looks at how Dan Biggar figures to be the No.10 in Wayne Pivac's system for Wales
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The Rugby Championship
/ 5 years agoBy Dickens! Something is about to turn up for the Islands
IT IS difficult to know how many copies of David Copperfield are bought by members of the South Seas rugby community...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoScots face No.10 crisis
FINN Russell and Adam Hastings have been ruled out of Scotland’s squad for the Nations Cup after suffering injury against Wales...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Cosmopolitan Harlequins had serious wheels
Black History Month may have ended, but Brendan Gallagher sees no reason to not highlight the speed merchants to don the...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoWhy New Zealand’s All Blacks have Dominated Rugby
The New Zealand All Blacks have been a force to reckon with in the world of rugby over the years. We...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoWorld Cup horror show too gruesome to witness
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCosmopolitan Quins had serious wheels
RUGBY MATTERS Quins favourites: Andrew Harriman, left, and Peter Mensah PICTURE: Getty Images Black History month officially ended yesterday, along with...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Georgia know the eyes of the world are on them
Brendan Gallagher talks to the man who appointed Rob Baxter as Exeter Chiefs boss, now working on lifting Georgia to higher...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Fiji will bring excitement in Vern era
The Autumn Nations Cup will see Fiji and Georgia take on the Six Nations – who will fare better?
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoFiji name former referee Glen Jackson among assistant coaches
Is this the start of a new trend within international coaching set-ups?
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Features
/ 5 years agoBristol underdogs…? that’s just barking mad
COLIN BOAG The new interpretation of the existing breakdown laws is working fairly well, although it looked as though the players...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBrilliant Logie was the forerunner of modern Sevens
Top talent: Laughland FIJI might be the Sevens kings but it’s worth remembering that Scotland invented the game and, it is...
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Features
/ 5 years agoLevula will be honoured in Fiji on Aug 9
Pace to burn: Josefa Levula FIJI famously declared a national holiday when they won the Olympic Sevens but the date that...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBattle lines drawn in star player release row
JAMES HARRINGTON “A form of squad rotation could be agreed limiting the number of internationals for which a player can be...
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Features
/ 5 years agoCan Gatland survive the storm to lead the Lions?
COLIN BOAG Under fire: Warren Gatland with the Chiefs From hero to zero in just a few short months has been...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAfoa: Pacific franchise will be a game changer
By NEALE HARVEY Investing in the future: John Afoa in action for Bristol PICTURES: Getty Images KANALOA Hawaii’s prospective entry into...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSteele switches to Harlequins Wiese signs for Tigers
HARLEQUINS have confirmed the signing of scrum-half Scott Steele following his departure from London Irish, as revealed in last week’s Blindside....
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Features
/ 5 years agoKirwan delivers under weight of expectation
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ex-Scotland and Saracens lock Tom Ryder
Jon Newcombe talks to the player who introduced the Tiki Tiki Tonga song to Saracens
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoCotton and co wallow in not-so-glorious mud
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWales star Davies nearing return for Scarlets
By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies has handed Scarlets a positive injury update with the men from Llanelli also receiving good news...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHewett column: Dan Leo is the Rashford figurehead rugby needs
Leo's examinations of World Rugby's governance, or lack thereof, can create pertinent change
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Featured
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Dan Leo: We won’t be silenced in our fight to weed out corruption
Pacific Rugby Players Welfare chief Dan Leo talks in-depth about Fiji, Samoa, Tonga and World Rugby's governance
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Features
/ 5 years agoYarde to be offered one-year Sale deal
Extension: Marland Yarde SALE are close to agreeing an extension with former England winger Marland Yarde who is out of contract...
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Features
/ 5 years agoRugby has benefitted from ill-gotten gains
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Uprise: Edward Colston’s statue is ripped down in...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHewett column: In a galaxy far, far away lives World Rugby men
Would the little green men out there in the universe be baffled by rugby?
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHarrington column: French cash crisis and JIFF rule should halt Racing’s bid for Itoje
Racing 92's recruitment thus far closed their chequebook after the signing of Kurtley Beale, writes James Harrington
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSpencer signs for 3-years at Bath
By SAMUEL JACKSON BATH have confirmed Saracens and England scrum-half Ben Spencer will join them next season. The 27-year-old will move...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFrench cash crisis should halt Racing bid for Itoje
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Watch this space: Maro Itoje’s rumoured move to Racing looks doubtful PICTURE: Getty Images For some time,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoFord was ‘a snake’ to me at RWC says Burgess
SAM BURGESS has called his then-Bath coach Mike Ford “a snake” and accused him of using Burgess as a pawn to...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHarrington column: Takeovers, big moves, life goes on in Pro D2
James Harrington reports on how money is swirling around the second tier of French rugby
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoTakeovers, big moves, life goes on in ProD2
France’s Top 14 clubs are currently pretty quiet. There’s some news of player moves, and updates on planned preseason friendlies in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Odd-ball George Simpkin was a true rugby visionary
Brendan Gallagher pays tribute to the man who took Fiji to the quarter finals of the inaugural World Cup
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoBristol signs Ratu Naulago, the British Army soldier
Ratu ‘Siva’ Naulago is a fiery new addition to Bristol Bears. This British Army soldier from Fiji holds an impressive record...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
TUI URU NORTHAMPTON No.8 Tui Uru’s name will not be on many lists of ‘England stars of the future’ right now...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSavea flies home – minus his reputation
AND SO another All Black leaves France, his bank balance all the healthier, his reputation all the poorer. On the all-...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: South Sea Bubble could provide tonic for rugby
Brendan Gallagher looks at how Pacific Island countries were left behind at the turning of amateurism to professional
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoWhere does all the money go in Fiji? Josh Matavesi echoes Dan Leo’s questioning of governance
Dan Leo has called for the IOC to examine World Rugby's governance after the Francis Kean debacle
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Bath need a 9-10 combination which gives them quick ball
Jeremy Guscott analyses how Bath can produce a style of rugby to take them to being regular play-off challengers in the...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Our Golden Goose is an endangered species
Nick Cain says rugby can come through its most precarious challenge if it becomes more transparent
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoRugby risks being banished from the Olympics amid homophobia row
Calls for World Rugby to face probe from IOC over breach of code of ethics
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTaqele Naiyaravoro keen to switch allegiance to Fiji
Wallabies wing Naiyaravoro has expressed his desire to play for Fiji depending on the outcome of the World Rugby election
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoSeilala champions case for reversal
By STEFFAN THOMAS Plea: Seilala Mapusua FORMER Premiership player of the season Seilala Mapusua has backed Sir Bill Beaumont’s bid to...












