All posts tagged "France"
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoBritish & Irish Lions overcome feisty Queensland Reds
The British & Irish Lions faced their toughest challenge since the start of their tour of Australian but they remained unbeaten...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland U20s off to winning start at JWC
England U20 have made the best possible start to their Junior World Championship with a 30-6 win over France in La...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoDean Ryan in wings as Akapusi Qera hints at move
Dynamic Gloucester flanker Akapusi Qera could potentially be reunited with Dean Ryan when his contract at Kingsholm expires next year. Qera,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Arwal Thomas – former Wales, Neath and Bristol fly-half
My punch on Philippe Carbonneau is probably still the rugby moment most people ask me about and it’s even got to...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoFrench act to head off revolt over Heineken Cup
France called a crisis meeting over Europe yesterday aimed at averting the planned Anglo-French breakaway to launch an alternative tournament. The...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Smallbone – London Irish prop
London Irish prop Tom Smallbone has been doing more than his fair share of homework this season and hopes it will...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Nick Evans – Harlequins fly-half
Quins set for a big finish? We are. It’s the money month now and all about momentum. We had a sticky...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Forgotten Byrne can join select Welsh club
A new name ought to be added to Europe’s painfully small Welsh roll of honour next weekend, a player long declared...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain says the tour party to Argentina represents a sea-change for England
The grass-roots setting of Barnes RFC is an unlikely location for game-changing decisions at the apex of the English elite game....
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoPower will be on from first scrum – Richard Hibbard
Hooker Richard Hibbard says the Lions need to take referees out of the equation by dominating from the first scrum to...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoSome regrets? Yes, but they’re few to mention for Delon Armitage now!
Delon Armitage has opened his heart on why he never wanted to leave England but felt there was no choice if...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoAll Blacks name squad for France series
The All Blacks have called up ten uncapped players for their three-Test series against France this summer. Coach Steven Hansen announced...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoCaptain Sam Warburton has winning ways with the referees
Warren Gatland has revealed that a crucial component in his appointment of Sam Warburton as captain of the 2013 Lions was...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland U20 bring Purdy in for injured Jennings
England U20 have been forced into making a change to their IRB Junior World Championship squad after Sale Sharks centre Mark Jennings...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: All Blacks rest cure will cost WRU £4m
The All Blacks have torn a gaping hole in Wales‘ autumn schedule, one damaging enough to run into seven figures. Instead...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Nick Tompkins – Saracens centre
As a converted flanker it’s little surprise that Nick Tompkins’ kicking game remains a work in progress – but in England...
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James Haskell
/ 13 years agoJames Haskell: Lions must be wary of these Aussie dangermen
So what sort of side will the Lions face Down Under? Having played Super Rugby against many of their guys when...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoBBC win battle to avert Sky monopoly
The BBC has won its fight to keep Wales on network television, averting the threat of Sky seizing almost the entire...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: You’re lucky George, they said Lewis sold his soul
Lewis Jones remembers what it was like when he left Llanelli, how all hell broke loose over his transfer to Leeds...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Where do English clubs go if they quit Heineken Cup?
This week saw the traditional end to the rugby season at club level with the vast majority of England‘s clubs playing...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland open 2014 RBS Six Nations with trip to France
England will start their 2014 Six Nations campaign with a trip to the Stade de France to face France on Saturday,...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Mark Bennet – Glasgow centre
Mark Bennett was so highly-rated coming through the ranks at Glasgow that French giants Clermont Auvergne brought him to the Stade...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Drumrolls, but the big act has yet to appear
The Welsh Rugby Union considered their announcement important enough to carry a ‘strict embargo’ until one minute past midnight on the...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Gordon Ross – London Welsh and former Edinburgh and Scotland fly-half
1. Tom Smith – He wasn’t the biggest in the world but he was hugely talented. He was a terrific ball-player...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoAndrew Sheridan is backed for Lions call-up by rival Dan Cole
Leicester prop Dan Cole prepared for his first competitive tussle with Andrew Sheridan next week by insisting the Lions cannot afford...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dan Scarbrough – former England, Leeds, Saracens and Racing Metro full-back
I got my first cap in a World Cup warm-up game against Wales in 2003 knowing that I had one shot...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Gatland must think French
There are not many Lions coaches who go into a tour on the back of a vintage Six Nations, and Warren...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: End this cult of ‘superstar’ refs and sort out the scrum
If there is one thing that has made this Six Nations Championship more memorable than most, it is the controversy that has...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain assesses the relative strengths and weaknesses of England and Italy
Italy have yet to beat England in the Six Nations, and, given that their only away win in the tournament since...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi – Northampton prop
Being picked to start for England U20s on home soil at Franklin’s Gardens against Italy – Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi admits he could...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Grand Slam won’t faze this England
Wales are a dangerous side if they bring their best game to Cardiff on Saturday against England because they have ability...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Mike Blair – Brive and former Scotland and Edinburgh scrum-half
I was a late call-up for the 2009 Lions in South Africa and never really felt I had the selectors’ backing....
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Luke Arscott – Exeter full-back
1. Carl Rimmer – Came into the Chiefs team with very little experience and has done really well. His first showing...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Launchbury has been the find of the season
Joe Launchbury has been the find of the international season. The England lock has a great range of skills for a...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoFrance v Scotland: teams
South Africa born flanker Antoine Claassen will make his first start for France as Philippe Saint-Andre makes three changes to face...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoMichael Owen backs Tom Wood for Lions No.8 spot
This time last year Tom Wood feared he would never properly recover from his toe injury – 12 months on and...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Breathless, but the Referee didn’t blow
Stuart Lancaster spoke before this game about the last 20 minutes being crucial, about how England‘s now superior fitness would pay...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland v Italy: teams
Mako Vunipola will make his first Test start for England after being named in the team to face Italy at Twickenham...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoIreland v France: teams
Cian Healy has been named at loosehead for Ireland‘s clash against France at the Aviva Stadium on Saturday in the fourth...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPhil Vickery set for gruelling summer on behalf of Wooden Spoon
World Cup winner and former England captain Phil Vickery will embark in an extreme eight-week journey that will see him cycle...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoOwen Farrell not fit to play Italy
Owen Farrell will miss England‘s game against Italy on Sunday because of a thigh injury. The England fly-half picked up the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Clockwork England show their composure
Remember the great England World Cup-winning side and the management mantra that came from their head coach Sir Clive Woodward, T-CUP,...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Here’s the real reason for Warren Gatland’s outburst
None of the explanations I’ve heard so far for Warren Gatland’s ill-conceived comments about the divisive potential of having too many...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoHealy wins appeal to play France
Cian Healy will be available to face France on March 9 for the next round of the RBS Six Nations after...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland v France: highlights
On Saturday, England went a step closer to securing their first Grand Slam in ten years with a 23-13 win over...
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Featured
/ 13 years ago“We expect to beat England,” France captain Thierry Dusautoir
France might be outsiders ahead of their clash with England at Twickenham tomorrow but captain Thierry Dusautoir is adamant they are...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoItaly v Wales: teams
Sam Warburton and Alun-Wyn Jones have been named on Wales‘ bench as they take on Italy in the Six Nations in...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Yes to bonus points, no to TV-driven fixture lists
There are so many contradictory knee-jerk spoutings about the Six Nations that you sometimes wonder whether Glenda Slagg has taken up...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland v France: teams
Manu Tuilagi has been recalled to the England starting line-up to face France at Twickenham on Saturday. The Leicester powerhouse missed...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoImanol Harinordoquy: “Billy Twelvetrees’ vision is bigger threat than Tuilagi’s power”
France No.8 Imanol Harinordoquy says Billy Twelvetrees is the man Les Bleus have to stop on Saturday, insisting the two-cap centre...
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