All posts tagged "France"
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Featured
/ 12 years agoDan Leo: I had to quit France to get fit for World Cup!
French clubs rolling in money but their conditioning methods are rooted firmly in the dark ages according to London Irish lock.
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Joe Worsley about Bordeaux-Begles, Wasps and England
Joe Worsley had an expertise in rocking opposing teams which is unsurpassed in pro rugby. Worsley was the chop-tackler par excellence,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Derek Jelley – former Leicester and Rotherham prop
Over ten years on from leaving Leicester I still get goose bumps walking into the ground on match day. I spent...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Jean-Baptisite Bruzulier – Worcester scrum-half
Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier gave himself a five-point birthday present on Monday leading Worcester to victory against Northampton in the A-League. The scrum-half...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain looks back at the momentous career of ‘Big Ted’ Andrew Sheridan
Andrew Sheridan was the undisputed strong-man of the pro game, and as he went into retirement this week the 34-year-old England...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoGlobetrotter Asaeli Tikoirotuma takes aim at European glory
Flying Fijian believes his big game experience can help Harlequins scale the heights both domestically and in Europe this season.
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Now Stuart Lancaster has a licence to gamble
If Stuart Lancaster sees out his full term as England head coach he will have been in the post for an...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSteffon Armitage’s move to Bath off
Steffon Armitage will not be joining Bath according to head coach Mike Ford. Reports in France suggested the Toulon flanker was...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Martin Johnson’s out and firing – at wrong targets!
Martin Johnson broke cover for the first time in the three years since he resigned as England manager when he gave...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Imports are making a mockery of IRB rule
During his time in charge of Wales, Graham Henry took what could be politely described as a cavalier attitude to capping...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: George Wacokecoke – Bath wing
As the biggest player on the field, it was hard to understand why rugby was not just about running through people...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Exeter’s Henry Slade about his outside hopes for the World Cup
How could Henry Slade give up on the dream of winning the 2015 World Cup final for England when the last...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Expect Saracens to cash in on the World Cup wobbles
It’s great when the season restarts and the politics takes second place and we can get on to actually playing and...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Josh Furno – Newcastle flanker
Born in Australia, but raised in Italy? That’s right, born in St Kilda, Melbourne. But my dad’s a doctor and is...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoChrysander Botha’s hoping for home advantage at Exeter
Namibian flyer reveals why he turned down offers from France to try his hand in the Premiership.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSteffon Armitage has applied for a French passport
France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre has revealed Steffon Armitage has applied for a French passport in a bid to represent France...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoJonny Sexton confirm return to Ireland
As reported earlier this week, Jonny Sexton will leave Racing Metro at the end of the season and return to Ireland....
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Wales pay price for the pursuit of money
Gareth Edwards achieved many famous things, not least playing 53 consecutive matches for Wales. From start to finish, it took him...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: They think the ball’s over … it isn’t now!
Today – August 17 – is exactly 20 years since a certain George Gregan made his Bledisloe Cup debut in Sydney...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Callum Braley – Gloucester and former Bristol and England U20s scrum-half
1. Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi – A great player in the loose as well as at the scrum. The Northampton Saint was one...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland U18s beat France in South Africa
England U18s are two wins from two games in South Africa after beating France 23-6 in George. Under the imposing gaze...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoHaskell captains Wasps and signs new contract
Wasps today announced that England international James Haskell has extended his contract with the club and will captain Wasps this season....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoTyson Keats EXCLUSIVE – I felt like a black sheep but it wasn’t my fault
Scrum-half breaks silence over fake-passport affair that led to London Welsh’s relegation from Premiership.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Go for it girls…just don’t ask my daughter to play!
With the Commonwealth Games Sevens over and South Africa surprisingly taking the spoils, it’s now time for women’s rugby to take...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott previews the Rugby Championship – Pumas need to build their credibility with an away win
Argentina were written off when they first came into the Southern Hemisphere Rugby Championship, in the same way that Italy were...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoGB Students 7s crowned World Champions
Students retain World crown in Brazil.
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Featured
/ 12 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Steffon Armitage eyes World Cup chance with France
The original, and Exclusive, story from Neale Harvey on June 29.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoSo far it’s been so-so but David Sisi is set to soar
Giant back row ready to put two years of injury behind him and kick on at Bath.
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Joe Lydon and Mike Friday about the GB challenge in the Rio Olympics Sevens
Joe Lydon and Mike Friday used to share the same vision of Sevens when they worked together at the RFU from...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott previews the Rugby Championship: The Boks just want to cut you in half
South African rugby is built around mental fortitude, and although I’ve criticised them in the past for being one-dimensional you have...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSale Sharks in Sevens heaven as Magnus Lund climbs on board
Dave Seymour believes Lund's re-signing will make Sale more lethal with, and without, the ball.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoHamilton hopes to restore reputation by leaving French coast
Big lock lifts the lid on why he left France for Saracens and his remorse over leaving Gloucester for the money.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Warburton would be perfect fit at Kassam
Despite the fact we are in the ‘Dead Zone’ and there is no rugby to watch, there is still much bubbling...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott previews the Rugby Championship: Wallabies miss their stars
Michael Hooper is a match-winner, and the new Australian captain could be a huge obstacle to England come the 2015 World...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Vermeulen and Namibia, a tale of defiance and pure maths
If Namibia coach Danie Vermeulen could jump for joy he would have been in orbit last Sunday, instead he stayed very...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: George North and Alex Cuthbert are giants, but Fiji have a monster
Nemani Nadolo has been a rock for Fiji and Crusaders, Peter Jackson warns Australia, England and Wales about the 129kg winger.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoWales team in turmoil as Regions crank it up
With an agreement between the WRU and RRW seeming a long shot, the November tests could be in jeopardy
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Agony of 2010 can spur us to title in WRWC
A hard core of determined World Cup veterans may lay at the heart of England’s World Cup squad but equally it...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Professional rugby seriously damages the Scottish team
As Vern Cotter comes to terms with the enormity of the task facing him and his management team in having to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Precision under pressure is key to the All Blacks
Reflecting on the latest Test series made me realise that the one major difference between the big three Southern Hemisphere teams...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Girls go full-time and and full-on for big prize
Without fanfare or fuss a minor revolution has been taking place in and around Surrey Sports Park in Guildford this summer...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Aussie man-mountain can Eclipse England
The Aussies are more inventive than most when it come to nick-names, and the one in the news most Down Under...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoLondon Beach Rugby countdown
It is now less than a month to the eagerly anticipated London Beach Rugby event, which in only its second year...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Sorry Wales, but this is becoming inexcusable
And so for all their big-game heroics by the banks of the Crocodile River, somehow it still ended in tears as...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoDowney signs Warriors deal
Glasgow Warriors have secured the services of Munster centre James Downey on a two-year contract. The 33-year-old, who had previous stint...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Yes, it’s time for All Blacks to end their Pacific shame
Guys, it’s not the dark side of the moon. No fewer than four airlines, including the national carrier Air New Zealand,...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoRugby legends return to Wimbledon
Legends Rugby is back this summer with its South London festival, combining high quality sport with fantastic entertainment. Taking place at...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun – Tom Woolstencroft – Bath & England U20s hooker
England‘s problems at hooker in New Zealand are not just limited to the senior squad, the U20s have already called up...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNorthampton Saints fear exodus of stars unless salary cap is raised
President Keith Barwell fears Northampton may struggle to keep top stars in future unless salary cap restrictions are lifted.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Regional academies would reduce number of lost players
So that’s the end of European Rugby Cup Ltd’s involvement in Europe – and what an end, as both teams ensured...
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