All posts tagged "Ireland"
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoTommy Freeman tipped to be superstar by Lions coach
Lions assistant coach Andrew Goodman has tipped Tommy Freeman for superstardom after working with the England wing in Australia. Goodman, Ireland’s...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Joe Schmidt’s bogus words jeopardise Lions’ future
There was a chance of three whitewashes taking place this weekend. The first was whether the Lions would claim a 3-0...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoIreland 27-21 Scotland: Irish begin World Cup prep with comeback win
Ireland fought back from 14-0 down to begin their World Cup preparations in style with a five-try victory. Having lost to...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoProps who were able to go the distance
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW THE Lions used to replace their props during Test matches once every 29...
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 year agoThe Best Bookies to use for Betting on Rugby Betting
Despite not being as popular as football or horse racing, rugby betting is still a prominent attraction to punters and whatever...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions vs Wallabies Third Test Preview: Can the Lions make history?
With the test series won in a nail-biting last minute fashion in front of a record 90,307 fans in Melbourne, Andy...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year ago‘The job isn’t done’ says John Dalziel as British and Irish Lions target a whitewash
The British and Irish Lions are aiming to sign off their Australia tour in style by delivering a series whitewash through...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoRugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: British and Irish Lions clinch series with epic comeback marred by controversy
The rugby world had its eyes on the British and Irish Lions this weekend, as they came back to secure a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions: Maro Itoje urges Lions to go for clean sweep
Maro Itoje urged his side to go for the jugular and whitewash the Wallabies after yesterday’s 29-26 win in Melbourne sealed...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions: It’s like the good old days says Owen Farrell
Owen Farrell has caught up with two long-term rivals on the current Lions tour in Johnny Sexton and Finn Russell and...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions: Ellis Genge is a great guy, says Andrew Porter
Ireland prop Andrew Porter has seen a different side of long-time rival Ellis Genge on this Lions tour – and it...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions: Thomas Clarkson gets the call of his dreams
Tom Clarkson had his pinch-me moment in Melbourne on Tuesday when he got off the bench for the Lions – and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions: Once again, Tom Curry empties the tanks to show he’s one of world’s best
Finally, a Lions match and spectacle to really get our teeth into and a reminder of why, despite so many challenges...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoLions Diary: Back at the home of that Shane Warne hat-trick
The travelling Lions press pack from the UK and Ireland has swollen to around 30 during the Test series and was...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions: Andrew Porter’s wife lays down the linen law…
Ireland prop Andrew Porter is still sporting old school bloodied ears and has been banned by wife Elaine from having white...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoObjection which let the Lions down
UPON landing in Australia a month ago after losing to Argentina in Dublin, the Lions called on the Wallabies to play...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThese young South Africans are the best in the business
I’VE watched just about every World U21 and U20 Championship since the year dot and would confidently pronounce South Africa’s winning...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoFrench Column: Ten players who could hit the spot in ProD2
It's high summer in France – not that you’d necessarily know it given the weather over recent days, which has been...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions v Wallabies second Test: Key talking points and where the game will be won and lost
The British and Irish Lions can secure the series against Australia in their upcoming second Test at the historic Melbourne Cricket...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions v Wallabies: Five key head-to-head matchups in the second Test
The British and Irish Lions aim to clinch the series against Australia in the second Test at Melbourne Cricket Ground this...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoGarry Ringrose praised after ‘selfless’ concussion withdrawal from British and Irish Lions squad
Garry Ringrose has been praised for self-reporting the concussion symptoms that have cost him the chance of playing his first Test...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoGarry Ringrose withdrawn from British and Irish Lions squad due to concussion
Garry Ringrose was a last-minute withdrawal from the British and Irish Lions team to face Australia on Saturday because of concussion,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoThe best players to never play for the British and Irish Lions
With Gregor Brown’s recent inclusion in the British and Irish Lions squad, eyebrows have been raised across the rugby world. Scotland‘s...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions Watch: Blair Kinghorn returns from injury ahead of second Test
After a 12-year wait, the British and Irish Lions faced the Wallabies in a Test match and got the win they...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoSteve Tandy appointed as Wales’ new head coach
Wales have appointed Steve Tandy as their new head coach. The 45-year-old Welshman will become the permanent successor to Warren Gatland...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoAndy Farrell warns – Prepare for an Aussie backlash
Lions boss Andy Farrell watched his side take a 1-0 lead in the series against the Wallabies then warned of an...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoLions Tour like a World Cup on steroids, says Dan Sheehan
Dan Sheehan finally climbed off the Lions start-of-tour treadmill at the beginning of the week as the tourists took a breath...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions: Richard Wigglesworth glad to work with Johnny Sexton
Lions assistant coach Richard Wigglesworth has seen another side of Johnny Sexton on this Lions tour to Australia after years of...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoU20s World Championship: Italy rally past Wales as Irish edge out a dogged Spain
Italy, who were facing Wales for the third time this season, recorded their best ever placing at the tournament as they...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoU20s World Championship Roundup: England recover from early Streeter dismissal
Monday Roundup England dismantled Wales 51-13 on Monday to reach the fifth-place playoff final. Despite going down to 14 men after...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTier Two nations given second-class care
IMAGINE, if you have nothing better to do, a top-of-the-bill catchweight bout between recent world champion Tyson Fury – a favourite...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoPeter Jackson: Wales, a once-proud nation with nothing to offer for the British and Irish Lions
When the Lions last won a series in Australia, they picked a starting team borrowed so heavily from one small country...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIreland’s one-way snooze
THE world’s No.1 golfer breezed into Royal Portrush at the start of the week posing a rhetorical question which intrigued his...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoFrench Colummn: Bayonne in the fast lane for No.9 Leo Coly
It was mid-August last year – the 13th, to be precise – when Racing 92 suddenly confirmed their highly rated and,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFrance unbeaten after overcoming England
By BEN JAYCOCK FRANCE U20 finished unbeaten for the second year running in the Six Nations Summer Series after a pulsating...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions vs Wallabies Preview: Tom Curry favoured over Jac Morgan in first Test
Head Coach Andy Farrell has revealed a fearsome lineup for Saturday’s first Test match against Australia, featuring a record eight Irish...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoCharlie Elliott: My British and Irish Lions squad for the first Test vs Wallabies
The British and Irish Lions head into their first Test against Australia in Brisbane with some momentum. Unbeaten on tour so...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoSummer Internationals Team of the Week: All Blacks dominate in big win over France
International rugby action took place for the second weekend in a row over the past few days, with the Summer Series...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoDean Richards: Pollock has to do tough stuff for the British and Irish Lions, too
Dean Richards has warned rising star Henry Pollock that he must show the physical attributes to accompany his undoubted natural talent....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoJohnny Sexton’s sure Joe Schmidt has something up his sleeve for British and Irish Lions
Johnny Sexton knows all about Joe Schmidt and fears the Wallaby coach has something up his sleeve ahead of the Test...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoLions 48-0 AUNZ Invitational: It’s time to get serious as British and Irish Lions step up
Invitational AU & NZ ........ 0pts British & Irish Lions ..... 48pts Tries: van der Merwe 7, 21, 64; White 10;...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoPaul Rees: Going from the phoney war to the real thing
The final warm-up match usually sees the likely Test side given a run-out, but the scratch nature of the AUNZ XV...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: I see too much clunk and not enough click with the British and Irish Lions
Before you get to the last two provincial matches of a Lions tour, the head coach knows what his best team...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions 36-24 Brumbies: Jamison Gibson-Park and Finn Russell begin to get act together
Brumbies .......................... 24pts Tries: Tualima 4, Toole 37, Creighton 51, Bowron 76 Conversions: R Lonergan 52, Debreczeni 76 British & Irish...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions: It’s mad, you lose all track of the days, says Tadhg Furlong
Three-time tourist Tadhg Furlong revealed his first Lions experience turned him into a proper rugby player and has told squad rookies...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Joe Schmidt may force British and Irish Lions to move on
Joe Schmidt will be hailed as a miracle man if the Wallabies succeed in blindsiding the Lions to edge the forthcoming...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoIreland 106-7 Portugal: Humiliation for Os Lobos as Irish go on rampage
Portugal .............. 7pts Try: Martins 52 Conversion: Aubry 53 Ireland.............106pts Tries: McCloskey 1, Gavin 8, 41, O’Brien 10, 23, Bolton 12,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoPaul Rees: No more talking, it’s time for the British and Irish Lions to roar…
Paul Rees says that, unless Joe Schmidt has been cultivating a banana tree, the Lions are unlikely to slip up The...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoPaul Rees: It’s a free hit for the Wallabies against the British and Irish Lions
Australia needed the run-out against Fiji last Sunday, but an unwanted consequence was a neck injury suffered by Noah Lolesio that...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoTuipulotu hat-trick is not enough as Argentina grab the last spot
WEDNESDAY ROUNDUP ■ By BEN JAYCOCK Try time: Kepu Tuipulotu scores against Australia BATH hooker Kepu Tuipulotu scored a hat-trick as...
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