All posts tagged "Ireland"
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoIreland get in mood for Springbok clash
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Ireland............................ 59pts Tries: Beirne 21, Doris 26, Hansen 33, Sexton 38, Lowe 59, Aki 62, 69; Herring 79...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoEngland must up the tempo and go at Japan
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE reality of the Argentina game was that England managed to dig deep and...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEquation is simple now for Fijian bid
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Australia v Fiji Sunday September 17. Kick-off 4.30pm, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard, Saint-Etienne Return? Will Skelton could be back...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoTime aspiring nations received more even-handed officiating
IT WAS hard not to feel for Fiji at the end of one of the epic World Cup matches. Not because...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoHigh-flying Codling is perfect fit for Falcons
By PAUL REES Alex Codling has taken a roundabout route to land a top coaching job in the Premiership – and...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoOrganisers ‘sorry’ for travel problems
NEWS EXTRA WORLD Cup organisers have apologised to thousands of fans for disruption in Marseille and Bordeaux on the opening weekend...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoChance for Ford to prove he’s No1
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WHAT a start to this World Cup with host France beating the...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoSix Nations statement: Committee, date named for Billy Vunipola hearing
The following week will be a busy day for England on the independent disciplinary hearing front, with both Billy Vunipola and...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoOne Game In: Who Are Stacking Up As RWC Favourites?
Most nations have played a match in the Rugby World Cup now, with all the favourites having done so. But has...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoJeffrey: This Scottish side the best ever
WHEN the Scotland squad arrived in Nice last week, they were greeted by John Jeffrey, a flanker who was part of...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoPlans For The 2024 Super League Season Continue As Clubs Shake Up Their Squads
Thursday turned into a bit of a busy day again for fans of Super League Rugby sides, and with the 2023...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 3 years ago2023 Rugby World Cup Preview and Predictions
The 2023 Rugby World Cup kicks off on Friday the 8th of September as host nation France takes on the favourites...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDallaglio: Get rid of this siege mentality
By GARY FITZGERALD England's failing stars have been ordered to cut out the “siege mentality” and begin “owning their performances”. World...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoHealy sorry to be joining Crocks XV
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW After 14 years at the sharp end of Test combat, Cian Healy never...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoSpringboks flick the power switch
South Africa beat everyone to the punch by having the nerve to turn their substitute bench into virtually a complete auxiliary...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoWhen Deans & Co enjoyed free beer
When the Scottish and Welsh pioneers landed in New Zealand for the first World Cup, they saw an advertisement that made...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoMiracle worker Capuozzo can make difference
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER ITALY Coach: Kieran Crowley Captain: Michele Lamaro Resurgent Italy may have landed the toughest of groups but they...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoWelwitschias still looking for their first win
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER NAMIBIA Coach: Allister Coetzee Captain: Johan Deysel INDEPENDENCE from South Africa, in 1990, came a little too late...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoAll Blacks are still the team to beat
By PAUL REES NEW ZEALAND Coach: Ian Foster Captain: Sam Cane This year’s World Cup is unusual in a number of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoMillions set to enjoy all of the razzmatazz
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK RUGBY World Cups are an exciting time because they are the biggest shop-window for...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoCotter hopes the Oaks will not be easy to cut down
By BEN JAYCOCK ROMANIA Coach: Eugen Apjok Captain: Christian-Marian Chirica ROMANIA return to the World Cup after missing out four years...
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Podcast
/ 3 years agoSeries 3, Episode 6: Scotland’s World Cup prospects and England crisis deepens with Duncan Hodge
We are just over a week away! England‘s first ever loss to Fiji marked the low point of their World Cup...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoBig beasts need to set the right mood
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points SO where did the last four years go?...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoFarrell was trying to rip possession
REGARDING Owen Farrell’s red card, I can’t be the only one who noticed him trying to rip the ball from Taine...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoInjured Watson out of World Cup
England winger Anthony Watson has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after sustaining a calf injury in last weekend’s...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoVunipola out of Argentina with ban
Billy Vunipola has joined Saracens teammate Owen Farrell with a ban that will rule him out of playing against Argentina in...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEngland captain Farrell banned for Argentina and Japan matches at World Cup
Owen Farrell will miss England‘s first two World Cup games after a World Rugby appeal successfully overturned the Independent Judicial Committee...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoCan the Springboks Win the 2023 Rugby World Cup?
All rugby fans around the world are counting down the days until the beginning of the 2023 Rugby World Cup. All...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoNot again! Vunipola red adds to misery
By ADAM HATHAWAY in Dublin Maro Itoje admitted England have to clean up their act after Billy Vunipola’s red card sent...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years ago‘I’m backing England to reach last four’
Andy Robinson backs England to defy the doom mongers and at least reach the World Cup semi-finals. England, ranked as fifth...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoTime is running out for chaotic England
By NICK CAIN Ireland............................... 29pts Tries: Aki 8, Ringrose 38, Lowe 55, Hansen 65, Earls 73 Conversions: Byrne 9, Crowley 74...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoBorthwick must put trust in players
PAUL REES ENGLAND need someone to shoulder the burden, but they keep sticking their shoulder into the head of an opponent....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoIt’s time for England to climb out of their self-imposed bunker
BRENDAN GALLAGHER OK, I’ve counted to ten and imagined myself snoozing in a hammock on some Pacific atoll. I am calm...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoConan will be fit for RWC
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says injured back row Jack Conan will be fit for selection for the World Cup. Conan...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoThe cruellest time to suffer an injury
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER The agony of these eve of World Cup...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper this Sunday (20/08/23)
As the summer of warm-up games continues, we’ll have all the action as England travel to Ireland and Wales host South Africa in...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoCampese: Union and League are swapping sports
Australian legend David Campese is concerned that rugby union is starting to mimic traditional rugby league and is a poorer sport...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoIreland and England name strong teams for crucial warm-up clash
Ireland and England have both named strong sides in what is set to be the best indicator of the progress they...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoNew twist in Farrell tackle saga as World Rugby launch appeal
World Rugby have lodged an appeal against Tuesday’s independent judicial committee (IJC) decision to rescind Owen Farrell‘s red card for a...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoCountdown to the Rugby World Cup – More switches & NO 20 min Red Card
Despite recent reports and speculation, the “20-minute red card” law variation, also known as the “orange card,” will not be implemented...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoMajor blow as Farrell set to miss Argentina
By BEN JAYCOCK at Twickenham Captain Owen Farrell could miss England’s World Cup opener against Argentina after being sent off in...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEngland break cover to glimpse new life
By NICK CAIN England ..............................19pts Tries: Itoje 68 Conversions: Ford 68 Penalties: Farrell 10, 40+2, 42; Ford 76 Wales.................................. 17pts Tries:...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoRussell has been captain for a long time – Hogg
By BEN JAYCOCK Finn Russell captained Scotland for the first time last weekend in their win over France and former teammate...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoIt’s now time for England to reboot
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK There are a number of utility players selected in the England World Cup squad...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoIt will be tough to dethrone Dupont
Brendan Gallagher looks at the players who could light up the tournament So who will emerge as the iconic player and/or...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoSo sad to see WRU still living in the past
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IT TOOK both sides at The Battle of the Big Little Horn 50...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoGolden oldies make decent team
PETER JACKSON Johnny Sexton will not be the oldest player on starting grid when the chequered flag goes up on the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoRuthless England put France to sword
ENGLAND U18S ENGLAND scored seven unanswered tries to blow France away 41-0 to win their opening match of the U18s International...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEngland youngsters hammer France
England U18s 41-0 France U18s England scored seven unanswered tries to blow France away and win their opening match of the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBorthwick decides to see the positives
By BEN JAYCOCK at Principality Stadium Steve Borthwick remained positive after seeing his England team get well beaten by an inexperienced...
Junior International Rugby
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