All posts tagged "Ireland"
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoWales are favourites now says artful Eddie
By ALEX BYWATER Jibe: Eddie Jones Dragon’s roar: George North celebrates scoring the only try of the game PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoFarrell will have Ireland fired up says Robinson
By GARY FITZGERALD Old mate: Andy Farrell JASON Robinson insists it would be foolish to write off a potential Irish World...
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Features
/ 7 years agoCan M. Poirot solve the prop riddle the way John Lloyd did?
His name is synonymous with a revered American president and a famous Belgian detective and in Nice last night Jefferson Poirot...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSwitch-hitters make their RWC moves just in time
New boy: Mike Haley playing for Ireland PICTURE: Getty Images SWITCHING allegiance has become such a routine part of the international...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoScrap the warm-up games and take a short tour instead
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Proper preparation: Ben Kay and Steve Thompson celebrate...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoFireside chats with Lochore will never dim
Son of the soil: Brian Lochore against SA in 1970 LIKE many All Black legends Sir Brian Lochore was a son...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHeinz needs a big game or Eddie will get stick
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Moment of truth: Willi Heinz has his chance to impress THE England team that...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoSchmidt’s keeping his fingers crossed on Carbery
By RONAN O’BRIEN Threat: Andrew Conway dives over to score Ireland’s third try PICTURES: Getty Images Blow: Joey Carbery is helped...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 7 years agoO’Shea demands ‘precision under pressure’
CONOR O’Shea said his Italy side gave away some easy scores but will take a lot of positives from the display....
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoI’m predicting 2-0 to Wales this week
Big fan: I’d like to see Owen Lane play on Saturday PICTURE: Getty Images WARREN Gatland has gone fully loaded for...
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Miscellaneous
/ 7 years agoFriendly? This will be full metal jacket for Gatland
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Far from preserving the status of the Test match, rugby has given it...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWales captain Alun Wyn Jones to reach historic landmark in England clash
Wales head coach Warren Gatland has named a squad lined with regulars for the trip to Twickenham
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoWilliams column: Warm-ups essential to get Wales up to speed
Shane Williams says it's impossible to predict Wales' 23 given their options, unlike England
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWilli Heinz and Piers Francis named in England squad for Wales clash
The Gloucester scrum-half is one of four uncapped players included by Eddie Jones
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoLionesses could roar but only if done right
CATHERINE SPENCER FORMER ENGLAND WOMEN’S CAPTAIN Lion kings: Danny Grewcock and Jason Leonard after the first Test win in Brisbane 2001...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoJPR blasts warm-up games as injury threat
By STEFFAN THOMAS Blow: Rhys Webb injured against Italy 2015 Horror: Morgan Stoddart breaks his leg against England in 2011 Big...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCricketers have shown us the way says Daly
By GARY FITZGERALD No easing up: Elliot Daly will be going flat out in the warm-up matches PICTURE: Getty Images Schoolmate:...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWas our game of rugby truly better in 1991?
JEFF GAGE YES How it was: North beat the All Blacks Colin Boag labels those who have the temerity to be...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWord’s out… the All Blacks no longer look invincible
JEREMY GUSCOTT Big finish: Herschel Jantjies scores for South Africa to draw against the All Blacks PICTURE: Getty Images OUTSPOKEN AND...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoMoody: Curry can prove he’s world class in Japan
By GARY FITZGERLAD Choice: Lewis Moody TOM Curry celebrated his 21st birthday earlier this summer but it will be on Japan’s...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHenderson is Ulster’s new captain
IAIN Henderson has taken over from fellow Ireland forward Rory Best as skipper of PRO14 side Ulster The versatile 27-year-old, currently...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWeight of a nation won’t faze Fonotia
STEFFAN THOMAS meets centre Kieron Fonotia as he prepares for battle with Samoa SAMOA are very much the underdogs in a...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoEngland hold the key to Olympic dream
By ANDRE THOMAS ENGLAND may have taken the long route round to qualifying for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games, but they...
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Sevens World Series
/ 7 years agoEngland face Irish after shock
ENGLAND Women’s Sevens team will face Ireland in the Cup quarter-finals despite a late hiccup in the pool stages. After defeating...
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Features
/ 7 years agoJapan is such a happy hunting ground for Josh
Alex Bywater talks to Josh Navidi about his roundabout route to international stardom JAPAN has played a crucial role in Josh...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoBates is a big miss
IT’S a shame to see the RFU lose another top coach as England U20 boss Steve Bates follows Dean Ryan out...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCan Rabbit put Cheika back in the running?
THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW PETER JACKSON Early promise: A young James O’Connor playing for the Wallabies PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoRifleman Bean takes aim at Prem big guns
By NEALE HARVEY Coming force: Saints signing Lewis Bean in action for the Army Comrade: Rokoduguni POWERHOUSE Army lock Lewis Bean...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoWarren can conquer the world in stages!
World’s best: Warren Gatland coaching Wales Chiefs: Sam Cane and Anton Lienert-Brown PICTURE: Getty Images ITHOUGHT Warren Gatland was going to...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWilli joins exiled Kiwis good enough to take on allcomers
Japan chance: Willi Heinz has been called up by England PICTURE: Getty Images IF WILLI Heinz makes the cut for Japan,...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLet’s hope O’Brien’s spent penny cost him dear
A FAMOUSrugby player urinates on a man in a Dublin pub, a crude offence to put it mildly and yet it...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoWales can win it, says Roberts, but there’s more to do
By STEFFAN THOMAS High hopes: Jamie Roberts playing for Wales WALES might be Six Nations Grand Slam champions, 14 games unbeaten...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoEddie’s comments suggest England are at crossroads
ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones says he is in the middle of a constant battle between Premiership clubs and the RFU. Nothing...
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Features
/ 7 years agoSinckler is a lethal weapon England are going to need
World class: Kyle Sinckler has become a vital cog in the England machine PICTURE: Getty Images Kyle Sinckler has become so...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoChasing pack is closing on All Blacks says Price
By ROB COLE BACK-TO-BACK champions New Zealand have gone off the boil and have left the door wide open for another...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBraley making his pitch for big prize with Italy
By GARY FITZGERALD Decisions: Conor O’Shea CALLUM Braley feels he can offer a new dimension to Italy’s attacking options as he...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBrad joins the Irish revolution
LONDONIrish have added former Bath, Wasps and Ospreys defence coach Brad Davis to their backroom staff. The former Castleford and Wakefield...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoMunster fly-half Joey Carbery eager to learn from Stephen Larkham
Joey Carbery notes Larkham's career which excelled at fly-half and full-back
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoEngland battle to win despite yellow to win
By GEORGE LAWRENCE Match-winner: Tom Willis Proud: Fraser Dingwall TOM Willis scored an injury time try to secure victory for England...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoIt was right for Marcus to play the Barbarians
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND U20s supremo Steve Bates insists Marcus Smith’s senior World Cup callup justifies the gifted playmaker’s controversial withdrawal...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoCatt joins the 2015 England old boys coaching in Ireland
MIKE Catt is expected to join Ireland as attack coach after this year’s Rugby World Cup. It is understood the former...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: Premiership final must be brought forward to accomodate 2021 Lions tour
Lion #628 Jeremy Guscott dissects how the planning for the Lions tour holds multiple facets
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Features
/ 7 years agoInexplicable not to bring Premiership final forward
JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK England’s finest: This year’s Premiership final contained a number of would-be Lions starters PICTURE: Getty Images...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoDingwall frustrated by England’s ill-discipline
■By ADAM ELLIS Leader: Fraser Dingwall ENGLAND will grit their teeth in the hope of making it third time lucky against...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoThomas-Wheeler targets more big scalps in bid for fifth
■By ALEX BYWATER WALES U20’s most infamous clash with the Baby Blacks saw them hammered 92-0 in 2011. A side including...
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Features
/ 7 years agoGATLAND ON….
…Lost 2009 series, Altitude wars…and England “For me it is unfinished business. We have to get the scheduling right. I was...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWelshmen will play key role in South Africa
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND One club man: Alun Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images THERE is no rest in rugby...
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Features
/ 7 years agoAll Blacks jeers gave RFU boss his mission
NICK CAIN talks to the RFU’s new chief excecutive Bill Sweeney about his vision for the English game BILL Sweeney says...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHonoured to jog behind the greats
MY LIFEIN RUGBY PHIL BLAKEWAY THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS , ENGLAND AND GLOUCESTER PROP Front row club: England prop...
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