All posts tagged "Ireland"
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoInjuries could be key, says Schmidt
JOE Schmidt admits injuries could be a factor for Ireland after Tadhg Furlong and Robbie Henshaw both left the field early...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoNo laughing matter, Finn – get it right!
IT’s not going to be the game either coach, or indeed set of fans, dreamed of – but this afternoon’s ‘auld...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoIn comes Laidlaw as Townsend decides to take a more pragmatic approach
Recall: Greig Laidlaw SCOTLAND head coach Gregor Townsend has made six changes from the side that lost so badly to Wales...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMagnificent seven of Wigan make their mark
PETER JACKSON Wigan won the Rugby League Challenge Cup final at Wembley for the eighth time in a row on Saturday...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoNewport ensure ‘Monkey’ sits at the top of the tree at last
EVEN now virtually 100 years after his death, Arthur ‘Monkey’ Gould retains a unique place in the Welsh rugby pantheon. He...
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Features
/ 8 years agoKyle’s not a bad boy – he just gets emotional
KYLE Sinckler is back. Hamstring pulled in the Portugal training camp healed, ban served, the dynamic Harlequins, England and Lions tight-head...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoArcher shines as Tigers maul Blues
By LEE SIMS Sheffield T……10 Macclesfield…0 SHEFFIELD Tigers claimed their first victory of the new year at the expense of Macclesfield,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
ADRIAN DAVIES THE FORMER WALES, NEATH, CARDIFF, CAMB UNIV AND RICHMOND FLY-HALF In five years of Test rugby I played under...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFrance find it difficult to feel love for Altrad
DAVID BARNES Montpellier chairman Mohed Altrad, born to a Bedouin tribe in the desert, has built a global empire that turns...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoMomentum will carry us to Twickenham with belief
SHANE WILLIAMS Midfield maestro: Centre Hadleigh Parkes That was more like it! I’ve said for a long time that Wales have...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoSexton sets Irish eyes smiling with one of the great drop goals
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER JOHNNY Sexton broke French hearts in Paris last night with a match winning 45 metre dropped goal with...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoJohnny’s so glad he got last chance…
IRELAND’S Grand Slam remains on track thanks to Johnny Sexton’s lastgasp winner. The fly-half said: “It was one of those moments...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoStockdale and Aki named in Ireland team to play France
Ireland's last trip to Paris in the Six Nations ended in a 10-9 defeat
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Featured
/ 8 years agoJacques Brunel must turn France’s Cup aces into champs
Can the 64-year-old turn France into a team to fear? He's certainly making changes in selection
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Featured
/ 8 years agoDeano: Eddie Jones can do the Slam and win the World Cup if Farrell and Vunipola stay fit
Newcastle Falcons head coach Dean Richards talks England's prospects in Six Nations and beyond
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Rhys Webb has become the victim of politics
Peter Jackson suggests Rhys Webb may never play for Wales in Cardiff again given he will be 32 when his Toulon...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Scotland can beat Wales if they play fast and error-free rugby
Jeremy Guscott pins Scotland's hopes of victory in Cardiff on the axis of Price-Russell and dangerman Huw Jones
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoSix Nations spotlight – Ireland: Joe Schmidt must unleash his terrifying dogs of war
Ireland head coach spoilt by riches of big-name players and new dynamics brought to the table by young up-and-comers
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Featured
/ 8 years agoHalfpenny’s kicking can win it for Wales, says Sir Gareth Edwards
Wales legend gives his backing to the Scarlets full-back to kick Wales to victory against Scotland
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBurton knew how to pick a winner when he took Liz to Cardiff
FROM his vantage point somewhere in Milan, Marvin Hagler will be keeping a beady eye on Ireland’s fortune over the coming...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agowait for a win
On target: Sale’s Chris Johnson kicks more points PICTURES: Steve Wells Menace: Hinckley’s Jonny Sykes threatens the line The theme continued...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
PETER DODS THE GALA AND SCOTLAND FULL-BACK Istarted the 1984 Grand Slam with a split pair of boots and ended it...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoKnights look to hit Notts for six
DONCAST go in search of a sixth successive league win over Nottingham after coming from behind to beat the Green and...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTigers mauled as Tynedale run riot
By BRIAN TILLEY SHEFFIELD Tigers were blown away at a windswept Tynedale, where the rampant hosts ran in 11 tries. The...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoTrailblazer Brown aiming to hammer down on Italy
SAM PARKHOUSE talks to the England flanker who’s no stranger to international competition FRANCE Lise Arricastre, Cyrielle Banet, Camille Boudaud, Caroline...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoBriggs is back to guide Irish
Ireland NIAMH Briggs returns to the Ireland set-up after missing last year’s tournament because of injury. The full-back made her comeback...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFrance
■FRANCE are desperate to get their hands on the title again after a disappointing third-place finish last season. They improved steadily...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoStrange gives Welsh boys licence to thrill
Round-up FRANCE were runners-up last season but must do without 19-year-old fly-half sensation Matthieu Jalibert, who was called up to the...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoRhys has become the victim of politics
Sad: Rhys Webb has been robbed of his Cardiff farewell PICTURE: Getty Images The lucky ones find a way of bowing...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAmid all the tension and turmoil French rugby had its finest hour
Brendan Gallagher recalls the times rugby exploded in France with the 1968 Grand Slam Heroes: How the French media hailed the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoThose who also manned the barricades during the 1968 Five Nations
Bernard Duprat (Bayonne): Proud Basque who made over 400 appearance for Bayonne in a 15-year career. Scored nine tries in 15...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTop 14 helps top refs to learn right language
THE France national rugby team might be all over the place at present but French referees are flying the flag in...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoOld king Cole gets set to repel youngsters
By NEALE HARVEY FIRED-UP tight-head Dan Cole says he is relishing his ninth Six Nations campaign as much as his first...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 years agoDonnacha will know all our secrets admits O’Mahoney
Preview Racing 92 v Munster Today, Kick-off 3.15pm SIMON Zebo starts at fullback for Munster against the club he will join...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCare: Quins can build a team around fly-half Smith
Partners for club and country: Danny Care and Marcus Smith in England training MARCUS Smith’s new contract has been hailed as...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWronged Jon will get chance to state case
PETER JACKSON Dejection: Greig Laidlaw, left, and Finn Russell are devastated after Scotland’s last-gasp loss to Australia in the 2015 World...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Lydiate out for season OSPREYS and Wales flanker Dan Lydiate has been ruled out for the rest of the season after...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoLeinster and Ireland dealt injury blow as Ringrose ruled out for over a month
Centre out for remaining Champions Cup pool matches and first two Six Nations matches
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFagerson injury blow for Scotland
SCOTLAND will be without tighthead Zander Fagerson until at least the Six Nations meeting with Ireland on March 10 after the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoBring back magic of Six Nations trial matches
THE first week of January always used to be the occasion of the final England trial at Twickenham – England v...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoSale find groove after a first-half setback
By STEVE SMITH Sheffield T……16 Sale ………………27 SALE maintained their drive for promotion after coming from behind to secure a bonus-point...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWales advised to consider Vern Cotter as successor to Gatland
Mike Ruddock urges the WRU to consider the former Scotland boss he describes as a 'class act'
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Featured
/ 8 years agoThe rugby people we lost in 2017
In a series of obituaries, we remember the former players and club personnel who graced the sport
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoRuddock: Add Cotter to the list for Wales
By PETER JACKSON WALES are being advised to consider Vern Cotter as their new head coach. Mike Ruddock, the only Welshman...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWe want to win it for Les – Piutau
PREVIEW… Ulster v Munster Monday, January 1, Kick-off 5.35pm ULSTER recall fly-half Christian Lealiifano for their derby with Munster as pressure...
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Features
/ 8 years agoStack knew how to make most of his many talents
BRIAN ‘STACK’ STEVENS (Cornish Pirates, Cornwall, England and Lions tourist) Died October 10 aged 76 Cornish farmer and a rock of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoChoke-tackle must get the big Kiss-off
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email:newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk HOWI applauded Colin Boag’s condemnation...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Ability of new caps offers Wales reasons to be cheerful after below-par 2017
Shane Williams says Welsh provinces enjoyed a better 2017 than the national team
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFurlong focused on happy future
Preview Munster v Leinster Tuesday Dec 26, Kick-off 3.15pm LEINSTER head for a raucous Boxing Day at heaving Thomond Park with...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCall to cut the subs will cull land of the giants
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The first substitution at Test level took place 50 years ago next summer...













