All posts tagged "Ireland"
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRoberts ready for the biggest challenge yet
By STEFFAN THOMAS Not giving up: Jamie Roberts PICTURE: Getty Images JAMIE Roberts insists a summer move to Bath can help...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: John Mitchell’s got the means to increase England’s intensity
Jeremy Guscott would not be surprised to see John Mitchell look further than being a defence coach while at the RFU
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Featured
/ 8 years agoPeter Jackson column: RFU miss the boat again for Shaun Edwards
England miss another chance to join forces with a coach who has won everything there is to win in Union bar...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDiamond’s move for Boks duo blocked
SALE SHARKS are looking for reinforcements after their advances for Springbok prop Coenie Oosthuizen and scrumhalf Ross Cronjé were knocked back....
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoMario must stop this Pumas freefall
BRENDAN GALLAGHER runs his eye over the Rugby Championship contenders ahead of next weekend’s big kick-off Big job on: Argentina coach...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDavidson lets rip at Bordeaux’s ‘Lucky
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Tough stance: Bordeaux coach Rory Teague Bordeaux-Begles coach Rory Teague is preparing for the most important campaign...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMitchell’s got the means to increase England’s intensity
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Loud and clear: John Mitchell gets his point across in England training 1998 PICTURE: Getty...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoFEATURE: Johan Ackermann reflects on his first year in the Premiership with Gloucester
The Gloucester head coach talks Cipriani, team set-up and his vision for the Cherry and Whites
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Featured
/ 8 years agoTop Rugby Players of All Time
Rugby is a full-contact team sport played using an oval ball with 15 players on each team. The sport uses a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFoundations in place, now we must take it to the next level
Q&A ON THE RECORD JOHAN ACKERMANN Star signing: Danny Cipriani will bring X-factor to the backline Pictures: Getty Images Gloucester head...
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Features
/ 8 years agoDavies’ exit put me in at the deep end
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER LLANELLI, LEEDS AND WALES FLY-HALF COLIN STEPHENS Calling the shots: Colin Stephens in action for Wales...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAtkins on gym diet in bid to replace Watson
By NEALE HARVEY Injured: Anthony Watson CONFIDENT flier Darren Atkins is ready to repay the faith Bath have shown by proving...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoSpencer column: Forget the Olympic dream or Red Roses will wither
By Catherine Spencer San Francisco, home of the Golden Gate Bridge and this year’s Sevens World Cup, was not so Golden...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: The PRO14 say ‘bah, Humbug’ to festive rugby fans
No Boxing Day fixture to come this winter...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoEngland to play Wales in Japan warm ups
By PETER JACKSON ENGLAND and Wales are finalising plans for a pre-World Cup double header with the potential to gross £10m....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAspiring Addison bidding for Test call
By SAM JACKSON WILL Addison is confident he can break into the Ireland set-up after moving to Ulster from Sale. Addison,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTigers turning Exiles into masters of deception
LONDON Scottish are ready to sink their claws into the Championship after gearing up for the new campaign with the aid...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSharks gunning to become the biggest fish in the Premiership
SIMON ORANGE ON THE RECORD Q&A Big plans: Simon Orange Try-scorer extraodinaire: Chris Ashton will put bums on seast at AJ...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSuper Rugby must cut teams to 12 to survive
COLIN BOAG Air miles: The Japanese Sunwolves would need to do most of the travelling July is always the most boring...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGive Piutau a reprieve after early capture by All Blacks
DAN LEO EXPERT ANALYST ON PACIFIC NATIONS The annual Pacific Rugby Players Welfare (PRPW) Board meeting took place in Bristol last...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMaori globetrotters break new ground
Special: Dr Farah Palmer A HAT TIP to New Zealand Maori who are continuing their splendid tradition ‘have boots will travel’...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCould Sam be the man to boost Eddie’s England?
RENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY MATTERS Vacancy: Paul Gustard with Eddie Jones MANY have...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBLK Hurricanes seek to go beyond limits known in Super Sevens Series
After five successful years on the UK 7s circuit, The Rugby Agents teamed up with BLK/RU Active Limited and created the...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoWales & Lions captain Sam Warburton retires from rugby with immediate effect
Legendary flanker calls time on his career before reaching the age of 30
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSamoa ensure safe passage to World Cup
By SAM JACKSON Double: Ahsee Tuala SAMOA qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup after beating Germany 42-28 for a second...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWallaby speedster wanted in Ireland
Flier: Henry Speight ULSTER have been linked with Brumbies wing Henry Speight, whom they are reportedly keen to lure to the...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoHome Nations must resist giving rivals the upper hand
BIG thanks to Gregor Townsend for being such a good coach that Scotland could not ignore his talents for another overseas...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoUtter nonsense to suggest replacing red card system
COLIN BOAG Views Flashpoint: Semisi Masirewa is sent off after dropping Bernard Foley on his head Which is more important, applying...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoDREAMTEAM
RICHARD BARRINGTON, SARACENS HOOKER AND SOCIAL SECRETARY, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST… 1. Rhys Gill –...
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Features
/ 8 years agoIt’s friends reunited for new boy Jake
NEALE HARVEY talks to Bristol’s new Kiwi recruit from Connacht, flanker Jake Heenan Physical: Jake Heenan on the ball for Connacht...
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Features
/ 8 years agoBilly chases World Cup spot
WITH Danny Cipriani making his way to Gloucester, fly-half Billy Burns has decided to join Ulster. Irish-qualified Burns, 24, will join...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAmor’s squad warm up with Euro triumph
By SAM JACKSON ENGLAND Sevens won the Rugby Europe Sevens Grand Prix Series Cup final at the Exeter after a 15-5...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAbbie: Let’s end season on a high
By NEALE HARVEY Leading from the front: Abbie Brown CONFIDENT England women Sevens captain Abbie Brown wants her team to embrace...
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Features
/ 8 years agoIt’ll be tough but expect some upsets
JAMES BAILEY Medal contenders: England celebrate bronze at the Commonwealth Gamess At the start of the season we were well aware...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoLeinster’s strong season aids IRFU to £1.1m profit
A good year for Irish rugby after the sucker punch of losing out on hosting the 2023 Rugby World Cup with...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFund the TMOs properly to end the guessing game
THE TMO system is being pilloried, and justifiably, after a series of decisions over the summer internationals which have highlighted its...
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Features
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS Zimbabwean protest was really just a cry for help
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Rough treatment: Zimbabwe players sleep on the streets of Beja...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWhen unfancied England stormed to the first title
HE days of a first choice Test prop captaining his national Seven to a ‘world title’ are probably long gone but...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: Lack of TV coverage makes referees the fall-guy
Peter Jackson uses the recent aerial incidents involving Israel Folau and Benjamin Fall to show how referees are sometimes tied up...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSimon Easterby steps in for Ulster until McFarland’s arrival
The Ireland forwards coach will provide support to the province
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWelfare is still key but refs need more empathy
I’VE watched a lot of rugby this summer and I have to raise my concern over players competing for the high...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSteadman adds steal to the defence
LONDON SCOTTISH have bolstered their coaching staff with the addition of experienced defence and skills coach Graham Steadman. The former Rugby...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLack of TV footage makes refs Fall-guys
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Benjamin Fall goes up for a high ball and his midair opponent, Beauden...
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Features
/ 8 years agoGold’s Eagles have found wind beneath their wings at long last
BRENDAN GALLAGHER talks to Dan Lyle about the changing landscape of rugby in America OVER the years we have heard so...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFolau yellow highlights huge flaws in modern officiating
IT’S been a vexatious summer for referees and officialdom with the curious case of Israel Folau’s yellow card for his challenge...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWorld rankings bit of a mystery to me
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk THE World Rugby rankings...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoTypical injuries sustained whilst playing rugby
More than 3 million players all over the world take part in rugby at various levels, from professionals to those who...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHooper: We need clarity on refereeing directives
NEWS EXTRA By NEALE HARVEY ENGLAND’S breakdown woes have their roots in how differently the Premiership is refereed compared to other...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoRoot of all problems come from the pack
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU Email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk WHENat school in thbe...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFrench have quality to mimic Irish renaissance
Fresh-faced: Brian O’Driscoll stars at the U19 World Cup AFTER a long dismal period in French Rugby the stunning success of...
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