All posts tagged "Ireland"
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoHow Henley helped make England Women great
Rochelle Clark and Tamara Taylor are seasoned world champions who will play a crucial role in the Red Roses’ bid to...
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Guest columnists
/ 8 years agoCatherine Spencer: Stop judging us by the scorelines, men’s game had mismatches, too
In front of a not-so full crowd (arguably due to tournament format) England secured a fairly straightforward ten-try victory over Spain....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoGive Manu new chance – O’Driscoll urges Jones
Brian O’Driscoll reckons “world-beater” Manu Tuilagi is too good to go on England’s black list just yet. But the Irish legend...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoGive Manu new chance O’Driscoll urges Jones
By NICK VERDIER Rampant: Mitch Eadie on the attack for Northampton in their pre-season match against Dragons PICTURE: Andy Taylor BRIAN...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoQuest for Autumn success starts now
Bogey team: Australia have Kurtley Beale back PICTURE: Getty Images THE Rugby Championship is a tournament I’ve always enjoyed watching. It’s...
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Features
/ 9 years agoCricket lost out in battle of tortoise and Hare…
PETER JACKSON Had everything gone the way he and others planned it, Dusty Hare would never have played rugby for England....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoScarlets wait on Beirne decision
By ALEX BYWATER TADHG Beirne is at the centre of a tug of war between the Scarlets and Ireland. Lock Beirne,...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoCharles Piutau signs for Bristol
Bristol have made a major coup on the transfer market with the signing of All Black Charles Piutau from the start...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoFarewell to Melville, a trendsetter and an honest one
ERIC MELVILLE deserves room in that special place reserved for those global trendsetters who changed the course of rugby history. The...
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Features
/ 9 years agoNew-fangled PRO 14 is disaster waiting to happen
COLIN BOAG There is no shortage of top-class rugby players, but my goodness the game seems to be very light on...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 9 years agoMolloy takes charge after Ireland hit by Briggs withdrawal
New skipper: Claire Molloy Ireland CLAIRE Molloy will have the honour of leading Ireland at their home World Cup following the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher previews the Women’s World Cup
The memory of 2014 in France might still be fresh with us but women’s rugby has moved on apace and, a...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoMike Ford: My love of risk-taking has landed me in the USA
The opportunity to try something new appealed to me when Dallas Griffins owner Phil Camm asked me to head up the...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoLydon plots route to Ireland, via Ealing
Peter Lydon still dreams of playing Test rugby for Ireland and he believes switching from London Scottish to Ealing Trailfinders will...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoWorld Cup stars left high and dry by RFU
Rugby Football Union bosses have taken a sledgehammer to England Women‘s hopes of winning next month’s World Cup after informing stunned...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLydon plots route to Ireland, via Ealing
By NICK VERDIER Fleet-footed: Peter Lydon attacks the line for London Scottish last season PETER Lydon still dreams of playing Test...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoStringer hands off Father Time
EVENfrom this distance, Worcester’s home match against London Irish on December 23 is worth ringing in red ink. There is every...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoScots can’t moan over Lions says Maitland
By NEALE HARVEY Realist: Sean Maitland SCOTLANDwing Sean Maitland reckons his countrymen can have no complaints over a lack of Lions...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoTime for Gatland to change his style
By PETER JACKSON It’s him again: Jordie Barrett breaks away to score for the Hurricanes against the Crusaders PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 9 years agoBlink and you’d have missed these eight Test debutants
THE Lions having been the only game in town since the end of the domestic season, it would have been nigh...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFor consistency, Murray is your man
By JON NEWCOMBE CONOR MURRAY is without peers in the pantheon of great Lions scrum-halves – even the great Gareth Edwards,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoSpencer at war with Beaumont over shorter Lions tour schedule
Nick Cain talks to Lions manager John Spencer about the future of the touring side World Rugby chairman: Bill Beaumont Together:...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPlaying ‘tour’ games at home will solve problems saysWray
By NEALE HARVEY SARACENS chairman Nigel Wray reckons staging Lions ‘tours’ within the British Isles would offer a radical solution to...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Lions should have taken 45 players in first place
Replacement strategies are becoming the bane of Lions tours, as the furore around the ‘Geography Six’ – the late call-ups to...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Sexton and Farrell are certain to get better and better playing together
It was a privilege to be in Wellington to watch this thriller of a game; it was right up with the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: One match to go, and these Lions could end up legends
With the mid-week games over and just one game to go, I am already suffering from Lions fatigue and can’t wait...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: As the pressure ramped up, so cool Gatland kept his nerve
This Test was not only a compelling thriller which instantly claims its place in Lions folklore but a game which neatly...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBT Sport wins exclusive European rugby TV rights
BT Sport has secured the rights to screen the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup in the United Kingdom and Ireland from...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoOne match to go, and these Lions could end up legends
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN With the mid-week games over and just one game to go, I...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHunter leads women in their World Cup defence
SARAH Hunter will captain England’s title defence at the World Cup in Dublin on August 9. Rachael Burford, Rochelle Clark, Tamara...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoWhen the Lions roamed the Pampas
The Lions staged three tours to Argentina in the early days before giving up on the idea. The 1910 tour was...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLambie career in jeopardy
PATRICKLambie will not play rugby again this year because of an on-going concussion issue. The 26-year-old Sharks and Springbok fly-half has...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoAs the pressure ramped up, so cool Gatland kept his nerve
Big impact: Courtney Lawes BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT This Test was not only a compelling thriller which instantly claims its place in...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoSexton-Farrell combo ends Warrenball jibe
Throwing the dice: New 10-12 axis of Owen Farrell and Johnny Sexton IF there was a selection call on which the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoCaging these Lions would be vandalism
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN AUCKLAND was awash with red this week as thousands of Lions fans arrived...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoBlossoms blown away by Ireland’s power game
By EDWARD O’BRIAN IRELANDsigned off from their summer tour with a comprehensive five-try victory in Tokyo. Scores from Garry Ringrose, Josh...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMadigan eyes route back to Test scene via Bristol
By NEALE HARVEY FLY-HALF Ian Madigan has revealed his twin targets of steering Bristol into the Premiership and reclaiming a place...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoTobin brings in debuties
GLOUCESTER have added two new members to their strength and conditioning coaching staff. Tom Turner is reunited with Dan Tobin, the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAll Black centre joins Harlequins
All Black Francis Saili will leave Munster this summer to join Harlequins. The 26-year-old centre spent the last two seasons in...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoLions can cut All Blacks warp speed down to slow motion
Nick Cain says the Lions CAN beat the All Blacks – and this is the way to do it on Saturday...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoGet ready for the fireworks …and some dubious calls!
BRENDAN GALLAGHER sets the scene for next week’s Test opener with a tour through the ages Experience shows us there is...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoIrish sizzle in the sun to roast Japan with 7 tries
By JOSEPH ROSS IRELAND racked up seven tries to demolish Japan on Saturday in the second of their threematch summer tour....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoScots have every right to be riled by Gatland
WARREN Gatland has walked into a tornado of recrimination after his decision to call up four Wales players into the Lions...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoLions must learn how to ‘walk in’ those try chances
Will start: George North has no real challenger at present JEREMYGUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Guscott Lions Test team: Halfpenny; Watson,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoO’Mahony set to get a battlefield commission as captain
Missed out: Jamie Heaslip BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Sport still has that irresistible ability to surprise. Three months ago, when England played...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSix changes for Ireland in Japan this weekend
Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has announced six changes for the team to face Japan in Shizuoka on Saturday in the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoO’Mahony to lead the Lions against the Maori
Peter O’Mahony will captain the British & Irish Lions against the Maori All Blacks at Rotorua International Stadium on Saturday. The...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 9 years agoFurlong: I’ve dreamt of this since nappies
HAVING had to wait until the third game of the tour to get the ball rolling, Ireland tighthead Tadgh Furlong was...
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International Rugby
/ 9 years agoMcGeechan warned of meltdown 24 years ago
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Long before they knighted him for services to the game, Sir Ian McGeechan...













