All posts tagged "Ireland"
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Simon Uzokwe – Newcastle flanker
Not being offered a contract by Northampton was tough to take for Simon Uzokwe, but in the space of three years...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Clubs must be included in global season talks
There have been some sensible thoughts on a global season from World Rugby, a body that we are usually concerned is...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher takes a look at the 1930 tour to New Zealand
In many ways the 1930 Lions tour epitomised everything we have grown to love, and occasionally curse, about the trips down...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn column: Shadow of court cases hangs over new season
Usually when we get this close to the kick-off of a new season there is an air of anticipation of all...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoIRFU statement on Ruan Pienaar
Following the news that an IRFU rule has prevented Ruan Pienaar from signing a new Ulster deal the IRFU released the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRulebook forces Ruan Pienaar to leave Ulster
Ruan Pienaar will leave Ulster at the end of the season because the IRFU would not warrant another a contract extension...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Jamie Cudmore’s crusade to curb risk of concussion
Jamie Cudmore has hurled himself into a crusade this season on behalf of rugby players all over Europe, to raise millions...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tony Buckley – former Munster, Sale and Ireland prop
Up to the age of 16 my shoe size correlated with my age, meaning I had to have rugby boots specially...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Beware the All Blacks ‘in transition’
It seems barely five minutes ago that the Rugby Championship was first mooted and then established and now here we are...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: All Blacks for the title, but Wallabies will come again
This Rugby Championship is the start of a new cycle for the Southern Hemisphere, which leads to Tokyo and the next...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoGreig Tonks to spearhead Irish bid for promotion
London Irish might be down but they are definitely not out and Scotland international Greig Tonks hopes last season’s frustration will...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher remembers the 1908 Lions who halted the rise of Rugby League
The 1908 ‘Lions‘ tour of New Zealand was, at first glance, a miserable failure with humiliating drubbings in two of the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Martin Cooper – former Moseley and England fly-half
If anyone had told me when I was first starting out at Wolverhampton RFC that I’d get 11 caps for England,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Misery in Wales has moulded Steve Hansen
As head coach of the All Blacks, Steve Hansen has lost three Test matches in five years. In the same position...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn column: Global season would be no aid to player welfare
Am I the only one who doesn’t understand the continual call for a global season and how moving a couple of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Gregor Townsend would make a fine Lions attack coach
As amazing as a 2017 Lions coaching team of Warren Gatland, Joe Schmidt and Vern Cotter sounds they are all bosses ...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSix Nations can’t ignore Georgia’s tour glory
Georgia were back home in Tbilisi this week being lauded by one and all after their inaugural Pacific Island tour resulted...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNiall Morris joins Leinster
Former Leicester wing Niall Morris has joined Leinster on a short-term deal. The 27-year-old utility back has already met with the...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Ciaran Hearn – Canada and London Irish centre
1. Cian Healy – I played against him twice. The first time was with Agen against Leinster and then at the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher remembers the Battle of the Somme
Today we are commemorating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme which history has generally condemned as the greatest...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Welfare is sacrificed on altar of Test cash
For those who survived the World Cup and everything else the fates threw at them, the longest of all seasons ended...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: ‘Respect’ is the key to James Haskell’s rejuvenation
James Haskell is proof that you can’t keep a good man down. The sheer storm-force belligerence with which he bowled over...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNeck injury ends Luke Fitzgerald career
Luke Fitzgerald has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 28-year-old Leinster, Ireland and British & Irish Lions...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoRampant England U20s reach World Cup final
England are through to the World Rugby U20 Championship final after a 39-17 victory over South Africa at the Manchester City...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher column: For first Lions, cash not glory was top of bill
Whisper it quietly but the first Lions tour to New Zealand in 1888, which took in Australia as well, was all...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDonncha O’Callaghan battles to give war-torn kids better life
Warrior Donncha O’Callaghan brought down the curtain on a gruelling first season at Worcester and then set off on a more...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoStander hit with one-week ban
CJ Stander has been banned for a week and will miss Ireland‘s second Test against South Africa on Saturday. The South...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Ford’s bad day shouldn’t stop him driving England
Before George Ford played against Wales last weekend, Eddie Jones was asked whether Bath‘s sacking of his father as their director...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher looks at how Wales have never yet come to terms with touring in New Zealand
Wales don’t travel to New Zealand often and when they do it’s usually calamitous but history will show that their first...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoJonny Sexton ruled out of South Africa tour
Jonny Sexton has been ruled out of Ireland‘s tour of South Africa due to injury. The Leinster fly-half picked up a...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Mercenaries under fire as Agustin Pichot cries foul
Agustin Pichot was always a visionary scrum-half and the former Argentine captain has wasted no time in getting stuck into the...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: Gregor Townsend’s got his Glasgow Warriors battle-ready for Galway
As the dust settles on a pretty miserable Welsh effort in the Pro12, defending champions Glasgow Warriors are my tip to...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Ben Moon – Exeter Chiefs loosehead prop
1. Marcos Ayerza – Regarded as the best loosehead in the world. He is very destructive at the scrum but he...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher on the love story between Harlequins and Challenge Cup
The Challenge Cup in its many guises has been good to Harlequins and vice versa. Quins have won Europe’s second tier...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSaracens sign Bedford lock Mark Flanagan
Saracens have bolstered their second row option for next season with the signing Bedford Blues lock Mark Flanagan on a two-year...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoWales look for Warren Gatland stand-in as Lions wait
Warren Gatland‘s almost certain invitation to lead the Lions has led Wales to make the first move towards appointing a caretaker...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Underdogs Connacht my team of the season
Pat Lam achieved some notable firsts as a player at the end of the 20th century and the start of the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Sorry Jerry Guscott, but I disagree with your Pro12 prognosis
I read with interest last week’s article by Jerry Guscott and his thoughts on why he thinks the Pro12 has failed...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher talks to Colin Deans 30 years on from his big Lions let-down
Thirty years ago this week – April 16, 1986 – Colin Deans finally achieved his ambition of starting at hooker in...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSouth Africa name Allister Coetzee as head coach
Allister Coetzee has been unveiled as the new South Africa head coach today. The former Stormers boss takes over from Heyneke...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 years agoEngland and Wales in £10m match deal
England and Wales have struck a deal worth up to £10m to play two more matches immediately before the next World...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Ravaged All Blacks offer hope to Wales
The striking similarities between Julian Savea and Nehe Milner-Skudder extend beyond the fact that each has scored eight tries in his...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: Wales must believe they can upset the All Blacks
Flexing your muscles on the beach is one thing – doing it in the ring is quite another. I’m sure the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoEuropean dates announced for 2016/17
With the knockout stages of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup approaching, EPCR has announced the key dates for the 2016/17....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Stuart Hogg’s a worthy winner but Sarries pair push him close
George Kruis did not get onto the shortlist for the Six Nations Player of the Year, but along with the runner-up,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Six Nations review
Round One: Parisse’s moment of madness What so soon? My jacket pockets were still stuffed with World Cup ticket stubs and...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: Phew, a Grand Slam at last and not yet another grand shambles
And so ‘Fast Eddie’ has lived up to his name. A Six Nations Grand Slam at the first attempt made all...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams: It was great to see George North equal my try-scoring record
That’s more like it. After the nightmare of Twickenham it was great to see Wales putting that performance to bed with...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoKruis and Itoje omitted for Six Nations gong
George Kruis and Maro Itoje have not been included in the 12-man shortlist for the Six Nations player of the tournament....
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Evan Olmstead – London Scottish flanker
1. Scott Sio – I played with him back in Australia and he’s probably the best loosehead the Wallabies have right now....
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