All posts tagged "Japan"
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoTommy Freeman can take charge of England’s defence
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week Tommy Freeman is one of those players who, when he gets the...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoWorldwide Springboks still get it together
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Assuming those with their ears to the ground haven’t gone deaf, Handre Pollard, the Springbok...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMitchell: We’ve got another gear to go
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... England v Canada Today. Kick-off 3am, BC Place, Vancouver THE Red Roses head into their final Test...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWales breeze past drained Japan
By BEN JAYCOCK On the attack: Wales winger Nel Metcalfe Wales ............... 19 Japan .............. 10 WALES survived the threat of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLoyalty paying off for Alex Lozowski
Short of borrowing Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and strumming his way through a few chords of O Sole Mio, Conor O’Shea could...
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Columnists
/ 2 years agoManu Tuilagi makes mark for Bayonne
French Column, by James Harrington While the focus of French rugby attention is on Stade Ernest Wallon and the return to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoHarri Deaves – Wales’ next backrow superstar?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports At a time when the national team is looking for world-class talent across the pitch, the...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoJoe El-Abd sees Ferguson-era Man Utd as example for England after staff upheaval
New defence coach Joe El-Abd believes the success of Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United shows why England could benefit from the...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoKevin Sinfield to continue with England coaching role after agreeing new terms
Kevin Sinfield is to remain part of Steve Borthwick’s England coaching team after agreeing revised terms for his role. In a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoAlex Lozowski back in England squad
Saracens centre Alex Lozowski is back in 36-strong England squad for this week’s training camp. Lozowski, who has five caps, has...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoPhil Dowson: Fin Smith will cement place in Steve Borthwick’s Autumn Internationals squad
By Mark Stevens Northampton playmaker Fin Smith is firmly on the radar of England head coach Steve Borthwick, so says Saints’...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTime to add Japan and Fiji to Rugby Championship
THE endless mistreatment of Fiji as a second rate rugby nation is another disastrous admin blunder in the sport’s professional era....
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoWallace Sititi is following in father’s footsteps, but for how long?
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Cast your minds back, those of you who are sufficiently long in the tooth, to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoScotland set up Aussie showdown
WXV2 By BEN JAYCOCK Japan ............... 13 Scotland .........19 SCOTLAND’S hopes of retaining their WXV2 title were boosted with a gritty...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWales squander chances to get past Italy
By SAM JACKSON Wales ................. 5 Italy ................... 8 WALES rued a lack of composure late on as they suffered a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoLos Pumas have worked hard to forge own identity
Brendan Gallagher reports on how one country has built a rugby stronghold down in South America There was a time back...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoAlex Lozowski named in England training squad six years on from last cap
Saracens back Alex Lozowski has been named in an England autumn training camp almost six years after his last international appearance....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTop four finish is our goal – Harry Randall
By Ben Jaycock Harry Randall feels Bristol Bears can go one step further this year and secure a play-off place which...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoEngland should be aiming for treble top in the Autumn Internationals
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable, every week... The autumn internationals against the traditional southern hemisphere big three, and Japan,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoConcern over George Ford as he waits for scan on thigh
Sale medics revealed George Ford was taken off to prevent further damage after his thigh injury and are waiting nervously on...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCaptaining Leicester Tigers is an honour – Ollie Chessum
By Mark Stevens Match Preview – Leicester Tigers v Bath It was quite the comeback for Ollie Chessum, not just personally,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoFiji deserve to play with best in world
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Every underdog has its day, as Daniel Dubois reminded us in knocking an entire cathedral’s...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoNext generation of All Blacks looks special – Sam Cane
By Ben Jaycock New Zealand ................... 33pts Tries: Reece 16, Jordan 22, Clarke 41, 64; Williams 55 Conversions: Barrett 23, 42,...
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Features
/ 2 years agoTen years on and a handful still stand
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Veteran: George Ford playing against Australia in November 2014 PICTURE: Getty Images NOVEMBER...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEasson pleased with solid defence
■By DANIEL CLARKE South Africa ..31 Japan ............... 24 HOSTS South Africa got their campaign off to a strong start by...
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Top 14
/ 2 years agoGalthie’s plans will need a re-think
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN FOUR weeks into the Top 14 season and six weeks out from France’s opening Autumn Nations Series...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoJoe El-Abd named England’s new defence coach
Former Bristol and Toulon flanker Joe El-Abd will replace Felix Jones as England defence coach. The Rugby Football Union confirmed 44-year-old...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoFraser Dingwall: England will stay on track
By Paul Rees Fraser Dingwall is confident the shock loss of two coaches this summer will not derail England who have...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBeing captain is an honour but won’t change me – Alex Dombrandt
By Jon Newcombe Alex Dombrandt has vowed captaincy won’t change him as a player or a person after being tasked with...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoFiji make it two in a row as they see off Japan
By James Orpin Fiji ..................... 41 Japan...............17 Fiji won the Pacific Nations Cup for the seventh time – and second year...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWales and Scotland are in the mood to prove themselves
Star: Jasmine Joyce WXV 2 FOLLOWING their bottom-place finish in the Six Nations, Wales head coach Ioan Cunningham has galvanaised his...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoOutside centre best for Freeman -Burrell
■By CAMERON STEPHENS FORMER England centre Luther Burrell believes Tommy Freeman is best suited at outside centre and has the attributes...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTom Roebuck targets England success
By Ross Heppenstall Winning a maiden England Test cap to top the best season of his career will not be enough...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTime for Steve Borthwick to prove his worth
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s talking points By Brendan Gallagher Honeymoon periods are not set in stone...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoExeter Chiefs Season Preview: Youngsters need to find place in Rob Baxter’s puzzle
Exeter Chiefs Season Preview Coach: Rob Baxter Captain: Jack Yeandle Exeter did not quite confound the belief that you win nothing...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHarlequins Season Preview: Joe Launchbury sets stall on being hard to beat
Harlequins Season Preview Coach: Danny Wilson Captain: Alex Dombrandt Supporters at The Stoop probably spend less time in their...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWelsh regions facing another long, hard season to climb the URC mountain
Ben Jaycock and James Orpin report on the big moves as Siya Kolisi and Jordie Barrett prepare for their new clubs...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFiji cruise past USA for place in the final
PACIFIC NATIONS CUP By JAMES ORPIN THE Fijians are the first side to book their place in the Pacific Nations Cup...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoDan Tobin is England’s new strength & conditioning coach
Dan Tobin has been appointed as England’s new strength and conditioning coach following the departures of Aled Walters and Tom Tombleson.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJimmy Roots joins brother Ethan Roots at Exeter Chiefs
You need strong roots to grow, and Rob Baxter has bolstered his Exeter squad with not one but two ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhen it really matters, Pollard gets the vote
Brendan Gallagher So in the week that we learnt a proper All Blacks tour of South Africa is likely in 2026,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, September 8, 2024 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGareth Anscombe returns from injury to star for Gloucester
Gareth Anscombe has been charged with pushing Gloucester up the Premiership table, a task he is relishing after nearly a year...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoJeremy Guscott: England Rugby and clubs must collaborate
Once upon a time, when rugby went pro, the national unions took control of their biggest asset, which was the players,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland must find answers …and fast
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Left in the lurch: England boss Steve Borthwick and, inset, Felix Jones, left,...
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Features
/ 2 years agoBorthwick faces starting again
ANALYSIS PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE DEPARTURES OF FELIX JONES AND ALED WALTERS AND WONDERS WHAT IT MEANS FOR ENGLAND ONE...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoThis has been the best year of my life
Mark Stevens talks to Immanuel Feyi-Waboso about his rise to the top for Exeter and England Even by his own admission,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLaunchbury: It’s down to players on pitch
By Adam Hathaway Joe Launchbury has urged his Harlequins side to man the barricades or face another season of near misses...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSaracens agree deal for Braley
SARACENS have signed former Northampton Saints scrum-half Callum Braley on a short-term contract. The 30-year-old joins on a three-month deal to...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoSix-try Fiji prove too strong for Samoa
By JON NEWCOMBE FIJI started their bid for a sixth Pacific Nations Cup title with a 42-16, six-try win over arch...
International Rugby
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