All posts tagged "Japan"
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoMoney alone can’t buy success
PAUL REES SPEAKS TO PREMIERSHIP DIRECTORS OF RUGBY ABOUT THE SALARY CAP CUTS As Pat Lam wrestles with the question whether...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
PIERS FRANCIS THE ENGLAND AND NORTHAMPTON CENTRE CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST – EXCLUDING CURRENT TEAMS...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThe ‘great selector’ is causing confusion again
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE ‘Fast Eddie’ nickname first coined in this column to describe Eddie Jones...
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Features
/ 4 years agoCurry can be one of best in world – Jones
EDDIE Jones believes Tom Curry will have established himself as one of the best players in the game by the time...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChatty men Sexton and Biggar give refs earache
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The most argumentative of fly-halves to be found in Europe, or anywhere else...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoProp Ryan on Sarries’ radar
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER SARACENS are showing an interest in signing veteran Munster tighthead John Ryan, who is...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPrem will make Boks better says Benhard
By GARY FITZGERALD JAKE White has urged the Springboks to stop picking overseas-based talent but Benhard Janse van Rensburg has no...
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/ 4 years agoFolau’s back with try double in Japan debut
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK ISRAEL Folau made an emphatic return to rugby union, scoring a double for his new club...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoAleki Lutui: Tonga must welcome in Folau
Former Tonga captain Aleki Lutui believes Israel Folau should be welcomed into the Tongan rugby union set up. Folau has not...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Bath players have to be accountable’
By PAUL REES Eager for a long run: Ruaridh McConnochie has missed most of the season with injury PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 4 years agoI’m learning new things every day, I love it here
PAUL REES talks to Stuart Hogg about how life in Devon is growing his game Stuart Hogg was voted the best...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAmor gets a big job with Japan 7s
FORMER England men’s 15s assistant coach Simon Amor has been appointed technical director of Japan Sevens. Japan disappointed at their home...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoSuddenly, stability is in fashion for coaches
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It would be stretching things just a little to describe rugby’s pre-World Cup era as an age...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoA great year for Dupont but Marcus was not far behind
PAUL REES REFLECTS ON THE STAND-OUT EVENTS AND PLAYERS OF 2021 World Player of the Year: Antoine Dupont of France PICTURE:...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoWage bill is cutting the clubs to the bone
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME My fellow columnist Colin Boag wrote last week that the salary cap...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoNew deals depend on Six Nations silverware
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Two years, or 20 matches if you prefer, is how long it has taken Fabien Galthie and...
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Features
/ 4 years agoHow Mr Grumpy became Mr Happy
NICK CAIN TALKS TO STEVE BORTHWICK AND FINDS A SURPRISING CHANGE OF DEMEANOR IN a week dominated by the game’s tectonic...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChampions or chumps? Cup caters for them all
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW In the Super League for the overhyped, baseball’s World Series has long been...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoRugby in 2022 – Preview & Predictions
Rugby union fans have plenty to look forward to in 2022, with the calendar packed with a host of top-class events...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoEngland men’s 2022 autumn internationals announced
England men will play four home matches at Twickenham Stadium as part of the 2022 Autumn Nations Series. England will first...
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Champions Cup
/ 4 years agoQuins call for ref Nika to stand tall
By GARY FITZGERALD PREVIEW... Castres v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 5.30pm, Stade Pierre Fabre Skills: Quins hooker Jack Walker JERRY Flannery has...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPollard rejects bigger money to join Tigers
SOUTH Africa fly-half Handre Pollard says he turned down “bigger deals” to join Leicester next season from Montpellier. Pollard, 27, will...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoWhy doesn’t Curry cut mustard for best XV?
CHRIS HEWETT THIS column does not make a habit of agreeing with World Rugby, but this being the season of goodwill,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFifth place again for GB Sevens in Dubai
GREAT Britain men finished fifth at the second Dubai Sevens event of the season with a 10-5 win over Kenya in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTigers join the battle to sign Pollard
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER On the move: Pollard LEICESTER Tigers are locked in a battle to sign Springbok...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCome back to us, Chiefs’ stars tell Nic
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER Chiefs stars with England last week were quick to sound out Wallaby scrum-half...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJapan beckons for Sale’s Solomona
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Has a yen: Solomona FORMER England winger Denny Solomona is weighing up his future...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoConcussion forces All Black Hunt into retirement
NEW Zealand international Dillon Hunt is the latest player to announce his retirement from professional rugby due to concussion related issues....
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/ 4 years agoResurgent Wales aim to keep improving
Preview... Wales v Canada Today, Kick-off 5pm AFTER a revival in fortunes in wins over Japan and South Africa, Wales face...
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/ 4 years agoEngland must use width to beat Boks – Robshaw
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones could do worse than copy the Wallabies’ fast action style to stop the Springbok juggernaut in...
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/ 4 years agoLions Board deny Japan match Test status
THE Lions have decided their international against Japan last summer was not a Test match, meaning Owen Farrell won his 100th...
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/ 4 years agoEason selects strongest line-up for Japan
Preview... Scotland v Japan Today, Kick-off 4.10pm SCOTLAND head coach Bryan Easson has made just one change to the side that...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoNow De Klerk eyes Oriental gravy train
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FAF de Klerk has been exploring potential future career options in Japan as the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFar East life rekindles Freddie’s rugby fire
By JON NEWCOMBE AFTER his career hit an all-time low at Bath, Freddie Burns says playing in Japan’s Second Division helped...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoArms Park debut for Saracens prop Evans
Preview... Wales v Japan Today, Kick-off 5pm SARACENS hooker Kat Evans makes her international debut at Cardiff Arms Park as the...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoNew faces in Irish squad
IRELAND coach Adam Griggs has named six uncapped players in the squad for the Tests against USA and Japan. Leinster pair...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoO’Donnell back for Scots
FOUR players could debut for Scotland women against Japan on November 14. Shona Campbell, Holly McIntyre, Meryl Smith and Anne Young...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoShow your hand, Eddie – no more time for bluffing
NICK Cain was spot on last week when challenging what Eddie Jones has been doing and achieving since becoming the rugby...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoArgentina makes more RWC sense than USA
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST There is a very good reason why rugby’s dollar-desperate establishment has failed to secure a place for...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoJapan has a yen for showing clubs matter
CHRIS HEWETT ALL that publicity about the setting up of a new “global” 12-a-side tournament and positioning it as rugby’s answer...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEddie stirs the pot and comes up with new recipe for success
PAUL REES TAKES A CLOSE LOOK AT WHAT THE LATEST ENGLAND SQUAD SIGNALS Eddie Jones is like a Michelin star chef...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoZebo earns Ireland recall but no room for Stockdale
SIMON Zebo is back in the Ireland squad for the first time since 2017 following his return to Munster from Racing...
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/ 4 years agoWorld Cup could help make Pugh’s US prediction reality
By PAUL REES USA Rugby will in January formally submit its proposal to host either the 2027 or 2031 World Cup...
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/ 4 years agoEngland talent pool strongest since 2003 says Thomas
By ADAM HATHAWAY WORCESTER head coach Jonathan Thomas believes Ollie Lawrence and Ted Hill are victims of the English rugby scene...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoSamoa head coach Seilala Mapusua announces coaching staff for Killik Cup
Samoa‘s clash against the Barbarians for the Killik Cup at Twickenham on November 27, will be from a selected team to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoJosh Navidi is out for six months, Wales told
WALES have been hit by yet another crippling blow with Josh Navidi out for as long as six months. The multi-purpose...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCanucks deserve all our sympathy
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Canada’s failure to qualify for the World Cup...
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/ 4 years agoAlun Wyn stays shtum on private matters
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Say Nothing is an awardwinning book on ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland, its...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoJourneymen Saffers won’t excite the Celtic fans
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST As the first of this season’s Billionaires’ Row derbies between Bristol and Bath, two wealthy clubs separated...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoProctor keen to extend his stay as Saints near potential
By GARY FITZGERALD Hungry for silverware: Matt Proctor MATT Proctor admits the huge promise and potential to win trophies at Northampton...
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