All posts tagged "Lions"
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
KIERAN SASSONE HARLEQUINS TIGHT-HEAD Role models play a vital part in any young player’s career and academy tight-head Kieran Sassone could...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSexton set for a French swansong
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter:@neilfissler JOHNNY SEXTON is looking to make a return to France for...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSexton would welcome Autumn tours Down Under
By STEFFAN THOMAS JOHNNY Sexton believes the proposal for rugby’s new global season can take the game’s entertainment to a new...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoThomas must grab Wales chance if he gets it
IT’S NOW or never for Thomas Young as far as Wales is concerned. That might seem a bit over the top,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoJonathan shows his class is permanent
By ALEX BYWATER JONATHAN Davies showed Wales head coach Warren Gatland he’s as good as ever as he scored two tries...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWHO IS THE BEST NO.8?
SO is Sergio Parisse the greatest specialist No 8 ever. I would argue it’s a dead heat between him and Mervyn...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoElias can’t wait to oust Owens at Scarlets – and Wales
Frustrated: Ryan Elias RYAN Elias has had enough of warming the bench and admits he hopes there will soon be a...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLeicester wait goes on at Field
By ANDREW SMITH Huddersfield .17 Leicester L 15 UNLUCKY Leicester Lions are still searching for their first win of the season...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoLions in a spin as hosts’ fast start pays off
By ROSS BARNETT S Leicester .34 Peterboro’h L 27 SOUTH Leicester held off a second-half fightback from Peterborough to record their...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
ALFIE PETCH EXETER CHIEFS PROP Alfie Petch has the credentials to become a topclass tighthead. Hailing from Bude, where former England...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNo-contests taking fans to cleaners
TWO weeks into the new season and the Ospreys opted to leave their three biggest hitters behind in Swansea for their...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPuma king with the most giant killings
83rd cap: Leguizamon THAT old war horse Juan Manuel Leguizamon seems to be “retired” by the Pumas selectors at the end...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFirst-half mauling tames the Lions
By SIMON MOYLE Peterboro L …7 Stourbridge…36 LIONS went into the game with some expectation, but after 40 minutes the reality...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
CHRIS STIRLING THE YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE DoR AS a player I made over 250 appearances at full-back for my local club, Tawa,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoProsser lessons put Faulkner on road to riches
Lyndon J Faulkner tells BRENDAN GALLAGHER about Ray Prosser’s lasting impression BRENDAN GALLAGHER Winner: Lyndon J Faulkner in Pooler colours RAY...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoWorld Rugby must realise less is more
COLIN BOAG is correct, there are far too many internationals played each season. The November internationals interrupt the club season and...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoSmid’s early double sets Ealing clear by half-time
By NEALE HARVEY Cap that: Jordy Reid lands Trailfinder’s fifth try DREADLOCKED dynamo Jordy Reid produced a virtuoso display as Ealing...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMarx can make mark in Europe
Convert: Marx SPRINGBOK hooker Malcolm Marx might be under contract to the South African Union until 2020 but his CV is...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWarriors face loss of big three star men
Move? Ben Te’o WORCESTER Warriors are facing losing three of their best players who are all out of contracts at the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoItoje rubbishes French talk and stays at Sarries
New deal: Maro Itoje MARO ITOJE is set to pledge his loyalty to Saracens by penning a new three-year contract with...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSmith red card ends Bristol hopes of upset
By NEALE HARVEY Flat out: Alex Lewington touches down for Saracens’ second PICTURES: Getty Images Squeeze: Alapati Leiua touches down for...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoLions Tour 2021: Springboks are considering hosting a Test at 95,000-capacity stadium
The SARU are seeking to reap the financial rewards when the Lions tour South Africa in three years' time
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 8 years agoFerreira set to join Lions exodus to Premiership
On move? Ferreira LIONS lock Andries Ferreira wants to join the exodus of players leaving Gauteng to move to the Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWarburton signs up to become BT pundit
FORMER Wales and Lions captain Sam Warburton has been unveiled as BT Sport’s latest signing following his retirement from rugby. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe Beast has shown Kyle Sinckler the route to the top
The Harlequins prop explains what he learnt playing opposite the Springboks stalwart during the June tour
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoPremiership preview: Saracens
The champions have focussed their recruitment on tying down their current stars during the off-season
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChange was good move for Saints says Lawes
By NEALE HARVEY New era: Chris Boyd Faster and stronger: Courtney Lawes PICTURE: Getty Images HARD-HITTING lock Courtney Lawes says Northampton...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoThe Beast has shown Kyle route to the top
By NEALE HARVEY Learning curve: Kyle Sinckler with England PICTURES: Getty Images KYLE Sinckler believes his wild summer safari against South...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRuan’s having a really ‘lekker’ time in Gloucester
Ambition: Ruan Ackermann RUAN Ackermann says SA Rugby’s decision to overturn a ban on picking overseas-based players will result in him...
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Features
/ 8 years agoJantjies in market for move to England
SPRINGBOK fly-half Elton Jantjies is looking to ply his trade in the Premiership after the World Cup in Japan next year....
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Features
/ 8 years agoBiggar: Good to get out of goldfish bowl
ALEX BYWATER talks to Wales fly-half Dan Biggar about life on the other side of the bridge World Cup ambitions: Dan...
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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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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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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCipriani out to get the Shed singing
By TOM BRADSHAW Still improving: Danny Cipriani PICTURE: Getty Images DANNY Cipriani arrived at Kingsholm via a surfing holiday in Malibu...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoOld guard let you down Eddie, now leave them out!
I READ with total dismay that Eddie Jones is going to recall the old guard. Surely the old guard crashed and...
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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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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoAce Mo’unga has frustrated Lions chasing his shadow
By NICK CAIN On their way: David Havili dives over to score Crusaders’ second try PICTURES: Getty Images Show time: Crusaders...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLions’ board will demand improved schedule in 2021
By NEALE HARVEY BRITISH & Irish Lions bosses will play hardball over their schedule for the 2021 South Africa tour to...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLion Haydn dies at 81
FORMER Wales and British and Irish Lions flanker Haydn Morgan has died at the age of 81. Morgan won the first...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLions show their killer instinct to power into third consecutive final
By GEORGE LAWRENCE On the rampage: Kwagga Smith breaks clear to score for the Lions PICTURE: Getty Images THE Lions roared...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoJackson column: You did it Sam, you’re a true Lions legend now
Peter Jackson pays tribute to the illustrious career of the Cardiff Blues, Wales and British & Irish Lions captain
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoGloucester and Sale targets stay committed to Lions
The Springboks duo will not be swapping South Africa for England, unlike some of their former team-mates
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMerger between Hull clubs hits the buffers
By JON NEWCOMBE NOT for the first time – and probably not the last – talks about a merger between Hull...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoBut even Warburton has to bend the knee to John Dawes
THE timeless debate as to the identity of the greatest Lions captain has been given a thorough airing these last few...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoAce Foley spearheads Waratahs fightback
By SAM JACKSON Waratahs … 30pts Highlanders… 23pts BERNARD Foley scored a Super Rugby personal best 25-point haul to help Waratahs...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoJantjies shows his class to kill off Jaguares
By MARK WILSON Lions … 40 Jaguares … 23 FLY-HALF Elton Jantjies produced his best performance of the season to lead...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKieran Brookes is on his way back to lean and mean best
The Wasps summer arrival has shed just shy of a stone in weight and his back to his optimal size for...
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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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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoAll Blacks stars commit to the Hurricanes and NZRU
The Hurricanes play the Chiefs in their Super Rugby quarter-final
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoStick with Wayne as Wales No.2 Stephen!
Suited to assistant’s role for now: Stephen Jones PICTURE: Getty Images Stephen Jones has the greatest rugby mind of anyone I’ve...
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