All posts tagged "Lions"
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Champions Cup
/ 10 years agoStade Mayol is a far cry from that surreal day in Bucharest!
by CHRIS JONES The Stade Mayol provided a vibrant background for Saracens European Champions Cup clash with Toulon yesterday and it...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoLions await as Jonathan Joseph adds leadership to skill set
Jonathan Joseph’s emergence as a forceful leader in attack and defence will thrust him into pole position for the No.13 jersey...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams: You think Eddie’s tough? We had Gatland’s world of pain
England‘s players had better get used to these tough new training sessions because they are only going to get harder for...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 10 years agoTim Visser switches focus to his old Edinburgh pals
There might not be a Champions Cup place at stake but Tim Visser is adamant Harlequins will be chasing the Challenge...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHogg pens new Warriors contract
Glasgow Warriors have received a major boost with the news that Scotland international full-back Stuart Hogg has committed his future to...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoLions set for biggest pay-day in their history
The Lions stand to make as much as £80,000-a-man in New Zealand next year if they beat the All Blacks for...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoI’ve been beating my demons says Kurtley Beale
Watching Kurtley Beale, ball in hand, whizzing past defences at full speed is one of the most beautiful sights in the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWarren Gatland confirmed as Lions coach
Warren Gatland has been confirmed as British and Irish Lions head coach for the 2017 tour of New Zealand. The Kiwi...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: Get Stephen Jones on board when Lions confirm Warren Gatland call
When it comes to leading the British & Irish Lions, it’s all about experience and that’s why Warren Gatland is the...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 10 years agoLions tour schedule crazy says hero Fran Cotton
The Lions schedule in New Zealand next year has been condemned as ‘crazy’ by the only Englishman to win a Test...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoMove Six Nations to the summer says Gerald Davies
Gerald Davies today makes an impassioned plea for the Six Nations to be taken out of its winter habitat and rescheduled...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: The day Newport felled the ‘Pinetree’
Over the course of more than 50 matches for the All Blacks all over the British Isles, Colin Meads only lost...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 10 years agoMeteor man Maro Itoje ready for England’s next mission
Maro Itoje claims he is mentally strong enough to cope if his incredible fairytale rugby world suddenly explodes in his face....
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The All Black tour that left Olympics in chaos
It’s 40 years pretty much to the day that a rugby tour wreaked havoc with the 1976 Montreal Olympics, a financially...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSchmidt and Cotter in talks on Lions tour
By Peter Jackson The Lions are to interview Joe Schmidt and Vern Cotter as well as Warren Gatland for the job...
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Features
/ 10 years agoLet Schmidt and Johnno lead the Lions in New Zealand
England’s World Cup-winning captain Martin Johnson should join forces with Ireland‘s Joe Schmidt to form an inspirational British & Irish Lions...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Spare a thought for those on the treadmill of normal life
As the players finally get to take a break, no matter how short, given the clubs have already started pre-season training,...
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Dream Team
/ 10 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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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson verdict: Promise fades for Wales as Steve Hansen finds a new batch
There will probably be calls this morning from Humanitarian Aid organisations for another referendum in Wales so the people can decide...
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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 Championship
/ 10 years agoGloucester stint made me a better player says Stevie McColl
Two years after leaving for Gloucester, Stevie McColl says he returns to the north for a second spell with Yorkshire Carnegie...
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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 agoGB Royals lift Plate in Moscow
The Great Britain Sevens training squad got their first taste of silverware as GB Royals beat Georgia 15-12 in the Plate...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Marland Yarde offers better balance to how Eddie Jones wants to play
Selection is something that everyone thinks they are better at than anyone else, and so always causes a stir of emotion....
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Lions tour schedule devised by donkeys
A year from now the 2017 Lions will be travelling to the other end of the world with the aim of...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoOwen Farrell’s fast becoming undroppable like Jonny Wilkinson says Ugo Monye
Owen Farrell is a “champion player” who is on track to emulate the achievements of Jonny Wilkinson, according to former England...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: New-look backline can tear it up if Leicester’s pack perform
Leicester have plenty of rivalries that stretch back in time, such as those against Northampton and Bath. The rivalry between Bath...
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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: 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 agoGloucester confirm Motu Matu’u signing
Gloucester have confirmed the signing of Samoan hooker Motu Matu’u from the Hurricanes. The 28-year-old made his provincial debut for the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy life in Rugby: Steve Boyle – former England, Lions, Gloucester and Moseley lock
The day I was told I’d been selected for the 1983 Lions was probably the happiest and saddest of my life....
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Featured
/ 10 years agoGraham Price: Don’t let Jamie Roberts become Gravell Mk II
Jamie Roberts has been warned not to fall into the same trap as legendary predecessor Ray Gravell. Prop forward Graham Price...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoChris Robshaw: I’ll blank out RWC pain to beat Wales
Chris Robshaw has more reason than any player on the planet to bear a grudge against Warren Gatland’s Wales. The two...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott comment: Billy Vunipola must be at his best to halt charging cousin Taulupe Faletau
It’s a shame we didn’t see more expression from the Welsh team but the win overrides that and momentum is all...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Scott Lawson – Newcastle and former London Irish and Gloucester hooker
1. Rob Vickers – For someone to move to loosehead so late in his career but to make such a good...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher feature: A phone call from Eddie made Dan Cole king again
Fortunes can change very quickly in sport as Leicester prop Dan Cole has good reason to ponder one way or another....
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Featured
/ 10 years agoWhy Sam Warburton really stayed in Wales
Modest Sam Warburton insists he is not guaranteed his place against France next weekend and revealed how a dog kept him...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoCian Healy turns down Worcester to stay in Ireland
As predicted by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on February 7, Cian Healy has decided to turn down a lucrative...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoDai Young – I like a scrum but just look at my Wasps fly!
As a proud tighthead prop, Dai Young will always have a soft spot for a pushover try – but the Wasps...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Form counts for nothing in Calcutta Cup cauldron
It would be untrue to describe Murrayfield as a graveyard for English rugby, there has been plenty of success there over...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoKeep it clean and you can lead Lions, Dylan
Northampton forwards coach reckons hooker is a live contender to captain the 2017 Lions – if he keeps his nose clean...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: Star-maker Elis Wyn Williams earnt place amid the greats
In the Pantheon of scrum-halves, Welsh names are embossed in gold, spanning the decades from the tragic Dicky Owen to the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Nigel Horton – former England, Moseley and Toulouse lock
Being the first England player to play for their country across three decades, I once found myself the subject of a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoBig names have added to buzz at Harlequins
Harlequins flyer Ross Chisholm reckons Lions star Jamie Roberts and the club’s other experienced new signings have transformed the outlook at...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPerter Jackson column: Chris Ralston sad as ‘innocent’ man Charlie Thomas passes away
This is the story of Anglo-Welsh rugby‘s most enduring who dun it, a mystery involving an English Lion and a Welsh...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoAndy Farrell to take over as Ireland defence coach
Andy Farrell will take over as Ireland defence coach at the end of the Six Nations. The former dual-code international, 40,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jake Abbott – former Worcester and England Sevens
I’m living the proverbial dream as the first professional overseas player in America at the country’s first professional rugby club, Griffins...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Taulupe Faletau can become best No.8 in the world at Bath
Taulupe Faletau’s decision to join Bath next season means that they have acquired a 25-year-old who is not only a world-class...
International Rugby
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