All posts tagged "New Zealand"
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Ken Pisi – Northampton wing
Enjoyable to see Northampton at the top of the Premiership? Yes it is. There’s a great bunch of boys at the...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain’s column: We’re on the wrong road to Rio with Joe Lydon
Phil Greening is concerned that Great Britain, and their qualification nominees, England, are taking the wrong road to Rio. The former...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Dave Attwood about the effect the Bath quartet is having on England
When Dave Attwood grounded the ball over the line at the Millennium Stadium late in the script for what appeared to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Italy needs time to reach its full potential
Jeff PCan you believe it? After Italy scored three really good tries against the England team and Wales scored just the...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoMark Hammett to leave Cardiff Blues
Cardiff Blues have confirmed that Mark Hammett is to leave his position as Director of Rugby with immediate effect. The former...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature: England must take heed of Irish warnings from history!
There is no disgrace losing in Dublin – New Zealand are the only team in the world to have avoided that...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to the England forwards coach Graham Rowntree about the exciting new dynamism of his pack
Graham Rowntree wants a pack for all seasons. An England eight that can grind the opposition like a millstone one minute,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Eric Peters – Former Bath, Harlequins and Scotland No.8
It’s almost 20 years to the day that I scored the Famous Grouse Try of the Year for Scotland against Wales...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoMichael Paterson heading to Northampton
Northampton Saints have today announced the signing of Michael Paterson ahead of the 2015/16 season. The New Zealand-born England international lock...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Fitness tells and so do Jonathan Joseph’s twinkle toes
England’s victory over Wales in Cardiff was about energy, discipline and defence, and they proved that when those three elements come...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Chris Brightwell – Moseley & former Sale and Birmingham No.8
1.Matt Long – He was an old school campaigner for Birmingham. A solid scrummager and a good team man to have in...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jon Golding – former Newcastle, Northampton, Rotherham and England prop
As a player I enjoyed every minute I was on the pitch, the confrontational aspect of playing in the front row...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoNick Abendanon still hopes for an England recall
Europe’s in-form full-back questions the rationale behind England’s policy on overseas-based players.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLeicester Tigers sign forward trio
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper in recent weeks, Leicester Tigers have secured the services of London Welsh...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBurrell and Joseph to take centre stage against Wales
Twelvetrees on the bench but four Lions return.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoSamoan joins Saints until end of the season
Northampton Saints announced that Ahsee Tuala has joined the club until the end of the current season. The full back, 25,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Suddenly Danny Cipriani can tackle – shame about his kicking
The best thing that’s happened to Danny Cipriani this season is that we are talking about him being good rugby player...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps sign All Black winger Frank Halai
Wasps today confirmed that All Black winger Frank Halai will join the club from the Auckland Blues next season. Halai, who...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoKieran Brookes was right to quit Newcastle Falcons says Joel Hodgson
Half-back leaps to the defence of his old teammate.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Luther Burell must tackle his weight to be world class
Luther Burrell is playing well in a Northampton team that is sitting on top of the league with 48 points having...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLondon Irish confirm Ben Franks’ arrival
As widely reported since last week, London Irish have signed All Black loosehead Ben Franks on a three year deal. The...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Give promoted teams more money to level playing field
Here we are at the start of another year and, as usual, the hopes and aspirations of all rugby players and...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoFrance name Six Nations squad
Noa Nakaitaci is in line to make his France Test debut after being named in Philippe Saint-André’s 31-man squad ahead of...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Tom Coventry to be handed London Irish job
Chiefs (NZ) assistant coach to join on three-year deal after Super Rugby season.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGloucester bring in All Black Thrush
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on January 5, Gloucester have signed New Zealand international second row Jeremy...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoCarter confirm Racing Metro move
Dan Carter is set to become rugby‘s highest paid rugby player ever after agreeing a three-year deal with Racing Metro believed...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoI’m here on merit, Dave Attwood warns his England rivals
England lock believes an impressive series of autumn displays has thrust him into pole position for a Six Nations starting spot.
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Ritchie keeps the faith with Lancaster…for now
Ian Ritchie delivered an intriguing line in double-speak as he delivered his verdict on England’s autumn return of two losses and...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Tyro tens are the big plusses of the autumn
These days it seems to be impossible to make a judgement on any of the Home Union teams without referring to...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland Sevens change three for Port Elizabeth
England have made three enforced changes to their squad ahead of the Port Elizabeth leg of the World Rugby Sevens Series....
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Pay for a proper TMO system or bin it off
The TMO was introduced into the Premiership just over two years ago, and into international rugby a year later, and the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Samoan president accuses players of drinking culture
Players left raging by president's hint at drinking culture and accusation of not training hard enough.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland through to Dubai Sevens quarter-finals
England qualified for the Dubai Sevens quarter-finals but they will have take on New Zealand tomorrow morning. Simon Amor’s men lost...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoTwo “supporters” banned from Twickenham for homophobic abuse
Two individuals have been banned from all matches at Twickenham for a period of two years after being found guilty of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Those gallant Dragons who refused to be slain
It was the day that Bleddyn Williams led Wales to victory over the All Blacks and the afternoon Olympic sprinter Ken...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: All Blacks aftermath put Delme Thomas in dark place
More than 40 years have come and gone since the day the pubs ran dry in Llanelli and Delme Thomas still...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWales v South Africa preview
Liam Williams will start on the left wing for Wales against South Africa on Saturday after George North failed to recover...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: England need a coherent attack to test the top teams
Last Saturday’s game against the All Blacks drew the usual response from Stuart Lancaster and the media. Lancaster extolled the progress...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Sabotage of Samoa is indictment of the IRB
Samoan rugby is in meltdown a year away from the 2015 World Cup, and the fact that a Pacific Island nation...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Ross Batty – Bath hooker
How’s your season so far? Happy to be playing again after a shoulder injury. Club-wise, we started well then had a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict on England: Beating the Wallabies will keep RWC hopes alive
England being ranked fifth in the latest World Rugby (IRB) pecking order is about right. I wasn’t surprised by the adverse reaction...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAutumn internationals teams
England v Samoa England: Mike Brown; Anthony Watson, Brad Barritt, Owen Farrell, Jonny May; George Ford, Ben Youngs; Joe Marler, Rob...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Trench Blacks charmed Paris during respite from carnage
The inspirational deeds of many Rugby players on the Western Front have been well documented in recent years in a number...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Player welfare is all about how coaches want to play
The Autumn Internationals may be up and running but for the clubs its business as usual with the LV cup holding...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoScotland change four for Tonga Test
Head coach Vern Cotter has made four injury-enforced changes to the starting Scotland team that will play Tonga in this Saturday’s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The one cap wonders woefully short-changed
Mention of David Bishop last week and the subject of the best Welsh one cap wonders in the game has known...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: A few dickheads can brighten up the game
There is always a danger in professional team sports like rugby that brilliant players who are different – idiosyncratic in their...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoMichael Cheika ‘can turn Wallabies into World Cup winners’
Brian Smith and Dean Mumm back appointment of Super Rugby winning coach
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoRichie McCaw set for 100th Test as All Blacks captain
Richie McCaw will captain New Zealand for the 100th time on Saturday as the All Blacks take on Wales at the...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Alex Gallagher: Blackheath fly-half
Blackheath were the first English club to have a World Cup winner in their ranks with John Gallagher and, 20 years...












