All posts tagged "New Zealand"
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/ 11 years agoWatson to make first England start against Springboks
Anthony Watson will make his first international start for England in Saturday’s clash against South Africa at Twickenham. Watson replaces Bath teammate...
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/ 11 years agoScotland v New Zealand teams
Scotland have named an unchanged team to face New Zealand at Murrayfield on Saturday. There are four changes on the bench...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Dick Best about England’s best chance of beating South Africa
Dick Best says that South Africa, the big beasts of the world game, are on the hunt. He says that Springbok...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoAll Blacks called but I’m a proud Samoan – Alapati Leiua
Brotherly love caused Wasps star to knock back New Zealand in favour of a Test career with Samoa.
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/ 11 years agoRokoduguni out, Yarde in for England to face South Africa
Semesa Rokoduguni has been ruled out of England‘s clash against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. Backs coach Mike Catt said...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: How WRU left Adam Jones in limbo…. and then out in the cold
As recently as six months ago, Wales were proposing to sign their ‘Hair Bear’ on a Union contract at circa £300,000-a-year....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoDanny Care determined to prove he is the man
Scrum-half is a changed man with the alcohol-fuelled misdemeanours helped mould him into a more mature individual and player.
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/ 11 years agoSemesa Rokoduguni to wing it against New Zealand
Stuart Lancaster has handed Semesa Rokoduguni his Test debut as England take on New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday. The Bath...
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/ 11 years agoCruden to lead All Blacks’ attack against England
New Zealand All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has made ten changes to the side that beat the United States for Saturday’s...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Stats don’t lie and Semesa Rokoduguni is top in attack and defence
Want to know how and why Semesa Rokoduguni has forced his way into the contest for one of the England wing...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoChris Robshaw is the real deal says Nick Easter, lay off him!
Quins veteran has urged critics of England captain to resist comparing him to Martin Johnson and judge him on his own...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain examines the England EPS and asks head coach Stuart Lancaster about his key decisions
Semesa Rokoduguni’s selection in the 33-man England squad announced this week for the autumn internationals could be Stuart Lancaster’s chance to...
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/ 11 years agoRoss Moriarty commits future to Gloucester
Ross Moriarty has become the latest Gloucester player to sign a new contract to remain at Kingsholm. The 20 year old...
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/ 11 years agoRokoduguni in line for England Test debut
Semesa Rokoduguni will make his Test debut on Saturday after being named in England’s 23-man squad to take on New Zealand...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Those magnificent seven victories
England have beaten New Zealand seven times in 39 meetings, which sounds like a modest enough record until you appreciate that...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Why Eagles dare on this Field of dreams
The next time the New Zealand All Blacks lace their boots in earnest in a Test match will be a week...
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/ 11 years agoSBW to make All Blacks return
Sonny Bill Williams will make his long-awaited return in an All Blacks shirt on Saturday after being named in Steve Hansen’s...
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/ 11 years agoEagle Manoa to take on All Blacks
Samu Manoa will take on New Zealand on Saturday with a USA side which includes five Premiership players. Captained by Todd...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: The big question – can Kyle Eastmond force his way in?
A year out from any World Cup the best sides are established and are ready to rock ‘n’ roll. Teams that...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Team of the 2014 Rugby Championship
15 Joaquin Tuculet (Argentina) The exciting new Puma nudges it from Israel Folau who, although good, wasn’t quite the force of...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Joe Worsley about Bordeaux-Begles, Wasps and England
Joe Worsley had an expertise in rocking opposing teams which is unsurpassed in pro rugby. Worsley was the chop-tackler par excellence,...
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/ 11 years agoRokoduguni, Kruis and Clark in line for England Test debut
Bath winger Semesa Rokoduguni is among three uncapped players named in England’s squad for the 2014 Internationals against New Zealand, South...
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/ 11 years agoCheika takes up Wallabies coaching job
Michael Cheika has been appointed Australia head coach on a three-year deal today. The news was confirmed following several days of...
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/ 11 years agoAutumn Test: Win tickets to see Scotland take on the All Blacks
The 2014 Autumn Tests are upon us and we’re offering one lucky winner the chance to see Scotland take on the...
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/ 11 years agoPremiership Rugby confirms release of USA players
Premiership Rugby confirms that it has reached agreement with USA Rugby for the release of selected players for the US Eagles...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: With all these golden oldies, why is therea youth cult?
I have absolutely no idea who comes up with these ideas but today – October 5 – has been designated as...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 years agoGlobetrotter Asaeli Tikoirotuma takes aim at European glory
Flying Fijian believes his big game experience can help Harlequins scale the heights both domestically and in Europe this season.
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Now Stuart Lancaster has a licence to gamble
If Stuart Lancaster sees out his full term as England head coach he will have been in the post for an...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoI learned so much from that All Blacks nightmare says Kyle Eastmond
Plenty more to come from his burgeoning midfield partnership with Jonathan Joseph
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/ 11 years agoEngland finish third at Gold Coast Sevens
England Sevens finished third in the opening HSBC Sevens World Series tournament in the Gold Coast after beating South Africa in...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to James Haskell about his world tour of self discovery
James Haskell doesn’t do run-of-the-mill. If the guinea-pig generation of Academy pro-players are among the most pampered but least colourful that...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Discovering the secrets of those great schools XVs
What makes a great schools rugby team? And which were the best ever school XVs? Two perennial questions that always enliven...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Kyle Eastmond is central to Bath’s new look
No-one should get carried away with Bath‘s 45-0 win over Leicester because you would rather win a game like that in...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Martin Johnson’s out and firing – at wrong targets!
Martin Johnson broke cover for the first time in the three years since he resigned as England manager when he gave...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: James Merriman – former Bristol, Gloucester and Wales Sevens flanker
Winning the Rugby Sevens World Cup with Wales five years ago has to be the standout moment of my career. We...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoReferees appointed for November internationals
Welsh referee Nigel Owens will take charge of England v New Zealand on November 8 it was announced today. The fixture...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Welcome back Danny Cipriani, you can be the boy again
What we’ve all got to be pleased about as rugby fans is when a player with undoubted talent lets that talent...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Referee the mark and straight feed and scrums will be fine
Here we are just two weeks into the season and already my old front row partner Brian Moore is banging on...
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/ 11 years agoRugby Championship preview
Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje makes his first Test start for the Springboks in Cape Town on Saturday against Australia in the fifth...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Exeter’s Henry Slade about his outside hopes for the World Cup
How could Henry Slade give up on the dream of winning the 2015 World Cup final for England when the last...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Magician who turned invisible for England
James Simpson-Daniel was one of those players, who, like David Campese and Gerald Davies before him, was touched by the rugby...
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/ 11 years agoGeoff Parling frustrated by World Cup talk
As England launched their new kit for the upcoming season, lock Geoff Parling revealed he gets frustrated when asked about the...
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/ 11 years agoNew Zealand v South Africa preview
New Zealand have made three changes to their starting XV ahead of they top-of-the-table clash against South Africa in the fourth...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: These All Blacks are just fitter, not better
With the undoubted exception of England, circa 2001-2003, I’ve always thought New Zealand, year-in year-out, look at least ten per cent...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Delayed start to season will benefit clubs in long run
Here we go again, as soon as there is the slightest potential to extract some money from the RFU, the Premiership...
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/ 11 years agoAll Blacks confirm Test in Samoa
As reported in The Rugby Paper on July 6, New Zealand have confirmed they will play their first ever Test in...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Old-time All Blacks stand test of history
They could be found in Auckland on Thursday night sinking some grog and spinning old yarns worthy of the occasion –...
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/ 11 years agoNew Zealand v Argentina preview
As expected, Beauden Barrett will start at fly-half for New Zealand on Saturday as they take on Argentina in the third...
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/ 11 years agoAustralia v South Africa preview
Nick Phipps and Bernard Foley will lead Australia‘s attack on Saturday as they take on South Africa for the third round...
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/ 11 years agoManu Tuilagi’s mission to take centre stage
Manu Tuilagi wants it known that he is a centre and he intends to put the worst season of his career...
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