All posts tagged "New Zealand"
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Vermeulen and Namibia, a tale of defiance and pure maths
If Namibia coach Danie Vermeulen could jump for joy he would have been in orbit last Sunday, instead he stayed very...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Jordan Onojaife – Saints Academy lock
When Jordan Onojaife sat down at home to watch England‘s opening game at the Junior World Championship last month, little did...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: George North and Alex Cuthbert are giants, but Fiji have a monster
Nemani Nadolo has been a rock for Fiji and Crusaders, Peter Jackson warns Australia, England and Wales about the 129kg winger.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoWales team in turmoil as Regions crank it up
With an agreement between the WRU and RRW seeming a long shot, the November tests could be in jeopardy
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Agony of 2010 can spur us to title in WRWC
A hard core of determined World Cup veterans may lay at the heart of England’s World Cup squad but equally it...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoI’d wing it with Wade says supremo Robinson
World Cup winner backs Wasps' flyer to rise to the top of wing options.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ian Davies – Cornish Pirates DoR
I wasn’t as good as my old friend Scott Quinnell playing for the New Dock Stars as a youngster but I...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Professional rugby seriously damages the Scottish team
As Vern Cotter comes to terms with the enormity of the task facing him and his management team in having to...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Life at No.10 hots up but don’t forget big Sam
Despite an influx of 10s, Jeremy Guscott tips Sam Burgess to make the biggest impact.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoLondon Welsh confirm signing of Piri Weepu
Following reports earlier this week, London Welsh today confirmed the signing of New Zealand World Cup winning scrum-half Piri Weepu. Capped...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Precision under pressure is key to the All Blacks
Reflecting on the latest Test series made me realise that the one major difference between the big three Southern Hemisphere teams...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: The eternal debate: King John or Benny?
The surest way to start an argument in any clubhouse is to ask one question and then step smartly out of...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: it’s time for Stuart Lancaster to decide on his style of forward play
The heat has been turned up following England’s blackwash in New Zealand with the All Blacks and their cheerleaders in the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Get the players fully fit, Stuart, and cut down on your subs
The biggest mental plus that New Zealand have over England at the end of their three-Test summer series is Julian Savea’s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Girls go full-time and and full-on for big prize
Without fanfare or fuss a minor revolution has been taking place in and around Surrey Sports Park in Guildford this summer...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Aussie man-mountain can Eclipse England
The Aussies are more inventive than most when it come to nick-names, and the one in the news most Down Under...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAll Blacks name Sevens squad for Commonwealth Games
New Zealand have named an experienced Sevens squad for the Commonwealth Games. The All Blacks will be led once again by...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoKyle Eastmond will show he’s the right fit for England
Bath head coach back rugby league convert and brands critics “uneducated”.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Coaches must acknowledge their part in Dunedin defeat
Well that’s it, the tour is over but if you are a pessimist it really ended last week when the second...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: England must get fit to compete
Stuart Lancaster will have learned some important lessons on this tour, first and foremost that you cannot chop and change a...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain gives his verdict on England’s losing tour to New Zealand
If England are sick of coming second, and return home determined to do a clean sweep in the autumn of their...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoTest debut for Scotland No.8
Adam Ashe will make his Test debut on Saturday when he starts at No.8 for Scotland against South Africa in Port...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoMUST WATCH! – The Power of the Haka
Auckland Grammar and King’s College face off with their traditional haka ahead of the annual derby. Goose bumps guaranteed! Earlier this...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVIDEO: Wales U20s hooker performs the haka
Wales U20s hooker Elliot Dee has become an internet sensation after performing a haka in front of the Baby Blacks at...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Yes, Stuart Lancaster has makings of World Cup-winning squad
During last week rugby was a bit like the Clint Eastwood film, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. The Good...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Courtney Lawes about England’s welcome strength in depth
Courtney Lawes on the bench? If ever there was a register of the growing confidence and depth of the England squad...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years ago“I’ll prove a point to Harlequins,” says Tom Guest
London Irish recruit Tom Guest admits he spent too long wasting his prime years stuck on the bench at Harlequins.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland ring the changes for last Test against New Zealand
Stuart Lancaster has rung the changes ahead of England‘s third and final Test against New Zealand in Hamilton on Saturday. Like in...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoKieran Read returns for All Blacks
Kieran Read will make his long-awaited return for the All Blacks after being named in the starting XV for the third...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Play Manu Tuilagi in centre with Luther Burrell
The experiment of playing Manu Tuilagi on the right wing didn’t work yesterday and if England want to end this tour...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Yes, it’s time for All Blacks to end their Pacific shame
Guys, it’s not the dark side of the moon. No fewer than four airlines, including the national carrier Air New Zealand,...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Top 14 cash could tear apart the All Blacks
The suggestion that Aaron Smith, the New Zealand scrum-half, has been sounded out by Toulouse about joining the French club after...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoPiri Weepu: That stroke was never going to stop me
Piri Weepu’s has always been a rugby life less ordinary.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoNathan Earle nominated for IRB Junior Player of the Year
England U20s wing Nathan Earle has today been nominated by the IRB for the Junior Player of the Year Award. The...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoEngland beat Crusaders
Second-string England score six tries to secure first win in New Zealand tour.
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun – Tom Woolstencroft – Bath & England U20s hooker
England‘s problems at hooker in New Zealand are not just limited to the senior squad, the U20s have already called up...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to England full-back Mike Brown about his remarkable transformation
Mike Brown is England‘s torch-bearer, but one with a difference. He is the man at the back, rather than the front,...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Tour from Hell did English rugby the power of good
Isn’t it strange how a perception of history over time can appear to alter what actually happened? Like all the fuss...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAnton Oliver: Where are all the All Blacks hookers?
Over the years, New Zealand have had an embarrassment of riches when it comes to picking players, but former captain Anton...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoManu Tuilagi to wing it for England in second Test against All Blacks
Leicester star named on the wing as five others return to starting XV
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAll Blacks reshuffle back three for second Test
New Zealand have reshuffled their back three for the second Test against England in Dunedin on Saturday. Israel Dagg has succumbed to...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Referee Nigel Owens let All Blacks off hook with his card calls
Chris Robshaw and his troops will be mightily disappointed at this defeat which speaks volumes as nobody gave them a chance...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAll Blacks star in new video
Following an exciting finish to the recent RBS Six Nations tournament, when England were ultimately denied by the free-flowing Irish, fans...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: We’ve had hell and miracles, so what next for England?
England rugby tours of New Zealand – with some just fleeting visits in these furious fast forward times – are always...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Surely Steffon Armitage warrants exceptional treatment
Steffon Armitage’s omission from the England squad for the tour of New Zealand raises an interesting question. If, before the 2019...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoEngland boss justifies latest Steffon Armitage snub
Percentage of EQPs in Premiership justifies the rule that prevents overseas based stars from donning a red rose jersey.
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoBurns at 10 for England’s first Test against All Blacks
Freddie Burns will lead England’s attack after being named at fly-half by Stuart Lancaster to take on New Zealand in Auckland....
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoJerome Kaino to start at No.8 for New Zealand against England
Jerome Kaino will start at No.8 for the All Blacks on Saturday as they take on England in the first Test...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Kyle Eastmond must seize this chance to show his skill
Kyle Eastmond can skin players in his sleep with his speed, footwork and swerve, and one of the things I’d most...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain looks ahead to England’s opening test in New Zealand on Saturday
,Freddie Burns is a big fan of the endurance magician David Blaine. Blaine has found fame and fortune as a modern...













