All posts tagged "New Zealand"
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: I didn’t think I’d ever see Owen Farrell score a try like that
It was a good win for England if not the most convincing of performances – but coaches and players are, in...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland women name team to face France at HQ
Katy Mclean will captain England on Saturday when they kick off their Autumn International Series against France at Twickenham Stadium. The...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoJapan v New Zealand preview
Frank Alai and Dominic Bird will make their All Blacks debut after being named in the starting XV to face Japan...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Ian Gough – London Irish lock
Bet you never expected to be at Irish this season? No! An offer came in and within a week I was...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Stuart Lancaster needs his leaders to push hard for excellence
England will be favourites with the bookies for next week’s match against the Wallabies, and it’s not hard to see why....
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Fifty years on, the kick that rocked the world as Newport beat the All Blacks
Dick Uzzell and his old comrades will be given the freedom of Newport next week in belated recognition of something they...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Warren Gatland about the Lions triumph and autumn challenge
Warren Gatland‘s credentials as the best coach in Northern Hemisphere rugby, and arguably the best in the world, have been writ...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Joel Tomkins fits my idea of a real outside centre
When I look at an outside centre I want an attacking player with enough pace to worry his own full-back and...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoNew Zealand name squad for European tour
Five players are in line to make their All Blacks debut after Steven Hensen named his New Zealand squad for the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoOwen Farrell earns Paul Grayson vote in line-up of the No.10s
Paul Grayson cannot recall such intense competition for the England No.10 shirt but the second highest points scorer in Red Rose...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoNew Zealand v Australia preview
Cory Jane was due to make his long awaited return in an All Black shirt after being named on the right...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Heroic, tragic and downright eccentric, yes rugby has it all
A mate of mine, literary agent David Luxton, has had the brilliant idea of organising the inaugural London Sports Writing Festival...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Exeter’s captain Dean Mumm about the Heineken Cup and Australia’s autumn challenge
Dean Mumm does not hail from anywhere within 10,000 miles of Devon. Yet, the Exeter Chiefs captain, New Zealand born and...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoHenry Trinder, Luther Burrell and Joel Tomkins in line for England Test debut
Henry Trinder is in line to make his England Test debut after being named in Stuart Lancaster’s England squad ahead of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Lancaster must be able to pick on-form players
The first European break gives us time to look back at what has been a hectic start to the season. Five...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Anthony Buchanan – former Wales and Llanelli prop
The year Wales won the Triple Crown in the 1988 Six Nations I was called up while I was at work...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSBW saga: he feels like s**t and meets with Chiefs
Sonny Bill Williams spoke about his controversial inclusion in the New Zealand Rugby League World Cup squad, and admitted he felt like...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lancaster’s dilemma is who plays 10, Farrell or Burns?
Having watched the best team in the world, New Zealand, beat the second best, South Africa, 38-27 in a humdinger of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Pullin much more than a master of the one-liner
John Pullin has long deserved special mention in the folklore of Anglo-Irish rugby, not so much for what he did on...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Sam Stuart – Harlequins scrum-half
After three anterior cruciate ligament injuries in as many years Sam Stuart is finally ready to start repaying the faith Harlequins...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Don’t let the big boys’ Euro row put an end to Treviso dream
While the ERC blazers, club representatives from England and France and TV executives squabble endlessly over the future of a European...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Gloucester fly-half Freddie Burns about his challenge for club and country
Freddie Burns is the sort of fly-half that scares the living daylights out of English coaches almost as much as he...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoRugby Championship round 6: preview
South Africa v New Zealand South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer believes his side can do the impossible and pip New Zealand...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoNigel Wray warns the IRB a Euro Cup veto would end in court
Saracens chairman Nigel Wray has warned that any attempt by the International Rugby Board to veto the proposed Rugby Champions Cup...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoLondon Wasps beef up backline options
London Wasps have beefed up their backline options with the arrival of USA international Andrew Suniula this week. Suniula’s arrival coincides...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNew coffee-shop owner Chris Robshaw determined not to become a has-bean
For Chris Robshaw, the coffee entrepreneur, it’s a case of better latte than never.
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Russell Earnshaw – former England Sevens coach
You left England 7s last month. Why? A family decision. Last year I was away 140 days and in my last...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Referee Poite got it wrong over Du Plessis sending off
The winners of New Zealand versus South Africa were going to be ranked as the No.1 team in the world. For...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoBOD named in Joe Schmidt first Ireland squad
Ireland boss Joe Schmidt has included Brian O’Briscoll in his first squad ahead of the Autumn internationals. The 34-year-old veteran is...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Leon Lloyd – former Leicester, Gloucester and England centre
1. Graham Rowntree – When I first went to Leicester as a 17-year-old Graham took me under his wing – for...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Worcester’s new director of rugby Dean Ryan about the challenges ahead
Dean Ryan is realistic about Worcester’s place in the Premiership pecking order. The Warriors are perched precariously on the lower rungs...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: McCaw’s a worry…but bring on the Boks. I can’t wait!
We must hope All Blacks coach Steve Hansen is right in his assessment of the injury to his captain Richie McCaw....
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Featured
/ 12 years agoLeigh Halfpenny told: Move to France will hurt career
Leigh Halfpenny has been warned about paying ‘a massive price’ for moving to France, even it makes him the highest paid...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher gets the inside track on how England’s academies are producing players to progress on the international pathway
Until this June, England – despite its vast player resources – had never won the IRB U20 World Championship or indeed...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Groundhog Day, and Gav blinks back into the light
During the course of fox-trotting his way into five clubs over 20 months, Gavin Henson has danced to the same old...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Time these All Blacks saw some yellow cards, ref!
It is early days for Ewen McKenzie, the newly appointed Wallaby head coach. I don’t believe he thought the job would...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Joubert shows refs can’t rule the scrum
Brett Gosper came up with some marketing waffle this week which illustrates how the International Rugby Board have earned a reputation...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: No favours for Fiji as All Blacks pick Japan
The All Blacks could have played England or Wales in November and charged their going rate for an out-of-window Test of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: All Blacks show they are team to beat once again
The All Blacks showed with their convincing 47-29 victory over the Wallabies in Sydney last night that they will still be...
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Moment In Time
/ 12 years agoMoment in Time: Walder flies in under the radar to lift Falcons
Little did supporters of Newcastle Falcons realise it at the time, but this supremely riotous Twickenham cup final would represent the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The Puma underdogs must show teeth again
And now the hard work and the pain really begins. Making their debut in the Rugby Championship last season was an...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoPaul Sackey joins Harlequins
Harlequins announced today that Paul Sackey has joined the club as injury dispensation cover for Ross Chisholm who tore his anterior cruciate...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNine or ten? Northampton Saints can count on me, says Kahn Fotuali’i
Northampton new boy Kahn Fotuali’i admits he will not be the fly-half that Saints fans have craved ever since Carlos Spencer’s...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoFrench giants can lure Adam Jones with £350k
Toulouse and Clermont will head the queue in response to Adam Jones declaring his interest in moving to France at the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lancaster must take England brake off
Stuart Lancaster has real talent to work with and develop, judging by his EPS selection this week, but the big question...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Will Bigley – London Wasps prop
He may not be a Wasps regular just yet, but with the tutorage of a former All Black captain 21-year-old Will...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoJohn Plumtree named Ireland forwards coach
IRELAND have appointed John Plumtree as their new forwards coach, with the Kiwi starting work in September. Plumtree has been Natal...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 12 years agoMan behind the match: Prince of Pace ensured England wore the crown
There are just five days to go before England are due to step foot in Murrayfield for the first ever Rugby...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Axed Pollock pays price for Lions’ lack of Plan B
It may be over and finished but the Lions tour is still reverberating throughout the game – and not in a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: World Cup is a fitting finale for Hair Bear
PeOnly one prop has lasted long enough to win four Grand Slams – Jason Leonard over a period spanning the last...
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