All posts tagged "New Zealand"
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoScotland 85-0 USA: One-way traffic as Scots put foot down
Scotland ran riot with 13 tries as they romped to their biggest-ever win at Murrayfield against a totally outclassed USA in...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Believe it! All Blacks are there for the taking
New Zealand may not be the imperious double World Cup winners they were in 2015, but at the start of the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRadford: We need a killer instinct
NEW defence coach Lee Radford says Scotland must develop a “killer instinct” if they are to close the gap on the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoBuilding from the wreckage! Steve Tandy’s task to reignite Wales
As Welsh rugby lurches from one calamity to the next as if trying to navigate a maze blindfolded, the worst of...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoPeter Jackson: Welsh Rugby’s press charade does the game no favours
When the top brass at Twickenham interviewed Dudley Wood for the vacant position of RFU secretary, they raised a pressing matter...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRampaging Pask, ahead of his time
ALUN Pask rampaged through the Sixties, a No.8 whose high-octane athleticism and ball skills made him stand out as a player...
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Features
/ 1 year agoHerrero missed out on the Slam
NOT many players voluntarily give up their hard earned place in the French national team but that’s was Andre Herrero did...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland v Australia talking points: Steve Borthwick’s statement and marked man Henry Pollock
England and Australia will contest the Ella-Mobbs Trophy currently held by the Wallabies when their 116-year rivalry is renewed on Saturday.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoCaelan Doris in ‘great nick’ to return from the bench for Ireland – Andy Farrell
Ireland head coach Andy Farrell says captain Caelan Doris is in “great nick” following a six-month injury absence and will be...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoLouis Rees-Zammit looks forward to Wales return but says training feels ‘weird’
Louis Rees-Zammit admitted it felt strange to be back training with Wales at the Principality Stadium as he prepares for his...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoWales captain Jac Morgan declares love for Ospreys amid uncertain club future
Jac Morgan has declared his love for the Ospreys, but the Wales captain faces an uncertain club future with his region...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoNoah Caluori named in England squad for Quilter Nations Series
Teenage winger Noah Caluori has been included in the England squad for their upcoming Quilter Nations Series.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland & Sale Sharks flanker Tom Curry closing in on his return to action
Tom Curry is expected to return to action next month, having had wrist surgery following the Lions tour with England and...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEthan Roots hoping his Exeter Chiefs form will impress England
Ethan Roots believes Exeter Chiefs’ resurgence this season will boost his bid to add to the four England caps he won...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoSteve Tandy glad to have Louis Rees-Zammit back in the Wales squad
Bristol Bears wing Louis Rees-Zammit is back in the Wales squad after a two-year absence and an attempt to make it...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoFighting weight is key to Rory Hutchinson’s Scotland hopes
Rory Hutchinson has been one of Northampton Saints’ top performers this season having been told not to lose weight when on...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoRecall for Magnus Bradbury as Sione Tuipulotu leads the charge for Scotland
British and Irish Lions centre Sione Tuipulotu will captain Scotland in the autumn Tests with Gregor Townsend recalling Magnus Bradbury and...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland’s front row fraternity must power up
ENGLAND have a costly habit of taking their eyes off the ball when it comes to the scrum, and they cannot...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Don’t hold Noah Caluori back – he’s too good
So a supernova named Noah Caluori, whose vapour trails lingered long in the sky over Hendon last Saturday night, is now...
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Features
/ 1 year agoPaul Rees: Time for Steve Borthwick to put his foot on the accelerator
Paul Rees considers whether Saracens flyer Noah Caluori deserves his England chance in this year’s Autumn Series.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoIreland v New Zealand – Can Andy Farrell’s men repeat history in Chicago?
Just under a decade ago, Irish rugby claimed its biggest ever win in its 150-year history by defeating the legendary All...
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Features
/ 1 year agoAll Black legend Campbell Johnstone reveals the mindset shift that redefined his game
Campbell Johnstone is a commanding high performance speaker whose tenure with All Blacks and professional clubs across Europe built a foundation...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoLouis Rees-Zammit back in Wales squad after two-year absence
Louis Rees-Zammit is back in the Wales squad after a two-year absence and an attempt to make it in the NFL.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEdinburgh captain Magnus Bradbury wins Scotland recall for autumn internationals
Edinburgh captain Magnus Bradbury has been recalled to the Scotland squad for the upcoming autumn internationals more than three years after...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoTom Willis left out of England training squad ahead of autumn internationals
Tom Willis has been left out of England’s training squad ahead of the autumn internationals.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoScotland likely to call up Adam Hastings at No.10
Scotland head coach Gregor Townsend faces several selection dilemmas before announcing his squad for the Autumn Nations Series on Tuesday with...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoIreland: Caelan Doris gets the nod but Joe McCarthy misses out
Caelan Doris will lead Ireland into their Autumn Series campaign after recovering from shoulder surgery in early May that ruled him...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPrem: Tom Hooper aims to be enforcer-in-Chief at Exeter
Tom Hooper admits he’s never been one to shy away from a challenge – and now the bruising Australian flanker is...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAnderson joins Scarlets
SCARLETS have signed No.8 Fletcher Anderson from the Super Rugby Pacific champions the Crusaders. The 22-year-old, who also played for Tasman...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Time for Maro Itoje & Co to take on the world
Maro Itoje scaled one of the most significant peaks in rugby union as a winning Lions captain this summer, but he...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoChris Hewett: The two-team solution has worked for Scotland
On a bad road day – the sad truth is that most days turn bad the moment you sit behind the...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoPeter Jackson: Long march of players from distant lands
The All Blacks are heading this way via Chicago reinforced by another bountiful raft of converts from their treasured trawl of...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoNEWS EXTRA
No space for Rugby Champs THE Rugby Championship will be mothballed in 2026 to create space for New Zealand to tour...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPremiership Women’s Rugby preview: Matt Banahan – It’s going to be highly competitive
Ben Jaycock talks to the new coach at Gloucester-Hartpury about what he expects of the coming season
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoUnions make stand against R360
EIGHT of rugby’s leading unions released a shared statement insisting any player who joins rebel circuit R360 will be banned from...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: England must unite Ollie Lawrence and Tommy Freeman in midfield
The prospect of England facing Australia at Twickenham in just under three weeks with a backline in which their 2025 Lions...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Absurd rule banning Jack Willis from England
The high esteem in which Jack Willis is held at his club Toulouse, in French rugby circles in general, and regularly...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoO’Connor will need to get act together
JAMES O’Connor will have to make some important adjustments to his recent performances at fly-half for the Wallabies if he wants...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWhen stats don’t tell whole story
NEW Zealand (population 5.33m) sounded a fanfare of trumpets over attendances for the All Blacks’ sold-out ‘blockbuster’ six home matches totaling...
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Features
/ 1 year agoPaul Rees: Springboks now the ones to beat
Paul Rees looks back on South Africa’s Rugby Championship triumph and ahead to the Autumn Series.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoScarlets keen on hooker
DWAYNE Peel says Scarlets are fighting to keep hooker Marnus van der Merwe after his club exploits made him a Springbok....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Furious little bull who was as hard as nails
Imagine being a French rugby international in the tumultuous decade between 1971 and 1981.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGalthie gets set to brief his troops
JAMES HARRINGTON FABIEN Galthie and the France staff met up in person for the first time since the July tour of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRugby’s international heavyweights join forces to deliver big blow to R360
Rugby’s international heavyweights have joined forces to deliver a significant blow to the proposed breakaway league R360 by declaring any player...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoPrem news: Sale Sharks poised to make move for Chandler Cunningham-South
Sale Sharks are considering another raid on Harlequins following the close season signing of Nathan Jibulu with England forward Chandler Cunningham-South...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoGeorge Ford is still the best choice at 10 for England, says Toby Flood
Toby Flood believes England head into the Autumn Nations Series in the strongest position of all the home nations – and...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoNo-nonsense Steve Tandy will do well for Wales – Shane Williams
Shane Williams goes back a long way with Steve Tandy and insists he has complete faith in him as the new...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: It won’t surprise me if Springboks land a threepeat
South Africa have got people talking about the revolution in their back play in the Rugby Championship after their huge victories...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoPeter Jackson: Saturday afternoons no longer for rugby
Back in the day when Cardiff ran the best club team in Europe, their fixture list guaranteed supporters 23 home matches,...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoArgentina 27-29 South Africa: Double joy for Springboks as they deny Pumas
Two tries apiece from Cobus Reinach and Malcolm Marx clinched back-to-back Rugby Championship titles for the first time in South Africa’s...
Autumn Internationals
Steve Borthwick explains how England predecessors helped him block out the noise
Autumn Internationals
England scrum-halves Alex Mitchell and Archie McParland ruled out of Australia clash
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