All posts tagged "New Zealand"
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Features
/ 2 years agoMaking the game pay is still the main challenge
>> PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE OPTIONS AS TEAMS FROM ACROSS EUROPE AND SOUTH AFRICA KICK OFF THE NEW SEASON The dawn...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland aiming for a repeat success
By Ben Jaycock and James Orpin Break: Abby Dow scores against New Zealand and, inset, John Mitchell PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoOutside centre best for Freeman -Burrell
■By CAMERON STEPHENS FORMER England centre Luther Burrell believes Tommy Freeman is best suited at outside centre and has the attributes...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRed Roses show who’s No.1 with win over Black Ferns
By William Gupwell England women’s head coach John Mitchell says his side will take valuable lessons from the 24-12 win over...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTom Roebuck targets England success
By Ross Heppenstall Winning a maiden England Test cap to top the best season of his career will not be enough...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoQuite right, Brendan, don’t indulge All Blacks
I couldn't agree more with Brendan Gallagher’s suggestion that we must stop indulging the All Blacks and their haka. He missed...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoThe haka is indeed a dance of welcome, and not a challenge
Brendan Gallagher is correct in saying that the haka is not a challenge. If this were really the case, why would...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTime for Steve Borthwick to prove his worth
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s talking points By Brendan Gallagher Honeymoon periods are not set in stone...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoFour-try England make it 17 wins on the spin
By Ben Jaycock England ............................. 24pts Tries: Packer 18, Dow 30, Kildunne 36, Hunt 42 Conversions: Aitchison 36, 42 New Zealand...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMagic of the Lions will attract record crowd
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know At the Melbourne Cricket Ground on July 25 next year, the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoExeter Chiefs Season Preview: Youngsters need to find place in Rob Baxter’s puzzle
Exeter Chiefs Season Preview Coach: Rob Baxter Captain: Jack Yeandle Exeter did not quite confound the belief that you win nothing...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHarlequins Season Preview: Joe Launchbury sets stall on being hard to beat
Harlequins Season Preview Coach: Danny Wilson Captain: Alex Dombrandt Supporters at The Stoop probably spend less time in their...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWelsh regions facing another long, hard season to climb the URC mountain
Ben Jaycock and James Orpin report on the big moves as Siya Kolisi and Jordie Barrett prepare for their new clubs...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoEngland Women heading in the wrong direction
By Jeff Probyn - A front row view of the game Watching last week’s game between England’s women and their French...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAbby Dow: Feeling comfortable in large crowds is key to Rugby World Cup success
By James Reid Abby Dow believes one of the keys to success at next year’s Rugby World Cup lies in the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMarlie Packer: We want to win Rugby World Cup in front of sell-out Twickenham crowd
By James Reid Marlie Packer‘s legacy will not be defined by what happens at next year’s Rugby World Cup, but the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRosie Galligan: 2025 Rugby World Cup can have same impact as Euro 2022 on Women’s game
By James Reid Rosie Galligan believes the 2025 Rugby World Cup can replicate the impact of Euro 2022 in transforming the...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoDan Tobin is England’s new strength & conditioning coach
Dan Tobin has been appointed as England’s new strength and conditioning coach following the departures of Aled Walters and Tom Tombleson.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJimmy Roots joins brother Ethan Roots at Exeter Chiefs
You need strong roots to grow, and Rob Baxter has bolstered his Exeter squad with not one but two ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBristol Bears can win the Premiership says Steven Luatua
Steven Luatua believes Bristol can became the first West Country team to win the Premiership – if they start where they...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoIntense rivalry which never loses its edge
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK SOUTH Africa and New Zealand are never far away from being the top one...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoIt’s time for Itoje to stand up and prove his worth
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Tough task: Maro Itoje will have to be at his best to lead...
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Friendlies
/ 2 years agoSuper Holly shows why she’s No.1 for Mitchell
By Ben Jaycock England……………38pts Tries: M Packer 11, Breach 18, 49; Rowland 23, Talling 44, L Packer 66 Conversions: Aitchison 11,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDREAMTEAM
MURRAY M cCALLUM, THE NEWCASTLE AND FORMER SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH AND WORCESTER PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH... 1....
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoToo much of a good thing can be overkill
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED "People might think it’s arrogant,” said Rian Oberholzer, the chief executive of the Springbok domain, just the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMarx on parade to make it four in a row
By Paul Rees South Africa ………………… 18pts Tries: Kolisi 48, Marx 73 Conversions: Pollard 49 Penalties: Pollard 31, Feinberg-Mngomezulu 54 New...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhen it really matters, Pollard gets the vote
Brendan Gallagher So in the week that we learnt a proper All Blacks tour of South Africa is likely in 2026,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTime we stopped indulging the haka
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE is so much disingenuous hypocritical twaddle surrounding...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoI’d fear the worst for Wallabies and Pumas
SO what to make of New Zealand’s proposed tour of South Africa in 2026, in fact it’s more than just a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSpringboks show why you should never give up
NEVER give up or underestimate the power of adversity. Never think a goal is out of reach and simply impossible to...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI couldn’t let my old club go to the wall
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WEST HARTLEPOOL PLAYER, CAPTAIN AND COACH, WHO ALSO REPRESENTED DURHAM, THE NORTH AND BRITISH POLICE JOHN...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoExtra incentive to keep playing
Super Rygbi preview ■ By ROB COLE THE slimmed down Super Rygbi Cymru, comprising 10 of last season’s 13 Indigo Premiership...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, September 8, 2024 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 13...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSivivatu finds new home in Wiltshire
FORMER All Black winger Sitiveni Sivivatu has joined fifth-tier side Marlborough as a technical advisor. Sivivatu retired in 2011 having won...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoArgentina embarrass Australia in record-breaking victory
By Joe Santamaria Just a week after a 20-19 victory appeared to reinforce Joe Schmidt’s modest Australian rebuild, they were humbled...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoHenry Slade ‘working doubly hard’ to return for England before autumn opener
Slade sustained a labral tear to his right shoulder during a Six Nations defeat by Scotland. Henry Slade hopes to recover...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoTommy Freeman: England will be ready for All Blacks
Tommy Freeman has November 2 circled in his diary and has urged England to make home advantage count against the All...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 2 years agoEngland’s Jonathan Pendlebury: U18 world champs unworkable
Since England's U20 World Championship win, many have called for an U18 edition, but coach Jonathan Pendlebury says it would not...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGareth Anscombe returns from injury to star for Gloucester
Gareth Anscombe has been charged with pushing Gloucester up the Premiership table, a task he is relishing after nearly a year...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoJeremy Guscott: England Rugby and clubs must collaborate
Once upon a time, when rugby went pro, the national unions took control of their biggest asset, which was the players,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland must find answers …and fast
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Left in the lurch: England boss Steve Borthwick and, inset, Felix Jones, left,...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRound 1 to Boks in battle of the big beasts
By ADAM HATHAWAY South Africa ..................... 31pts Tries: Mbonambi 16, Smith 68, Williams 75 Conversions: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 69, 76 Penalties: Feinberg-Mngomezulu 29,...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoOnce again, the world champs find a way to win
BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE scoreline would suggest a classic for the ages, the exuberant commentary team sounded like they were going to...
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Features
/ 2 years agoBorthwick faces starting again
ANALYSIS PAUL REES LOOKS AT THE DEPARTURES OF FELIX JONES AND ALED WALTERS AND WONDERS WHAT IT MEANS FOR ENGLAND ONE...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoEnergetic thinking urgently required
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED CRITICAL supporters of Bristol in the late amateur era believed their team was being straitjacketed by a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGopperth leads the way for old boys
YOU can’t keep a good man down. Or an old one, for that matter. Jimmy Gopperth, a couple of months into...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoCatch this team of nations on camera
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER FLY on the wall sporting documentaries seem to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoA valiant stand against apartheid
THE name of Jim Roxburgh may not ring many bells for rugby fans up here in the north but the former...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoThousands enjoy biggest event ever held for touch
Touch Rugby BY CHRIS WEARMOUTH YEARS of planning and preparation yielded dividend on and off the pitch for England Touch this...
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/ 2 years agoRinger was the fall guy on a day of carnage
RUGBY REVISITED BRENDAN GALLAGHER RECALLS THE TWICKENHAM BLOODBATH AND PAUL RINGER’S DISMISSAL IN 1980 PICTURES: Alamy Grudge match: Bill Beaumont competing...
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