All posts tagged "New Zealand"
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Features
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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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/ 2 months 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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/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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
/ 2 months 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...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoAustralia 14-28 New Zealand: Wallabies show some spark but All Blacks march on
New Zealand extended their dominance over Australia to a record 11 consecutive victories in wet conditions at a sold-out Optus Stadium...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Decline of Samoa is sad to see
Despite the expansion of the World Cup to 24 teams for RWC 2027, Samoa now run a serious risk of not...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Why it’s right time to invest in the ‘have nots’
A massive hat-tip to all those involved in both organising the Women’s World Cup and those behind England’s triumph, on and...
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Features
/ 2 months agoYoung Guns: Tubuna Maka – Leicester Tigers prop
Leicester Tigers teenager Tubuna Maka believes his switch from tighthead to loosehead will be crucial in his development.
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoMax Nagy: From the fields of Buckingham to the Ospreys’ arena
Peter Ryan speaks to Max Nagy about his journey from Buckingham to the Ospreys, and how rugby has shaped both his...
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Featured
/ 3 months agoRugby’s Moments of the Week: Red Roses take headlines with World Cup win
It was a weekend to remember in the world of rugby—one that reminded us why the sport stirs such deep emotion....
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 months agoTop of the world! Record crowd celebrates England World Cup glory
England captain Zoe Aldcroft lifted the women’s World Cup in front of a record-breaking crowd at Twickenham yesterday and declared: “This...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoUgo Monye backs World Cup to boost Premiership Women’s Rugby
Ugo Monye says the true legacy of the record-breaking women’s World Cup will be felt in the PWR – with the...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 months agoTeam of the Tournament: Ben Jaycock’s Women’s World Cup picks
Ben Jaycock selects five from England, four from Canada, three from SA, two from NZ and one from France for his...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 months agoEngland 33-13 Canada: Red Roses’ power is the key to glory
In front of a world record crowd for a women’s match of 81,885, England swept Canada aside to claim their first...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 months agoNew Zealand 42-26 France: Black Ferns get their act together to take bronze
New Zealand ensured they ended the tournament on a high by claiming the bronze medals, maintaining their record of never losing...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew Zealand 33-24 Australia: Cam Roigard steps up to lead All Blacks home
New Zealand made it 24 wins in a row over Australia at Eden Park to regain the Bledisloe Cup for yet...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoSouth Africa 67-30 Argentina: Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu ignites Springbok rampage
Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu scored a hat-trick on his way to breaking the record for the most points scored by a South African...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoPeter Jackson: Final throw of the dice for Liam Williams
Newcastle Red Bulls opened the Prem season on Friday without their latest signing.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoBrendan Gallagher: World Cup 2035 has to be held in Europe
World Rugby fires the starting gun next week for those with dreams of hosting RWC2035, which seems an eternity away but...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoDREAM TEAM
SYD BLACKMORE, THE FORMER BATH, WALES U20S, CORNISH PIRATES AND NOW AMPTHILL BLINDSIDE FLANKER SELECTS THE BEST XV PLAYERS HE HAS...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 3 months agoSteelman too hot for Cardiff
Super Rygbi round-up ■By CARL FIELD EARLY pacesetters Ebbw Vale fired a warning to the rest in Super Rygbi Cymru by...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Abbie Ward driven by daughter Hallie as England chase glory
Abbie Ward says her young daughter has given her the “extra boost” to go out and win Saturday’s Women’s Rugby World...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: England’s Lark Atkin-Davies on swapping teaching for rugby
Lark Atkin-Davies joked that running out at a sold-out Allianz Stadium at the Rugby World Cup final would be child’s play...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Sadia Kabeya on England’s bid for redemption
For some Red Roses, you’d need a diary of sports psychiatrist appointments to unpack their feelings about their three-point World Cup...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 3 months agoWomen’s World Cup final preview: Sarah Hunter insists England will not crack under pressure
Sarah Hunter insists the Red Roses won’t wilt under the weight of expectation from a world-record crowd in this weekend’s Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEllie Kildunne and Canterbury of New Zealand collaborate on world-first boot design
Canterbury of New Zealand has announced a world-first in rugby footwear: a ground-breaking boot designed in collaboration with England international and...
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Featured
/ 3 months ago“Let’s go girls!” Can dark-horse Canada upset the Red Roses’ World Cup Final ambitions?
By Chris Collyer Saturday’s RWC Final between Canada and England promises to be the blockbuster match of the tournament as the...
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Featured
/ 3 months agoRugby’s Moments of the Week: Ellie Kildunne takes Red Roses to World Cup final
This week in rugby has been nothing short of thrilling, with big moments unfolding around the world. From intense World Cup...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 months agoOllie Chessum opts for relaxed approach
Ollie Chessum reckons the mayhem of a Lions tour has persuaded him to take a more relaxed attitude with another Prem...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 3 months agoOllie Lawrence back in running for England ahead of autumn Tests
Ollie Lawrence returned to the England fold this week for a three-day training camp after six months out with an Achilles...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEngland 35-17 France: Imposing Red Roses make no mistake
England’s Red Roses will contest their seventh straight Women’s Rugby World Cup final following an Ellie Kildunne-inspired win over France.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoNew Zealand 19-34 Canada: Maple Leafs stay strong to take down Black Ferns
Confident Canada revelled in a barnstorming semi-final win over defending champions New Zealand to book a place in just their second...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: Game facing fight to retain its integrity
The Filipo Daugunu try which gave Australia two losing bonus points against Argentina in Sydney last weekend crossed a red line...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoSouth are showing the north how it’s done
DECISIVE? Indisputable? Unequivocal? South Africa’s triumph over New Zealand last weekend was all these things with knobs on, but it still...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoRassie’s new show: Beauty and the beast
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW NINE TESTS OF TWO HALVES Sep 2025: Rugby Championship, Wellington: New Zealand 10...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoPrem preview: Owen Farrell back home at Saracens and ready to roar
Saracens started this month in the heat of Durban, training with and playing against the Sharks.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoIoane aims to light up Leinster
Ben Jaycock looks ahead to the 16-team URC season and highlights the players who will be out to make a difference...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 months agoTwickenham finale will be a rare treat
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER NARRATIVES can move very quickly in sport, and...
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Features
/ 3 months agoTensions are building as workloads increase
ANYONE paying even the slightest attention to news from France will know that things seem a little tense right now. On...
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Featured
/ 3 months agoBest Head-to-Head Matchups in the Women’s World Cup Semis and Pacific Nations Cup
With World Cup dreams on the line and silverware within reach, this weekend promises some of the most intense and emotional...
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Featured
/ 3 months agoWeekend Talking Points: Women’s World Cup semi-finals set to bring drama
It’s a blockbuster weekend across the global rugby landscape, with major storylines unfolding in both the international and domestic arenas. From...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEngland: Red Roses urged to hit heights
Hooker Amy Cokayne has urged England to live up to their favourites billing as the World Cup heads into its business...
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/ 3 months agoRugby Championship
Record breaker: Siya Kolisi lifts the Freedom Cup after South Africa beat New Zealand 43-10 in Wellington yesterday – the All...
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