All posts tagged "New Zealand"
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoBiggest Bets on Rugby
The sport of Rugby is one of high intensity that requires a high degree of strategy, skill and physical prowess. It...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoChancellor optimistic about Australia’s future
The Rugby Paper online recently sat down with three Harlequins Women’s players as they look ahead to their “Game Changer” fixture...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoRugby World Cup France 2023: A Celebration of Rugby and Culture
France is getting ready to welcome the world for the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which will be the second time they...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoRugby World Cup 2023: The ultimate guide for rugby fans
The Rugby World Cup 2023 is coming to France in less than a year, and it promises to be a spectacular...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Simon Mannix: ‘I looked confident but, inside, I was a mess’
The former New Zealand, Wellington, Hurricanes, Sale & Gloucester fly-half who has coached at Racing 92, Munster and Pau talks about his...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoHow Far Will England Go at the Upcoming 2023 Rugby World Cup?
Since reaching the Rugby World Cup final four years ago, England have endured a turbulent time in the international arena. They...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoEvans is plotting another Fiji shock
By PETER JACKSON A globe-trotting Welshman has become a major part of Fiji‘s grand plan to make World Cup history repeat...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMavericks who can light up the game
Paul Rees looks at the big-match characters who cause problems for coaches but who delight fans Chris Ashton was always going...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Matt Greenwood: ‘We got Eddie Butler blind drunk on Dark & Stormies’
The former England A, Roundhay, Nottingham, Wasps & Wakefield loose forward talks about his life in the game I snapped my...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoAll Blacks have what it takes to go all way
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK The decision by New Zealand to announce a new coach of the All Blacks...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoMeafou must miss out this time
NICK CAIN Emmanuel Meafou is a one-man army at 6ft 8ins and 22 stone, and with that sort of physical firepower...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoWhen familiarity is the key to success
CHRIS HEWETT As feats of the imagination go, the idea that Ireland might be heading towards a first World Cup final...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoPoliticians should give sport wide berth
CHRIS HEWETT The current US President and leader of the free world (so it says on the press release) is almost...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoLawrence and Tuilagi the next centres of attention?
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WITH only World Cup warm-ups to come in the international game this summer before...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoIreland flanker calls time
NEWS EXTRA IRELAND back row Jordi Murphy, 31, will retire at the end of the season. Murphy won three Six Nations...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoBrown agrees new deal with Leicester
By PAUL REES Patience finally paid off for Mike Brown two months ago when the former England full-back’s determination to show...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoIt’s time to get back to shifting the piano
CHRIS HEWETT Not long after helping the All Blacks to victory over the Lions in 1993, the formidable wing John Kirwan...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years agoBurns gets chance to make her case
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... England v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens New faces: Bristol’s Delaney Burns starts in the second...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSouth Africa claim the celebratory sevens title
By NICK POWELL Proud: Kirkham coach Jonny Roddam RUGBY School held another event to mark 200 years since the birth of...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 3 years agoScotland With A Job On Their Hands To See Hogg Off On A High
Few saw Stuart Hogg’s retirement announcement coming, as the Scotland full-back confirmed he will be retiring after the 2023 World Cup...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 years agoEngland need to be fit for purpose
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ONE of the crosses that Steve Borthwick’s England team are going to have...
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Paul Rees
/ 4 years agoAll eyes turn to the World Cup
Paul Rees sees the championship go to form with Ireland and France leading the way The Six Nations was for the...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoHansen: Weight of expectation could be Ireland’s toughest Rugby World Cup opponent
With unbeaten Six Nations and Autumn Nations campaigns and a series victory in New Zealand under their belts inside the last...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoPollard helping to put life into Tigers
By PAUL REES Handre Pollard says that his experience in the Premiership with Leicester has made him a more rounded player...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 4 years agoWomen’s Six Nations Team-by-Team Previews, England: Red Roses are still the team to beat
Once again, we enter a Women’s Six Nations with the same question on everyone’s mind. Can anybody topple the unrelenting England...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Andy Booth: ‘I’ve got every cap bar the senior one’
The former Neath, Swansea, Cardiff, Cambridge University and Wales B scrum-half talks about his life in the game I played back...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoI’m off to the farm after this, says Jessy
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France have had a quietly dramatic week in the lead-up to the Women’s Six Nations, which kicks...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Dave Tiueti: ‘I loved the Mem – it got me a Tonga recall’
The former Tonga, Bristol, Neath & Ospreys centre talks about his life in the game Fond memories: Dave Tiueti in action...
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Features
/ 4 years agoHonoured that France recognised my efforts!
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I MUST admit, every time England face France, it brings back memories...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSaints sign Lyon’s Fijian forward Mayanavanua
NEWS EXTRA NORTHAMPTON have signed Fiji lock Temo Mayanavanua from Lyon for the 2023-24 season. The 25-year-old has spent three seasons...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGopperth has plenty more gas in the tank
By PAUL REES Jimmy Gopperth will be 40 in June but intends to carry on playing next season, crediting his interests...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 years agoIreland star Molloy keen for women’s Lions tour
By BEN JAYCOCK Ireland back row Claire Molloy feels a potential British and Irish Lions tour will massively boost the sport...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 4 years agoHunter and Packer to be joint captains
By BEN JAYCOCK Back row duo, No.8 Sarah Hunter and flanker Marlie Packer, will co-captain Simon Middleton’s final England Six Nations...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFoster rules himself out of All Blacks selection
IAN Foster will not reapply for his job as New Zealand head coach when his contract expires after this year’s World...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPete Altham: Fylde’s deaf rugby player
Meet Pete Altham, a deaf PE teacher who is not letting his condition stop him from playing the sport he loves...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoRugby World Cup gets close; Favourites, dark horses and the talent
Outcomes from test matches in 2022 show that predictability is no longer present. There is more freshness in the air than...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoHow to Choose the Best Slot Machines for a Rugby Fan
Rugby fans in New Zealand are no strangers to online gambling; many of them use online slots to enhance the rugby-watching...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoWhy is rugby not a more popular sport in the world?
After watching a thriller of a rugby match, you might wonder why it’s not a more popular sport worldwide. Even though...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoTownsend: Gray in the form of his life
By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... France v Scotland Today. 3pm, Stade de France, Paris SCOTLAND coach Gregor Townsend believes Richie Gray is...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoFrance looking to return to best
Defending champions France are looking to bounce back after their defeat to Ireland in Dublin in round two of the championship....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoFrench stars can produce something from nothing
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK France lost to the number one ranked side in the world in Dublin a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHaag joins Scotland set-up with eye on England
By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Junior World Cup-winning coach Martin Haag is poised to join the Scotland Women’s team as an assistant...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoIreland’s passion play in classic confrontation
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Touts were reportedly asking €1,000 for a ticket outside the Aviva yesterday morning ahead of kick off and frankly,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoEngland need to find some collective drive
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE pressure is on England because Italy started the Six Nations very competitively against...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoGraham enjoys serving up the goods for Saints
By PAUL REES Impact: Saints back rower Sam Graham in action Sam Graham worked as a chef in a Michelin starred...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBorthwick puts faith in blitz squad
PREVIEW England v Italy PAUL REES SOUTH Africa have the bomb squad but Steve Borthwick has opted for the blitz squad...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAll Black half-backs will head to Far East
NEWS EXTRA AARON Smith and Beauden Barrett are the latest New Zealand players to confirm they will play club rugby in...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 4 years agoNadolo’s late score clinches victory for Waratahs
By CAMERON STEPHENS Former Leicester winger Nemani Nadolo scored a late try for Waratahs as they beat bitter rivals Queensland Reds...
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Six Nations
/ 4 years agoRuthless Ireland take no time to quash talk of a Welsh restoration
By PETER JACKSON Wales .................................. 10pts Tries: Williams 46 Conversions: Biggar 46 Penalties: Biggar 14 Ireland............................... 34pts Tries: Doris 2, Ryan...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Steve Lander: ‘Controversy inevitable when you’re a referee’
The former international referee, who took charge of 18 tests from 1995 to 2003, talks about his life in the game...













