All posts tagged "New Zealand"
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoTime for Pivac to put faith in Keelan
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND This week Wayne Pivac will name his squad to take on New Zealand, Argentina, Georgia,...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoScotland left heartbroken by Marsters’ late decider
By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland............12pts Tries: Skeldon 8, Penalty 26 Australia ..........14pts Tries: Terita 58, Marsters 74 Conversions: Cramer 60, 73 Ashley...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoWales ‘have nothing to lose’ in battle with Black Ferns
PREVIEW... ■By BEN JAYCOCK Wales v New Zealand Today. 3.15 am CAPTAIN Siwan Lillicrap returns to the Wales starting XV as...
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Miscellaneous
/ 4 years agoCanada ready for Italian challenge
Preview Italy v Canada @therugby Today. 12.45 am CANADA will be looking to strengthen their World Cup title credentials as they...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoConcern as 88 matches in lower leagues are classed as ‘walkovers’
By JON NEWCOMBE The participation crisis affecting local league rugby is showing no signs of abating despite a comprehensive league restructure...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoTigers have Shillcock in their sights
Wanted man: Jamie Shillcock Leicester Tigers have opened talks with Jamie Shillcock as the bun fight to sign up former Worcester...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoOne-sided victories no good for anyone
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST THE basic mix of marketing ingredients for sporting World Cups is one part exaggeration to three parts...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoHat-trick for Woodman as Black Ferns claim bonus
By MARK DOCHERTY Australia ..........17pts Tries: Terita 13, 28; Wong 16 Conversions: McKenzie 18 New Zealand ..41pts Conversions: Tries: Tries: Ngan-Woo...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoFrance get aggressive to sweep South Africa aside
By BEN JAYCOCK South Africa ......5pts Tries: Mabenge 50 France ................40pts Tries: Sansus 2, 67; Vernier 11, Boulard 17, Drouin 70,...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoCanada confident they can lift crown
Preview Japan v Canada Today. Kick-off 3.15 am CANADA coach Kevin Rouet believes his side have what it takes to win...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoIt’s brilliant to be involved in this event, says Haag
By JON NEWCOMBE SIX years after he led England U20s to victory in Manchester, Martin Haag makes his competitive World Cup...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoAlphonsi: Kabeya is better than me
By BEN JAYCOCK Making a name for herself: England’s 20-year-old flanker Sadia Kabeya Maggie Alphonsi is confident England can win the...
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Guest columnists
/ 4 years agoEngland must step it up for Le Crunch
ROCKY CLARK WORLD CUP WINNER So the wait is over. Five years after England lost the 2017 World Cup final against...
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Paul Rees
/ 4 years agoHow the spirit of adventure is taking over
When England were eliminated from the 2011 World Cup at the quarterfinal stage, one voice in New Zealand said farewell by...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 4 years agoWhiffin steps up for Highlanders
By JON NEWCOMBE EXCLUSIVE Richard Whiffin is hugely excited at the prospect of becoming the first Englishman to coach a New...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoCardiff are crying out for more leadership
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND There's never a dull moment in Welsh rugby, and this week has been no different....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPortugal looking good for final spot
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S all been a bit doom and gloom...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoWilliams injury doubt for Wales
Scarlets centre Johnny Williams is a doubt for Wales’ autumn internationals after suffering another calf injury against Benetton. The 25-year-old suffered the problem...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoIn this Sunday’s Rugby Paper: Alphonsi, Worcester, and Red Roses opener
It’s been a dark and painful week not just for Worcester Warriors fans, but for English Rugby in general, as part...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeon MacDonald announced as All Blacks XV Head Coach
Leon MacDonald has been announced as Head Coach of the All Blacks XV and will guide the team on a two-match...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 years agoDow back on bench as Kebaya gets start for England opener
Abby Dow is likely to make her return from injury off the bench, as 20-year-old flanker Sadia Kebaya gets a start...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJapan, NZ & France looking at Tuilagi
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler England and Lions star Manu Tuilagi is attracting interest from...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 4 years agoLionesses have inspired us to live the moment says Middleton
By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND A year later than advertised, the 2021 Women’s World Cup gets underway in New Zealand next weekend...
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Paul Rees
/ 4 years agoWhy a global season could help manage game’s woes
Paul Rees looks at England’s training camp squad and asks why the professional game is not working The Premiership has never...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoTournament brimming with standout moments
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT was after round two from memory that...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 4 years agoCuthbert a doubt for Wales’ autumn
ALEX Cuthbert is a doubt for Wales’ autumn international series with a shoulder injury. The 52-cap wing has enjoyed a rejuvenation...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 years agoEngland women set for standalone match at Twickenham against France
England‘s women will play their first ever standalone match at Twickenham next year against France in the Six Nations. The Red...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoWhy Club World Cup must fit into calendar
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Ideas like the Club World Cup get my support if they encourage rugby of...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoSteward hat-trick puts Tigers on top
By ADAM HATHAWAY Northampton....21pts Tries: Mitchell 14, Freeman 16, Coles 45 Conversions: Biggar 15, 17, 45 Leicester ..........41pts Tries: Steward 38,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 4 years agoBasham back for Dragons
Preview Dragons v Munster Today. Kick-off 3pm WALES flanker Taine Basham starts as Dragons looks to bounce from the 44-6 hammering...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoMiddleton should open up strongly in World Cup
ROCKY CLARK WORLD CUP WINNER Five years on from the last World Cup there were 39 Red Roses awaiting squad selection,...
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Paul Rees
/ 4 years agoRaynal’s call correct …but was it fair?
Paul Rees finds out how the French referee’s last-minute decision has divided opinions Australia claim that World Rugby has backed their...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoFive-try rout puts All Blacks on top
By NICK POWELL New Zealand ..40pts Tries: Jordan 23, Penalty 28, Whitelock 43, Taylor 54, Tu’ungafasi 65 Conversions: Mo’unga 24, 44...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoVerdict on corruption charges is awaited
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Tuesday, December 13. That’s the date a Paris court delivers its verdicts on FFR President Bernard Laporte,...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 4 years agoIn Sunday’s Rugby Paper
It’s a huge weekend of rugby, as the Rugby Championship reaches its conclusion, and there are some big games in the...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoWhitelock leads All-Blacks for Championship decider
Sam Whitelock is to lead a New Zealand team that includes six changes from the side that beat Australia last week,...
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Nick Cain
/ 4 years agoTime for England to get Sevens game in order
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is no nation in the Rugby Union family that was not disrupted...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoOne old competition which has had its day
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Younger readers may be surprised to learn that back in the days when dinosaurs were roaming the...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoWales can grow into a real force under Ioan
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND It was a tough night at the office for the Wales Women side earlier in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoWelsh to the core, but a fine citizen of the world
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Life was a magical mystery tour for Eddie...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
Week beginning Sunday, September 18, 2022 It is advisable to check matches and kick-off times with the clubs SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 18...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoAll Blacks win thriller after bizarre Raynal call
Australia.........37pts Tries: Valentini 25, Kellaway 60, 67, Samu 73 Conversions: Foley 26, 61, 68, 74 Penalties: Foley 18, 47 New Zealand…..39pts Tries: Taukei'aho 4, 41, Mo'unga...
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Women's International
/ 4 years agoRed Roses hammer Wales in final World Cup warm-up
England …………73pts Wales ………………….7pts By MARK DOCHERTY The Red Roses secured a world record 25th consecutive victory in style with a 66-point...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoSpringboks unchanged for critical Argentina clash
South Africa have made no changes to their starting line-up ahead of their vital match against Argentina in Round Five of...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoFoley back as Australia ring changes
Bernard Foley has returned to the Australian team for the first time since 2019, as the Wallabies change seven for the...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 4 years agoDuo of changes for All Blacks’ Bledisloe opener
New Zealand have made two enforced changes in the only switches to their starting line-up for this Thursday’s Rugby Championship and...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTime for England to get act together
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK We are a year out from the 2023 World Cup – and three...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRobinson magic spurs Red Rose fightback
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoForthcoming fixtures
SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 11 NATIONAL LEAGUES Premiership (3pm kick-off) Gloucester v Wasps Sale v Northampton WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 14 INTERNATIONALS Women’s England v...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorld of rugby mourns death of Queen Elizabeth II
The world of rugby at all levels were united as they mourned the death of Queen Elizabeth II on Thursday evening....
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