All posts tagged "New Zealand"
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Most marquee players just aren’t worth the money
The Premiership has been a two-team preserve for too long. But Nick Cain questions Steve Lansdown's route to dethroning Saracens
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Shane Williams
/ 6 years agoLife with the Lions was just so physical
We are living in the age of TV flashbacks as the lockdown continues and everyone craves some form of sporting action....
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Shane Williams
/ 6 years agoFind out why King John was so regal
I NEVER saw him play, but I’ve heard all the stories about how good he was. Barry John continues to be...
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Features
/ 6 years agoJonny gets the drop on Joel for his courage and composure
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the most important dropped goals TOP 20 …DROP GOALS NEXT WEEK Rugby-playing...
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Features
/ 6 years agoOvernight success took Chiefs 13 years!
On Tuesday, Exeter Chiefs celebrate the tenth anniversary of winning promotion to the Premiership. NEALE HARVEY marks that momentous day by...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoReduce the bench? It just can’t happen
When the Bristol tight-head prop Paul Guttridge was sent off during a league match with Leicester in front of a big...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSam’s a man for hard graft on and off the pitch
NICK CAIN TALKS TO SAM UNDERHILL ABOUT IMP ROVING HIS DRIVEWAY…AND HIS GAME SAM Underhill is getting stuck in. There’s nothing...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRejecting Eddie led to my Test career
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ANDREW MOWER THE FORMER SCOTLAND, LONDON IRISH & NEWCASTLE FLANKER Ball skills: Andrew Mower in action for Newcastle...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBen pushing to have scrum doctor Cron’s eye for detail
By NEALE HARVEY Expert tuition: Mike Cron coaching Ben Franks FORMER detective Mike Cron will provide eagle-eyed inspiration to Ben Franks...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMike Friday holds fear for the future of Sevens at the Olympics
The USA Sevens head coach reveals wha he wants World Rugby to do to safeguard rugby at the Olympics
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: All Blacks must ditch Mo’unga and give No.10 shirt back to Beauden Barrett
Jeremy Guscott looks at how Ian Foster must address how fly-half and full-back will function in his All Blacks team and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby stadiums countdown: 15-11
Southern hemisphere stadia dominate the latest countdown towards the No.1 spot
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoThe Last Dance inspires Gloucester wing Louis Rees-Zammit to be bullish in search of Wales debut
Rees-Zammit explains how Michael Jordan's winning mentality has occupied his mind during lockdown
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoEngland in 4 Nations plan for the autumn
EXCLUSIVE ■By PETER JACKSON Crisis: Brent Impey ENGLAND and Wales plan to finalise fixtures for an emergency Four Nations tournament this...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoFriday’s fear for Sevens at Olympics
■By NEALE HARVEY Slade sets his priorities Henry Slade has a dual ambition in the coming months…to be a great dad...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBig challenge now is for our young lads to be consistent
Q&A CHRIS BOYD ON THE RECORD Standard bearer: Northampton lock Courtney Lawes PICTURES: Getty Images Enthusiast: Saints DoR Chris Boyd Saints...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSavea flies home – minus his reputation
AND SO another All Black leaves France, his bank balance all the healthier, his reputation all the poorer. On the all-...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoEvans’ policy turns erratic England into champions
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of rugby: PART 9 1953-1959...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions go on the attack to capture imagination
Try-a-match: Tony O’Reilly NOT only did this era (1954-59) include two of the greatest ever Lions tours - 1955 to South...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoSad day as blind Fleury bails out the All Blacks
YOU don’t often hear a New Zealand crowd cheering loudly for the opposition so you know something pretty special must have...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoPlaying for the Lions was special honour
MY LIFEIN RUGBY RORY UNDERWOOD THE FORMER ENGLAND, LIONS AND LEICESTER WINGER Roaring in: Rory Underwood scores for the Lions on...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoWe’ll use defeat in Japan to come back stronger just as the All Blacks did in 2011, says England’s Anthony Watson
The England and Bath full-back want to win, at club and international level
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJulian Savea to leave Toulon and reveals where he would like to play
The ex-All Blacks wing would like to return home to New Zealand
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWhat has gone wrong with the once-mighty Leicester Tigers?
The Premiership's most successful team are still well supported, but their DNA has changed
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: South Sea Bubble could provide tonic for rugby
Brendan Gallagher looks at how Pacific Island countries were left behind at the turning of amateurism to professional
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoAgustin Pichot quits World Rugby after election defeat
"I cannot conceive of occupying a place just for the sake of occupying it" - Pichot
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Bill’s right, Six Nations owe Sanzaar nothing
Nick Cain slams the revolutionary-styled bid of Agustin Pichot, geared towards a Sanzaar bias borne out of envy
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: All Blacks turn their backs on autumn internationals
Decision by NZR will leave England, Wales and Scotland short of £20m in matchday income
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoNew kicking law will increase excitement
New role: Taulupe Faletau should get more opportunity to carry the ball from deep PICTURE: Getty Images I was really looking...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoSo just what has gone wrong with the once-mighty Tigers?
Director of rugby: Geordan Murphy New head coach: Steve Borthwick Glory days: Lewis Moody salutes a packed Welford Road after Leicester...
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Features
/ 6 years agoGatland has such riches in key area
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… OPENSIDES OPENSIDE flanker is...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoSouth Sea Bubble could provide tonic for rugby
Heroic: Andrew Alolupo scores for Western Samoa in their 35-12 win over Argentina at the 1991 Rugby World Cup PICTURE: Getty...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoPiatau’s brother proves loyalty is possible
ANYBODY reading my ‘stuff ’ over the years will know there is no bigger supporter of the Pacific Island teams but...
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Features
/ 6 years agoItoje should lead the 2021 Lions
Nick Easter, left, and Kyran Bracken have joined forces to produce the vibrant podcast Ruck It. With the Lions tour next...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRUGBY QUIZ
FORMER LEADING WELSH REFEREE ALUN WYN BEVAN TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE Memorable: Andy Hancock scores for England 1. When left wing Andy...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBill’s right, Six Nations owe SANZAAR nothing
THE gnashing of teeth and wailing from the southern hemisphere unions that accompanied the failure of Agustin Pichot to unseat Bill...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoProspect of 100 caps won’t deter Courtney Lawes from interest abroad
The Northampton Saints lock talks to Neale Harvey about his where his focus lies beyond his Lions tour hopes
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Steve Hansen still sucking sour grapes over Lions
Reversal of penalty against Ken Owens in the third Test still rankles with the Kiwis three years on
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland prop Mako Vunipola let playing waiting game on Saracens future
The loosehead prop reflects on a 'bizarre' nine months in his life
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby shock wins and upsets
Brendan Gallagher recalls rugby’s biggest ever shocks, at club and internaitonal level, and ranks each for the magnitude of the upset....
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Plan for rugby’s global calendar sees Six Nations run into May
Peter Jackson exclusively reports on how the club and international calendar could be about to shift its axis
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeinster’s Joe Tomane to head to Dragons in the summer
The Dragons continue to recruit some impressive players for their squad next season
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU chief Bill Sweeney gives honest account of financial peril game faces
Sweeney spoke to the DCMS committee on Tuesday to discuss the shape of finances
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoAll Blacks name flanker Sam Cane as new captain
Ian Foster has named his successor to Kieran Read as captain of New Zealand
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoNow ten teams talk about break from PRL
■By NICK CAIN THE plans for a breakaway from PRL by Premiership clubs is gathering momentum, with ten clubs now actively...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEnforced rest period will boost Welsh team
SHANE WILLIAMS Happy event: George North is preparing for fatherhood PICTURE: Getty Images They say every cloud has a silver lining...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBloodgate was brazen – with comic moments
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s biggest scandals Winker: Harlequins wing Tom Williams walks off with physio...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGreggains geared for action after injury layoff
■By ROB COLE Fit again: Former Wales U20 star Lennon Greggains NOBODY is missing rugby more than Lennon Greg- gains and...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoEvergreen Elvis has lots of hits left in him
■By NEALE HARVEY Big engine: Elvis Taoine shows no signs of slowing as he approaches his 37th bithday PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 6 years agoVichy rulers order ‘immoral’ French Rugby League to die
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of rugby: PART 7 Surviving...
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