All posts tagged "New Zealand"
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Challenge Cup
/ 8 years agoWoodward shows he’s England class
By TOM BRADSHAW Teamwork: Tom Marshall dives over for Gloucester’s first try, set up by Jason Woodward, right PICTURES: Getty Images...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFront five are crucial to Bristol’s survival
LOOKS AT NEXT SEASON’S PROSPECTS FOR THE PREMIERSHIP’S NEW BOYS Champions: Bristol enjoy their bubbly – but will it be a...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoDon’t block Cornwall’s rise with ring-fencing
BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points Pirates in control: Alexander Day puts his backs away...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoCommonwealth bosses got it wrong with Sevens competition
THE recent Commonwealth Games Sevens produced one game for the ages – New Zealand’s epic win over Australia to take the...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoSharks grab SA bragging rights with Du Toit’s try
By SAMUEL JACKSON Breaking through: Sharks’ prop Thomas du Toit PICTURE: Getty Images BURLY prop Thomas du Toit crashed over for...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoFeehan retires after 16 years of progress
RUGBY SHORTS JOHN Feehan has stepped down from his role as CEO of Six Nations and British & Irish Lions with...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoBronze double for England 7s
ENGLAND’S men and women secured bronze at the Commonwealth Games. The men lost to eventual gold medallists, New Zealand in the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoKruis aims to take control for rest of season
Targets: George Kruis SARACENS enforcer George Kruis aims to end an “up and down” season by bagging a Premiership title and...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: RFU may need to pay to get more English coaches
Is it time for the RFU to offer incentives to Premiership clubs when it comes to English representation among coaches?
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Features
/ 8 years agoRFU may need to pay to get more English coaches
EREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK JOHN Kingston’s imminent departure from Harlequins will leave the count at just three Englishmen in...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoMcCormick, the pocket rocket who hit like a heavyweight
ITALY’S Matteo Minozzi – 5ft 8in and 13 stone something – has provided ample evidence this season that contrary to the...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoRUGBY MATTERS
Big change is needed to wake the sleeping giants BRENDAN GALLAGHER A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoNew Zealand get another helping hand from the schedulers
WHEN are SANZAAR going to pep up their ailing tournament by bringing a little even handedness to the competition? The schedule...
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Features
/ 8 years agoUlster, Ospreys vie for Mallinder
Wanted man: Jim Mallinder JIM MALLINDER is in advanced talks to become Ulster’s new director of rugby – but they might...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoJaguares bare teeth to shock the Rebels
By SAM JACKSON Masterclass: Beauden Barrett starred for Hurricanes PICTURE: Getty Images THREE second-half tries inspired the Jaguares to a comefrom-...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
JACK OWLETT EXETER PROP You could say Exeter tight-head Jack Owlett faces stiff competition. Harry Williams is vying with Dan Cole...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoSolomona case looks too much like a witch hunt
It would appear that the RFU have put themselves in a very invidious position as the Denny Solomona incident turns more...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWarrior Te’o finally back up to speed after Lions hangover
By NEALE HARVEY Back in the groove: Ben Te’o holds off Ireland’s Johnny Sexton PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND centre Ben Te’o...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoVersatility taking Daly’s game to next level
By NEALE HARVEY ELLIOT Daly insists playing Test rugby on the wing while wearing No.13 for Wasps has made him a...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Saracens badly need Billy Vunipola back at his world class best
Jeremy Guscott says Brad Barritt's side are missing their cloak of invincibility in Billy Vunipola
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Featured
/ 8 years agoGalacticos of 1998 ensured Sevens was here to stay
Brendan Gallagher recalls the glorious arrival of Rugby Sevens to the Commonwealth Games
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoMako set for big late push after energiser in Tenerife sun
Mentally rested: Mako Vunipola WORKHORSE England prop Mako Vunipola says he has no desire to rest and will fight tooth and...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoPoints machine du Preez puts in flawless display
By SAM JACKSON 38-point haul: Sharks playmaker Robert du Preez ROBERT du Preez scored 38 points as the Sharks crushed the...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMaro Itoje isn’t tired, he just needs new tricks
Saracens forwards coach Alex Sanderson says Itoje has not been overworked and must simply crack the rule books to rediscover his...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoThe race is on to be crowned Premiership Top Scorer – who are you betting on?
As the Aviva Premiership enters its final rounds, Exeter’s position at the top of the table is looking unassailable. But for...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoWilliams column: Shame Cardiff Blues didn’t go for home-grown option
Shane Williams questions why Wales looks set to have no Welsh head coaches in charge of the regions next season
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Features
/ 8 years agoTigers opt for Jersey boy Voss
NEWS EXTRA LEICESTER have signed Jersey lock James Voss with immediate effect to plug the gap left by Dom Barrow’s departure....
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Features
/ 8 years agoHow it went wrong, match by match
NICK CAIN LOOKS AT EDDIE JONES’ REIGN SO FAR, AND DECIDES WHERE THE DECLINE SET IN EDDIE Jones often calls the...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoTongans backtrack over girls’ rugby ban
A new weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER TONGA, with their incredible players worldwide, hold a special...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
LOUIS DEACON FORMER ENGLAND AND LEICESTER LOCK Growing up all I ever wanted to do was to play for my local...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
CONNOR TUPAI NORTHAMPTON SCRUM-HALF As a confident 18- year-old seemingly in control of his own destiny, Connor Tupai has enjoyed a...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoWhy defeat by France was biggest blow of all
NICK CAIN Upper hand: France celebrate victory over England PICTURE: Getty Images THERE has been too much of a shoulder-shrug about...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoTough road to success
HOW’S this for an itinerary to help England get their shape back. Three away Tests in South Africa, then an Autumn...
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Features
/ 8 years agoHadleigh parks bride for La Rochelle date
STEFFAN THOMAS catches up with Wales’ new midfield star Hadleigh Parkes Euro bid: Hadleigh Parkes PICTURE: Getty Images HADLEIGH Parkes will...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRory Best and Rob Kearney extend IRFU contracts
Grand Slam winners sign new deals with Ulster and Leinster
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoScarlets add Springbok No.8 Cassiem to their hit-list
THE Scarlets have targeted the signing of Springboks No.8 Uzair Cassiem from the Cheetahs. Cassiem, 28, has won eight South Africa...
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National League One
/ 8 years agoLigament injuryputs Dragons prop out forseason
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON WALES prop Leon Brown will miss the rest of the season after suffering a toe injury....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoDragons keen to sign Blues utility back Collins
NEWS EXTRA MICHAEL Collins has emerged as a transfer target for the Dragons. The Auckland Blues utility back impressed during a...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoCome on Eddie, it’s time to show you’re worth it!
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK Wasted talent: Ben Te’o is not being used the right way by England England find...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLock Parisse in to prolong career and free up Negri
Questions: Conor O’Shea Strong man: Sergio Parisse PICTURE: Getty Images Italy captain Sergio Parisse, who makes his 64th Six Nations start...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMake Italy play-off for right to stay in Six Nations
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK ITALY may be making progress, as Conor O’Shea insists, but their performance in...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoRugby remembers Fallen with Armistice festival
RUGBY has done a fine job commemorating the massive contribution and sacrifices made by rugby players during World War I and...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoCrusaders are Caned on Beauden’s big day
■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE BEAUDEN Barrett made his 100th Super Rugby appearance in the Hurricanes’ 29-19 triumph over the Crusaders. The...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoEngland get six-try lift-off
■ By GEORGE LAWRENCE VANCOUVER Hat-trick man: Dan Norton PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND opened day one of the World Sevens Series...
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Sevens World Series
/ 8 years agoBarrett and Baker show they will bring double trouble from the USA
LAS VEGAS WRAP DANNYBarrett scored two tries to lift the United States to a 28-0 win over Argentina in the final...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: French team is so poor England can recover pride
Jeremy Guscott says England should win in Paris but selection issues ahead of next year's World Cup are clear for Eddie...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoKingston urges fans to ‘park frustrations’
HARLEQUINS’ welcome Bath to the Stoop in the match rescheduled from Friday night due to the freezing conditions. Quins make six...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoAll Black invasion will boost the Quins
NICK CAIN THE deal that Harlequins have struck with New Zealand Rugby (NZR) to turn the Premiership club into a sabbatical...
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Features
/ 8 years agoTime for refs to agree on breakdown process
COLIN BOAG Back in December I highlighted the problems that are caused by allowing referees to interpret the laws in their...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCarnegie swoop for ex-Pirates boss Stirling
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER Cornish Pirates boss Chris Stirling is set to return to the UK with Yorkshire Carnegie in a...
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