All posts tagged "Olympics"
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/ 3 months agoCanada 65-7 Fiji: Canada on song with Julia Schell’s six of the best
Canada ..............65pts Tries: de Goede 6, Boag 14, Crossley 22, Corrigan 29, Schell 50, 53, 55, 61, 69, 72; Paquin 77...
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/ 4 months agoAussies hoping to fall in love with Rugby Union once again ahead of 2027 World Cup
The 2027 World Cup ticketing programme was launched at Sydney’s Museum of Contemporary Art situated on The Rocks, on a rooftop...
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International Rugby
/ 5 months agoWill Muir makes the most of his sevens training for England
Will Muir’s journey to a first England cap in La Plata started on the sevens circuit and it was even where...
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/ 6 months agoRuaridh McConnochie: GB 7s talent is up for grabs
Ruaridh McConnochie believes there are some rich pickings to be had for clubs following the RFU’s decision to disband the full-time...
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/ 6 months agoMike Friday: World Rugby’s 7s overhaul is ‘shameful’
Mike Friday, the ex-England, Kenya and USA Sevens, coach has called World Rugby “shameful, unprofessional and Machiavellian” after the global governing...
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/ 6 months agoGreat Britain to cut its sevens project
Great Britain will cease to run full-time sevens programmes at the end of July. Players will still meet up to train...
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/ 6 months agoThursday kick-off for Six Nations in 2026
Ireland will travel to defending champions France in the first-ever Thursday night fixture in Six Nations’ history when the 2026 tournament...
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/ 6 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Six Nations on a Thursday! Has the world gone mad?
I have yet to see any adequate explanation as to why France will be hosting Ireland on a Thursday night –...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 months agoBordeaux vs Ulster Preview: Zac Ward on alert for Damian Penaud battle
By Ben Jaycock Ulster winger Zac Ward is chomping at the bit to be facing off against France star Damian Penaud...
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/ 11 months agoAntoine Dupont returns to Six Nations stage
Scrum-half Antoine Dupont will take part in his first Six Nations since 2023 after missing last year’s competition to prepare for...
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/ 1 year agoIreland outclass Pumas
EMERGING Ireland started their tour of South Africa with a 3624 win over the Pumas in Bloemfontein on Wednesday. Zac Ward,...
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/ 1 year agoHarlequins sign former 7s Player of the Year Rodrigo Isgro
Harlequins have announced the signing of 25-year-old Argentinian winger Rodrigo Isgro ahead of the 2024-25 season.
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/ 1 year agoPhil Dowson says Northampton Saints must forget Courtney Lawes
Northampton boss Phil Dowson has told his squad to get used to life without Courtney Lawes in a hurry ahead of...
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/ 1 year agoEx-rugby player Nathan Macqueen shooting for gold at Paralympics
Former rugby prodigy turned paralympic archer Nathan Macqueen could fulfil a life’s ambition today for Team GB in Paris.
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/ 1 year agoJones to miss out on WXV
MEG Jones has been ruled out of England’s September internationals and the WXV tournament after sustaining a significant ankle injury which...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI want that winner’s medal this time around
Jon Newcombe talks to Bath back rower Miles Reid as he prepares for the new Prem season Miles Reid is saving...
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/ 1 year agoEmma Uren: Great Britain must learn from Olympic setback
Emma Uren has called on her GB Sevens team-mates to learn from a groundbreaking Olympic campaign after they finished seventh at...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSir Gareth Edwards: Antoine Dupont ‘has a buzz about him’
Simon Thomas talks to Sir Gareth Edwards, rated by many as the greatest rugby player of all time, about the brilliance...
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/ 1 year agoPortia takes her leave in fine style
By PAUL EDDISON at Stade de France SEVENS queen Portia Woodman-Wickliffe bowed out in the perfect manner as New Zealand retained...
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/ 1 year agoSouth American quintet who could sparkle in Europe
BRISTOL made headlines this week with the signing of Argentina U20 full-back Benjamin Elizalde, below, ahead of the new season. Elizalde...
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Features
/ 1 year agoIncrease the teams in Olympic Sevens
SOMETIMES you just have to say well done. To witness six days of raucous sell-outs at the Stade de France for...
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/ 1 year agoMitchell names 40-player training squad
Top of the world: Red Roses with the WXV 1 trophy PICTURES: Getty Images JOHN Mitchell has named a 40-player Red...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoGood to see women winning more awards
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IT WAS disappointing that Team GB women’s sevens side were unable to...
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/ 1 year agoArgentina, NZ and Ireland go
QUARTER-FINALS WRAP ■By WILLIAM GUPWELL THE opening game of the quarter-finals saw a close encounter in a rematch from the Pool...
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/ 1 year agoPOOL C WRAP
FIJI secured a hat-trick of wins and France qualified for the quarter-finals despite winning just one of their three pool matches....
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/ 1 year agoEllie Kildunne says Great Britain can do ‘something special’ at Paris Olympics
Ciaran Beattie’s side face Ireland on July 28 in their opening pool match at the Stade de France. England full-back Ellie...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoBryan Habana expects ‘box office’ Antoine Dupont to light up sevens at Olympics
The Les Bleus captain skipped the 2024 Six Nations to focus on the shortened version of the sport. Bryan Habana expects...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Ignore the balance sheet, our grassroots game is in crisis
And so it begins. Australian rugby‘s announcement of a A$9.8 million (£5.3m) loss for the 2015 season, up from A$6.3 million...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Sadly, loyalty seems to be a one-way street for IRB
What price loyalty in rugby? That’s a question that is not as easy to answer as you may think. Back in...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Glasgow Sevens should have included some stars
The Commonwealth Games have just started in Scotland and have already been downgraded to a second class contest by the IRB....
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