All posts tagged "Rugby World Cup"
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/ 10 years agoWorld Cup hooker joins Worcester
Worcester Warriors have bolstered their options in the front row by signing Georgian international hooker Jaba Bregvadze. The powerhouse forward joins...
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/ 10 years agoAshley-Cooper hat-trick send Australia to World Cup final
A hat-trick from Adam Ashley-Cooper helped Australia beat Argentina 29-15 to book their place in the World Cup final against New...
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/ 10 years agoWorld Cup semi-finals teams
Australia v Argentina Australia: Israel Folau; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell; Bernard Foley, Will Genia; James Slipper, Stephen...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams: Yes, pain will be unbearable but Wales can hold their heads high
Shut the door, close the curtains and play with the kids. That’s my only advice to those brave Wales players who...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson comment: Sorry, Dr Roberts, but the only diagnosis can be that it’s been gruesome
Jamie Roberts described the Springbok experience pre-match in one word: gruesome, as in the context of wounded Lions queuing up for...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: England must move on, without Stuart Lancaster
Stuart Lancaster said he would be looking for some solace this week in the Lake District. Before departing the England camp...
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/ 10 years agoPanel revealed for England World Cup inquest
The RFU have revealed the five-man panel that will look into England‘s World Cup failure. England beat Fiji and Uruguay but...
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/ 10 years agoAustralia in World Cup semi-finals after controversial Scotland win
A controversial last minute penalty from Bernard Foley helped Australia claim a 35-34 win over Scotland and qualify for the World...
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/ 10 years agoEarly blitz see Argentina beat Ireland to reach World Cup semi-finals
Two early tries laid the platform for Argentina to beat Ireland 43-20 and book their place in the World Cup semi-finals....
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Stuart Lancaster must go now so the healing can begin
This week there was an unavoidable sense of Stuart Lancaster as a hard-working but beleaguered schoolmaster trying in vain to keep...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: England’s debacle? It’s all fault of Boris Johnson!
Boris Johnson is addressing the great and the good on the occasion of the World Cup draw at the Tate Modern...
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/ 10 years agoJoel Stransky asks: Do Springboks have variety to go all the way?
World Cup winner doubts South Africa can go all the way and lift a record third Webb Ellis Cup unless they...
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/ 10 years agoWorld Cup quarter-finals teams
Australia v Scotland Australia: Kurtley Beale; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell; Bernard Foley, Will Genia; Scott Sio, Stephen Moore...
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/ 10 years agoMorgan in midfield for Wales against South Africa
Tyler Morgan will start at outside centre in Wales‘ World Cup quarter-final against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. The twice-capped...
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/ 10 years agoScotland to appeal Ford and Gray bans
Scottish Rugby today confirmed they will appeal bans against Ross Ford and Jonny Gray. The duo received a three-week ban each...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s World Cup departed XV
15: Ayumu Goromaru (Japan): Sensational player in attack and defence and the team’s goal-kicker to boot. Burst on the scene over...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: column: If selection was unanimous coaches should take blame
Well that’s that, time to get out the knives and let the carnage begin, as everybody with an axe to grind...
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/ 10 years agoBasic errors by Stuart Lancaster cost us says Mike Friday
Critical pre-tournament errors in selection by head coach Stuart Lancaster and a failure to deploy X-factor players during losses to Wales...
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/ 10 years agoSpringboks change one for quarter-final against Wales
South Africa have made one change to their starting line-up with wing JP Pietersen named on the right flank to face...
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/ 10 years agoSean O’Brien receive one-week ban for punch on Pascal Pape
Sean O’Brien will miss Ireland‘s World Cup quarter-final against Argentina after being suspended for a week. The Ireland flanker was found...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams verdict: Wales lacked nous at crucial times
I would like to say that was the one that got away – but it has been said so many times...
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/ 10 years agoEnd of the road for the injured Paul O’Connell
Paul O’Connell’s Test career is over after the Ireland captain tore his hamstring against France on Sunday. The Munster legend, 35,...
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/ 10 years agoPicking Sam Burgess upset England morale blasts Gareth Chilcott
England’s obsession with Sam Burgess should cost Stuart Lancaster his job.
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/ 10 years agoIreland claim costly win over France in Cardiff
Ireland suffered three key injuries but managed to claim a gutsy 24-9 win over France to secure top spot in Pool...
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/ 10 years agoHistory maker Japan beat USA but miss out on quarter-finals
Japan became the first team to miss out on the World Cup quarter-finals having won three pool matches after they beat...
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/ 10 years agoArgentina and Italy win last pool match over Namibia and Romania
Argentina ended their World Cup pool matches with a nine-try romp over Namibia ahead of their quart-final against Ireland. The Pumas,...
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/ 10 years agoScott Spedding aims to rule skies in epic battle with Rob Kearney
France full-back Scott Spedding is expecting an aerial dogfight with Ireland rival Rob Kearney. Les Bleus will battle it out with...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher: This golden generation of Pumas WILL top the world
As befits a good Yorkshire man, Les Cusworth is not a betting man. But if he was he would invest heavily...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Kiwi coaches rule – and that’s good for game
Wales have done it with Warren Gatland, and so have Ireland with Joe Schmidt, and Scotland with Vern Cotter. However, England’s...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: Brynmor’s lad is still selling to dummies
The man in Seat 54, Row U of the middle tier of the East Stand looked down on a familiar figure...
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/ 10 years agoJustin Tipuric to start for Wales against Wallabies
Justin Tipuric has been named in the Wales starting XV as Warren Gatland is looking to answer fire with fire in...
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/ 10 years agoWallabies change three for Wales clash
Australia have made three changes to their starting XV for their Pool decider against Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. Head coach...
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/ 10 years agoScotland quintet fit to take on Samoa
Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg, John Hardie, Sean Maitland and Ross Ford have all recovered from injury to start for Scotland against...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Hype surrounding Sam Burgess is biggest issue for England
Decisions, decisions, when are they right and when are they wrong? That is a question that all of England has been...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Ireland’s big name players are enhancing reputations
My forecast for an England Ireland semi-final looks to be 50 per cent true at this stage, with Ireland pretty much...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain takes to the road to find the true spirit of the World Cup alive in Exeter
It was a blessed relief to break away from the the trials and tribulations of the 2015 World Cup‘s most badly...
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/ 10 years agoJames Horwill: Wales play into Wallaby hands
Wales‘ preference for open, attacking rugby could play into Australian hands on Saturday when the sides meet in Cardiff, according to...
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/ 10 years agoVIDEO: Alesana Tuilagi hit with five-week ban
Alesana Tuilagi will miss Saturday’s World Cup match with Scotland after receiving a five-week ban for striking an opponent with the...
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/ 10 years agoWe must play for the full 80 minutes warns Neil Jenkins
Neil Jenkins insists Wales will prove they have learned from their Wallaby woes when they meet at Twickenham. After winning six...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain Inquest: Disastrous failure of nerve and judgement
As England limp out of the 2015 World Cup into the annals of great sporting failure as the first host nation...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams column: Finally, Wales are learning from Wallaby heartbreaks
Warren Gatland should have the last 20 minutes of the game against England on repeat in the Wales team room this...
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/ 10 years agoMichael Hooper banned for Wales clash
Australia will be without Michael Hooper to take on Wales in the Pool of Death decider after the openside was handed...
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/ 10 years agoEngland name team to take on Uruguay
Henry Slade has been named in England‘s starting XV to take on Uruguay in their last World Cup match. Stuart Lancaster‘s...
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/ 10 years agoAustralia sweat on Israel Folau’s fitness
Israel Folau is facing a race against the clock to be fit to take on Wales on Saturday. The Australia full-back...
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/ 10 years agoIreland set up France decider with Italy win
Ireland have set up a pool D decider against France in Cardiff next week following a hard-fought 16-9 success over Italy...
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/ 10 years agoTonga win send Pumas to quarter-finals
Argentina and New Zealand will be the two teams from Pool C in the World Cup in the quarter-finals after the...
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/ 10 years agoEngland kicked out of World Cup by Australia
England became the first host nation to fail to qualify for the knock-out stages of a World Cup after a 33-13...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher recounts the intriguing tale of the ‘first World Cup’
The road not taken is an enduring theme in sport and now, right in the middle of a riotously successful World...
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/ 10 years agoNehe Milner-Sukker can fire the All Blacks charge
Nehe Milner-Skudder has few peers at this World Cup when it comes to tripping the light fantastic down a rugby field....
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/ 10 years agoFrance reach World Cup quarter-finals with Canada win
France became the first team to qualify for the World Cup quarter-finals thanks to a 41-18 bonus-point win over Canada in...
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