All posts tagged "Rugby World Cup"
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/ 11 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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/ 11 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
/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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
/ 11 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
/ 11 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
/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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
/ 11 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
/ 11 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
/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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
/ 11 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
/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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
/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 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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/ 11 years agoWales beat Fiji to go top in Pool of Death
Wales are in prime position to reach the World Cup quarter-finals following a 23-13 win over Fiji in Cardiff today. Warren...
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/ 11 years agoJoseph and Morgan in England XV to take on Australia
As expected, Jonathan Joseph and Ben Morgan will make their return for England after being named in England’s starting XV to...
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/ 11 years agoScotland change ten for Springboks clash
Head Coach Vern Cotter has today named the Scotland team to face South Africa in this Saturday’s World Cup match in...
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Shane Williams
/ 11 years agoShane Williams column: Give Tier Two heroes games against the best
The underdogs have done their job – now it’s time for World Rugby to do theirs if we’re going to make...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn column: Scrum’s the winner in first week of the World Cup
The first week of the World Cup brought a big shock. No, not Japan beating South Africa (although that was pretty...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain column: Ninja Eddie Jones slew Boks with lethal planning
Welcome to Ninja rugby, the brainchild of Eddie Jones. The Japan coach borrowed from the methods of the covert mercenaries feared...
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/ 11 years agoHooper and Pocock start for Australia against England
Michael Hooper and David Pocock will both start for Australia on Saturday in their crucial World Cup Pool of Death clash...
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/ 11 years agoSteve Borthwick turns Japan into Land of Rising Scrum
Japan‘s pack, once the butt of jokes and considered little more than a speed-bump on the way to the try-line by...
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/ 11 years agoWales forced to change three against Fiji
Injuries have forced Wales to make three changes to their starting XV ahead of their game against Fiji on Thursday. With...
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/ 11 years agoJonathan Joseph fit to play Australia
Stuart Lancaster and England have been given a major boost ahead of their must-win World Cup match against Australia on Saturday...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: England need a Raging Bull to down these cocky Aussies
Michael Cheika has not made many slip-ups since his appointment as Wallaby coach last year, but his decision to play down...
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/ 11 years agoAll Blacks by far the best 31 says Sean Fitzpatrick
England have no world-class players according to All Black legend.
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/ 11 years agoCowan replaces Gilchrist in Scotland squad
London Irish back rower Blair Cowan has been named as a replacement for Grant Gilchrist in Scotland‘s Rugby World Cup squad....
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/ 11 years agoDouble injury blow for Australia
Australia have suffered a double injury blow with the news that Will Skelton and Wycliff Palu have bot suffered World Cup...
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/ 11 years agoBilly Vunipola ruled out of World Cup
Billy Vunipola has been ruled out of the rest of the World Cup with a knee ligament strain. The Saracens No.8...
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/ 11 years agoHook and Anscombe called up by Wales
James Hook and Gareth Anscombe have been called up by Wales following injuries to Scott Williams and Hallam Amos. Williams picked...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson’s verdict: Who needs Leigh Halfpenny when you’ve got Dan Biggar?
They paid £20,000,000 to be ringside at Twickenham last night, a suitably monstrous sum for a neighbourly battle billed as the...
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Shane Williams
/ 11 years agoShane Williams’ comment: Dan Biggar was the man and not just for his boot
What a performance and what a result. It certainly wasn’t pretty but no Welsh fan will care when England are beaten...
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