All posts tagged "Rugby World Cup"
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/ 10 years agoPriestland at 10 for Wales against Uruguay, Williams and Lee return
Rhys Priestland will be in charge of leading Wales‘ attack against Uruguay in their World Cup opening fixture on Sunday after...
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/ 10 years agoWales lack strength in depth but can be best in the world – Non Evans
Non Evans MBE is one of the most recognisable figures in women’s rugby and Welsh sport. When she retired in 2010...
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/ 10 years agoPREVIEW: England v Fiji
Ben Youngs will win his 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn: Dan Cole Can help get nudge on up front
As preparation for a World Cup begins, every coach will be ascertaining they have the basic fundamentals of the game correct...
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/ 10 years agoShane Byrne: Joe Schmidt will get Ireland into last four
Shane Byrne believes Joe Schmidt has found a formula which could lead Ireland to World Cup glory. The former Ireland international...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson’s column: Let’s hope Warren Gatland won’t take a kicking
Wales went into their semi-final at the last World Cup fully loaded with goalkickers – a veritable arsenal of weaponry providing...
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/ 10 years agoEngland will beat Fiji, but performance is key says Mike Tindall
World Cup winner challenged Lancaster’s troops to beat Fiji in style and send fear into their Pool A rivals.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s feature Time for Rugby World Cup to make another Quantum leap
Far be it from me to heap the pressure on the already overworked organisers but RWC2015 is probably the most important...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s Rugby World Cup Dream XV
Picking this team of World Cup winners from the seven tournaments that have been played was not an easy task, simply...
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/ 10 years agoSerge Betsen backs Chris Robshaw and England to make it to the final
England’s back-row is not in the same class as Australia and Wales but the legendary French flanker is still tipping Stuart...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Wales won’t be weakened with Liam Williams and Mike Phillips
Injuries are a fact of Rugby Union life, and it’s always been a case of, ‘the King is dead, long live...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: The devil’s in the detail with England’s centres
It is a tale of two England centres, one cast as a sinner, the other a saint. Manu Tuilagi is wearing...
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/ 10 years agoRugby World Cup teams
South Africa v Japan South Africa: Zane Kirchner ; Lwazi Mvovo, Jesse Kriel, Jean de Villiers (Capt.), Bryan Habana; Pat Lambie, Ruan...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher – Watch out England, Leone Nakarawa has it all
Leone Nakarawa is the Fijian rugby player of everybody’s dreams and most opponents’ nightmares. Long legged, lean and mean he can...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Sam Burgess is a beast, but is he really ready yet?
Sam Burgess is a beast but he could also be the chink in England‘s armour that Wales can exploit. England have...
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/ 10 years agoRelaxed, Fiji are the Brazil of rugby – so watch out if you see them smiling
Fiji‘s most-capped player Nicky Little has warned his former colleagues not to go into their shells when they tackle England in...
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/ 10 years agoLegend Jason Robinson backs Anthony Watson to win it for England
World Cup winner reckons Bath flyer is England’s best winger.
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/ 10 years agoWatson all set for his giant-sized challenge
Winger believes England can slay the giant and power on to great things at RWC.
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/ 10 years agoEngland name team to take on Fiji in RWC opener
Ben Youngs will win a 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s RWC absent friends XV
15 Israel Dagg (NZ) Arguably the star of the tournament four years ago, certainly a key player with five tries and...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: Hopefully England will go one better than us in ‘91 and win it
With the phoney war over, now is the time for the squad to focus on the challenges that lie ahead. The...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ column: Injuries like these can hit spirit of entire squad
It’s fair to say that was Warren Gatland’s worst nightmare. What we hoped would be a huge send-off for the lads...
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/ 10 years agoMartin Johnson tells England: be clinical, seize the day
England will have to score at least three tries a game if they want to avoid an early exit from the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Muscleman Jonny May sums up England’s transformation
What a difference a fortnight makes. England were ten times better than the side that meekly went down to France and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s verdict: Yes Rob, the future is bright, but it’s all about the here and now…
That was an angry England team out there yesterday, especially in the first half, and I’m not surprised after their no-show...
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/ 10 years agoHalfpenny and Webb ruled out of World Cup
Leigh Halfpenny and Rhys Webb have both been ruled out of the World Cup after after suffering injury in Wales‘ 23-19...
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/ 10 years agoVIDEO: Sam Burgess responds to criticism
*Video courtesy of Nick Heath (@rugbymedia) for Killik Rugby.
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: Mauro Bergamasco debut ruined by England’s lucky break
Mauro Bergamasco and the World Cup go back a long way, to a chilly Sunday in Yorkshire during the last century...
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/ 10 years agoWallabies can exploit Red Rose uncertainty says Matt Burke
Wallabies legend believes Australia can make it a hat-trick of World Cup wins on UK soil.
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/ 10 years agoScotland welcome back Maitland and Seymour for French Test
Scotland Head Coach Vern Cotter today welcomed the return of Sean Maitland and Tommy Seymour for this Saturday’s World Cup warm...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain on why Brad Barritt is England’s go-to centre
Brad Barritt has a reputation for being England’s midfield rock. We are talking about a centre who is not just teak-tough...
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/ 10 years agoWorkaholic Henry Slade was never going to be fazed
Exeter academy manager Robin Cowling has backed rookie Henry Slade to take his World Cup call-up in his stride. Slade’s superb...
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/ 10 years agoWIN tickets to the world premiere of Pacific Warriors
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with Pacific Warriors to give the opportunity to three of our readers to win a...
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/ 10 years agoScotland lock Jim Hamilton retires from Test rugby
Jim Hamilton has today announced his retirement from international rugby after missing out of Vern Cotter’s Scotland World Cup squad. The...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: We’re running out of time to get the scrum working
As Stuart Lancaster tears up the selectors’ hand book and does what was expected, the whole of England’s rugby community will...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s verdict on England’s World Cup squad
Apart from Stuart Lancaster saying that he had to make choices that brought tears to his eyes, it was business as...
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/ 10 years agoInjury forces Italy into World Cup squad change
Italy have called up Glasgow flanker Simone Favaro to their World Cup squad for injured winger Angelo Esposito. Esposito, 22, picked up...
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/ 10 years agoBrad Barritt to make England return against Ireland
Brad Barritt will make his long-awaited return to the England starting XV to take in Ireland in Dublin on Saturday. The...
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/ 10 years agoChris Wyles to captain USA at World Cup
Chris Wyles will captain the USA at the World Cup it was confirmed today. The Saracens back is part the 31-man...
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/ 10 years agoScotland name World Cup squad
Head Coach Vern Cotter today named scrum-half Greig Laidlaw as captain of the 31-man Scotland squad for the World Cup. The...
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Shane Williams
/ 10 years agoShane Williams’ verdict: At last we’ve seen the real Wales again, bring it on!
Now that was more like it! What a difference experience can make to a side. Two weeks ago Wales were all...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain: Man-of-the-match Justin Tipuric holds the key to unlocking the breakdowns
They are coming round the corner hard, fast, and in numbers, as Warren Gatland’s sides tend to do – and England...
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/ 10 years agoNemani Nadolo plans Pool of Death opener shock for England
Fijian juggernaut Nemani Nadolo has England in his sights and intends to blow the World Cup wide open with victory on...
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/ 10 years agoAndrew Trimble misses out on Ireland World Cup squad
Andrew Trimble has been left out of Ireland‘s World Cup squad with Joe Schmidt opting to take just two scrum-halves. The...
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/ 10 years agoDay and Francis named in Wales’ World Cup squad
Dom Day and Tomas Francis have been named by Warren Gatland in Wales World Cup squad. The Bath lock and Exeter...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher recalls the biggest World Cup upsets in history
Shock results – upsets – are not a common occurrence at World Cups where generally thing go very much to form. Indeed...
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/ 10 years agoStuart Lancaster name England’s World Cup squad
Former Rugby League star Sam Burgess included in 31-man party.
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain’s column: James Horwill axe shows how the mighty can fall, fast
James Horwill’s arrival at The Stoop to join his new Harlequins team-mates will probably come sooner than he expected following his...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Fortune will favour the brave in Ireland
The England-Ireland World Cup warm-up game on September 5 has huge significance for both sides. The managements can spin this however...
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/ 10 years agoOpenside duo key for Wallabies says George Smith
Breakdown master George Smith has backed Australia to cause England and Wales no end of trouble in the ‘Pool of Death’...
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