All posts tagged "Rugby"
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoItaly’s aged craftsmen show art of defence | Chris Hewett
LEAVING to one side the more reprehensible followers of Ing-er-land’s footballing fortunes – but for the danger of offending countless colonies...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNow the Lions know just what they are up against | Jeff Probyn
A step up from the rest of their tour matches on Wednesday night for the Lions
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBack-line needs a platform to play | Shane Williams
Wales failed to front up against the Pumas, writes Shane Williams
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoFolau looks set to cause more havoc off the pitch | Chris Hewett
Chris Hewett on Israel Folau's return to rugby with the NTT Shining Arcs in Japan's Top League
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBackward step as Lions play like suckers | Jeremy Guscott
Jaden Hendrikse’s red card just after half-time killed this match – after that the Lions just ran riot. Up until that...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoOld-school Barrie Thomas had the ear of superstars | Peter Jackson
BACK in the day of thriving local newspapers and soaring sales in the Welsh communities they served, each and every one...
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/ 5 years agoGrassroots game must get fairer funding | Jeff Probyn
When I sat on the RFU council, no matter what was happening in the rugby world the CEO’s review of the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years ago‘Little fellow’ Bleddyn gets giant farewell from Tigers | Peter Jackson
THEY sat alone with their memories in Leicester Cathedral as the St Anne’s church choir brought Cwm Rhondda to a crescendo,...
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/ 5 years agoShaunagh shines in captivating contest | Chris Hewett
The best rugby action was on show in last Sunday's Premier 15s final, not in the Premiership's non-contest between Exeter and...
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby TT: Highlanders head for final with record points tally
Ben Jaycock wraps up the latest round of Super Rugby Trans-Tasman action, with the Brumbies flying the flag for Australia
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMagnificent Morne still has way to go to catch doyen Dusty | Peter Jackson
The stats are hard to overlook for goal-kicker Morne Steyn, called up to the Springboks squad once again to face the...
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/ 5 years agoManu proves it’s collision not evasion that counts | Chris Hewett
THE most depressing comment of last week came from Alex Sanderson, which was counterintuitive, since the Sale director of rugby is...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHobbits can slay the Bok orcs again | Nick Cain
WHEN it comes to setting your team up for a fall, there is no media quite like South Africa’s. The slagging...
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/ 5 years agoLeeds Tykes off and running with stronger University links
Jon Newcombe discovers how Leeds Tykes are being rebuilt ahead of kick-off in National One in September
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoTackling is important too, Quins and Wasps! | Chris Hewett
Matches of anarchy and a more balanced proportion between attack and defence can serve us two very different specatcles, equally entertaining
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Nick Cain
/ 5 years agoClubs must call SGM to hold RFU to account | Nick Cain
THE news that RFU chief executive Bill Sweeney has had to go bowl in hand like some latterday Oliver to ask...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoDarren Childs’ lack of rugby nous was a problem | Nick Cain
Childs' couldn't find a way of applying business acumen into his position as PRL chief executive, writes Nick Cain
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoBT Sport must stay in rugby if only for our sanity | Chris Hewett
Can BT Sport rope in more rugby rights to save rugby fans from a fragmented landscape?
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoHandicap Bet on Rugby Explained
Handicap betting involves giving a team a virtual shortfall (handicap) to overcome at the start of a match. In rugby, online...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoAlex Mitchell has that Melville quality | Chris Hewett
BACK in the early 1980s, a time when there were no arguments about ring-fencing in England because there weren’t any leagues...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoUgo Monye has a big battle to end elitist stigma of rugby | Jeff Probyn
Has the shift in development from its pyramid state two years ago to Premiership-pwned academies kept rugby's ability to reach more...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoLimit the poundage to reduce injuries | Chris Hewett
SO THE New Zealanders are suddenly worried about the injury fall-out from Super Rugby Aotearoa. Welcome to the 21st century. Players...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Hodgman red card helps Highlanders
Ben Jaycock reports on Round 8 of Super Rugby Aotearoa, as the Highlanders clinched victory at the Forsyth Barr Stadium
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTime to get the rules right over TV replays | Nick Cain
THE confused protocols surrounding camera angles, TV match directors, referees, and TMOs have been a contentious area throughout the professional era....
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoIsrael Folau row looks set for re-run in Tonga | Chris Hewett
Folau's journey into cyberspace should inhibit any return to Test rugby, after recent comments by Tonga's head coach that he would...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoWayne Smith may spark new Kiwi dominance | Chris Hewett
Wayne Smith played a bigger role in the 2015 All Blacks side than you may think, writes Chris Hewett
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoJohn Eales was the best | Chris Hewett
ANOTHER Wayne Smith, the highly accomplished rugby correspondent of The Australian, is calling it a day after half a century on...
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/ 5 years agoDay BBC bosses made Inverdale rage | Brendan Gallagher
SO farewell then to John Inverdale, the BBC’s main rugby anchor for much of the last 30 turbulent years during which...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoLions need jokers to entertain the pack | Brendan Gallagher
This summer's Lions tour looks set to miss out of its traditions of old – so what will remain?
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoKyle Evans is on rampage at Doncaster Knights after Rhinos blow
Jon Newcombe meets the Doncaster Knights who has hit the ground running in the Championship this season
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoI wish Stander well, but he shouldn’t have played for Ireland | Brendan Gallagher
Respect CJ Stander and what he has done in rugby, but Brendan Gallagher will remain against the permittence of 'project players'
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/ 5 years agoLess practice makes perfect for Bath No.10 Rhys Priestland
Jon Newcombe talks to the Bath fly-half about his kicking streak that has set a new Premiership record
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/ 5 years agoSuper Rugby Aotearoa: Jona Nareki treble sparks Highlanders win
Ben Jaycock reports on Jona Nareki inspiring the Highlanders to victory over the Chiefs, in Tony Brown's first win since his...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoFuture of rugby is threated by cheap shots | Chris Hewett
MIDWAY through the blizzard of red cards that carpeted the Premiership last weekend, one of the commentators was heard to say...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoGauzere made the worst back-to-back calls in history of Six Nations | Brendan Gallagher
Brendan Gallagher says the decisions by Pascasl Gauzere during England's loss to Wales were unfathomable
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoNo-one got a word in when Nigel Owens was the ref, not even Farrell | Chris Hewett
As people expose Owen Farrell's vocal hounding of referee Mike Adamson, Chris Hewett says Nigel Owens was one man who wouldn't...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoEdgy, the thinking man’s super hero | Chris Hewett
Chris Hewett pays a very personal tribute to Bath and England No.8 David Egerton
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/ 5 years agoWe can still win title insists England’s Jonny May
Adam Hathaway reports from Twickenham on England overcoming their Scotland nightmare with victory against Italy ahead of the fallow week
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoClang goes gate on our great game thanks to RFU Council vote | Nick Cain
Nick Cain writes on the dismantlement of English rugby union by the RFU Council's vote to approve a moratorium on relegation...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoBig freeze at World Rugby | Chris Hewett
SO World Rugby, the non-governing governing body, continues to move at the speed of stasis in reshaping the global calendar. Nothing...
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/ 5 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Premiership Rugby Cup gets the surprise go-ahead
Jon Newcombe reports exclusively on the PRL's plan to slot the 'cancelled' Premiership Rugby Cup into the 2020-21 schedule
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoThe Eagles need to start flying | Chris Hewett
Will rugby ever smash its way into the mainstream of sport Stateside?
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRising stars hit by double whammy | Brendan Gallagher
Brendan Gallagher can't wait for the return of the Rosslyn Park Sevens and U20 World Championship to resume
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoMatera’s new video won’t hide his nasties | Chris Hewett
THIS column is no friend of Pablo Matera and his fellow Pumas, the lock Guido Petti and the hooker Santiago Socino....
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/ 5 years agoTackling below the wait won’t end the injury risks | Jeremy Guscott
Jerry Guscott recalls his own experience with concussion during his career, suffering only one blackout that he is aware of
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Features
/ 5 years agoJEREMY GUSCOTT
OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Tackling below the waist won’t end the injury risks Poor technique: Northampton centre Piers Francis gets...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHewett column: Have World Rugby the wit to save our game?
Chris Hewett questions whether rugby is stuck in a time warp, unable to modernise with sound logic at its core
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoGeordan Murphy is ‘devastated’ over his Tigers axe says Tom Youngs
Leicester Tigers captain Tom Youngs speaks to Jon Newcombe about the departure of Murphy and the arrival of Richard Wigglesworth
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoSupplement Your Rugby Training with CBD
No one needs to be as physically and mentally fit as a rugby player. Your job is fast-paced, intense, stressful, and...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoLucock: Newcastle were the best team I’ve seen come down to the Championship
Jon Newcombe catches up with the new Newcastle Falcons signing who missed much of last season with a knee injury
International Rugby
Will Genia backs the Henry Pollock hype but feels England need to be more fluid
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