All posts tagged "Sam Warburton"
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 month agoI loved watching Gavin Henson play, says Jacob Beetham
When Jacob Beetham thinks back to the players he most enjoyed watching when growing up, one name stands out – Gavin...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: Once a Lions series is won, it’s hard to go again
The sports science and analysis available in the game now would almost certainly tell us that the Lions were not anywhere...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 months agoBrendan Gallagher: British and Irish Lions tour no longer rugby’s Everest
The dust is beginning to settle on the 2025 Lions tour and that is a process that should be encouraged and...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 months agoLiving with the British and Irish Lions: What really happens on tour
Sky Sports has released a tongue-in-cheek mockumentary that takes fans deep inside player preparations for the British & Irish Lions tour....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 months agoBritish and Irish Lions: It’s mad, you lose all track of the days, says Tadhg Furlong
Three-time tourist Tadhg Furlong revealed his first Lions experience turned him into a proper rugby player and has told squad rookies...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 months agoBritish and Irish Lions: Tadhg Beirne’s buzzing for the real thing
Tadhg Beirne is finally revelling in a proper Lions tour in Australia after being robbed of the full experience four years...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 months agoSam Warburton: Henry Pollock can be ‘complete player’
Lions great Sam Warburton says Henry Pollock can become the ‘complete player’ on tour to Australia if he can make some...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 months agoWe must go out and impress fans, says Pierre Schoeman
Lions prop Pierre Schoeman insists the tourists have to put on a show for the Sea of Red as it begins...
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Columnists
/ 5 months agoPeter Jackson: Dazzling French duo, Damian Penaud and Louis Bielle-Biarrye are creating history
Peter Jackson looks at the figures and reports that Damian Penaud and Louis Bielle-Biarrey are rewriting the record books Now that...
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Summer Tours
/ 6 months agoBack in Welsh Colours: Josh Macleod’s Road to Japan
There is something about Wales producing top-quality talent in the back row—the likes of Sam Warburton, Dan Lydiate, and Justin Tipuric...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 7 months agoBritish and Irish Lions can do something special, says Maro Itoje
By Adam Hathaway Maro Itoje took tips on captaincy from two-time Lions skipper Martin Johnson the day before he was announced...
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Chris Hewett
/ 8 months agoChris Hewett: Geoff Parling is thriving as the quiet ‘Australian’
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Whatever lights might be hidden under rugby’s bushel, precious few of them belong to Australian...
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Letters
/ 9 months agoThat was all too easy for England
Steamroller: Tom Roebuck scores for England against Wales PICTURE: Getty Images Did Wales make England look good, or are England good..?...
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Six Nations
/ 9 months agoSix Nations: It is no surprise to me but Maro Itoje proves his captaincy credentials
By Brendan Gallagher It was Eddie Jones who insisted that Maro Itoje was not captaincy material, an opinion that seemed plain...
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Latest News
/ 9 months agoWales all washed up with nowhere to go…
By Peter Jackson Every living English Grand Slam captain, from Sir Bill Beaumont to Dylan Hartley via Will Carling and Martin...
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Miscellaneous
/ 10 months agoSix Nations: Thrilling three-horse race to beat them all
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Ten years after the most nerve-wracking climax to any Six Nations,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 10 months agoMorse to focus on senior game
■By SIMON THOMAS WHEN the Wales U20s squad for the Six Nations was announced, one notable omission was the name Morgan...
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Latest News
/ 11 months agoGeorge is the best captain for England
IF Steve Borthwick has his share of tricky selection quandaries ahead of the Six Nations, the choice of captain is not...
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Features
/ 11 months agoSix uncapped Welsh youngsters ready to break out
As the new year gets underway, Simon Thomas looks at six uncapped youngsters who could have big Welsh futures Dan Edwards...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoIs James Botham the answer for Wales’ blindside flanker issues?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Even though Welsh rugby has endured some very dark days, many players are currently showing promising...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoWe will all suffer in the land of the giants
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed It was the rugby version of Easy Street, the 1917 silent movie in which Charlie...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoPundits need that forward thinking
Ian Robertson put it most colourfully. “I work with backs,” said the celebrated BBC radio commentator on being asked to coach...
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Features
/ 1 year ago‘My school tour to SA changed me’ – Christ Tshiunza
Simon Thomas talks to Christ Tshiunza about his personal journey from Africa to Wales From Kinshasa to Cardiff, from Exeter to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMaesteg Harlequins a beacon of hope
AT a time when too many clubs all over England and Wales have gone to rack and ruin, Maesteg Harlequins shine...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHarri Deaves – Wales’ next backrow superstar?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports At a time when the national team is looking for world-class talent across the pitch, the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoDan Biggar sees promising signs with Warren Gatland’s Wales rebuild
Wales are on a run of nine successive Test match defeats. Dan Biggar believes Wales have something to build on after...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoWe have makings of a good team – Gatland
Wales produced their best performance of the year but still fell to their ninth successive defeat – and a 15th loss...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoWales show defiance but the wait goes on
PETER JACKSON All week long the Red Dragon legions had planned their regimental mobilisation with just enough military precision to let...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoThe British & Irish Lions are back!
And they promise to bigger and better than ever when they hit Australian shores a year from now. It will have...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoIt was an honour to reach the 400-mark
My Life in Rugby with Chris Dicomidis - The former Pontypridd, Cardiff, Wales U21 & Cyprus international looks back at his...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoAll set for a race to the finish
With the Premiership resuming next weekend, Paul Rees looks at how the runners and riders are gearing up The Premiership resumes...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoHow can coaches be so optimistic?
I KNOW untimely injuries have not been helpful but what a disappointing showing over all three games (and quite a few...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMorse: Warburton is my inspiration
By SIMON THOMAS Rising star Morgan Morse has revealed how he has drawn inspiration from the words of former Wales and...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoWhy France are my favourites for the title
JEREMY GUSCOTT Peter O’Mahony’s appointment as Ireland captain for the Six Nations at the age of 34 was a little surprising,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoThe tackle: Different options are available
Dafydd Jenkins’ yellow card last week for Exeter against Bayonne has caused much debate with most people agreeing that is was...
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Features
/ 2 years agoHow O’Mahony answered Ireland’s Call
In a tournament full of as many great moments as the recent World Cup, a handheld sign in the crowd wouldn’t...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoRyan has to wise up and show respect
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Maybe one day James Ryan will find it in him to send a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoNos Da, Dennis, my lovely boy
Dennis Gethin would have been highly amused had someone told him that his 12-year presidential reign on this side of the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoVillage teams which gave stars their start
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHEN the Principality Stadium crowd rises to salute Leigh Halfpenny as he makes his final...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWarburton: Ball in play time ‘crucial’ in France
By BEN JAYCOCK Sam Warburton believes fitness and management of ball in play time could be the difference in this World...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 03/09/23
The Rugby World Cup is just around the corner, and you can find a team-by-team preview of the highly anticipated competition...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoHome of Premiership Rugby TNT Sports goes live
TNT Sports goes live today throughout the UK and Republic of Ireland, replacing BT Sport and is the new home of...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoEnforce laws and game will be safer
WORLD Rugby should abandon their ‘player welfare’ platitudes and make the game safer by merely enforcing its own laws. A fortnight...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoGatland can get Wales on top again
CHRIS HEWETT Few people on God’s earth know more about professional Welsh rugby than Warren Gatland, who successfully coached the Test...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoYoung focuses on leadership after claims players threw eggs in pub
By STEFFAN THOMAS Dai Young has urged his Cardiff players to take more responsibility on and off the field and admits...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoShaun’s turned Achilles heel into French strength
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND There was always a chance whenever I played against France of finding a gap or...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSexton and Biggar aim to break tradition
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Johnny Sexton sets out on Saturday aiming to be the first flyhalf to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMoriarty’s physicality will be vital in Dublin
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Momentum is everything in the Six Nations and whoever comes out on top in the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoChatty men Sexton and Biggar give refs earache
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW The most argumentative of fly-halves to be found in Europe, or anywhere else...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoNo guff, just gumption from my top XV pundits
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It is falling-off-a-log easy to poke fun at the battalions of exrugby professionals who earn a living...
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