All posts tagged "Samoa"
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhen it really matters, Pollard gets the vote
Brendan Gallagher So in the week that we learnt a proper All Blacks tour of South Africa is likely in 2026,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBayonne centre Manu Tuilagi to miss start of season
Manu Tuilagi will miss the start of the upcoming Top 14 season for new club Bayonne after breaking his hand.
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAll-action Malolo leads way for Samoa
PACIFIC NATIONS CUP ■ By JON NEWCOMBE MOANA Pasifika hooker Sama Malolo stole the show as Samoa all but confirmed their...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoSix-try Fiji prove too strong for Samoa
By JON NEWCOMBE FIJI started their bid for a sixth Pacific Nations Cup title with a 42-16, six-try win over arch...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoRoad to next World Cup lacks jeopardy
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points UNLESS I’ve missed something pertinent – and it’s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoHow the sun keeps shining for Spain
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Impressive: Joel Merkler in action for Toulouse PICTURE:...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoWhy SVNS makes sense for the future
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Rugby sevens – or SVNS, as a London-based team of funkily-dressed marketing executives have somehow succeeded in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAntoine Dupont inspires France to Olympic gold in Paris
Nine months on from their heartbreaking quarter-final loss in the World Cup to South Africa, Antoine Dupont inspired France's Sevens side...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAfrica as Williams steps up at the death
The Blitzboks overturned the deficit after Tristan Leyds raced down the sideline and offloaded to Davids to score. Australia captain Nick...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPOOL B WRAP
AUSTRALIA won all three of their pools matches, with Argentina qualifying in second. The opening fixture of the tournament saw Australia...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoHolden keen to learn the McGeechan way
By JON NEWCOMBE Maliq Holden admits he couldn’t have asked for a better role model to learn from than Sir Ian...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoScotland confirm return with win over USA
U20s TROPHY ■By JAMES ORPIN SCOTLAND secured their spot back in the big time of age-grade rugby by winning the Trophy...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoJones facing Italy tester
Preview ■By BEN JAYCOCK Japan v Italy Today. 6.05am EDDIE Jones will be hoping his horror start in charge of Japan...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoBorthwick approach tempted Strawbridge
By ADAM HATHAWAY Assistant coach Andrew Strawbridge reckons England are a team on the up and that persuaded him to throw...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoOn-target Garbisi shows the way for Italy
International round-up Italy beat Tonga 36-14 in Nuku’alofa as the Azzurri bounced back from a shock defeat to Samoa on their...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTry happy Scotland face USA in fight for promotion
U20s TROPHY By JAMES ORPIN SCOTLAND will be looking to book their return to the U20s World Championship on Wednesday when...
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Features
/ 2 years agoExpect the Chiefs Mk2 to be real contenders
PAUL REES LOOKS AT WHY EXETER’S DOR HAS PUT PLAYER RETENTION AHEAD OF RECRUITMENT AT SANDY PARK The most eye-catching result...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoThere’s more than money to Toulouse
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER There have, rightly, been acres of words written...
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Latest News
/ 2 years ago19-try Scotland set points record
Men’s U20 Trophy SCOTLAND smashed the U20 Trophy points-scoring record with a 123-15 win over Samoa in Pool A at Hive...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoVakatawa to leave Bristol
FRANCE centre Virimi Vakatawa will leave Bristol this summer following the end of his contract. The 32-year-old signed on a one-year...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoEngland have enough to down the All Blacks
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Steve Borthwick’s England team have taken their first step of their summer...
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Features
/ 2 years agoI want to improve and be best 9 in the world
Matthew Luddington talks to Gloucester and Italy scrum-half Stephen Varney following his eye-catching campaign Stephen Varney has truly had a breakthrough...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoI want my England shirt back says JVP
By GARY FITZGERALD The sight of the world’s best scrum-half strutting his stuff at the home of Tottenham Hotspur Football Club...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoJack van Poortvliet relishing England return after leaving last camp in tears
Jack van Poortvliet’s last experience of an England camp was being driven out in tears by his mum knowing his World...
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National Leagues
/ 2 years agoToo many law changes-just let players play
Steve Hill puts the questions to James Shanahan, the head coach of Blackheath RFC and Cambridge University Why did you get...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoComposure is the name of the game for Umaga
By SIMON THOMAS Jacob Umaga showed plenty of composure with his match-winning heroics for Benetton in Durban last weekend – which...
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News Extra
/ 2 years agoA tribute to unlucky Rory…
On the charge: Exeter’s Rory O’Loughlin powers forward against Munster PICTURES: Getty Images Another week ends with another player forced to...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoI want to win title before I leave Bristol – Luatua
By PAUL REES Few overseas signings have had a more lasting impact in the Premiership than Steve Luatua who looks like...
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Features
/ 2 years agoWithout referees, there is no game
Paul Rees looks at the pressures on the men and women in the middle and asks what can be done to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland could be one of world’s best teams – Care
England legend Danny Care feels it is “frightening” to consider just how good the national team can become. Care called time...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoLeinster’s workload merits little sympathy
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK LEINSTER are worried about the pressure that could prevent them from winning a...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Exeter Chiefs back row Maddie Feaunati
By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Leeds Date of birth: 18/05/02 Community club: Marist St Pats RFC Red Roses debut: vs Italy March...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years ago‘Ireland in blue’ will provide stiffest test
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Phil Dowson and Leo Cullen first crossed paths in European action 10 seasons...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMan prosecuted for abusing World Cup official
A man in Australia has been prosecuted for abusing TMO Brian MacNiece on social media during Enlgand’s match against Samoa in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoStrawbridge appointed to England on permanent basis
Andrew Strawbridge will join Steve Borthwick‘s England coaching staff on a permanent basis as an assistant coach and coaching advisor. Strawbridge,...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Peter Scrivener
The former Wasps no.8 chooses the best XV he has played with or against... 1. Paul Rendall – I had the...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years agoRed Roses in mood to make it six titles in a row
Women's Six Nations team-by-team previews: England Marlie Packer leads the England side aiming to make it six titles in a row....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoQuins nab Lamositele
Harlequins look to have signed tighthead prop Titi Lamositele, below, to replace the Castres-bound Will Collier. Lamositele, 29, spent five years...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoStars who followed in their father’s footsteps
Louis Lynagh’s debut for Italy, almost 30 years after his father Michael made his last stand for the Wallabies, completes the...
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Sevens World Series
/ 3 years agoDupont looks sharp at 7s
Antoine Dupont’s Olympic dream got off to a winning start with two victories on his sevens debut for France at the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoTo have played 41 times for Wales is a blessing
My Life in Rugby with Emyr Lewis - The former Wales, Llanelli & Cardiff No. 8 looks back on his career...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 3 years agoCrusaders aiming for six of the best
Super Rugby Preview Ben Jaycock looks forward to the new Super Rugby season with the Melbourne Rebels fighting to survive THE...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoColossus following in family tradition
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A teenaged colossus introduced himself to the Six Nations late on Friday night...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoThe Grand Slam win in 2005 was a fairytale
My Life in Rugby with Mark Taylor - The former Wales, Ospreys, Sale, Swansea & Pontypool centre and now WRU performance...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoRadford gives the credit to simpler defence
Northampton defence coach Lee Radford cites simplified structure as the key to his side’s turn in fortunes this season. In recent...
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James Harrington
/ 3 years agoNo rush to get Tuilagi involved
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Something of a big deal was made last week about the fact that, a matter of days...
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Features
/ 3 years agoOne XV that would challenge the best
Joe Santamaria selects his Tier Two Team of the Year While the major nations were battling for sporting immortality at the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoHenry’s French leave won’t hold him back
JEREMY GUSCOTT IT’S time for the RFU/Premiership to wake up and go, ‘Wow, what’s wrong with us that a young player...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoHunt is on for next generation of props
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Five years ago there was a scrum feature in The Rugby Paper which...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoMinnows can make splash of a whale
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED ACCORDING to Donald J Trump – you may have heard of him – “losers” are the lowest...
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