All posts tagged "Scotland"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMitchell: We’ve got another gear to go
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... England v Canada Today. Kick-off 3am, BC Place, Vancouver THE Red Roses head into their final Test...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoScotland secure place in 2025 World Cup
By SAM JACKSON Australia ......... 31 Scotland ........ 22 AUSTRALIA were crowned champions of WXV2 after a late flurry of tries...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDo Wales have a chance at landing young gun Cameron Hanekom?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over the past decade, there has been a trend of players coming from overseas to compete...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPremiership Rugby plays down talk of a British and Irish or Anglo-Welsh league
Premiership Rugby appears to have killed off proposals for a British and Irish or Anglo-Welsh league in favour of retaining a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOmar Mouneimne beefs up Exeter Chiefs defence
By Mark Stevens In a rugby world where there is plenty of chatter around different aspects of attack, Omar Mouneimne is...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoLively Arron Reed lights the spark to ignite Sale Sharks
By Luke Jarmyn Sale Sharks ...................... 31pts Tries: Roebuck 18, 47, Warr 36, Cowan-Dickie 63, 71 Conversions: R du Preez 19,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoThis was acid test, admits George Skivington
Gloucester boss George Skivington defended his side’s attack minded game-plan, labelling this an “acid-test”. He said: “It was always going to...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoAndy Onyeama-Christie’s explosive start has Saracens motoring
By Sam Jackson Andy Onyeama-Christie’s explosive start to the season has seen him nominated for Premiership player of the month. The...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoWallace Sititi is following in father’s footsteps, but for how long?
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Cast your minds back, those of you who are sufficiently long in the tooth, to...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoTuipulotu’s power is too much for Cardiff
By SIMON THOMAS Cardiff .................36pts Glasgow ..............52pts Tries: D Thomas 12, Winnett 20, Byrne 47, Martin 53, Donnell 68 Conversions: Sheedy...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoStars line up to play in charity match
DANNY Cipriani, Billy Twelvetrees and Tom Youngs have signed up for a cross-code match at Headingley next month to raise funds...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoScotland set up Aussie showdown
WXV2 By BEN JAYCOCK Japan ............... 13 Scotland .........19 SCOTLAND’S hopes of retaining their WXV2 title were boosted with a gritty...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoS Africa …….. 26 Australia …… 33
AUSTRALIA set up a mouthwatering winner takes all match with Scotland after seeing off South Africa. The table toppers raced into...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoLos Pumas have worked hard to forge own identity
Brendan Gallagher reports on how one country has built a rugby stronghold down in South America There was a time back...
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Features
/ 1 year agoRemembering those early trips
THE Lions staged three tours to Argentina in the early days before giving up on the idea. The 1910 tour was...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI’ll play for Wales again, says Francis
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Strong man: Tomas Francis scoring for Wales against Georgia at last year’s World...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGray opts for overseas role
SCOTLAND second row Richie Gray will leave Glasgow at the end of November to pursue a playing opportunity abroad. Glasgow say...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoStade get back into winning routine
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN WHEN does a bad start become a crisis? For Stade Francais it was the morning after last...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFormer England rugby stars to play in hybrid match to raise funds for MND
Former England rugby union and rugby league stars will take part in a unique hybrid match at Headingley next month to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoAndy Onyeama-Christie’s happy to step up to the plate
By Adam Hathaway Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall has revealed how Scotland flanker Andy Onyeama-Christie has helped fill the leadership...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoEngland should be aiming for treble top in the Autumn Internationals
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable, every week... The autumn internationals against the traditional southern hemisphere big three, and Japan,...
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Features
/ 1 year agoTen years on and a handful still stand
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Veteran: George Ford playing against Australia in November 2014 PICTURE: Getty Images NOVEMBER...
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Features
/ 1 year agoWhen every story always seems to lead back to that lineout…
WHILE his native Ulster were in Johannesburg for their fixture against the Lions, one of the province’s old players was otherwise...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEasson pleased with solid defence
■By DANIEL CLARKE South Africa ..31 Japan ............... 24 HOSTS South Africa got their campaign off to a strong start by...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoChampions are chasing a hat-trick of crowns
Ben Jaycock looks forward to the new season where Gloucester-Hartpury will be team to beat PREMIERSHIP Women’s Rugby returns next weekend...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSouth African influence on European Rugby
By Peter Ryan South Africa is a phenomenal rugby nation that is at the top of its game right now. Talent...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJohann Van Graan: PGP won’t be a problem at Bath
By Jon Newcombe Bath Head of Rugby Johann van Graan is not at all concerned with the challenges posed by the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNorthampton Saints cut down by dazzling Ben Spencer
By Brendan Gallagher Bath .................................... 38pts Tries: Cokanasiga 5, Hill 26, Spencer 34, Lawrence 62, Coetzee 77 Conversions: Russell 6, 26,...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEmiliano Boffelli injury woes add to Edinburgh problems
By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh......... 31pts Tries: Schoeman 11, Van der Merwe 32, 65, Cherry 42, Scott 80 Conversions: Thompson 12, 43,...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoMaverick Shea the hardest of them all
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW NEWPORT heralded the season with a birthday bash on a lavish scale, filling...
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Features
/ 2 years agoMaking the game pay is still the main challenge
>> PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE OPTIONS AS TEAMS FROM ACROSS EUROPE AND SOUTH AFRICA KICK OFF THE NEW SEASON The dawn...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland aiming for a repeat success
By Ben Jaycock and James Orpin Break: Abby Dow scores against New Zealand and, inset, John Mitchell PICTURES: Getty Images ENGLAND...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWales and Scotland are in the mood to prove themselves
Star: Jasmine Joyce WXV 2 FOLLOWING their bottom-place finish in the Six Nations, Wales head coach Ioan Cunningham has galvanaised his...
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Women's International
/ 2 years agoWXV 3 Newcomers prepare for Dubai test
WXV 3 takes place in Dubai with newcomers Madagascar, Hong Kong and Netherlands welcomed into the fray this year. There’s an...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoChristian Day confident new PGP deal will attract big guns
By Adam Hathaway Players' chief Christian Day predicts the new Professional Game Partnership agreement will help attract more foreign big guns...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoTom Roebuck targets England success
By Ross Heppenstall Winning a maiden England Test cap to top the best season of his career will not be enough...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoClassy Darcy wings in for Edinburgh on return from injury
■ By GARY STONE Edinburgh.........33pts Tries: Graham 6, Bradbury 31, Vellacott 38, Dodd 42, Cherry 53 Conversions: Thompson 31, 38, Healy...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoScotland surge to victory
Scotland .................59 Fiji ............................. 15 SCOTLAND put on a show by scoring nine tries in their warm-up for the defence of...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBristol Bears Preview: We have a new sense of energy – Fitz Harding
Team-by-team guide by Paul Rees Bristol Bears Coach: Pat Lam Captain: Fitz Harding After Bristol lost at Connacht in January to...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoGloucester Season Preview – George Skivington: We’re going to roll dice and go for it
Gloucester Season Preview Coach: George Skivington Captain: Lewis Ludlow The Cherry and Whites are the enigmas of the Premiership. The club...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoNorthampton Saints Season Preview: George Furbank in charge as Saints bid for repeat
Northampton Saints Season Preview Coach: Phil Dowson Captain: George Furbank Last season’s title winning success at Northampton was no fluke. It...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoThe Premiership is going to be tighter than ever
By Kyran Bracken English rugby is going through what can only be described as a transition period, but overall I’m positive...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWelsh regions facing another long, hard season to climb the URC mountain
Ben Jaycock and James Orpin report on the big moves as Siya Kolisi and Jordie Barrett prepare for their new clubs...
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Features
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns – Harlequins’ Felix Champain
Young Guns Felix Champain felt his trip to South Africa last month with England U18s was a great indication in what...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSix-try Scotland too good for Wales
Scotland ........40 Wales...............14 SCOTLAND cruised to a six-try victory in Edinburgh to make it back-to-back wins over Wales in 2024. Wales...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDREAMTEAM
MURRAY M cCALLUM, THE NEWCASTLE AND FORMER SCOTLAND, EDINBURGH AND WORCESTER PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH... 1....
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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 agoNucifora shows the way forward
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Master: David Nucifora will start work with Scotland in December PICTURE: Getty Images...
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National League 2W
/ 2 years agoLate Cinderford surge not enough
Old Redcliffians....38 Cinderford............... 31 ■ By MO SHER AN ABSORBING, high-scoring encounter at Scotland Lane went the way of the hosts,...
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Features
/ 2 years agoPATRICK HOGG
YOUNG GUNS NEWCASTLE & ENGLAND U18 FORWARD England U18s captain Patrick Hogg is using his time at Newcastle Falcons to pick...
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