All posts tagged "Scotland"
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoTop Cat: charisma, sermons and style
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW IF ONLY Mark Twain had been born half a century later, on the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoThe Rainbow Nation enjoys day of history
Brendan Gallagher looks back at the players who shone on the biggest stage Rugby World Cup has spawned many iconic moments...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoJapan host great party as Boks snatch the glory
Japan, having been thwarted at the death in their efforts to stage RWC2011, finally achieved their aim in 2019 and made...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoJack: I’m ready for furnace
By ADAM HATHAWAY Jack van Poortvliet insists England’s dismal Six Nations will help him cope with the furnace of the upcoming...
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Letters
/ 3 years agoExeter are just taking a shrewd approach to business
IN response to the comments made by Neil Fissler in last week’s paper and numerous others recently, is there any actual...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoThe day Sir Gregory tore Wales to shreds
PETER JACKSON LONG before they began losing their way on the field at the Arms Park, England once endured the absurdity...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoCalamity as hosts England crash out at the first hurdle
RUGBY World Cup was going to be the launching pad of English rugby and a brave new world, that was the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoScots suffer shock defeat to Uruguay
By BEN JAYCOCK UNDER-20s rugby in Scotland hit a new low on Tuesday when their promotion-chasing side lost to Uruguay at...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoEngland can be the dark horses at this World Cup
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME AS Aformer player, I find it difficult to understand the way the...
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Q&A
/ 3 years agoNew faces can turn Quins into contenders
Q&A Ben Jaycock talks to 54-time England No.8 Nick Easter about his optimism for former side Harlequins following their coaching changes...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoPooley’s paddlers rise to the challenge
By SAM JACKSON Crowborough rugby veteran Nigel Pooley has completed an extraordinary journey of paddling 68 miles along Scotland’s Great Glen...
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Features
/ 3 years agoSouth Africa know right recipe
Paul Rees makes his case for why Springboks will be a very different animal come the World Cup In this instant...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHogg exit opens door for McConnochie
NEWS EXTRA RUARIDH McConnochie has been called up to Scotland’s latest World Cup warmup camp following the retirement of star full-back...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoAll that glitters isn’t necessarily gold…
Paul Rees looks at the big name players who have been on the move in the Premiership during this close season...
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Features
/ 3 years agoLewis has his sights set on higher honours
Ben Jaycock talks to England’s second row starlet Lewis Chessum on his return from the Junior World Cup in South Africa...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 3 years agoScotland get set for Uruguay test
By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland, Spain and Uruguay maintained their unbeaten records on day two of the U20s World Trophy. POOL A:...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 23/07/23
It’s been another busy week in rugby news despite preparation fixtures for the Rugby World Cup still a few weeks away,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoOdds of Scotland Winning the Six Nations in 2023
The last time Scotland won the Six Nations was 24 years ago, in 1999. The tournament was called the Five Nations,...
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World
/ 3 years agoTongans send out a warning
Tonga sent out a message to their Pool B rivals at the World Cup with victory over Australia A. With Israel...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoOunsley: We want to bring home gold next time
By BEN JAYCOCK Having been forced to watch her Exeter side come up just short in the Premier 15s final, Jodie...
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Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoPaying a high price for alcohol
Paul Rees reports on why fears of crowd trouble at the World Cup in France are beginning to increase SOUTH Africa‘s...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 3 years agoScotland cruise past Zimbabwe
By SAM JACKSON Scotland ran in 10 tries to beat Zimbabwe 64-33 in their opening Pool A game of the World...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoI’m no fan of World League agenda
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Am I the only one that thinks that the idea of the...
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Moment In Time
/ 3 years agoKids bring joy to Geordie land
MOMENT IN TIME NEWCASTLE FALCONS, 2001 TETLEY BITTER CUP WINNERS BY NEIL FISSLER IT was once suggested that you don’t win...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Rob Cook: ‘I was happy to fulfil my boyhood dream’
The former Gloucester and Cornish Pirates full-back talks about his life in the game Growing up, all I wanted to do...
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Nick Cain
/ 3 years agoEngland missing that killer instinct
Steve Borthwick has been liberal with the superlatives when describing the performances of some of the players in his England World...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoRacing 92 rule out move for Smith
ON THE BLINDSIDE Marcus Smith staying with Harlequins beyond the final year of his contract, which ends next summer, moved a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoThe day Jonny saved his best until the final play of the game
Brendan Gallagher looks back at the players who shone on the biggest stage Johnno or Jonny? Who was the iconic English...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoWe trained for hours in baking sun – then lost!
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME As England ramp up their preparation for this year’s Rugby World Cup,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 3 years agoRichardson keen on Scotland role
By GRANT SHUB When Dylan Richardson was called up to play for Scotland against Japan at Murrayfield in 2021, the South...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSharks move for Creevy
Sale Sharks have brought in Argentina hooker Agustin Creevy to replace Akker van der Merwe, who has returned to South Africa....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoGreat to see Dupont going for Paris gold
RUGBY MATTERS – BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Rather overlooked during a hectic end of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoRecalling when all roads led to the sea
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW As any half-decent student of European history knows, the first Russian Revolution of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoLamaison brought the house down
The 1999 World Cup was a curate’s egg of a tournament, combining the crass with the truly historic. This was the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoO’Kelly’s backing his boys to triumph
By NICK POWELL Grand Slammers: Malcolm O’Kelly believes Ireland will win the World Cup PICTURES: Getty Images FORMER Ireland lock Malcolm...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoThe Low-down of the New Rugby World League Format
The world of sports as we know it is changing and new formats are being introduced to change the sporting world....
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoTop 6 Sports Complexes in the UK
Did you know the UK has the structures to hold some of the world’s biggest sports events? In fact, some of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoToulon have No.9 White in their sights
ON THE BLINDSIDE Top 14 giants Toulon are courting a move for Scotland scrum-half Ben White, who has been looking for...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoA new trophy, same old tricks …
CHRIS HEWETT It is one thing for a populist Prime Minister to ride a wave of duplicity before crashing head-first into...
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Features
/ 3 years agoFading myth of invincibility
As the World Cup approaches, Paul Rees reports on why the All Blacks need to hit the ground running For the...
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Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoWhy this merger just might be the way to go
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Another week in Welsh rugby and another potential drama emerges. They always say the close...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoEligibility rules are cause for concern
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER These newish eligibility regulations are still open to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoFamiliar faces find some new identities
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Nine New Zealanders, four Australians, a goalkicking Irishman and an English prop are...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years ago2023 – Can it change the sport of Rugby? What’s missing?
As the most celebrated event in the oval ball sport comes closer with the Rugby World Cup 2023 in France, we...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoLoader signs two-year deal with Stormers
Ben Loader is moving to South Africa this summer and will play in the United Rugby Championship after signing for the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoMurley races to the top of the try pile
Peter Jackson sees the man overlooked by England lead the way when it comes to try time ENGLAND chose seven different...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoSamoan underdogs and an Australian masterclass stole the show in ’91
The Rugby World Cup really started to hit its stride in 1991, scaling up from the inaugural event in 1987 in...
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World
/ 3 years agoEight teams get set for second tier tournament
Next month sees the U20s World Trophy return with the second tier age group tournament this time involving Scotland, who were...
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Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoHe’s quite some man, that Emery…
David Emery 1946-2023 Peter Jackson looks back on the life and times of a giant in the world of sport and...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoWhen Kirk took the All Blacks right to the top of the world
Brendan Gallagher begins a series on the star man at each global gathering Being the first in anything often confers iconic...
