All posts tagged "Scotland"
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Features
/ 5 years agoAnalysis: Marcus Smith must step up and shine the light ahead for Eddie
The last time England played the United States, in sultry Kobe, it was the start of a cycle that...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRedpath is coach at Park
FORMER Scotland captain Bryan Redpath has joined Rosslyn Park as attack coach. Redpath, who won 60 caps for Scotland and appeared...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLions will need to stage their own full-on scrum sessions
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Possible bolter: Chris Harris LIONS trips to South Africa are glorious in so many ways but one or...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCarmichael calls time
SCOTLAND and Edinburgh second row Lewis Carmichael has retired from playing aged 26 after “a number of concussions over a short...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHigh ball doubt may cost Stuart Hogg Lions slot | Nick Cain
STUART Hogg’s high points this season in leading Scotland to away victories over France and England in the Six Nations, as...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoCapturing is as important as victory
Nick Cain on the underlying essence of today’s England A clash with Scotland A PREVIEW... England A v Scotland A Today....
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoTigers fan Stewart keen to star in front of mum and dad at Welford Road
By ADAM HATHAWAY Big talent: Freddie Steward LEICESTER’S Freddie Steward spent yesterday afternoon with his feet up watching the player he...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoHastings and Horn can inspire Covid-wrecked Scottish squad
By BRYN PALMER SCOTTISH Rugby performance director Jim Mallinder has challenged Scotland’s next generation to step up and show their leadership...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoAttack was king amid madness
PAUL REES gives his verdict on a Premiership season like no other It was a Premiership campaign unlike any other, even...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBiggar has made that 10 shirt his own now | Jeremy Guscott
WARREN Gatland will have been pleased with most of what he saw yesterday, but the shoulder injury to captain Alun Wyn...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBoks are ring rusty and were rocked by Benetton, but Lions have concerns too
Nick Cain sets the scene ahead of Lions lift-off for South Africa THE 2021 Lions tour of South Africa will be...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAmazon in pole for Autumn Internationals rights
AMAZON Prime are leading the race to show England, Scotland, and Wales’ Autumn International campaigns. Historically, the BBC and Sky Sports...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHistory of Lions v Springboks
Brendan Gallagher charts some outstanding episodes from the 13 tours undertaken by the Lions to South Africa from 1891 onwards Riding...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBreakfast is essential in your life with the Lions
YOU’VE seen the DVD many times – Living with the Lions – but frankly that’s only the half of it. The...
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoFast start keeps England U20 on track
ENGLAND will head into next week’s showdown with Ireland with two bonus-point victories in the bag, after coming through unscathed against...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAdam Hastings aims to provide spark at Gloucester
For the second time as a rugby player Adam Hastings will be uprooting his life to move south of the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions flanker Hamish Watson ruled out of Murrayfield clash
Justin Tipuric will now start for the Lions against Japan in place of Watson, ruled out through a conc
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoScotland captaincy eases pain for Jamie Ritchie
After missing out on Lions selection, flanker Jamie Ritchie has found inspiration from NRL coach Frank Ponissi to lead Scotlan
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoMatt Challinor joins the Knights exodus to Titans
ROTHERHAM’S rapidly expanding group of ex-Doncaster players will include Knights legend Matt Challinor next season. Challinor has retired from full-time rugby...
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Features
/ 5 years agoAs a No.8 and wing I was called McLomu
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ROLAND REID THE FORMER SCOTLAND, GOLDEN LIONS, GLASGOW, LONDON IRISH,LEEDS AND EDINBURGH BACK ROW/WING Versatile: Roland Reid in action for...
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/ 5 years agoPennell: I’ve never felt so fresh, I’d love to carry on
CHRIS Pennell insists he is fit enough to carry on playing after parting company with Worcester age 34. The once-capped England...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoExclusive: Robinson lands the job as Wasps’ new attack coach
RISING coaching star Ed Robinson has been chosen by Wasps to become their new attack coach. Wasps have a vacancy because...
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/ 5 years agoNorton to spearhead Team GB’s search for Tokyo gold
TOM Mitchell will lead the men’s squad at the Tokyo Olympics looking to go one better than their silver medal five...
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English Championship
/ 5 years agoSaracens v Ealing: Vincent Koch set for a double celebration in second leg
SARACENS have named an unchanged line-up for today’s second leg of the Championship play-off final against Ealing Trailfinders. The north London...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNot a fan of Springboks joining our Six Nations | Shane Williams
I’M old enough to have played in the Five Nations before it expanded to six teams with Italy’s arrival in 2001...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJapan will give Lions real workout | Jeremy Guscott
I have always liked change for the right reasons, and the Lions having a game against Japan at Murrayfield on Saturday...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJerry Flannery knows the sad side of the Lions | Peter Jackson
The last time the Lions took off for South Africa, Jerry Flannery had been booked into business class for the overnight...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEddie Jones interview: England captain’s role for ‘other’ Curry?
EVER since Eddie Jones became England head coach the question of leadership among the country’s elite players – or the lack...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRhys Webb counts cost of that Toulon pay-day | Peter Jackson
At the end of the last Lions tour when the entire cast posed for a team photograph, Rhys Webb appeared to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEddie calls back as Josh Bassett hits 150 for Wasps
JOSH BASSETT is set to become the oldest England winger to make his Test debut for 70 years after getting a...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoBig Joe Cokanasiga must seize his England chance this time | Jeremy Guscott
JOE Cokanasiga on top form is quite simply a lethal rugby player. That is why it is so good to see...
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Features
/ 5 years agoPint-sized players can often house huge talents
PAUL REES SAYS SMALL CAN STILL BE BEAUTIFUL IN THE MODERN LAND OF THE GIANTS The size of rugby players has grown...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoHeady days before the mighty Oaks tumbled
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Features
/ 5 years agoAthletics put me on fast track to Wales
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER WALES AND CARDIFF WINGER AND GREAT BRITAIN OLYMPIC HURDLER NIGEL WALKER World class: Nigel Walker running for GB at...
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/ 5 years agoEddie wants extra Currys to keep England on the boil
EDDIE Jones has already marked the card of his young guns telling them to gain inspiration from Tom Curry as their...
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Features
/ 5 years agoShort moratorium will make England stronger
COLIN BOAG The debate on pro-motion and relegation is absolutely at the heart of the English game going forward. If you want...
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/ 5 years agoJamie Ritchie to lead Scotland in summer Tests
Interim coach Mike Blair has included 17 uncapped players in squad for matches against England A, Romania and Georgia
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWhy can’t Japan find home-grown internationals? | Nick Cain
There are 19 foreign-born players named by head coach Jamie Joseph in his Japan squad to tour Europe this summer
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/ 5 years agoChampions Cup? Now it’s taking in also-rans!
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST If and when the brewing industry calls “time gentlemen please” on its financial support for the European Champions...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoDragon’s early fire smothered by Glasgow
By STEFFAN THOMAS Dragons..............16pts Tries: Owen 16 Conversions: S Davies 13 Penalties: S Davies 21, 77 Drop goals: D Davies 31...
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Features
/ 5 years agoI knew how Dan felt waiting for his cap
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND B, MIDLANDS AND MOSELEY SCRUM-HALF SIMON ROBSON Quick service: Simon Robson gets the ball out for Moseley Inset...
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/ 5 years agoRassie Erasmus wary Lions have a grand plan to beat altitude
WARREN Gatland has “something up his sleeve” and could rewrite the script on how to beat South Africa on their own...
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/ 5 years agoPremiership bosses concerned by flaws in protracted review system
By PAUL REES Man ‘upstairs’: TMO watches the action AS CROWDS return to rugby, there are concerns about the increasing time...
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/ 5 years agoSale 22-12 Bristol: And that’s just the start says Sanderson!
Sale Sharks guarantee their place in the Premiership play-offs with victory over leaders Bristol Bears
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoRevealed: Champions Cup Team of the Season 2020-21
Tom O'Flaherty is recognised for his performances in Europe for the second-straight season
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/ 5 years agoInjured Cameron Redpath out until 2022 for Bath and Scotland
Scans have determined Redpath ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament against Sale Sharks earlier this month
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/ 5 years agoFan power caused TV U-turn on Six Nations
THE salvation of the Six Nations from vanishing behind a television paywall is being acclaimed as another victory for people power....
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/ 5 years agoSevens gets revamp to become a global game
By PAUL REES WORLD Rugby is looking to grow the game globally through Sevens which returns from its Covid lockdown next...
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/ 5 years agoGlasgow Warriors centurion Chris Fusaro to retire at the end of the season
Ending an 11-year professional career at Scotstoun come the end of his contract with Glasgow Warriors
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoMurrayfield to host 16,500 fans for British & Irish Lions clash with Japan
The Scottish government and SRU agree to allow 16,500 fans to attend the first match of the Lions schedule against Japan
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