All posts tagged "Scotland"
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBajans gear up for a big day out at the Oval
BARBADOS may bat a very modest 83rd in the world rankings – just ahead of India and below Serbia – but...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: The time has come to pick Owen Farrell as England’s 10
Jeremy Guscott on why the Ford-Farrell format is 'flawed' for England
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoSix Nations cash will drop to just £6m as rugby’s sponsorship market shows signs of decline
Peter Jackson looks at the state of title sponsorships in Europe's international and club tournaments
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWarriors put Dragons to the Scotstoun sword
GLASGOW made amends for last weekend’s embarrassing defeat to the Southern Kings with a bonus-point victory over the Dragons. Dave Rennie...
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Features
/ 8 years agoItalian legend Parisse set for a thrilling final chapter
BRENDAN GALLAGHER talks to iconic Italy No.8 Sergio Parisse at the start of a huge 12 months Giant killer: Sergio Parisse...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCockerill relishes Warriors’ big European challenge
By GARY HEATLY Tough: Richard Cockerill EDINBURGH Rugby head coach Richard Cockerill has a long history with the Heineken Champions Cup...
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/ 8 years agoHamilton happy to ignore keyboard warriors
By ALEX BYWATER LUKE Hamilton has revealed that he has been a target for social media abuse after swapping his Welsh...
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/ 8 years agoBlade is a shoo-in for Scotland
WITHIN weeks of The Rugby Paper revealing Scotland’s interest in claiming Blade Thomson, below, the Scarlets’ Kiwi flanker has made it...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWorld Cup crying out for regional qualifiers
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THERE has been much mention recently of having...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoKinghorn waiting as Hogg is ruled out for Autumn
By GARY HEATLY Young flier: Edinburgh full-back Blair Kinghorn STUART Hogg will miss Scotland’s Autumn Internationals after being ruled out for...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWhere will you be this time next year?
See yourself in a stadium? Us too. Fortunately, it’s not too late to secure a spot at the world’s most important...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRassie Erasmus to take charge of Barbarians at Twickenham
Plotting victory with the BaaBaas after beating the All Blacks with the Springboks
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoHooker Tolofua wanted by Clermont
SARACENS look set to lose French hooker Christopher Tolofua when his contract runs out at the end of the season. Blindside...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoNo experiments this Autumn, Warren, we need winning run
WALES AND LIONS LEGEND SHANE WILLIAMS Mindset: Alun Wyn Jones will play every game like it’s a World Cup final PICTURE:...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 8 years agoOn the path to world domination!
Rugby World Cup 2019 kicks off on September 20 next year when hosts Japan play Russia in Tokyo. Exactly a year...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSarries centre Taylor ruled out for season
SARACENS centre Duncan Taylor will miss the rest of the season but could return in time for Scotland’s 2019 World Cup...
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/ 8 years agoDavies boosted by new Hildago-Clyne rivalry
By STEFFAN THOMAS GARETH Davies has warned his Wales scrumhalf rivals he’s set to go to the next level this season....
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/ 8 years agoDu Preez moved for further surgery
CORNELL du Preez has been switched to Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital from Worcester Royal Hospital for further surgery on his throat...
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/ 8 years agoBaa-baas sign up stars for Twickers showdown
By SAM JACKSON FOUR leading South Africa and Australia players have accepted invitations to appear for the Barbarians when the famous...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLisa lands a birthday boost
LISA Thomson turns 21 this week and the Scotland star cannot wait to continue her exciting journey at a new club...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPlayers swap agencies as ISC buy rivals ISG
ENGLANDrugby stars including Joe Cokanasiga and Jordan Olowofela are under new management following the acquisition of Independent Sports Group agency by...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoStars tell what the Wales jersey signifies
By JAMES WILLIS THE first of a series of films inspired by the Welsh national team jersey and featuring rugby stars...
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English Championship
/ 8 years agoEaling can push the favourites close
Former Nottingham boss Ian Costello, now Wasps attack coach, runs the rule over this season’s Championship clubs Livewire: Doncaster’s Fijian scrum-half...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoMatawalu adds his magic from the bench to throttle Quins
Glasgow ……..50 Harlequins ….17 HARLEQUINS head of rugby Paul Gustard branded his side’s showing “unacceptable” after they shipped eight tries in...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoRugby Championship: Argentina team profile
Who else is on the Ledesma hype train?
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The Rugby Championship
/ 8 years agoMario must stop this Pumas freefall
BRENDAN GALLAGHER runs his eye over the Rugby Championship contenders ahead of next weekend’s big kick-off Big job on: Argentina coach...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoNew Scotland cap Lang eyes big Quins future under Gustard
By GARY HEATLY CENTRE James Lang is confident of a Quins revival insisting new head of rugby Paul Gustard has lifted...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSam pins his Scotland hope on Scarlets move
SAM Hidalgo-Clyne believes he has taken his career to the next level by swapping Edinburgh for last season’s PRO14 finalists Scarlets....
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years ago10 Championship players who have gone on to become Premiership stars
Brendan Gallagher takes a look at the conveyor belt...
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Columnists
/ 8 years agoGuscott column: Ashton is back but he’s got big competition before he can wing it for England
Jeremy Guscott's take on Eddie Jones' pre-season training squad – will we see Ashton and Michael Rhodes in the autumn?
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
CHARLIE CHAPMAN GLOUCESTER SCRUM-HALF Fresh from representing Scotland U20s at the recent Junior World Cup and skippering Gloucester in the Premiership...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoScotland hand head coach Gregor Townsend contract extension
Three more years at Murrayfield
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWeir plotting his route to World Cup via Warriors
By NEALE HARVEY Returning: Jono Lance HAVING survived an horrendous injury experience last season following a botched steroid injection in his...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTigers turning Exiles into masters of deception
LONDON Scottish are ready to sink their claws into the Championship after gearing up for the new campaign with the aid...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoFAMOUS GAMES AT CROSS GREEN
THE NORTH 21 NEW ZEALAND 9 NOVEMBER 17, 1979 With an estimated crowd of over 10,000 crammed inside Cross Green and...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoEngland to play Wales in Japan warm ups
By PETER JACKSON ENGLAND and Wales are finalising plans for a pre-World Cup double header with the potential to gross £10m....
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoKinghorn must play for Scots says Southwell
Talent spotter: Southwell SCOTLAND young gun Blair Kinghorn is only going to get better during the upcoming season and a place...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoYou did it Sam, you’re a true Lions legend now
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ambition achieved: Sam Warburton with the Lions in NZ PICTURE: Getty Images ■...
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Features
/ 8 years agoI’ve no doubt we’d have won a World Cup under Johnno
JOHN WELLS Q&A ON THE RECORD Missed opportunity: Martin Johnson should have stayed on as England coach says John Wells Pictures:...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCould Sam be the man to boost Eddie’s England?
RENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points RUGBY MATTERS Vacancy: Paul Gustard with Eddie Jones MANY have...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoHartpury sign five Gloucester players on dual registration
'He's got a big future in the game' says Hartpury head coach Mark Cornwall of one of the quintet
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Features
/ 8 years agoFergusson caps fightback
By GARY HEATLY A FEW years ago Robbie Fergusson thought he would never play rugby again, but today he is off...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSamoa ensure safe passage to World Cup
By SAM JACKSON Double: Ahsee Tuala SAMOA qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup after beating Germany 42-28 for a second...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoBlues stint sets Rory up for a big season
Young Saint: Rory Hutchinson AFTER recovering from injury to star for Bedford Blues last season, Northampton centre Rory Hutchinson is aiming...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoHome Nations must resist giving rivals the upper hand
BIG thanks to Gregor Townsend for being such a good coach that Scotland could not ignore his talents for another overseas...
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Features
/ 8 years agoArrest this alarming slide in standard
THE lack of top tier homegrown international class coaches coming through in the home nations was highlighted by this week’s announcement...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoChris Pennell daring to dream at Worcester Warriors
The Worcester Warriors full-back talks wanting to reverse the team's trait of starting off slow to a season and playing with...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoScarlets pair set for national service
By PETER JACKSON WALES are close to putting the future of their national squad in the hands of their dream ticket...
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Features
/ 8 years agoSan Fran can put Sevens World Cup back on map
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks at how the World Cup Sevens has evolved since its 1993 inception World beaters: England celebrate their success...
