All posts tagged "Scotland"
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher looks back at the life and career of Jonah Lomu
During a lifetime in sport journalism I can’t remember anything more exhilarating and life enhancing than reporting on the young Jonah...
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/ 11 years agoGray joins Toulouse
Richie Gray will be turning out for Toulouse next season after agreeing terms on a four-year contract. The Scotland lock, 26,...
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/ 11 years agoWin a copy of Rugby World Cup 2015: The Official Review!
ON DVD AND DIGITAL 30th NOVEMBER 2015 Relive the drama and excitement of Rugby World Cup 2015 in England, the biggest...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoDave Denton ‘can cure Bath’s hangover’ from Sam Burgess
Bath‘s new back row signing David Denton will make a huge impact at the Rec according to first team coach Toby...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: England must rebuild their pack the way Michael Cheika rebuilt his Australians
My big concern from England‘s World Cup is that we saw a decline in their core strengths at the scrum and...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Mark Jones – former Scarlets and Wales wing now Rotherham coach
Hopefully my rugby career has plenty of miles left on the clock – the long commute from Llanelli to Rotherham certainly...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoEuro clubs must not let RWC have all the epics
By Brendan Gallagher To borrow heavily from the great Tom Petty, “too much ain’t enough”, although I fancy the rock maestro...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 11 years agoLions Tour 2017: Schedule threatens to undermine pinnacle
Lack of prep time and finals of Premiership and Pro12 could prove major blunder in the face of rugby's biggest test,...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Roland de Marigny – former Italy, Leeds, Calvisano, Bangor and Natal Sharks full-back
For me not facing down the Haka hurt more than the result when Italy played New Zealand in our opening match...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn column: Why these jibes at England review panel are laughable
Am I the only England fan to be sick and tired of the continual criticism of everything the team or the...
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Shane Williams
/ 11 years agoShane Williams World Cup XV
15. Ayumu Goromaru (Japan): The Brave Blossoms deserved more after three wins and he was key against South Africa. 14. Nehe...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher feature: England apart, this has been a World Cup to remember!
So how will history view Rugby World Cup 2015? The biggest and grandest in terms of crowd numbers and stadia? Unquestionably,...
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/ 11 years agoJonny Gray extends Warriors stay
Glasgow Warriors and Scottish Rugby have been handed a big boost today after Jonny Gray decided to remain at Scotstoun until...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn column: Crucial to reintroduce level between club and country
For the first time since its 1987 inception, the Rugby World Cup does not have Northern Hemisphere side in the semi-finals...
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Shane Williams
/ 11 years agoShane Williams column: Our packs lack skillset of the giants down South
It’s no fluke that this weekend’s World Cup semi-finals are like a UKIP manifesto – with no mention of Europe. Over...
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/ 11 years agoHardie joins Edinburgh on two-year deal
Scotland flanker John Hardie has signed a two-year contract with Scottish Rugby, which will see him join Edinburgh Rugby after the...
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/ 11 years agoAustralia in World Cup semi-finals after controversial Scotland win
A controversial last minute penalty from Bernard Foley helped Australia claim a 35-34 win over Scotland and qualify for the World...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson column: England’s debacle? It’s all fault of Boris Johnson!
Boris Johnson is addressing the great and the good on the occasion of the World Cup draw at the Tate Modern...
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/ 11 years agoJoel Stransky asks: Do Springboks have variety to go all the way?
World Cup winner doubts South Africa can go all the way and lift a record third Webb Ellis Cup unless they...
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/ 11 years agoWorld Cup quarter-finals teams
Australia v Scotland Australia: Kurtley Beale; Adam Ashley-Cooper, Tevita Kuridrani, Matt Giteau, Drew Mitchell; Bernard Foley, Will Genia; Scott Sio, Stephen Moore...
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/ 11 years agoScotland to appeal Ford and Gray bans
Scottish Rugby today confirmed they will appeal bans against Ross Ford and Jonny Gray. The duo received a three-week ban each...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s World Cup departed XV
15: Ayumu Goromaru (Japan): Sensational player in attack and defence and the team’s goal-kicker to boot. Burst on the scene over...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain column: Kiwi coaches rule – and that’s good for game
Wales have done it with Warren Gatland, and so have Ireland with Joe Schmidt, and Scotland with Vern Cotter. However, England‘s...
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/ 11 years agoScotland quintet fit to take on Samoa
Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg, John Hardie, Sean Maitland and Ross Ford have all recovered from injury to start for Scotland against...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn column: Hype surrounding Sam Burgess is biggest issue for England
Decisions, decisions, when are they right and when are they wrong? That is a question that all of England has been...
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/ 11 years agoVIDEO: Alesana Tuilagi hit with five-week ban
Alesana Tuilagi will miss Saturday’s World Cup match with Scotland after receiving a five-week ban for striking an opponent with the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher recounts the intriguing tale of the ‘first World Cup’
The road not taken is an enduring theme in sport and now, right in the middle of a riotously successful World...
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/ 11 years agoScotland change ten for Springboks clash
Head Coach Vern Cotter has today named the Scotland team to face South Africa in this Saturday’s World Cup match in...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoSteve Borthwick turns Japan into Land of Rising Scrum
Japan’s pack, once the butt of jokes and considered little more than a speed-bump on the way to the try-line by...
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/ 11 years agoCowan replaces Gilchrist in Scotland squad
London Irish back rower Blair Cowan has been named as a replacement for Grant Gilchrist in Scotland‘s Rugby World Cup squad....
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/ 11 years agoWales ranked second in the world
Wales have climbed to second in the World Rugby rankings following their 28-25 win over England on Saturday at Twickenham. It...
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/ 11 years agoGrant Gilchrist out of Rugby World Cup
Grant Gilchrist has been ruled out of the rest of Scotland‘s World Cup campaign after sustaining an injury yesterday. The 25-year-old...
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/ 11 years agoHIGHLIGHTS: Scotland open RWC account with win over Japan
Scotland kicked off their World Cup campaign with a comprehensive 45-10 win over Japan in Gloucester today. Following their exploit against South Africa...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Fraser Brown – Scotland hooker
How’s the Scotland camp one week away from the World Cup? Everyone was pretty happy to go through the warm-up games...
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/ 11 years agoPREVIEW: England v Fiji
Ben Youngs will win his 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Dan Cole Can help get nudge on up front
As preparation for a World Cup begins, every coach will be ascertaining they have the basic fundamentals of the game correct...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoBen Prescott forced to retire
London Scottish have today announced that Ben Prescott has been forced to retire from rugby due to a neck and shoulder...
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/ 11 years agoRelaxed, Fiji are the Brazil of rugby – so watch out if you see them smiling
Fiji‘s most-capped player Nicky Little has warned his former colleagues not to go into their shells when they tackle England in...
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/ 11 years agoEngland name team to take on Fiji in RWC opener
Ben Youngs will win a 50th Test cap when England face Fiji in the first match of Rugby World Cup at...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: Hopefully England will go one better than us in ‘91 and win it
With the phoney war over, now is the time for the squad to focus on the challenges that lie ahead. The...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy life in Rugby: Bleddyn Bowen – former Wales captain and Swansea centre
Captaining Wales to the 1988 Triple Crown was a huge honour. Not only was it Wales’ first for nearly a decade...
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/ 11 years agoScotland welcome back Maitland and Seymour for French Test
Scotland Head Coach Vern Cotter today welcomed the return of Sean Maitland and Tommy Seymour for this Saturday’s World Cup warm...
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/ 11 years agoScotland lock Jim Hamilton retires from Test rugby
Jim Hamilton has today announced his retirement from international rugby after missing out of Vern Cotter’s Scotland World Cup squad. The...
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/ 11 years agoInjury forces Italy into World Cup squad change
Italy have called up Glasgow flanker Simone Favaro to their World Cup squad for injured winger Angelo Esposito. Esposito, 22, picked up...
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/ 11 years agoScotland name World Cup squad
Head Coach Vern Cotter today named scrum-half Greig Laidlaw as captain of the 31-man Scotland squad for the World Cup. The...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Kelly Brown – Saracens, Scotland and former Borders back row
1. Cian Healy – Clearly spent a significant part of his life in the gym, strong, good in the set-piece and...
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/ 11 years agoScotland ring the changes for round 2 against Italy
Vern Cotter has made 14 changes to his Scotland team ahead of the their clash against Italy on Saturday at Murrayfield....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Fortune will favour the brave in Ireland
The England–Ireland World Cup warm-up game on September 5 has huge significance for both sides. The managements can spin this however...
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/ 11 years agoScotland drop seven players ahead of World Cup
Scotland head coach Vern Cotter has released seven players from his World Cup training squad on the back of Saturday’s 16-12...
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/ 11 years agoThree debutantes in Scotland XV for Italy clash
Scotland have named three uncapped players in their starting XV to face Italy in Turin on Saturday. Glasgow‘s Rory Hughes will...
