All posts tagged "Six Nations"
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGeoff Parling frustrated by World Cup talk
As England launched their new kit for the upcoming season, lock Geoff Parling revealed he gets frustrated when asked about the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Delaying EPS selection is big step in right direction
It has taken time but at last there has been some common sense from the Premiership in their relationship with the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Wales pay price for the pursuit of money
Gareth Edwards achieved many famous things, not least playing 53 consecutive matches for Wales. From start to finish, it took him...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoThe Welsh war is OVER – Statement
A £60 million Rugby Services Agreement which provides a new and positive contractual relationship between the WRU and its four Regions...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoCole and Vunipola out of November Tests?
Dan Cole and Mako Vunipola are set to miss England‘s Autumn Tests having not yet recovered from injury. Cole has been...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott previews the Rugby Championship – Pumas need to build their credibility with an away win
Argentina were written off when they first came into the Southern Hemisphere Rugby Championship, in the same way that Italy were...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland name side for WRWC semi-final against Ireland
England Women’s Head Coach Gary Street has made six changes for Wednesday’s Rugby World Cup semi-final clash against Ireland at the...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Steffon Armitage eyes World Cup chance with France
The original, and Exclusive, story from Neale Harvey on June 29.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years ago“We just have to beat big guns this autumn” – Chris Robshaw
England skipper targeting a perfect international season as the countdown to the 2015 World Cup begins.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Warburton would be perfect fit at Kassam
Despite the fact we are in the ‘Dead Zone’ and there is no rugby to watch, there is still much bubbling...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Jordan Onojaife – Saints Academy lock
When Jordan Onojaife sat down at home to watch England‘s opening game at the Junior World Championship last month, little did...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Professional rugby seriously damages the Scottish team
As Vern Cotter comes to terms with the enormity of the task facing him and his management team in having to...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Jamal Ford-Robinson – Cornish Pirates prop
Taking opportunities can make or break a young player’s career so Jamal Ford-Robinson was keen to show what he could do...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Get the players fully fit, Stuart, and cut down on your subs
The biggest mental plus that New Zealand have over England at the end of their three-Test summer series is Julian Savea’s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Girls go full-time and and full-on for big prize
Without fanfare or fuss a minor revolution has been taking place in and around Surrey Sports Park in Guildford this summer...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Sorry Wales, but this is becoming inexcusable
And so for all their big-game heroics by the banks of the Crocodile River, somehow it still ended in tears as...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Courtney Lawes about England’s welcome strength in depth
Courtney Lawes on the bench? If ever there was a register of the growing confidence and depth of the England squad...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson’s verdict: Willie-o-the-wisp leads Wales up garden path
Wales were shaking their heads in bewildered search of some explanation for their torment when Willie le Roux rather let the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years ago“I’ll prove a point to Harlequins,” says Tom Guest
London Irish recruit Tom Guest admits he spent too long wasting his prime years stuck on the bench at Harlequins.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Play Manu Tuilagi in centre with Luther Burrell
The experiment of playing Manu Tuilagi on the right wing didn’t work yesterday and if England want to end this tour...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Yes, it’s time for All Blacks to end their Pacific shame
Guys, it’s not the dark side of the moon. No fewer than four airlines, including the national carrier Air New Zealand,...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun – Tom Woolstencroft – Bath & England U20s hooker
England‘s problems at hooker in New Zealand are not just limited to the senior squad, the U20s have already called up...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to England full-back Mike Brown about his remarkable transformation
Mike Brown is England‘s torch-bearer, but one with a difference. He is the man at the back, rather than the front,...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoMattfield to captain South Africa against Wales
Victor Mattfield will equal John Smit’s record on Saturday after being named in the South Africa team to face Wales in...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Referee Nigel Owens let All Blacks off hook with his card calls
Chris Robshaw and his troops will be mightily disappointed at this defeat which speaks volumes as nobody gave them a chance...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoEngland boss justifies latest Steffon Armitage snub
Percentage of EQPs in Premiership justifies the rule that prevents overseas based stars from donning a red rose jersey.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Kyle Eastmond must seize this chance to show his skill
Kyle Eastmond can skin players in his sleep with his speed, footwork and swerve, and one of the things I’d most...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain looks ahead to England’s opening test in New Zealand on Saturday
,Freddie Burns is a big fan of the endurance magician David Blaine. Blaine has found fame and fortune as a modern...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland U20s name side for JWC opener against Italy
England U20s have named their side to take on Italy in their opening game of the IRB Junior World Championship in...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Why Bruce Craig’s vision for global season will fail to see the light
Last week’s interview encapsulating Bath chairman Bruce Craig’s vision of the future of global rugby showed some interesting, if slightly naive...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher charts the career of Jonny Wilkinson, the player who has transcended the game
Talk about synchronicity. When confirmation of Jonny Wilkinson’s much-touted retirement was filtering through this week I was actually rummaging around my...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: A moment of brilliance from George North could swing it
There is a certain kind of justice that the top two teams from the nine month league campaign have made it...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Jack Dixon – Dragons and Wales U20s centre
If it wasn’t for an untimely foot injury, Jack Dixon, 19, could have been preparing for a trip to South Africa...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Less use of the TMO? Then stop these ref witch-hunts
Hard to believe that it is just a week since Leicester‘s Richard Cockerill called for referees to be less reliant on...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Chris Pennell would find a place on loan in any Premiership squad
It’s not often that a back stands out in a side that hasn’t performed, but Chris Pennell has done so for...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: A couple of England-Wales tickets, sir? That’ll be £630
The last England-Wales match at Twickenham grossed around £5m in ticket money. The next one will top £20m. For the World...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership semi-final preview: Northampton v Leicester
NORTHAMPTON Story of the season For much of the season Saints were the model of muscular consistency losing just one in...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoAmbitious Bismarck du Plessis targets Welsh scrum
Wales beware, Bismarck du Plessis says the Springboks’ front row aims to be the most formidable in the world and will...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Super George North can help Northampton Saints reach another Premiership final
The bridesmaid tag is an easy one to hang on Northampton, and it’s there because although they have attracted some big-name...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoJonathan Joseph can talk his way back into EPS
Jonathan Joseph reckons his X-factor with ball in hand will boost his chances of an England recall – a claim backed...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to three great English Lions to gather their views about the England back-row
Back-row expertise does not come with better credentials than that offered by Roger Uttley, Mike Teague and Peter Winterbottom. The trio...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Murder on the dancefloor as Harlequins try to get a grip
The Murderball challenge is on. Mike Brown, already proud ambassador for Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, wants to celebrate Harlequins‘ coming on...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: England stance is vital for developing young talent
The increasing call on the RFU to change its stance and pick players who choose to ply their trade in another...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoUS growth is reliant upon winning admits Chris Wyles
Chris Wyles knows qualification for the 2015 World Cup has given USA Eagles the best possible chance of breaking America but...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Fizzing George Ford ready for next step with club and country
George Ford has come of age. Finally. It has been a long time coming because Ford has been lumbered with the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Why Steffon Armitage must be on the plane to New Zealand
The chat this week has been about Steffon Armitage and English players based outside the Premiership being unable to play for...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Brad Barritt about Saracens and England
Brad Barritt is not going to see the England No.12 jersey handed over to Billy Twelvetrees, Luther Burrell, Kyle Eastmond, or...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoMike Brown has his heart on sleeve, just like Roy Keane
It is Tuesday afternoon at the Surrey Sports Park and Harlequins‘ training finished 45 minutes ago. While the majority of players...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Why life’s not so simple in this new European utopia
Delays, debates and rows, just another week of life in the sport we recognise as professional rugby. The delays in the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoERC Statement on European Rugby
As European rugby’s stakeholders today (Thursday, 10 April) confirm an agreement for a new phase in the development of the European...
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