All posts tagged "Six Nations"
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Features
/ 4 years agoDon’t get carried away with Ireland series win
COLIN BOAG In last week’s letters page a Mr Ireland (!) accused me of being curmudgeonly about Ireland beating the All...
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Features
/ 4 years agoFrance top power rankings ahead of Ireland
NEIL DE KOCK The July fixtures concluded with two series wins for the north and two for the south. In terms...
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Features
/ 4 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Matt Powell: Call-up was a case of mistaken identity
The former Saracens, Worcester and Harlequins scrum-half Unstoppable: Matt Powell charges through the Bucuresti Oaks defence for Worcester PICTURE:Getty Images Twice...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEddie has to decide what style he wants
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Now the tours are over, there is a time to rest and...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBack tells ‘fickle’ England fans to give Eddie a break
By GARY FITZGERALD Eddie Jones may have been targeted by an irate compatriot in Sydney but Neil Back has called for...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPivac: We have much to build on
Wayne Pivac insists Wales are heading in the right direction despite getting battered into submission 30-14 by South Africa in Cape...
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/ 4 years agoLawes the enforcer as England take series
By NICK CAIN Australia............17pts Tries: Wright 25, Fainga’a 66 Conversions: Lolesio 26, 67 England ..............21pts Penalties: Lolesio 31 Tries: Steward 40+1,...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoBrilliant to win series but far from perfect
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK England are clearly in a better place now than they were when they started...
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/ 4 years agoWales fall at the last but head for home with pride restored
By PETER JACKSON South Africa ....30pts Tries: Pollard 14, Mbonambi 38, Kolisi 53 Conversions: Pollard 16, 39, 54 Penalties: Pollard 5,...
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Shane Williams
/ 4 years agoReturn of the old guard should drive Wales on
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND In the end, Cape Town was a step too far but, for a team so...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEuro Super League is the way forward
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER All hail the Lelos for recording a famous 28-19 win over Italy last Sunday in a feisty...
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Features
/ 4 years agoItalians lift mood with double over England
Brendan Gallagher Italy’s disappointment at losing away to Georgia at senior level on Sunday will be slightly offset by a strong...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRylands delight as he heads home to Bedford
NEWS EXTRA CARDIFF Met graduate Charlie Rylands will be living his childhood dream next season having signed for his boyhood club...
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/ 4 years agoContracts alone will not plug the gap – McMahon
■By BEN JAYCOCK The IRFU have promised to have women’s contracts in place in time for next year’s Six Nations, but...
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Features
/ 4 years agoTop eight to follow in Spring’s footsteps
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Young Racing 92 fullback Max Spring earned careful praise from France head coach Fabien Galthie after a...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJones will make Farrell his captain again, says Cueto
■By GARY FITZGERALD MARK Cueto believes Eddie Jones will reinstall Owen Farrell as captain in the runup to the World Cup....
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/ 4 years agoSummer Tours Week 4 Preview: Deciders for all Home Nations as series’ reach climax
Few could have predicted that all four Home Nations would hit back to win in the manner that they did last...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoFrance finish with a flourish against flat Georgia
Georgia U20s 17 (10) Tries: Kuntelia 8, Tsikhistavi 54Conversions: Khutsishvili 9, 55Penalties: Khutsishvili 23 France U20s 44 (17) Tries: Masse 27,...
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/ 4 years agoPivac sets sights on historic series win
Wayne Pivac has warned South Africa his team will fight tooth and nail to win the series next Saturday after becoming...
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/ 4 years agoAll square as England bring down Wallabies
By NICK CAIN Australia............17pts Tries: Tupou 37, Kerevi 48 Conversions: Lolesio 39, 50 Penalties: Lolesio 54 England ............25pts Tries: B Vunipola...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoGreat to see England find another level – Guscott
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WHAT a fantastic turnaround it was by England in Brisbane, and I love the...
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/ 4 years agoBeware promises in the land of the free
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE USA may bill itself as “the land of the free, and the...
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/ 4 years agoBaby Boks hold no fear for Wales
■By STEFFAN THOMAS Rising star: Dafydd Jenkins DAFYDD Jenkins is confident Wales U20s can upset the formbook by beating South Africa...
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/ 4 years agoMore Wales women players turn professional
WALES women have added more professional players to their ranks in the build up to the World Cup in September while...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoWelsh resurgence all about mindset
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER My experience over many decades is that Welsh rugby is rarely in as bad a state as...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSummer Tours Week 3 Preview: Home Nations look to bounce back
Last week’s Summer Tests saw the end of two long losing head-to-head runs, a last-gasp victory and a 17-minute period of...
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Summer Tours
/ 4 years agoCurry tour over after concussion blow
Tom Curry is heading home from Australia due to a concussion sustained in England‘s first test defeat in Perth. Curry suffered...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoEngland are running out of time to find their identity
Paul Rees looks at what Eddie Jones needs to see from his players as they prepare for next year’s World Cup....
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoValue for money more important than ever
COLIN BOAG Anyone keeping a close eye on the Premiership clubs, and their announcements about departing and arriving players, can’t fail...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoRichards keeps England on course
■By BEN JAYCOCK France ................20pts Tries: Montgaillard 33, Penalty 63 Conversions: Auriac 34 Penalties: Auriac 29, 50 England ............29pts Tries: Richards...
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/ 4 years agoScots have no answer to Italian
Scotland ............14pts Tries: Harrison 28, Stirrat 79 Conversions: Cunningham 30, Townsend 80 Italy ....................34pts Tries: Cuminetti 1, Ortombina 25, Frangini 33,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSummer Tours Week 2 Preview: All top tier teams in action for huge weekend
If last week was the warm up, then this one is undoubtedly the grand opening to proceedings as all Six Nations,...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoCrosbie handed maiden start as Watson misses out on first test for Argentina
Edinburgh‘s Luke Crosbie will make his first start for Scotland in the first test against Argentina on Saturday evening. Crosbie, 25,...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoJones admits Owen Farrell ‘very unhappy’ about losing captaincy
Eddie Jones has admitted that Owen Farrell was "very unhappy" when the coach informed him he would lose the England captaincy...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoLawes captains England for Australia opener
Courtney Lawes has been named England captain ahead of Owen Farrell, with the latter starting for the first time since November....
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Summer Tours
/ 4 years agoTwin Tours: A Look at England’s and Wales’ Summer Internationals
With the world cup drawing ever nearer, this summer’s tours for both England and Wales were always going to be crucial...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoRugby during the England tour of Australia
The England rugby team is considered one of the most expensive and prestigious teams not only in Europe but throughout the...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoPivac: I can’t wait to take on Boks
By STEFFAN THOMAS Most of Wales will be hiding behind the sofa on Saturday but Wayne Pivac can’t wait to take...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoQuestion is: Where are Wales mentally?
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND The first moment of truth of the summer for Welsh rugby comes at Loftus Versfeld...
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/ 4 years agoPride of the Premiership
Paul Rees selects his team of the season – with a nod to those who came close FULL-BACK: Freddie Steward (Leicester)...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoEngland prepare warm-up
ENGLAND will play two international matches in September in preparation for October's Women's Rugby World Cup. The Red Roses will play...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 4 years ago‘I’m very passionate, I don’t like watching’
Claudia MacDonald tells Ben Jaycock how she’s desperate to regain her fitness and return to action Claudia MacDonald thought she just...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoCrowley set to enjoy Italy’s ‘Blue summer’
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points After that brilliant last-minute win over Wales in...
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/ 4 years agoSummer Tours Week 1 Preview: Emerging nations and ‘A’ teams prepare to raise the curtain
For the first time since 2018, a full summer of rugby tours is back on the calendar, and though some of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEngland U20s name squad for Summer Series opener
Alan Dickens has named his England U20s team to face South Africa in the opening round of the Six Nations Summer...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoWales prepared for anything on tour in South Africa – Kieran Hardy
Kieran Hardy has said that Wales preparation has left them “ready for everything” as they face the world champions this Summer....
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoAdam Beard: Veteran Jones ‘leading the enthusiasm’
Alun Wyn Jones’ second row colleague Adam Beard has said the 150-capped legend is providing plenty of motivation in training ahead...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoThompson hoping Scottish summer can re-ignite form after Warriors woes
Glasgow Warriors fly-half Ross Thompson is hoping that Scotland’s tour to South America can re-ignite his early season form, after a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHill eager to seize the day for England
By GARY FITZGERALD JONNY Hill’s “dark nights” are behind him and now he aims to make up for lost time and...
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/ 4 years agoRed Roses ace Muir departs Wasps for Prem rivals
ENGLAND prop Maud Muir has joined Gloucester-Hartpury from Premier XVs rivals Wasps. Muir, 20, began playing rugby in Oxford and made...
International Rugby
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