All posts tagged "South Africa"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoVisa problems force Hillary home
■ By BEN JAYCOCK HARTPURY University star Matthew Hillary has returned to South Africa because of frustrating visa complications but still...
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Features
/ 1 year agoYOUNG GUNS
ISAAC MEARS BATH & ENGLAND U18 SCRUM-HALF Isaac Mears is revelling in the England U18s setup due to the attacking style...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 1 year agoSteelmen fight back to shock Llandovery
Super Rygbi Cymru round-up ■ By ROB COLE EBBW Vale overturned a 16-point half time deficit to stun Llandovery 29-28 and...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoUgo Monye backs Sam Prendergast to make British & Irish Lions squad as one of five fly-halves he’d select
Ugo Monye has backed Sam Prendergast and George Ford as two of five fly-halves to be selected in the British and...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBristol Bears aim to cash in on Big Day Out
By Paul Rees Bristol host their Big Day Out at Cardiff’s Principality Stadium on Saturday, intending it to become an annual...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOspreys boss Mark Jones backs Keelan Giles for spot on Wales tour
By Simon Thomas Keelan Giles has to be in the shake-up for a place on Wales’ summer tour of Japan, according...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoJohan Mulder looking to push Cardiff in South Africa double header
By Simon Thomas Johan Mulder heads back home to South Africa this week, having exceeded all expectations with play-off chasing Cardiff....
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Features
/ 1 year agoCardiff set for play-offs but should they be in running?
THE United Rugby Championship has two rounds to go in the regular season before the top eight move into the play-offs....
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoTommaso Menoncello – I want to be one of Italy’s best ever
Joe Santamaria talks to Tommaso Menoncello, the 2024 Six Nations Player of the Year, about facing the Springboks Gonzalo Quesada’s Italy...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions bolters who truly made their mark
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher What exactly do we mean by...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMignot’s team have much to celebrate
France FRANCE illustrated their class in this year’s tournament, not as dominant as winners England, but they showed enough flair to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHuge entry for new 7s series
EUROPE’S biggest sevens series – the LIT Super Sevens – kicks off on Saturday at Eton Manor RFC. It is a...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLuke Northmore still in the England reckoning
By Paul Rees Luke Northmore is due a break after a succession of injuries have so far thwarted the Harlequins centre’s...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoChris Hewett: If there is any justice, George Ford will be a British and Irish Lion
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed The difference between time and eternity? It’s all relative – get it? – but in...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoChris Hewett: Players moving north is no shock
If it takes at least seven years to train as an architect – and a minimum of 70 to negotiate the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoUnited Rugby Championship: Nine-try Ospreys demolish Dragons
By Simon Thomas The Ospreys secured the bonus point win they needed to keep their URC play-off hopes alive as they...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoLions 26-7 Connacht: South African hosts in league of their own
By David John Lions ................26 Connacht........... 7 Connacht's play-off hopes were dealt a blow with a second consecutive defeat in South...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDan Lydiate is moving over to a coaching role at Dragons
By Sam Jackson Dan Lydiate will move into a coaching role at Dragons after yesterday playing his final game for the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Little good news is coming out of Africa
By Brendan Gallagher - Rugby Matters Mention recently of the late Claude Saurel and his eclectic coaching career brought back memories...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoNorman Mbiko – A Leopard who did change his spots
Norman Mbiko is probably not a name that resonates strongly here in Britain and Ireland, but the feisty scrum-half from the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHonesty and accountability are key for me
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Raynn Bruce, below, head coach at Twickenham RFC in Counties 1 Surrey/ Sussex (level...
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Features
/ 1 year agoEngland survive French hostility
■By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND U18s head coach Jonathan Pendlebury revelled in leading his side through an unbeaten Six Nations Festival in...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCharlie Elliott: Ben Youngs’ Best Career Moments
By Charlie Elliott Ben Youngs announced his retirement from rugby earlier this week, with the scrum-half set to hang up his boots at the end...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFreddie Steward puts his heart into Leicester Tigers
By Paul Rees Freddie Steward is forgetting about England as he sets his mind on helping Leicester reach the Premiership playoffs....
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Simon Linsell
SIMON LINSELL, THE BARNES AND FORMER GLOUCESTER & EALING TRAILFINDERS PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLeinster are good … but they would not beat France
By Nick Cain The hype was in full flood after Leinster’s two-match 142-0 European Cup haul against Harlequins and Glasgow, when...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIt’s been a challenge captaining Dragons, admits Aneurin Owen
By Simon Thomas Aneurin Owen is the first to admit it’s been a challenging time to be Dragons captain this season,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSouth Africa deserve to stage another World Cup
IT was with a heavy heart that I read comments from SA rugby president Mark Alexander this week dismissing the possibility...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeff Probyn: Like wine, props used to get better with age
A front row view of the game Earlier this week, I was asked to do an interview for GB News to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoURC: Biggest things to look out for in each game
By Charlie Elliott Following a couple of moderately successful weeks that saw a URC team in both of the European semis,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoPete Ryan: Bridgend’s College Pathway
By Pete Ryan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoThe best Southern hemisphere players who have played in the North
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCurtis Langdon’s out to add to his cap collection
Curtis Langdon is aiming to make up for lost time and add to the two England caps he won in 2021...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Power of four will be crucial for Andy Farrell
In terms of pedigree, the 2025 British & Irish Lions squad selected by head coach Andy Farrell next month to tour...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Premiership clubs need to set higher standards
The most concerning aspect of the Harlequins no-show against Leinster at Croke Park last weekend, which finished in a 62-0 European...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 1 year agoTwo changes for Scotland as they face winless Italy
PREVIEW... ■By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hive Stadium Captain: Scotland blindside Rachel Malcolm SCOTLAND host winless Italy...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoQuinnell’s quick pint at The Ferry Boat Inn
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW OF ALL the books written about the Lions, no reference can be found...
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Features
/ 1 year agoClubs trapped in tangled web
PAUL REES LOOKS AT WHY NORTHAMPTON WERE THE LAST ENGLISH TEAM STANDING IN THIS SEASON’S CHAMPIONS CUP AND then there was...
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Features
/ 1 year agoShaun was never slow to tell me if I was wrong
MY LIFEIN RUGBY STUART ABBOTT THE FORMER ENGLAND, WASPS & HARLEQUINS CENTRE I ONLY arrived in England, where my mother was...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 1 year agoDave Cherry and Ali Price heading abroad
Scotland internationals Dave Cherry and Ali Price are to move on from Edinburgh at the end of the season to “take...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoTop 14: Raffaele Storti set to get his chance at Grenoble
French Column by James Harrington Portugal winger Raffaele Storti has made a habit of not doing things the easy way –...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMillie David on playing with Ilona Maher and England U20s upcoming game against South Africa
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions potential bolters: Henry Pollock to make the plane?
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoDan Biggar’s Best Career Moments
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHandre Pollard determined to leave Leicester Tigers on a high
By Paul Rees Handre Pollard is determined to leave Leicester on a high having decided to return to South Africa next...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Champions Cup still has a role to play
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... The European Cup is as big as the clubs involved want to...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoBritish and Irish Lions: Come on, Andy Farrell, put a bolter on your list
Thinking Allowed by Chris Hewett Henry Pollock is the most headline-grabbing talent to emerge in English rugby since Maro Itoje, who...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoLawrence Dallaglio: Old hands need to state their British and Irish Lions case
Paul Rees talks to Lawrence Dallaglio about the crucial selection choices facing British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell George Ford...
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Features
/ 1 year agoMy two years at Ealing were best of my career
MY LIFEIN RUGBY AARON PENBERTHY THE FORMER REDRUTH, CORNISH PIRATES, JERSEY REDS AND EALING FLY-HALF, WHO NOW PLAYS FOR JERSEY RFC...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoInjury update means Duhan van der Merwe is on track for action with British and Irish Lions
For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...
International Rugby
Will Genia backs the Henry Pollock hype but feels England need to be more fluid
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