All posts tagged "South Africa"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTaine Basham’s aiming to get back to his best
Taine Basham is ready to kick-start his career as he looks to force his way back into the Wales reckoning.
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Featured
/ 1 year agoBest Head-to-Head Matchups in the Rugby Championship & Women’s World Cup quarter-finals this weekend
It’s shaping up to be one of the biggest weekends of rugby this year. With pressure mounting, teams aren’t just chasing...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoWeekend Talking Points: Women’s World Cup quarter-finals could bring shock results
Rugby fans are in for a treat this weekend as the global calendar delivers intrigue, intensity, and plenty of talking points....
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Featured
/ 1 year agoRugby Championship Round Three Team of the Week: All Blacks and Wallabies get hard-fought home wins against rivals
The Rugby Championship delivered high drama this weekend as Australia stunned Argentina with a last-gasp comeback in Townsville, while New Zealand...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoRugby’s Social Media Moments of the Week: All Blacks top The Rugby Championship after beating Springboks in Thriller
Rugby fans were treated to another action-packed week, with excitement both on and off the field sparking plenty of conversation online.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRed Roses rocked by Ellie Kildunne injury blow for Women’s World Cup quarter-final
World player of the year Ellie Kildunne has been ruled out of England’s World Cup quarter-final clash against Scotland next weekend...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAll Blacks too good for world champions at Eden Park in Ardie Savea’s 100th cap
New Zealand bounced back from their defeat to Argentina to see off world champions South Africa 24-17 and extend their unbeaten...
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News Extra
/ 1 year agoWorld Rugby Chief Sally Horrox: Heavy defeats ‘inevitable’ at Women’s World Cup
Chief of Women’s Rugby at World Rugby Sally Horrox says heavy defeats suffered by lower ranked, mostly amateur teams such as...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWe’re aiming to finish top -Lane
■ By BEN JAYCOCK POOL C PREVIEW... New Zealand v Ireland Today. Kick-off 2.45pm, Brighton & Hove Albion Stadium IRELAND scrum-half...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLes Bleues set for proper showdown
PREVIEW... France v South Africa Today. 4.45pm, Franklin’s Gardens FRANCE will accept nothing less than topping Pool D when they meet...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Josh Bragman
Josh Bragman, the Rosslyn Park and former Ampthill, Hartpury University, Durban Collegians and Durban Crusaders Colts fly-half, chooses the best XV...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoNew Zealand 24-17 South Africa: All Blacks hold off Springbok comeback
New Zealand ................... 24pts Tries: Narawa 2, Jordan 17, Tupaea 67 Conversions: B Barrett 3; McKenzie 18, 68 Penalty: McKenzie 51...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoI just had to stand up for the brothers, says 100-cap Ardie Savea
Ardie Savea revelled in becoming New Zealand’s 23rd 100-cap Test player. Savea was honoured with a silver cap and dedicated the...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoBell keeps his cool to steal it at the death
■By BEN JAYCOCK Australia .................. 28pts Tries: White 23, Suaalii 47, 63; Bell 86 Conversions: Lynagh 24, 48; O’Connor 64, 87...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoHarry Wilson: We knew we could finish job against Los Pumas
Australia captain Harry Wilson hailed his comeback kings but recognised his side’s performance levels were far from their best. “Full credit...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Steve Borthwick snared in unworkable fudge with new player welfare stipulation
If international rugby union is the “shop window of the game”, the part that fires the imaginations and ambitions of young...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoPeter Jackson: Four famous names facing firing squad
Only four clubs ever beat the All Blacks during their 15 European tours throughout the 20th century. How ironic that all...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoWhat if England had won the Rugby World Cup back in 2015?
It comes as a surprise – shock almost – to realise that it’s ten years give or take that Rugby World...
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Features
/ 1 year agoOwen Farrell’s fiery Racing 92 send-off is par for the course
A case of sour grapes? Jacky Lorenzetti, the owner of Racing 92 since 2006 as well as four Bordeaux wine chateaux,...
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Features
/ 1 year agoNostalgia isn’t all it’s cracked up to be
IN THE past the future lies, so the saying goes. Yet everything changes, from politics to sport, as time marches remorselessly...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSimon Linsell: Playing at Kingsholm was a dream come true
Simon Linsell The former Hartpury, Gloucester, and Ealing forward, who is now forwards coach at Barnes. I’ll never forget the first...
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Features
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns: Casper Wheeler – Bristol & England U18s hooker
Casper Wheeler is hoping to follow in the footsteps of his hero and fellow Bristolian, Ellis Genge.
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGalthie’s pressing problem up front
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The battle up front: Régis Montagne and, inset top to bottom, Georges-Henri Colombe, Demba Bam-ba, Thomas Laclayat...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCharlie Elliott: The best moments from Ardie Savea’s illustrious career ahead of his 100th All Blacks cap
This weekend, Ardie Savea will bring up his 100th cap for the All Blacks when they face the Springboks at Eden...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoBest Head-to-Head Matchups in the Rugby Championship & Women’s World Cup this weekend
In the biggest games, it’s often the little battles that make the difference. Beyond the team tactics and set-pieces, it usually...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoBiggest Weekend Talking Points: All Blacks vs Springboks grudge match + Final Pool Games of Women’s World Cup
The business end of tournament rugby always brings an extra edge, and this weekend is no exception. Across the globe, battles...
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Women's International
/ 1 year agoWomen’s World Cup Round Two Team of the Week: Red Roses star in record-breaking win
Week two of the Women’s Rugby World Cup delivered drama, emotion, and historic moments, setting the stage for the final round...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoItaly know they are in battle for survival
■By BEN JAYCOCK POOL D PREVIEW... Italy v South Africa Today. Kick-off 3.30pm, Sandy Park, Exeter ITALY face the might of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFrance vs Brazil Preview: New-look French side spread the load
For their second World Cup match against what is on paper the competition’s weakest opponent, Brazil, France co-head coaches Gaëlle Mignot...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – David Warwick
David Warwick, the former Wigton, Waterloo, Cumbria rugby union centre/wing and Barrow rugby league player who is now level seven Wigton's...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoJeremy Guscott: Dynamic duo of Handre Pollard and Beauden Barrett can still rule at No.10
The dominance of South Africa and New Zealand in winning World Cups is a statistical reality and, because of their track...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoChris Hewett: Rassie Erasmus is in search of a brave new world with the Springboks
There is something unashamedly Old Testament about South Africa’s first-choice pack, possibly because its most accomplished components are more ancient than...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNew Zealand vs South Africa Preview: Springboks out to storm All Blacks’ Eden Park citadel
Paul Rees looks forward to this weekend's monumental clash between New Zealand and South Africa in Auckland It is no longer...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoBrendan Gallagher: Remarkable Los Pumas an example to us all
I've always eyed the World Rugby rankings with a little suspicion, possibly because I’ve never fully understood their machinations and how...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoVan Graan worked his magic to turn Bath’s gladiators into champions
Premiership review Paul Rees continues his summer series reviewing the Premiership season, with the focus this week on champions Bath AFTER...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoRocky road ahead for Welsh regions
United Rugby Championship ins & outs 2025-26 Ben Jaycock looks ahead to the URC season as Cardiff, Dragons, Scarlets and Ospreys...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIs there room for two Welsh sides in the Champ?
CHARLES RYLANDS AMPTHILL BACK ROW AS pre-season shifts into matches and the intensity of fitness work begins to ease slightly, there’s...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoDon’t blame RFU for selection dilemma
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME IAGREE with Nick Cain that England or any other country should not...
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Featured
/ 1 year agoWeekend Talking Points: Red Roses could break World Cup record against Samoa
A busy weekend of international rugby awaits, with storylines unfolding across both hemispheres. From the Women’s Rugby World Cup in England...
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Women's International
/ 1 year agoWomen’s World Cup Team of the Weekend: Red Roses duo headline XV whilst Canada star scores six tries
The opening weekend of the Women’s Rugby World Cup delivered high drama, record-breaking scores, and unforgettable moments. England set the tone...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 1 year agoRugby Championship Round Two Team of the Week: Springboks and Los Pumas get first wins of the tournament
Round two of the Rugby Championship delivered high drama and historic milestones. In Buenos Aires, Argentina finally ended their long wait...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoLouis Rees-Zammit – It’s my dream to be a British and Irish Lion again
Louis Rees-Zammit did not take much notice of events in Australia this summer – but has set his sights on rejoining...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoJames Hook backing Jac Morgan for a repeat British and Irish Lions impact in New Zealand
Jac Morgan can be an even bigger hit in New Zealand in 2029 after making such an impressive Lions impact down...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTinus De Beer ready for Dragons challenge
Having travelled some 6,000 miles to come over to Wales from South Africa, Tinus de Beer has now made a much...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoDeclan Treacey: I’d love to play with my brothers for England one day
Declan Treacey is hoping he and his brothers have what it takes to become England’s very own version of the Barrett...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Steve Borthwick must not select this Bristol Bok, Benhard Janse van Rensburg
Benhard Janse van Rensburg is as South African as “boerewors”, and the idea of the Bristol centre being picked by England,...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoNick Cain: Wallabies too slow to make most of Will Skelton
The 2025 Lions gave the Wallabies a long overdue wake-up call on the pitch, as well as doing them a favour...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSouth Africa 30-22 Australia: Springboks back in the old routine
South Africa ................30pts Tries: Moodie 11, Smith 35, Etzebeth 74 Conversions: Pollard 12, 36, 75 Penalties: Pollard 2, 6, 57 Australia...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoPeter Jackson: When a drop goal was all you needed to see
Paul Turner dropped his first goal in senior rugby on September 13, 1979, for Newbridge against Newport, and his last on...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoGlory boys for the glory days: Brendan Gallagher’s all-time Saracens XV
What would be the greatest All-time XV your club could field if you could travel back in time and select everybody...
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