All posts tagged "South Africa"
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Features
/ 2 years agoJONNOBALDING
YOUNG GUNS GLOUCESTER & ENGLAND U18 LOCK England U18s second row Jonno Balding is hoping performances for Radley College can impress...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoDo Wales have a chance at landing young gun Cameron Hanekom?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Over the past decade, there has been a trend of players coming from overseas to compete...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoJoe El-Abd sees Ferguson-era Man Utd as example for England after staff upheaval
New defence coach Joe El-Abd believes the success of Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United shows why England could benefit from the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoLuke Cowan-Dickie tipped for an England return
By Jon Newcombe Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson has backed hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie to play a prominent part in England’s autumn,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoAlex Lozowski back in England squad
Saracens centre Alex Lozowski is back in 36-strong England squad for this week’s training camp. Lozowski, who has five caps, has...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoEngland is still my target – Ben Spencer
By Jon Newcombe Ben Spencer will continue to put his best foot forward – either his left or his right, it...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoPhil Dowson: Fin Smith will cement place in Steve Borthwick’s Autumn Internationals squad
By Mark Stevens Northampton playmaker Fin Smith is firmly on the radar of England head coach Steve Borthwick, so says Saints’...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoTime to add Japan and Fiji to Rugby Championship
THE endless mistreatment of Fiji as a second rate rugby nation is another disastrous admin blunder in the sport’s professional era....
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoWallace Sititi is following in father’s footsteps, but for how long?
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Cast your minds back, those of you who are sufficiently long in the tooth, to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoAntoine Dupont & Co need to take on the very best
Rugby Matters By Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game's other talking points I think we established long ago...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoScotland set up Aussie showdown
WXV2 By BEN JAYCOCK Japan ............... 13 Scotland .........19 SCOTLAND’S hopes of retaining their WXV2 title were boosted with a gritty...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoS Africa …….. 26 Australia …… 33
AUSTRALIA set up a mouthwatering winner takes all match with Scotland after seeing off South Africa. The table toppers raced into...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoLos Pumas have worked hard to forge own identity
Brendan Gallagher reports on how one country has built a rugby stronghold down in South America There was a time back...
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Features
/ 2 years agoMy dream tour: The Lions in Argentina
OF COURSE, the British and Irish Lions should be touring Argentina, I’ve been arguing the case for 20 years or more....
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Features
/ 2 years agoAdair runs riot for Ireland
ROSS Adair, acknowledged in this column last week as the first ex-rugby professional to play international cricket, rose so magnificently to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland camps to improve skills
By BEN JAYCOCK Pack power: England bossed South Africa up front on their way to Junior World Cup success in the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoSorry, Geoff, but let’s not de-power scrums
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME EVERY week I can’t wait for Sunday to come around so that...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMolina signs up to be a Chief
NEWS EXTRA EXETER Chiefs have signed Argentina second row Franco Molina, fresh from helping Los Pumas finish third in the Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoIreland outclass Pumas
EMERGING Ireland started their tour of South Africa with a 3624 win over the Pumas in Bloemfontein on Wednesday. Zac Ward,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoStade get back into winning routine
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN WHEN does a bad start become a crisis? For Stade Francais it was the morning after last...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoAlex Lozowski named in England training squad six years on from last cap
Saracens back Alex Lozowski has been named in an England autumn training camp almost six years after his last international appearance....
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Podcast
/ 2 years agoSeries 4, Episode 5: David Campese reviews Rugby Championship and Australian Rugby
The Rugby Championship has a new winner for the first time since 2019, as South Africa clinched the last trophy available...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoJoe El-Abd steps up to replace Felix Jones as England defence coach
By Sam Jackson Oyonnax head coach Joe El-Abd has been appointed England’s defence coach, replacing Irishman Felix Jones. Former Bristol flanker...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoEngland should be aiming for treble top in the Autumn Internationals
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable, every week... The autumn internationals against the traditional southern hemisphere big three, and Japan,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoJohann Van Graan backing Will Butt to take his chance in the centre
By Jon Newcombe Johann Van Graan has given Will Butt’s value to Bath a ringing endorsement after handing the 24-year-old back-to-back...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEben Etzebeth has final word as Springboks claim crown
By Ben Jaycock South Africa .................... 48pts Tries: Fassi 8, 33; du Toit 14, 73, Kolbe 38, Marx 69, Kriel 77...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years ago15 who have a chance to shine in the Premiership
Brendan Gallagher selects a team of young, and not so young, players in the Premiership to keep an eye on this...
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Features
/ 2 years agoTen years on and a handful still stand
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Veteran: George Ford playing against Australia in November 2014 PICTURE: Getty Images NOVEMBER...
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Features
/ 2 years agoWhen every story always seems to lead back to that lineout…
WHILE his native Ulster were in Johannesburg for their fixture against the Lions, one of the province’s old players was otherwise...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoAussies give Wales the runaround
■By STEVE RILEY Australia .........37 Wales ................ 5 AUSTRALIA were too hot to handle, running in six tries to claim an...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEasson pleased with solid defence
■By DANIEL CLARKE South Africa ..31 Japan ............... 24 HOSTS South Africa got their campaign off to a strong start by...
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Features
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns – Tom Dye
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U18 PROP Tom Dye has the rare ability to play both sides of the scrum and...
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Welsh Rugby
/ 2 years agoContepomi right man for Pumas, says Bosch
By CAMERON STEPHENS Landmark win: Pumas celebrate beating South Africa and, inset top, Felipe Contepomi and, below, Marcelo Bosch PICTURES: Getty...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoJoe El-Abd named England’s new defence coach
Former Bristol and Toulon flanker Joe El-Abd will replace Felix Jones as England defence coach. The Rugby Football Union confirmed 44-year-old...
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Podcast
/ 2 years agoSeries 4, Episode 4: Argentina make history, but can they do it again?
For the first time since their involvement in the Rugby Championship, Argentina have secured a win against the other three nations...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoThe Toxicity of the Welsh Rugby media
By Peter Ryan A massive part of today’s sport is traditional and social media. The two have a symbiotic relationship and...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSouth African influence on European Rugby
By Peter Ryan South Africa is a phenomenal rugby nation that is at the top of its game right now. Talent...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoIs Rugby becoming too tactical?
By Peter Ryan Rugby union is a phenomenal sport with a very loyal fanbase. It is known as a more traditional...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJohann Van Graan: PGP won’t be a problem at Bath
By Jon Newcombe Bath Head of Rugby Johann van Graan is not at all concerned with the challenges posed by the...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoFraser Dingwall: England will stay on track
By Paul Rees Fraser Dingwall is confident the shock loss of two coaches this summer will not derail England who have...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJames Ratti enjoys his ‘weird ride’
By Simon Thomas James Ratti is the first to admit his “mad journey” to becoming a Welsh international has been “a...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoGreat to see Christian Wade back
It's great to have Christian Wade back in the Premiership, with Gloucester. It’s hard to comprehend how such a prodigious talent...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSorry, but it now looks like Eben Etzebeth got away with one
So, for 10 months or more I have been defending Eben Etzebeth, and by implication referee Ben O’Keeffe, for the deliberate...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoEmiliano Boffelli injury woes add to Edinburgh problems
By Bryn Palmer Edinburgh......... 31pts Tries: Schoeman 11, Van der Merwe 32, 65, Cherry 42, Scott 80 Conversions: Thompson 12, 43,...
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Features
/ 2 years agoDespite bankruptcy, USA Sevens are in good shape
Ben Jaycock talks to Mike Friday about his ten years with USA Sevens – and watching son Lucas Mike Friday recently...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoConor O’Shea backing England A to bridge the gap
By Ben Jaycock England A return to action in November and RFU director of performance Conor O’Shea feels they have a...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoWallabies push All Blacks to the limit in thriller
By Ben Jaycock Australia....................................................... 28pts Tries: McReight 18, Faessler 36, Paisami 65, Wright 79 Conversions: Lolesio 19, 37, 66, 79 New...
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Features
/ 2 years agoMaking the game pay is still the main challenge
>> PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE OPTIONS AS TEAMS FROM ACROSS EUROPE AND SOUTH AFRICA KICK OFF THE NEW SEASON The dawn...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWales and Scotland are in the mood to prove themselves
Star: Jasmine Joyce WXV 2 FOLLOWING their bottom-place finish in the Six Nations, Wales head coach Ioan Cunningham has galvanaised his...
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Features
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns – Fraser Rawlins
Young Guns Fraser Rawlins burst onto the scene during the England U18s tour to South Africa, scoring a brace of tries...
International Rugby
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