All posts tagged "South Africa"
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Saracens & England U20 lock Olamide Sodeke
By BEN JAYCOCK Powerful second row Olamide Sodeke is earning plaudits for his ferocious defence during the U20s Six Nations but...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGalthié “in denial” over France’s problems – Mermoz
Maxime Mermoz has slammed Fabien Galthié’s coaching of the French national team, and believes the problems they have experienced in this...
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World
/ 2 years agoJoseph third player confirmed by Barbarian F.C. for Killik Cup encounter
Jonathan Joseph will pull on the famous black and white hooped jersey of Barbarian F.C. for the first time in his...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoBorthwick gets his big selections right
PAUL REES Seldom can a victory plundered with the last kick of the match have been so richly deserved. England, so...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoSticking with Furbank shows England’s attacking intention
BRENDAN GALLAGHER I’M tempted to call it bums on seats rugby.... except 82,000 fans at Twickenham and millions back home or...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoIt’s time for the real France to stand up
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK FOR crying out loud, when will the real France stand up and be...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoLet’s drop gang of mercenaries
Sunday, March 10, 2024 SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoPlayers or gladiators? Why the game is struggling to find the right balance
Paul Rees reports on World Rugby's attempts to broaden the sport's appeal but can see problems ahead It has become an...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoStars who followed in their father’s footsteps
Louis Lynagh’s debut for Italy, almost 30 years after his father Michael made his last stand for the Wallabies, completes the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoAt last! England find reason to be cheerful
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME We were waiting and hoping for a game that will define how...
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Coach to Coach
/ 2 years agoEach day, I can see the positive impact of rugby
Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to Alex Rae, below, the head coach at Championship side Coventry...
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Feature
/ 2 years agoMartin relishing playing with pals
George Martin is a familiar name to English rugby fans, but the man behind the player is still very much a...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoA Journey Through the History of Rugby: From Ancient Origins to Global Phenomenon
Introduction: Rugby stands as one of the world’s oldest and most beloved sports, renowned for its physicality, camaraderie, and rich tradition....
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoAndre’s heading home
ON THE BLINDSIDE Andre Esterhuizen will leave Harlequins at the end of the 2023/24 season and return to South Africa for...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoMcNicholl on his way
ON THE BLINDSIDE Wales wing Johnny McNicholl has left the Scarlets with immediate effect to take up a playing opportunity in...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoNowell extends deal to stay at La Rochelle
ON THE BLINDSIDE By MARK STEVENS Jack Nowell’s French connection is set to go on for a few more years yet,...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Michael Le Bourgeois
The Bedford Blues player-coach and former Wasps and Jersey Reds centre chooses the best XV he has played with or against...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoIf England cut the errors, they will be in the game
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ENGLAND will be disappointed with the result at Murrayfield and will look at the...
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Letters
/ 2 years agoDon’t lose players in France
BANNING players seeking a secure financial future across the Channel is self-defeating. Argentina would not have a competitive team if they...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoDe Beer happy to welcome Sheedy
By SIMON THOMAS Cardiff's Tinus de Beer says he will welcome the arrival of fellow fly-half Callum Sheedy at the Arms...
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Q&A
/ 2 years ago‘It’s been a great start but there are tougher challenges ahead of us’
Q&A Ben Jaycock catches up with England U20 head coach Mark Mapletoft to assess the current state of play in the...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoFasogbon’s making most of his seat in the front row
Afolabi Fasogbon says England U20s forwards get excited for scrum time and with the 6ft 4in, 20 stone-plus powerhouse on their...
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Rugby Europe Championship
/ 2 years agoMajestic Georgia march on into final
By BEN JAYCOCK Georgia.............................. 43pts Tries: Tabutsadze 4, 37, 75, 80, Modebadze 50, Gorgadze 56, Ivanishvili 64 Conversions: Lobzhanidze 52, Niniashvili...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoHow one player really can make a team tick
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER WHY have France fallen off a cliff ?Can...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoIt’s time for take – off, England
Paul Rees says that, with Ireland at home and France away to come, Borthwick's men must become relentless IT WAS three...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSharks sign Roets as Wiese confirms exit
SALE have signed South African lock Le Roux Roets, below, for next season from URC side Sharks. The 6ft 8in player...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland set to defend WXV crown in Canada
CANADA will host the 2024 WXV 1 series in the autumn. WXV 2 will again take place in South Africa and...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Gloucester full-back Ioan Jones
By BEN JAYCOCK England U20s will feel grateful to have Ioan Jones in their ranks as the full-back could easily have...
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Summer Tours
/ 2 years agoSecond Barbarian chance for Mercer
Zach Mercer will pull on the famous Barbarians jersey again this summer in the Killik Cup clash against Fiji. Mercer, 26,...
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Sevens World Series
/ 2 years agoDupont looks sharp at 7s
Antoine Dupont’s Olympic dream got off to a winning start with two victories on his sevens debut for France at the...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoBorthwick’s conundrum: Stick or twist for Ireland
PAUL REES It was England’s first real test this Six Nations as they faced a team that expected to defeat them...
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Summer Tours
/ 2 years agoWales to play Boks in double header at HQ
Four heavyweights of world rugby will grace the Twickenham turf in an historic double header on June 22 – with a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoLow degree of danger? This man is just lethal…
BRENDAN GALLAGHER There was a curious moment in the last minute at Murrayfield last night when a message suddenly flashed up...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoLethargic France in need of new drive
By PAUL REES PREVIEW...France vs Italy (Today. Kick-off 3pm, Decathlon Arena, Lille) IT does not come any more demanding in the...
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Rugby Europe Championship
/ 2 years agoEngland’s Plan A is to run at Portugal
By PAUL REES PREVIEW...England A vs Portugal (Today. Kick-off 1pm, Welford Road) Steve Borthwick left Edinburgh after England’s clash against Scotland...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Warren Seals
The Sedgley Park and former Boland Cavalier, Darlington Mowden Park and Yorkshire Carnegie fly-half chooses the best XV he has played...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoStill out in front, the rocks of ages
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW They have been resting in the front row of the Pantheon now for...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoSwift move to fit in another international
ANOTHER so-called Test match is squeezed into a congested calendar with such indecent haste that nobody can be sure as to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoWhen the B grade was full of A stars
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER AS England A crank back into action today...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMercer on a mission
Gloucester booked their place in the Premiership Cup final with Zach Mercer, pictured, leading the way with the first try and...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoMoody: Ireland hold the aces
By GARY FITZGERALD Lewis Moody still harbours doubts that England are ready to lift the Six Nations crown despite a confident...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoHenshaw is full of praise for Nienaber
By ROB COLE Ireland centre Robbie Henshaw believes his game has improved since South Africa’s World Cup winning coach Jacques Nienaber...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoFormer Welsh stars back in action to boost Ospreys
By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Ospreys v Ulster Today. Kick-off 3pm, Liberty Stadium FORMER Wales stars Justin Tipuric, Nicky Smith and Alex...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: England U20s and Sale prop Asher Opoku-Fordjour
By BEN JAYCOCK With an ageing front row, England are crying out for youthful props who can go toe to toe...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoScarlets battle for pair
Scarlets are ‘fighting hard’ to keep star forwards Vaea Fifita and Sam Lousi. Fifita, 31, above, is in his second season...
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Features
/ 2 years agoBorthwick is still in search of right mix
Paul Rees predicts a close encounter in the Calcutta Cup but sees Ireland winning another Grand Slam THE second round of...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoTo have played 41 times for Wales is a blessing
My Life in Rugby with Emyr Lewis - The former Wales, Llanelli & Cardiff No. 8 looks back on his career...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoUniversity rugby should be part of RFU pathway
Coach to Coach Former Richmond director of rugby Steve Hill puts the questions to John Barnes, below, director of rugby at...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoCrusaders captain Heinz catches up with his old pals
By PAUL REES Willi Heinz led the Crusaders against Bristol at Ashton Gate on Friday night and used his week in...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoThe day John took on the NZ bully boys
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Barry John shall forever occupy a unique place in the rugby Pantheon in...
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