All posts tagged "South Africa"
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: Wolves poised for World Cup return
Portugal appear to be on the brink of qualifying for their first Rugby World Cup since 2007
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoAll Blacks tell Wales: We’re still coming OK
A major boost for the WRU as the All Blacks reiterate their commitment to the autumn Test at the Principality
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFiji favourites but anything can happen
Jon Newcombe looks ahead to the men’s rugby Sevens competition at the Olympic Games which gets underway in Tokyo on Monday,...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSimon Amor’s Tokyo Olympics verdict on the Men’s Sevens
The former Team GB Sevens coach previews the action in Japan
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoVicky Fleetwood eyes route for every Premier 15s player to go full-time
The Saracens and England flanker says the women's game is at the precipice of a commercial boom
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWolfpack landlords Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles say cheers to Saracens
Life after rugby for Alistair Hargreaves and Chris Wyles involves a few beers. Some two million of them after the former...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoIncessant TMO calls become so annoying | Jeff Probyn
The tour should be ended without the third Test being played if the Lions win again next week, argues Jeff Probyn
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSouth Africa 17-22 Lions: Long arm of the Lawes grabs Lions first prize
Nick Cain's match report on a victorious start to the Test series for the British & Irish Lions, thanks in no...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoFirst Test player ratings: Itoje and Lawes stole the show
Paul Rees rates the performances from the first Test in Cape Town
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGatland’s Lions get ready for Bok-lash
The thoughts of Warren Gatland, Alun Wyn Jones, Maro Itoje, Courtney Lawes and Siya Kolisi after the first Test
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGatland the brave got his selections right again | Jeremy Guscott
All that was missing for the Lions in the first Test was a hit up the middle, writes Jeremy Guscott
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJonker’s call is bonkers and insult to the Lions | Nick Cain
The appointment of Marius Jonker as TMO for a series between the Springboks and Lions is farcical
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoLions character shone through at the end | Shane Williams
Shane Williams points out the big calls Warren Gatland got right in the second Test
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoFarewell to Newlands, mecca of memories | Chris Hewett
Newlands was the beating heart of rugby in the Western Cape and for the Springboks for decades
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLions have blind spot for English flankers in Test series openers | Peter Jackson
How the each of the four unions have contributed to first Test selection on Lions tours going back to 1971, and...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years ago‘I got lucky’ – Springbok De Allende makes admission about firepit explosion
Damian de Allende was one of four Munster players who received medical attention for burns from a firepit accident in June
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLuke Cowan-Dickie and Courtney Lawes start for Lions in first Test
Head coach Warren Gatland reveals the selection was the hardest of his time with the Lions
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoAll three Lions Tests to be held at Cape Town Stadium
The second and third Tests were set to take place in Johannesburg, based in the province with the highest coronavirus infection...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoKolisi cleared to lead the Springboks, Pollard to reach milestone against Lions
South Africa captain Siya Kolisi has struggled for fitness after overcoming Covid-19
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoZander Fagerson agrees extension at Glasgow Warriors
The British & Irish Lions prop has signed a long-term contract at the Scotstoun club
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNow the Lions know just what they are up against | Jeff Probyn
A step up from the rest of their tour matches on Wednesday night for the Lions
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSmit: ‘Gigantic’ series will leave its legacy
The victorious Springboks captain 12 years ago says he is just glad this year's tour is going ahead
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWarren Gatland must stretch Boks to exhaustion | Jeremy Guscott
There is just one week to go until the first Test, Jeremy Guscott looks at how the Lions are shaping up...
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Shane Williams
/ 5 years agoDaly must start at 13 if we want to beat the Boks | Shane Williams
The Saracens & England back has shown himself to still be as adroit at outside centre as at his time at...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoMrs gets a fine for Owens
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER KEN Owens has revealed that the Lions players’ committee has already fined him for...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoLet’s pour cold water over this Rassie Erasmus ruse | Nick Cain
A head coach as a waterboy? The incursion of non-playing staff on the pitch has been a problem brewing for years
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoToo many errors, but future’s bright for Wales | Shane Williams
Shane Williams' verdict of the loss to Argentina at the Principality
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoAll Blacks bucked the trend of decline | Chris Hewett
For the fifth time since 1997, the Lions face a series against the reigning world champions but have they all been...
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Features
/ 5 years agoEddie Jones unholsters young guns with England
Paul Rees considers the newcomers who could force their way into international reckoning with England
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoRugby Matters: First Test success vital for a winning series
There is always a special feel to the first Test of any Lions series in South Africa, a step into the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGeorgia coach in hospital with Covid
GEORGIA head coach Levan Maisashvili is in a Johannesburg hospital with “serious lung damage” after testing positive for Covid-19. Maisashvili’s side...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoLions given wake-up call as Boks light get heavy
By NICK CAIN South Africa A..17pts Tries: Nkosi 12, Am 31 Conversions: Steyn 13, 33 Penalties: Steyn 5 Lions ..................13pts Tries:...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoMurray must put muzzle on De Klerk
KYRAN BRACKEN THE Lions must wrap up Faf de Klerk and cut off the supply line of his dangerous aerial bombs...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoThe Springboks are a beacon of hope in a tormented country
South African writer Daniel Gallan offers a personal view of what the Springboks mean to an economic and politically unstable country
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSam Simmonds is on a high with Lions after Twickenham pain
The Exeter Chiefs star has channelled Premiership final defeat into positivity on tour with the British & Irish Lions
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoIs Gambling as Popular as Rugby in South Africa?
It is really hard to find anything more popular than rugby in South Africa. Although some will argue that soccer is...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSpringboks plan early mayhem against the Lions
Daniel Gallan looks at South Africa A's win over the Lions on Wednesday night
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn Jones could make shock return to Lions squad
Warren Gatland to make call on whether to have tour captain fly out to South Africa once Wales hold a training...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSouth Africa ‘A’ name team including 18 World Cup winners
Jacques Nienaber goes full metal jacket for Wednesday's match against the Lions
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoStill no Robbie Henshaw for the Lions as team named to face South Africa ‘A’
Conor Murray to captain the Lions for the first time as a starter, as Gatland makes 12 changes to team that...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoThis twilight zone rugby is no fun, but I know it will come good
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Dazzling: Anthony Watson SOMETIMES you just have to keep the faith. I defer to nobody in my abiding love...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI’m opting for Josh and Duhan on wings, Liam at 15 | Shane Williams
Shane Williams selects the back three he would go for to face the Springboks in the first Test
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoI’m not leaving Harlequins, Esterhuizen tells Sharks
The South African centre has ended his first season with Harlequins as Premiership champion, and has told the Sharks he won't...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMighty Mouse can put a scare into giant Boks | Nick Cain
Hamish Watson can be the force that brings down the Springboks at the breakdown, writes Nick Cain
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoWhat were Lions doing in Gauteng in the first place?
THERE can be nothing but sympathy for the Lions squad and coaching staff for being sent into a trap in Gauteng...
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Features
/ 5 years agoInjury count suggests England are too brutal | Colin Boag
Josh McNally and Ted Hill were forced to pull out of contention to face Canada this week after picking up injuries...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoJosh Adams on trail of great O’Reilly | Peter Jackson
Josh Adams' try-scoring record is very close to being unmatched
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Features
/ 5 years agoDaly’s lucky Lions number is looking like 13 against Boks
Nick Cain discusses the versatile roles Elliot Daly is able to play with his Saracens attack coach Kevin Sorrell, and whether...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoFlyers in fine fettle but scrum is still the Lions’ biggest concern
By NICK CAIN Sharks ..................7pts Tries: Venter 50 Conversions: Bosch 51 Lions ..................54pts Tries: Adams 2, 56, 78; Van der Merwe...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSmall props always give Springboks big trouble | Jeff Probyn
As the Lions continue their crusade through South Africa on Warren Gatland’s quest to find a team to beat the current...













