All posts tagged "South Africa"
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World
/ 5 years agoWhat Fans Can Expect in 2021 – A Look at the Best Players
2021 promises to be a huge year for rugby as the best players in England, Wales, Scotland, Ireland, and South Africa...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoESTA: Your ticket to enjoy rugby in the USA
Yes, rugby is a thing in the United States. In fact, it’s a pretty popular thing. Rugby is currently the fastest...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoMost discussed Rugby players of 2021
Rugby is a game enjoyed by all! Every year many new players join rugby clubs and the national team and many...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi nears full fitness to give legs to Lions chance
LIONS attack coach Gregor Townsend is due to meet with Manu Tuilagi, who could yet make the tour to South Africa...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAlun Wyn Jones deal lets him go to World Cup
Signed to a new deal at the WRU and Ospreys this week, a contract clause could take the Wales captain through...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCarl Fearns fired up for Newcastle Falcons swansong
Carl Fearns in back in English rugby with Newcastle, Jon Newcombe caught up with the newest member of the Falcons pack
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEddie Jones is staying, so now it’s all up to the players | Jeremy Guscott
What next for England after Eddie Jones received the full backing from the RFU following a review into the team's poor...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoOnly threat to AWJ hitting high five is AWJ himself
I’M FED up of blowing smoke up Alun Wyn Jones’ you-know-what, but I’ve got no doubt he can go on and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoUgo Monye spearheads the fight for rugby diversity
FORMER England wing Ugo Monye hopes that as chair of a new RFU advisory group he can help make rugby more...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSix Nations triumph can spur us on now vows Tipuric
JUSTIN Tipuric admits Wales’ Grand Slam heartbreak in Paris still haunts him, but he believes that Six Nations title win can...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoBig win soured by injury blow to North
By STEFFAN THOMAS Ospreys ............36pts Tries: Phillips 8, 49; Williams 31, Aubrey 40, Cross 68, Parry 80 Conversions: Thomas 32, 40,...
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Features
/ 5 years agoWe will be rusty but ready for the Lions
PAUL REES talks to Japan coach Jamie Joseph about Murrayfield date after 18 months with no internationals Japan generated such interest...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoSuntory end Alex’s Far East adventure
JAPAN ROUND-UP By MATT MCILRAITH ALEX Goode’s Japanese expedition is over. The England man’s season-long loan deal with NEC came to an...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEngland call gives Wasps prop Tom West new direction
West got his first taste of an England training camp when he was called up in January to Eddie Jones' Six...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRainbow Cup in tatters as PRO14 cancel cross-hemisphere matches
Restrictions prohibiting travel between South Africa and the UK & Ireland forces PRO14 to offset Rainbow Cup dates
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoA look back at Japan’s performance in 2015 Rugby World Cup
The 2015 Rugby World Cup saw a surprising performance by underdog team Japan. Read on to know more about the match...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoForget Six Nations form, Maro Itoje can rattle the Boks | Jeremy Guscott
Itoje is so good that he will rise to the occasion in South Africa as a standout player for the Lions,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoKeep politics out of rugby? You’re joking! | Chris Hewett
Rugby Union has its flaws, but a thin skin is not among them. The game has the hide of an armadillo,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGeorge Ford needs roaring finish for shot at Lions tour
The England & Leicester fly-half talks to Paul Rees about his Lions chances resting with his form for Tigers in the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions will be motivated by pain of World Cup – McBryde
NEW British & Irish Lions forwards coach Robin McBryde says his team can use the hurt of Wales’ and England’s...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTandy has the talent to muzzle Springboks | Shane Williams
Shane Williams and Lions defence coach Steve Tandy go way back to when both were apprentices at Neath
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHope the Lions do John Dawes proud | Shane Williams
I’D LIKE to send my condolences to the family of John Dawes after the sad news of his death. John was...
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Features
/ 5 years agoGeorge Kruis interview – Don’t panic! It would be madness to boot Eddie
The England lock reflects on his excursion to the Top League and how it may impact his Lions chance, in discussion...
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Features
/ 5 years agoKruis’ Lions experience will keep him in the conversation
THERE are unlikely to be many bolters from the blue, if any, in the Lions squad for the tour to South...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEngland summer schedule still up in the air
England are 12 weeks out from their scheduled tour of the Americas, but travel restrictions leave certainties far from being formalised
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoLions face six weeks in just one city bubble
THE Lions may be forced to spend virtually their entire six weeks in South Africa confined to the same bio-secure bubble...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoJeremy Jordaan may quit Agen for Newcastle Falcons
Dean Richards offers South African lock way out of Top 14 basement boys Agen
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoEvaluating how ready the Springboks are for the Lions
NICK CAIN EVALUATES THE SPRINGBOKS PREPARATION FOR THE UPCOMING LIONS SERIES WHEN Faf de Klerk was buried by a brutal Jake Ball...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoGourdon proves big is not the best policy | Chris Hewett
Rugby's struggles with David and Goliath statures for forwards can often by a headscratcher, writes Chris Hewett
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRibbans keen to march on with Saints and England
By PAUL REES DAVID Ribbans has not been able to see his family in South Africa for 18 months because of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoPRO16 Boks will be fit and fearsome for Rainbow Cup warns Aled
Benefit: Aled Walters SOUTH Africa’s giant World Cup-winning Springboks will face the best of the Celtic nations in prime physical condition...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTownsend’s experience can spark Lions attack | Jeremy Guscott
Gregor Townsend is on the ticket list for the South Africa tour, a wise choice made by Warren Gatland in the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEngland’s ‘power’ scrum looks more powder puff | Nick Cain
Nick Cain looks at England's troubles at the scrum, with the same errors holding back the front row that occurred at...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoJarrett became scourge of English
MONMOUTH’S list of star players is probably topped by Keith Jarrett, the ‘schoolboy prodigy’ who took England to the cleaners on...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoTough to find dead certs but Taulupe one of them | Jeremy Guscott
The Wales No.8 is the first name on the Lions teamsheet at this point in time, writes Jeremy Guscott
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoBritish & Irish Lions offer next steps to fans hoping to travel to South Africa
The Lions outline four options for fans who have secured packages with them for this summer's tour of South Africa, including...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI’d tell Eddie – you’ve got until Christmas to get it right | Jeremy Guscott
RUGBY coaches do not change dramatically in terms of personality – even if they have life-changing moments. So, it is unlikely...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoWarren Gatland on the radar as RFU probe boss Jones
THE RFU have sounded out Lions boss Warren Gatland and South Africa director of rugby Rassie Erasmus as they seek Eddie...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWhy such MI6-style secrecy over Eddie’s RFU judging panel? | Nick Cain
Bill Sweeney told the media some of the people involved on the panel overseeing the RFU's debrief of England's Six Nations...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoText-book Worsley, the tackle machine
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby‘s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoUninsured Unions to lose big money if tour folds
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON THE home unions will be uninsured for any financial losses if the British and Irish Lions tour...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoLions need jokers to entertain the pack | Brendan Gallagher
This summer's Lions tour looks set to miss out of its traditions of old – so what will remain?
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSarries stars will be fresh for Gatland | Jeff Probyn
THE good news that the Lions will be going ahead as planned in South Africa is no surprise and despite those...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSky Sports pull plug on PRO16 deal
THE PRO14 looks set to remain on Premier Sports after Sky Sports pulled out of the race for the broadcasting rights....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoHow much would behind-closed-doors Lions tour matches cost South Africa?
The Lions will tour South Africa this summer, but will fans be allowed to follow in-tow?
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years ago2021 British & Irish Lions tour will take place in South Africa, not UK
A major development for the Springboks' desire to host the Lions on home soil
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoCaptain Tom Curry could be Eddie’s own Will Carling | Nick Cain
Eddie Jones can start his rebuild in the young openside flanker and free up Owen Farrell
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoWallabies Rugby World Cup challenge is blooming in Brisbane sun | Chris Hewett
Success in France in two years' time for Australia will rest on the crop of young players emerging under Brad Thorn...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoScots must make mark with Lions this time
■By STEFFAN THOMAS SCOTT Murray is confident Scotland will have their highest British & Irish Lions representation for a generation this...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoGetting inside head of Gatland not easy | Brendan Gallagher
Can Scotland expect to get more than a handful of players on the British & Irish Lions players?
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