All posts tagged "South Africa"
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoNorthampton Saints boss Phil Dowson urges joint player welfare plan
Northampton Saints boss Phil Dowson insists it’s up to both club and country to take a long-term view when it comes...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoScotland boss Gregor Townsend calls up two uncapped hookers for the Nations Championship
Gregor Townsend has called up two uncapped hookers in Scotland’s 36-man squad for the Nations Championship with George Turner and Dave...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoConnor Treacey’s backing World Rugby’s tackle-height trial
England U20s captain Connor Treacey is backing World Rugby’s tackle-height trial in the forthcoming World Championship, having suffered a ‘fair few...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoDREAMTEAM
LAURA DELGADO, THE FORMER DMP SHARKS, EXETER CHIEF GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY, HARLEQUINS, HAWKE’S BAY AND SPAIN PROP SELECTS THE BEST XV SHE HAS...
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Letters
/ 3 months agoSize does matter
CONSIDERING Steve Borthwick was around when power, weight and size mattered in the scrum and pack, has he lost the plot?...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: Why I’m right behind this new Nations Championship
The Nations Championship, which will be contested by the world’s top tier international teams for the first time this year, is...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: ‘Project Shaun Edwards’ must be activated
In the last week, in the absence of any formal statement from the French Federation de Rugby (FFR), or France head...
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Features
/ 3 months agoWhat the Warriors have achieved this season has been incredibly special
Worcester Warriors captain Matt Kvesic admits he never imagined he would be lifting silverware with the club again after its collapse...
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoPaul Williams: I, for one, am glad South African teams are in the URC
Paul Williams argues the presence of South African teams has improved the URC and that Welsh rugby’s problems run far deeper...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoEngland to make late call on Maro Itoje’s summer involvement
England will assess Maro Itoje’s workload after the Prem play-offs before determining whether he features in July’s Tests against South Africa,...
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International Rugby
/ 3 months agoMaro Itoje left out of England squad for latest training camp
Maro Itoje misses England’s latest training squad as uncertainty continues over his involvement in next month’s Nations Championship.
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoNick Cain: RFU must move fast to sign up Shaun Edwards for England
Whether Shaun Edwards is in the process of disentangling himself from a French Federation contract which extends until 2028, or is...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoHarlequins skipper Alex Dombrandt keen to prove his worth for England
It has been a taxing season for Alex Dombrandt with Harlequins languishing near the bottom of the Premiership and the No.8...
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Features
/ 3 months agoPaul Rees: Will England grab the man of steel, Shaun Edwards?
Paul Rees considers whether Shaun Edwards may end up on Steve Borthwick’s staff if he parts company with France...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoSouth Africa star Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu picked as best in the URC
Stormers fly-half Sacha Feinberg-Mngomezulu has been crowned the URC’s players’ player of the season in a poll of the captains and...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoExeter winger has face surgery
EXETER Chiefs winger Immanuel Feyi-Waboso is a major doubt for England’s summer Tests after having surgery for a facial injury. The...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 months agoMatias Alemanno heads list of Gloucester departures
Argentina lock Matias Alemanno will leave Gloucester this summer along with another 11 other first players.
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoEvans set to head back to Cardiff
WALES fly-half Jarrod Evans will leave Harlequins this summer, ahead of a proposed move back to Cardiff. The 29-year-old, who scored...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoReferees need to get it right this summer
SOUTH Africa may be quadruple world champions, but their influence does not extend to all corners of the game in the...
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Features
/ 3 months agoMartin agrees deal at Beziers
EXTRANEWS WALES back row Mackenzie Martin has signed a three-year deal at French ProD2 side Beziers. The 22-year-old, below, who has...
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Features
/ 3 months agoMy Life in Rugby: Huw Taylor – I’ll never forget scoring for England’s U20s
Huw Taylor, the former Worcester Warriors, Dragons, RGC 1404 & Seattle Seawolves lock/blindside, reflects on his life in rugby.
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Columnists
/ 3 months agoPeter Jackson: Stewart McKinney recalls his great old pal Fergus Slattery
Peter Jackson shares Stewart McKinney’s poignant memories of Fergus Slattery and the devastating toll dementia took on the Ireland and Lions...
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Features
/ 3 months agoRyan Lamb: If it was my choice, I’d give Fin Smith the No.10 shirt for England and back him properly
Now helping drive the resurgence of Plymouth Albion, former England Saxons fly-half Ryan Lamb – who enjoyed spells at Gloucester, London...
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Latest News
/ 3 months agoWorking hard to help rugby grow in Poland
JUVENIA Kraków captain Michał Jurczynski believes Polish rugby has the raw materials to grow, but stresses more must be done to...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: It’s time for Fin Smith to run England from No.10
Here’s my England backline to face South Africa in Johannesburg on July 4, based on current form and availability.
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Features
/ 4 months agoTom Varndell: Leicester Tigers have shown how to adapt…they are good enough to beat anybody
Tom Varndell, the former Leicester Tigers, Wasps and Bristol Bears wing, believes English rugby is entering a defining period with the...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoEngland’s Tommy Freeman in the frame to make his mark at 13
Tommy Freeman is set to be England’s lucky 13 as Steve Borthwick’s side embark on one of their toughest assignments under...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoCardiff flanker Dan Thomas insists 6,000-mile trip won’t bother the Welsh side
The URC reaches knock-out phase next weekend with Cardiff facing the journey to Cape Town to take on the Stormers.
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoSteve Borthwick: My job is to build the best England team I can
Steve Borthwick understands criticism of his selection of South Africa-born centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg but says his job is to...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoRotimi Segun’s determined to send Saracens chief Mark McCall off in style
Saracens’ Rotimi Segun hopes giving Mark McCall the perfect send off can also help the wing fulfil his England dream.
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoDREAMTEAM
WILL GENIA, THE FORMER AUSTRALIA, QUEENSLAND REDS, MELBOURNE REBELS, STADE FRANCAIS AND KINTETSU LINERS SCRUM-HALF, SELECTS THE BEST HE HAS PLAYED...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: For me, Max Ojomoh’s absence from Steve Borthwick’s England squad is strange
The selection of Bristol Bears’ South African-born centre Benhard Janse van Rensburg for England’s first Nations Championship training squad is a...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoNick Cain: England are unbalanced – both on and off the field
Steve Borthwick’s England squads get stranger by the minute, whether you are looking at player selection, or that of his coaching...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 months agoChris Hewett: When fresh ambition takes on old rivalries
World Rugby moves at a pace best described as geological – in a footrace with continental drift, the non-governing governing body...
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Features
/ 4 months agoPaul Rees: Max Ojomoh’s mystery absence is in need of an answer
Paul Rees wonders why Bath centre Max Ojomoh is not in the England squad as Steve Borthwick opts for Benhard Janse...
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Features
/ 4 months agoPeter Winterbottom: England can take on world’s best if they play with ambition and confidence
Former England flanker Peter Winterbottom gives his verdict on Red Rose head coach Steve Borthwick, captain Maro Itoje, and outlines how...
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Features
/ 4 months agoYOUNG GUNS
TAYOADEGBEMILE SARACENS LOCK/BLINDSIDE TAYO Adegbemile says his focus is firmly on pushing closer to senior rugby at Saracens after a breakthrough...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoCourtney Lawes’ Prem performances to be monitored as he targets England comeback
Courtney Lawes’ performances in the Gallagher Prem next season will be monitored closely by Steve Borthwick as the England great targets...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoBenhard Janse van Rensburg lined up for England bow after making training squad
Benhard Janse van Rensburg has been included in an England squad for the first time to raise the prospect of making...
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Features
/ 4 months agoPaul Rees: Protectionism of the Prem is costing England and Steve Borthwick
Paul Rees looks at the selection issue hindering England coach Steve Borthwick.
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoKane James switch proves handy as Steve Tandy names Wales summer squad
Steve Tandy has named six uncapped players, including former England U20s flanker Kane James, in a 48-man Wales squad for this...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoNick Cain: Saints expose case for defence of van Rensburg
The integrity of the Prem as a league capable of producing international quality players took a battering when Northampton humiliated Bristol...
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoPeter Jackson: Lions tours didn’t use to be all about the dosh
Lions tours now are more about making money than friends
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Latest News
/ 4 months agoGeorgians pay heftier penalty than the dopers
THE war on doping is something that rugby has rather sought to sidestep over the years with some feeling that no...
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Columnists
/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott: Secrecy surrounding England review makes no sense
The RFU review into the 2026 Six Nations was never likely to make great reading after England lost four Championship matches...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 months agoLydiate joins Wales coaching staff
NEWS EXTRA DAN Lydiate will leave Dragons to become a full-time member of Steve Tandy’s Wales coaching team. Wales face Barbarians,...
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International Rugby
/ 4 months agoRFU backs Steve Borthwick to lead England into the 2027 Rugby World Cup after review
Steve Borthwick has been backed by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) to lead England into next year’s Rugby World Cup following...
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Club Rugby
/ 5 months agoLeicester Tigers & England full-back Freddie Steward insists he is ignoring the internet trolls
Freddie Steward has learned not to get wound up by keyboard warriors as he winds himself up for a big finish...
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