All posts tagged "South Africa"
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Features
/ 5 years agoSorry, world no longer revolves around Lions
COLIN BOAG Emotional attachment: Sam Warburton leads out 2017 British and Irish Lions During the week we saw just how huge...
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Features
/ 5 years agoI was called a traitor for switching allegiance!
MY LIFEIN RUGBY MOURITZ BOTHA THE FORMER ENGLAND, SARACENS, NEWCASTLE, SHARKS AND BEDFORD LOCK Athletic: Mouritz Botha on the charge for...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSt Joseph’s now testing ground for the very best
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools Driving force: Lewis Ludlam on the break during St Joseph’s festival...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOmar has credentials to be Lions’ inside man
By JON NEWCOMBE BRISTOL Bears defence coach Omar Mouneimne would love to be a wildcard pick for next year’s Lions defence...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGatland closes door on Howley’s Lions tour
By NICK CAIN ROB Howley’s chances of making a fourth tour as the British & Irish Lions attack coach alongside Warren...
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoIt’s time to stop them all walking over the Lions
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NICK CAIN THERE are times when you wonder whether the current generation of administrators are...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMuddle-headed England selectors missed so many
BRENDAN GALLAGHER RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points Entertainers: Bob Demming, left, and Ralph Knibbs OCTOBER...
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Features
/ 5 years agoBaabaas become part of rugby’s omnishambles
COLIN BOAG Frailties: Wallabies v All Blacks matches just keep coming The madness that plagues our game continues to deepen: after...
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Guest Blogs
/ 5 years agoRugby union countries with most registered players: Ready to know?
Rugby is a full-contact team sport that is popular in various countries over the globe. However, recently, not only the countries...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 5 years agoBritish & Irish Lions to play Japan at Murrayfield
As reported by The Rugby Paper in May, Warren Gatland's men will plan in Edinburgh before flying to South Africa
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Features
/ 5 years agoSafety first but losing Boks is a huge blow
SOUTH Africa v New Zealand has always been the heavyweight clash in world rugby and the decision taken by the Boks...
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Features
/ 5 years agoLee’s restored Wasps sting
TOM VALE TALKS TO LEE BLACKETT, THE MAN RESPONSIBLE FOR WASPS’ DRAMATIC CHANGE IN FORTUNES Lee Blackett remembers the morning after...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoLaunchbury fuelled by pain of 2017 final defeat
By TOM VALE Leader: Joe Launchbury wants to end Wasps fans’ long wait for silverware PICTURES: Getty Images CLUB captain Joe...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoDiamond: I’m astounded Wales have snubbed WillGriff John
Sale Sharks director of rugby Steve Diamond can't understand why Wales have not picked WillGriff
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Features
/ 5 years agoWillie John’s view on the Lions will be valid always
WARREN Gatland was back ‘home’ in Wales this weekend running the rule over some familiar faces at the Liberty Stadium. In...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoSaints mates battle for Courtney’s shirt
By SAM JACKSON Chance: Alex Dombrandt will compete with Billy Vunipola for the No.8 jersey PICTURE: Getty Images ENGLAND SQUAD Forwards:...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHow Millfield pals pulled Chris Robshaw back from despair after 2015
Chris Robshaw reflects on the troubling times of his career as England captain and Quins holding a special place in his...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Finn Russell has a box of tricks but may be too risky for Lions
Does the impact of Handre Pollard's injury for the Springboks change things for how the Lions approach their selection?
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoWilliams column: Don’t kill the Cheetahs off for the ‘Big Four’
Cheetahs could pay the price for the PRO14 wants to expand its broadcast revenue
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Premiership
/ 5 years agoHow did a £91m sink hole open up to swallow the RFU?
NICH CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK HOW is it that the RFU, which has had the enviable reputation almost...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoScarlets sunk by late Healy howitzer
By ROGER PANTING Marksman: Leigh Halfpenny adds another three points PICTURE: Huw Evans LEIGH Halfpenny broke Scarlets’ points record but Ben...
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Features
/ 5 years agoDon’t kill Cheetahs off for the ‘Big Four’
SHANE WILLIAMs WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Facing extinction: Cheetahs, with Nico Lee on the charge, playing against Southern Kings PICTURE: Getty...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHow Millfield pals pulled Robbo back from despair
DAVID EMERY SPEAKS TO CHRIS ROBSHAW AS HPREPARES FOR HIS 300TH AND FINAL QUINS GAME TODAY Triumph: Chris Robshaw holds the...
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Features
/ 5 years agoMoney man Gooley puts Ealing staff at ease
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Backer: Mike Gooley EALING Trailfinders owner Mike Gooley has assured...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWales still top seeds after RWC alter pool cut-off
By GEORGE LAWRENCE ENGLAND and Wales will be in the top band for the 2023 Rugby World Cup’s pool stage draw...
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Features
/ 5 years agoAdams isn’t the quickest in Wales but he’s most deadly
By ROB COLE JOSH Adams is confident of scoring whenever he gets the ball, but he would still never back himself...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoManu Tuilagi facing lengthy lay-off for Sale and England
A big blow for Sale and England as centre is confirmed to have suffered torn Achilles
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoEngland Men’s Sevens captain Tom Mitchell agrees next move ahead of Tokyo Olympics
It's been a tricky period for players of the scrapped England Sevens programme to negotiate before Tokyo next summer
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoHarlequins and Exeter Chiefs to raise the curtain on 2020-21 Premiership season
Premiership Rugby have released the full schedule for the new season beginning in November
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: World Cup winners will bring box office appeal
Are the Welsh, Scottish and Irish clubs of the PRO14 set to clock more air miles?
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 5 years agoPremiership play-off race going down to the wire
Nick Cain looks at the Premiership run-in with three play-off places still up for grabs
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Features
/ 5 years agoDiamond rallies troops with half-time roasting
Midweek matches By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Done it: Jono Ross lifts the Premiership Cup trophy PICTURE: Getty Images FAF DE KLERK revealed...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 5 years agoBritish & Irish Lions 2021 kit sponsor Vodafone pay up far beyond 1997 tour’s level
Jack Zorab talks to the man who brokered Scottish Provident getting on the centre of the Lions jersey on the tour...
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Features
/ 5 years agoAll eyes in South Africa will be on the Lions
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND If you are a fan of the British & Irish Lions then the signs from...
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Features
/ 5 years agoFIVE OTHER YOUNG PLAYERS TO WATCH…
Gabriel Oghre While Wasps youngster Alfie Barbeary has stolen the recent headlines, hooker Gabriel Oghre is another of the club’s academy...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoValue of Lions shirt soars despite coronavirus
By JACK ZORAB VODAFONE’Ssponsorship of the 2021 Lions tour will be in the region of a staggering 1,800 per cent mark-up...
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Features
/ 5 years agoSpencer must be given his chance against Italy
KYRAN BRACKEN GUEST COLUMNIST FROM WORLD CUP WINNER Best in England: Bath scrum-half Ben Spencer. Inset: Ben Youngs PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Featured
/ 5 years agoBromsgrove prep school stars kick off decade of success
Brendan Gallagher continues his series of articles on rugby's great schools
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Champions Cup
/ 5 years agoTEAMS: Johnny Sexton captains Leinster in Champions Cup showdown with Saracens
Leo Cullen and Mark McCall have named their line-up for the repeat of last year's Champions Cup final
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRegions would benefit from having Welsh leadership, says Robin McBryde
Leinster forwards coach Robin McBryde shares his view on no Welsh region having a Welsh head coach
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoSCHEDULE: Wales must win to miss meeting England at RWC2023
Peter Jackson runs through the autumn schedule for nations in both hemispheres
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoHarrington column: Handre Pollard a doubt for Lions tour after ACL horror
James Harrington recaps the second round of Top 14 action, in which £1m man Pollard was dealt a cruel blow
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International Rugby
/ 5 years agoTomas Francis believes in chance to play for Exeter AND Wales
Francis has until March 31 next year to reach the 60 required caps to remain at Exeter and still play for...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 5 years agoEngland to face Georgia as eight-team Autumn Nations Cup confirmed
November and December dates confirmed for Autumn Nations Cup involving Georgia and Fiji
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Features
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Les Cusworth: World Rugby chair is a job that should be rotated between hemispheres
What has former Leicester and England fly-half taken away from 16 years coaching and living in Argentina?
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoRichard Cockerill eyes lock Andries Ferreira after semi-final heartache
A former Toulon second row has held talks with Edinburgh over a move to the PRO14
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoGuscott column: Is there a role for Scott Robertson with the Lions?
Jeremy Guscott puts across the argument to have Scott Robertson involved as a specialist coach on the 2021 Lions tour
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Features
/ 5 years agoKnife in the back from Gloucester still so raw
DAVE SIMS THE FORMER ENGLAND, GLOUCESTER, WORCESTER, EXETER & LAUNCESTON LOCK MY LIFEIN RUGBY Proud moment: Dave Sims in action for...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAll systems go again as Tomas eyes Test recall
By NEALE HARVEY FIT-AGAIN Exeter and Wales prop Tomas Francis says competition is driving him on as he targets a domestic...
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Miscellaneous
/ 5 years agoBoks given full backing to play in 8 Nations
By PETER JACKSON THE Six Nations have joined forces in a united attempt to bring South Africa into the European fold...
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