All posts tagged "South Africa"
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoTime for rugby to make some good TV
WHEN it comes to promoting itself on screens, either big or small, Rugby Union trails behind most sports. Nowhere is this...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoBritish & Irish Lions select Murrayfield as host venue for pre-2021 tour Test
Lions set to play at home of Scottish rugby for only the second time in history
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Expected disaster story turned into a fairytale
Brendan Gallagher recalls the doom-mongering around the 1995 Rugby World Cup, as South Africa grappled with fragile identity after Apartheid's end
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Life with the Lions was just so physical
Rugby against the Springboks and provincial South Africa sides in 2009 was as hard as four years prior against the All...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRugby contracts will deviate from what we know now, says Carl Fearns
The former Bath No.8, now at Rouen, believes rugby's player base could shift towards preferring freelance agreements
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoSam Underhill goes back to his roots during lockdown, but embraces future with Bath, England and as a possible Lion
The England flanker recalls working with his painter/decorator Grandad, and the grind required to bring success to Bath and a Lions...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Apartheid so sickened Tony Ward, he did not go back
The Ireland fly-half tells Peter Jackson how the disparaging sights of Apartheid South Africa he witnessed on the 1980 Lions tour...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 years agoLeinster wing Dave Kearney is king of Europe’s elite tryscorers
Peter Jackson looks over the stats for Europe's top performing players in terms of tries and points scored
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Features
/ 6 years agoSam’s a man for hard graft on and off the pitch
NICK CAIN TALKS TO SAM UNDERHILL ABOUT IMP ROVING HIS DRIVEWAY…AND HIS GAME SAM Underhill is getting stuck in. There’s nothing...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRejecting Eddie led to my Test career
MY LIFEIN RUGBY ANDREW MOWER THE FORMER SCOTLAND, LONDON IRISH & NEWCASTLE FLANKER Ball skills: Andrew Mower in action for Newcastle...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBoks new top man ‘may lack know-how’
By JON NEWCOMBE JACQUES Nienaber’s lack of top-level playing experience leaves a question mark against his appointment as the new coach...
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Shane Williams
/ 6 years agoLife with the Lions was just so physical
We are living in the age of TV flashbacks as the lockdown continues and everyone craves some form of sporting action....
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Features
/ 6 years agoJonny gets the drop on Joel for his courage and composure
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at the most important dropped goals TOP 20 …DROP GOALS NEXT WEEK Rugby-playing...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby stadiums countdown: 10-6
The countdown nears No.1, check out the grounds which fell short of inclusion inside the final five
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens keen on adding Argentine points machine as cover for Owen Farrell
The latest on Saracens' squad-building for life in the Championship
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby stadiums countdown: 20-16
Brendan Gallagher begins his countdown to No.1 with grounds in Japan, England and Argentina
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoWhy English rugby is so popular in Japan
Despite its aversion to a foreign culture, Japan is a country that has adopted quite a few things from the west...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoEngland in 4 Nations plan for the autumn
EXCLUSIVE ■By PETER JACKSON Crisis: Brent Impey ENGLAND and Wales plan to finalise fixtures for an emergency Four Nations tournament this...
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Features
/ 6 years agoRUGBY SHORTS
Tigers chop CEO Cohen SIMON Cohen’s eight-year stint as Leicester Tigers chief executive has come to an end, with chief operating...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoEvans’ policy turns erratic England into champions
Brendan Gallagher continues his expert and authorative look at the history of Rugby Union The History of rugby: PART 9 1953-1959...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoLions go on the attack to capture imagination
Try-a-match: Tony O’Reilly NOT only did this era (1954-59) include two of the greatest ever Lions tours - 1955 to South...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoSad day as blind Fleury bails out the All Blacks
YOU don’t often hear a New Zealand crowd cheering loudly for the opposition so you know something pretty special must have...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSaracens could block Cobus Wiese from signing for Premiership rivals
The Stormers back-five forward signed a long-term deal with Saracens, but wants out
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Featured
/ 6 years agoWe’ll use defeat in Japan to come back stronger just as the All Blacks did in 2011, says England’s Anthony Watson
The England and Bath full-back want to win, at club and international level
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWhat has gone wrong with the once-mighty Leicester Tigers?
The Premiership's most successful team are still well supported, but their DNA has changed
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: South Sea Bubble could provide tonic for rugby
Brendan Gallagher looks at how Pacific Island countries were left behind at the turning of amateurism to professional
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoAgustin Pichot quits World Rugby after election defeat
"I cannot conceive of occupying a place just for the sake of occupying it" - Pichot
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Global game? Germany are decades behind
Given Germany's size and appetite for sport, what are the chances of them making a World Cup?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExclusive: Gloucester face fight to ward off interest from Japan for Johan Ackermann
The Gloucester head coach signed an extension with the Cherry and Whites last May
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Bill’s right, Six Nations owe Sanzaar nothing
Nick Cain slams the revolutionary-styled bid of Agustin Pichot, geared towards a Sanzaar bias borne out of envy
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Features
/ 6 years agoON THE BLINDSIDE
BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Goode will go east for Saracens ‘gap year’ Off: Alex Goode SARACENS full-back Alex...
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Features
/ 6 years agoNo surprise Ireland thrived after they quit the Berkeley!
Brendan Gallagher continues his enthralling series by looking at rugby’s best drinking venues 1. The Berkeley Court (Dublin) The manic Berkeley...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoSo just what has gone wrong with the once-mighty Tigers?
Director of rugby: Geordan Murphy New head coach: Steve Borthwick Glory days: Lewis Moody salutes a packed Welford Road after Leicester...
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Features
/ 6 years agoGatland has such riches in key area
2021 LIONS A YEAR TO GO NICK CAIN LOOKS AT THE CONTENDERS FOR EACH POSITION THIS WEEK… OPENSIDES OPENSIDE flanker is...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoSouth Sea Bubble could provide tonic for rugby
Heroic: Andrew Alolupo scores for Western Samoa in their 35-12 win over Argentina at the 1991 Rugby World Cup PICTURE: Getty...
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Features
/ 6 years agoItoje should lead the 2021 Lions
Nick Easter, left, and Kyran Bracken have joined forces to produce the vibrant podcast Ruck It. With the Lions tour next...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBloodied, bandaged but ready for battle
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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Features
/ 6 years agoRUGBY QUIZ
FORMER LEADING WELSH REFEREE ALUN WYN BEVAN TESTS YOUR KNOWLEDGE Memorable: Andy Hancock scores for England 1. When left wing Andy...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBill’s right, Six Nations owe SANZAAR nothing
THE gnashing of teeth and wailing from the southern hemisphere unions that accompanied the failure of Agustin Pichot to unseat Bill...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoProspect of 100 caps won’t deter Courtney Lawes from interest abroad
The Northampton Saints lock talks to Neale Harvey about his where his focus lies beyond his Lions tour hopes
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland prop Mako Vunipola let playing waiting game on Saracens future
The loosehead prop reflects on a 'bizarre' nine months in his life
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby shock wins and upsets
Brendan Gallagher recalls rugby’s biggest ever shocks, at club and internaitonal level, and ranks each for the magnitude of the upset....
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 6 years agoBritish & Irish Lions 2021 tour could be cancelled to preserve home unions finances, report claims
Lions 2021 tour to fall victim to backlogged Test calendar?
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Features
/ 6 years agoSpringboks ruled the roost in POW contest
Springbok rugby squad at Stalag IV-B in 1944. Back row, left to right: J Oakley, I Van Huyssteen, Kaplan, Timm, G...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCourtney eyes Lions and foreign pay-day
■By NEALE HARVEY Ball-carrier: Courtney Lawes takes on Lyon’s Hendrick Roodt PICTURE: Getty Images Brilliant: Eddie Jones ENGLAND enforcer Courtney Lawes...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoInspirational Hogg can be Lions captain says Deans
■By GARY HEATLY Leader: Stuart Hogg STUART Hogg is right in the mix for the Lions captaincy for next year’s trip...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBig Lift raises £20k in memory of Garry
■By ADAM ELLIS BARNES chairman Michael Whitfield has been blown away by the support for the club’s ‘Big Lift’ campaign to...
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Features
/ 6 years agoGlad I took Dad’s advice not to quit
MY LIFEIN RUGBY DIEGO ALBANESE THE FORMER ARGENTINA, GLOUCESTER AND LEEDS WINGER Pocket rocket: Diego Albanese playing in the Premiership for...
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoThe seven toughest rugby players of all time
Rugby is one of the world’s toughest games. As you can imagine this means players are hard as nails. This sports...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Empty stadiums? You would be surprised by the chatter
How can the remainder of the Six Nations be played in a safe manner?
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