All posts tagged "South Africa"
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Top 14
/ 7 years agoLaporte rides the outcry over £7m loss
DAVID BARNES Dogged: Bernard Laporte is still fighting to stage the 2023 World Cup in France ”Laporte asked an annual meeting...
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoBen Moon intent on casting shadow over Mako and Genge
'I enjoyed the entire experience during the autumn'
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoWorcester Warriors hand first-team contract to centre Ollie Lawrence
"It is only a matter of time before he pulls on the England jersey" – Solomons
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Features
/ 7 years agoAlun Wyn can be the greatest of them all
Captain colossus: Alun Wyn Jones celebrates victory with the trophy after the Test against South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images If you...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBenetton make fast start as Faiva sparkles
By TOM BLACKETT Kings …19 Benetton…22 THE Kings remain rooted to the bottom of Conference B after falling to Benetton on...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoLate Glover score secures bronze medal for England
DUBAI SEVENS By ADAM ELLIS ENGLAND fought their way to a bronze medal finish in Dubai in leg one of the...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoUnderhill: It wasn’t perfect but we have much more to come in 2019
By NEALE HARVEY Influential: Sam Underhil on his way to the line against New Zealand before the TMO call PICTURES: Getty...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoWorld Cup winner shot in Pretoria
NEWS EXTRA SOUTHAfrican World Cup winner Naka Drotske is ‘stable’ in hospital after being shot during an armed robbery. The 47-year-old...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years ago’Boks were better under Coetzee’
FORMERSpringbok centre Brendan Venter says the side performed worse in 2018 than they did in 2017. Venter, who was a defensive...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 7 years agoSarries ace Brits signs for the Bulls
THE Bulls have confirmed the signing of former Saracens hooker Schalk Brits on a one-year contract. Brits was initially supposed to...
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Club Rugby
/ 7 years agoFormer Cheetahs head coach in intensive care after being shot three times in robbery
World Cup-winner Naka Drotske loses almost a third of his body's blood after attack by four gunmen
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoReferee takes unusual step of admitting mistake over Owen Farrell tackle
"If I made a mistake, I’ve got to put my hand up and say I was wrong"
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoAphiwe Dyanti and Malcolm Marx added to cosmopolitan Barbarians squad for Argentina clash
Rassie Erasmus has named 13 of his South Africa tourists into the Barbarians group preparing to face Argentina on Saturday. They...
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Features
/ 7 years agoHow beasting from Robson on road to O’Connell put Academic life
BRENDAN GALLAGHER sits down with ex-Quins ace George Robson ahead of his Varsity challenge NEVER underestimate George Robson, on or off...
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Features
/ 7 years agoDiamond shopping for Bok forwards
SALE SHARKS are looking towards South Africa in a bid to sign a new locks for next season with two Springbok...
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Premiership
/ 7 years agoSolomona double gets wasteful Sharks home
By COLIN NEWBOULT Sale Sharks 18pts Tries: Solomona 8, 58 Conversions: R du Preez 9 Penalties: R du Preez 45, 75...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBlackadder: Testing autumn has been a gift for All Blacks
By NEALE HARVEY Under fire: All Blacks’ Sonny Bill Williams NEW Zealand’s November tribulations against England and Ireland will only strengthen...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 7 years agoPichot’s got a point about qualification
AGUSTIN Pichot, World Rugby’s vicechairman, came in for a lot of criticism this week over his tweet showing the percentage of...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSpencer: Eddie’s told me what he wants
DISCARDEDEngland No.9 Ben Spencer admits improved decision-making holds the key to him having a realistic shot at making next year’s World...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoWales team to wear rainbow laces in show of support to Gareth Thomas
Wales make act of solidarity to LGBT community following attack on 100-cap Thomas
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Featured
/ 7 years agoJackson column: Wales must find more to beat the Springboks
Wales have put the fright on South Africa in their past three meetings, but things have changed
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: England must beat Wallabies in convincing fashion
Jeremy Guscott questions whether the players who were given a chance against Japan will be trusted against the Aussies
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoHong Kong and Canada in decider
REPECHAGE CANADA are one point away from a place at next year’s World Cup in Japan after beating Germany 29-10 in...
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Features
/ 7 years agoWhy not call for Spencer?
RICHARD Wigglesworth did not play badly when he came on for Danny Care in the second half of yesterday’s win over...
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoBoks will be beastly warns Cassiem
UZAIR Cassiem has warned Wales they will face “a different beast” when South Africa arrive in Cardiff on Saturday. Warren Gatland’s...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 7 years agoEngland find form to erase their first half horror show
From NICK CAIN at Twickenham THE Wallabies have their difficulties but they will not be wobbling after seeing this England display....
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Latest News
/ 7 years agoSale sign du Preez MkII
SALE Sharks have signed South Africa back row Jean-Luc du Pree z from Super Rugby side Sharks on a three-month deal....
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International Rugby
/ 7 years agoOlympian Joyce sets tone with blistering solo effort
By RACHEL EVANS Wales …65 Hong Kong …0 WALES ran in 10 tries in a clinical display to make it two...
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Columnists
/ 7 years agoGuscott column: England are finding their courage again
Tenacious performance against the All Blacks is building hope again
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDu Preez fine tuning his attack at Sharks
By JON NEWCOMBE Shark attack: South African fly-half Robert du Preez PICTURE: Getty Images ROBERT du Preez wants to reinvent himself...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
MIKE UMAGA FORMER SAMOA AND ROTHERHAM BACK AND DoR AT BISHOP BURTON COLLEGE BEING booed by 60- odd thousand South Africans...
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National League 2N
/ 8 years agoFarrell debate rages on, but no doubt over scrum frailty
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Aweek has passed but the controversy continues, was it or wasn’t it?...
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Features
/ 8 years agoAnswering the call…
Brendan Gallagher looks at some of the extraordinary rugby players - individuals from all backgrounds, nations and clubs and of differing...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCanucks get in gear with five-try win over Coventy
By PAUL SMITH CANADA’S attempt to maintain their record of having qualified for every World Cup faces a test of endurance...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoThis All Black attack on Shields is just hogwash
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE prospect of Brad Shields lining up to play for England against New...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoThat Lions’ share of money is enough for All Blacks
THE idea that New Zealand should share the gate takings at Twickenham, and elsewhere in Europe, when they come north is...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoSolomons calls on academy Warriors to build on impressive start to campaign
By SAM JACKSON WORCESTER Warriors have named three loan players in a much-changed squad for today’s match at Saracens as they...
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoPenalty try earns Sale rare win over Tigers
By ROB WILDMAN Threat: Matt Postlethwaite makes a break for Sale PICTURES: Getty Images High rise: Tigers’ Graham Kitchener wins a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoEddie must give reserves chance to face Japan
NICK CAIN LOOKS AHEAD TO NEXT WEEK’S BIG MATCH AT TWICKENHAM WITH SOME ADVICE FOR THE ENGLAND BOSS ONE of the...
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Features
/ 8 years agoFight Kiwi fire with fire to rekindle Chicago flame
BRENDAN GALLAGHER looks ahead to next week’s clash in Dublin between the world’s top two teams Breaking the duck: Conor Murray...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoTime for a reboot
HAS the time come to review rugby’s points scoring system? The object of the game is to score tries. Last Saturday,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoGet over it Rassie, slo-mo shows the ref was spot on
COLIN BOAG Slo-mo is a strange beast: sometimes it can make an incident seem to be more serious than it is,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLet battle commence for the final place in Japan
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER A weekly look at the game’s other talking points THE RWC2019 repechage tournament – the first of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoEngland set for reshuffle in the back row for All Blacks Test
Tom Curry 'highly unlikely' to be fit for clash against New Zealand
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Features
/ 8 years agoIt’s going to get brutal out there for the Pumas
Brendan Gallagher analyses the task ahead of new Pumas head coach Mario Ledesma Barnstorming flanker: Pablo Matera SO which Pumas team...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoCurrie Cup success has coach Easter dreaming big
By NEALE HARVEY NICK Easter insists there are “no limits” to his coaching ambitions after helping South Africa’s Sharks clinch their...
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Miscellaneous
/ 8 years agoLosing fear factor key to beating All Blacks
■ By NEALE HARVEY Game changer: Manu Tuilagi beats Dan Carter to score a try PICTURE: Getty Images TOM Youngs believes...
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Club Rugby
/ 8 years agoEddie has to reenact role as All Blacks’ myth buster
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN With the first game over, now is the time to get serious...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSale draft Sharks fly-half du Preez
SOUTH Africa international fly-half Robert du Preez has joined Sale on a shortterm loan from the Durban Sharks. AJ MacGinty has...















