All posts tagged "South Africa"
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Sevens World Series
/ 9 years agoBlitzbokke win again but Amor rues silly mistakes
By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND Sevens took on South Africa in the final of a World Series tournament for the second time...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Six Nations offers Boks a route to salvation
As the Six Nations gets underway there is an issue that should be uppermost in the minds of its council, and...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHuw Jones to join Glasgow next season
Glasgow Warriors have signed Scotland international centre Huw Jones ahead of the 2017/18 season, subject to medical. Edinburgh-born Jones, who currently...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLegend Van der Westhuizen dies
Former South Africa captain Joost van der Westhuizen has died losing his six-years battle with motor neurone disease. Van der Westhuizen,...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoHowley opts for experience to get Wales off to a flyer
WALES interim coach Rob Howley makes five changes to the team that beat South Africa in November. Second row Alun-Wyn Jones...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoFight to the end and pray for some magic
Conor O’Shea tells Brendan Gallagher how he plans to take Italy to the next level PREVIEW… Italy v Wales Today. Kick-off...
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Six Nations
/ 9 years agoSix Nations offers Boks a route to salvation
AS the Six Nations gets underway there is an issue that should be uppermost in the minds of its council, and...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWant to be a Lion? Then beat England!
NICK CAIN TALKS TO PAUL MORIARTY ABOUT HIS SON ROSS AND THE CHALLENGE WALES FACE AT TWICKENHAM PAUL Moriarty, the father...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRodwell rises to occasion with try to fire England through unbeaten
WORLD 7S SYDNEY DAY ONE ENGLAND stunned South Africa in Sydney yesterday with a late try to set up a cup...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: They’re all out to derail Eddie’s English chariot
In just a few more days, the waiting will be over and the greatest rugby tournament in the world will begin....
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Sherylle Calder will keep focus on big prize
Sherylle Calder’s capacity to make a difference as a visual skills coach can be measured by the three-year contract she has...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoBattle for England job will boost Lions dream – Care
Danny Care has vowed to fight tooth and claw to see off his No.9 rivals and give himself the best shot...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoAlo to stay at Sixways
Worcester tighthead Biyi Alo has signed a permanent contract to remain at the club after joining from Saracens as injury dispensation...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEngland announce squad for Six Nations
Eddie Jones has named the uncapped trio of Nathan Catt, Mike Williams and Alex Lozowski in his 34-man England squad for...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoScotland squad named for Six Nations
Scotland Head Coach Vern Cotter has recalled Gloucester centre Matt Scott when he named his 37-man squad for the Six Nations....
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Featured
/ 9 years agoRFU under fire for failing England Saxons
England‘s failure to extend their Saxons programme could have a catastrophic effect on player development, warns former RFU performance coach Jon...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoScotland duo commit to Glasgow
Glasgow have confirmed that Scottish internationals Tommy Seymour and Tim Swinson have signed new deals to remain at the club. Winger...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tim Payne – former Wasps, England and Lions prop
After brief spells at Bristol and then Cardiff I was very close to jacking rugby in and pursuing a career in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s ten to watch in 2017
Ardie Savea, above: Outrageously gifted All Blacks flanker and younger brother of Julian. Combines at bit of Michael Jones and Jerry Collins....
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain’s wishes and expectations for rugby in 2017
Rugby Union in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland has a host of reasons to be cheerful in 2017. At the apex...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBest is yet to come after worst year in my life – Jonny May
Crackerjack England wing Jonny May has vowed to become “better than ever” as he looks to enhance his claims for a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Billy Boston’s old club being left for dead by the Union
The world’s first multi-racial rugby club, the one in Cardiff docks made famous by Billy Boston, is fighting for its life....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Lamentable affair which left the Lions in doldrums
From the outside looking in, the 1966 Lions visit to New Zealand seems like a calamitous affair. A first ever Test...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Get off Howley’s back, he’s proved a winner at top level
The worst kept secret in rugby is out. Warren Gatland‘s selection of Rob Howley, Steve Borthwick and Andy Farrell as his...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Nick Wood – former Gloucester prop
I arrived at Gloucester as a boy and left 15 years later as a man. The club and the characters and...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoEngland Sevens triumph in Cape Town
Three tries from England stunned the Cape Town crowd as Simon Amor’s men beat South Africa 17-19 in the HSBC World...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Eddie’s mind games are aimed at referee Peyper
With the Autumn Internationals finally over, at long last we don’t have to listen to Eddie Jones‘ attempts at witty repartee....
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoStuart Hogg’s leading Scottish charge for Lions places
Full-back Stuart Hogg is leading a charge that could see eight top Scots push for places on next summer’s Lions tour...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoMumm: Scots and Irish want us to win
Dean Mumm is making the same impact this autumn in the green and gold of Australia during their Grand Slam tilt...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: How many back rows can finish like Tipuric?
I’ve said it plenty of times, but I’m more than happy to say it again, Justin Tipuric is one of the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoWarren Gatland’s Lions job hits Welsh rebuilding
In December 2013, at the height of the Welsh war when the four regions had been driven towards eloping to the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHughes and Yarde to start for England against Wallabies
Nathan Hughes and Marland Yrade will start at Twickenham on Saturday as head coach Eddie Jones has made two changes to...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Intensity is key to beating the Wallabies
The challenge for all rugby sides – and especially for England if they want to finish this autumn series on a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: England roll on but battle-weary Pumas need rest
A gritty, invaluable win by 14-man England against a Pumas side who finish 2016 punch drunk and dispirited after a year...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Let’s not get carried away by win over these Boks
After a ten-year wait England have finally laid the Springbok ghost to bed with a resounding win by 37 points, including...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoInjured Warburton out of Springboks clash
Sam Warburton picked up an injury in training this week and as a result will miss Wales‘ game against South Africa...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Beware, new-style Pumas have yet to bare their claws
Argentine rugby is a strange beast. It is one with a habit of never quite being what we expect, and it’s...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams – Wales are lucky that Boks look in even worse shape!
Wales are in serious danger of being left behind by the rest of the Six Nations if they don’t settle on...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Semesa Rokoduguni deserved his chance to shine
Alex Goode has been the most consistent full-back in high-performance terms in the Premiership for some time in the eyes of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoFish and chips? At times this England performance was a banquet of brilliance
Eddie Jones called for fish and chips rugby to beat Fiji – by which I take it he meant basic wholesome...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoJoe blow for England but Kruis is back
Joe Launchbury will miss the rest of England’s autumn internationals after picking up a two-week ban. The Wasps lock was found...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Olly Woodburn – Exeter wing
1. Alec Hepburn – He sits next to me in the Chiefs’ changing room and he’s a great player. He did...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoHave Ireland found template for Lions to beat All Blacks?
Suddenly the biggest match in Irish Rugby history is upon us – well so it seems. New Zealand at home just...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Shape up lads, or the Lions will pass you by
Wales’ stars need to start performing or they are in grave danger of missing out on the British Lions. Don’t get...
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Guest Blogs
/ 9 years agoWho will get a Six Nations call up?
As we head into the November, the England team enter the Autumn Internationals and only four matches separate them from Christmas...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Stay put George, it’s your best move of all
George Ford had a weird training week as part of the England team preparing to take on South Africa. First, a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Launchbury gives England a world-class look at lock
The record books will point to a very significant historic win – England‘s first over the Boks for ten years –...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Daly puts his marker down to remind Joseph he has to be on top form to come back
One of the best measurements of the quality of Eddie Jones‘ performance as England head coach has been that almost every...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSouth Africa ring changes for England Test
South Africa have made several changes to take on England at Twickenham on Saturday. Only five players who started in the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoDaly to make first England start
Elliot Daly will make his first England start after being named at outside centre by Eddie Jones to face South Africa...
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