All posts tagged "South Africa"
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Pay for a proper TMO system or bin it off
The TMO was introduced into the Premiership just over two years ago, and into international rugby a year later, and the...
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/ 11 years agoMouritz Botha to join the Sharks
Mouritz Botha has been released by Saracens to join the Sharks in South Africa with effect from January 1, 2015. Botha...
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/ 11 years agoSuccessful surgery for Jean de Villiers
Jean de Villiers has set his sights on next year’s World Cup after undergoing surgery to rebuilt his left knee. The...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Those gallant Dragons who refused to be slain
It was the day that Bleddyn Williams led Wales to victory over the All Blacks and the afternoon Olympic sprinter Ken...
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/ 11 years agoWales v South Africa preview
Liam Williams will start on the left wing for Wales against South Africa on Saturday after George North failed to recover...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Sabotage of Samoa is indictment of the IRB
Samoan rugby is in meltdown a year away from the 2015 World Cup, and the fact that a Pacific Island nation...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict on England: Beating the Wallabies will keep RWC hopes alive
England being ranked fifth in the latest World Rugby (IRB) pecking order is about right. I wasn’t surprised by the adverse reaction...
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/ 11 years agoAutumn internationals teams
England v Samoa England: Mike Brown; Anthony Watson, Brad Barritt, Owen Farrell, Jonny May; George Ford, Ben Youngs; Joe Marler, Rob...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Trench Blacks charmed Paris during respite from carnage
The inspirational deeds of many Rugby players on the Western Front have been well documented in recent years in a number...
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/ 11 years agoBest returns for Ireland
Rory Best will win his 78th Test cap for Ireland when he lines out against Australia this Saturday in Dublin. Head...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The one cap wonders woefully short-changed
Mention of David Bishop last week and the subject of the best Welsh one cap wonders in the game has known...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: A few dickheads can brighten up the game
There is always a danger in professional team sports like rugby that brilliant players who are different – idiosyncratic in their...
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/ 11 years agoNyakane in line for first Test start
Trevor Nyakane will make start his first Test for South Africa on Saturday after being named at loosehead by Springboks head...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Professional game must not take the Blockheads literally
To paraphrase Ian Dury, Sex and Drugs and Rock and Roll is all that rugby needs. Sex is the easy part...
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/ 11 years agoWatson to make first England start against Springboks
Anthony Watson will make his first international start for England in Saturday’s clash against South Africa at Twickenham. Watson replaces Bath teammate...
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/ 11 years agoVIDEO: Martin Corry v John Smit RWC memories
Land Rover has caught up with two Rugby legends to talk about their memories of England and South Africa clashing at...
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/ 11 years agoSexton shortlisted for IRB Player of the Year
Jonny Sexton has been shortlisted for the IRB Player of the Year award it was announced today. The Ireland fly-half could...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Dick Best about England’s best chance of beating South Africa
Dick Best says that South Africa, the big beasts of the world game, are on the hunt. He says that Springbok...
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/ 11 years agoSpringboks drop Pollard for England Test
Cobus Reinach and Pat Lambie will start for South Africa against England at Twickenham on Saturday. The Sharks half-backs replace Bulls duo...
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/ 11 years agoRokoduguni out, Yarde in for England to face South Africa
Semesa Rokoduguni has been ruled out of England‘s clash against South Africa at Twickenham on Saturday. Backs coach Mike Catt said...
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/ 11 years agoEngland trio set to be fit for Springboks clash
Kyle Eastmond, Samesa Rokoduguni and Dave Atwood are expected to be fit to play South Africa on Saturday despite illness and...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: How WRU left Adam Jones in limbo…. and then out in the cold
As recently as six months ago, Wales were proposing to sign their ‘Hair Bear’ on a Union contract at circa £300,000-a-year....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoDanny Care determined to prove he is the man
Scrum-half is a changed man with the alcohol-fuelled misdemeanours helped mould him into a more mature individual and player.
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/ 11 years agoPayne and Henshaw named in Ireland midfield for South Africa test
Jared Payne will partner Robbie Henshaw in Ireland‘s midfield in Saturday’s Test against South Africa in Dublin. The Ulster Kiwi-born centre...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Those magnificent seven victories
England have beaten New Zealand seven times in 39 meetings, which sounds like a modest enough record until you appreciate that...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: The big question – can Kyle Eastmond force his way in?
A year out from any World Cup the best sides are established and are ready to rock ‘n’ roll. Teams that...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Team of the 2014 Rugby Championship
15 Joaquin Tuculet (Argentina) The exciting new Puma nudges it from Israel Folau who, although good, wasn’t quite the force of...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Derek Jelley – former Leicester and Rotherham prop
Over ten years on from leaving Leicester I still get goose bumps walking into the ground on match day. I spent...
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/ 11 years agoRokoduguni, Kruis and Clark in line for England Test debut
Bath winger Semesa Rokoduguni is among three uncapped players named in England‘s squad for the 2014 Internationals against New Zealand, South...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: With all these golden oldies, why is therea youth cult?
I have absolutely no idea who comes up with these ideas but today – October 5 – has been designated as...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Chris Johnson – Fylde fly-half
1. Box Kicks I hate box kicks from lineouts, it is what I’d class as an ‘anti-rugby‘ tactic. Normally from a...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain looks back at the momentous career of ‘Big Ted’ Andrew Sheridan
Andrew Sheridan was the undisputed strong-man of the pro game, and as he went into retirement this week the 34-year-old England...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Now Stuart Lancaster has a licence to gamble
If Stuart Lancaster sees out his full term as England head coach he will have been in the post for an...
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/ 11 years agoEngland finish third at Gold Coast Sevens
England Sevens finished third in the opening HSBC Sevens World Series tournament in the Gold Coast after beating South Africa in...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Martin Johnson’s out and firing – at wrong targets!
Martin Johnson broke cover for the first time in the three years since he resigned as England manager when he gave...
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/ 11 years agoRugby Championship preview
Teboho “Oupa” Mohoje makes his first Test start for the Springboks in Cape Town on Saturday against Australia in the fifth...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Imports are making a mockery of IRB rule
During his time in charge of Wales, Graham Henry took what could be politely described as a cavalier attitude to capping...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: When rugby passed its screen test
Gareth Thomas is launching his new updated biography Proud on Thursday – which is probably why that amiable old Hollywood slugger...
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Moment In Time
/ 11 years agoMoment in Time: Oxford University beat South Africa in 1969
South Africa‘s 1969-1970 tour to Great Britain and Ireland remains to this day one of the most controversial in the history...
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/ 11 years agoNew Zealand v South Africa preview
New Zealand have made three changes to their starting XV ahead of they top-of-the-table clash against South Africa in the fourth...
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/ 11 years agoNew Zealand v Argentina preview
As expected, Beauden Barrett will start at fly-half for New Zealand on Saturday as they take on Argentina in the third...
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/ 11 years agoAustralia v South Africa preview
Nick Phipps and Bernard Foley will lead Australia‘s attack on Saturday as they take on South Africa for the third round...
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/ 11 years agoSaracens sign Eagles hooker
Phil Thiel has joined Saracens on a short-term contract. The US Eagles hooker will cover for Schalk Brits who is away...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Wales pay price for the pursuit of money
Gareth Edwards achieved many famous things, not least playing 53 consecutive matches for Wales. From start to finish, it took him...
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/ 11 years agoManu Tuilagi’s mission to take centre stage
Manu Tuilagi wants it known that he is a centre and he intends to put the worst season of his career...
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Featured
/ 11 years ago‘Angry-man’ Owen Farrell can fire World Cup success
All Black legend Earle Kirton backs England to go all the way behind their “angry young man”
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: They think the ball’s over … it isn’t now!
Today – August 17 – is exactly 20 years since a certain George Gregan made his Bledisloe Cup debut in Sydney...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoQ&A with Dean Ryan
Worcester Warriors DoR reflects on relegation and how they are going about putting things right.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: You only get one shot with this brilliant side… take it!
We have only to see a little sign of weakness to jump on a bandwagon thinking that this New Zealand side...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Callum Braley – Gloucester and former Bristol and England U20s scrum-half
1. Danny Hobbs-Awoyemi – A great player in the loose as well as at the scrum. The Northampton Saint was one...












