All posts tagged "Super Rugby"
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoPlumtree: We must sort out the logistics
By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks head coach John Plumtree believes the Champions Cup is the greatest club competition out there but has...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoScarlets swoop for Aussie lock
Scarlets have signed Australian lock Max Douglas from Japanese side Yokohama Canon Eagles. Douglas, 24, who is 6ft 7in and 112kg,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoOnly one full house in ‘greatest season’ finale
NICK CAIN Here's something for the RFU mandarins and Premiership owners who are hell-bent on keeping England’s top league ring-fenced to...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoLavin leads Loughborough to their first BUCS title
By BEN JAYCOCK Henri Lavin put his injury woes behind him last month to captain Loughborough University to their first BUCS...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoFrance & Japan are showing the way
Rugby's governing class might explain it this way: “We’re making the game leaner and meaner by cutting off the excess fat.”...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years ago‘Return to Rosslyn’ bid to open up new pathway
By BEN JAYCOCK Rosslyn Park University Sevens launches on Friday and will provide a pathway for Team GB going forward with...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoRebels facing tough test against ‘Canes
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By TOM JEFFREYS Super Rugby Pacific play-off spots were confirmed this weekend, with the soon-to-be extinct Melbourne...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoDan Carter: England will want to make ‘statement’ against New Zealand in summer
Former All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter believes England have the talent to move away from “risk-free” tournament rugby and will be...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMelbourne Rebels ditched by Super Rugby over financial woes
Australian Super Rugby outfit Melbourne Rebels have been dropped from the competition due to financial difficulties. The Rebels have been in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas Review: Week 14
By Joe Santamaria The final round of the regular season began with a thrilling repeat of last year’s final between Dogos...
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Paul Rees
/ 2 years agoWe will have a full deck of cards next season – McKellar
By PAUL REES Leicester's dejection at finishing well short of the play-off positions was compounded by the sight of their fierce...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoCollier fits the bill for NZ challenge
READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK England finished the Six Nations with a resurgence, but their next destination, New Zealand, is...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoJennings looking for new challenge
By JON NEWCOMBE Still only 28, Rory Jennings is seeking the seventh full-time contract of his nomadic career after being released...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGoing, that bundle of barbed wire, a match for Edwards
SID Going, who died last Sunday aged 80, might have been a man of God but the diminutive scrum-half from Kawakawa...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns – Will Jeanes
WILL JEANES - BATH SECOND ROW England Students second row Will Jeanes has progressed through the age groups at Bath and...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoCrusaders stun Blues to keep season alive
By TOM JEFFREYS Super Rugby Pacific round-up Crusaders salvaged some dignity in their torrid Super Rugby Pacific campaign with a shock...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas Review: Week 13
Round Thirteen of the Super Rugby Americas season began with a thumping 63-25 victory for Pampas against defending champions Peñarol. The...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoStrange ending adds to Crusaders’ misery
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By TOM JEFFREYS The Crusaders suffered yet another sucker punch in their nightmare season with a last-minute...
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Features
/ 2 years agoReeves driving Brazil’s bid to join global party
Joe Santamaria talks to Brazil technical director Josh Reeves about his adopted country’s mission to qualify for RWC27 Josh Reeves has...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas Review: Week 12
Round Twelve of the Super Rugby Americas season began with a thumping 54-0 victory for Pampas against Selknam that all-but confirms...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSelknam boss Mangin on the importance of culture
New Zealander Jake Mangin, 42, may be a long way from home, but the Selknam head coach is helping lay the...
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Bill Beaumont Cup
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Alex Loney
The former Leicester, Nottingham, Avignon, Rotherham and Fylde hooker, now head coach of Fylde & Lancashire, chooses the best XV he...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoDavies the leading light in Welsh quartet
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Four international fly-halves took flight from Wales last year, understandably so given the...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoBlues hold on in battle at the top
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Bluse held on with their backs to their try line as they edged past...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas Review: Week 11
By JOE SANTAMARIA Round Eleven of the Super Rugby Season began with a mouthwatering double header on Friday night with huge...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoAm: Chance to win silverware shows we’re on right track
By BEN JAYCOCK The Sharks have endured an emotional rollercoaster this season but, after booking their place in the Challenge Cup...
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Features
/ 2 years agoUniversity pathway to top of the game
By WILLIAM GUPWELL Being named in an England Students squad is among the highest honours that can be bestowed upon a...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoPerenara tops try list as ’Canes march on
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK TJ Perenara became the all-time top Super Rugby try scorer as his table topping...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas Review: Week Ten
By JOE SANTAMARIA Round Ten of the Super Rugby Americas season kicked off with a thumping 43-15 victory for Selknam against...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoLineout ace Parling joins Wallabies
Former England lock Geoff Parling has joined Joe Schmidt’s Australia coaching set-up as the build-up to next summer’s Lions tour intensifies....
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team with Ben Adams
The Cambridge and former Coventry, Bedford Blues, Queensland Country & Australia Sevens back rower, chooses the best XV he has played...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Exeter Chiefs back row Maddie Feaunati
By BEN JAYCOCK Birthplace: Leeds Date of birth: 18/05/02 Community club: Marist St Pats RFC Red Roses debut: vs Italy March...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoBrumbies put end to ’Canes winning start
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK The Hurricanes’ unbeaten start came to an end as the Brumbies breathed life into...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas Review: Week Nine
By JOE SANTAMARIA Selknam began Round Nine of the Super Rugby Americas season with an impressive 39-15 victory over third-placed Yacare....
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSorrell pleased to see English clubs stand up
By BEN JAYCOCK Despite their fierce London rivalry with Harlequins, Saracens backs coach Kevin Sorrell is pleased two Premiership sides reached...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLoughborough hold on to get it right this time
Men’s Final By TOM JEFFREYS Loughborough............ 35pts Exeter.............................31pts LOUGHBOROUGH claimed their first ever BUCS Super Rugby Championship title, and first in...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoHurricanes storm in despite triple yellow
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Hurricanes overcame a poor second half in which they conceded three yellow cards to...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLeguizamon’s off to a flying start at Pampas
By JOE SANTAMARIA Former London Irish back row Juan Manuel Leguizamón is enjoying a flying start to his coaching career with...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoPremiership previews: Round 15
The Gallagher Premiership returns this week after a two-week Champions/Challenge Cup hiatus, and with teams second through to eighth all on...
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BUCS Super Rugby
/ 2 years agoLoughborough stun Exeter to end long wait for title
By TOM JEFFREYS Exeter……………………………………………….31 Tries: J Gulley 29, Joseland 43, 68, 76 Conversions: McCaig 31, 44, 69, 77 Penalties: McCaig 12...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas Review: Week Eight
By JOE SANTAMARIA Round Eight of the Super Rugby Americas season began with a historic 25-19 victory for Cobras against Peñarol...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBaxter backs world club champs
By SAM JACKSON Exeter director of rugby Rob Baxter welcomes plans for a new club world championship providing it is financially...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoAnother barmy idea from the men in suits
The Ministry of Silly Walks was a Monty Python sketch which lampooned bureaucratic inefficiency. Rugby Union requires something similar to shame...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoRugby schedule has little to do with player welfare
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW A roll of drums and a fanfare of trumpets late last summer heralded...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoHurricanes make it a magnificent seven
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK Clark Laidlaw’s unbeaten Hurricanes continued to solidify themselves at the top of Super Rugby...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoAcademy players could miss out after cuts
By TOM JEFFREYS Last week saw another nail pinned into the coffins of Worcester, Wasps and London Irish as the RFU...
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World
/ 2 years agoSuper Rugby Americas Review: Week Seven
By JOE SANTAMARIA The Super Rugby Americas season resumed after the Easter break with a mouthwatering repeat of last season’s final...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoStrawbridge appointed to England on permanent basis
Andrew Strawbridge will join Steve Borthwick‘s England coaching staff on a permanent basis as an assistant coach and coaching advisor. Strawbridge,...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaracens confirm signing of two fly-halves
Saracens have confirmed the signing of Newcastle Falcons fly-half Louie Johnson on a “long-term deal”. The 20-year-old has made 16 appearances...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoEngland could be an option for Green
Harlequins full-back Tyrone Green will qualify for England in 2025 and while he still harbours hopes of playing for South Africa...
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