All posts tagged "USA"
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoCan rugby hope to take a bite of the Big Apple?
Matthew Emery reports on the experiment of taking a Premiership match to the American market. George Best and Pele tried to crack the...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoMark McCafferty: American dream starts here for the Premiership
Clearly an exciting development for the Premiership? Yes, we’ve been intent on trying to build the US market for a few...
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Peter Jackson
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson column: James Bird swoops into pole position with Eagles
Goalkicking fly-halves turned out mob-handed for the opening round of the Six Nations, all nine of them. How wonderful to report...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher feature: All the big guns set their sights on Rio Olympics
So far so good. After Rugby’s ill-starred Olympic history it’s been comparatively plain sailing to date for the 2016 tournament, at...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jake Abbott – former Worcester and England Sevens
I’m living the proverbial dream as the first professional overseas player in America at the country’s first professional rugby club, Griffins...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBath sign Japan No.8
Bath have today announced the signing of Japan No.8 Amanaki Mafi. Mafi will arrive at Bath at the end of January,...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Jebb Sinclair – London Irish and Canada flanker
1. Tom Court – Great Irish international who doesn’t grab the headlines but does a lot of unseen work. At top...
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Club Rugby
/ 10 years agoJones believes strong start to the season is a sign of things to come for Quins
Adam Jones may be a softly spoken, modest character when sat down in an interview but the forward has much to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 years agoJeff Probyn column: Crucial to reintroduce level between club and country
For the first time since its 1987 inception, the Rugby World Cup does not have Northern Hemisphere side in the semi-finals...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLondon Irish to play Saracens Premiership match in USA
London Irish and Premiership Rugby confirmed today that the Club will be the first to play an Aviva Premiership fixture overseas...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoJoel Stransky asks: Do Springboks have variety to go all the way?
World Cup winner doubts South Africa can go all the way and lift a record third Webb Ellis Cup unless they...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHistory maker Japan beat USA but miss out on quarter-finals
Japan became the first team to miss out on the World Cup quarter-finals having won three pool matches after they beat...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoScotland quintet fit to take on Samoa
Finn Russell, Stuart Hogg, John Hardie, Sean Maitland and Ross Ford have all recovered from injury to start for Scotland against...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 years agoBrendan Gallagher recounts the intriguing tale of the ‘first World Cup’
The road not taken is an enduring theme in sport and now, right in the middle of a riotously successful World...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain column: Ninja Eddie Jones slew Boks with lethal planning
Welcome to Ninja rugby, the brainchild of Eddie Jones. The Japan coach borrowed from the methods of the covert mercenaries feared...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoSteve Borthwick turns Japan into Land of Rising Scrum
Japan‘s pack, once the butt of jokes and considered little more than a speed-bump on the way to the try-line by...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Fraser Brown – Scotland hooker
How’s the Scotland camp one week away from the World Cup? Everyone was pretty happy to go through the warm-up games...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoHIGHLIGHTS: Samoa overcome USA in Brighton
Samoa made a winning start to their World Cup campaign with a 25-16 success over the USA in Brighton. Playing in...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoRugby World Cup teams
South Africa v Japan South Africa: Zane Kirchner ; Lwazi Mvovo, Jesse Kriel, Jean de Villiers (Capt.), Bryan Habana; Pat Lambie, Ruan...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy life in Rugby: Bleddyn Bowen – former Wales captain and Swansea centre
Captaining Wales to the 1988 Triple Crown was a huge honour. Not only was it Wales’ first for nearly a decade...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoChris Wyles to captain USA at World Cup
Chris Wyles will captain the USA at the World Cup it was confirmed today. The Saracens back is part the 31-man...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoOpenside duo key for Wallabies says George Smith
Breakdown master George Smith has backed Australia to cause England and Wales no end of trouble in the ‘Pool of Death’...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott: Jonny May must keep improving to make himself invaluable
There is always a dilemma for international coaches such as Stuart Lancaster when it comes to cutting players, because it is...
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Featured
/ 11 years ago‘Phenomenon’ Samu Manoa can be even bigger in France
USA Eagle is already proving a big hit with fans in Toulon.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Rugby World Cup bolters
Danny Barrett (USA): One of the great hopes surrounding the US Eagles Sevens programme is that some of the talent identified...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoLeigh Halfpenny told: Play for Toulon or face axe
European Champions threatening to sack full-bakc over the club-or-country clash looming at the end of the new season.
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain’s column: Stuart Lancaster’s bubbling cauldron is troubling
There are times when the England selection alchemy seems stacked against players who bring something different to the squad. We had...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: Treasure this camp, lads – time passes in a blink
The great upside of getting into England training camp early is that the excitement builds from the minute you arrive at...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s column: In-form Matt Banahan would be my first choice wing
Wingers are try-scorers first and foremost, as they always have been, but in the modern Test arena they’ve had to develop...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoGlasgow’s stardust can light up Scotland says Gregor Townsend
Scotland will prosper at this year’s Rugby World Cup, according to Gregor Townsend, who believes the dark blues can capitalise on...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: Union right to ride roughshod over Leicester Tigers’ American dream
The question of who is running rugby in America came under the spotlight this week as Leicester Tigers were forced to...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The 69-match journey to the World Cup
Nations Cup The tenth year of this competition and the ninth to be held in Bucharest. Only the inaugural tournament, in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoTom Varndell: I won’t quit England until I beat Mark Cueto’s record
Tom Varndell wants to end his career abroad but he will not leave English rugby until he is the most prolific...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHarlequins to face USA in pre-season friendly
Harlequins will prepare for next season with a pre-season tour to Philadelphia culminating in a unique friendly against the USA at...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLeicester to play ground-breaking fixture in USA
Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia will host the Independence Cup fixture between Leicester Tigers and the National Rugby Football League’s Rough...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain’s column: We’re on the wrong road to Rio with Joe Lydon
Phil Greening is concerned that Great Britain, and their qualification nominees, England, are taking the wrong road to Rio. The former...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland through to Dubai Sevens quarter-finals
England qualified for the Dubai Sevens quarter-finals but they will have take on New Zealand tomorrow morning. Simon Amor’s men lost...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHalaifonua to boost Gloucester’s back-line resources
Gloucester have added more depth to their back-line option with the signing of Tonga international David Halaifonua. The 27-year-old, who was...
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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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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Player welfare is all about how coaches want to play
The Autumn Internationals may be up and running but for the clubs its business as usual with the LV cup holding...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoThree more years for Bowe
Tommy Bowe has signed a new Irish contract with the IRFU that will keep him with Ulster until June 2018. The...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Why Eagles dare on this Field of dreams
The next time the New Zealand All Blacks lace their boots in earnest in a Test match will be a week...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoSBW to make All Blacks return
Sonny Bill Williams will make his long-awaited return in an All Blacks shirt on Saturday after being named in Steve Hansen’s...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEagle Manoa to take on All Blacks
Samu Manoa will take on New Zealand on Saturday with a USA side which includes five Premiership players. Captained by Todd...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoPremiership Rugby confirms release of USA players
Premiership Rugby confirms that it has reached agreement with USA Rugby for the release of selected players for the US Eagles...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 years agoGlobetrotter Asaeli Tikoirotuma takes aim at European glory
Flying Fijian believes his big game experience can help Harlequins scale the heights both domestically and in Europe this season.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Well done girls, but let’s keep it in perspective
I read somewhere this week that the Women’s World Cup was a tipping point for the sport. As much as I...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Bliss – Wasps and USA scrum-half
Tom Bliss is expected to make his Wasps debut today against London Welsh in a pre-season friendly at Adams Park. Joining...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Go for it girls…just don’t ask my daughter to play!
With the Commonwealth Games Sevens over and South Africa surprisingly taking the spoils, it’s now time for women’s rugby to take...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Eric Fry – Newcastle & USA and former London Scottish loosehead
1. James Slipper – Played against him and the Wallabies in the 2011 World Cup. Solid in the set-piece and mobile...












