All posts tagged "Wales"
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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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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoGloucester offer James Hook route back with Wales
Fly-half looking to win trophies with club before nailing down starting place with country.
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Revealed – Referees do turn blind eye to some laws
Refereeing at the elite end is reaching crisis point, and the IRB’s professional referees’ manager, Joel Jutge, needs to get a...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland U18s name side to take on Wales in SA
England U18s have named their side to take on Wales in the opening game of their summer tour to South Africa...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Anscombe and the case of vanishing Kiwi stars…
Buying a Kiwi for the sole purpose of wrapping him up in your national jersey alongside the natives can be more...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoSam Warburton out in cold as Cardiff Blues kick-off pre-season
As revealed exclusively in The Rugby Paper last Sunday, Sam Warburton will not be available for the Cardiff Blues‘ friendly game...
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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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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott previews the Rugby Championship – Pumas need to build their credibility with an away win
Argentina were written off when they first came into the Southern Hemisphere Rugby Championship, in the same way that Italy were...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWayne Pivac confirmed as Scarlets new head coach
Scarlets today confirmed that the region’s new assistant coach Wayne Pivac will take over the reins as Head Coach in West...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years ago“We just have to beat big guns this autumn” – Chris Robshaw
England skipper targeting a perfect international season as the countdown to the 2015 World Cup begins.
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Hair Bear goes on the endangered species list
At close of business on Friday, Adam Jones had spent another week out of work without a club to call his...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Joe Lydon and Mike Friday about the GB challenge in the Rio Olympics Sevens
Joe Lydon and Mike Friday used to share the same vision of Sevens when they worked together at the RFU from...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott previews the Rugby Championship: The Boks just want to cut you in half
South African rugby is built around mental fortitude, and although I’ve criticised them in the past for being one-dimensional you have...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Warren Gatland’s contract wish list
Warren Gatland has drawn up a hit list of ten Welsh-based players to be offered dual club-and-country contracts for the coming...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoLoyal Dwayne Peel blown away by quality in Bristol’s squad
Scrum-half had no hesitation in turning down a loan move to a top-flight club.
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: ‘In the best interests of rugby’. Come off it WRU!
Ever since the mucky stuff began hitting the fans a depressingly long time ago, the Welsh Rugby Union have repeatedly used...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Warburton would be perfect fit at Kassam
Despite the fact we are in the ‘Dead Zone’ and there is no rugby to watch, there is still much bubbling...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBradley Davies out to prove he is a big fish in England
New Wasps lock reckons spell outside the “goldfish bowl” of Wales will boost World Cup dream.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott previews the Rugby Championship: Wallabies miss their stars
Michael Hooper is a match-winner, and the new Australian captain could be a huge obstacle to England come the 2015 World...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: George North and Alex Cuthbert are giants, but Fiji have a monster
Nemani Nadolo has been a rock for Fiji and Crusaders, Peter Jackson warns Australia, England and Wales about the 129kg winger.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoCardiff Blues to sign Gareth Anscombe
Cardiff Blues have signed Gareth Anscombe on a ‘long-term deal’. The Chiefs’ back qualifies for Wales through his mother and can...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoWales team in turmoil as Regions crank it up
With an agreement between the WRU and RRW seeming a long shot, the November tests could be in jeopardy
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Nothing small about Justin, especially his ambitions
Justin Burnell would be hard to beat if there was a prize for the greatest comeback of last season. There is...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ian Davies – Cornish Pirates DoR
I wasn’t as good as my old friend Scott Quinnell playing for the New Dock Stars as a youngster but I...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Professional rugby seriously damages the Scottish team
As Vern Cotter comes to terms with the enormity of the task facing him and his management team in having to...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Life at No.10 hots up but don’t forget big Sam
Despite an influx of 10s, Jeremy Guscott tips Sam Burgess to make the biggest impact.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoRoberts returns to the Ospreys
Scrum-half Martin Roberts has left Bath Rugby to join Ospreys on a two-year deal. The 28-year-old, who also spent two years...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Precision under pressure is key to the All Blacks
Reflecting on the latest Test series made me realise that the one major difference between the big three Southern Hemisphere teams...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: The eternal debate: King John or Benny?
The surest way to start an argument in any clubhouse is to ask one question and then step smartly out of...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Aussie man-mountain can Eclipse England
The Aussies are more inventive than most when it come to nick-names, and the one in the news most Down Under...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoExiles sign Saracens academy scrum-half
London Scottish today confirmed the signing of former Wales U18s scrum-half Ben Calder. The 19-year-old has put pen to paper on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Gerald Davies jinks in to put the record straight
Gerald Davies managed many an electrifying move in his time but none more so than the one that took him centre...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Sorry Wales, but this is becoming inexcusable
And so for all their big-game heroics by the banks of the Crocodile River, somehow it still ended in tears as...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoJapan blossom into contenders
Brendan Gallagher charts the remarkable rise of Japan under coach Eddie Jones.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoMUST WATCH! – The Power of the Haka
Auckland Grammar and King’s College face off with their traditional haka ahead of the annual derby. Goose bumps guaranteed! Earlier this...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoDoncaster Knights packing down with a Transatlantic accent
Doncaster Knights boss Clive Griffiths is close to finalising his forward pack for next season’s Championship campaign with a second Canadian...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoDan Parks retires from rugby
Dan Parks has today announced his retirement from rugby. The former Scotland fly-half, who won 67 Test caps in his time,...
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/ 11 years agoWales prop hit by five-week ban
Samson Lee has received a five-week ban for headbutting South African lock Flip van der Merwe last Saturday. The Scarlets tighthead...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoClifton College Rugby Course with Ryan Jones
The aim of the course is to improve the player in four aspects technical, physical, mental, tactical. Technically the course will...
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/ 11 years agoVIDEO: Wales U20s hooker performs the haka
Wales U20s hooker Elliot Dee has become an internet sensation after performing a haka in front of the Baby Blacks at...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoHandré Pollard handed Springboks Test debut
Baby Boks captain Handré Pollard will make his Test debut on Saturday after being named at fly-half by Heyneke Meyer to...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Greatest Lions of all miss their lost mates
At a push, they could pass for a platoon of D-Day veterans rather than the only rugby team to survive three...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWales drop Adam Jones for Springboks second Test
Adam Jones has been dropped by Warren Gatland ahead of Wales‘ second Test against South Africa in Nelspruit on Saturday. The British...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson’s verdict: Willie-o-the-wisp leads Wales up garden path
Wales were shaking their heads in bewildered search of some explanation for their torment when Willie le Roux rather let the...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoVictor Matfield to break Springboks record against Wales
Victor Matfield will become South Africa‘s most-capped Test player on Saturday when he leads the Springboks against Wales in Nelspruit. The veteran...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Yes, it’s time for All Blacks to end their Pacific shame
Guys, it’s not the dark side of the moon. No fewer than four airlines, including the national carrier Air New Zealand,...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoRugby legends return to Wimbledon
Legends Rugby is back this summer with its South London festival, combining high quality sport with fantastic entertainment. Taking place at...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Gory story of Welsh failure in South Africa
South Africa. The graveyard of Welsh rugby. Nowhere in the world, over the last 50 years, have Wales been put away...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Victor Matfield’s return can help Wales come good
Wales made their first stand in the Southern Hemisphere 50 years ago in the place they used to call the last...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWales’ Adam Jones to become a centurion against South Africa
Adam Jones will win his 100th international cap in Saturday’s first Test against South Africa. The Opsreys star has been named...
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