All posts tagged "Wales"
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson’s verdict: Frustrating, but so nearly far worse!
When it came to inflicting recent damage on Wales, nobody had done so to more devastating effect than Akapusi Qera and...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoGeorge Watkins: I’ll win back Bristol fans by playing well
Dream of playing for Wales remains alive despite being released early from his Cardiff Blues contract.
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson’s verdict: Time is running out for Wales to see the light
At the height of his power as the 20th century’s multiple inventor, Thomas Edison once revealed the motivational force behind his...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWales v Fiji teams
Wales have made eight personnel changes to their side to face Fiji on Saturday with Gethin Jenkins leading the side. Jenkins...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWIN A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR WALES VS FIJI COURTESY OF T.M.LEWIN
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with T.M.Lewin – official formal wear supplier to the Welsh Rugby Union – to give...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWales call up James Hook
Wales have called James Hook into their squad for the November Tests following an injury to Dan Biggar. The Gloucester fly-half,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 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
/ 12 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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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoWales put five more on national contracts
Two Scarlets, two Ospreys and one Dragon on Gatland's wishlist.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jon Renwick – Former Hawick, Harlequins, Scotland and Lions centre
I was fortunate to play in the Seventies when rugby was really taking off. There were empty spaces on the terraces...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWIN A PAIR OF TICKETS FOR WALES V AUSTRALIA COURTESY OF T.M.LEWIN
The Rugby Paper has teamed up with T.M.Lewin – official formal wear supplier to the Welsh Rugby Union – to give...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGeorge North to take centre stage against Wallabies
George North will start at outside centre for Wales against Australia at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. The Northampton wing moves...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 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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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Dan Lydiate saga shows Warren Gatland has more to worry about than his squad’s fitness
The smoke signals coming out of Paris have different meaning for different people but one underlying fact cannot be disputed. Racing...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Dan Thomas – Gloucester flanker
Former Wales U20 captain Dan Thomas hopes to be involved in the LV=Cup with Gloucester in three weeks and, with an...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Rhys Thomas finds a new life pumping through him
After an operation lasting 13 hours, Rhys Thomas is adjusting to a new lease of life provided by the implant of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Saracens have the pedigree to top their pool of death
There’s a bit of rough justice about Saracens finishing top of the Premiership and getting to the final of the Heineken...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWales drop Jones and Hook for November Tests
Adam Jones and James Hook will not feature for Wales next month after being left out of the squad by head...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Jean-Baptisite Bruzulier – Worcester scrum-half
Jean-Baptiste Bruzulier gave himself a five-point birthday present on Monday leading Worcester to victory against Northampton in the A-League. The scrum-half...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 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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Nick Cain
/ 12 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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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Get Martin Johnson on board to pass on lessons learned in 2011
So Martin Johnson is reliving the nightmare that was the 2011 RWC England campaign. Although it has been virtually three years,...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 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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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Steve Hanley – former Sale and England wing
I must be the only person to have started a season playing junior rugby in the old Fourth Division (North) and...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Thanks so much Roy, whoever you are!
Roy Giddings had been on the WRU Board for so long that when he started Margaret Thatcher had just become the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: James Merriman – former Bristol, Gloucester and Wales Sevens flanker
Winning the Rugby Sevens World Cup with Wales five years ago has to be the standout moment of my career. We...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 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
/ 12 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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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Exeter’s Henry Slade about his outside hopes for the World Cup
How could Henry Slade give up on the dream of winning the 2015 World Cup final for England when the last...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Magician who turned invisible for England
James Simpson-Daniel was one of those players, who, like David Campese and Gerald Davies before him, was touched by the rugby...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoHalfpenny to have his contract terminated by Toulon?
Leigh Halfpenny’s contract with Toulon could be terminated before the Welsh star even played a single game for the double European...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: A friendly settlement? Don’t you believe it
Just about a fortnight ago, the warring Welsh factions were ‘miles away’ from ending their stand-off. Now that the smoke of...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoYour FREE Season Preview Guide to the Aviva Premiership, Guinness Pro12 & the Greene King IPA Championship
The Rugby Paper, the UK’s leading Rugby publication have produced a FREE guide for the start of the upcoming season. To...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoAndy Powell’s fighting for his last chance with Wales
Revitalised No.8 wants to stake a claim for a place in the Wales squad at next year’s Rugby World Cup.
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 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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Featured
/ 12 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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Latest News
/ 12 years agoThe Welsh war is OVER – Statement
A £60 million Rugby Services Agreement which provides a new and positive contractual relationship between the WRU and its four Regions...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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
/ 12 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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