All posts tagged "Warren Gatland"
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEngland and Wales lift ban on cameras
By PETER JACKSON England and Wales have lifted their life-long ban on television cameras from filming inside their respective dressing rooms....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoReturn to Wales brings the best out of Cuthbert
By STEFFAN THOMAS When Alex Cuthbert left Welsh rugby for Exeter in 2018, very few people would have expected to see...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoEngland’s Jersey trip leaves RFU all at sea
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK English club rugby has never been more in need of coherent, strong, farsighted...
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Latest News
/ 4 years ago‘Get Farrell & Edwards together for England’
Jason Robinson would love to see both Andy Farrell and Shaun Edwards brought back into the Twickenham fold. The former England...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoSlammin’ Sam just won’t let story end
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Three decades and a thousand miles down the road, die-hard All Blacks supporters still unfurl their “Bring...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoQueen’s jubilees are years to savour
THE Queen’s Platinum anniversary celebrations are nearly upon us and it might just be a coincidence but most of her landmark...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoMastermind Boyd ought to be top of the RFU list
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Few of the people charged with running English rugby are blessed with a sense of direction. If...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoWoodward versus Jones is box office sideshow
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Fierce rivalries may lose their heat over time, but they always leave a scorch mark on the...
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Six Nations
/ 5 years agoWayne Pivac plots way to stop ‘world class’ Antoine Dupont
Wayne Pivac has heaped praise on France scrum-half Antoine Dupont ahead of Friday's Six Nations clash in Cardiff. Grand Slam chasing...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoRoberts adds more glitter to his CV
CHRIS HEWETT THE title “Renaissance Man” is a big one to bestow on a mere rugby player, but all things considered,...
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Letters
/ 5 years agoGatland-Edwards is still the dream team
I AGREE with Nick Cain’s comments in last week’s paper regarding Warren Gatland as a (possible) replacement for Eddie Jones after...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCan Crowley revive Italy’s serial losers?
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Kieran Crowley will become the eighth Italy coach...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoWomen’s contracts mean their game can take off
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Chance to better themselves: Kelsey Jones of Wales is tackled by Ireland’s Hannah Tyrrell and...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAlfie’s part in Ruddock resignation is revealed
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Ashred of new evidence is shining a light on the most intriguing St...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoNorth to miss start of the Six Nations
By PETER JACKSON In the roar: Joe Marchant celebrates scoring Harlequins’ fourth try against Cardiff PICTURE: Getty Images GEORGE North’s comeback...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoThomas: I’m still in charge of the team
By PAUL REES Leading voice: Ted Hill welcomes the arrival of Steve Diamond to Sixways PICTURES: Getty Images STEVE Diamond takes...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoStokes wants tier two teams in Prem Cup
By PAUL REES LONDON Irish fullback James Stokes believes the Premiership Cup should be expanded to include clubs from the second...
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Latest News
/ 5 years ago‘Data backs 60-cap rule’
By STEFFAN THOMAS WELSH rugby has been told it must continue to bring its best players back from the Gallagher Premiership...
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Features
/ 5 years agoHayden and Co rehearsed their deception
Paul Rees reveals the lengths to which the All Blacks went to avoid defeat by Wales in 1978 It was an...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCall up for Young is common sense now
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Heading home: Wasps flanker Thomas Young deserves his call up to Wales squad PICTURE: Getty...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoDavies states his case for new-look Wales
NEWS EXTRA By ALEX BYWATER SEB Davies has told Wayne Pivac his ballplaying and handling ability can make him a standout...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoMatson is welcome addition to melting pot
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Younger readers will find this hard to believe, but the art historian Kenneth Clark knew so much...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGatland didn’t help himself
WHEN the Springboks suggested a second match against their A team to fill a void in the fixture list, Lions head...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI can’t wait for Gareth Anscombe to return, but go slowly! | Shane Williams
The Wales fly-half is back in full training at the Ospreys ahead of the autumn
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoArgentina 10-29 South Africa: Handre Pollard puts boot into the misfiring Pumas telling
A penalty-ridden affair sees the Springboks beat the Pumas for the second-straight week
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoEnd this Springbok farce says Lions ace
■By GARY FITZGERALD SOUTH AFRICA’S goslow spoiling tactics against the Lions must finally force rugby chiefs into taking urgent action to...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoThis smearing of Gatland as conservative is claptrap | Nick Cain
Nick Cain fails to understand how people can question Warren Gatland as a coach given his record at the Test level
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoSilence over Erasmus punishment is deafening | Shane Williams
Mixed messages from World Rugby have given the wrong impression of what rugby's core values are, writes Shane Williams
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoQ&A – Matt Dawson: What might have been if Finn was fit from start?
The three-time Lions tourist gives his verdict on the series defeat in South Africa
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNo risk, no reward for Gatland’s stolid Lions | Peter Jackson
Peter Jackson looks at some of the contentious moments on the field during the 2021 Lions tour
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Jeff Probyn
/ 5 years agoLions should have put pressure on Boks’ backs
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME What we hoped would be a successful Lions series turned into a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoGive Lions tours more time pleads Warren Gatland
WARREN Gatland shrugged off the despair of a heartbreaking series loss to South Africa to demand the Lions be given more...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoA draw can signify honour, just ask the Olympians | Chris Hewett
CONTRARY to the spirit of an age obsessed with winners and losers, there is nothing wrong with a draw. Ask Mutaz...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 5 years agoErasmus did a job on everyone, that includes Gatland
I’M incandescent with rage at how easily the referee was influenced by Erasmus’ on-line rant, about how easily the ref ’...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoEverything was stacked against Lions from the start | Nick Cain
No, rugby is not coming to an end. This Lions tour posed significant challenges to both teams, it was just the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoErasmus rant warps rugby’s core values, says top ref
By PAUL REES A TEAM of lawyers is preparing to defend Rassie Erasmus who faces a misconduct hearing after South Africa...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoMorne Steyn did same to me 12 years ago | Shane Williams
Shane Williams knows exactly how the 2021 Lions will have been feeling once they collected their thoughts back in the dressing...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years ago‘Let’s put World Rugby on trial’ – Sharks owner ready to aid Rassie’s legal fight
One of the heads of MVM Holdings, the US firm that owns the Sharks, has offered legal aid to the Springboks...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoDisciplinary panel dismisses biting charge against Lions prop Kyle Sinckler
Sinckler had been alleged to have bitten Springboks lock Franco Mostert in the second half of the second Test
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoTEAM: Warren Gatland drops seven Lions players for third Test decider
A big shake-up in selection by Lions head coach Warren Gatland
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoGatland: Lions set for brutal showdown
■By GARY FITZGERALD WARREN Gatland prepared his Lions for a “brutal cup final” in Cape Town on Saturday after seeing the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoVerdict: Waterboy Rassie Erasmus can’t gloss over this
Brendan Gallagher's view on the second Test and how the signs were there from the off that Rassie's video had an...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRassie Erasmus’ blunderbuss blasts all moving targets | Nick Cain
Rassie Erasmus' video was a clear indication of the effects severe pressure can have on national hero status, writes Nick Cain
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 5 years agoCraig White calls time on Sale Sharks job
FORMER British & Irish Lions conditioning coach Craig White, who joined Sale Sharks when Alex Sanderson took over at the AJ...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 years agoHero Howley hits turbo to land European glory
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby‘s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful What’s happening...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoErasmus had every right to sound off like he did | Jeff Probyn
What a week we have had, between the First and Second Lions Tests with most of the Home Unions rugby media...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoSouth Africa 27-9 Lions: Lions must break free from tactical straightjacket
Nick Cain's report on the second Test which saw the Springboks bring the series level
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoRun the Boks tired and Lions can still triumph | Jeremy Guscott
How do you beat the aerial battle? Keep ball in hand
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoLiam Williams and Josh Adams must start in the final showdown | Shane Williams
I was surprised by the selections of Stuart Hogg and Duhan van der Merwe for the First Test. But to be...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 5 years agoRugby Australia slam Rassie Erasmus for flagrant criticism of referee Nic Berry
Has Erasmus' antics heaped pressure on second Test referee Ben O'Keefe?












