All posts tagged "World Cup"
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoJames Harrington: Fabien Galthie’s squad will need to step up in New Zealand
After all the fuss from players and New Zealand Rugby, after the negotiations between union and league bosses, after the hints...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoBali trip helps put Jess Breach in the right mood ahead of Women’s World Cup
Jess Breach has unfinished business when it comes to World Cups, but believes she is a very different person ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoTraining is brutal, hot and stuffy, admits Adams
nBy HARRY TOVEY WALES have taken brutal measures as they bid to end their 17-Test losing streak next month when they...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoBritish and Irish Lions 24-28 Argentina: We will learn and get better, says Maro Itoje after Lions fall short
British & Irish Lions ..... 24pts Tries: Aki 18, Penalty 45, Beirne 52 Conversions: F Smith 19, 53 Penalty: F Smith...
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International Rugby
/ 8 months agoI won’t be stopping at 100 caps – George Ford
George Ford is set to become just the seventh man to play 100 Tests for England when he tours Argentina this...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoWarren Gatland – Wallabies will be a lot better than people think
Joe Santamaria talks to Warren Gatland about his stint coaching in Uruguay and how he thinks the Lions will fare Down...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoPeter Jackson: Grant Fox’s boy does him proud
At Lord’s in the summer of 1937, his maternal grandfather made half-centuries in both innings for New Zealand against England. At...
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Features
/ 8 months agoU20s World Championship – England attack coach Will Parkin on title defence
Ben Jaycock speaks to Will Parkin, the 30-year-old England U18s coach who is set for his first involvement with the U20s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 months agoBrendan Gallagher: 30 years on for the 1995 World Cup final, and we’ve not built on our dreams
It comes as something of a shock to realise that this week represents the 30th anniversary of the 1995 World Cup...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoMcNamee gets the call
Pool B SPAIN SPAIN have a promising blend of experience and emerging talent. Eleven players return from last year’s championship squad,...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoMcCarthy’s out to turn things around
Under 20s Championship -Pool C IRELAND ■By CHARIE ELLIOTT CONNACHT’S Éanna McCarthy leads Ireland as they look to build on last...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoSuper Rugby Americas: Peñarol fight off incredible Dogos comeback to win title
Peñarol won their third Super Rugby Americas title in four years but were made to work for their victory by 2024...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 8 months agoOwen Farrell returning to Saracens
Owen Farrell is rejoining Saracens this summer after an underwhelming season in France at Racing 92. Saracens agreed to pay a...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoWorld Cup winner Ben Kay backing Will Stuart for starting British and Irish Lions role
The door to possible legendary Lions status has opened wide in front of England’s Will Stuart, and 2003 World Cup winner...
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Premiership
/ 8 months agoBath 23-21 Leicester Tigers: 29 years on and Finn Russell puts Bath back on top
Bath .................................... 23pts Tries: Du Toit 26, Ojomoh 49 Conversions: Russell 27, 50 Penalties: Russell 9, 41, 70 Pied piper: Finn...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoLeinster make sure as they crush Bulls to win URC title
By Ben Jaycock Leinster ............................. 32pts Tries: Conan 6, Barrett 14, van der Flier 23, Gunne 73 Conversions: Prendergast 7, 14;...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoBen Spencer and Finn Russell are the perfect pair
It started with a headlock and a chewed ear, but the relationship between Ben Spencer and Finn Russell has developed into...
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Features
/ 8 months agoBen Curry: Eight years on from first Argentina tout, I am raring to go…
Paul Eddison talks to Ben Curry, the Sale flanker who is aiming to be a big hit on England’s summer tour...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoChris Hewett: Questions at No.3 are key for Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions
Prop forwards of the tighthead variety were not put on this earth to be like everyone else, and by and large...
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Chris Hewett
/ 8 months agoChris Hewett: Perhaps Paris isn’t the best of places
Can there be a rugby aficionado in the world who wouldn’t move heaven and earth to experience a weekend’s worth of...
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International Rugby
/ 8 months agoAfolabi Fasogbon: I want to get feel of Test rugby
Afolabi Fasogbon is not one to take a backwards step and now has his sights set on capping an eye-catching first...
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Features
/ 8 months agoSix of the best from the Toulouse globe-trotters
IT’S happened! As predicted in this column some while ago, Toulouse now have six international full-backs who have started for Le...
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Features
/ 8 months agoStu Wilson, a Rolls Royce wing with a smart swerve
THOSE of a certain age will fondly remember All Black Stu Wilson, who died suddenly this week aged 70, as a...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoAugustus keeps place in Springbok squad
NORTHAMPTON No.8 Juarno Augustus, who is joining Ulster this summer, has been named in a 54-man South Africa squad. Head coach...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoLos Pumas will be out to take down British and Irish Lions
Joe Santamaria looks back on Argentina’s draw with the Lions in 2005 and the challenges they will face on Friday It...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoSimon Massie-Taylor: R360 is not a threat to the Premiership
Premiership Rugby chief executive Simon Massie-Taylor says does not feel the proposed breakaway rugby, R360, is a threat to top-flight rugby...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 8 months agoSeven-try England U20s go on the rampage against Georgia
Georgia U20 ....14 England U20 ... 43 A potent England U20s proved victorious in Georgia on the eve of next month’s...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 months agoNo Backward Step: Jac Morgan’s Bid for a British and Irish Lions Test Shirt
We are just over a month away from the first British and Irish Lions vs Australia Test of 2025. The squad...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoThe Calm in the Storm: How Scarlets’ Archie Hughes Is Defining His Game
Over the past few years, Welsh rugby has entered a new era. Many familiar faces have walked away from the game,...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoMichael Cheika tells his Leicester Tigers: We’ve won nothing yet
Michael Cheika saw his Leicester side make the Premiership final but warned: It means nothing without the trophy. An epic semi-final...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoJack van Poortvliet keen to follow in Ben Youngs’ footsteps
Jack van Poortvliet has spent his rugby upbringing idolising fellow Norfolk-born scrum-half Ben Youngs and now hopes to step into his...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 8 months agoBulls 25-13 Sharks: Bouncing Bulls set up Dublin showdown
David Kriel produced the crucial moment of a pulsating semi-final clash as the outside-centre raced over the try-line to ensure the...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoNick Cain: Brute forces which could do the game great harm
Rugby Union has reached a critical crossroads in which the future of our sport is in the balance, particularly in England,...
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Features
/ 8 months agoJacques Vermeulen looking to win trophies with Sale Sharks
Paul Rees catches up with the 29-year-old back rower who is leaving Exeter Chiefs after six years to become a Shark...
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Columnists
/ 8 months agoPaul Rees: R360 would have to find a new audience
The build-up to the Premiership play-offs was hijacked by a global franchise competition that is being planned for next year. It...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoAnother 520 join lawsuit over head injuries
More than 520 additional former rugby players have joined a concussion lawsuit against the sport’s authorities, according to the law firm...
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Features
/ 8 months agoLeon Brown’s Life in Rugby: Named in the Pro 12 Dream Team? Happy days…
It was only when my mate Norm introduced me to rugby that I first became properly aware of the sport as...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoLancaster to take charge at Connacht
CONNACHT have appointed former England boss Stuart Lancaster as their new head coach on a two-year deal. Lancaster, who has been...
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Features
/ 8 months agoR360 plans a threat to the England team
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN Sticking together: Saracen players were still selected by England despite spending the...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoI can’t wait to learn from the best at Harlequins – Aofie Wafer
Six Nations player of the tournament, Ireland star Aoife Wafer, can’t wait to pick the brains of her new back row...
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Features
/ 8 months agoDiego Escobar – I’m sure Chile can get to next World Cup
Joe Santamaria talks to Chile and Racing 92 hooker Diego Escobar on his international dreams After fulfilling his dream of reaching...
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International Rugby
/ 8 months agoEngland in talks to host Fijians in Nations Cup
England look set to kick off their inaugural Nations Cup campaign with fixtures against Fiji, South Africa and Argentina next summer....
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Features
/ 8 months agoYoung Guns – George Knowles
Gloucester hooker George Knowles is one of the brightest young front rowers coming through the England age-grade system – and he’s...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoSuper Rugby Americas Round 14 Review: Pampas secure top spot
With six sides still in the hunt for the playoffs heading into the final round, Round Fourteen promised much and delivered...
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoLucas Dorrell following in father’s footsteps
Hard-hitting England Students captain Lucas Dorrell is following in the footsteps of his father, Dean, and hopes to break into the...
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Dream Team
/ 8 months agoDream Team – Rob Saunders
ROB SAUNDERS, THE FORMER LONDON IRISH, ULSTER & IRELAND SCRUM-HALF, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST. 1....
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Premiership
/ 8 months ago1989: The Lions Return to Australia
A Tour Years in the Making This article is adapted and extracted from the new edition of The British & Irish...
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Champions Cup
/ 8 months agoDamian Penaud and Louis Bielle-Biarrey: A pair of aces who fill our hearts with joy
If the level of mastery is unusually high, the depth of mystery is unfathomable.
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Latest News
/ 8 months agoUruguay’s Gonzalez joins the Worcester rebuild
WORCESTER Warriors have signed Uruguay back Juan Gonzalez as they build towards their return next season in the revamped Championship. The...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 months agoBrendan Gallagher: Alex Goode was high class under the high ball
So, almost unbelievably, it’s farewell to Alex Goode, one of the three or four best full-backs I’ve ever seen anywhere, even...












