All posts tagged "World Cup"
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoOaks continue to grow under Lynn’s guidance
Jon Newcombe looks ahead to next week’s kick-off in the Rugby Europe Championship WHILE Georgia have already qualified for the 2019...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Open or shut case at Millennium Stadium
Just as the United Nations have America and the Mexican wall on their agenda, so the Six Nations have had Wales...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Sherylle Calder will keep focus on big prize
Sherylle Calder’s capacity to make a difference as a visual skills coach can be measured by the three-year contract she has...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoBath can beat odds like I did says Robbie Fruean
Having twice defied the medics by battling back from heart surgery, inspirational centre Robbie Fruean is determined to reinforce his fighting...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: RFU mustn’t blame ‘incomers’ for increase in abuse of refs
With the excitement of the closely-fought battles for Champions Cup quarter-final places in this year’s competition, it would be easy to...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRugby opportunities in the north-west
The Rugby Football Union’s Return to Rugby programme is one of many initiatives currently helping sports enthusiasts in the north-west to...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Dodd – Scotland U20s back-rower
Tom Dodd went to school in England and he’s playing his club rugby in Worcester but it was also a “natural...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Patience needed while refs negotiate the speed bump
The focus on the refereeing of high tackles has grown massively since last weekend’s games. The high tackles by Brad Barritt...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFive Young Rugby Players Set to Make an Impact in 2017
With attendances at rugby union matches growing off the field as reported by Premiership Rugby at the start of the season,...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFour players recalled to England squad
England Women’s head coach Simon Middleton has recalled four players to his 33-player squad for the Six Nations. Bianca Blackburn (Worcester...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ralph Keyes – former Munster and Ireland fly-half
To be top points scorer at the 1991 World Cup (with 68) is something I’m immensely proud of to this day,...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Declan Sinclair – Tonbridge School lock
Given he was barely a year old when John Eales won his second World Cup, it is no surprise Declan Sinclair...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: New tackle laws could help bring attacking rugby back
The start of a new year always brings anticipation for what lies ahead but also the chance to take a look...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Germans are defying odds to climb up the rankings
So suddenly Germany are ranked 23rd in the world, hard on the heels of recent World Cup qualifiers Namibia and Uruguay...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSuperstars will push Wasps up to the next level
Kurtley Beale’s instant impact and the impending arrival of Springbok superstar Willie le Roux can equip Wasps with the impetus they...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Eddie Jones will stick with Dylan for as long as he needs to
Disciplinary wonders never cease! Two Welsh disciplinary officers – Simon Thomas and Rhian Williams, and another from Italy, Marco Cordelli –...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoAll Blacks grab £3m jackpot at Twickenham
The All Blacks will be turning up at Twickenham next year after all for what promises to be the richest match...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHaag added to Doncaster coaching staff
Doncaster have secured the appointment of former Nottingham and England U20s World Cup winning coach Martin Haag. The 48-year-old joins Clive...
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Room 101
/ 9 years agoRoom 101: Luke Charteris – Bath lock
1. Artifical pitches I’ve been called many things in my time but agile isn’t one of them. So, I’m not a...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Bonus points will make Six Nations even better
Just before the start of the 2016 Six Nations Championship this column advocated the tournament trialling a bonus point system, and...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Ollie Dawe – Bristol prop
As a young prop Ollie Dawe knows full well the journey to the Premiership will be a long one so he...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoWarren Gatland’s Lions job hits Welsh rebuilding
In December 2013, at the height of the Welsh war when the four regions had been driven towards eloping to the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: England roll on but battle-weary Pumas need rest
A gritty, invaluable win by 14-man England against a Pumas side who finish 2016 punch drunk and dispirited after a year...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Let’s not get carried away by win over these Boks
After a ten-year wait England have finally laid the Springbok ghost to bed with a resounding win by 37 points, including...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoLuther Burrell – I’m staying put to earn Test recall
Luther Burrell is aiming to rekindle his Test career with England after dismissing speculation linking him with a move to French...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Beware, new-style Pumas have yet to bare their claws
Argentine rugby is a strange beast. It is one with a habit of never quite being what we expect, and it’s...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoHall of Fame or a random collection of great names?
by BRENDAN GALLAGHER Like any sporting Hall of Fame – and I’m aware of at least 50 worldwide from ballooning to rodeo...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoCarl Fearns – I’m looking to tear it up at Gloucester with Ross
Carl Fearns has revealed his ambition to form an aggressive new back row partnership with Ross Moriarty to help reawaken the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Semesa Rokoduguni deserved his chance to shine
Alex Goode has been the most consistent full-back in high-performance terms in the Premiership for some time in the eyes of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoFish and chips? At times this England performance was a banquet of brilliance
Eddie Jones called for fish and chips rugby to beat Fiji – by which I take it he meant basic wholesome...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: This will be England’s best team ever – Jonny Wilkinson
Jonny Wilkinson has declared that the current all-conquering England side can eclipse the achievements of the World Cup-winning class of 2003....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoHave Ireland found template for Lions to beat All Blacks?
Suddenly the biggest match in Irish Rugby history is upon us – well so it seems. New Zealand at home just...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoNew Year verdict for London Irish’s London return
London Irish chief executive Bob Casey has revealed the club will discover in January if they will be allowed to ground...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Launchbury gives England a world-class look at lock
The record books will point to a very significant historic win – England‘s first over the Boks for ten years –...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoIrish win has inspired us, Tikoirotuma warns Eddie
Aseli Tikoirotuma reckons Fiji can follow Ireland‘s lead by “shocking the world” when they take on England at Twickenham this Saturday....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHarlequins confirm Namibian captain’s arrival
As revealed by Neil Fissler on October 30, Harlequins have secured the services of Namibian captain Renaldo Bothma ahead of next...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Alex Mitchell – Northampton scrum-half
A knee injury prevented him from playing in a home World Cup, but Alex Mitchell is back and desperate to put...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBarbarians v South Africa preview
All Black Andy Ellis will lead out a Barbarians team with plenty of Super Rugby experience when they take on South...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Cooper Vuna – Worcester wing
1. Val Rapava-Ruskin – He’s the most mobile loosehead I know and he loves getting stuck in at the breakdown. It...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 9 years agoJeff Probyn: Saracens prove benefits of having home-grown talent
What an unusual start to Europe, with most of the French teams not turning up mentally and suffering the embarrassing consequences with...
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Guest Blogs
/ 9 years agoWill the controversy around head injuries change rugby forever?
For rugby lovers everywhere, the 2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand provided plenty of thrills, edge-of-the-seat excitement and unforgettable memories....
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Dan Carter & Co need to be protected from medics
Rugby Union should be on red alert following the cortisone injections given to Dan Carter, Joe Rokococo and Juan Imhoff to...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoWayward Mike Delany has Dave Walder’s confidence
Newcastle coach Dave Walder has backed Mike Delany to come good after the Kiwi’s disappointing start to the season in front...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoStade Mayol is a far cry from that surreal day in Bucharest!
by CHRIS JONES The Stade Mayol provided a vibrant background for Saracens European Champions Cup clash with Toulon yesterday and it...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Limited space? All Blacks find acres of it
One day last February after an unusually turgid round of Six Nations matches, Warren Gatland made a few observations of a...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Stick with specialist wings Eddie, and go with Rokoduguni
The England back three is going to change during the autumn series because Anthony Watson and Jack Nowell, the two wingers...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoKyle Sinckler ‘destined’ to topple old king Dan Cole
Rough and tumble tighthead prop Kyle Sinckler has the potential to knock Dan Cole from his lofty perch and dominate England‘s...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Will Talbot-Davies – Dragons full-back
Will Talbot-Davies might have grown up in England and gone to Solihull school but he is as Welsh as they come...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years ago20 Questions: Perry Humphreys – Worcester wing
What a start for you this season? It’s been great so far. I ended up playing in all the games so...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dave Scully – former England Sevens scrum-half
Winning the Sevens World Cup in 1993 was the highlight of my career and my try-saving tackle on Fiji‘s Mesake Rasari...















