All posts tagged "World Cup"
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Vermeulen and Namibia, a tale of defiance and pure maths
If Namibia coach Danie Vermeulen could jump for joy he would have been in orbit last Sunday, instead he stayed very...
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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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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Rob Cook – Gloucester full-back
1. Smoking: I’ve never been a fan of smoking and I can honestly say I have never tried it! Smoking in...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoLondon Scottish dual-register Quins quintet
London Scottish have announced an agreement with Harlequins to dual-register five of their players. Lock Sam Twomey extends his stay in...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Agony of 2010 can spur us to title in WRWC
A hard core of determined World Cup veterans may lay at the heart of England‘s World Cup squad but equally it...
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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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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoI’d wing it with Wade says supremo Robinson
World Cup winner backs Wasps' flyer to rise to the top of wing options.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoMike Tindall retires
Mike Tindall has announced his retirement from rugby, becoming the last member of the 2003 Rugby World Cup winning England squad...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLondon Welsh confirm signing of Piri Weepu
Following reports earlier this week, London Welsh today confirmed the signing of New Zealand World Cup winning scrum-half Piri Weepu. Capped...
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Room 101
/ 11 years agoRoom 101: Peter Swatkins – Sheffield player/coach
1. Anthem singers The recent events at the World Cup in Brazil have once again confirmed...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoGlint of gold sustains Ben Ryan on Fiji’s rocky road to Rio
TRP meets Ben Ryan after one year in charge of the most famous Sevens rugby team.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Girls go full-time and and full-on for big prize
Without fanfare or fuss a minor revolution has been taking place in and around Surrey Sports Park in Guildford this summer...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWoodman to stay at Kingsholm
Gloucester confirmed that Trevor Woodman has agreed a deal to remain as the Cherry and Whites’ scrum coach. The World Cup...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Coaches must acknowledge their part in Dunedin defeat
Well that’s it, the tour is over but if you are a pessimist it really ended last week when the second...
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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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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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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years ago“I can break down coaching’s male only culture,” says Giselle Mather
London Irish academy manager has her sights on becoming the first female Premiership coach.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Yes, Stuart Lancaster has makings of World Cup-winning squad
During last week rugby was a bit like the Clint Eastwood film, The Good, The Bad And The Ugly. The Good...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Courtney Lawes about England’s welcome strength in depth
Courtney Lawes on the bench? If ever there was a register of the growing confidence and depth of the England squad...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Play Manu Tuilagi in centre with Luther Burrell
The experiment of playing Manu Tuilagi on the right wing didn’t work yesterday and if England want to end this tour...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Top 14 cash could tear apart the All Blacks
The suggestion that Aaron Smith, the New Zealand scrum-half, has been sounded out by Toulouse about joining the French club after...
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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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Featured
/ 11 years agoPiri Weepu: That stroke was never going to stop me
Piri Weepu’s has always been a rugby life less ordinary.
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to England full-back Mike Brown about his remarkable transformation
Mike Brown is England‘s torch-bearer, but one with a difference. He is the man at the back, rather than the front,...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Tour from Hell did English rugby the power of good
Isn’t it strange how a perception of history over time can appear to alter what actually happened? Like all the fuss...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAnton Oliver: Where are all the All Blacks hookers?
Over the years, New Zealand have had an embarrassment of riches when it comes to picking players, but former captain Anton...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dave Walder – former Newcastle, Wasps and England fly-half
It took just ten seconds for me to go from total joy to utter despair – I got a call while...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Sam Vesty – former Bath, Leicester back
1. Graham Rowntree – We went to the same school and he was always there for the younger guys – which...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoUlster’s Stephen Ferris to retire
Ulster, Ireland and British and Irish Lions back-row forward Stephen Ferris has today confirmed that he is to retire from rugby....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: A moment of brilliance from George North could swing it
There is a certain kind of justice that the top two teams from the nine month league campaign have made it...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSteve Borthwick to take up Japan role
Steve Borthwick will link up with former Saracens boos Eddie Jones after being named Japan‘s forwards coach. The Sarries captain, who will retire after...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoJapan qualify for World Cup
Japan will play in the 2015 World Cup after claiming the Asian Five Nations title beating Hong Kong 49-8 in Tokyo....
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Glenn Delaney – London Irish forwards coach
Enjoyed your two years at Irish? Challenging, but excellent. I moved from Nottingham at the right time and with the future...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Trevor Woodman England, Gloucester & Sale prop
I was talking to Mike Teague one evening after a few beers when I was going to have to retire and...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Louis Grimoldby – Harlequins fly-half
English fly-halves with rugby league backgrounds are all the rage at present and in Louis Grimoldby, Harlequins look to have unearthed...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: A couple of England-Wales tickets, sir? That’ll be £630
The last England-Wales match at Twickenham grossed around £5m in ticket money. The next one will top £20m. For the World...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain discovers what England can expect in New Zealand
Jimmy Cowan has such an intimate knowledge of the workings of All Blacks that it’s surprising Steve Hansen hasn’t had him...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoAmbitious Bismarck du Plessis targets Welsh scrum
Wales beware, Bismarck du Plessis says the Springboks’ front row aims to be the most formidable in the world and will...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWales to stage trial game on May 30
Wales will hold the first trial match in 14 years later this month with a Probables versus Possibles encounter at the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoTom Youngs to miss England tour
Tom Youngs will not tour New Zealand with England next month. The Leicester Tigers hooker will remain at home to support...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoSaints great entertainers aim to shake up the rugby world
Saints bruise brothers George and Ken Pisi have a dream: to team up with older brother Tusi for Samoa at next...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Clubs’ greed over World Cup is simply shameful
There is something quite sinister about the unbridled celebrations and smug reflections by some of the Aviva Premiership clubs’ owners on...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Jamie Noon calls for leniency on England’s selection policy
Former England centre Jamie Noon believes the RFU should take a more relaxed stance when it comes to picking France-based players.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Reduce top-flight payments and grow grassroots game
The debate by the RFU council this week about the restructuring of lower leagues has opened a can of worms that...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGeorge Chuter retires from rugby
Leicester Tigers hooker George Chuter has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The first man to make 250...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoMemo to Stuart Lancaster: Michael Paterson’s available
Not many outside of Wales realised quite what an exceptional bit of business Sale supremo Steve Diamond had done last summer...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years ago“Year long slog left me in dip,” says Mako Vunipola
Mako Vunipola has revealed how post-Lions fatigue caused his form to dip dramatically.
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoAnthony Watson will be star for England says Nick Abendanon
Nick Abendanon admits that Anthony Watson’s emergence proved a decisive factor in taking the plunge with European giants Clermont.
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Steve Diamond has more polish but can still spot a gem
There was a time Sale boss Steve Diamond might have brooded for a week or more after the disappointing Amlin Cup...
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