All posts tagged "World Cup"
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Topsy Ojo – London Irish wing
1.Clarke Dermody – He was a brilliant all-rounder whether it was scrummaging or with ball in hand. He was a great...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoDan Leo: I had to quit France to get fit for World Cup!
French clubs rolling in money but their conditioning methods are rooted firmly in the dark ages according to London Irish lock.
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Young Gun
/ 11 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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s Team of the 2014 Rugby Championship
15 Joaquin Tuculet (Argentina) The exciting new Puma nudges it from Israel Folau who, although good, wasn’t quite the force of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Richard Cockerill may ruffle feathers but it’s no reason to sack him
The trials and tribulations of being a rugby fan is a rollercoaster ride full of elation and deflation that must make...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 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
/ 11 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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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Jamie Lennard – Doncaster fly-half
Great start for Donny? Everyone expected us to come back up and try to just survive but we’re an ambitious group...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: The RFU are right to back Lancaster’s long-term plan
There has been interesting debate surrounding Wednesday’s announcement by Ian Ritchie, the RFU chief executive, that Stuart Lancaster and his assistant...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Now Stuart Lancaster has a licence to gamble
If Stuart Lancaster sees out his full term as England head coach he will have been in the post for an...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 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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Latest News
/ 11 years agoSteffon Armitage’s move to Bath off
Steffon Armitage will not be joining Bath according to head coach Mike Ford. Reports in France suggested the Toulon flanker was...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoProtesting fans urged to back Wasps FC
Former Wasps academy manager has urged the club’s fans to turn their back on Coventry and support the amateur side.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Injuries mount – the way fitness guru Rex warned
A cracking start to the season has seen some high scoring games and some unexpected results, including big losses for Leicester...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 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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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Sadly, loyalty seems to be a one-way street for IRB
What price loyalty in rugby? That’s a question that is not as easy to answer as you may think. Back in...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBen Kay joins Leicester Tigers board of directors
Leicester Tigers today announced the addition of World Cup winner Ben Kay MBE to the club’s board of directors. After joining...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoVersatile Henry Slade can take Toby Flood path to top
Exeter backs coach Ali Hepher believes Slade's ability to play anywhere in the backline can only enhance his Test prospects.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoRFU and Premiership Rugby reach agreement over World Cup row
THE Rugby Football Union and Premiership Rugby have agreed a range of measures to address the demands of the Rugby World...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 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
/ 11 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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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Expect Saracens to cash in on the World Cup wobbles
It’s great when the season restarts and the politics takes second place and we can get on to actually playing and...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Josh Furno – Newcastle flanker
Born in Australia, but raised in Italy? That’s right, born in St Kilda, Melbourne. But my dad’s a doctor and is...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 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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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoChrysander Botha’s hoping for home advantage at Exeter
Namibian flyer reveals why he turned down offers from France to try his hand in the Premiership.
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Latest News
/ 11 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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Latest News
/ 11 years agoRugby World Cup 2015 Tickets: Everything You Need to Know
Are you prepared for tickets to go on sale for the Rugby World Cup 2015? September 12 2014 is the date...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoGeoff Parling frustrated by World Cup talk
As England launched their new kit for the upcoming season, lock Geoff Parling revealed he gets frustrated when asked about the...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoChampionship clubs can cash in during World Cup
Championship clubs hoping for a World Cup bonanza.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoSteffon Armitage has applied for a French passport
France head coach Philippe Saint-Andre has revealed Steffon Armitage has applied for a French passport in a bid to represent France...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Delayed start to season will benefit clubs in long run
Here we go again, as soon as there is the slightest potential to extract some money from the RFU, the Premiership...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoWhy big bad Brad Thorn will be roaring at 40 for Leicester Tigers
All Black legend has the same hunger for the game.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoJonny Sexton confirm return to Ireland
As reported earlier this week, Jonny Sexton will leave Racing Metro at the end of the season and return to Ireland....
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoRFU to expand women’s game
The women’s game is set for an unprecedented boost after the RFU announced plans to introduce rugby to 100,000 women and...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Well done girls, but let’s keep it in perspective
I read somewhere this week that the Women’s World Cup was a tipping point for the sport. As much as I...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoI want that No15 shirt back for World Cup, Ben Foden warns Mike Brown
Northampton star has set his sights on becoming England’s first choice full-back once again.
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Featured
/ 11 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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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Delaying EPS selection is big step in right direction
It has taken time but at last there has been some common sense from the Premiership in their relationship with the...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoManu Tuilagi’s mission to take centre stage
Manu Tuilagi wants it known that he is a centre and he intends to put the worst season of his career...
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Featured
/ 11 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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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 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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Latest News
/ 11 years agoIRB to change name to World Rugby
The International Rugby Board will become World Rugby from November 19, 2014 as part of a major rebranding programme. The new...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Let’s draft top young talent each season
What do Dan Cole, Billy Twelvetrees, Tom Youngs and Owen Farrell of the current England squad have in common? The answer...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Glory will always be given to the coach
Coaches or captains? Who should get the glory, who should take the blame and, who should be the visible face of...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 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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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: That great aura of invincibility has left the All Blacks now
It’s harsh, but rugby, like life, is all about taking opportunities when they come – and Australia did not do that...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoDean Ryan: We need hard men to win World Cup
Personalities must emerge to win 2015 RWC.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBrad Thorn to become a Tiger
As reported over the weekend, Leicester Tigers have signed All Black lock Brad Thorn. Thorn, who left the Highlanders last week,...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoEngland Women crowned world champions
Women beat Canada to lift first World Crown in 20 years.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott previews the Rugby Championship – All Blacks don’t look so untouchable
It is difficult to agree with the view taken by one or two New Zealand commentators that the Super 15 final...
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