All posts tagged "World Cup"
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoQuestions for the All Blacks
Despite following up their World Cup quarter-final win over Ireland last year with another in Dublin a fortnight ago, the All...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoGood to see the Eagles soaring again
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points - By Brendan Gallagher That's a wrap for the autumn...
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/ 2 years agoMacDonald eager to get going
■ By MARK STEVENS ENGLAND international Claudia MacDonald hopes to put her latest injury nightmare firmly behind her as she sets...
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Features
/ 2 years agoAll my energy is the going into Beziers
MY LIFEIN RUGBY JOHNNY HOWARD THE FORMER NORTHAMPTON, BEZIER AND ENGLAND SEVENS SCRUM-HALF IT’S a dream to be a part-share owner...
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/ 2 years agoRowland is gearing up for world cup challenge
■ By MARK STEVENS Triumph: England celebrate with the WXV1 trophy PICTURES: Getty Images HELENA Rowland believes England Women have been...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoBorthwick needs to sort out defence
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Promising: It would be good for Asher Opoku-Fordjour to gain more experience...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGreening and Byrne join head injury lawsuit
NEWS EXTRA BRITISH and Irish Lions Lee Byrne and Phil Greening are among 390 rugby union players taking part in the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoIreland vs Australia – Autumn Nations Series Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports As Ireland prepares to host Australia this Saturday, both teams are coming off contrasting results. Under...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years agoWhat does the future hold for French rugby in 2025?
The Future of French Rugby: Perspectives for 2025 French rugby is undergoing a transformation. The French national team, Le XV de...
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/ 2 years agoA look at Liam Belcher – Wales’ future hooker?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Often referred to as the heartbeat of the pack, the hooker position is vital to the...
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/ 2 years agoCould Jarrod Evans be the answer for Wales at fly-half?
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The fly-half position is most associated with the game of rugby union. Many greats, like Dan...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoEngland vs Japan – Match Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports England, currently on a five-game losing streak, is in a crucial position as they prepare to...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoEngland have bullets but not the right gun
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK I WAS optimistic about England’s chances at the start of the autumn series, given...
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/ 2 years agoDirty dozen could finish off Gatland
JACKSON PETER WHEN the Gatland Gate clanked shut behind him last night on a year of endless misery, the man himself...
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/ 2 years agoScotland’s second string struggle to overcome Chile
By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland A ........ 19pts Tries: Reed 2, Dodd 58, Penalty 72 Conversion: Thompson 59 Chile ................... 17pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoOllivon proves point (whatever he says)
By JAMES HARRINGTON France.................... 37pts Tries: Flament 9, Villiere 33, Penalty 36, Bielle-Biarrey 58 Conversions: Ramos 9, 33, 58 Penalties: Ramos...
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/ 2 years agoHard to see how the top brass are surviving
THE mantra being chanted within Twickenham’s walls is that the RFU’s finances are rosy despite it being about to make a...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoKolbe’s majesty is a delight to behold
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED CHESLIN Kolbe won the “man of the match” award for his two-try contribution to South Africa’s victory...
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/ 2 years agoDan’s learning a lot from top pair
By PAUL EDDISON FOR Theo Dan, every trip to Allianz Stadium is special and for good reason. After all, it was...
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/ 2 years agoPlummer cashes in on five minutes of fame
HARRY Plummer’s imminent transfer from the Blues in Auckland to the Michelin Men of Clermont Auvergne may well leave him with...
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/ 2 years agoHandle the expansion of Junior World Cup carefully
PLANS are afoot to reorganise World Rugby’s showpiece annual U20 competitions – the Junior World Cup and the U20 trophy –...
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/ 2 years agoStop messing with Marcus – Campese
By BEN JAYCOCK DAVID Campese believes England are going backwards under Steve Borthwick, who is ‘messing around’ with talisman Marcus Smith....
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/ 2 years agoIvory out to make sure Chester hit right notes
By CHRIS COLLYER Dynamic: Chester centre Ben Ivory DYNAMIC outside centre Ben Ivory is out to “redefine what Chester are all...
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Features
/ 2 years agoYOUNG GUNS
FRANKLINMcMILLAN HARLEQUINS CENTRE Franklin McMillan only started taking rugby seriously at 14 but feels his fast development is down to spending...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSadourny gets nod to replace Davidson
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Hat-trick man: Toulon wing Gael Drean runs in to score against Bayonne PICTURE: Getty Images IN April...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoWarren Gatland keen to carry on as Wales head coach despite 11-match losing run
A defiant Warren Gatland says he “absolutely” has the desire to continue in his role as Wales head coach. Speculation continues...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoWe’re going in right direction – Steve Borthwick
By Adam Hathaway at Twickenham England boss Steve Borthwick is not fearing the chop – despite adding a 29-20 defeat to...
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/ 2 years agoFinancial stability is key, says World Rugby chair
By Paul Rees Brett Robinson, who last week became the first person from the southern hemisphere to be elected World Rugby...
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/ 2 years agoEngland are being outsmarted too often
PAUL REES ENGLAND’S revival under Steve Borthwick was designed to be built on defence, but South Africa’s decisive try yesterday was...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoWhy does it always go wrong in the last quarter for England?
By Brendan Gallagher Where do England minds go in the final quarter of big rugby games? Why do they lose focus...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoItaly facing fierce Georgia test
■ By BEN JAYCOCK PREVIEW... Italy v Georgia Today. Kick-off 1.40pm, Stadio Luigi Ferraris, Genoa RICHARD Cockerill’s Georgia will be looking...
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/ 2 years agoWe are ready for a brusing encounter, admits Schmidt
Recalled: Samu Kerevi AUSTRALIA head coach Joe Schmidt feels that Wales will be “incredibly hard to beat” at the Principality Stadium...
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/ 2 years agoGritty Portugal can’t keep up with Scots
■By BEN JAYCOCK Dominant: Josh Bayliss runs in to score Scotland’s fifth try PICTURES: Getty Images SCOTLAND showcased their strength in...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team – Jimmy Gopperth
JIMMY GOPPERTH, THE FORMER WELLINGTON, HURRICANES, BLUES, NEWCASTLE, LEINSTER, WASPS AND LEICESTER PLAYMAKER, WHO IS STILL GOING STRONG AT AIX-EN-PROVENCE, CHOOSES...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoJac Morgan could lead Wales into new era
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... Wales do not have much chance of beating Australia today in Cardiff...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoMega-league plan will have to overcome huge hurdles
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week If 200 of the world’s highest-paid players are about to join...
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/ 2 years agoMcParland keen to shine for England A
By DAN ROBERTSHAW Stepping up: Northampton’s Archie McParland on the attack PICTURES: Getty Images Class: Antoine Dupont NORTHAMPTON scrum-half Archie McParland...
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/ 2 years agoThe day France pulled a fast one on Grant
OF all the international coaches in all the world, none can have endured a stranger initiation than Scotland’s Derrick Grant, against...
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Features
/ 2 years ago‘I decided to work hard and Eddie Jones backed me’ – George Kruis
My Life in Rugby - George Kruis the former England, Saracens and Panasonic Wild Knights second row Man-mountain: George Kruis on...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoI want to be the best in my position, says Louis Mifsud
By Ben Jaycock Bournville's Maltese international Louis Mifsud has set a target of becoming the best back row in National Two...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoOllie Lawrence has urged his teammates to repay those who have made it so special
While England have opened their Autumn Nations Series campaign with back-to-back heartbreaking losses to New Zealand and Australia, the home support...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoWales vs Wallabies – Match Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Nothing beats a crisp autumn afternoon in the Welsh capital, especially when Wales takes to the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoFrance vs All Blacks – Match Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The Stade de France will host a monumental clash between two rugby giants on Saturday night...
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/ 2 years agoEngland name Freddie Steward and Jack van Poortvliet in side to face South Africa
England have reinstated Freddie Steward at full-back and picked Jack van Poortvliet at scrum-half in an effort to salvage their autumn...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoRassie Erasmus knows England coach Steve Borthwick ‘is a bit under pressure’
Rassie Erasmus insists Steve Borthwick is a coach under pressure as South Africa look to inflict further misery on England at...
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International Rugby
/ 2 years agoDanny Cipriani says Eddie Jones ‘not someone that I’d want to lead my country’
Danny Cipriani has become the latest former England player to criticise Eddie Jones’ coaching methods, accusing the Australian of an overly...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoEngland will not move away from their DNA to match South Africa – Henry Slade
Henry Slade insists England will resist the temptation to strip back their gameplan in a quest to rescue their autumn by...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 2 years agoLeaking 42 points at home is ‘unforgivable’ – Jamie George
By Adam Hathaway at Twickenham Deflated Jamie George declared his side were not up to scratch after they slumped to another dismal...
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/ 2 years agoLawrence Dallaglio: It will take brains to beat Springboks
By Adam Hathaway Lawrence Dallaglio has warned England they need brains and not just brawn to beat world champions South Africa...
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/ 2 years agoIoan Cunningham quits Wales
Ioan Cunningham has resigned from his role as Wales women head coach after three years at the helm. Wales won only...














