All posts tagged "World Cup"
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoDavidson relief as Castres stop rot
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN The afternoon after the Friday-night chastening Six Nations defeat in Marseille before, a subdued French rugby audience...
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Features
/ 2 years agoRodd signs three-year deal at Sale
ENGLAND loosehead Bevan Rodd has signed a new three-year contract at Premiership side Sale Sharks. The 23-year-old made his Sharks debut...
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Features
/ 2 years agoThe Six Nations round one unavailable XV
As the first Six Nations campaign of the new World Cup cycle draws nearer, the respective international coaches will be praying...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years ago“Those days are long gone” – Mapletoft not underestimating Italian job
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview: Italy U20s vs England U20s (Friday, 7:15pm) England U20s are chomping at the bit ahead of their...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFive uncapped players in Borthwick’s England squad for Italy
Preview: Italy vs England (Saturday, 2:15pm) Ethan Roots makes his debut up front with Fraser Dingwall getting his first cap in...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoNorth and Kinghorn miss out on Cardiff clash
Preview: Wales vs Scotland (Saturday, 4:45pm) Wales’ George North and Scotland’s Blair Kinghorn will both be absent from the two countries’...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 years ago2024 Six Nations preview
Our favourtie time of year is upon us. The Six Nations is back and it promises to be another stellar championship...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSlammers France and Ireland clash in seismic opener
Preview: France vs Ireland (Friday, 8pm) The highly anticipated 2024 Six Nations gets underway as the two tournament favourites, France and Ireland,...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 22: Six Nations 2024 preview with Jerry Guscott
International rugby is back for the first time since Rugby World Cup 2023, and it’s Six Nations season! It is the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFrance vs Ireland will be game of the tournament – Ashton
Former England winger Chris Ashton says Friday’s clash between France and Ireland is the match he is most looking forward to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGeorge: We need fast start
By ADAM HATHAWAY Jamie George has cracked the whip and urged his England side not to get stuck in the stalls...
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English Championship
/ 2 years agoRams would be happy to play in RFU’s new Tier 2
By JON NEWCOMBE National One leaders Rams are among the clubs to have submitted an expression of interest to join the...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWard: Diamond is the right man for Falcons
By PAUL REES Steve Diamond takes over at Newcastle this week with club stalwart Micky Ward believing the hard-nosed former Sale...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSinckler may head to France after England snub
By PAUL REES Pat Lam accepts that Kyle Sinckler may be more tempted to leave Bristol for France after being left...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoChristie glad to be back in Scotland fold
By BRYN PALMER For all the fresh faces in Scotland’s Six Nations squad, their starting XV to face Wales in Cardiff...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoThomas backing his boys
By ROB COLE Gareth Thomas says new-look Wales won’t be a soft touch up front when they take on Scotland in...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoEnjoy it, says veteran Marler
By GARY FITZGERALD Joe Marler has urged England’s fresh faces to “embrace the historical” Six Nations stage and show off their...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoAckermann looks likely to join Lions
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER The Lions have emerged as the South African side most likely to sign Gloucester back...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoEsterhuizen says no to Toulon
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Harlequins centre Andre Esterhuizen is on the shopping list for several clubs in Japan after...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoAtkinson gets his chance to prove himself at No.10
By PAUL REES Starts: Charlie Atkinson CHARLIE Atkinson will make only his third Premiership start since Wasps folded 15 months ago...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoTier Two deserve a fair shake of the dice
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED YOU don’t have to be a marketing genius of Steve Jobs magnitude to dream up a better...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoLet’s see more put on to the fast track
CHRIS HEWETT IT is just about possible to use the phrase “sweet bird of youth” when discussing the 24st teenager Posolo...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoClouds of confusion hang over Evans
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW At the end of a week when the clouds of confusion thickened over...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoIt’s time for Borthwick to ignite the backline
ADAM HATHAWAY Steve Borthwick has done the easy bit in picking a 36-man squad for the Six Nations, the hard bit...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoCool cat Crowley has to prove his worth
Six Nations team-by-team previews: Ireland Brendan Gallagher says coach Andy Farrell is spoilt for choice in nearly every position on the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoWhy France are my favourites for the title
JEREMY GUSCOTT Peter O’Mahony’s appointment as Ireland captain for the Six Nations at the age of 34 was a little surprising,...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoGatland: You write us off at your peril
Six Nations team-by-team previews: Wales Paul Rees finds the coach in bullish mood about his team’s chances in the coming weeks...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoGalthie looking for mix of renewal and continuity
Six Nations team-by-team previews: France James Harrington anticipates an Era of Expectation from the side who stalled at the World Cup...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoTime for Borthwick to deliver
Six Nations team-by-team previews: England Paul Rees says that, this time around, the fixture list has been kind to the World...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoProdigal son needs to pull the right strings
Six Nations team-by-team previews: Scotland Paul Rees listens to Gregor Townsend as he admits that it’s about time his team got...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoConquistador going in search of pot of gold
Six Nations team-by-team previews: Italy Brendan Gallagher predicts new coach Gonzalo Quesada could just be a very good appointment SO what...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoIt’s all to play for as class of ’24 get set
BY BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND As the U20s Six Nations kicks off on Friday, England’s primary focus is to shore up their...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoEngland will take time to develop
JEFF PROBYN - A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last we have confirmation so no wondering what the England...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 2 years agoThe Grand Slam win in 2005 was a fairytale
My Life in Rugby with Mark Taylor - The former Wales, Ospreys, Sale, Swansea & Pontypool centre and now WRU performance...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoFarrell’s jumping from fire…into fire
RUGBY MATTERS I don't know about you but it’s occasionally been a bit of a torture watching Owen Farrell struggle with...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoAutumn reunion for Jones
EDDIE Jones will return to Twickenham for the first time since being sacked by England in 2022 for Japan’s final match...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoBen for Baa-Baas
Former England scrumhalf Ben Youngs will return to Twickenham with the Barbarians this summer. The most-capped male player and Leicester Tigers...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoStreet hit by stroke
England women’s World Cup winning coach Gary Street is recovering from a stroke that followed a heart bypass operation in August....
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Features
/ 2 years agoHow O’Mahony answered Ireland’s Call
In a tournament full of as many great moments as the recent World Cup, a handheld sign in the crowd wouldn’t...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoI’ll protect new boys, promises Borthwick
By ADAM HATHAWAY Steve Borthwick has vowed to protect his Six Nations rookies from the social media trolls and insists there...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoRees-Zammit: I still can’t believe this is happening
By SAM JACKSON Louis Rees-Zammit is targeting a hybrid role in the NFL, combining the running back and wide receiver positions....
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoTownsend: Important to strike right balance
By BRYN PALMER Gregor Townsend believes Ben White and Blair Kinghorn will become better players after experiencing French rugby but doesn’t...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoNow Slade holds talks with Stade
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs centre Henry Slade, who is out of contract at the end of the...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoWillis rules himself out of England
England won’t have Jack Willis available for selection for at least another two years after he activated a one-year option in...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoEngland must play with the ‘wow’ factor
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK ONE of the biggest talking points of Steve Borthwick’s 2024 Six Nations squad is...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSherratt proud of courageous Cardiff lads as Racing superstars turn on the style
By SIMON THOMAS Racing 92 ........ 48pts Tries: Kamikamica 18, Kolisi 25, Tabuavou 32, Tedder 43, Wade 46, Baudonne 50, Tarrit...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoThe talent is there – now let’s be bold
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK STEVE Borthwick talked of England “turning a corner” when he announced his preliminary...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoWrong choice for England A
WHEN it comes to competition for places the appointment of Gloucester’s George Skivington and Dom Waldouck as England ‘A’ coaches for...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSanderson hoping record crowd will inspire Sharks
PREVIEW... Sale v La Rochelle Today. Kick-off 1pm, Salford City Stadium By JON NEWCOMBE ALEX Sanderson wants La Rochelle to feel...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoWe need a more exclusive guest list
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED HERE’S a little brain-teaser, just to make sure you’ve been paying attention at the back of the...
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