All posts tagged "World Cup"
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoExtreme views we can do without
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I can't help but wonder what is happening to this game of...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Northampton scrum-half Archie McParland
BY BEN JAYCOCK Under the close guidance of Will Parkin, Archie McParland has made the transition from fly-half to scrum-half and...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoURC star Matthews scoring for fun at all levels
By SIMON THOMAS URC top try-scorer Johnny Matthews is proof there’s more than one path to rugby stardom. The hooker was...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 10/12/23
This weekend marks the return of European rugby, and you can find reports from all the action across Friday and Saturday in...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoChampions Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview
The 2023/24 Champions Cup kicks off this weekend, with England captain Owen Farrell set to return to action for Saracens for...
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Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoChallenge Cup round one Friday and Saturday preview
Gloucester will be looking to get their season back on track as they face Black Lion, with their opposition becoming the...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 years agoLions set up Aviva date with Argentina for 2025
The British and Irish Lions will play a match in Ireland for the first time in their history when they face...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSeries 3, Episode 18: Tom Varndell on social media impact as Farrell and Foley step back
It’s been a groundbreaking week or so in English rugby, as both England captain Owen Farrell and international referee have decided...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBath move for World Cup star Snyman
By NEIL FISSLER World Cup winner RG Snyman is set to reunite with Johann van Graan, with Bath on the verge...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoVickery & Regan named in lawsuit
Two of England’s 2003 World Cup winners, Phil Vickery and Mark Regan, are among the 295 players taking legal action against...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMurley is aiming for England comeback
By PAUL REES Cadan Murley made a late start to his Premiership campaign when he returned from a knee injury in...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoObano: The matchday buzz in Bath is amazing
By PAUL REES Beno Obano was first called into the England squad in 2017 but, despite regular call-ups since, the Bath...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoMalins is looking to shine at Bristol
By PAUL REES IT WAS typical of fate that Max Malins’s first start for Bristol since signing for them permanently came...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoLawes delays decision on his future until Six Nations
By JON NEWCOMBE Courtney Lawes will make a decision on his Northampton future during the Six Nations window in February. Lawes...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoFarrell set to remain Sarries marquee man
Saracens are closing in on agreeing terms to a new contract with skipper Owen Farrell, below, who is out of contract...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoBears step up hunt for new tighthead
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bristol Bears have stepped up their search for a tighthead as they face up to...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoWiese likely to stay at Leicester
JASPER Wiese has turned down the chance of moving to Stade Francais and is close to agreeing to a new long-term...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoGood on Farrell for putting his family first
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK Owen Farrell’s decision to step away from England duty was a surprise, but almost...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoItoje is the best man to captain England
NICK CAIN - READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Maro Itoje should be England’s next captain following Owen Farrell’s decision to...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoDon’t confuse hatred on social media with responsible debate
NO-ONE in their right mind wanted to see Owen Farrell exit the international stage after announcing this week that he wants...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSmith calls shots as Quins put on a show
By NICK POWELL Harlequins ....................... 36pts Tries: Green 9, Care 43, Riley 51, Joseph 59, 72 Conversions: Smith 11, 44, 61;...
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Chris Hewett
/ 2 years agoExodus of talent isn’t always a disaster
Sabbaticals are all the rage. Sam Cane, the New Zealand captain who chased gold at the recent World Cup but ended...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCross is determined to keep Reffell quiet
By JON NEWCOMBE In-form Newcastle flanker Sam Cross returns to the scene of his first professional game confident the Premiership’s bottom...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoWinger who is learning new tricks with Tigers
By PAUL REES PREVIEW... Leicester Tigers v Newcastle Falcons Today. Kick-off 3pm, Welford Road Ollie Hassell-Collins appeared to be in for...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 years agoCane is on message as a Goliath
Sam Cane made sure of saying all the right things about the Japanese League on his arrival in the Land of...
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Red Roses
/ 2 years agoRed Roses: Natasha Hunt
GLOUCESTER-HARTPURY SCRUM-HALF Birthplace: Gloucester, Date of Birth: 21/03/89 Community Club: Drybrook RFC, Red Roses Debut: 2011 vs USA, Caps: 67 Why...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoOghre enjoying life with Bristol
By PAUL REES Gabriel Oghre was one of a number of players who last season found themselves having to pick up...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTime to enforce law on quick tapped penalties
RUGBY MATTERS I can't remember the last time I saw a quick tapped penalty taken correctly yet refs and assistant refs...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoHeartbreak for Ospreys as Benetton snatch it
By ROB COLE Benetton ........... 18pts Tries: Bernasconi 16, Da Re 76 Conversions: Umaga 17 Penalties: Umaga 65, 69 Ospreys ................
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoRitchie earns Everitt praise
By JOHN FALLON Ulster .............. 24 Edinburgh .......27 EDINBURGH coach Sean Everitt said they were good value for their first win...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoBig clubs ready to rumble
Paul Rees looks forward to the Champions Cup, kicking off this weekend THE Champions Cup returns this week with a tweaked...
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European Challenge Cup
/ 2 years agoGeorgia happy to be joining the party
The Challenge Cup is being used to widen boundaries. A Georgian side, Black Lion which will play its home matches in...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 2 years agoBaxter’s right to call for the return of ‘traditional’ scrum
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME LAST week in almost all of the articles that I read, national...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 years agoTwenty years on and still looking good…
Brendan Gallagher looked on as England’s World Cup winners from 2003 got together recently WAISTLINES have expanded and hairlines receded while...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 2 years agoCane and Kolbe link up for Japan opener
By BEN JAYCOCK Just over a month since the Rugby World Cup final, 14 of the players who featured in the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoSouth Americans keen to build on new foundations
By JOE SANTAMARIA Now the dust has settled on the World Cup, the three South American nations will reflect upon a...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSweeney reports £4m profit for RFU
The RFU made a profit of £4m in 2022-23 despite three Premiership clubs and the Championship winners Jersey Reds going out...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Exeter second row Joe Bailey
BY BEN JAYCOCK Having had a surprise call up to the U20s World Championship this summer, Exeter lock Joe Bailey is...
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James Harrington
/ 2 years agoLaporte & Co hit the panic button
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN A week after ripping out their coaching set-up and employing an Etch-a-Sketch style reset to their season,...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years ago“Shameful” – McCall blasts treatment of Farrell
Owen Farrell‘s club boss Mark McCall has described treatment of him as “shameful” and “not right” after the England captain announced...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoGenge the favourite to take on captaincy from Farrell
Ellis Genge is the favourite to replace Owen Farrell as the next England captain after the fly-half decided to step away...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoFarrell to sit out 2024 Six Nations and prioritise wellbeing
England captain Owen Farrell will miss the 2024 Six Nations as he takes a break from international rugby. The news was...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoLudlam closing in on move to Toulon
Northampton Saints back row Lewis Ludlam’s highly anticipated move to Toulon, first rumoured in The Rugby Paper’s Blindside Column in early...
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Guest Blogs
/ 2 years agoFrance Gets Major Boost Ahead of Six Nations
After losing out in the quarterfinals in their home Rugby World Cup, France Rugby is about rectifying their mistakes and going...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 2 years agoFiji must play top teams – Matavesi
By PAUL REES Sam Matavesi says the World Cup showed Fiji need more fixtures against the leading nations if they are...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoLawrence is hungry for more, says JVG
By JON NEWCOMBE Johann van Graan is excited to see how good a player Ollie Lawrence can become with the England...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 years agoAfter only seven games, hooker Elias is happy to be back in the running
By SIMON THOMAS Ryan Elias has played just seven games of rugby in 2023 – yet among those have been some...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoQuins could face fight to keep Millard
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Harlequins face a battle to keep hold of their director of rugby, Billy Millard, who...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoRedpath lining up move to Scotland
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath and Scotland centre Cam Redpath, below, could be heading across the border next summer...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 years agoFearing players going abroad is a false storm
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WORLD Cups provide rugby union with an opportunity to reset, and the actions taken...
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