All posts tagged "World Cup"
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Features
/ 6 years agoColombiers were so close to place in the limelight again
JUST as the Tartan Army sang about ‘only one team in Tallinn’ when Estonia’s footballers failed to turn up for a...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGreggains geared for action after injury layoff
■By ROB COLE Fit again: Former Wales U20 star Lennon Greggains NOBODY is missing rugby more than Lennon Greg- gains and...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoA League of Nations is an idiotic proposal
JEFF PROBYN No way through: Georgia’s Shalva Mamukashvili is tackled in the defeat to Italy in 2018 PICTURE: Getty Images Democracy:...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCourtney eyes Lions and foreign pay-day
■By NEALE HARVEY Ball-carrier: Courtney Lawes takes on Lyon’s Hendrick Roodt PICTURE: Getty Images Brilliant: Eddie Jones ENGLAND enforcer Courtney Lawes...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoBill Beaumont re-elected to second term as World Rugby chairman
First round of voting sees Beaumont pass 26 votes required to be elected
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoThe seven toughest rugby players of all time
Rugby is one of the world’s toughest games. As you can imagine this means players are hard as nails. This sports...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHalf of Premiership clubs plan breakaway from PRL
Dispute over payment of £28m to clubs leads to consideration of Premier League-style breakaway
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Featured
/ 6 years agoSpecial report: Question time at Twickenham
The RFU has been accused of showing 'disrespect' towards Championship Clubs by a former chair of the management board
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMatt Toomua could dodge Rugby Australia cuts by making return to Premiership
Matt Toomua and two other Wallabies stars eye Premiership moves
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTaqele Naiyaravoro keen to switch allegiance to Fiji
Wallabies wing Naiyaravoro has expressed his desire to play for Fiji depending on the outcome of the World Rugby election
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoAnalysis: So, how do you fix this mess called the scrum?
TRP's mailbag is teeming with letters regarding the scrum every week. Nick Cain examines what's wrong and how it can be...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoProud brother Luke Whitelock tips Crusaders flanker to hit the big time
Four brothers raised on a dairy farm who have hit the heights of New Zealand rugby
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoClubs plan breakaway the same as football
By NICK CAIN A GROUP of six English Premiership clubs are planning to breakaway from PRL, the administrative arm which represents...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoEasy does it when we finally get green light
I can almost hear the twang of hamstrings as we contemplate the return to action of our professional players. Everyone is...
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Features
/ 6 years agoA sea of people hailed Carling like a Messiah
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Riches of Japan spell big trouble for players in England and Wales
Growth of game in the Far East will leave unions short given selection criteria, writes Shane Williams
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 rugby hard cases countdown: 20-16
Brendan Gallagher begins his countdown of rugby's hardest men
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoArgentina abandon 2027 Rugby World Cup bid, lend backing to Australia
The world will have to wait a little longer for the first Rugby World Cup in South America
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Featured
/ 6 years agoLondon Irish building new dynasty around their Fantastic Four
Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Joe Cokanasiga, Delon Armitage all came through the Exiles pathway. Neale Harvey finds there's four newbies ready...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Parkes will be missed but Owen Williams bigger loss
After his own experience in Japan, Shane Williams can understand why Hadleigh Parkes would move to Japan
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDeal for Saracens’ Richard Wigglesworth to join Sale Sharks is off
Not making the switch north to Premiership rivals
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Guest Blogs
/ 6 years agoWhy cryptocurrency could be a gamechanger for the rugby world
Most rugby fans will have heard of cryptocurrencies by now. A cryptocurrency is a virtual digital currency that can be traded...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoThe past was a different country for rugby thrills
Classic: Philippe Bernat-Salles scores as France stun the All Blacks in 1999 I’ve watched a couple of cracking matches recently and...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoDougie never got the credit he was due
SCOTLAND’S Dougie Morgan, who passed way this week aged 73, was one of those individuals who was underrated as a player...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoRing: Patchell can plug the Parkes gap in midfield
By ALEX BYWATER Physical fly-half: Rhys Patchell RHYS Patchell is tipped to be the man to get Wales’ backline moving, but...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoBeware of changing too much, Eddie
EDDIE Jones bagged himself another set of headlines by anticipating a 60 per cent change in the make-up of his England...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoNewcastle Falcons Test star to leave despite promotion back to Premiership
Mulling over his options after playing his last game for the Falcons
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJapan set to overtake Top 14 and Premiership to become No.1 destination
The Top League is attracting players from the world over - and that won't stop says ex-Gloucester lock Tom Savage
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPremiership’s best South African XV: Faf de Klerk misses out
TRP picks a line-up of the all-time best South African players to play in the Premiership
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoDo England players like Eddie Jones? Dylan Hartley answers
"Does he have to be popular? No” - Dylan Hartley on the England head coach
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Now World Rugby has to help out the needy
Shane Williams on the severity of the situation facing Welsh rugby, but believes the WRPA is much-improved from his playing days
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoGatland: ‘I loved beating Eddie Jones’
Warren Gatland has spoken of his time in charge of Wales and the showdowns with Eddie Jones in the media
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoTop 20 try saving tackles of all time: No.15-11
Featuring Ben Cohen's crucial stop against the All Blacks in 2002
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoI would have liked to see Rob Baxter take charge of England, says Moody
Baxter's development of Exeter should have been tested on England according to the former flanker
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Earn your wedge, Eddie by enthusing Joe Marler to carry on
Eddie Jones will have to make it a priority to keep Joe Marler around
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoNow World Rugby has to help out the needy
THE FINANCIAL situation rugby in Wales is facing is bleak – but the Welsh Rugby Union and their players are taking...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoExcluding Carling is an insult
THE ten best captains list printed in The Times last week was always going to be controversial with all disagreeing on...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 6 years agoRugby Matters: Kenny’s challenge taught me when to fold ’em!
You're a rugby writer in a Paris hotel room at the 2007 Rugby World Cup, and you call Kenny Rogers...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoTest-capped front row duo set to bid adieu to Saracens
Rhys Carre has signed a deal to return to Cardiff Blues after just one season at Allianz Park
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoFive Premiership clubs weighing up move for British & Irish Lion
Wanted by English, Welsh and French clubs
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Lions must be ready, Springboks will only get better
For a third consecutive tour of South Africa, the British & Irish Lions will be facing a world champion team
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoKenny’s challenge taught me when to fold ‘em!
THE death of Kenny Rogers earlier this week may have gone somewhat unnoticed in rugby circles but your columnist fondly recalls...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoI wanted to make French proud. I hope I’ve done that
NEALE HARVEY talks to France defence coach Shaun Edwards about his role across the Channel and life under lockdown Calling the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoShock and awe as 747 swoops on Ellis Park
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of Rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoWarrior Weir glad to be in from the cold
By NEALE HARVEY Recall: Duncan Weir playing for Scotland against France PICTURES: Getty Images FRESH from winning his first Test...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLions must be ready, these Boks will only get better
THE 2021 Lions tour of South Africa will be harder to win than the one I was on in 1997 because...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHarrington column: Philippe Saint-Andre calls for cup shootout to decide title
James Harrington points out the three options open to the Top 14 and Pro D2
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoMichael Cheika opens up on rollercoaster ride with Wallabies
Michael Cheika has reflected on his five-year tenure with the Wallabies, saying the shortcomings of 2019 still 'hurts'
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoMike Te’o’s season ends at London Scottish before it starts
The unfortunate story of the USA international who landed in London to play in the Championship in the week the shutdown...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoRFU paint dire picture of its financial security, but pledges rescue package for clubs
The RFU has forecast losses of £45m-50m over the next 18 months due to the coronavirus pandemic












