All posts tagged "World Cup"
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoHewett column: Now, more than ever, the game needs strong leadership
Never let a good crisis go to waste. Winston Churchill, no less, was busily preparing the ground for the formation of...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs confirm new deal for England prop Harry Williams
Rob Baxter spoke to TRP about how significant Harry Williams is to his plans at Exeter
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoWales face ace Tomas staying at the Chiefs
Dilemma: Tomas Francis on the rampage for Exeter PICTURE: Gettty Images WALES prop Tom Francis fears coronavirus will force him into...
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoPaywall looms for Six Nations TV
THE Government has rejected calls for the Six Nations to be given Category A listing, thereby increasing the likelihood of the...
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Features
/ 6 years agoBaxter delight as ‘odd-bod’ Harry signs on
By NEALE HARVEY ENGLANDtighthead Harry Williams has ended speculation that he might leave Exeter Chiefs by extending his stay in Devon,...
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Features
/ 6 years agoLydiate is crucial to Ospreys’ revival
Key signing: Ospreys blindside Dan Lydiate PICTURE: Getty Images DAN Lydiate could prove to be the signing of next season for...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoRetiring Griffiths must bid farewell from afar
■ By GUY WILLIAMS CLIVE Griffiths, director of rugby at Doncaster Knights, won’t see the club again, or his players, before...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoHow do All Blacks pick a team with no form guide?
Troubled times: New All Blacks head coach Ian Foster with his squad PICTURE: Getty Images The period following the 2019 Rugby...
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Features
/ 6 years agoSaint-Andre calls for cup shootout to decide title
In the current health crisis in France professional rugby has, like all sports, taken a large backward step. Clubs, coaches and...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGuscott’s right, it’s time to trim benches says Winterbottom
Questions: Winterbottom PETER Winterbottom has added his name to a lengthening list of people demanding drastic cuts in the number of...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoJackson column: Mr Prickly Alun Wyn Jones leads the world for grumpy PR
Peter Jackson analyses the poker face of Wales captain Alun Wyn Jones through his years sat in front of the media
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoExpertise of team doctor prevents Springbok star Pieter-Steph du Toit from possible leg amputation
Complications from blood clot led to the reigning World Player of the Year receiving emergency surgery
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoBBC and ITV make last-ditch bid to keep Six Nations safe from paywall
Government intervention sees Six Nations become open to bid from the free-to-air broadcasters
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoThe Scotland players NOT named Stuart Hogg who Jim Telfer believes should go on the Lions tour
Telfer sees two players in the Scotland team who can help the Lions against the might of the Springbok pack
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Miscellaneous
/ 6 years agoBBC/ITV bid to keep Six Nations off paywall
By PETER JACKSON Flying Falcons: George McGuigan goes for the line to score one of his two tries as Newcastle thrash...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoJapanese flyer Kida rises to challenge in Pacific
NEWS EXTRA By JON NEWCOMBE INTERNATIONAL rugby wasn’t totally wiped out over the weekend with Junior Japan claiming their first-ever World...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoGriffiths could be the man to save Tier 2
ED Griffiths could be making a comeback as a troubleshooter for the Championship, with the aim of securing finance for the...
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Featured
/ 6 years agoYoung Guns: Newcastle Falcons fly-half Will Haydon-Wood
Going head-to-head with Gloucester's George Barton for the England U20's fly-half starting job
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoHarry Mallinder aims to be England’s next Northampton Saint
Mallinder believes he's getting back to where he was in his form prior to a very lengthy injury lay-off
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoPRO14 suspended indefinitely in response to coronavirus pandemic
The PRO14 final was set to be played at the Cardiff City Stadium on June 20
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoAmelia Harper ready to blaze trail to the top with Red Roses and Loughborough Lightning
A player hyped by England Women head coach Simon Middleton as an 'out-and-out seven'
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Features
/ 6 years agoWolfpack were on the prowl for Eddie
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler ON THE BLIND SIDE ENGLAND coach Eddie Jones was the subject of an...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agoEight-try Chiefs show their attacking edge
By MIKE SINCLAIR Heavenly: Olly Woodburn dives over for Chiefs’ seventh try PICTURES: Getty Images EXETER belied the often-peddled but mistaken...
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National League 2N
/ 6 years agoRegionalised leagues would strengthen the club game
MARK NELSON LANCASHIRE COUNTY COACH Change is in the air apparently, the structure of league rugby in the English club game...
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Features
/ 6 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MANNY IYOGUN NORTHAMPTON PROP For any aspiring prop, being able to lean on some gnarled experience is never a bad thing,...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoTyro hooker Oghre sets sights on France 2023
By NEALE HARVEY Packing a punch: Wasps hooker Gabriel Oghre Flatmate: Jacob Umaga RISING star Gabriel Oghre aims to follow flatmate...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoEddie: It was 13 against 16 out there!
EDDIE Jones fiercely defended Manu Tuilagi after the hard-hitting star saw red at Twickenham as England celebrated a Triple Crown. The...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoStay-away Vunipola is on slide in rankings
THERE have been plenty of mixed messages surrounding coronavirus, and the RFU have not been immune, with England’s decision to send...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland’s Six Nations finale in Rome postponed due to coronavirus
Six Nations organisers are expected to announce the decision later on Thursday
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoSpringboks star Pieter-Steph du Toit rejects Harlequins move
Paul Gustard's personal journey to South Africa wasn't enough to lure the Boks star to the Stoop
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: It is about time CVC told us what they are up to
As CVC plot a takeover of major competitions in northern hemisphere rugby, Nick Cain writes about how little is known
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Recalling Liam Williams and Josh Navidi would be a panic move
Wales want to avoid a third successive defeat at Twickenham, but Shane Williams writes why they shouldn't rush two of their...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoLeicester Tigers add firepower in wing Nemani Nadolo
Leicester fans who are missing Nemani Nadolo will have another Fijian to fill the void
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Features
/ 6 years agoBaldwin joins the Chiefs as Hill cover
BY NEIL FISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Move: Corey Baldwin EXETER Chiefs have agreed to a two-year deal that will...
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Features
/ 6 years agoDu Toit snubs Quins to wait for Lions tour
HARLEQUINS have suffered a blow after World Player of the Year Pieter- Steph du Toit turned down a move to the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoTonga confirmed as fourth Autumn Test
ENGLAND will play Tonga at Twickenham in a November Test series that includes fixtures against New Zealand, Australia and Argentina. It...
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Features
/ 6 years agoPowerhouse Boks get the French firing
Brendan Gallagher looks at the history of great lock pairings during France’s golden eras of rugby Threat: Bernard le Roux of...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoEngland open to allowing access for fly-on-the-wall TV documentary
Will Carling reveals England's aversion to allowing cameras behind the scenes has eased
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Featured
/ 6 years agoEngland bring down Ireland’s Grand Slam dream
In their first match at Twickenham of 2020, England kept the game out of Ireland's control to win 24-12
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Manu Tuilagi is so vital, Eddie must find another like him
Jeremy Guscott outlines how England are at their best with Manu Tuilagi in the team
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoChairman Davies may ask to break own rule
By ALEX BYWATER NEWS EXTRA THE WELSH Rugby Union is already head hunting a new chief executive to replace Martyn Phillips...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoAll-rounder Kolbe wows Toulouse as a fly-half
FRENCH COLUMN It’s official. There are more active ingredient molecules in a homeopathic remedy than there are things Cheslin Kolbe cannot...
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Six Nations
/ 6 years agoSkipper Lllicrap is up for the scrap against France
WALES captain Siwan Lillicrap is anticipating the toughest match of the Six Nations so far for her young teammates when they...
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Premiership
/ 6 years agosends Eddie a two-try reminder
By NEALE HARVEY Here I am Eddie: Ruaridh McConnochie runs in for Bath PICTURES: Getty Images WING ace Ruaridh McConnochie issued...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCourtney aiming to give Irish a shiner
By GARY FITZGERALD Black eye: Lawes COURTNEY Lawes shrugged off a nasty training ground eye injury and insisted it will not...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoBracken: England back row will munch them up
EDDIE Jones is preparing to lay a ‘kick and squeeze trap’ for the Irish to fall into at Twickenham today. That’s...
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English Championship
/ 6 years agoSimonds’ guile lights up grim affair in Nottingham
By ROB WILDMAN GRIM is a fair word to use to describe this windswept quarter-final but one moment of guile by...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 6 years agoBanks leads the way for resurgent Aussies
By ADAM ELLIS HEAD coach Dan McKellar is determined to make sure his Brumbies side ‘buck the trend’ of Australian rugby’s...
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Features
/ 6 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
CATHERINE SPENCER THE FORMER ENGLAND, BRISTOL, KENT AND FOLKESTONE No.8 FOR years I defined my life by the all-encompassing drive to...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoPatchell close to comeback
Return: Rhys Patchell WALES fly-half Rhys Patchell could return for the Scarlets trip to Munster on February 29 after three months...












