All posts tagged "World Cup"
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoCain column: Bravo Japan… now give us World Cup for Tier 2
Nick Cain outlines why a World Cup exclusive to Tier 2 nations is needed in the wake of Japan's shock win...
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoManu Tuilagi is the key player for England, says Jason Robinson
Tuilagi can be the focal point of England going forward, and forget the injuries of his past
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Featured
/ 6 years agoProbyn column: Aggressive scrums are a recipe for more injuries
Jeff Probyn airs his view on how the scrum is functioning under the current laws
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Ford-Farrell combination is dependent on Manu’s defence
Jeremy Guscott talks England's plans for their back-line with games against tougher opposition beckoning
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 6 years agoExeter Chiefs hunt for successor to veteran Gareth Steenson
Rob Baxter is leading the race for a highly-rated fly-half at a Premiership rival
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: This Wales side have got Michael Cheika worried
Shane Williams previews the big clash in Pool A between Wales and Australia
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoMemories for Marler
ENGLANDare in Tokyo ahead of next weekend’s third Pool match against Argentina and it will bring back bad memories for prop...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoFans can’t get enough World Cup souvenirs
HIGH prices for official merchandise have not put off punters shelling out their cash. World Rugby say that more replica shirts,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoThe Wales shirts are top sellers
WALES have sold the most replica shirts of any World Cup team in Japan. Warren Gatland’s side are leading the way...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoClass act as Diana remembers the fallen
Emotional: Manuel Diana scores for Uruguay PICTURE: Getty Images PETER JACKSON Nobody following the World Cup beyond the banks of the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoWorld Cup officials are operating with eyes wide shut
ON THE eve of their quadrennial big bash, World Rugby banged the drum on behalf of their referees, assistant referees, TMOs...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBrady sacks off his video support for Boks
TOM BRADY is an American icon, a New England Patriot with an unprecedented six Super Bowls to his name and a...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoItaly’s hope is in speed of the back row
Brendan Gallagher looks at the challenge facing Italy and fancies they have an outside chance Key men: Italy hopes rest with...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoCanada need to evoke the 1991 spirit of Vimy Ridge
Enforcer: Norm Hadley CANADA tackle New Zealand on Wednesday and whenever the Canuks meet the All Blacks, which isn’t very often,...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoKey injuries mean Scots must change their approach
AS THEWorld Cup enters its second full week the stakes are getting higher and the tension mounting. Referees are also under...
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Features
/ 6 years agoChiefs lead chase for fly-half Malins
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEILFISSLER Follow me on Twitter: @neilfissler Wanted: Max Malins EXETER are leading the hunt to tempt highlyr...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoCampese: Aussies will be much slicker against Wales
DAVID Campese is predicting more World Cup woe for the Welsh today reminding Warren Gatland that “Australia always turn up to...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoQuesada set to take over Stade from Meyer
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Who’d be a Top 14 coach? French domestic rugby took a break for the start of the...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoWorld Cup lights up as Japan give Irish Bok shock
■By ADAM HATHAWAY Taking the lead: Kenki Fukuoka dives over for Japan’s crucial try PICTURES: Getty Images Early promise: Garry Ringrose...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoCourage impresses Davies
FORMER Saracens hooker Schalk Brits will probably be back on the bench for South Africa’s next match against Italy but he...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoDragons ready for lift up with Sam Davies at the controls
How are the four Welsh regions shaping up ahead of the start of the PRO14 season this weekend?
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoWorld Cup winner Woodman can’t wait to see Mako Vunipola back
Woodman also says England can take inspiration from their core of Saracens players
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoGuscott column: Smart All Blacks kick the Springboks into disarray
Jeremy Guscott pinpoints the kicking game as an area where Steve Hansen outsmarted Rassie Erasmus
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoDump the penalty kick-off farce
WHEN it comes to over-complicating the tiebreaker in the event of a drawn World Cup final – semi-final, or quarter- final...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoJapan’s not quite so perfect!
WORLD Rugby kicked off the tournament on Tuesday with an opening Press conference and a reminder of what have been. The...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoGoode: Sarries can be history makers
By GARY FITZGERALD One club man: Alex Goode has signed a new deal ALEX Goode has shrugged off his World Cup...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoRoll up for £34 scarves
THE World Cup Megastore in Tokyo’s Shinjuku district was doing a roaring trade on Friday afternoon as fans flocked into the...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoFijian giant Ratuva is on his way to join the Scarlets
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Scarlets are set to sign Fiji World Cup lock Tevita Ratuva from Bordeaux- Begles. Ratuva is a...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoBogey-man Burgess is gone but not forgotten
THE ghost of Sam Burgess continues to haunt England as their former centre features on promotional posters for the World Cup....
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoLet ‘minnows’ have moment of fame
BRENDAN Gallagher wrote that his two most excruciating sporting experiences were when watching Namibia and Japan being crushed at the World...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoStay young with rugby
TOSHIO Yasuda, 88, is the oldest of the 13,000 World Cup volunteers chosen from 38,000 applicamts. “I get a lot of...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoShame not all star names are aligned
THE World Cup is the pinnacle of the sport but I can’t remember a tournament where so many stars were missing...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoTonga and Samoa should have a base in Auckland
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Exile returns: Steve Mafi played for Australia U20 before going back to Tonga Tonga will briefly enter our rugby...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoStaples deserved some TMO justice
SOMETIMES it can be disconcerting to dig out footage of past games before the TMO existed. Different times, different values but...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoEastern promise delivered
Brendan Gallagher sees a nation present a stunning face and another display raw grit What it’s all about: Richie McCaw holds...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoHOW ALL THE OTHER WORLD CUPS STARTED
1987 New Zealand v Italy (Eden Park): The ceremony consisted of schoolkids and scouts shambling around the ground with the 16...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoTigers get their mean streak back
By NEALE HARVEY Mentally strong: Calum Green is one of Leicester’s 14 new recruits PICTURE: Getty Images Winner: Brett Deacon LEICESTER...
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Latest News
/ 6 years agoDaniels building on Barcelona template
By STEFFAN THOMAS SCARLETS general manager Jon Daniels is confident the region’s ‘commitment culture’ with an emphasis on home grown talent...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoEngland’s Pool of Death suddenly carries a deadly threat
NICK CAIN VERDICT SINCE Eddie Jones took over as England coach, there has been an assumption that the ‘Pool of Death’...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoMcKee: Hodge deserved a yellow
JOHN McKee claimed the decision by fellow Kiwi Ben O’Keeffe not to punish Reece Hodge for a no-arms tackle was crucial...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 6 years agoJapan gets its sense of proportion just right
THERE is a strong appreciation of detail and proportion in Japanese culture, as well as a deep sense of tradition, and...
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Club Rugby
/ 6 years agoCross-coder Curtis Rona aims to excite London Irish fans
Rona spoke to Sekope Kepu and a number of League players about life in England
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoHard graft paying off as Marland Yarde nears comeback for Sale Sharks
Yarde is making tremendous progress on his way back from a catastrophic knee injury
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoGatland: Rob Howley is devastated by the allegations
Wales coach Warren Gatland has for the first time after Rob Howley's betting allegations went public
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Featured
/ 6 years agoWales coach Rob Howley sent home on the eve of the Rugby World Cup
A huge bombshell for Warren Gatland and the Wales camp to deal with
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International Rugby
/ 6 years agoI’ll prove Eddie was wrong to drop me, says Nathan Hughes
“You train all your life for a big goal like the World Cup and sometimes you have obstacles put in your...
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Columnists
/ 6 years agoWilliams column: Hadleigh Parkes will know when the time is right to by risky
Shane Williams pinpoints Hadleigh Parkes as the man central to Wales' backline
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Featured
/ 6 years agoProfile – Russia: How the Bear came in from the cold at last
Brendan Gallagher charts Russia's tortuous path to the World Cup
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The Rugby Paper
/ 6 years agoEngland can utilise Eddie’s connection
SEND YOUR COMMENTS TO: The Rugby Paper, Tuition House, St Georges Road, Wimbledon SW19 4EU email: newsdesk@therugbypaper.co.uk ALL eyes turn to...













