All posts tagged "World Cup"
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoTonga Qualifies for Rugby World Cup After Fiji Victory
Fiji braved the rain to see off Samoa and take home the World Rugby Pacific Nations Cup 2017
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoI was left out in 2015 and I’ll risk missing 2019 to prove my class in Europe, says Exeter signing White
Revved-up Aussie maestro Nic White has revealed why he rejected the chance to fight for a place at the 2019 World...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLittle Belgium has a big rugby heart
Assistant coach Simon Leader gives the inside track on the rise of rugby in Belgium Our season finished with a big...
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Features
/ 8 years agoCruden can help restore the thrills
DAVID BARNES FRENCH COLUMN Montpellier fans cannot wait to see All Black fly-half Aaron Cruden in their colours this season. They...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWho’d have thought it? Sam a radio role model
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW No matter what happens from now on, nothing will stop Sam Warburton taking...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
CALLUM SIRKER ENGLAND SEVENS WING Callum Sirker ended the past two seasons at Twickenham but what a journey the last 14...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 8 years agoSunwolves end season on a high as Keino binned
By ADAM ELLIS THE Sunwolves rounded off their second year in Super Rugby with a maiden win over New Zealand opposition,...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSeniloli try treble sends Tonga into RWC
By SAM JACKSON Samoa 16 Fiji 38 TONGA qualified for the 2019 Rugby World Cup in Japan without having to play...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER SELKIRK, SCOTLAND AND BRITISH & IRISH LIONS FLY-HALF JOHN RUTHERFORD When I made my Scotland debut in 1979 it...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoPub talk
Breakfast in the local… a light-hearted look at how the Lions unite the country You wouldn’t say there was an air...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoRef Poite was wrong, but Sam handled him so well
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND HIS WAS an incredible achievement by the Lions. I don’t understand those people who are...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoSing-a-long fans show rugby still has romance
John Taylor, a hero of the 1971 tour, finds thousands of reasons to be cheerful in Eden Park Tributes: Tadhg Furlong...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoI suspect Gatland feared the Lions would lose this one
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Tough call: Jerome Kaino wraps up Alun Wyn Jones after catching him...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLionhearted Saracens won’t buckle
By JON NEWCOMBE Saracens Six: Super Maro Itoje and insets Owen Farrell, Mako Vunipola, Jamie George, George Kruis and new signing...
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/ 8 years agoVolavola secures Fiji’s place in Japan
FIJI qualified for the 2019 World Cup in Japan with a second-half rally to beat Tonga in their Pacific Nations Cup...
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/ 8 years agoTough schedule no concern for Gloucester starlet
By NICK VERDIER ENGLAND U20s scrumhalf Harry Randall has defended World Rugby’s format for the Junior World Cup despite ongoing criticism...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoFaletau came of age, going toe to toe with Read
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Consistently brilliant: Taulupe Faletau IT’S been one hell of a series and no-one involved...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoCrying shame there’s no fourth Test to show how great Lions could be
BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Not enough time: Rhys Webb had more to offer WHAT a whirlpool of emotions it was on the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoAaron Morris extends his contract with Harlequins
Junior World Champion full-back Aaron Morris has extended his contract with Harlequins. Joining Harlequins from Saracens in 2016, Morris, 22, made...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 8 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions prove they have stomach for the battle
To beat an All Blacks side that have lost only six games since the World Cup in 2011 – and not...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHarlequins rising star pens new contract
Harlequins have received a big boost ahead of next season with the news that highly-rated centre Joe Marchant has extended his...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoChisholm hungry to hit England summit with Hill behind him
ALL-ACTIONHarlequins No.8 James Chisholm aims to lay down a challenge to England’s back rowers with another stellar campaign at the Stoop....
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLions prove they have stomach for the battle
That was more like it: Taulupe Faletau JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE…EVERY WEEK To beat an All Blacks side that have...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoWayne’s way has made the All Blacks better people
John Taylor, the 1971 Lions flanker, speaks to Wayne Smith, the coach who makes the All Blacks tick in defence and...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoHunter leads women in their World Cup defence
SARAH Hunter will captain England’s title defence at the World Cup in Dublin on August 9. Rachael Burford, Rochelle Clark, Tamara...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoGreatest of them all still battling like a true champion
John Taylor John Taylor, the 1971 Lions flanker, meets up with his old sparring partner, the great Colin Meads Te Kuiti...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoAshton impressed by attacking mindset
By JON NEWCOMBE BRIAN ASHTON has urged England to stick with the attack-minded philosophy that brought them eight tries and 73...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoRegan: Hartley’s success has put pressure back on George
By NEALE HARVEY DYLAN Hartley’s “outstanding” leadership has earned him the right to captain England through to the 2019 World Cup,...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoHero Evans grabs two to signal his Test arrival
From ALEX BYWATER in Apia STEFFAN Evans ended a season to remember with his first international tries as Wales claimed a...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoEtzebeth try sparks Springboks’ second half battering
By NICK VERDIER SOUTH Africa celebrated the anniversary of their 1995 World Cup triumph by completing a 3-0 whitewash of France...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoTownsend focus on conquering Europe
By COLIN NEWBOULT Chiefs livewire: Stuart Townsend PICTURE: Getty Images SUCHwas the meteoric rise of Exeter’s Stuart Townsend during the latter...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoLions will improve when key partnerships mature
A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME JEFF PROBYN With two big wins under their belt, the Lions looked to have...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoIt’s a long old unbeaten run at Eden Park
NEW ZEALANDhave played 37 Tests at Eden Park over the course of 23 years since they last lost there – the...
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The Rugby Paper
/ 8 years agoNo wonder England are so strong with this production line
THE U20 World Cup has been compelling viewing as ever and I hope the lads can finish the job against New...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWatch out Wayne, Hansen’s from that Sir Alf old school
Too easy: Sam Cane is congratulated on his try by Israel Dagg PICTURE: Getty Images STEVE Hansen presided over the All...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoWatson grabs revenge for Scots’ World Cup misery
By SAM JACKSON A SENSATIONAL try by Hamish Watson helped Scotland beat Australia in Sydney and avenge two consecutive narrow defeats,...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoIrish sizzle in the sun to roast Japan with 7 tries
By JOSEPH ROSS IRELAND racked up seven tries to demolish Japan on Saturday in the second of their threematch summer tour....
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Features
/ 8 years agoClerc feels driven to repay debt to Toulon
FRENCH COLUMN DAVID BARNES Most of the good things come in threes for Vincent Clerc, the veteran winger who will share...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoO’Mahony set to get a battlefield commission as captain
Missed out: Jamie Heaslip BRENDAN GALLAGHER VERDICT Sport still has that irresistible ability to surprise. Three months ago, when England played...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoGet ready for the fireworks …and some dubious calls!
BRENDAN GALLAGHER sets the scene for next week’s Test opener with a tour through the ages Experience shows us there is...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s all-time All Blacks Maori XV
1. Billy Bush – William Kingita Te Pohe to give the Napier and Canterbury prop his full name. Wild looking, heavily...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSix changes for Ireland in Japan this weekend
Ireland head coach Joe Schmidt has announced six changes for the team to face Japan in Shizuoka on Saturday in the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoPlenty of changes for Scotland for Australia Test
Scotland Head Coach Gregor Townsend has named eight personnel changes to his starting XV to face Australia at Allianz Stadium. Townsend...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 8 years agoLove him, loathe him, Sonny Bill is deadly
John Taylor, one of the 1971 Lions heroes, looks at the way Sonny Bill Williams divides NZ New Zealanders are still...
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International Rugby
/ 8 years agoMcGeechan warned of meltdown 24 years ago
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Long before they knighted him for services to the game, Sir Ian McGeechan...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYOUNG GUNS
MARCUS STREET ENGLAND & EXETER TIGHTHEAD Marcus Street is still only 18 and making his Exeter and U20s debut by February...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoSpain win earns stay of execution
By JON NEWCOMBE HAVING beaten one of the top 20 ranked sides in the world, veteran Dan Seal hopes England Counties...
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Featured
/ 8 years agoWonderkid Sam ready for big Test to prove solution at No7
Sam Underhill, the most talked about player yet to be capped by England, is determined to prove he has substance to...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoHartley is focused on England not Lions SOS
Captain Dylan Hartley will lead England out against Argentina on Saturday fully focused on the job at hand claiming missing out...
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Features
/ 9 years agoWales will have gem if Botham Mk III can match Ian
IT WILL not make Welsh prospects any better at the Junior World Cup but one of their back row can justifiably...
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