All posts tagged "World Rugby"
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Letters
/ 4 years agoEnthralling series but the big issues need addressing
WORLD Rugby recently dispensing lifestyle advice you could find in a GP surgery leaflet reflects their woeful inability to resolve the...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoRespect for refs is rugby cornerstone
AS bad as some of the officiating was in last weekend’s internationals (referees and TMOs) I still agree with everything in...
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Features
/ 4 years agoIt’s confirmed: Italy must leave the Six Nations
COLIN BOAG With the autumn international moneyspinners over for another year, what did we learn? The first is that the gulf...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBerry has been squashed by Erasmus controversy
COLIN BOAG Watching last weekend’s match between Wales and Fiji I was somewhat bemused by referee Nic Berry’s performance. I can’t...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
CHARLIE BECKETT, THE AMPTHILL AND FORMER ENGLAND U20s, JERSEY REDS, GLOUCESTER & LEICESTER LOOSE FORWARD, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS...
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James Harrington
/ 4 years agoSuccess of Ruiz puts refs in hot demand
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN You’d be forgiven for thinking – especially after World Rugby’s sanction against Rassie Erasmus following his video...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTravel-weary Boks fall to England’s young dashers
BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT Strength: Manu Tuilagi beats Handré Pollard to score England’s first try One way or another it’s been a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWaterboys need mopping up now
NICK CAIN WHATEVER happens over the Rassie Erasmus appeal, World Rugby cannot dawdle any longer on the waterboy on-field coaching issue...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNew eligibility rules will turn rugby into a circus
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK MALAKAI Fekitoa could have played for Tonga against England yesterday, just four years...
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoArms Park debut for Saracens prop Evans
Preview... Wales v Japan Today, Kick-off 5pm SARACENS hooker Kat Evans makes her international debut at Cardiff Arms Park as the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoHayman diagnosed with early onset dementia
NEWS EXTRA FORMER New Zealand prop Carl Hayman has been diagnosed with earlyonset dementia at the age of 41. Hayman, who...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoArgentina makes more RWC sense than USA
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST There is a very good reason why rugby’s dollar-desperate establishment has failed to secure a place for...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTo win, Wales will need a performance of the ages
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND WHEN Steve Hansen picked me to face New Zealand at the 2003 World Cup, he...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoNew trophy planned for major Test nations
By STEFFAN THOMAS PLANS are being discussed to make Tests from the autumn and summer widows count towards a trophy. Currently,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoOwens expects All Blacks to put in super charged performance to honour comrade Wainui
Battle ready: Ken Owens KEN Owens believes the tragic passing of Maori All Black Sean Wainui will make the “scary” prospect...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRapid Rufus set to be let off the leash against Tonga
By BRYN PALMER SCOTLAND are poised to unleash the “electric” Rufus McLean on Test rugby on Saturday as they launch their...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThree months on, the game is crying out for clarity
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER SO the World Rugby Independent Judicial Panel will meet next week to consider misconduct charges against Rassie...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWorld Cup could help make Pugh’s US prediction reality
By PAUL REES USA Rugby will in January formally submit its proposal to host either the 2027 or 2031 World Cup...
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Features
/ 4 years agoErasmus delay dreadful says RFU president Jeff
Colin Boag talks to RFU president Jeff Blackett about the state of the game RFU president Jeff Blackett says he shares...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoDiversity’s problem? Lack of Asian stars
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Why is rugby so keen to raise issues and set out to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBrown on panel to explore women’s Lions tour
By SAM JACKSON Star: Shaunagh Brown ENGLAND international Shaunagh Brown will be part of the 13- strong group set up to...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRugby can conquer America? Dream on
INTERESTING to read Saracens “investors taking their brand to a global level” and “playing games in America” at the same time...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRugby must face reality – Sir Bill, it’s reliant on you
WORLD Rugby’s new guidance limiting full contact training to just 15 minutes a week reflects the game’s sad failure to end...
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Features
/ 4 years agoEngland can win World Cup if Eddie takes off the shackles
Paul Rees talks to Newcastle full-back Mike Brown about his hopes for club and county World class potential: Marcus Smith in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoClubs and Unions must get on better – Halliday
By STEFFAN THOMAS OUTGOING EPCR chairman Simon Halliday insists the relationship between clubs and unions must improve for the sake of...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDu Preez seeks another gear
Daniel Gallan talks to Sale No.8 Daniel du Preez about his batttle for Springbok honours Daniel du Preez is not a...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCanucks deserve all our sympathy
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Canada’s failure to qualify for the World Cup...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoDash for cash must not damage rugby’s ethos | Nick Cain
THE £32m takeover of Saracens by a polyglot international consortium comes with a health warning as the club’s erstwhile banker and...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAlun Wyn stays shtum on private matters
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Say Nothing is an awardwinning book on ‘The Troubles’ in Northern Ireland, its...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 4 years agoExodus of players is real threat for game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME A few weeks ago this paper had an interview with Peter Winterbottom,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWomen’s World Cup countdown: Alphonsi hired to inspire
By STELLA MILLS ONE year out from the Women’s World Cup, headline sponsor Mastercard have named England hero Maggie Alphonsi as...
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Features
/ 4 years agoDitch World Rugby, put northern pros in charge
COLIN BOAG It’s not unknown for me to be critical of World Rugby, but last week a much more significant voice...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
RICHARD MAYHEW, THE FORMER NORTH HARBOUR, NEWCASTLE, ESHER AND YORKSHIRE CARNEGIE BACK ROW, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 years agoFord’s not as sharp as Smith but he’s still class
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK GEORGE Ford is a player I’ve always admired, and I would call him a...
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoTime must be called on endless game breaks | Nick Cain
PERPETUAL stoppages have become the scourge of international rugby. The biggest culprits in this regard are South Africa. The world champions...
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Features
/ 4 years agoBT should make games available to the fans
COLIN BOAG Arugby fans we’ve been spoiled during the pandemic with BT Sport showing every Premiership match, but we’re now suffering...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLimiting contact training is right step
SHANE WILLIAMS I WAS fascinated by World Rugby’s report this week which was revealed to help protect player welfare. It suggested...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoOne World Cup is fraught, let alone two!
CHRIS HEWETT YOU have to laugh. After years of dissing football as a “below stairs” kind of sport, wholly bereft of...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoAnalysis: Eddie decides to go the way of Harlequins, not Saracens in autumn training squad
Paul Rees looks at the winners and losers from Eddie Jones' autumn international training squad
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoBattle begins for most coveted jersey in Wales
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THE hairs are standing up on the back of my neck at the prospect of...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoOspreys have the talent to head regions’ challenge
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND So, a new season of club rugby is finally upon us and it’s a new...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoMonye can waltz into a whole new world
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST When Ugo Monye squeezes himself into a sequined toreador’s jacket, spangly tights and a feather boa for...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoAustralia 30-17 South Africa: Wallabies trample on Boks’ crown
THE Springboks‘ claim to be the best side in world rugby was dealt a devastating blow as Australia handed out a...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 years agoWelcome to mad, mad world of modern rugby | Chris Hewett
A single English Premiership campaign is an interesting bunch of competitions. We’ve been treated to old-style fights for the title in...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoI fear these World 12s are only about making money | Shane Williams
The new World 12s proposal has been the talk of rugby and while we must reserve a bit of judgement until...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoJordie judgement makes an ass of World Rugby
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Jordie Barrett raises his outstretched right boot high above the ground and the...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoIf you want a better prouct, just reduce subs
NOT SURE SAYS JEREMY GUSCOTT I LOVE innovation, and clever ideas which are groundbreaking – without them we would never have...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoBen Earl expects warm welcome in Bristol Bears
BEN Earl labels Bristol ‘my second club’ and is relishing a swift return to the place he claims has helped make...
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Latest News
/ 5 years agoCarnage among No.7s makes Navidi key man
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND ONE of the biggest things that has gone under the radar this summer is the...
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Columnists
/ 5 years agoNight horrors keep Will Hurrell so worried about future
Two seasons after it happened at Welford Road, Will Hurrell is still suffering from the ‘really horrible’ effects of the tackle...
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