All posts tagged "World Rugby"
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoWarren Gatland exits Wales boss role during Six Nations after 14th straight loss
Warren Gatland has left his role as Wales head coach by mutual agreement following a record run of 14 successive Test...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoSix Nations: Stock risers and fallers from Round Two
Wales continued their record-breaking run of terrible form, while France yet again came up short when it really mattered. Have England finally...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGeorgia’s call for stronger opposition
By Brendan McGilligan The president of the Georgian Rugby Union Soso Tkemaladze believes they have ‘outgrown’ the Rugby Europe Championship. Georgia...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoLet us permit No.8s freedom of expression
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed The great and good of World Rugby are clearly intent on turning scrum-halves into the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoUSA Rugby: The sleeping giant struggling to wake
In the US, rugby is now ready to converge with the American passion for sports to produce a major new sport...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoReuben Morgan-Williams: The Overlooked Talent Who Deserved a Shot in Wales’ Six Nations Squad
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Throughout the history of Welsh rugby, many memorable scrum-halves have taken the field in the famous...
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Miscellaneous
/ 1 year agoStop giving No.9s so much protection
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Welcome to the 2025 Six Nations, and, unfortunately, a new abomination...
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Features
/ 1 year agoMoney or eyeballs? Once again, that’s the big question
Paul Rees looks at the pressures on the Six Nations to balance reach and revenue Is this the last year when...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoMax Llewellyn’s Omission Gives Owen Watkin the Chance to Cement His Place in Wales’ No. 13 Shirt this Six Nations
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports I’ll grow to know the road to home in places far away.” Lucky Enough by Zach Bryan was...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoRace is on to win a place in RWC 2027
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher Qualification for the Rugby World Cup...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLogan’s U-turn gives Murray more options
SCOTLAND NORTHAMPTON back row Reuben Logan has opted for Scotland over England or Wales and is set to play an integral...
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Features
/ 1 year agothe wonderful people What stands out are
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER SOUTH AFRICA ASSISTANT COACH WHO WAS IN CHARGE AT STORMERS, WESTERN PROVINCE, ULSTER, NORTHAMPTON, EASTERN PROVINCE...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRemember it’s a game for players
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to World Rugby high performance consultant coach Peter Drewett, below What was your playing background...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoGregor Townsend confident Scotland can cope with loss of skipper Sione Tuipulotu during Six Nations
Gregor Townsend insists Scotland have the depth to overcome the devastating loss of Sione Tuipulotu to injury for the entire Guinness...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSouth America aiming for four teams at Rugby World Cup 2027
By Joe Santamaria After a historic 2024 for rugby in South America, former Argentina head coach Daniel Hourcade is turning his...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIlona Maher: Rugby union needs culture shift to create stars and grow the game
Ilona Maher says that rugby union has to shift culture and mindset if it is going to evolve as a sport....
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Letters
/ 1 year agoIs Bill Beaumont the right man for the job?
Rugby Union’s dire inability to handle the crisis threatening a great sport’s future is reflected in Sir Bill Beaumont’s hasty appointment...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWe don’t need platitudes, we need to see change
The RFU’s U-turn on Friday in agreeing to an SGM, just 24-hour’s after rejecting the Thursday’s submission representing 152 clubs across...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoToulon v Harlequins: We’re expecting a brutal clash, admits Chisholm
James Chisholm admits he is not one of the flashier players who wear the Harlequins’ multi-coloured jersey, but the back rower...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRussian flag removed from Gotovtsev shirt
GLOUCESTER have apologised for the use of a Russian flag on prop Kirill Gotovtsev’s club shirt and said it will no...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAldcroft takes over at helm for England
■By BEN JAYCOCK In charge: New captain Zoe Aldcroft PICTURE: Getty Images GLOUCESTER-Hartpury lock Zoe Aldcroft has been installed as England...
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Women's International
/ 1 year agoZoe Aldcroft replaces Marlie Packer as England captain for 2025
Zoe Aldcroft has replaced Marlie Packer as England Women’s captain for 2025. Gloucester-Hartpury forward Aldcroft, who has 58 international caps, will...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoIlona Maher ‘loves being a superstar’ as Bristol signing looks to grow the game
Ilona Maher hopes she can inspire and elevate more players to superstar status in women’s rugby. Olympic sevens bronze medallist Maher...
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Latest News
/ 1 year ago2025 Predictions: More Antoine Dupont dominance + The British & Irish Lions to win down under
2025 has begun and a year of rugby excitement awaits. With it being a World Cup year for the Women’s game...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLotte Sharp: It’s been toughest season ever at Saracens
By Ben Jaycock Lotte Sharp says Saracens are enduring the most difficult campaign since she joined the club 10 years ago...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoA star-studded XV that would lead by example
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Like “business ethics” and “military intelligence”, the phrase “rugby leadership” is not an oxymoron. Almost,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoA Tier Two XV to have you out of your seat
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points By Brendan Gallagher You won’t ever see my 2024...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoPowell powers over to take Quins home
■By LUKE JARMYN Trailfinders .........39pts Tries: Evans 11, Beukeboom 19, Zackary 39, 69; Penalty 46, Crake 58, Laflin 66 Conversion: Leatherman...
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Features
/ 1 year agoWe need to see a complete shake-up
By Jeff Probyn - A front-row view of the game A new year and change is on the way across many...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHow Ireland inspired one man’s dream
By Brendan McGilligan As Ireland ran World Cup holders Australia close in the final Pool A match of the 1999 World...
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Women's Premiership
/ 1 year agoIlona Maher named on bench ahead of Bristol Bears debut
Social media sensation Ilona Maher is set for her Bristol Bears debut after being named on the bench for Gloucester-Hartpury’s visit...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year ago‘Trailblazer’ Ilona Maher showing the way, says World Rugby chief
World Rugby chief Alan Gilpin is convinced Bristol Bears TikTok sensation Ilona Maher is just what the sport needs as momentum...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoMy take on the good, the bad and the ugly of rugby in 2024
Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A Weekly look at the game's other talking points The Good Lorenzo Pani: His exquisitely...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoChoice of ‘popular’ Bill Beaumont a surprise
By Jeff Probyn - A front-row view on the game I may be wrong but the speed at which the RFU...
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Features
/ 1 year agoEngland must find a way to deliver
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH Christmas fast approaching, it’s time for us all to look forward...
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Features
/ 1 year agoEngland must find a way to deliver
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH Christmas fast approaching, it’s time for us all to look forward...
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Features
/ 1 year agoEngland must find a way to deliver
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH Christmas fast approaching, it’s time for us all to look forward...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBill Beaumont named interim chairman at RFU as Tom Ilube resigns amid scandal
Sir Bill Beaumont has been appointed Rugby Football Union chairman on an interim basis following the resignation of Tom Ilube. Ilube...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 1 year agoEllie Kildunne believes impact of home Rugby World Cup lies ‘beyond imagination’
England and Harlequins full-back Ellie Kildunne cannot even fathom how transformative next year’s home Rugby World Cup might be for her...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoGeorgia just want a fair chance – Richard Cockerill
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know One day soon, Josef Tkemaladze will renew his presidential invitation to...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoRonan O’Gara would ‘bite hands off’ for top Test coach role – but not Wales job
Ronan O’Gara says there are international jobs he would “bite people’s hands off for” as he underlined a burning desire to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCall to double number of Lions tours
Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS AUSTRALIAN rugby commentator Sean Maloney believes the British & Irish Lions tour should shift to touring every...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoChampions Cup potential breakout stars
Every year, an unexpected player rises to perform on the European stage, with it being a great place for both young and fringe talent...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRugby’s social media moments of the week
By Charlie Elliott From emerging nations having newfound success, to the downright bizarre happening in Trinidad and everything in between, rugby social...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoThe best XV of the Autumn Nations Series
By Charlie Elliott After an Autumn filled with drama, where underperformances from home nations were compounded by Southern Hemisphere brilliance, here...
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Features
/ 1 year agoSpringboks going to need a bigger trophy cabinet …
Peter Jackson looks back on a season where, once again, South Africa proved to be the best team on the planet...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoJacques Vermeulen excited to visit old friends
By Paul Rees Exeter start their Champions Cup campaign away in South Africa on Saturday, but Jacques Vermeulen will feel very...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoGood to see the Eagles soaring again
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points - By Brendan Gallagher That's a wrap for the autumn...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGreening and Byrne join head injury lawsuit
NEWS EXTRA BRITISH and Irish Lions Lee Byrne and Phil Greening are among 390 rugby union players taking part in the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoIreland vs Australia – Autumn Nations Series Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports As Ireland prepares to host Australia this Saturday, both teams are coming off contrasting results. Under...















