All posts tagged "All Blacks"
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoHigh-risk blitz puts England in charge
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK There's nothing not to like about England’s blitz defence. It’s bold, gutsy, and good...
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoWales show defiance but the wait goes on
PETER JACKSON All week long the Red Dragon legions had planned their regimental mobilisation with just enough military precision to let...
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Features
/ 10 months agoEntertaining the crowds is not the only thing
Paul Rees says that, while attracting a new audience is important, the game must not ignore its core support Scott Robertson...
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoWhy is captain replaced so early?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME So the All Blacks keep their home record of wins at Dunedin...
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/ 10 months agoHunslet become dual-code outfit
■ By JON NEWCOMBE A DUAL-CODE rugby club is set to return to the Rugby League heartland of Leeds, with Jason...
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/ 10 months agoGeorge: Keep the faith
From ADAM HATHAWAY in Dunedin England skipper Jamie George told his side to keep the faith after their agonising 16-15 defeat...
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoEngland go close but All Blacks have enough to take honours
By NICK CAIN New Zealand.................... 16pts Tries: Reece 16, Savea 25 Penalties: McKenzie 55, 66 England .............................. 15pts Tries: Itoje 21,...
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoEngland know this was a chance missed
PAUL REES After Marcus Smith missed a penalty two minutes into the second half from 30 metres out and just to...
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoNZ chief is backing All Blacks to get back to top
By ADAM HATHAWAY New Zealand CEO Mark Robinson is confident the All Blacks can rise to the top of the world...
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Columnists
/ 10 months agoRFU still has urgent questions to answer
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The biggest story of the season in the domestic game in England came...
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/ 10 months agoJack’s philosophy? Win today, win tomorrow…
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Of all the enduring memories from Jack Rowell’s tumultuous time in charge of...
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoBorthwick happy to go back for future
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME So it looks like Steve Borthwick has learned a lesson and decided...
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/ 10 months agoFreeman ready to roast the All Blacks
By ADAM HATHAWAY in Auckland Tommy Freeman has one more box to tick before he packs his golf clubs for a...
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/ 10 months agoSavea gets on the right track
By ADAM HATHAWAY Star man: Ardie Savea in action for the Steelers PICTURE: Alamy WORLD Player of the Year Ardie Savea...
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/ 10 months agoRobertson will have the All Blacks back to their bestDeans
By GARY FITZGERALD ENGLAND have been warned to expect a recharged and pumped up All Blacks side when they clash in...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 months agoEngland looking good for first Test
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It was imperative that England won their opening game against Japan before taking on...
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/ 10 months agoTime for England’s rock-steady crew
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK NOW comes the acid test of England’s attacking progress. When Steve Borthwick side...
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Features
/ 10 months agoBorthwick is right to keep faith with Smith
Paul Rees Looks at the challenges facing England in New Zealand... While another Aussie steps in at Leicester Steve Borthwick hopes...
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/ 10 months agoGatland hits the 50-mark for Wales
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Unless they change the habit of a lifetime in Australia over the next...
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/ 10 months agoRazor will not go dancing just yet…
THE man they call Razor makes only one promise ahead of his debut series, New Zealand v England kicking off next...
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Features
/ 10 months agoGolden oldies who had speed to burn
Rob Cole looks back at rugby players like Ken Jones and Jack Gregory who enjoyed success at the Olympic Games... It's...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 10 months agoEngland have enough to down the All Blacks
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Steve Borthwick’s England team have taken their first step of their summer...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 10 months agoTry from the end of the world…
Brendan Gallagher looks back to 1994 when New Zealand last lost at Eden Park, beaten by a brilliant French team that...
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/ 10 months agoEvans unhappy with player release options
By JON NEWCOMBE Dismayed: Mark Evans MARK EVANS has taken a swipe at Top 14 and Premiership clubs for having double...
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/ 10 months agoLawrence ready for All Black challenge
By ADAM HATHAWAY OLLIE Lawrence revealed England’s current tour of Japan and New Zealand is the perfect tonic for his Premiership...
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/ 10 months agoBurke keen to step out of Farrell’s shadow at Sarries
By GARY FITZGERALD Star: Fergus Burke in action for the Crusaders SLIPPING into the boots of a departed club and England...
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoStylish Smith passes audition at No 10
By ADAM HATHAWAY in Japan Japan.................................. 17pts Tries: Nezuka 66, Tua 69 Conversions: Matsuda 67, 70 Penalties: Seungsin-Lee 2 England ................................
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International Rugby
/ 10 months agoClassy May enjoys his day in the sun
By PAUL REES Fiji ...................... 32pts Tries: Momo 22, 26, 54, Valetini 61 Conversions: Muntz 23, 27, Valetini 62 Penalties: Muntz...
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Chris Hewett
/ 10 months agoWhy less might not be more for stars
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED MARTIN Johnson spent a rugby eternity perfecting his survival skills in the engine room of the scrum...
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/ 10 months agoEtzebeth puts it on the line
PETER JACKSON Rising high: Peter O’Mahony, left, competes at the lineout with Eben Etzebeth PICTURE: Getty Images EBEN Etzebeth has never...
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/ 10 months agoThe Baby Blacks eye return to top form
NEW ZEALAND Fresh from winning the inaugural Rugby Championship U20 tournament, six-time winners New Zealand will be desperate to make up...
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/ 10 months agoProud Argentinians flying flag for Americas
ARGENTINA Argentina have confirmed a 30-man roster for the upcoming World Rugby U20 Championship, with Los Pumita the only Americas representative...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 months agoBorthwick should go with Marcus first up
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK It will be a choice between Harlequins’ Marcus Smith and Northampton’s Fin Smith at...
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/ 11 months agoMistake to select Tom and not Ted
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ted Hill must be wondering what else he has to do to get...
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/ 11 months agoAll Blacks will be ready to roll
NICK CAIN Rumours that New Zealand are in a state of flux heading into their two-Test summer series against England should...
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/ 11 months agoThe day Meredith made history
PETER JACKSON Courtenay Meredith spent the last 71 years of an exceptionally long life with something to shout about over what...
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Features
/ 11 months agoPirates were one hell of a club to be at for so long
Feature MARLEN WALKER THE NOW-RETIRED CORNISH PIRATES PROP MY LIFE IN RUGBY Beating Saracens when we hadn’t played for almost a...
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/ 11 months agoEngland have no issues with taking Tom Curry and Maro Itoje on summer tour
England are comfortable taking Tom Curry and Maro Itoje on their summer tour to Japan and New Zealand after rejecting concerns...
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World
/ 11 months agoBorthwick has done a fantastic job, says Jones
By JON NEWCOMBE Japan boss: Eddie Jones Eddie Jones has hailed the impact Steve Borthwick has had with England ahead of...
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Chris Hewett
/ 11 months agoLet the ‘waterboys’ just get on with it
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED It's the burning question of the moment: what is Jacques Nienaber? Not “who is Jacques Nienaber”, or...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 months agoIt’s close but Dupont edges out Edwards
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Your columnist fell in love with rugby watching...
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Premiership
/ 11 months agoNew Zealand teams display their strength
Super Rugby Pacific round-up By BEN JAYCOCK New Zealand continued their Trans-Tasman dominance with three of the final four teams participating...
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/ 11 months agoHarry Randall more than happy to show off his ‘super strengths’ in England camp
Harry Randall will watch two rival England scrum-halves go head to head at Twickenham on Saturday confident that his own unique...
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Champions Cup
/ 11 months agoPlumtree: We must sort out the logistics
By BEN JAYCOCK Sharks head coach John Plumtree believes the Champions Cup is the greatest club competition out there but has...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 months agoSanderson warns about selecting Curry too soon
By JON NEWCOMBE Selecting Tom Curry for this summer’s England tour comes with a warning from Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 months agoEngland starting to look like Lions
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK A year out from the 2025 Lions tour of Australia it’s still hard to...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 months agoMcCaw’s vision for harmony
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK If the current power struggle in New Zealand rugby intensifies, with the NZRPA...
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Chris Hewett
/ 11 months agoThen and now: It’s tough to compare
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Whenever the incomparable Antoine Dupont does the kind of things he did in dragging Toulouse over the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 months agoSorry, but we don’t need your cup, Wills
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Of all the trophies dreamt up for international matches over the last 20...
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