All posts tagged "Australia"
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/ 13 years agoRugby Championship Round Three: preview and predictions
Australia v South Africa Australia have made their intention clear before their crucial clash against South Africa in Perth, they will...
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/ 13 years agoJenkins not released for start of Lions tour?
Toulon boss Bernard Laporte revealed today that they might not release Wales prop Gethin Jenkins for the start of the 2013...
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Moment In Time
/ 13 years agoMoment in Time: Gloucester and the 2003 Powergen Cup Final
It is perhaps typical of Gloucester’s ill-fortune down the years that their 2002-3 campaign is best remembered for two complete and...
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/ 13 years agoLions announce Warren Gatland as head coach
Wales head coach Warren Gatland was announced yesterday as head coach for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia next...
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/ 13 years agoBath’s Francois Louw gets South Africa call
Bath flanker Francois Louw will miss at least the first three rounds of the Premiership season after he was called up...
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/ 13 years agoMajor set back for Drew Mitchell
Australia’s Drew Mitchell faces a new lengthy spell on the sidelines after the Waratahs winger ruptured a tendon in his right...
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/ 13 years agoRugby Championship review: Who will stop the All Blacks?
As the first two rounds of the Rugby Championship drew to an end on Saturday night, we take a look at...
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/ 13 years agoArgentina draw in historic match against South Africa
Argentina had to concede an unlucky 16-16 draw against South Africa for their first ever home game of the Rugby Championship...
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/ 13 years agoNew Zealand 22 Australia 0
New Zealand have retained the Bledisloe Cup with a convincing 22-0 over the Wallabies in Auckland for the second round of...
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/ 13 years agoLions agree to Gatland’s two-week release
British and Irish Lions coach to be Warren Gatland has revealed that he agreed to terms with the Lions and will...
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/ 13 years agoNew Zealand v Australia preview: Cooper returns, Beale out
Mercurial fly-half Quade Cooper has been named in Australia‘s starting XV for Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup clash against New Zealand in Auckland....
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoWales’ captain Sam Warburton on starting blocks for Lions tour
Last year Sam Warburton got the needle – now he is aiming for an injury-free season to fulfil his Lions dream....
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years ago“Chris Robshaw’s done well, but Tom Croft must play”, says Lewis Moody
Sir Ian McGeechan insists a specialist openside is the key to a great team, but former England skipper Lewis Moody says...
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/ 13 years agoCooper back for the Wallabies?
Following their 27-19 defeat to New Zealand in Sydney for the Rugby Championship opener, Australia are thinking about calling back mercurial...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: All Blacks on top with or without Williams
If the Six Nations are playing catch up with the Southern Hemisphere powers, then the new Rugby Championship will be about...
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/ 13 years agoPocock out for three months
Australia captain David Pocock will be out for up to three months after undergoing keyhole surgery today The Wallabies‘ skipper damaged...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 13 years agoOspreys hooker Richard Hibbard hurt by fingers of blame but points to future
Wales villain Richard Hibbard admits that he was forced into hiding after being singled out for losing the summer series to Australia....
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/ 13 years agoAussie blow as captain David Pocock is out of All Blacks clash
David Pocock will miss Saturday’s Bledisloe Cup clash against the All Blacks in Auckland after it was revealed the Australian captain...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoGary Gold and Bath look at tie-up with Super Rugby side
Bath are considering forming an alliance with a Super Rugby side in a groundbreaking move which could involve trans-hemisphere player swaps....
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan Behind the Match: Rob Andrew and the 1995 Rugby World Cup Quarter-Final
England went into the 1995 World Cup quarter-final in Cape Town having seen many highs since the desperate low of losing...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 13 years agoOnly one new cap for World Champions for Rugby Championship
Auckland and Blues prop Charlie Faumuina is the only new face named in the 28-man All Blacks squad for the Rugby...
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International Rugby
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson charts the league stars who moved to union to become dual internationals
Martin Gleeson’s planned conversion from Rugby League comes eight years after England earmarked him for their defence of the World Cup...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 13 years agoUncapped Gill named in Wallabies Four Nations squad
Australia U20 captain Liam Gill is set to make his Test debut after he was named in Robbie Deans 30-man squad...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Sniffer Ashton should get back on scent with Sarries
Whether Chris Ashton likes it or not we all know he has gone to Saracens because he’s got a better contract....
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/ 13 years agoRFU fury over Graham Henry’s slur against Wayne Barnes
Sir Graham Henry could face legal action following an admission that he wondered whether match-fixing was to blame for New Zealand‘s...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Welsh try to cash in but end up with loose change
Agrand total of ten props, enough to put a small theatrical group out of business, will be missing when Wales finish...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoBen Ryan asks: Can Ashton adapt to Sevens in time?
Chris Ashton and Alex Goode’s interest in being included in Great Britain’s Sevens squad for the 2016 Olympics Sevens has been...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Lion king of Leeds will ride to the rescue
When it comes to understanding the importance of nurturing and building a brand, Sir Ian McGeechan’s track-record with the Lions takes...
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The Rugby Championship
/ 13 years agoMeyer names five new caps for the Boks
Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer has included five uncapped players in his 30-man squad for the inaugural Rugby Championship. Stormers loose forward...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan Behind the Match: Jason Robinson and the 2006 Premiership final
World Cup hero, Lions star, Great Britain rugby league icon, multiple trophy-winner with Wigan … Jason Robinson’s cv is awesome and...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoExeter winger Matt Jess: “Team ethic is only concern for Chiefs”
When Bath chairman Bruce Craig told the club’s end-of-season dinner that there wasn’t a single player in his side whom he...
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Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoRyan Walkinshaw: “I aim to make Gloucester a flagship club in Europe”
Ryan Walkinshaw is a remarkable young man. Thrust into the cut-throat world of global business at the age of 23 following...
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Moment In Time
/ 13 years agoMoment in Time: Worcester Warriors and the 2004 Premiership promotion game
It was Boy’s Own stuff. Twelve years earlier, Worcester had been a modest rugby club minding its own business in the...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Heino Senekal – former Blues, Pirates and Namibia lock
Playing for Namibia in three consecutive World Cups from 1999 to 2007 was without a doubt the biggest achievement of my...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Fixture list gives Lions a mauling for starters
The Lions are the biggest brand in rugby alongside the All Blacks. The Lions generate huge interest, lining the coffers of...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan Behind the Match: Shane Williams and the 2008 Wales win over Australia
In 2008 Wales swept to a second Grand Slam in four seasons under the newly installed coach Warren Gatland – a...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNorthampton Saints winger Vasily Artemyev can help take Russia towards the top of world game
Henry Paul has hailed Northampton wing Vasily Artemyev as an inspiration for aspiring Russian stars and reckons the country can become...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan Behind the Match: Richard Hill and the 2002 November test against Australia
England victories over the Southern Hemisphere giants are cherished as rare happenings these days but a decade ago they came along...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Gucsott: A fit Manu Tuilagi can become England’s Ma’a Nonu
If the RFU and Premiership Rugby do not do something about the league, English rugby could follow in the same steps...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Lions’ roar takes on a different sound now
A Lions Test team selected at the end of the World Cup last October would have been a straightforward exercise –...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Let’s suspend relegation during World Cup years
At last, with the summer tours over, we can reflect on what has been a rollercoaster season for all. This World...
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/ 13 years agoI always wanted to be a Bok admits Australia captain David Pocock
With under 12 months to go until the Lions tour Australia, it has become abundantly clear that the tourists’ success will...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 13 years agoMan Behind the Match: Brian O’Driscoll and the 2000 Six Nations’ France Ireland
There are certain moments in sport when a realisation dawns that what you are watching is not run-of-the-mill; an extraordinary talent...
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South Africa Memories
/ 13 years agoSouth Africa Memories: Jason Robinson at the 2003 World Cup
We had hammered the South Africans 53-3 the year before at Twickenham, but we knew this game would be different. To...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Dead-eye Dan Biggar can be the man for Wales again
He finished the season in thoroughbred style sith seven straight wins, running an attack responsible for averaging almost four tries a...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Bad refs and punch-ups scar Wales tours of Australia
The last time Wales sent their Grand Slam champions to Australia, the Wallabies subjected them to all manner of mayhem. What...
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/ 13 years agoEngland put Ireland to the sword
England claimed second place in this year’s Six Nations with a crushing 30-9 victory over Ireland at Twickenham. Owen Farrell kicked 20 points...
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