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Underhill so impressed by England’s improvement

14 July 2024 0 comments

By ADAM HATHAWAY Sam Underhill is a decent barometer of England’s progress in the last 12 months having watched them from in and outside the […]

Agony for England as they fail to breach the All Black fortress

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By Adam Hathaway in Eden Park New Zealand………………. 24pts Tries: Tele’a 11, 61 Conversions: McKenzie 12 Penalties: McKenzie 21, 38, 69, 75 England ………………………… 17pts […]

A thunderous match that had no losers

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PAUL REES The first thing that needs to be said is that this was an absorbing Test match between two teams which on their current […]

High-risk blitz puts England in charge

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JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK There’s nothing not to like about England’s blitz defence. It’s bold, gutsy, and good to see because it […]

Wales show defiance but the wait goes on

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PETER JACKSON All week long the Red Dragon legions had planned their regimental mobilisation with just enough military precision to let them catch the action […]

Overseas stars are blocking new talent

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NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK There is a double standard in English rugby that stands out as a carbuncle-like sign of the […]

Future’s looking bright up front

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There were reasons to be cheerful in wet and windy Cape Town in midweek. England might have a better scrummaging future judging by the efforts […]

Josh McNally: I still have a lot more to give

14 July 2024 0 comments

Josh McNally views his move to Cardiff as the perfect outcome after contemplating for a time that his rugby career may be over.

DREAMTEAM

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John Liley, the former Wakefield, Leicester, Moseley and Worcester full-back, chooses the best XV he has played with or against… 1. Mark Linnett – A […]

Slipper deserves place at top table

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Wallaby props? How we used to snigger at them over here in England as Jason Leonard, Phil Vickery and Andrew Sheridan chucked their weight around […]

Entertaining the crowds is not the only thing

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Paul Rees says that, while attracting a new audience is important, the game must not ignore its core support Scott Robertson made his name with […]

Lest we forget: The bravery of the fallen

14 July 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON It’s a long way from Maesteg to Mametz Wood, from a mining community in the Llynfi Valley to a place in Picardy forever […]

Powerful England roar into last four

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POOL C By WILLIAM GUPWELL England……………. 17pts Tries: Carnduff 26, Bailey 44, Isaacs 86 Conversions: Kerr 27 South Africa……. 12pts Tries: Porthen 6, Finca 51 […]

Fiji demolition not enough for Los Pumitas to qualify

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By BEN JAYCOCK Argentina……..52 Fiji…………………. 12 ARGENTINA boosted their slim hopes of a semi-final berth with a eight-try demolition job on Fiji – but Los […]

HARVEY CUCKSON

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YOUNG GUNS Bath & England u20 second row Harvey Cuckson thought long and hard about whether to represent England or Wales in his age-grade rugby […]

I can’t wait to take on Ireland in semi

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OLAMIDE SODEKE ENGLAND U2O SECOND ROW Winners: England celebrate their hard-fought victory against South Africa PICTURE: World Rugby THE team is looking strong coming off […]

Don’t lose Six Nations bonus on a Sunday

14 July 2024 0 comments

By Brendan Gallagher There have been more reports recently about the Six Nations wanting to do away with Sunday games and have more Super Saturdays […]

Expect the Chiefs Mk2 to be real contenders

14 July 2024 0 comments

PAUL REES LOOKS AT WHY EXETER’S DOR HAS PUT PLAYER RETENTION AHEAD OF RECRUITMENT AT SANDY PARK The most eye-catching result of the Premiership season […]

Why is captain replaced so early?

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JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME So the All Blacks keep their home record of wins at Dunedin by just one point […]

On the road to glory in Europe

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BRENDAN GALLAGHER ON THE RUGBY VISIONARIES WHO, AFTER A SLOW START, CHANGED THE GAME Brendan Gallagher looks back at the first steps which saw competition […]

Swailes gunning for revenge in Le Crunch

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Women’s U20 Summer Series ■ By LUCY WILDE NIAMH Swailes has warned France they will be taking on a very different England side to the […]

Unbeaten England get act together

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■ By BEN HART ENGLAND U20s captain Steph Else hailed her side for ‘putting on a show’ after they dispatched Wales 55-24 in an entertaining […]

International pair join Montpellier

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MONTPELLIER have confirmed the signing of England No.8 Billy Vunipola, right, and former Scotland full-back Stuart Hogg, below. Hogg, who retired last summer after four […]

Ex-Bath wing to play for Knights

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■ By SAM JACKSON Moving on: Semesa Rokoduguni in action for Bath FORMER England winger Semesa Rokoduguni will play for Doncaster Knights in the Championship […]

The key talking points ahead of the second Test between Australia and Wales

12 July 2024 0 comments

Wales have not won a Test match since the 2023 World Cup. Wales will have another chance to try and end their long losing run […]

5 key talking points ahead of England’s clash with New Zealand in Auckland

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Steve Borthwick has sought to unnerve New Zealand by highlighting the pressure that comes with their remarkable record at Eden Park. England are aiming to […]

George Furbank ruled out of England’s second Test against New Zealand

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Freddie Steward replaces Furbank at full-back in his first appearance for England since February 10 when he started against Wales in the Six Nations. England […]

Steve Borthwick looking forward to testing New Zealand at Eden Park

11 July 2024 0 comments

England narrowly lost the first Test last weekend England boss Steve Borthwick has stepped up his efforts to unsettle New Zealand ahead of Saturday’s second […]

England score 86th minute winner to shock South Africa

9 July 2024 0 comments

By Will Gupwell South Africa……………………………….. (7) Tries: Porthen 6, Finca 51 Conversions: Koen 6, Yellow Cards: Fuller 82 England……………………………………… (7) Tries: Carnduff 26, Bailey 44, […]

Wales u20s knocked out as France do all they can

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By James Orpin France – 29 Tries: Bosmorin 7, 36, Lacombre 32, Castro-Ferreira 43 Conversions: Reus 8, 33, 37 Penalties: Desperes 73 Wales – 11 […]

“South Africa will love nothing more than getting one over us”

9 July 2024 0 comments

More than qualification on the line as England u20s take on South Africa By Tom Jeffreys England u20s head coach Mark Mapletoft and captain Finn […]

George: Keep the faith

7 July 2024 0 comments

From ADAM HATHAWAY in Dunedin England skipper Jamie George told his side to keep the faith after their agonising 16-15 defeat to New Zealand continued […]

Champions Cup to stick with format

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By JON NEWCOMBE CEO: Jacques Raynaud Fans hoping for a return to the old four-team, six pools Champions Cup format in the halcyon Heineken days […]

Smith is enjoying the life of a tourist

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By ADAM HATHAWAY in Dunedin Marcus Smith has been throwing himself into touring life down under as he makes the most of the current trip […]

England U20s need one point to land semi-final spot

7 July 2024 0 comments

By BEN JAYCOCK England u20s need just a point to qualify for the Junior World Cup semi-finals but head coach Mark Mapletoft says that’s a […]

England go close but All Blacks have enough to take honours

7 July 2024 0 comments

By NICK CAIN New Zealand……………….. 16pts Tries: Reece 16, Savea 25 Penalties: McKenzie 55, 66 England ………………………… 15pts Tries: Itoje 21, Feyi-Waboso 48 Conversion: Smith […]

England know this was a chance missed

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PAUL REES After Marcus Smith missed a penalty two minutes into the second half from 30 metres out and just to the left of the […]

Towering talent who took Bath to the top

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JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Jack Rowell’s contribution to Bath rugby was immeasurable from the beginning when he arrived at The Rec as […]

Aussies prove too powerful for Wales

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By ROGER PANTING Australia……………………… 25pts Tries: Tupou 21, Daugunu 53, Wright 69 Conversions: Lolesio 21, Lynagh 69 Penalties: Lolesio 6, 14 Wales……………………………. 16pts Tries: Penalty […]

RFU still has urgent questions to answer

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NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The biggest story of the season in the domestic game in England came three weeks ago when […]

Lions winger was AAA champion

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FURTHER to Rob Cole’s article on rugby’s fastest players, John Young played on the wing for England and the Lions (1959 tour) he also won […]

McNally agrees Cardiff switch

7 July 2024 0 comments

By SAM JACKSON Challenge: Josh McNally is on the move CARDIFF have boosted their pack by signing once-capped England lock Josh McNally from Bath. The […]

DREAM TEAM

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Tom Savage, the Moana Pasifika and former Gloucester and Suntory Sungoliath second row, chooses the best XV he’s played with… 1. Val Rapava-Ruskin – Big […]

Trio who tempt us to search for genius

7 July 2024 0 comments

CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED What do we mean when we talk of genius? It is a question as old as Noah, an early candidate for […]

A giant of rugby who defined the age

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WAS Jack Rowell the most successful coach in the history of English club rugby? Might England have won a World Cup four years early had […]

Big guns in danger of just looking after No.1

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ANALYSIS PAUL REES WONDERS HOW THE SPORT CAN KEEP PAYING FOR ITSELF IN HARD TIMES….WHILE UNIONS BUILD FOR THE FUTURE When the professional era started […]

Jack’s philosophy? Win today, win tomorrow…

7 July 2024 0 comments

PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Of all the enduring memories from Jack Rowell’s tumultuous time in charge of England, two stand out, […]

New-look England put Fiji to the sword

7 July 2024 0 comments

By WILLIAM GUPWELL POOL C England…………… 48pts Tries: Issacs 6, Halliwell 14, Hall 20, 37; Pollock 25, Cousins 31, 75; James 60 Conversions: Coen 6, […]

Argentina stun hosts with devastating driving maul

7 July 2024 0 comments

By JAMES ORPIN South Africa… 12 Argentina…….. 31 ARGENTINA bounced back from their opening round defeat against England to dominate tournament hosts South Africa. The […]