All posts tagged "France"
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: George North and Alex Cuthbert are giants, but Fiji have a monster
Nemani Nadolo has been a rock for Fiji and Crusaders, Peter Jackson warns Australia, England and Wales about the 129kg winger.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoWales team in turmoil as Regions crank it up
With an agreement between the WRU and RRW seeming a long shot, the November tests could be in jeopardy
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Agony of 2010 can spur us to title in WRWC
A hard core of determined World Cup veterans may lay at the heart of England‘s World Cup squad but equally it...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Professional rugby seriously damages the Scottish team
As Vern Cotter comes to terms with the enormity of the task facing him and his management team in having to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Precision under pressure is key to the All Blacks
Reflecting on the latest Test series made me realise that the one major difference between the big three Southern Hemisphere teams...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Girls go full-time and and full-on for big prize
Without fanfare or fuss a minor revolution has been taking place in and around Surrey Sports Park in Guildford this summer...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Aussie man-mountain can Eclipse England
The Aussies are more inventive than most when it come to nick-names, and the one in the news most Down Under...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLondon Beach Rugby countdown
It is now less than a month to the eagerly anticipated London Beach Rugby event, which in only its second year...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Sorry Wales, but this is becoming inexcusable
And so for all their big-game heroics by the banks of the Crocodile River, somehow it still ended in tears as...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoDowney signs Warriors deal
Glasgow Warriors have secured the services of Munster centre James Downey on a two-year contract. The 33-year-old, who had previous stint...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Yes, it’s time for All Blacks to end their Pacific shame
Guys, it’s not the dark side of the moon. No fewer than four airlines, including the national carrier Air New Zealand,...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoRugby legends return to Wimbledon
Legends Rugby is back this summer with its South London festival, combining high quality sport with fantastic entertainment. Taking place at...
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun – Tom Woolstencroft – Bath & England U20s hooker
England’s problems at hooker in New Zealand are not just limited to the senior squad, the U20s have already called up...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoNorthampton Saints fear exodus of stars unless salary cap is raised
President Keith Barwell fears Northampton may struggle to keep top stars in future unless salary cap restrictions are lifted.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Regional academies would reduce number of lost players
So that’s the end of European Rugby Cup Ltd’s involvement in Europe – and what an end, as both teams ensured...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Surely Steffon Armitage warrants exceptional treatment
Steffon Armitage’s omission from the England squad for the tour of New Zealand raises an interesting question. If, before the 2019...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoEngland boss justifies latest Steffon Armitage snub
Percentage of EQPs in Premiership justifies the rule that prevents overseas based stars from donning a red rose jersey.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland XV v Barbarians preview
Graham Kitchener will captain the England XV side to face the Barbarians on Sunday at Twickenham. The Leicester Tigers lock will...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher charts the career of Jonny Wilkinson, the player who has transcended the game
Talk about synchronicity. When confirmation of Jonny Wilkinson’s much-touted retirement was filtering through this week I was actually rummaging around my...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoBarbarians squad for England match
Juan Martin Hernandez and Donncha O’Callaghan have been added to the Barbarians squad ahead of their match against England at Twickenham...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: Chris Pennell would find a place on loan in any Premiership squad
It’s not often that a back stands out in a side that hasn’t performed, but Chris Pennell has done so for...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Trevor Woodman England, Gloucester & Sale prop
I was talking to Mike Teague one evening after a few beers when I was going to have to retire and...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoJonny Wilkinson to hang up boots
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on March 23, Jonny Wilkinson will retire at the end of the season. Seventeen years...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: A couple of England-Wales tickets, sir? That’ll be £630
The last England-Wales match at Twickenham grossed around £5m in ticket money. The next one will top £20m. For the World...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAviva Premiership semi-final preview: Northampton v Leicester
NORTHAMPTON Story of the season For much of the season Saints were the model of muscular consistency losing just one in...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: IRB must raise qualification period to at least eight years
The two biggest spending clubs in France and England, Toulon and Saracens, have proved that money can buy success. Although it...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Murder on the dancefloor as Harlequins try to get a grip
The Murderball challenge is on. Mike Brown, already proud ambassador for Great Britain Wheelchair Rugby, wants to celebrate Harlequins‘ coming on...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: England stance is vital for developing young talent
The increasing call on the RFU to change its stance and pick players who choose to ply their trade in another...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Daniel Browne – London Welsh back row
Just 35… is happy birthday in order? Thanks. I’ve been getting lots of grief off the boys! Quite a few were...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: The day that Munster found vintage form in Bordeaux
Munster‘s love affair with the Heineken Cup has become the stuff of legend but in nearly two decades I recall no...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Jamie Noon calls for leniency on England’s selection policy
Former England centre Jamie Noon believes the RFU should take a more relaxed stance when it comes to picking France-based players.
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Why life’s not so simple in this new European utopia
Delays, debates and rows, just another week of life in the sport we recognise as professional rugby. The delays in the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoAnthony Watson will be star for England says Nick Abendanon
Nick Abendanon admits that Anthony Watson’s emergence proved a decisive factor in taking the plunge with European giants Clermont.
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Here’s how All Blacks Test could have moved
There are times when it is blatantly obvious that the standards of excellence now demanded of England’s professional rugby players are...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Hanno Dirksen heads the new foreign invasion
France will be free to pick another South African next season and install Rory Kockott as their prospective scrum-half for the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoApprentice Maro Itoje ready to replace the grand master
Maro Itoje could barely pluck up the courage to speak to Steve Borthwick when the pair first met at Saracens four...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Yes, BOD was great, but not the greatest
That Brian O’Driscoll is one of the great players is undisputed. However, justice was done when Mike Brown won the 2014...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: England lead the way in my team of Six Nations
There was not much separating the four top sides in this year’s Six Nations, as the tournament took us on a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Is it coincidence that scrums become messy with Gethin Jenkins?
Well, well, well, what’s going on? The long held view that the front row is made up of men who are...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: Warren Gatland’s Robocops must find new game
Heavy depressions hanging over Wales in between World Cups are not a new phenomenon even if the latest one may take...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Moaning Robin McBryde should face all the facts
If Robin McBryde wants to know why Gethin Jenkins was sin-binned against England last weekend he does not need to go...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoItaly v England preview
Manu Tuilagi will make his long awaited England return on Saturday after being named on the bench to face Italy in Rome....
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/ 11 years agoFrance v Ireland preview
Louis Picamoles has been recalled by Philippe Saint Andre to face Ireland on Saturday but the Toulouse No.8 will start at blindside...
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/ 11 years agoWales v Scotland preview
Dan Biggar and Mike Phillips will form a new half-back partnership as Warren Gatland makes six changes to his Wales team...
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/ 11 years agoPeter O’Mahony returns for Ireland
Peter O’Mahony returns to the Ireland starting XV as they chase the Six Nations title in Paris on Saturday. The Munster captain...
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/ 11 years agoDougie Fife to make Scotland debut
Dougie Fife will make his Scotland Test debut in Cardiff on Saturday after being named on the wing to face Wales in...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoNewcastle sign second row
Newcastle have bolstered their second-row options with the signing of former Saracens and Plymouth Albion man Harry Spencer until the end...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoAlex Cuthbert expects fierce encounter at HQ
Alex Cuthbert is expecting nothing less than a fierce battle at Twickenham when Wales take on England on Sunday. In what...
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/ 11 years agoFrance change seven for Scotland trip
Philippe Saint-Andre has made seven changes to his France team as they travel to Scotland on Saturday. Following the 27-6 thumping...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoJeremy Guscott: England must stop Jamie Roberts – and this is how to do it!
A fit Jamie Roberts is very important to Wales in a specific way. The power of his carrying gets the Welsh...
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