All posts tagged "Ireland"
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoURC: Leinster’s sweet 16 as Cardiff fall away
By Simon Thomas Leinster .............. 42pts Tries: McKee 15, Boyle 40, Deegan 43, McGrath 50, Tector 53, Russell 80 Conversions: Byrne...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoURC: Classy Connacht back in running
By Ben Jaycock Connacht .......38 Benetton .........30 Connacht secured back-to-back wins to restore their play-off aspirations and end their curse against...
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Peter Jackson
/ 2 months agoRomain Ntamack vs Garry Ringrose – The same offence but two outcomes, why?
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Romain Ntamack and Garry Ringrose broke the same law in separate...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoPlayer welfare ignored again with Romain Ntamack’s red card
By Peter Jackson Referee Paul Williams’ report to the tribunal of Romain Ntamack’s hit on Ben Thomas 10 minutes from the...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoWhen Ireland’s warriors sent French packing
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game’s other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher With eight wins against France since...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoNow Philippines added to list of honour for the Varsity
By Brendan Gallagher Back in the day, the Varsity Match on the second Tuesday in December was virtually an England trial...
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National League 2E
/ 2 months agoOaks can’t match Quins bruisers
■By HAMISH OGILVY Oxford ’Quins.........43 Sevenoaks..............33 RAMPANT Harlequins sent Sevenoaks packing in a sunny day thriller at Horspath Road. Willo Bicknell...
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Features
/ 2 months agoMoscow blizzards did not stop my Lions tour
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER IRELAND, LIONS, SARACENS, MUNSTER & GARRYOWEN WINGER RICHARD WALLACE I WAS in Moscow of all places...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 months agoSix Nations Title Race Heats Up Ahead of Week 4
With three rounds played, the Six Nations is reaching a critical stage. The title race is still wide open, but some...
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Six Nations
/ 2 months agoEngland lock George Martin ruled out of remainder of Six Nations
England will be without George Martin for their last two Guinness Six Nations matches after the lock was ruled out for...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSix Nations: Wales vs Ireland highlighted the undeniable aspect of uncertainty in rugby
By Chris Collyer For a game that many were thinking would be a “foregone conclusion” with Ireland taking home the Triple...
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Podcast
/ 2 months agoPODCAST (S4, E24): England regain Calcutta Cup, Wales show signs of life & France flourish in Rome, with Nick Heath
Three fixtures told three hugely different stories in the third round of the 2025 Six Nations. Ireland held off a promising...
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Six Nations
/ 2 months agoSix Nations Round Three: Stock risers and fallers
Every weekend of the Six Nations has players, teams and many more who disappoint and others who appear from nowhere to...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSix Nations Team of the Week: France stars shine in huge win over Italy
It felt like a true Six Nations weekend again, with some outstanding rugby being played by France, England scraping victory and Wales finally...
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Six Nations
/ 2 months agoSix Nations: Antoine Dupont and France pile on record total in thumping of Italy
By Ethan Bents France thrashed Italy 73-24 in a statement win at the Stadio Olimpico in round three of the Six...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSix Nations: Battling Wales give Ireland a scare
By Roger Panting Matt Sherratt, the Cardiff coach put in charge of Wales only last week, was delighted by the “emotion...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoI’m glad to be in a ‘beautiful place’ – Tom Curry
By Adam Hathaway Tom Curry has turned back time to when he was a teenager after his recovery from injury. The...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSize isn’t everything, insists Tom Bowen
By Simon Thomas Tom Bowen is aiming to follow in the side-stepping footsteps of his heroes Shane Williams and Cheslin Kolbe...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoEngland 16-15 Scotland: Fin Smith has diamonds on the soles of his shoes
By Nick Cain at Twickenham England ..............................16pts Try: Freeman 9 Conversion: M Smith 9 Penalties: M Smith 56, 67; F Smith...
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Six Nations
/ 2 months agoFor Scotland, another Six Nations dream dies at the hands of England…
By Paul Rees England well know the pain of a late missed kick. Little more than three months after George Ford’s...
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Six Nations
/ 2 months agoSix Nations: Triple top for Ireland, new hope for Wales
By Simon Thomas Wales .................................. 18pts Tries: Rogers 43, Morgan 43 Conversion: Anscombe 44 Penalties: Anscombe 23, 35 Ireland............................... 27pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoNever can a team have lost and won so much than Wales
By Peter Jackson For more than 60 glorious minutes, the man they call ‘Jockey’ watched his no-hopers dare to cause an...
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Features
/ 2 months agoRyan Lamb’s backing pair of 10s to be England aces
Jon Newcombe talks to the Plymouth coach who says Fin and Marcus Smith will be in charge for the next two...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott – French stars need to get on the same page
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & Unmissable every week... How will France respond in Rome after losing to England? I don’t...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoU20s Six Nations: Ireland have the power but Wales take the glory in surprise triumph
By Ben Jaycock Wales ................... 20pts Tries: Penalty 4, Emanuel 15 Conversion: Wilde 16 Penalties: Wilde 50, Ford 80 Ireland..................12pts Tries:...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoGeorge Kloska gets his chance to show Steve Borthwick what he can do
By Paul Rees George Kloska was one of the surprise picks in the England A squad but Steve Borthwick had been...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoGeorge Skivington coup as Ross Byrne signs for Gloucester
Gloucester have signed 22-cap Ireland flyhalf Ross Byrne for next season. In his 177 games for the province, the 29-year-old Dubliner...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSimon Easterby: I’ve had no contact with Wales
Ireland interim boss Simon Easterby says he has had no contact from the WRU about replacing Warren Gatland as head coach....
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoWill Joseph leaves Harlequins to sign for Gloucester
England centre Will Joseph will move from Harlequins to George Skivington’s Gloucester at the end of the season. The 22-year-old, whose...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 months agoIreland or nobody: Tadhg Beirne goes over for his country
To Ireland, via Llandovery PICTURE: Getty Images TADHG Beirne’s road to redemption from Leinster reject to Ireland superstar began at a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoThis Italian squad are good – but not quite their best side
By Brendan Gallagher Having reported on Italy since the early 1990s, I wouldn’t hesitate to nominate the current crop as...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 months agoFin, not Finn, for Lions XV -Chalmers
The Rugby Paper Podcast ■By CAMERON STEPHENS FORMER Scotland flyhalf Craig Chalmers believes it might be best to exclude the ageing...
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Six Nations
/ 2 months agoEngland boss Steve Borthwick backs ‘world-class goal-kicker’ Marcus Smith
England boss Steve Borthwick has backed “world-class goal-kicker” Marcus Smith to rediscover his aim from the tee during Saturday’s crunch Calcutta...
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Six Nations
/ 2 months agoNo pressure on Fin Smith to outdo Finn Russell in Calcutta Cup – Ollie Lawrence
England centre Ollie Lawrence insists Fin Smith is not under pressure to outshine “world-class” Scotland fly-half Finn Russell during a pivotal...
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Six Nations
/ 2 months agoThe Blueprint for Wales: What Italy’s Six Nations Rise Can Teach Welsh Rugby
By Will Hartshorn – @RugbyCollective Grand slams, unbeaten streaks, number one world rankings. All things not unfamiliar to Welsh Rugby, however,...
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Six Nations
/ 2 months agoBen Earl – England gunning for Six Nations redemption after rewatching Calcutta Cup losses
Ben Earl revealed the agony of rewatching recent Calcutta Cup failures has left England gunning for redemption as he admitted Scotland’s...
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Rugby Paper News
/ 2 months agoMost Thrilling Late-Late Shows in Six Nations History
England’s stunning late victory against France in the second round of the 2025 Six Nations will go down in history as...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoFin Smith and Ollie Lawrence happy to be back together at the top
By Adam Hathaway Fin Smith and Ollie Lawrence have been through some tough times with club and country but have finally...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoGive Georgia chance to play with the best, urges Richard Cockerill
By Brendan McGilligan Richard Cockerill has called on Six Nations bosses to give developing European nations the opportunity to compete in...
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Six Nations
/ 2 months agoMatt Sherratt backed to give Wales a boost
By Gary Fitzgerald Matt Sherratt has the coaching powers to help remove some of the doom and gloom hanging over Welsh...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott – There’s more to come from this England pack in the Six Nations
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and Unmissable every week... England's win over France last weekend was a huge confidence booster ahead...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 months agoFelipe Contepomi – It will be an honour for Argentina to take on the British & Irish Lions
Joe Santamaria talks to Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi about the challenges of a tour by England - and the Lions The...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSix Nations – England need to be more consistent
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week Driving force: Tom Willis has the power to make headway up...
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Premiership
/ 2 months agoPat Lam’s work ethic drives Bristol Bears – Jake Heenan
By Paul Rees When Pat Lam took charge of Connacht in 2013, one of his first acts was to take Jake...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoCardiff go close but Connacht snatch it
By Simon Thomas Connacht ........... 24pts Tries: Murphy 7, Hurley-Langton 17, Heffernan 48, Tierney-Martin 76 Conversions: Ioane 8, 18 Cardiff ....................
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 months agoLeinster manage to hold off Ospreys
By Roger Panting Ospreys ............. 19pts Tries: Deaves 36, Lewis 47, Jones 74 Conversions: O Williams 36, Walsh 74 Leinster .............22pts...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoSix Nations: Warren Gatland broken by assembly line failure
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know February 11, 2025 will go down in Six Nations history as...
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Latest News
/ 2 months agoCome in No.10! – Jarrod Evans, ninth time the charm?
By Nick Cain Should Marcus Smith’s understudy at Harlequins find himself back on Six Nations duty this weekend at long last,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoSix Nations sides singin’ in the rain – and I’m loving it
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points, by Brendan Gallagher It was raining all over Europe...
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National League 2N
/ 2 months agoLewis is difference as Hull back up last week’s win
■By ANDREW SMITH Sheffield Tigers.... 17 Hull Ionians............27 HULL IONIANS’ extended losing streak was made to look like a distant memory...
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