All posts tagged "Ireland"
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoShane Williams: Get off Howley’s back, he’s proved a winner at top level
The worst kept secret in rugby is out. Warren Gatland‘s selection of Rob Howley, Steve Borthwick and Andy Farrell as his...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 8 years agoJeremy Guscott: Lions must borrow Ireland blueprint to reign supreme
Warren Gatland is the right man to be head coach of this Lions tour to New Zealand because of the success...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 8 years agoQuit now George, says top brain doctor
George North must consider retiring rather than run further risk of brain damage, according to an expert on concussion. “George does...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoNick Cain: Bonus points will make Six Nations even better
Just before the start of the 2016 Six Nations Championship this column advocated the tournament trialling a bonus point system, and...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoStuart Hogg’s leading Scottish charge for Lions places
Full-back Stuart Hogg is leading a charge that could see eight top Scots push for places on next summer’s Lions tour...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoAre the All Blacks dirty? You’d better believe it!
The trouble with New Zealand‘s protests that they are being victimised following the rolling footage of head shots in last weekend’s...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 8 years agoMumm: Scots and Irish want us to win
Dean Mumm is making the same impact this autumn in the green and gold of Australia during their Grand Slam tilt...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoNick Cain looks at the motivational forces behind England’s clash with Australia
A few weeks ago Michael Cheika was incensed at being portrayed as a clown on the front page of a New...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoWarren Gatland’s Lions job hits Welsh rebuilding
In December 2013, at the height of the Welsh war when the four regions had been driven towards eloping to the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 8 years agoJeremy Guscott: Intensity is key to beating the Wallabies
The challenge for all rugby sides – and especially for England if they want to finish this autumn series on a...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoNick Cain: Lions must find room to blood British coaches
When the Lions assistant coaches are announced on December 7 they will represent a few shoots of growth in a desert...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoHelp! We’re all being overrun by the imports
By PETER JACKSON Within the next 12 months Ireland will be free to cap several more nomadic New Zealanders. Scotland will...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: Beware, new-style Pumas have yet to bare their claws
Argentine rugby is a strange beast. It is one with a habit of never quite being what we expect, and it’s...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams – Wales are lucky that Boks look in even worse shape!
Wales are in serious danger of being left behind by the rest of the Six Nations if they don’t settle on...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEngland U20s announce Six Nations venues
England U20s’ fixtures for the 2017 Six Nations have been announced with home games taking place in Exeter, Darlington and Northampton....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoHave Ireland found template for Lions to beat All Blacks?
Suddenly the biggest match in Irish Rugby history is upon us – well so it seems. New Zealand at home just...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: Shape up lads, or the Lions will pass you by
Wales’ stars need to start performing or they are in grave danger of missing out on the British Lions. Don’t get...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Launchbury gives England a world-class look at lock
The record books will point to a very significant historic win – England‘s first over the Boks for ten years –...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoIrish win has inspired us, Tikoirotuma warns Eddie
Aseli Tikoirotuma reckons Fiji can follow Ireland’s lead by “shocking the world” when they take on England at Twickenham this Saturday....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSouth Africa ring changes for England Test
South Africa have made several changes to take on England at Twickenham on Saturday. Only five players who started in the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoIreland v New Zealand preview
Johnny Sexton returns to the Ireland starling line-up to take on the All Blacks in Chicago on Saturday after missing their...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBristol statement on Andy Robinson suspension
Following the extremely disappointing start to their season, Bristol have suspended director of rugby Andy Robinson. The former England and Scotland...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Look away now unless you can think back to England beating South Africa…
England have been playing international rugby for 145 years and there have been a few bad trots over the decades against...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Ben Te’o could break up the Ford-Farrell partnership
Owen Farrell‘s game has really developed, and the 10-12 link he had with George Ford in the Six Nations and on...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Limited space? All Blacks find acres of it
One day last February after an unusually turgid round of Six Nations matches, Warren Gatland made a few observations of a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher – Who would earn place in Steve Hansen’s Invincibles?
If New Zealand beat Australia in Auckland on Saturday – and they haven’t lost at Eden Park against anybody for 22...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoSoon to be Irish-qualified Ludik extends Ulster stay
Ulster have secured the services of Louis Ludik until at least the end of the 2020 season after the wing signed...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHogg pens new Warriors contract
Glasgow Warriors have received a major boost with the news that Scotland international full-back Stuart Hogg has committed his future to...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Clubs must be included in global season talks
There have been some sensible thoughts on a global season from World Rugby, a body that we are usually concerned is...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoIRFU statement on Ruan Pienaar
Following the news that an IRFU rule has prevented Ruan Pienaar from signing a new Ulster deal the IRFU released the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRulebook forces Ruan Pienaar to leave Ulster
Ruan Pienaar will leave Ulster at the end of the season because the IRFU would not warrant another a contract extension...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Jamie Cudmore’s crusade to curb risk of concussion
Jamie Cudmore has hurled himself into a crusade this season on behalf of rugby players all over Europe, to raise millions...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tony Buckley – former Munster, Sale and Ireland prop
Up to the age of 16 my shoe size correlated with my age, meaning I had to have rugby boots specially...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 9 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Beware the All Blacks ‘in transition’
It seems barely five minutes ago that the Rugby Championship was first mooted and then established and now here we are...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: All Blacks for the title, but Wallabies will come again
This Rugby Championship is the start of a new cycle for the Southern Hemisphere, which leads to Tokyo and the next...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoGreig Tonks to spearhead Irish bid for promotion
London Irish might be down but they are definitely not out and Scotland international Greig Tonks hopes last season’s frustration will...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Martin Cooper – former Moseley and England fly-half
If anyone had told me when I was first starting out at Wolverhampton RFC that I’d get 11 caps for England,...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson: Misery in Wales has moulded Steve Hansen
As head coach of the All Blacks, Steve Hansen has lost three Test matches in five years. In the same position...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Gregor Townsend would make a fine Lions attack coach
As amazing as a 2017 Lions coaching team of Warren Gatland, Joe Schmidt and Vern Cotter sounds they are all bosses ...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoSix Nations can’t ignore Georgia’s tour glory
Georgia were back home in Tbilisi this week being lauded by one and all after their inaugural Pacific Island tour resulted...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNiall Morris joins Leinster
Former Leicester wing Niall Morris has joined Leinster on a short-term deal. The 27-year-old utility back has already met with the...
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Dream Team
/ 9 years agoDream Team: Ciaran Hearn – Canada and London Irish centre
1. Cian Healy – I played against him twice. The first time was with Agen against Leinster and then at the...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Welfare is sacrificed on altar of Test cash
For those who survived the World Cup and everything else the fates threw at them, the longest of all seasons ended...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: ‘Respect’ is the key to James Haskell’s rejuvenation
James Haskell is proof that you can’t keep a good man down. The sheer storm-force belligerence with which he bowled over...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNeck injury ends Luke Fitzgerald career
Luke Fitzgerald has announced his retirement from professional rugby with immediate effect. The 28-year-old Leinster, Ireland and British & Irish Lions...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoRampant England U20s reach World Cup final
England are through to the World Rugby U20 Championship final after a 39-17 victory over South Africa at the Manchester City...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoDonncha O’Callaghan battles to give war-torn kids better life
Warrior Donncha O’Callaghan brought down the curtain on a gruelling first season at Worcester and then set off on a more...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoStander hit with one-week ban
CJ Stander has been banned for a week and will miss Ireland‘s second Test against South Africa on Saturday. The South...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Ford’s bad day shouldn’t stop him driving England
Before George Ford played against Wales last weekend, Eddie Jones was asked whether Bath’s sacking of his father as their director...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoJonny Sexton ruled out of South Africa tour
Jonny Sexton has been ruled out of Ireland‘s tour of South Africa due to injury. The Leinster fly-half picked up a...