All posts tagged "Joe Launchbury"
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Premiership
/ 8 years agoEvans is Harlequins’ hero again in Stoop swansong
By NICK VERDIER NICK Evans, playing his last game at the Twickenham Stoop, guided Harlequins to yet another famous win as...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoYoung: Gold standard Launchbury a Lions must
Dai Young would be “hugely disappointed” to see Joe Launchbury left out of the Lions squad tomorrow and he reckons Wasps...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoIt’s all bash and carry as Lawes aims to continue improvement
By NICK VERDIER COURTNEY Lawes may have looked back to his best during the Six Nations but the Saints man has...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoWillie wasn’t a wonker – he just got it wrong
Don’t blame Willie Le Roux or Danny Cipriani for that matter. Wasps’ humbling defeat at Leinster went much deeper than an...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoTwickenham rout ‘will cost Scots their Lions places’
Former Scotland lock Jim Hamilton fears his countrymen’s 62-21 Six Nations thrashing by England has dashed any hope of significant Lions...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoDom wants to become Tigers’ Don in the future
By NEALE HARVEY AMBITIOUS Leicester lock Dom Barrow insists he is ready for a crack at Test rugby – and will...
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Nick Cain
/ 8 years agoNick Cain: Yes, England were foggy, but so are World Rugby
Eddie Jones and his players can thank their lucky stars that their latest tactical tutorial came from Italy. There is a...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYes, England were foggy, but so are World Rugby
EDDIE Jones and his players can thank their lucky stars that their latest tactical tutorial came from Italy. There is a...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Jack Wallace – Bristol full-back
1. Kyle Trainor – Fantastic leader who brings his international experience to the squad. Very vocal and very much a player...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 8 years agoKruis will keep his foot down in quest to be Borthwick’s man Down Under
British & Lions hopeful George Kruis is adamant there will be no favouritism from Steve Borthwick despite his former Saracens colleague’s...
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Dream Team
/ 8 years agoDream Team: Matt Mullan – Wasps prop
1. Tony Windo – He helped me out a lot when I was coming through the Worcester academy. He was a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 8 years agoJeff Probyn: Advantage Kruis now with Launchbury left in limbo
Opportunity: it’s something everybody needs and deserves, but not all can use it to achieve their full potential. Injury has been...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoFish and chips? At times this England performance was a banquet of brilliance
Eddie Jones called for fish and chips rugby to beat Fiji – by which I take it he meant basic wholesome...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoJoe blow for England but Kruis is back
Joe Launchbury will miss the rest of England’s autumn internationals after picking up a two-week ban. The Wasps lock was found...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 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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Jeremy Guscott
/ 8 years agoJeremy Guscott: Daly puts his marker down to remind Joseph he has to be on top form to come back
One of the best measurements of the quality of Eddie Jones‘ performance as England head coach has been that almost every...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 9 years agoI can hit heights for England and Eddie Jones says Joe Launchbury
Wasps captain Joe Launchbury will today attempt to deliver another towering performance against Toulouse in the European Champions Cup to convince...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoDon’t knock maul, it’s art, says Dai Young
Dai Young, the Wasps director of rugby, believes the driving maul will continue to be a potent try-scoring weapon despite fears...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoWasps will feed off last year’s hurt
Now one of the richest clubs in Europe, Wasps have assembled a star-studded squad and go into the new campaign as...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoJoe Launchbury named Wasps captain
Joe Launchbury has been appointed Wasps captain ahead of the new season. The England lock, who is closing in on a...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Ehize Ehizode – Wasps lock
It has been a challenging few weeks for Ehize Ehizode, but the highly-rated lock is settling in at Coventry and is...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSaracens primed to emulate Tigers’ long period of dominance
George Kruis is confident Saracens can create a long-lasting legacy by repeating last season’s heroics to become the first Premiership side...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoHarrison replaces Haskell in England XV
Teimana Harrison will start in England’s back row for the third Test against Australia in Sydney. The Northampton flanker is the...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoChudley free to play in Premiership final
Will Chudley will be able to take part in the Premiership final on Saturday after having his charge for kicking Joe...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoSteffon Armitage? We’d take him, says Dallaglio
A move by Wasps to sign Steffon Armitage would make sense to everyone involved according to club legend.
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain column: Joe Lauchbury is fixing a steely gaze on his new challenges
Joe Launchbury knows what it is like to be the young, blue-eyed boy of the England pack. The Wasps lock also...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 9 years agoWallaby ace George Smith leads race for top gong – Rob Miller
Australian superstar George Smith is a prime contender to be crowned Aviva Premiership player of the year, according to Wasps team-mate...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoSo pleased I kept the faith in Wasps, says Joe Launchbury
Joe Launchbury has been used to low key ends to seasons after returning from Six Nations duty over the years, but...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: Get smart, Wales, and you’ll win the big one
It doesn’t matter if you’re a new cap or a veteran international, facing England is the game that gets the blood...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEngland call Lawes as Launchbury pulls out of Ireland clash
Courtney Lawes has been called back by England after Joe Launchbury was deemed unfit to play against Ireland on Saturday. The...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Ed Slater – Leicester captain
How’s pre-season been? It has been really long but it’s a good thing because of the changes we’ve had in the...
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Dream Team
/ 10 years agoDream Team: Joe Carlisle – London Welsh and former Worcester and Wasps fly-half
1. Matt Mullan – The fittest prop I’ve ever played with. A great leader too who is rightly captaining Wasps when...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoCourtney Lawes and Joe Launchbury ‘top locks for England’
Pair must be England’s World Cup starting locks according to Nick Kennedy.
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoElliot Daly and Joe Simpson among seven extensions at Wasps
Wasps have today announced that seven players have put pen to paper to remain at the club – including Elliot Daly...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain talks to Dave Attwood about the effect the Bath quartet is having on England
When Dave Attwood grounded the ball over the line at the Millennium Stadium late in the script for what appeared to...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoJoe Launchbury will miss Six Nations
Wasps have today confirmed that second row Joe Launchbury will miss the Six Nations as he requires surgery to decompress a...
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Featured
/ 10 years agoI’m here on merit, Dave Attwood warns his England rivals
England lock believes an impressive series of autumn displays has thrust him into pole position for a Six Nations starting spot.
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoLaunchbury out of autumn Tests
Joe Launchbury has been ruled out of England‘s autumn Tests due to injury. The Wasps lock, who suffers from a nerve...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Charlie Hayter – England Sevens and former Wasps and Moseley centre
1. Matt Mullan – He has one of the best work rates in the game and would not be out of...
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Dream Team
/ 11 years agoDream Team: Tom Varndell – Wasps and former Leicester wing
1. Matt Mullan – One of the fittest players I’ve ever played with. The ultimate professional on and off the pitch...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoLate change at lock for England
England have been forced to make a late change to their starting XV to face New Zealand on Saturday with Geoff Parling still...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Courtney Lawes about England’s welcome strength in depth
Courtney Lawes on the bench? If ever there was a register of the growing confidence and depth of the England squad...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoEuro Cup place ‘will keep’ Joe Launchbury at London Wasps
Fears that England lock Joe Launchbury could be the next Wasps star pinched by Saracens have eased now that qualification for...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoCharlie Matthews making up ground on old pal Joe Launchbury
Harlequins second row Charlie Matthews believes he is finally coming of age after putting his injury hell behind him to start...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoCourtney Lawes still dishes it out but is not so hit and miss
If anyone was in doubt that Courtney Lawes can still deliver big hits with the best of them, then look no...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoMemo to Stuart Lancaster: Michael Paterson’s available
Not many outside of Wales realised quite what an exceptional bit of business Sale supremo Steve Diamond had done last summer...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Joe Launchbury about Wasps’ late season challenges and his advancement with England
Joe Launchbury does not conform to the old school second row stereotype. His face doesn’t look as if it’s been flirting...
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Featured
/ 11 years agoCourtney Lawes and Joe Launchbury are ‘best in the world’
Former England lock Ben Kay has hailed the Courtney Lawes/Joe Launchbury double act as the perfect second row partnership.
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Disco kids can lead Wales a dance
Danny Care and Owen Farrell have been dancing to a new beat this season. It emerged this week that when the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoDominant Courtney Lawes takes game to another level
Courtney Lawes has established himself as one of world rugby’s foremost locks, insists his Northampton second row partner Christian Day.
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