All posts tagged "Lions"
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoJamie Roberts to kick-off tribute to Dr jack Matthews
Jamie Roberts will get a chance to ease his pre-British & Irish Lions squad selection nerves when he kicks-off a special...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Gordon Ross – London Welsh and former Edinburgh and Scotland fly-half
1. Tom Smith – He wasn’t the biggest in the world but he was hugely talented. He was a terrific ball-player...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoAndrew Sheridan is backed for Lions call-up by rival Dan Cole
Leicester prop Dan Cole prepared for his first competitive tussle with Andrew Sheridan next week by insisting the Lions cannot afford...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Selection of Marler cost England the game
As the wheels fell off England‘s Chariot in Cardiff I couldn’t help thinking that it was probably for the best. The...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: James Gaskell – Sale lock/flanker
Tough season to date? Very, both physically and mentally. But as a younger player you might as well learn the hard...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Mike Blair – Brive and former Scotland and Edinburgh scrum-half
I was a late call-up for the 2009 Lions in South Africa and never really felt I had the selectors’ backing....
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Lions levy hits their own fans
The latest twist in the Lions Test ticket story is that the Australian Rugby Union has refuted the statement from a...
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Latest News
/ 12 years ago“Six Nations is very important on Lions year” – Gavin Hastings
As Scotland continue to go from strength to strength in the 6 Nations we hear from one of Scottish rugby‘s all-time...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoStephen Jones to hang up the boots
After weeks of speculations about his future, Stephen Jones has announced he will retire from professional rugby at the end of...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoWin with new Palmer’s cocoa butter formula MEN body & face lotion!
With England hosting the World Cup in 2015, the Lions Tour just around the corner, and the Six Nations having kicked...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Barry Everit – former Munster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half
1. Jason Leonard – A fantastic scrummager who played over so many different eras and lasted an incredible amount of time...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoStuart Hogg could grab the limelight for the Lions
When full-back Stuart Hogg made his Scotland debut as a 19-year-old last year he was following in the exact footsteps of...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoGatland will pick Lions on form not nationality
British & Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland is adamant he will make his selection for the up-coming tour to Australia purely...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: the Scots are no pushovers
Two months ago there was not a single scribe, broadcaster, or media pundit anywhere who predicted England would beat New Zealand....
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Craig Chalmers – former Lions and Scotland fly-half
1. Jason Leonard – The world’s most capped prop. He adjusted so well from the amateur days to professionalism. The heart...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Tony Diprose – former England Quins and Saracens No.8
Standing in front of nearly 30,000 Australians and having to speak after we had just lost 76-0 was a hugely tough...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: Dragons big dilemma – when to cash in on Toby
They say Toby Faletau is not for sale, that those across the border and across the Channel eager to buy him...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Lewis Moody – former Leicester, Bath, England and Lions flanker
Sitting on the bench in the World Cup final in 2003 I found myself for the first time ever starting to...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: John Beatie – Former Scotland and Lions No.8
1. David Sole – He was so young when he first showed up for training but already a fantastic prop. You...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoHartley handed two-week ban
Dylan Hartley has been banned for two weeks for striking an opponent with his elbow last week. The incident occurred as...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoMcBryde named Wales interim head coach
Robin McBryde has been named as Wales interim Head Coach for their two-Test summer tour to Japan next summer. With Warren...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoAndy Farrell and Graham Rowntree confirmed as Lions coaches
As expected, England duo Andy Farrell, Graham Rowntree have been confirmed as Warren Gatland‘s Lions assistants for next summer’s tour of...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoPriestland out for rest of the season
Rhys Priestland will be out of action for six months after suffering a ruptured left achilles tendon during the region’s Heineken...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Grayson stricken by Midlands fly-halfitis
Paul Grayson’s exit from Northampton after being at Franklin’s Gardens as an assistant coach and player for 19 years suggests that...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoRowntree and Farrell to coach the Lions
England coaches Graham Rowntree and Andy Farrell will assist British and Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland on this summer’s tour...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: T-shirt test revealed Gavin was an outsider
Gavin Henson has been branded a non-team player by the Wales coach who gave him his international baptism eleven years ago....
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoJohn Mitchell officially joins Sale
As expected and revealed in The Rugby Paper over a month ago, John Mitchell has taken over as a member of...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: It wasn’t just the money that lured Jamie away
Once this column revealed the sheer scale of the offer from Racing Metro a fortnight ago, it was just a matter...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoLions Greatest XV: centres
Centres are the playmakers and finishers who make the most of the chances created by the fly-halves inside them, and The...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Jonathan Mills – London Welsh captain
Surprised yourselves this season? Not ourselves, no! We’re probably the only ones that gave ourselves a chance but if you’d offered...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: David Paice – London Irish hooker
1. Clarke Dermody – Great scrummager who never stopped tackling. He was also a great captain who led by example. He’s...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoRelegation is a must, Garry Schofield tells Ian McGeechan
Rugby League legend Garry Schofield has rubbished suggestions by Sir Ian McGeechan that relegation from the Aviva Premiership should be abolished. McGeechan...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoLions Greatest XV: scrum-halves
The best scrum-half I have seen, or am ever likely to see – that was the verdict on Gareth Edwards from...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Young Jonny made a big impact in Wales’ debut
Jonny Wilkinson’s career has spanned 15 years and 367 matches, a tribute as much as anything to his indomitable spirit. His...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoArmitage brothers look for Lions spot
The Armitage brothers have accepted they stand more chance of playing for the Lions than they do of getting a recall...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years ago“Warren Gatland must hold his nerve over Lions team,” says Ian McGeechan
In an era when even the finest rugby coaches have a drastically short shelf-life, Sir Ian McGeechan’s longevity of service with...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Ross Samson – London Scottish and former London Irish scrum-half
1. Alan Jacobsen – ‘Chunk’ is the Godfather of Scottish rugby. Nobody messes with him and he knows all the dark...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoWatch out, Saints Courtney Lawes is back and bigger than ever
It was Andy Goode’s misfortune to be in the wrong place at the wrong time last Saturday afternoon. With 60 minutes...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Sort out this mess or risk destroying the 2012 vibe
Mark McCafferty has come under withering fire after negotiating a unilateral £152m television rights deal for English club rugby with BT...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Martin Haag Nottingham head-coach
Being part of the first English team to win the European Cup was an incredible feeling – especially up against a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Extending power of TMOs allows refs to pass the buck
I watched Sale christen their new home at the Salford City stadium with an unfortunate loss against Saracens last Saturday. A...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoTop 14 round 6: preview and predictions
This week the duel between Jonny Wilkinson and Frederic Michalak won’t happen as both will start for Toulon and form the...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Mark Cueto – Sale winger
Last of the old guard at Sale… how does that feel? It feels good, actually. It’s my 11th year and we’ve...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Ian Smith – Former Leicester coach and captain
Soon after I became the first head coach of Leicester in the pro era, I sneaked into Welford Road and walked...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoWallabies get set to cash in on the Lions
The Australians have drawn up plans to cash in on the Lions by charging £200 a ticket for the three-Test series....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoInspirational Dylan Hartley lead Northampton to bonus-point win over Exeter
Dylan Hartley put down an early marker for a Lions selection with a superb performance to help Northampton claim a 24-21...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoJenkins not released for start of Lions tour?
Toulon boss Bernard Laporte revealed today that they might not release Wales prop Gethin Jenkins for the start of the 2013...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoLions announce Warren Gatland as head coach
Wales head coach Warren Gatland was announced yesterday as head coach for the British and Irish Lions tour to Australia next...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: TMOs should be allowed to single out the thugs
The Premiership has announced that it intends to increase the powers of the TMO’s at live televised games by allowing them...
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English Championship
/ 13 years ago“We’ll have fun rising to challenge,” says Newcastle’s Dean Richards
Dean Richards will warn his Newcastle troops to expect the unexpected when they finally get their Championship campaign up and running...
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