All posts tagged "New Zealand"
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Features
/ 5 months agoSpringboks and Ireland to still lead the way in 2025
Paul Rees looks forward to 2025 and sees South Africa and Ireland keeping their places at the top of the tree...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoWhen the Pontypool front row became a hit
It’s pretty much 50 years ago to the day that the Pontypool front row became a thing, well sort of....
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 5 months ago‘Trailblazer’ Ilona Maher showing the way, says World Rugby chief
World Rugby chief Alan Gilpin is convinced Bristol Bears TikTok sensation Ilona Maher is just what the sport needs as momentum...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoFreddie Steward prepares new plan of attack
By Paul Rees Freddie Steward has the safest pair of hands in the Premiership and is now set on finding his...
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International Rugby
/ 5 months agoOllie Sleightholme is the right man for England
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... Since Ollie Sleightholme won his first two England caps against New Zealand...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoEthan Roots looking to find his old form
By Paul Rees Ethan Roots started 2024 with a bang, man of the match in Italy on his England debut, but...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoMaro Itoje: Life’s taken turn for the better under Steve Borthwick
England and Saracens lock Maro Itoje has claimed that the ‘atmosphere and experience’ of playing for the national team has improved...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 months agoMy take on the good, the bad and the ugly of rugby in 2024
Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A Weekly look at the game's other talking points The Good Lorenzo Pani: His exquisitely...
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Features
/ 5 months agoPlaying rugby was a free passport to travel – Maurie Fa’asavalu
My Life in Rugby - Maurie Fa'asavalu THE FORMER SAMOA RU, GREAT BRITAIN RL, HARLEQUINS, OYONNAX AND ST HELENS PLAYER, WHO...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoPut John Mitchell in charge of Lions, says Maggie Alphonsi
By Paul Eddison John Mitchell is the perfect candidate to lead the inaugural Lions Women team when they tour New Zealand...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoSpeedster Ollie Sleightholme ends the year on a high
By Paul Rees Ollie Sleightholme will not be among those glad to see the back of 2024 – a year in...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoSpeedster Ollie ends the year on a high
By PAUL REES OLLIE Sleightholme will not be among those glad to see the back of 2024 – a year in...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoSpeedster Ollie ends the year on a high
By PAUL REES OLLIE Sleightholme will not be among those glad to see the back of 2024 – a year in...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 months agoEngland’s outsiders deserve a chance
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S just six weeks before the start of the 2025 Six Nations, and since...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 months agoEngland’s outsiders deserve a chance
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S just six weeks before the start of the 2025 Six Nations, and since...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 5 months agoEngland’s outsiders deserve a chance
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK IT’S just six weeks before the start of the 2025 Six Nations, and since...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 months agoNo Mostert? That’s got to be a mistake
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Class act: Franco Mostert scoring for South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images HERE’S a funny thing: one of...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 months agoNo Mostert? That’s got to be a mistake
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Class act: Franco Mostert scoring for South Africa PICTURE: Getty Images HERE’S a funny thing: one of...
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Chris Hewett
/ 5 months agoNo Franco Mostert? That’s got to be a mistake
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Here's a funny thing: one of the more prominent rugby sites on the worldwide web...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoShane puts his faith in the finger of fate…
FOR more than 60 years, Red Conway stood in a class all on his own: the only international player to undergo...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoShane Lewis-Hughes puts his faith in the finger of fate…
For more than 60 years, Red Conway stood in a class all on his own: the only international player to undergo...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoShane puts his faith in the finger of fate…
FOR more than 60 years, Red Conway stood in a class all on his own: the only international player to undergo...
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Features
/ 5 months agoElite show struggling to fit in
AFTER A GRIM WEEKEND FOR SOUTH AFRICAN SIDES, PAUL REES ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE CHAMPIONS CUP...
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Features
/ 5 months agoElite show struggling to fit in
AFTER A GRIM WEEKEND FOR SOUTH AFRICAN SIDES, PAUL REES ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE CHAMPIONS CUP...
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Features
/ 5 months agoElite show struggling to fit in
AFTER A GRIM WEEKEND FOR SOUTH AFRICAN SIDES, PAUL REES ON WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE TO PROTECT THE CHAMPIONS CUP...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 months agoMY CHRISTMAS DAY XV
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Versatile: Mark Mapletoft lines up a kick for...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 months agoMy Christmas day XV
Rugby Matters - A weekly look at the game's other talking points by Brendan Gallagher Backs 15 Mark Mapletoft (England): Born...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 months agoMY CHRISTMAS DAY XV
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Versatile: Mark Mapletoft lines up a kick for...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoOsada gets the Knights off to flier
JAPAN RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK SAITAMA Wild Knights kicked off their Japan Rugby League One season in convincing fashion by beating...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoOsada gets the Knights off to flier
JAPAN RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK SAITAMA Wild Knights kicked off their Japan Rugby League One season in convincing fashion by beating...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoOsada gets the Knights off to flier
JAPAN RUGBY By BEN JAYCOCK SAITAMA Wild Knights kicked off their Japan Rugby League One season in convincing fashion by beating...
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Womens Rugby World Cup
/ 5 months agoEllie Kildunne believes impact of home Rugby World Cup lies ‘beyond imagination’
England and Harlequins full-back Ellie Kildunne cannot even fathom how transformative next year’s home Rugby World Cup might be for her...
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International Rugby
/ 5 months agoStart with Tom Roebuck, Ben Curry tells Steve Borthwick
By Ross Heppenstall Steve Borthwick has been urged to make in-form Sale star Tom Roebuck a starting winger in the Six...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoHandre Pollard: My future still up in the air
By Paul Rees Handre Pollard is out of contract at the end of the season and Leicester hope a strong showing...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoNew-boy Jordie Barrett quick to show his worth for Leinster
By Mark Stevens Leinster had a good inkling of what they were getting when they confirmed the signing of Jordie Barrett...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 months agoThe global travellers who light up game
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed There is nothing especially funny about short-term memory loss, but it may just have an...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoChris Robshaw backs USA to boost 2031 Rugby World Cup
By Paul Rees Chris Robshaw is confident the United States will make a success of hosting the 2031 World Cup and...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoFarrell looking for answers
ANALYSIS » AS WE PREPARE TO ENTER A LIONS YEAR, PAUL REES CONSIDERS THE OPTIONS WHICH MIGHT COME TOGETHER IN AUSTRALIA...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 5 months agoHellfire Corner gives a warm welcome to all
Rugby Matters by Brendan Gallagher - A weekly look at the game's other talking points Rugby was undergoing a massive boom...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoBrave Lupus banking on Mo’unga class
By MATT McILRAITH THE fourth season of Japan Rugby League One kicks off this week, with the tournament opening with the...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoEbbw Vale take over at the top
Welsh Rugby Super Rygbi round-up By CARL FIELD EBBW Vale are the new leaders of Super Rygbi Cymru after they rallied...
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Latest News
/ 5 months agoEngland XV to host France
An England XV will host a France XV in an uncapped match at Twickenham on Saturday June 21 as a warm-up...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 5 months agoJapan League One 2024/25 Season Preview
The fourth edition of Japan Rugby League One kicks off next week, with the tournament opening with the clash between Mie...
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Champions Cup
/ 5 months agoRonan O’Gara would ‘bite hands off’ for top Test coach role – but not Wales job
Ronan O’Gara says there are international jobs he would “bite people’s hands off for” as he underlined a burning desire to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 6 months agoEngland were not too far off – Henry Slade
By Mark Stevens Henry Slade believes England deserved more credit for their performances this autumn, insisting it was ‘small margins’ that...
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Latest News
/ 6 months agoJoe Heyes determined to prove himself at the top level
By Jon Newcombe Joe Heyes has used the hurt of missing out on a place in England’s Autumn Nations Series squad...
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International Rugby
/ 6 months agoTommy Freeman is happy to have a crack at centre
By Paul Rees Tommy Freeman has started all of England’s internationals this year on the wing but fancies having a crack...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 months agoWinners? It’s hard to look beyond Toulouse – Chris Robshaw
Paul Rees talks to Chris Robshaw about the Champions Cup - and why he rates England’s chances in the Six Nations...
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Champions Cup
/ 6 months agoTime for Bristol Bears to step up to the plate
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... English clubs like Saracens, Leicester, Bath, Northampton and, to a lesser extent,...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 6 months agoMy British & Irish Lions team are ready for take-off
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week... There is a view that picking a Lions Test team almost...