All posts tagged "Sam Warburton"
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/ 8 years agoLions watch: back rows
New Zealand have been kings of the contest for the ball in the loose for as long as anyone can remember,...
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Features
/ 8 years agoLions must dethrone the breakdown kings
Sam Warburton Thunderous: No.8 Billy Vunipola Taulupe Faletau CJ Stander NEW Zealand have been kings of the contest for the ball...
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Features
/ 8 years agoMoriarty on the move next year
ROSS Moriarty has rejected the offer of a new contract from Gloucester but will still be seeing out the final year...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoBolter O’Mahony ‘has drive to lead Lions’
By NEALE HARVEY DONNCHA O’Callaghan reckons forceful Irish back rower Peter O’Mahony is a viable contender for the Lions captaincy if...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoShane Williams: Warburton still the pick of captaincy candidates
The clock is ticking in the run up to Warren Gatland‘s Lions squad announcement, but for me there’s only one man...
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Features
/ 8 years agoWilkinson: Lions will need a team full of captains to defeat All Blacks
Been there: Jonny Wilkinson on Lions duty in 2005 By GARY FITZGERALD NEWS EXTRA JONNY Wilkinson claims the Lions will need...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoPeter Jackson: Warren so wrong on Sam’s loss as skipper
Warren Gatland has found the oldest scapegoat under the sun for Sam Warburton losing the Wales captaincy before their worst Six...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoWarren so wrong on Sam’s loss as skipper
PETER JACKSON Confusion: Sam Warburton was given mixed messages PICTURE: Getty Images Warren Gatland has found the oldest scapegoat under the...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoMy team of the tournament…
15. Stuart Hogg (Scotland): One of few modern players with genuine x-factor. A try scorer and provider. Rob Kearney was in...
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/ 8 years agoMitchell: Lions should go with co-captains
By JON NEWCOMBE THE Lions captaincy will be the key debate now the Six Nations has concluded, but John Mitchell believes...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoIt’s Rorke’s Drift again, but this time the Welsh heroics end badly
By PETER JACKSON Roar power: Referee Wayne Barnes awards a try to Damien Chouly, of France, deep in injury-time to level...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoAdvantage Webb in battle for Lions jersey
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND THIS was much more like it from Wales and in George North and Rhys Webb,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoYoung and Solomona top of the list outside bets for Lions
Is there any chance of Warren Gatland coming up with a genuine bolter for the 2017 Lions? Probably not. All four...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoShane Williams: Missed chances again, now let Giles try and take them
Wales‘ Six Nations title hopes are now over and they have only themselves to blame. The defeat to England was an...
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Features
/ 8 years agoYoung and Solomona top the list of outside bets for summer crusade
Stand-out Premiership openside: Wasps’ Thomas Young IS THERE any chance of Warren Gatland coming up with a genuine bolter for the...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoMissed chances again, now let Giles try and take them
SHANE WILLIAMS Despair: A dejected Sam Warburton and the Welsh team walk off the pitch PICTURES: Getty Images WALES AND LIONS...
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/ 8 years agoAnscombe: My fight for Wales recall starts here
By JAMES CANDY PREVIEW Cardiff Blues v Connacht Today. Kick-off 1.05pm CARDIFF Blues outsidehalf Gareth Anscombe is determined to reignite his...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoBonus point in Rome, then bring it on in Cardiff!
SHANE WILLIAMS I EXPECT Wales to find things tricky against Italy but still seal a bonuspoint win – and then it’s...
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Six Nations
/ 8 years agoHowley opts for experience to get Wales off to a flyer
WALES interim coach Rob Howley makes five changes to the team that beat South Africa in November. Second row Alun-Wyn Jones...
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/ 8 years agoWarburton to start for Wales in Italy
Sam Warburton has been named at blindside in the Wales pack ahead of their trip to Italy in the opening round...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 8 years agoJeremy Guscott: A reborn Warburton can still make big Lions contribution
There are not many who have achieved what Sam Warburton has in the game, and even fewer who have done it...
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Peter Jackson
/ 8 years agoPeter Jackson: Warburton’s too good to be left in the cold for long
In hindsight, Sam Warburton might have seen the writing on the wall as well as everywhere else on the day of...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoShane Williams – This won’t rule Sam out from Lions role
Sam Warburton’s decision to give up the Wales captaincy won’t be one he’s taken lightly, but I think it’s the right...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 8 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Fasten your seatbelts for a rip-roaring 2017
The great thing about the New Year, for the rugbyhead anyway, is that everything seems to accelerate after January 1. The...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoShane Williams: James Davies ban spot on but Dylan Hartley put so much at risk
There is simply no place in rugby for abusing match officials, but any talk of the Scarlets sacking James Davies for...
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Shane Williams
/ 8 years agoShane Williams: How many back rows can finish like Tipuric?
I’ve said it plenty of times, but I’m more than happy to say it again, Justin Tipuric is one of the...
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Latest News
/ 8 years agoInjured Warburton out of Springboks clash
Sam Warburton picked up an injury in training this week and as a result will miss Wales‘ game against South Africa...
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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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/ 9 years agoWales change six for Pumas clash
Rob Howley has made six changes ahead of Wales‘ meeting with Argentina in Cardiff on Saturday, taking the axe to the...
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/ 9 years agoWales v Australia preview
Leigh Halfpenny will make his long awaited return to Test rugby after being given a start at fullback against Australia. Halfpenny...
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/ 9 years agoWarburton’s return delayed by stiff neck
Sam Warburton will not return to action against Pau because of stiffness in his neck, despite fully recovering from a fractured...
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/ 9 years agoSurgery for Sam Warburton
Cardiff Blues have confirmed that Sam Warburton will undergo surgery on a fractured cheekbone today. The Wales captain suffered the injury...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: Get Stephen Jones on board when Lions confirm Warren Gatland call
When it comes to leading the British & Irish Lions, it’s all about experience and that’s why Warren Gatland is the...
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/ 9 years agoWRU in talks to take over the Cardiff Blues
Welsh Rugby Union bosses are considering a shock take-over of Cardiff Blues. Blues chairman Peter Thomas has held talks with the...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams: James Davies proved he is the man for a big occasion
I’m sure I’m not the only person who has been gripped this week by the Olympic Sevens. Any doubts over whether...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: The Welsh Lions face mauling by England
The last Lions Test team contained ten Welshmen and two English. The numbers for the next one could very easily turn...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 9 years agoDylan Hartley can challenge captain Sam Warburton says Fran Cotton
Dylan Hartley’s conversion from serial offender into a challenger to Sam Warburton as Lions captain is given a ringing endorsement today...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson verdict: Promise fades for Wales as Steve Hansen finds a new batch
There will probably be calls this morning from Humanitarian Aid organisations for another referendum in Wales so the people can decide...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWales change two for second NZ Test
Wales have made two changes to their starting XV for the second Test against New Zealand in Wellington with Rhys Patchell...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams verdict: Lively Liam Williams is such a joy to watch
What a game and what an effort from Sam Warburton and his boys but yet again, New Zealand showed why they...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson verdict: The All Blacks got up off the canvas
Peter The cognoscenti had been nodding all over New Zealand all week in agreement with Christian Cullen’s prognosis, that Wales wouldn’t...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: Wales, it’s time to give All Blacks a real Test!
When Wales touched down in Auckland the other day, the All Blacks did their level best to ensure them a soft...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams column: That Twickenham horrow show will be a blessing in disguise
The only positive for Wales to take out of their pretty desperate performance against England last Sunday was at least that...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoDan Lydiate out of New Zealand tour
Uncapped Cardiff Blues flanker Ellis Jenkins has been called into the Wales squad as a replacemenet for Dan Lydiate to tour...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoPeter Jackson column: James Davies can use Warren Gatland snub to star in Olympics
According to Warren Gatland, New Zealand is no country for young men to be initiated into the ranks of Test rugby,...
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Featured
/ 9 years agoI’m relishing clash with spiky Mike Brown says Liam Williams
Liam Williams wants to stick the boot into England after Tom Wood’s kick left him seeing stars. Williams was part of...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoWales unchanged for Six Nations decider against England
Wales have named an unchanged starting XV to face England at Twickenham in the Six Nations decider on Saturday. There are...
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Shane Williams
/ 9 years agoShane Williams’ verdict: Livewire Gareth Davies is the Welsh gamebreaker but he must learn quickly it’s not all about try glory
Gareth Davies sums up Wales right now – plenty of effort but lacking that final crucial touch. Davies was named man...
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/ 9 years agoWhy Sam Warburton really stayed in Wales
Modest Sam Warburton insists he is not guaranteed his place against France next weekend and revealed how a dog kept him...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoDan Biggar fit to start against Scotland
Dan Biggar has recovered from his ankle injury and will start at fly-half for Wales‘ Six Nations match against Scotland on...
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