All posts tagged "South Africa"
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/ 2 days agoLuke Northmore still in the England reckoning
By Paul Rees Luke Northmore is due a break after a succession of injuries have so far thwarted the Harlequins centre’s...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 days agoChris Hewett: If there is any justice, George Ford will be a British and Irish Lion
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed The difference between time and eternity? It’s all relative – get it? – but in...
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/ 2 days agoChris Hewett: Players moving north is no shock
If it takes at least seven years to train as an architect – and a minimum of 70 to negotiate the...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 days agoUnited Rugby Championship: Nine-try Ospreys demolish Dragons
By Simon Thomas The Ospreys secured the bonus point win they needed to keep their URC play-off hopes alive as they...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 2 days agoLions 26-7 Connacht: South African hosts in league of their own
By David John Lions ................26 Connacht........... 7 Connacht's play-off hopes were dealt a blow with a second consecutive defeat in South...
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/ 2 days agoDan Lydiate is moving over to a coaching role at Dragons
By Sam Jackson Dan Lydiate will move into a coaching role at Dragons after yesterday playing his final game for the...
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/ 2 days agoLittle good news is coming out of Africa
MENTION recently of the late Claude Saurel and his eclectic coaching career brought back memories of the African Leopards XV, a...
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/ 2 days agoLeopard who did change his spots
NORMAN Mbiko is probably not a name that resonates strongly here in Britain and Ireland, but the feisty scrum-half from the...
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/ 2 days agoHonesty and accountability are key for me
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Raynn Bruce, below, head coach at Twickenham RFC in Counties 1 Surrey/ Sussex (level...
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Features
/ 2 days agoEngland survive French hostility
■By BEN JAYCOCK ENGLAND U18s head coach Jonathan Pendlebury revelled in leading his side through an unbeaten Six Nations Festival in...
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/ 4 days agoCharlie Elliott: Ben Youngs’ Best Career Moments
By Charlie Elliott Ben Youngs announced his retirement from rugby earlier this week, with the scrum-half set to hang up his boots at the end...
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/ 1 week agoFreddie Steward puts his heart into Leicester Tigers
By Paul Rees Freddie Steward is forgetting about England as he sets his mind on helping Leicester reach the Premiership playoffs....
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Dream Team
/ 1 week agoDream Team – Simon Linsell
SIMON LINSELL, THE BARNES AND FORMER GLOUCESTER & EALING TRAILFINDERS PROP, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE’S PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1....
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/ 1 week agoLeinster are good … but they would not beat France
By Nick Cain The hype was in full flood after Leinster’s two-match 142-0 European Cup haul against Harlequins and Glasgow, when...
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/ 1 week agoIt’s been a challenge captaining Dragons, admits Aneurin Owen
By Simon Thomas Aneurin Owen is the first to admit it’s been a challenging time to be Dragons captain this season,...
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/ 1 week agoSouth Africa deserve to stage another World Cup
IT was with a heavy heart that I read comments from SA rugby president Mark Alexander this week dismissing the possibility...
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Columnists
/ 1 week agoJeff Probyn: Like wine, props used to get better with age
A front row view of the game Earlier this week, I was asked to do an interview for GB News to...
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/ 2 weeks agoURC: Biggest things to look out for in each game
By Charlie Elliott Following a couple of moderately successful weeks that saw a URC team in both of the European semis,...
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/ 2 weeks agoPete Ryan: Bridgend’s College Pathway
By Pete Ryan For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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/ 2 weeks agoThe best Southern hemisphere players who have played in the North
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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/ 2 weeks agoCurtis Langdon’s out to add to his cap collection
Curtis Langdon is aiming to make up for lost time and add to the two England caps he won in 2021...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoJeremy Guscott: Power of four will be crucial for Andy Farrell
In terms of pedigree, the 2025 British & Irish Lions squad selected by head coach Andy Farrell next month to tour...
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Columnists
/ 2 weeks agoNick Cain: Premiership clubs need to set higher standards
The most concerning aspect of the Harlequins no-show against Leinster at Croke Park last weekend, which finished in a 62-0 European...
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Women's Six Nations
/ 2 weeks agoTwo changes for Scotland as they face winless Italy
PREVIEW... ■By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland v Italy Today. Kick-off 3pm, Hive Stadium Captain: Scotland blindside Rachel Malcolm SCOTLAND host winless Italy...
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/ 2 weeks agoQuinnell’s quick pint at The Ferry Boat Inn
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW OF ALL the books written about the Lions, no reference can be found...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoClubs trapped in tangled web
PAUL REES LOOKS AT WHY NORTHAMPTON WERE THE LAST ENGLISH TEAM STANDING IN THIS SEASON’S CHAMPIONS CUP AND then there was...
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Features
/ 2 weeks agoShaun was never slow to tell me if I was wrong
MY LIFEIN RUGBY STUART ABBOTT THE FORMER ENGLAND, WASPS & HARLEQUINS CENTRE I ONLY arrived in England, where my mother was...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 weeks agoDave Cherry and Ali Price heading abroad
Scotland internationals Dave Cherry and Ali Price are to move on from Edinburgh at the end of the season to “take...
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James Harrington
/ 2 weeks agoTop 14: Raffaele Storti set to get his chance at Grenoble
French Column by James Harrington Portugal winger Raffaele Storti has made a habit of not doing things the easy way –...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoMillie David on playing with Ilona Maher and England U20s upcoming game against South Africa
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 weeks agoBritish and Irish Lions potential bolters: Henry Pollock to make the plane?
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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International Rugby
/ 3 weeks agoDan Biggar’s Best Career Moments
By Charlie Elliott For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or...
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Latest News
/ 3 weeks agoHandre Pollard determined to leave Leicester Tigers on a high
By Paul Rees Handre Pollard is determined to leave Leicester on a high having decided to return to South Africa next...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 weeks agoJeremy Guscott: Champions Cup still has a role to play
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... The European Cup is as big as the clubs involved want to...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 weeks agoBritish and Irish Lions: Come on, Andy Farrell, put a bolter on your list
Thinking Allowed by Chris Hewett Henry Pollock is the most headline-grabbing talent to emerge in English rugby since Maro Itoje, who...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 weeks agoLawrence Dallaglio: Old hands need to state their British and Irish Lions case
Paul Rees talks to Lawrence Dallaglio about the crucial selection choices facing British and Irish Lions coach Andy Farrell George Ford...
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Features
/ 3 weeks agoMy two years at Ealing were best of my career
MY LIFEIN RUGBY AARON PENBERTHY THE FORMER REDRUTH, CORNISH PIRATES, JERSEY REDS AND EALING FLY-HALF, WHO NOW PLAYS FOR JERSEY RFC...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 4 weeks agoInjury update means Duhan van der Merwe is on track for action with British and Irish Lions
For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoSantiago Grondona: We will take it to England
By Mark Stevens Santiago Grondona says Argentina are determined to lay down a marker when they play host to England for...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 month agoJeremy Guscott: Andy Farrell’s British and Irish Lions coaching team shows he has an eye on the future
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable, every week... Before I went on a Lions tour I knew a bit about...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 month agoExplosion of tries is turning into a circus
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Some of us remember “Mr Creosote”, the Monty Python character who, after a light dinner...
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United Rugby Championship
/ 1 month agoURC: Leinster stand firm to take out Sharks
By John Fallon Sharks................ 7 Leinster............ 10 A vastly understrength Leinster side carved out a brilliant win in a real arm-wrestle...
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Features
/ 1 month agoHow the split bench is dividing the game
WHETHER IT’S 7-1, 6-2OR 5-3, PAUL REES CONSIDERS WHAT IMPACT THE CHOICE OF SUBSTITUTES IS HAVING ON THE GAME WHEN Rassie...
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Latest News
/ 1 month agoMaro Itoje ready to follow in steps of Sir Gareth Edwards
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Maro Itoje has climbed so high so swiftly that he will...
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/ 1 month agoCharlie Elliott: The top ten tackles in the history of rugby
For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...
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/ 1 month agoSocial media moments of the week: Bill Mata produces ‘tackle of the year’ on Henry Slade
For exclusive stories and all the detailed rugby news you need, subscribe to The Rugby Paper website, digital edition, or newspaper from as...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoIt’s France, not the British and Irish Lions, for Shaun Edwards
By Peter Jackson Shaun Edwards will be tackling a ‘unique challenge’ in the Southern Hemisphere this summer instead of making a...
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/ 1 month agoThe future looks bright for versatile players – Danny Care
By Ben Jaycock Super sub Danny Care built a 100-cap England career off the back of impacts from the bench but...
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/ 1 month agoRob Baxter puts his faith in England U20s stars for Exeter Chiefs
By Paul Rees Rob Baxter expects the seven Exeter players who were involved in England’s recent Under-20 Six Nations campaign to...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 month agoBritish and Irrish Lions facing Pacific Island side is a terrific move that will spread the love
By Chris Hewett A few weeks ago, this column reached the startling conclusion that despite masses of evidence to the contrary,...
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