All posts tagged "South Africa"
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 2 months agoJeremy Guscott: Time to shrug off the straitjacket, England
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & unmissable every week... If you put the England backs behind the French pack would they...
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Letters
/ 2 months agoThe 7-1 bench split must be given the boot
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The reality of the 7:1 bench split is unmasked. The development...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 months agoLet me tell you a secret (…but keep it quiet)
HISTORIC! Momentous! Unique! Extraordinary! You know it’s a British and Irish Lions year when the word “extraordinary” fails to secure a...
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Features
/ 2 months agoMatthew Tait Should I have focused on one position? I don’t know
Paul Rees looks back at Mathew Tait’s career and finds out how he - and his family - are now living...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 2 months agoBritish and Irish Lions’ support team keeps on growing
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know The 1974 Lions took off from Heathrow with a management team...
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International Rugby
/ 2 months agoRassie Erasmus still has faith in Deon Fourie
Deon Fourie began the week back on Springbok duty, at 38 going on 39 still refusing to abandon hope of socking...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 2 months agoTime to talk about the 1995 you-know-what
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER IT’S ODD how some Grand Slams get lost...
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/ 2 months agoSorry, Benhard, but stick with the Springboks
I WISH Benhard Janse van Rensburg no ill, in fact I thoroughly enjoy watching him play for Bristol and I admire...
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Club Rugby
/ 2 months agoLouw agrees deal with Sale
SALE Sharks have signed South African centre Marius Louw on a two-year deal from the Lions. Louw, 29, said: “It’s such...
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/ 3 months agoSix Nations: Lively Maxime Lucu steps up to guide France home
By Paul Rees It was a tale of two injuries. James Lowe picked up a knock in the warm-up with the...
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/ 3 months agoTommy Freeman deserves a run in the centres
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The England midfield has been a mishmash of failed partnerships, wishful...
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/ 3 months agoEligibility journey of Benhard Janse van Rensburg
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know At Eden Park on June 20, 2014, the cream of England’s...
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/ 3 months agoQuestions over Garry Ringrose’s ‘lenient’ ban refuse to go away
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know The Rugby Paper’s investigation into the Six Nations giving Romain Ntamack...
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/ 3 months agoFinal acts will define England’s season
ANALYSIS >> PAUL REES SAYS THAT, WHILE A FIRST DEFEAT TO ITALY IS UNLIKELY, BORTHWICK’S MEN WILL FACE A STERNER TEST...
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/ 3 months agoMaverick Marcus Smith has role to play
Steve Borthwick explained the dropping of Marcus Smith to the bench today by saying he wanted to unleash the Harlequin when...
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/ 3 months agoJack van Poortvliet pleased to have Ben Youngs for support
By Mark Stevens Jack van Poortvliet knows that the road back to England’s No.9 jersey will be tough, but in clubmate...
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/ 3 months agoFelix Jones rejoins Springboks
Former England defence coach Felix Jones will rejoin the South Africa staff next week. The 37-year-old was part of the Springboks’...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott: Go for it, England, and don’t play safe
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & unmissable every week... Sport can be about small margins, and it is amazing how quickly...
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Features
/ 3 months agoTime to put foot down and let the turbo kick in
Paul Rees looks back on England’s performances so far and says they should take the hand brake off and race ahead...
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Features
/ 3 months agoIreland vs France – When two tribes prepare for war
Paul Rees says Saturday's heavyweight clash between Ireland and France could be the match of the Six Nations The Six Nations...
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Features
/ 3 months agoMoscow blizzards did not stop my Lions tour
MY LIFEIN RUGBY THE FORMER IRELAND, LIONS, SARACENS, MUNSTER & GARRYOWEN WINGER RICHARD WALLACE I WAS in Moscow of all places...
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/ 3 months agoCool cat Fin Smith is England’s biggest hitter at 10 since Jonny Wilkinson
By Brendan Gallagher After narrowly losing a couple of games against class opposition in the summer and autumn that they probably...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott – French stars need to get on the same page
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken & Unmissable every week... How will France respond in Rome after losing to England? I don’t...
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/ 3 months agoCut bench in half to make a game of it
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week The bench is damaging rugby union, and this Six Nations should...
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Features
/ 3 months agoAfter delivering one miracle, a second proved impossible for Warren Gatland
Paul Rees says Gatland should be remembered for his remarkable achievements, not his second-term failings Timing is everything in sport, on...
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Features
/ 3 months agoIt’s all adding up nicely for Steve Borthwick, says Chris Ashton
Paul Rees talks to the former England winger who says the team’s age profile is looking good to challenge in RWC...
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Six Nations
/ 3 months agoSix Nations – Alex Mitchell’s Calcutta Cup revenge mission
By Adam Hathaway Alex Mitchell is on a mission to lay England’s Calcutta Cup bogey to rest after taking lessons from...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 months agoJeremy Guscott – There’s more to come from this England pack in the Six Nations
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and Unmissable every week... England's win over France last weekend was a huge confidence booster ahead...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 3 months agoFelipe Contepomi – It will be an honour for Argentina to take on the British & Irish Lions
Joe Santamaria talks to Argentina coach Felipe Contepomi about the challenges of a tour by England – and the Lions The...
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Premiership
/ 3 months agoPat Lam’s work ethic drives Bristol Bears – Jake Heenan
By Paul Rees When Pat Lam took charge of Connacht in 2013, one of his first acts was to take Jake...
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/ 3 months agoSix Nations: Warren Gatland broken by assembly line failure
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know February 11, 2025 will go down in Six Nations history as...
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/ 3 months agoCome in No.10! – Jarrod Evans, ninth time the charm?
By Nick Cain Should Marcus Smith’s understudy at Harlequins find himself back on Six Nations duty this weekend at long last,...
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Features
/ 3 months agoTwo X-Factor players, one goal
PAUL REES SAYS ENGLAND’S NO.10 JERSEY WILL BE FIN SMITH’S FOR SOME TIME BUT MARCUS STILL HAS KEY ROLE TO PLAY...
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Features
/ 3 months agoI don’t think I could have asked for a better finale
MY LIFEIN RUGBY CHARLIE HODGSON THE FORMER BRITISH & IRISH LIONS, ENGLAND, SALE SHARKS & SARACENS FLY-HALF MY playing career wasn’t...
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Features
/ 3 months agoYoung Guns – Noah Caluori
YOUNG GUNS SARACENS & ENGLAND U20 WING Noah Caluori’s try for England U18s sent the teenage sensation viral last year and...
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/ 3 months agoBayonne make it tough for Bordeaux
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN Change of heart: France prop Tevita Tatafu has decided to stay at Bayonne PICTURES: Gety Images FOURTH...
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/ 3 months agoNoon calls for flexibility at 10
■ By CAMERON STEPHENS Duo: Fin and Marcus Smith and, inset, Jamie Noon PICTURE: Getty Images FORMER England centre Jamie Noon...
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Six Nations
/ 3 months agoSix Nations: Is Fabien Galthie’s position as France head coach in danger?
By Brendan McGilligan All regimes must come to an end. In the week that Warren Gatland decided to call time on...
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Six Nations
/ 4 months agoSix contenders to succeed Warren Gatland as Wales boss
Wales are searching for a new head coach after Warren Gatland’s second spell in charge came to an end. Gatland presided...
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/ 4 months agoRising star Sean Kerr sets his sights on England
By Paul Rees As a consequence of the financial strife Premiership clubs have found themselves in this decade has been a...
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/ 4 months agoSix Nations Preview – Time for Scotland to make that leap against Ireland
By Paul Rees Scotland v Ireland Today. Kick-off 3pm. Murrayfield It is tempting to pitch Scotland’s clash with Ireland at Murrayfield...
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Features
/ 4 months agoEngland must keep believing
>> PAUL REES LOOKS AT WHY STEVE BORTHWICK’S MEN KEEP FAILING TO GRASP THE NETTLE - AND SAYS IT IS NOTHING...
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/ 4 months agoNaval officer who was sunk by RFU
IT’S been a tad busy of late with much to discuss but the recent passing of former RFU secretary Tony Hallett...
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James Harrington
/ 4 months agoPatrice Collazo’s mission to rescue Racing 92
French Column - By James Harrington Lo! And, indeed, behold! Former Montpellier, Toulon, Brive and La Rochelle coach Patrice Collazo has...
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Six Nations
/ 4 months agoSix Nations: Biggest stock risers and fallers
By Charlie Elliott A topsy-turvy start to the 2025 Six Nations led to some surprising stars announcing themselves on the biggest stage, with some...
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Six Nations
/ 4 months agoOnce again, England blow their chances
By Paul Rees England continue to find ways to lose. As in their previous six Tests against tier-one opposition, they led...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 4 months agoJeremy Guscott – France have a Grand Slam look about them
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week The 2025 Six Nations will tell us whether France are fully over...
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/ 4 months agoHarry Beddall: Tommy Reffell is my inspiration
By Simon Thomas Wales U20 captain Harry Beddall has revealed how he is taking inspiration from Test star Tommy Reffell. Beddall...
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Dream Team
/ 4 months agoDream Team – Michael van Vuuren
Michael van Vurren, the former junior Springbok, Cheetahs, Stade Francais, Kings, Leicester, Bath, London Scottish, London Irish, Northampton, Bedford, Ampthill, Ealing,...
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/ 4 months agoSaope Soko adds weight to Worthing survival bid
By Ben Jaycock Zimbabwe international Saope Soko has come out of retirement to help keep Worthing in the National Leagues but...
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