All posts tagged "USA"
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Podcast
/ 3 years agoThe Rugby Paper Podcast: Episode Twenty-Five with Brett Gosper
Episode 25 of The Rugby Paper Podcast welcomes former World Rugby CEO Brett Gosper, together with host Ollie Little and columnists...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSo unfair that Ireland are on this path of pain
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Ireland have become the green giants of the game after doing what no...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoChile put pressure on US to up their game
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST When the Australian batsman Mark Waugh, brother of the masterly Test captain Steve, questioned the credentials of...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoHat-trick hero Takulua takes Tonga back to the big time
By BEN JAYCOCK Tonga ........42 Hong Kong 22 Sontane Takulua scored a hat-trick as Tonga swept aside Hong Kong 44- 22...
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Columnists
/ 3 years agoIt’s no shock as Chile qualify
READERS of this column will not be surprised at Chile’s “shock” win over USA in the second leg of their America...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSummer Tours Week 4 Preview: Deciders for all Home Nations as series’ reach climax
Few could have predicted that all four Home Nations would hit back to win in the manner that they did last...
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Club Rugby
/ 3 years agoMiller keen to carry on abroad after Wasps exit
By JON NEWCOMBE When Wasps report back for pre-season this week, versatile back Rob Miller will be a notable absentee. Miller’s...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoBeware promises in the land of the free
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK THE USA may bill itself as “the land of the free, and the...
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/ 3 years agoSharks star Georgie says USA can rule the world
■By BEN JAYCOCK Standout season: Georgie Perris-Redding SALE flanker Georgie Perris-Redding claims there is nothing stopping the USA from winning the...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoNamibia lead chase but no sign of breakthrough
Unless the earth shifts on its axis or Namibia manage to get three forwards sent off in the first half the...
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Features
/ 3 years agoProud to be a foot soldier among the superstars
MY LIFEIN RUGBY BEN BROSTER THE FORMER WALES, SARACENS, WASPS, NORTHAMPTON, SCARLETS, BIARRITZ & BAYONNE TIGHT-HEAD I’M from Haywards Heath in...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSummer Tours Week 3 Preview: Home Nations look to bounce back
Last week’s Summer Tests saw the end of two long losing head-to-head runs, a last-gasp victory and a 17-minute period of...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoRugby Teams as Part of Online Casino Promotions
Source: Unsplash Online gambling companies are known for their close collaboration with sports teams. The first ones that come to mind...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSummer Tours Week 1 Preview: Emerging nations and ‘A’ teams prepare to raise the curtain
For the first time since 2018, a full summer of rugby tours is back on the calendar, and though some of...
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/ 3 years agoWallaby joins list of big political animals
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER It will come as no surprise to hear...
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/ 3 years agoFoden: MLR tarnished by new salary cap row
By JON NEWCOMBE FORMER England international Ben Foden fears Major League Rugby’s hard line stance over what are thought to be...
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Features
/ 3 years agoGlobal vision for the future takes us into a new dawn
PAUL REES ASSESSES WORLD RUGBY’S PLANS TO MODERNISE THE INTERNATIONAL AND DOMESTIC GAME The prospect of a global season has always...
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Features
/ 3 years agoBen’s back, ready willing and able!
Injury-hit Ben Curry tells Ben Jaycock he can finally dream of a longterm England future Fit again: Sale’s Ben Curry is...
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Features
/ 3 years agoEclectic mix make the Pumas a force to be reckoned with
IT is far from ideal that Argentina no longer have a Super Rugby team but I have always maintained the true...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoTop talent Steward must be managed so carefully
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE only surprise with Freddie Steward winning the double of the RPA England Men’s...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoDiscipline England’s downfall in Toulouse 7s
NEWS EXTRA SIMON Amor’s England will have to settle for a place in today’s fifth place semi-final after losing their cup...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoSebastian de Chaves joins Newcastle Falcons
Sebastian de Chaves will return for a second spell at Newcastle Falcons, with the experienced lock-forward signing a two-year deal starting...
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Features
/ 3 years agoIreland end 111 year wait against All Blacks
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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/ 3 years agoDanger of Planet Rugby spinning out of control
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND All of a sudden it feels as though the game of rugby is getting more...
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/ 3 years agoScotland have eye on Chile warm-up
SCOTLAND are in talks to play Chile prior to their three-match summer series against Argentina, which start on July 2. The...
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/ 3 years agoPumas end wait for glory
ARGENTINA won their first Sevens World Series Cup in 14 years as they took the crown in Vancouver after beating Fiji...
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/ 3 years agoFiji pick up where they left off in Singapore
ENGLAND’S hopes of bouncing back from last weekend’s disappointing 13th place finish at the Singapore Sevens did not get off to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoSorry, but my old mate Brian is wrong
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Interesting to see my old mate Brian Moore professing in his newspaper...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoDiamond keen to lure Curtis south
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER STEVE Diamond could return to Sale as he looks to strengthen his Worcester squad...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoPlayers To Keep Your Eye On During The Six Nations
With the Six Nations underway, we’ve already seen plenty of talent on the pitch. With the handful of great nations battling...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoLoughborough fight back for late draw
By MATT MERRITT Bristol..................26 Loughborough..26 IT all came down to a tense final 10 minutes in Bristol as Loughborough Lightning fought...
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Features
/ 3 years agoQuins centre Lasike heading back to US
RUGBY SHORTS HARLEQUINS centre Paul Lasike, 31, will leave the Premiership club next month for “personal reasons”. The New Zealand-born USA...
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/ 3 years agoPremiership launches PRTV streaming service
THE PREMIERSHIP have announced the launch of a new streaming service that allows supporters to watch all Gallagher Premiership rugby matches...
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/ 3 years agoOutstanding Ulster lads stake claim for Ireland
By JOHN FALLON Ulster ................32pts Tries: Baloucoune 40, 80; Jones 14, Moore 20 Conversions: Doak 54, 74 Penalties: Doak 15, 21,...
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/ 3 years agoScotland are red-hot favourites, says Eddie Jones
Eddie Jones has labelled Scotland as red-hot favourites ahead of Saturday’s Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield. With a depleted England side,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 3 years agoThe Main Differences Between Rugby and American Football
Many people generally tend to mix rugby and American football without actually realizing these are two different sports. While at first...
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Champions Cup
/ 3 years agoLowry shows his class for Ulster
By JOHN FALLON Ulster..................34pts Tries: Herring 8, 39; Lowry 22, Vermeulen 50, Baloucoune 67 Conversions: Doak 40, 51, Burns 67 Penalties:...
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Features
/ 3 years agoSuch a poignant glimpse of England’s lost talent
Brendan Gallagher delves into some of rugby’s most enduring images, their story and why they are still so impactful Iconic Rugby...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoLindsay calls it a day at 41
NEWS EXTRA By SAM JACKSON IRELAND prop Lindsay Peat has retired from internationals at the age of 41. Peat won 38...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoErrors cost Gloucester the full five points
By SAM BYTHEWAY Glouc-Hartpury.. 17 Sale Sharks ......3 GLOUCESTER-Hartpury extended their winning run to four games. The freezing, damp conditions at...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 3 years agoMore to come warns Chiefs coach Appleby
By GEORGIE PRICE PREVIEW... Exeter v Harlequins Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, live on BBC Sport EXETER are determined to build on their...
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Latest News
/ 3 years agoSound the gong for two women pioneers
RUGBY MATTERS BRENDAN GALLAGHER THERE were gongs aplenty for sporting folk in the New Year’s honours list and it would have...
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Features
/ 3 years agoLight Blues shone golden light upon the great game
Brendan Gallagher charts the rich history of 150 years of Cambridge University rugby As we nudge into 2022 it’s time to...
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Features
/ 3 years agoI didn’t ask Deano about money, I just said yes!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER ENGLAND STUDENTS, LEEDS, JERSEY & NEWCASTLE PROP SAM LOCKWOOD ALL my family are from Yorkshire...
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/ 3 years agoStar player Zoe aims to keep Roses a cut above
By TOM SANSOM AFTER an undefeated year which featured a third consecutive Six Nations title, and back-to-back victories over New Zealand,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 3 years agoPoets, writers war heroes, all the King’s men
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby‘s great schools KING’S Canterbury, save for brief periods in their sporting history, can’t...
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Premiership
/ 3 years agoCurry’s back where his troubles began
By JON NEWCOMBE Newcastle Falcons v Sale Sharks Boxing Day. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park WITH injuries and the impact of Covid...
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Chris Hewett
/ 3 years agoSuddenly, stability is in fashion for coaches
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST It would be stretching things just a little to describe rugby’s pre-World Cup era as an age...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoWage bill is cutting the clubs to the bone
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME My fellow columnist Colin Boag wrote last week that the salary cap...
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/ 3 years agoWe shall recall them with pride
Brendan Gallagher remembers the great rugby players who passed away in 2021 RAYMOND JOHN McLAUGHLIN UCC Dublin, Gosforth, London Irish, Connacht,...