All posts tagged "Warren Gatland"
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/ 11 years agoWarren Gatland signs on with Wales
Warren Gatland will remain as Wales head coach until the end of the 2019 Rugby World Cup after signing a new...
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Peter Jackson
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson: The joke’s wearing thin for Warren Gatland
This is getting beyond a joke. The more Wales fail to answer needling jibes about their ‘mental barrier’, the more the...
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/ 11 years agoWales v Australia preview
Dan Biggar and Alex Cuthbert have been named in Wales‘ starting XV to face Australia at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday....
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/ 11 years agoUnconvincing Wales beat Tonga
Despite an average display, Wales claimed their second win of the Autumn with a 17-7 success over Tonga in Cardiff tonight....
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/ 11 years agoWales v Tonga preview
Hallam Amos will make Wales debut against Tonga on Friday as head coach Warren Gatland makes 11 changes from the team that...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 11 years agoPeter Jackson’s verdict: Wales know the precise problem
George North knew he needed something special to reassure the faithful shocked at the sight of Bryan Habana giving their gigantic...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoTon-up Warren Gatland chases a landmark success
He may have been denied a cap as a player, but on Friday Warren Gatland will become only the second coach...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s verdict on Wales
And still Wales can’t make the breakthrough the nation demands and expects and their talent warrants. For all their excellence on...
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/ 11 years agoMike Phillips to start for Wales against South Africa
Despite being sacked by Bayonne last week, Phillips has been named at scrum-half by Warren Gatland to take on South Africa...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Warren Gatland about the Lions triumph and autumn challenge
Warren Gatland’s credentials as the best coach in Northern Hemisphere rugby, and arguably the best in the world, have been writ...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Let George go, Saints, or risk his goodwill
George North is box office, and although he had to wait until last Friday night for his first try for Northampton...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoCraig Mitchell: Shame of my ‘Lions’ punch-up
Craig Mitchell has spoken candidly about the horrific long-haul flight home from Australia in June when he feared his rugby career...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Time for Lancaster to get ruthless with selection
Stuart Lancaster must know by now that the biggest job he has as England head coach is selection. England are two...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Gatland defies the abuse to hit jackpot
What the 2013 Lions tour revealed is that for all the power inherent in the concept of the four Home Unions...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain reflects on the highs and lows of the Lions tour leading up to the pivotal Test
The last round of Wallaby jaw-jaw before the battle for the 2013 Test series came to a climax at the ANZ...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: O’Driscoll was lucky even to be on tour
The notion held by some media pundits and fans – not all of them Irish – that Brian O’Driscoll is a...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain’s tour verdict: Gatland shows he has Midas touch
After the gunsmoke had cleared at the ANZ Stadium, the massed ranks of Lions fans waited to cheer on the 2013...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Our sixteen years of pain end in 80 minutes
Forward dominance has been fundamental to this series from the off and yesterday the Lions power pack well and truly stuffed...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: North and Folau made this a truly great Test
What a match, what an occasion. So many times these events don’t live up to the hype. But the entrance price...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Lions must copy All Blacks hatred of complacency
As the Lions continue their winning ways Down Under putting virtual cricket scores on all they meet, there are still some...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain sizes up the task ahead of the Lions in Saturday’s first Test in Brisbane
Mike Phillips versus Will Genia is the one clash which seems to encapsulate better than any the differences between the Lions...
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James Haskell
/ 12 years agoJames Haskell: Paul O’Connell could take over from captain Sam Warburton
There have been some stand-out performances by the Lions and perhaps more questions raised than answered. It’s disappointing the opposition haven’t...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Remember Finlay Calder and stick with Sam Warburton
Sam Warburton’s selection as Lions captain was under serious scrutiny before last night’s crushing of the Waratahs, but the Welsh openside...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Croft gets my vote and there’s no Sam!
Warren Gatland wanted standout performances to cement Test selection and he certainly got some against the Waratahs. A handful of guys...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoJustin Tipuric’s the flanker for me, says Jim Telfer
Warren Gatland has backed himself into a corner by naming Sam Warburton as Lions captain according to Jim Telfer, who believes Justin...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoFirst taste of defeat for outplayed British & Irish Lions against Brumbies
The Brumbies outplayed the British & Irish Lions to claim a famous 14-12 win in Canberra today. True to their style,...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoTen-try rout for sloppy British & Irish Lions in Newcastle
The British & Irish remained unbeaten in their tour of Australia with a 64-0 win over the New South Wales and...
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/ 12 years agoRyan Grant called up by Lions
Ryan Grant has been called up by the British & Irish Lions as injury cover for Gethin Jenkins. The Welsh loosehead,...
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/ 12 years agoHealy cleared of biting but out of tour injured
Cian Healy has been cleared of biting Brett Sheehan after a hearing in Brisbane this morning but the Irish prop is...
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/ 12 years agoCian Healy cited for biting
Cian Healy has been cited for allegedly biting Brett Sheehan during this morning’s clash in Perth between the British & Irish...
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/ 12 years agoAlex Corbisiero added to Lions squad
Alex Corbisiero is leaving England‘s tour of Argentina to join the British & Irish Lions as cover for injured prop Cian...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: First blood to Lions as toxic Quade gets ‘axed’
The slabs of red meat are one up already! The sledging war initiated by our Aussie mates ahead of the arrival...
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James Haskell
/ 12 years agoJames Haskell: Being big and strong does not make you good
Is rugby becoming too dangerous? Are players getting too big? Could rugby be heading the same way as the NFL, with...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoPower will be on from first scrum – Richard Hibbard
Hooker Richard Hibbard says the Lions need to take referees out of the equation by dominating from the first scrum to...
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/ 12 years agoWarren Gatland on playing against the Lions
British & Irish Lions head coach Warren Gatland goes back to memory lane and remembers what it is like to play...
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/ 12 years agoSean Fitzpatrick: No controversy means right Lions squad
Sean Fitzpatrick reckons the lack of controversy following the announcement of the British & Irish Lions squad means Warren Gatland got...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years ago“I’m used to being snubbed,” says James Hook
James Hook has made a frank admission about his international future after being excluded by the Lions and Wales on successive...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoCaptain Sam Warburton has winning ways with the referees
Warren Gatland has revealed that a crucial component in his appointment of Sam Warburton as captain of the 2013 Lions was...
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/ 12 years agoTigers players’ reaction after Lions call
Leicester Tigers are the most represented English club in the British and Irish Lions squad with six of their players on...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoElliot Daly benefits from 15-love at first sight
It has not always been the smoothest of transitions for Elliot Daly at full-back this season but according to Wasps backs...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoWarren Gatland names British and Irish Lions squad
Warren Gatland has announced his British and Irish Lions squad to tour Australia this summer. Welshman Sam Warburton will captain the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoJamie Roberts to kick-off tribute to Dr jack Matthews
Jamie Roberts will get a chance to ease his pre-British & Irish Lions squad selection nerves when he kicks-off a special...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Gatland must think French
There are not many Lions coaches who go into a tour on the back of a vintage Six Nations, and Warren...
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/ 12 years ago“Six Nations is very important on Lions year” – Gavin Hastings
As Scotland continue to go from strength to strength in the 6 Nations we hear from one of Scottish rugby‘s all-time...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Here’s the real reason for Warren Gatland’s outburst
None of the explanations I’ve heard so far for Warren Gatland’s ill-conceived comments about the divisive potential of having too many...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Yes to bonus points, no to TV-driven fixture lists
There are so many contradictory knee-jerk spoutings about the Six Nations that you sometimes wonder whether Glenda Slagg has taken up...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoBritish and Irish Lions’ fans fury over Australian ticket hike
A massive levy on Test match tickets is causing fury among Lions fans wanting to travel to Australia this summer. Face...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoLeigh Halfpenny boots Lions’ fly-half debate into new territory
Former Lions fly-half Stephen Jones insists the form of Leigh Halfpenny means this summer’s No.10 battle is not as simple as...
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/ 12 years agoGatland will pick Lions on form not nationality
British & Irish Lions boss Warren Gatland is adamant he will make his selection for the up-coming tour to Australia purely...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Justin Bishop – former London Irish and Ireland winger
I scored twice in the Powergen Cup final London Irish won in 2002, but I’m still not sure what my celebration...
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