All posts tagged "World Cup"
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Latest News
/ 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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/ 11 years agoRichard Hibbard joins Gloucester
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper two weeks ago, British & Irish Lions hooker Richard Hibbard has joined...
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/ 11 years agoIrish businessmen take over London Irish
London Irish announced today a consortium of London-based Irish businessmen has taken control of the club acquiring a majority stake. Led...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoDominant Courtney Lawes takes game to another level
Courtney Lawes has established himself as one of world rugby’s foremost locks, insists his Northampton second row partner Christian Day.
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My Life in Rugby
/ 11 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Iain Fullarton – former Edinburgh, Sale, Saracens, London Scottish & Scotland lock
If I had stayed at Sale I might have won a Premiership two years later, but hindsight is a great thing....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Fans are shortchanged twice in one bad week
What do the RFU and the Premiership have in common? First, both have hit the headlines this week with announcements that...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoNick Easter: My pal Mike Brown’s always been this good
While Mike Brown’s autumn form has solved one of England’s selection headaches, Nick Easter claims the answer has been staring Stuart...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoMartyn Thomas – “Mark McCafferty should go – he led us into wilderness”
Ever since the Anglo-French club pact was formed Martyn Thomas has predicted that the Top 14 clubs would fold like a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 11 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Aussie kids who changed the face of rugby for ever
It’s hard to credit in this era of 12 or 13 Test matches per calendar year by all the major Test...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoEngland confirm Test dates against All Blacks
The Rugby Football Union and the New Zealand Rugby Union today announced the dates and venues for England’s three-Test tour in...
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/ 11 years ago2015 World Cup tickets price announced
The ticketing structure for the 2015 World Cup has been announced with adult prices ranging from £15 to £715 for a...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Joe Marler has moved above Mako Vunipola in the prop order
As the end of this season’s Autumn Internationals are approaching, what have we learned? England set a goal of three wins...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 11 years agoAxe Chris Ashton now says World Cup wing Dan Luger
World Cup winner Dan Luger believes Chris Ashton has used up all of his nine lives for England, claiming his presence...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years ago‘Smoking’ Joe Launchbury is the new silent assassin
Ten years after lifting the World Cup alongside Richard Hill, Lawrence Dallaglio is convinced England have found their new silent assassin...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAlex Gray in line for England Sevens debut in Dubai
Alex Gray is set to make his first appearance in the HSBC Sevens World Series after being named in the England...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher’s autumn verdict: McCaw & co look like world champions elect to me
England gave it a rattle and for once New Zealand seemed to come off second best with the ref but still...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 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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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Budge Pountney – former Northampton and Scotland flanker
1. Tom Smith – Never underestimate the quiet players, he was destructive on the pitch but a true gent off it....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dan Luger – World Cup winning England wing
I didn’t have many injuries but when they did happen they were quite big and seemed to come at unfortunate times,...
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/ 12 years agoBreakfast with Jonny Wilkinson
No doubt some of you were fortunate enough to make it out to Sydney on that glorious day ten years ago....
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 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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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict on England
As thoughts turn to New Zealand do you judge Chris Robshaw‘s team on their first half performance or that inexplicably poor...
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/ 12 years agoLeguizamon to lead Argentina at Twickenham
Juan Martin Leguizamon will captain Argentina against England at Twickenham on Saturday. The former London Irish back-row takes over from the...
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/ 12 years agoExeter’s Sandy Park to host LV=Cup final
Premiership Rugby announced today that the 2013-2014 LV= Cup final will take place at Sandy Park on March 16. The home...
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/ 12 years agoEngland women name team to face France at HQ
Katy Mclean will captain England on Saturday when they kick off their Autumn International Series against France at Twickenham Stadium. The...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years ago‘Mental block’ is stopping Wales
Wales will have to smash a ‘mental blockage’ when they go big-game hunting against the Springboks in Cardiff on Saturday.
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/ 12 years agoVIDEO: Steve Thompson scores an 80-metre try for England legends
To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of England‘s 2003 World Cup triumph, a Legends selection took on an Australian Legends selection at...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Ian Gough – London Irish lock
Bet you never expected to be at Irish this season? No! An offer came in and within a week I was...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: The bogus water boys are pouring out advice
With Mike Catt giving England coaching directives while on the pitch during Six Nations matches last season, and Neil Jenkins doing...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Heroic, tragic and downright eccentric, yes rugby has it all
A mate of mine, literary agent David Luxton, has had the brilliant idea of organising the inaugural London Sports Writing Festival...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Anthony Buchanan – former Wales and Llanelli prop
The year Wales won the Triple Crown in the 1988 Six Nations I was called up while I was at work...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSBW saga: he feels like s**t and meets with Chiefs
Sonny Bill Williams spoke about his controversial inclusion in the New Zealand Rugby League World Cup squad, and admitted he felt like...
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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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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Clubs face oblivion if RFU take on PRL over Europe
Financial Oblivion are the words used by Bath‘s owner Bruce Craig when describing the possible fate facing the RaboDirect Pro12 if...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 12 years agoBrendan Gallagher: Don’t let the big boys’ Euro row put an end to Treviso dream
While the ERC blazers, club representatives from England and France and TV executives squabble endlessly over the future of a European...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain talks to Gloucester fly-half Freddie Burns about his challenge for club and country
Freddie Burns is the sort of fly-half that scares the living daylights out of English coaches almost as much as he...
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20 Questions
/ 12 years ago20 Questions: Andy Goode – London Wasps fly-half
An ex-Leicester man at Wasps… how? I know. If you’d told me when I was playing for Leicester that I’d end...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoMike Friday joins London Scottish as backs coach
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on Sunday by Neale Harvey, Mike Friday has joined London Scottish as backs coach for an...
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/ 12 years agoLondon Wasps beef up backline options
London Wasps have beefed up their backline options with the arrival of USA international Andrew Suniula this week. Suniula’s arrival coincides...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNew coffee-shop owner Chris Robshaw determined not to become a has-bean
For Chris Robshaw, the coffee entrepreneur, it’s a case of better latte than never.
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoGloucester to face Japan in November
There will be a battle of the cherries at Kingsholm in November as Gloucester announced today they will face Japan on...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Jamie Noon – former Newcastle, Brive and England centre
My defence was always good but my attack was sometimes questioned. But that’s what I did, I was known as a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoConor O’Shea: Chris Robshaw will see off his England pretenders
Frustrated Quins boss Conor O’Shea has mounted a furious defence of club captain Chris Robshaw and backed him to see off...
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Featured
/ 12 years agoLeigh Halfpenny told: Move to France will hurt career
Leigh Halfpenny has been warned about paying ‘a massive price’ for moving to France, even it makes him the highest paid...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Dan Hipkiss – former Leicester, Bath and England centre
1. Graham Rowntree – Growing up in the Leicester Academy he was the most professional of all. Has a dry sense...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoEngland have found their new Billy Whizz in Christian Wade says Andy Robinson
Former national head coach Andy Robinson believes England have finally unearthed Jason Robinson’s successor in Christian Wade. Andy Robinson’s ill-fated reign...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Joubert shows refs can’t rule the scrum
Brett Gosper came up with some marketing waffle this week which illustrates how the International Rugby Board have earned a reputation...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoNigel Melville in talks over US-based Premiership games
England’s Premiership clubs are to hold imminent talks with American power-brokers aimed at ‘opening up’ the trans-Atlantic market. USA Rugby’s top...
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Man Behind The Match
/ 12 years agoMan Behind the Match: Grayson knew O’Gara could miss crucial kick
Ronan O’Gara is the Heineken Cup’s golden boy. He’s the record points scorer, the record appearance holder and in any pub...
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Peter Jackson
/ 12 years agoPeter Jackson: How Toby almost fell into grasp of England
It won’t do them any good now but England will be kicking themselves for allowing Wales to take Toby Faletau from...
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