All posts tagged "World Rugby"
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Nick Cain
/ 1 year agoToo much tinkering is causing confusion
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK Rugby Union is in the grip of the “the law of unintended consequences”,...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoModernise the scrum, don’t allow it to die
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED IF WE take the Book of Ecclesiastes as our guide – ancient though it may be, it...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoScrums can provide the best attacking platform
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Why the scrum is having to fight to stay a part of...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 07/04/24
It’s the weekend of the last 16 of the Champions Cup and Challenge Cup, and you can find reports from 11...
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 year agoHong Kong Sevens Comes Alive in 2024! All You Need to Know!
Rugby Sevens Action will return to the centre stage with the HSBC SVNS Series and the all-important Hong Kong Sevens. The...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoTime we demanded more from players
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER THE other weekend – although it could probably...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoMather inspired me on coaching career – McKenna
By PAUL EDDISON England international Sarah McKenna hailed Giselle Mather as her coaching inspiration, as the Red Roses star seeks to...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoWith debts up to £300m, the game has lost its way
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH the international window now over for the men’s game, the focus...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoRed menace? Don’t get sent off in first place
A STRONG contender for the 2024 Quote of the Year award should be The Rugby Paper columnist Chris Hewett for his...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoThe scrum is fighting to stay in the game
Paul Rees wonders whether some of World Rugby's law tweaks will mean the end of the scrum as we know it...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWorld Rugby puts forward new changes
WORLD Rugby has announced a five-phase approach to growing the game and enhance rugby’s entertainment factor following the ‘Shape of the...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoReferees are too quick to take the easy option
I READ the match report for last week’s Hull Ionians v Tynedale game with interest. The report asked a very pertinent...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoTime to ban tactical subs
CHRIS Hewett’s article bemoaning the size of French players offered what I believe to be the correct solution to the future...
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Super Rugby Pacific and Japanese Division One
/ 1 year agoGlobal 20-minute red card
SANZAAR want the 20-minute red card to be introduced worldwide with the motion set to be voted on in May. Chief...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoWe must not take road to Hulkism
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED Message from receptionist to doctor: “We have an invisible man in the waiting room.” Doctor to receptionist:...
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Rugby Europe Championship
/ 1 year agoAll the pressure’s on us – Cockerill
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Georgia vs Portugal Today. Kick-off 8pm, Stade Jean-Bouin, Paris Eddie Jones has coached three national teams, South...
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Nick Cain
/ 1 year agoEn garde, England
World rugby’s absurd international residency qualification of just three years should put the RFU on its guard that England will not...
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Paul Rees
/ 1 year agoPlayers or gladiators? Why the game is struggling to find the right balance
Paul Rees reports on World Rugby's attempts to broaden the sport's appeal but can see problems ahead It has become an...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoSorry Cockers, but it’s Portugal for me
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER I wish the doughty warriors of Georgia no...
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National League One
/ 1 year agoIt’s hurray for Henry on a very special occasion
■By TIMOTHY FORRESTER Richmond ........22 Blackheath ..... 13 ON the historic 160th anniversary of the oldest club fixture in world rugby,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 1 year agoA Journey Through the History of Rugby: From Ancient Origins to Global Phenomenon
Introduction: Rugby stands as one of the world’s oldest and most beloved sports, renowned for its physicality, camaraderie, and rich tradition....
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My Life in Rugby
/ 1 year agoThe team culture at Exeter blew me away
My Life in Rugby with Bryan Rennie - The former Scotland A, Border Reivers, London Irish, Exeter & Bristol centre, now...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoGreat start, England, but then it fell to pieces
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Triple top: Duhan van der Merwe beats Ben Earl to score his...
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Summer Tours
/ 1 year agoWales to play Boks in double header at HQ
Four heavyweights of world rugby will grace the Twickenham turf in an historic double header on June 22 – with a...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoPrepare for scrum time ad breaks…
CHRIS HEWETT OF all the unlikely questions to be asked in this corner of the paper, try this one for size:...
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Peter Jackson
/ 1 year agoSix Nations endures Wretched Saturday
PETER JACKSON GIVEN the Six Nations’ unfailing capacity to hype up its final round as Super Saturday, last weekend’s double-header at...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoDutch and Germans proving their worth
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Round Three of the Rugby Europe championship concludes...
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Features
/ 1 year agoBorthwick is still in search of right mix
Paul Rees predicts a close encounter in the Calcutta Cup but sees Ireland winning another Grand Slam THE second round of...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoWe need action, not words, England
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME WITH the second game and a second victory, it seems that all...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWhat’s in The Rugby Paper: 18/02/24
As Scotland and England prepare for a crucial round three encounter at Murrayfield next weekend, don’t miss Paul Rees‘ preview of...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoAre England in transition? Not really, and they should be kicking on purposefully
BRENDAN GALLAGHER Two very average teams produced a pretty sub par Test match in front of an intermittently mute Twickenham crowd...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoThis Irish dynasty will keep on going
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK WAS the speed of the Irish recovery after the World Cup surprising? No, because...
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Schools / Universities
/ 1 year agoU19s back in action with double challenge
The England U19 men’s side will return this spring with fixtures against France and Italy. The team, led by the England...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoAll Blacks in Dublin will be the acid test
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED EARLY February is not obviously the moment to select a highlight of the calendar year. Especially if...
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James Harrington
/ 1 year agoCalvet’s likely to step in at Agen
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France Under-20s coach Sebastien Calvet has emerged as favourite to replace Bernard Goutta on the conveyor-belt of...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 1 year agoBarnes backing World Rugby legal action
Legal action is being taken after match officials and players suffered online abuse during the Rugby World Cup. World Cup final...
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Rugby World Cup
/ 1 year agoArdao heads to Miami to face his next challenge
By JOE SANTAMARIA Uruguay sensation Manuel Ardao took the World Cup by storm with some sensational performances but is far from...
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Women's International
/ 1 year agoHunter wants World Cup to build legacy
By EDDIE McATEER Former England captain Sarah Hunter believes the side can build a legacy beyond its success on the pitch....
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Features
/ 1 year agoDouble agents out to prove their worth
Ben Nurse talks to two of Portugal’s World Cup stars looking forward to taking on England A Everyone who has ever...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoWhy Six Nations is pinnacle of game
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME HERE we are at the start of another Six Nations with everything...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoTier Two deserve a fair shake of the dice
CHRIS HEWETT THINKING ALLOWED YOU don’t have to be a marketing genius of Steve Jobs magnitude to dream up a better...
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Six Nations
/ 1 year agoGalthie looking for mix of renewal and continuity
Six Nations team-by-team previews: France James Harrington anticipates an Era of Expectation from the side who stalled at the World Cup...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoEngland will take time to develop
JEFF PROBYN - A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME At last we have confirmation so no wondering what the England...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoI’ll protect new boys, promises Borthwick
By ADAM HATHAWAY Steve Borthwick has vowed to protect his Six Nations rookies from the social media trolls and insists there...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBeard: To get the call was a dream come true
By PAUL REES Oscar Beard missed the call he dared not expect. The Harlequins centre had shut himself in his room...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoSherratt proud of courageous Cardiff lads as Racing superstars turn on the style
By SIMON THOMAS Racing 92 ........ 48pts Tries: Kamikamica 18, Kolisi 25, Tabuavou 32, Tedder 43, Wade 46, Baudonne 50, Tarrit...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoReid: We are out to finish on a high
By JON NEWCOMBE PREVIEW... Toulouse v Bath Today. Kick-off 3.15pm Stade Ernest-Wallon EVEN for five-time champions Toulouse, achieving a perfect 15...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoScots should focus on developing own talent
The international merry-go-round continues. After the best part of a decade of striving for England honours Exeter Chiefs prop Alec Hepburn...
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Club Rugby
/ 1 year agoDance was champion of rugby
By NICK POWELL Former Bracknell RFC and RFU president and “stalwart of Berkshire rugby” Jonathan Dance died on Thursday aged 77....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoO’Mahony succeeds Sexton as captain in Ireland squad
Peter O’Mahony has taken over from Jonny Sexton as Ireland captain in Andy Farrell’s squad for the 2024 Six Nations. Flanker...
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