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One Game at a Time – Episode 7
On this episode of Rugby World Magazine’s ‘One Game at a Time’, I talk to Wasps fly-half Jimmy Gopperth about an incredible Champions Cup game from back in 2016. Our discussion proves an incredible insight into the world of a … Continue reading
Posted in rugby, Sport
Tagged All Blacks, european champions cup, exeter chiefs, jimmy gopperth, new zealand, premiership rugby, wasps
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More important than rugby
Amongst the thrashings of a penultimate week of Super Rugby, an old favourite is limbering up. If Saracens are unbeatable in Northern Hemisphere club rugby, their equal and opposite are the Canterbury Crusaders. Many have wondered who would win if … Continue reading
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Tagged Brive, Canterbury Crusaders, ireland rugby, london irish, new zealand, Paddy Jackson, rugby, Rugby union, Sevu Reece, Stuart Olding
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Paul Tupai, in perpetuity
The Scrum Bar at Goldington Road in Bedford, a place where the past alights. The walls are adorned with photographs of XVs stretching back generations. Sons and fathers; grandfathers before them. Hundreds of men, facing the camera with the same … Continue reading
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Tagged aviva premiership, Bay of Plenty, bedford blues, new zealand, new zealand rugby, northampton saints, Paul Tupai, Rotorua, Samoa
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The Offside Law and Me
This is a curious article and one that associates itself with the minutiae and ridiculousness of rugby laws. It’s a little bit geeky, so I’ll understand if you don’t want to stick around. There’s Wimbledon, Donald Trump Jr, Love Island, … Continue reading
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Tagged British and Irish Lions, Kieran Read, Liam Williams, lions tour, new zealand, Rugby union, sam warburton
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The Lions Sleep Tonight
It is the night before, the morning after. I hope you are reading this then. Not after the fact. The reality is rarely as good as the promise. Sleeping Lions dream, and here we are, in Britain and Ireland, about … Continue reading
The Crooked Feed – LIONS WARNING FOR FANS
Your rugby news – just not as you know it Lions XV output is now reaching dangerous levels say experts. New studies from the institute who specialise in this sort of stuff say that people are currently assembling ‘what they think … Continue reading
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Tagged British and Irish Lions, humour, lions, new zealand, new zealand rugby, rugby, Rugby union, satire
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Third time’s a charm
This article was picked up by Rugby World – click here It has been decided. Despite all our best intentions, crossing of fingers and I do hope nots, we have a final between the two best sides in the competition. This … Continue reading
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Tagged All Blacks, australia rugby, Dan Carter, David Pocock, michael Chieka, new zealand, Richie McCaw, rugby world cup final, rwc 2015, RWC'15, Steve Hansen
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