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France 14-28 New Zealand: Black Ferns prove too strong for Les Bleues
2+ hour, 49+ min ago (107+ words) The Rugby Paper â By DAVID PHILLIPS New Zealand maintained their unbeaten start under Whitney Hansen as a powerful defensive display and scrum dominance carried them to victory in Lyon The Black Ferns scored four converted tries through Justine McGregor,…...
Death of the scrum is a long way off
1+ week, 7+ hour ago (108+ words) The Rugby Paper DESPITE the best efforts of World Rugby, the non-governing governing body, the scrum refuses to go away In fact, it is digging in its heels far more effectively than many of those Wallaby packs of the â…...
Erasmus is pushing his luck with the top brass
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (112+ words) The Rugby Paper PAUL REES LOOKS AT WHY SOUTH AFRICAâS HEAD COACH MAY BE PLAYING FAST AND LOOSE WITH THE LAWS OF THE GAME THERE was little chance of the four-Test series between South Africa and New Zealand, which…...
One player who could bounce Billy Vunipola
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (128+ words) DREAMTEAM MAX NORTHCOTE-GREEN, THE FORMER BATH, COVENTRY, ROSSLYN PARK, LONDON IRISH, EXETER CHIEFS AND EALING TRAILFINDERS FLANKER, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST... 1. Tom Smallbone – Tom was a top-class loose-head and was definitely heading towards 100-plus…...
Black Ferns run riot as South Africa taken apart
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (110+ words) The Rugby Paper â By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Zealand continued their impressive form with an eight-try victory in their first Test meeting on South African soil The Black Ferns, fresh from a 66-19 win over Australia, raced into an early lead…...
World Cup places are on the line, says Mitchell
1+ week, 8+ hour ago (108+ words) The Rugby Paper WXV Global Series Preview By Ben Jaycock Champions: Meg Jones raises the Six Nations trophy PICTURES: Getty Images J OHN Mitchell has challenged Englandâs players to treat the new-look WXV Global Series as the beginning of…...
Siya Kolisi’s South Africa make amends with series-levelling victory against New Zealand
2+ week, 6+ hour ago (229+ words) Ben joined The Rugby Paper in December 2021 as assistant editor. During his time at TRP he has covered all levels of rugby from Aberavon to the All Blacks - you name a league, he has covered it! Ben’s role at the…...
Blackadder leads great escape in Lions den
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (114+ words) The Rugby Paper â By BEN JAYCOCK NEW Zealand produced a remarkable second-half comeback to escape with a win over the Lions, having trailed by 18 points The Lions threatened a famous upset at Ellis Park, racing into a 35-17 lead after…...
All Blacks gave hope to rest of chasing pack
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (231+ words) NEW Zealand against South Africa last weekend was one of the best Test matches I have watched in a long time. What impressed me most was how well coached and prepared New Zealand looked. South Africa’s great superpower has been…...
Ferocious Lions give All Blacks a workout
2+ week, 8+ hour ago (103+ words) The Rugby Paper HARKING back to last weekâs musings about modern-day touring by international teams, the midweek contest between the Lions of Johannesburg and the All Blacks was highly instructive What did the game tell us? That a provincial…...