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Dust settles on another exciting season |
| 4 June 2008, 6:26 pm |
| "For those who love the unexpected this was a bumper season proving all over again that rugby is the greatest game in the world when it comes to overturning the form book." John Taylor draws a line under the European season |
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World Cup dreams begin in Caribbean sun |
| 1 May 2008, 3:03 pm |
| Barely six months after South Africa clinched the sport's biggest prize at RWC'07 in France the Webb Ellis Cup was inspiring dreams once again as the qualification for the sport's next global showpiece got underway. |
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World Cup body exhumed but no knives out |
| 17 April 2008, 8:26 am |
| "Results from the autopsy of New Zealand's rugby World Cup failure are in at last. The result? No heads will roll." NZPA's Daniel Gilhooly reports |
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There's cause for concern for rugby's decision-makers |
| 23 October 2007, 4:31 pm |
| "This is rugby’s world showcase and in the knockout stages it was power and persistence that mattered much more than attacking flair." John Taylor reports |
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'Welsh Way' gets lost in France |
| 22 October 2007, 10:55 am |
| Wales arrived in France confident and determined to reach at least the last four of the World Cup and maybe even go all the way to the final in Paris. |
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Young guns hold key to England's World Cup future |
| 21 October 2007, 6:04 pm |
| As Jonny Wilkinson was explaining how the World Cup had been lost South African wing Bryan Habana swept behind him in the concrete bowels of the Stade de France carrying the Webb Ellis trophy. |
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Springboks claim the spoils in tournament finale |
| 20 October 2007, 10:15 pm |
| "South Africa were fully deserving of their victory and England will not dwell on the decisions that some may say cost them." Graham Jenkins reports |
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R.I.P 'French flair' |
| 16 October 2007, 10:46 am |
| "How many times in the last five World Cups have the French displayed real flair? A miraculous half-hour in 1999 and a couple of matches in 2003 is about all it comes to." Huw Richards reports |
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England coming to the boil in World Cup pressure cooker |
| 12 October 2007, 1:20 pm |
| "England's threequarters must defend as if their lives depend on it against a team who on their day are rugby's most creative attacking force." PA's Frank Malley reports |
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Wallabies must go back to the drawing board |
| 11 October 2007, 9:45 am |
| "That so many believed Connolly is hard to understand when there was little happening to warrant the statements claiming improvement." Rollo Manning reports |
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Flamboyant Fiji bid farewell to World Cup |
| 9 October 2007, 2:20 pm |
| "The 'flying' Fijians may have come to the end of their World Cup road but the legacy of the tournament is all the richer for their achievements." Graham Jenkins reports |
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England cup quest set to end in tears |
| 5 October 2007, 3:02 pm |
| "That is not meant to be unduly pessimistic, just realistic after head coach Brian Ashton handed Mike Catt the midfield role at inside centre..." Frank Malley reports |
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How rugby can help the world to 'tackle hunger' |
| 3 October 2007, 8:25 pm |
| You won’t see many rugby balls in Gereida camp in Darfur this month, and I doubt there’s even one in the whole of Somalia, or the lush green hills that mark the eastern border of the Democratic Republic of Congo. |
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England confidence on the rise |
| 27 September 2007, 3:38 pm |
| As Brian Ashton was about to name his England team to face Tonga earlier this week a cold draught sliced through an open door. |
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Tournament poser has Henry guessing too |
| 24 September 2007, 7:50 pm |
| Coach Graham Henry is wondering the same thing as everyone else at this rugby World Cup. Have the All Blacks had enough tough rugby? |
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World Cup Postcard - Pumas spoil France's party |
| 7 September 2007, 11:50 pm |
| "The buzz of anticipation around the Stade de France was tangible and while blue was the most prevalent colour on show there was a healthy representation of this year’s other World Cup hopefuls." Graham Jenkins reports from the Stade de France. |
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World Cup Postcard - The big kick off looms |
| 6 September 2007, 8:32 pm |
| Images that remain from World Cups are not just those of matches. Publicity forms part of the backdrop, particularly when you are overseas. Huw Richards reports |
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Eagles facing a tough ask |
| 17 August 2007, 5:02 pm |
| It is very often said that time flies when you are having fun, and how true it is. Brian Lowe reports |
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England target timely Marseille triumph |
| 14 August 2007, 7:40 pm |
| The comparison with Napoleon is inevitable. For a start, England rugby coach Brian Ashton stands five foot and not very much and will be plotting a route to world supremacy in France this weekend. Frank Malley reports |
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Rugby World Cup - Team by Team Guide |
| 10 August 2007, 4:06 pm |
| Check out PA SPort's team by team guide ahead of this year's Rugby World Cup in France. |
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Richie McCaw - A Profile |
| 1 November 2006, 3:35 pm |
| By this time next year, Richie McCaw could conceivably be regarded as one of the all time great All Black captains and loose forwards. Huw Turner reports |
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Rugby World Cup Countdown - 326 days to go... |
| 16 October 2006, 2:25 pm |
| Italy and Romania followed up their opening qualifying wins with respective victories over Russia and Spain on Saturday 14 October to guarantee themselves places in Pool C of next year's Rugby World Cup. Graham Jenkins reports |
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