Jake White
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Matt Williams: Eddie Jones’ masterclass a sight to behold
- International
- October 25, 2019, 12:31
New Zealand are the best team at this tournament, as they have been at every World Cup since its inception. The four year planning cycle New Zealand (...)

Matt Williams: Improving England a dangerous proposition but Ireland should prevail
- International
- February 2, 2019, 06:30
England perform at their best when there is blood dripping off their chins from a swollen nose that has just been joyously smacked. In last year’s ch(...)

Rugby Australia turn down Jake White bid to succeed Michael Cheika
- Rugby
- November 29, 2018, 16:53
Rugby Australia has turned down an approach from World Cup-winning coach Jake White as media speculation swirls over the future of Wallabies coach Mic(...)

Gerry Thornley: World awards cap Irish rugby’s greatest year
- Rugby
- November 27, 2018
It dragged on interminably, like some of these more self-indulgent award ceremonies can do. Of course, the more preening and opulent, the more boring (...)

Scott Fardy takes the long way round to reach the top
- Pro14
- May 19, 2018, 06:00
Scott Fardy has travelled a circuitous and lengthy route to being a World Cup finalist and European Cup winner. From Sydney and the Waratahs academy, (...)

European rugby draws: Familiar faces and foes for Irish sides
- Rugby
- June 8, 2017, 17:36
It’s a case of familiar faces and foes following the EPCR Champions Cup and Challenge Cup draws for next season that took place in Neuchatel, Switzerl(...)

Ulster confirm deal for South African prop Schalk van der Merwe
- Pro12
- March 8, 2017, 12:44
Ulster have confirmed that powerful front rower Schalk van der Merwe will join the province this summer on a two-year deal. The 26-year-old will make(...)

Seán Moran: Gaelic football rich territory for crossovers
- Gaelic Games
- March 8, 2017, 07:00
The use of Croke Park for other sports has marked its 10th anniversary. It was more significant for rugby than for soccer, encompassing the first gran(...)

South Africans putting Springbok into Munster’s step
- European Cup
- January 21, 2017, 06:00
The clearest evidence of an ever-deepening crisis in South African rugby was Rassie Erasmus being allowed to escape a crumbling Springbok regime to co(...)

Montpellier coach calls for consistency on high tackles
- European Cup
- January 14, 2017, 13:23
Leinster will return to the familiar environment of a Champions Cup quarter-final – the home tie can be secured with victory in Castres next weekend –(...)