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- Redpath rocket fired Simpson-Daniel March 15, 2010 6:33 am
Bryan Redpath has revealed he had given Gloucester’s hat-trick hero James Simpson-Daniel a piece of his mind at half-time in Cardiff.
- Rugby-France keep faith with winning squad for England finale March 15, 2010 6:17 am
MARCOUSSIS, France, March 15 (Reuters) – France have retained the squad that beat Italy 46-20 on Sunday to host England with a Six Nations grand slam in sight on Saturday.
- Olympics-Karate girls try out for Japan’s rugby team March 15, 2010 5:42 am
TOKYO, March 15 (Reuters) – The Japanese women’s rugby team for the 2016 Olympics could be made up of a fearsome mixture of rough-and-tumble martial arts experts.
- Ellison gives up on RWC March 15, 2010 5:31 am
Hurricanes back Tamati Ellison has ruled himself out of the 2011 Rugby World Cup after agreeing to move to Japan’s Ricoh Black Rams.
- Six Nations: Team of Round Four March 15, 2010 5:26 am
Now that the dust has settled in Dublin, Paris and Edinburgh, Planet Rugby thought it was only right to hail the star men of Round Four.
- Gower: Huge task for England March 15, 2010 5:21 am
Italy’s Craig Gower insists England will have to formulate the perfect defensive strategy if they are to deny France the Grand Slam.
- Fresh setback for McAlister March 15, 2010 5:18 am
Blues back Luke McAlister has suffered a new setback in his bid to return to action after he suffered a broken nose in training.
- Ireland wait on D’Arcy March 15, 2010 4:31 am
Ireland centre Gordon D’Arcy could still play in the RBS Six Nations clash against Scotland next Saturday.
- Get back to basics – Eloff March 15, 2010 4:30 am
Former Lions coach Eugene Eloff says that while it is all good and well to try to play entertaining rugby, no team can be successful without first getting their structure in place.
- McKenzie’s feet firmly planted March 15, 2010 4:10 am
Coach Ewen McKenzie is refusing to talk about the prospect of the Reds breaking their Super 14 finals drought.
- Umaga to leave Toulon March 15, 2010 4:06 am
Toulon coach Tana Umaga is set to leave France at the end of the season to return to New Zealand.
- D’Arcy racing against time March 15, 2010 3:44 am
Ireland have not ruled centre Gordon D’Arcy out of contention for the Six Nations clash against Scotland next Saturday.
- Link next in line for Wallabies March 15, 2010 3:25 am
Ewen McKenzie’s ability to transform Queensland from Super 14 basket case to finals contender has top judges stamping him as Robbie Deans’ successor as Wallabies coach.
- BRIEF-Rugby-All Black Ellison joins Japan’s Black Rams March 15, 2010 3:11 am
TOKYO, March 15 (Reuters) – All Blacks utility back Tamati Ellison has completed a move to Japan’s Ricoh Black Rams, ruling him out of next year’s World Cup in New Zealand.
- Rebels to begin announcing March 15, 2010 3:09 am
The Melbourne Rebels will begin naming their squad for next year’s Super 15 as the ban on announcing local recruits ended on Sunday.
- Newspaper staged ‘ridiculous’ stunt – PM March 15, 2010 2:58 am
The Government is taking security at next year’s Rugby World Cup very seriously and it will be very different to the way provincial games are handled, Prime Minister John Key says.Today he echoed Frid. […]
- McAlister comeback on hold March 15, 2010 2:55 am
Luke McAlister’s comeback to Super 14 rugby has once again been delayed, this time as a result of a broken nose suffered in training.
- Rugby: Umaga confirmed to coach Counties March 15, 2010 2:48 am
Former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga will return to New Zealand as player-assistant coach for Counties Manukau over the next two years in the national provincial rugby championship.Counties Manukau ch. […]
- Cooper fumes at Hurricanes March 15, 2010 2:22 am
There were times on Saturday when the clouds across Colin Cooper’s brow made a Hurricane look like a brief April shower.
- Solving the Welsh problem March 15, 2010 2:09 am
Shane Williams says there will be no let-up in Wales’ search for a solution to shore up their leaking defence.
- Nonu up before the beaks March 15, 2010 2:04 am
Ma’a Nonu escaped sanction last week, but was cited this week for a dangerous tackle on Stormers fly-half Peter Grant on Saturday.
- Umaga comes home March 15, 2010 1:55 am
Counties Manukau announced on Monday the official confirmation that Tana Umaga will move back to New Zaland to take on a role with them.
- Johnno’s wake-up call March 15, 2010 1:18 am
Martin Johnson has warned England they must improve or they will take a hiding against France in Paris next Saturday.
- Proposed Wellington RWC sculpture revealed March 14, 2010 8:39 pm
Weta Workshop has unveiled a miniature of a sculpture, which has been proposed as a centre piece for Wellington’s hosting of the 2011 Rugby World Cup.The miniature of the sculpture showed two rugby pl. […]
- France closing in on grand slam March 14, 2010 6:00 pm
France have displayed trademark flair to crush Italy and stay firmly on course for their first grand slam since 2004 in the Six Nations.
- Superb France sweep aside Italy March 14, 2010 5:53 pm
France keep their Grand Slam hopes on course in emphatic fashion as they demolish Italy 46-20 at the Stade de France.
- Rugby: Blues eye chance with Brumbies March 14, 2010 4:00 pm
The Blues have been on leave, but if they switched on the telly to watch the latest offering from their next foes, the Brumbies, they might have nodded off.The Canberra clan kept the disjointed Sharks. […]
- Rugby: Scrums and skills Chiefs’ main priority March 14, 2010 3:50 pm
While the Chiefs’ fast start to the Super 14 now appears as a false dawn, two losses on the bounce is no reason for fans to slip into a fortnight of despair.The Chiefs were second-best against the Cru. […]
- Rugby: New name for NPC March 14, 2010 3:45 pm
The country’s premier national provincial rugby competition has a new name with building company ITM replacing Air New Zealand as the major sponsor.The Air New Zealand Cup will now be known as the ITM. […]
- Rugby: France edge closer to Grand Slam March 14, 2010 3:40 pm
SAINT-DENIS – France scored six tries to thrash Italy 46-20 and take a step closer to winning the Six Nations Grand Slam.Centre David Marty scored two tries and No 8 Imanol Harinordoquy added another. […]