LONDON WELSH are to be denied entry to the Aviva Premiership, even if they win the right to dine at English rugby’s top table by beating the Cornish Pirates. The…
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Nigel Redman returns to Worcester as Forwards coach
WORCESTER WARRIORS is delighted to announce that former England lock Nigel Redman has today been appointed as the new Forwards Coach at Sixways and will return to the club for…
Edinburgh sign South African lock Izak van der Westhuizen
EDINBURGH RUGBY today announced the completion of a third southern-hemisphere swoop with the signing of Free State Cheetah’s lock Izak van der Westhuizen on a two-year contract. Born in Kimberley,…
Rebels sign Wallaby Higginbotham
THE REBELS have signed outstanding Wallabies flanker Scott Higginbotham to a two-year deal, with the player set to join the Club for the 2013 season. Higginbotham was an ever-present in…
Amlin Challenge Cup Final – Toulon v Biarritz preview
IT’S AN all-French affair in Friday’s Amlin Challenge Cup final at the Stoop as Toulon take on Biarritz. Did we say ‘all-French’ affair? That’s a bit like saying Arsenal against…
Kieran Reid out for Crusaders v Blues
THE CRUSADERS will play the Blues this Saturday night for the second time this season. They last played at Eden Park in the opening round of the Super Rugby season…
Blues team to face Crusaders
WIDER TRAINING Group lock / loose forward Steven Luatua will make his run-on debut for the Blues when they face the Crusaders in Christchurch on Saturday night (kick-off 7.35pm). 21-year-old…
Force roll out the changes for Rebels clash
AFTER KEEPING an unchanged squad for the past two rounds, the Western Force coaching team have made six changes for their Round 13 clash against the Rebels on Sunday.…
Visser named in Scotland squad
FIVE UNCAPPED players have been named today in Scotland’s 28-strong playing squad for their summer tour to Australasia. They are the Glasgow Warriors forwards Ryan Grant, Robert Harley and Tom…
Rugby World’s Championship Blog
THE GREAT thing about Eurovision, is that when it’s all over, Engelbert Humperdinck — win or lose — will return to relative obscurity, writes Richard Grainger. Sadly, the same will…