Northampton Saints and Munster – both former Heineken Cup champions – clash at Thomond Park in a heavyweight Pool 1 clash on Saturday with Saints captain Dylan Hartley predicting a…
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RFU Championship Blog
You could throw a blanket over the top five clubs in the Championship, but one team is beginning to put a little daylight between themselves and the chasing pack, writes…
Owen Farrell named Aviva Premiership Player of the Month
Owen Farrell has been voted the Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Month for October. The Saracens’ centre was chosen as the month’s stand out performer by a panel of…
England’s matches in November 2012
The QBE Internationals will deliver an exciting, international competition between the northern and southern hemispheres and see the World Cup winning All Blacks play on English soil for the first…
Rhys Thomas to captain Blues against Racing Metro
Cardiff Blues travel to Paris on Friday to face a star studded Racing Metro side. The rugby season is set to explode into life across Europe as the 17th Heineken…
Chill-out chat with Will Genia
RUGBY WORLD: So how did you enjoy your first RWC off the field? WILL GENIA: I loved it. We have a great group of boys and we make an effort…
Tri-Nations becomes The Investec Rugby Championship
Auckland, Canterbury, Waikato, Wellington and Otago will host All Blacks Test matches in the 2012 international season, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) announced today. The Rugby World Cup winning…
Crusaders new home to host 2012 All Blacks Test match
The Rugby World Cup winning All Blacks will play one of six domestic Test matches in 2012 at a specially revamped stadium which will be the interim home of rugby…
Nathan Hines retires from international rugby
Nathan Hines, the 77-times-capped Scotland forward, is retiring from international rugby after 11 years in the Test arena, he announced today. Hines, known affectionately as Wagga, only came to Scotland,…
England Women’s squad announced for New Zealand test series
The England Women’s squad to take on world champions New Zealand over three international tests later this month has been announced and it includes 16 survivors from last year’s Rugby…