James O’Connor handed one match ban and fine

Australian Rugby Union has today suspended James O’Connor until Sunday 28 August after the Wallabies winger failed to appear at two official team functions on Thursday 18 August. O’Connor did…

Scotland World Cup squad confirmed

Head coach Andy Robinson has today named the 30-man Scotland squad for the IRB Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand. The squad will be captained by Alastair Kellock, the…

Wallace to miss France clash

Shane Jennings has been included to start at openside on the Ireland team to play France tomorrow in the opening game of the Guinness Summer Series.  Jennings comes into the…

leo cullen ireland

In what is a busy week for the Ireland squad, two Irish teams will play games in the space of three days.  An Ireland Select XV will take on Connacht…

Matt Giteau retires from Test rugby

Matt Giteau was left out of Australia’s World Cup squad and immediately retired from international rugby aged just 29 and with an incredible 92 caps and 684 Test points to his…

Danny Care out of the World Cup

England and Harlequins scrum half Danny Care sustained an injury to his left big toe joint in last weekend’s fixture against Wales and, after scans and specialist opinions, will undergo…

Wales 19 England 9 – video highlights

A try from James Hook ignited Wales’s World Cup campaign and left Martin Johnson furious with the way his side  threw away a countless number of chances at the Millennium…