By Charity Knight THE START of this year’s Tri-Nations will be marred by controversy, as South Africa have withdrawn 21 players from their World Cup training squad for the away…

By Charity Knight. TWICKENHAM COMES alive this weekend, as it plays host to the oldest sevens tournament in the world – the Vauxhall Middlesex Charity Sevens. Last years victors, Samurai,…

Gareth Owen

GARETH OWEN could miss the entire 2011-12 campaign after suffering “a substantial injury” in training. The 22-year old, who can play at full-back, fly-half and centre, already has 50 appearances…

Barbarians

DAVID BARNES has joined the 12-man committee of the Barbarian Football Club. The former Bath prop, who played 266 games for the West Country club before retiring two months ago,…

James Horwill and Richie McCaw

By Charity Knight RIVALRIES REACH their peak this weekend as the Queensland Reds take on the Canterbury Crusaders in an epic battle to become the victors of the 2011 Super…

Shane Williams is back, ready and raring to go, but he admits he is taking nothing for granted in his bid to be selected for his third Rugby World Cup…

Sam Warburton is currently eating, sleeping and training his way through the first of two, intense, pre-Rugby World Cup training camps in Poland for Welsh Rugby’s national side. The Cardiff…