GLOUCESTER PROP Rupert Harden has been called into the England squad for the tour to South Africa. Harden replaces Saracens’ Matt Stevens, who suffered a shoulder rotator cuff injury during…
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Western Force sign Cheetahs fly-half Ebersohn
THE WESTERN Force recruitment drive for the 2013 season is in full swing with the signing of Cheetahs fly-half Sias Ebersohn to the squad on a two year deal as…
RaboDirect Pro12 Final: Leinster 30-31 Ospreys
By Bea Asprey, Rugby World Writer In a nutshell Shane Williams said farewell to professional rugby with a trademark 78th minute try to win the RaboDirect Pro12 Final. The…
England 57-26 Barbarians: The Verdict
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor In a nutshell A scrappy match littered with errors, but England ran out comfortable winners against a rather tired looking Barbarians side at…
Premiership Final: Harlequins 30-23 Leicester
By Owain Jones, Rugby World Editor In a nutshell HARLEQUINS CELEBRATED their first Premiership title beating Leicester 30-23 in a fine advertisment for the Aviva Premiership at a sweltering Twickenham.…
England v Barbarians: The Preview
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor THIS IS the strongest team England have put out for this fixture for many a year, with plenty of familiar faces from the…
RaboDirect Pro12 Final – Leinster v Ospreys preview
By Bea Asprey, Rugby World Writer NO SOONER than Leinster had walked off the pitch after their Heineken Cup victory, than they were turning their heads to Sunday’s RaboDirect Pro12…
Premiership Final preview: Harlequins v Leicester
By Owain Jones, Rugby World Editor WITH ONLY a point to separate them in the League at the end of the regular season, the smart money will be on the…
French focus: Top 14 Quarter-final play-offs
IN FRANCE they call them ‘les barrages’, in English we’d call them ‘play-offs’; perhaps the best description is the Top 14 quarter-finals, which is in effect what unfolds on Saturday…
All Blacks trio Williams, Weepu and Nonu benched for Blues
ALI WILLIAMS looks set to play his 100th Super Rugby game off the bench after he and fellow All Blacks Piri Weepu and Ma’a Nonu were relegated to the reserves…