Emirates Western Force prop Tim Fairbrother will finish up his Super Rugby career in Perth at the end of this season and head to England to play for Harlequins. Fairbrother…
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Dan Carter hits the heights at Twickenham – a blog
It was a beautiful Sunday afternoon at Twickenham with 35, 094 fans, mostly expats, witnessing a match that showed exactly why the World Cup trophy will probably stay in the…
All Blacks will go to Christchurch in World Cup
The All Blacks will spend five days training in Christchurch in the build up to their decisive Rugby World Cup 2011 Pool A encounter with France, a change of schedule…
Hong Kong Sevens…latest news
Russia and Portugal finished the pool stages as the two best runners-up to join the top six seeds in the Cup quarter finals at the Cathay Pacific/Credit Suisse Hong Kong…
Rugby Book Review – The Grudge
At the age of 41, it’s taken a while for Tom English, our Irish correspondent, to finally write his first book. Let’s hope there are more to come, for this…
Rugby World winner writes Sunderland RFC history book
AMAZING what the Internet and some good old-fashioned elbow grease can do. Last autumn Rugby World ran a competition for a rugby club to win a published history – and…
Rugby Book Review – A Social History of English Rugby Union
What do you get when you mix one of the world’s leading sports historians with one of the best sports archives bar none? One hell of a read, that’s what.…
Kristian Dacey – The Principality Premiership player of the month
Pontypridd hooker Kristian Dacey has won the Principality Premiership player of the month award for February. The player, who is on the bench for the Blues against Munster this evening,…
Ireland v England and France – kick off times confirmed
The IRFU have today confirmed the kick off times for the Guinness Summer Series games against France and England in Aviva Stadium in August. Ireland will play four games in…
Newcastle team to play Saracens – Rikki Sheriffe starts
Newcastle Falcons boss Alan Tait is looking to rejuvenate his side, for Sunday’s Aviva Premiership clash against high-flying Saracens, at Vicarage Road (kick-off 3pm). The Falcons make the long trip…