Birmingham & Solihull got their British & Irish Cup campaign off to a winning start, whilst also boosting their survival hopes in the league, after achieving a try bonus point victory…
News
Thomas Waldrom named Aviva Premiership Player of the Month
Thomas Waldrom has been voted the Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of the Month. The Leicester Tigers number 8 was picked for December by a panel made up of rugby media…
England announce Six Nations and Saxons squads
The January 2011 England and England Saxons Elite Player Squads have been announced today by England Team Manager Martin Johnson and England Saxons Head Coach Stuart Lancaster. There are three…
Courtney Lawes out of the Six Nations – Jim Mallinder
England’s chances of their first Six Nations title in eight years received a blow with confirmation that key second row Courtney Lawes is out of the Championship. Lawes limped out…
Chris Ashton – Northampton and England
Not only has Chris, a Rugby League convert, made a seamless transition to Union, he has done so with vigour and made sure everyone took notice of his first International…
Toulouse – A Perfect 10 – with video of last year’s final
Guy Noves has seen and done almost everything possible in the Heineken Cup, but even he and his four-times champion club Toulouse are within striking distance of a new landmark…
Indian bike ride inspires Lancashire tetraplegic
NOT everyone would regard a 400-kilometres bike ride across India on appalling roads in cold and rainy weather, with over-nights under canvas, as an inspirational experience. But then the Rugby…
The rise and rise of College rugby
A blog from Rugby World reader, Will Carpenter In previous times, schools rugby, especially at under 18 level has been dominated by the countries’ major private schools. The likes of…
Tigers THE BIG ONE – Davies
The Scarlets face “our biggest game in the last three years” when they clash with Leicester Tigers at Parc y Scarlets in a crucial Heineken Cup Pool 5 showdown on…
Championship round 18 review
Helped by the presence of 61- cap All Black Ali Williams, Nottingham attracted their best home attendance since the second week of the season in Sunday’s Championship clash against Bristol.…