Fifteen years of Heineken Cup rugby and 15 years, too, since South Africa beat a superior New Zealand side to win the third World Cup, writes Rugby World editor Alan…
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Rugby Book Review – Expert Guide to Sevens
Sevens coaching manuals are somewhat thin on the ground, partly because the majority of amateur players are happy to play the sport off the cuff. Colin Hillman, the policeman who…
Scotland unchanged for Wales game
Head coach Andy Robinson has this afternoon named an unchanged starting XV for Scotland’s RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Wales at Murrayfield on Saturday (kick-off 5pm). The only change to…
Ireland team to play France – Heaslip back!
Venue: Stadio Flaminio Date: Sunday, 13 February 2011 Kick-off: 1500 GMT Coverage: Watch on BBC One, BBC HD channel, Red Button and BBC Sport website; full commentary on BBC 5 live sports…
Dave Attwood signs for Bath
Bath Rugby are delighted to announce the signing of England and Gloucester lock, Dave Attwood, on a two year contract. The 6ft 7in, 23 year old lock, originally from Bristol, has…
Andy Robinson signs until 2015
Scottish Rugby announced today that it has reached agreement with Andy Robinson to extend his contract until 31 December 2015. This will keep Robinson at the helm of the national…
Rugby Book Review – Blue Blood: The Bernard Jackman Autobiography
Bernard Jackman was no superstar, his inconsistent lineout throwing arguably the factor that restricted him to nine Irish caps, writes Alan Pearey. Yet, like many a pro, the Leinster hooker…
Twelve players who WON’T feature for England against Italy
England managed Martin Johnson has cut his squad for the Italy clash on Saturday sending home 12 players. Johnson is due to name his team for the Twickenham Test at noon…
Hendre Fourie – Leeds Carnegie and England
He’s always fun to talk to, is Hendre Fourie. Never short of a story or two, the Leeds flanker tells a good one about how he first found out he…
Video of the Day – Off the pitch with referee Craig Joubert
Life as a referee can be hard, just as it was witnessed when they previously made a painful appearance in one of our other videos of the day. Today we…