Former All Black Sir John Kirwan has been appointed the new Head Coach of the Blues, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) and Blues Franchise announced today. The 47-year-old has…
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Chill-out chat with Chris Cusiter
RUGBY WORLD: Who are the jokers in the Glasgow squad? CHRIS CUSITER: Jon Welsh is one of the funniest people I know. He takes a lot of stick but his…
Weightlifting can improve your performance
OLYMPIC WEIGHTLIFTING can help improve your performance on the pitch, writes former champion Giles Greenwood. Rugby players spend their time in the gym doing heavy strength exercises such as squats,…
Read out again for Force clash
THREE CHANGES have been made to the starting line-up that met the Chiefs in Hamilton last weekend, including two positional changes, for the final match of the regular season against…
Faumuina back for injury cursed Blues
BLUES PROP Charlie Faumuina is back to full fitness and will start against the Brumbies in Canberra on Saturday. Faumuina hasn’t played for the Blues for two months since tearing…
Timani replaces injured Palu against the Reds
THE INCLUSION of Sitakeli Timani is the only change to the Waratahs’ starting team for this Saturday’s season finale against the Reds in Brisbane. Timani replaces Wycliff Palu who has…
Ryan Walkinshaw – reaching for the stars
By Katie Field, Rugby World writer RYAN WALKINSHAW is younger and slicker than your average Aviva Premiership chairman but don’t be fooled into thinking he is frivolous or in any…
London Irish’s Army training camp
LONDON IRISH joined the Army in pre-season and spent a week at the Sir John Moore Barracks in Winchester, where they tested their firing skills on the shooting range, completed the…
Future Faces – Ross Harrison and Cory Hill
AS ONE Sale and England prop is reaching the end of his career, another is waiting in the wings to fill his boots. But Andrew Sheridan is not departing before…
Crusaders bolstered by All Blacks trio
WITH THEIR play-off chances hanging by a thread, Coach Todd Blackadder will be happy with the return of Kieran Read (concussion), Dan Carter (hamstring) and Israel Dagg (ankle) who start…