IT WILL be Tri-Nations champions versus Six Nations champions when Australia and Wales kick off their three-Test series in Brisbane on Saturday – and it should be an enthralling encounter.…
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New Zealand v Ireland: 1st Test preview
IRELAND HAVE never beaten New Zealand but they have a chance to change the history books in Auckland on Saturday. Both Declan Kidney and Steve Hansen have selected new caps…
Johnson and Marler to make England debut against the Boks
TOM JOHNSON and Joe Marler will make their England debuts in the 1st Test of the Castle series in Durban on Saturday. The Exeter Chiefs flanker and Harlequins prop will…
Warburton returns to lead Wales
WALES HAVE named a side to play Australia in Brisbane this weekend showing four changes from that which sealed a 16-9 victory over France last March to be crowned Champions…
Kidney hands Zebo and Fitzpatrick debut against All Blacks
The Ireland team to play New Zealand in the first test of the summer tour has been named and includes two new caps with wing Simon Zebo and prop Declan…
Wallabies make eight changes for first Wales test
FIVE NEW forwards and three new backs feature in the starting combination, from that beaten 9-6 by Scotland midweek in Newcastle. The alterations in the pack sees the all-New South…
Rugby World – July 2012 edition contents
[imagebrowser id=26] IT’S THE start of the new global calendar, with seven northern hemisphere countries down south for end-of-season tours. The July issue of Rugby World looks ahead to the…
Savea, Smith and Retallick to make All Blacks debut against Ireland
IN SELECTING the side, the All Blacks coaches have gone for experience as well as the introduction of the three new caps. In the forwards, the All Blacks have the…
Match verdict: Australia 6-9 Scotland
PLAYED OUT in the kind of conditions that would have drowned ducks and bent weathervanes Scotland set themselves up for a stripped down but dogged performance against Australia in Newcastle,…
Sore heads for celebrating Scotland
SCOTLAND’S FAMOUS 9-6 win over Australia in Newcastle, Sydney, in June sparked mass celebrations from Andy Robinson’s team – but these two players might have gone a little too far.…