Edinburgh Rugby can confirm that scrum-half Mike Blair, in his tenth year with the club, will leave at the end of the season. A former pupil of Edinburgh Academy, Blair…
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Braid brothers return for Sharks visit
The Braid brothers make a very welcome return to the Blues starting line up this week, with the loose forward duo pairing up for the first time in a month.…
Robinson leads unchanged Waratahs
Benn Robinson will lead an unchanged Waratahs side for the third match running as NSW head to Perth for a crucial clash with the Western Force. “It took a number…
Edinburgh sign Georgia international Dimitri Basilaia
Edinburgh Rugby today welcomed a significant boost to the club’s physical dimension with the signing of Georgia number 8 Dimitri Basilaia from Valence d’Agen. The announcement serves as the latest…
Scrumgate: Solving the Irish nightmare – Paul Wallace
The Scrum horror of Twickenham still has the Irish front-row fraternity waking up in a sweat. For many, it was a shock that the Irish scrum could be so completely…
Journey through rugby – Will Genia
Queensland Reds’ Will Genia has racked up 34 caps since his 2009 Australia debut, winning the 2011 Super Rugby and Tri-Nations titles along the way. What else should we know…
French focus: Top 14
Toulouse backs coach Jean-Baptiste Elissalde couldn’t help crowing after his side’s impressive defeat of Stade Francais last Saturday, writes Gavin Mortimer. In front of 80,000 fans at the Stade de…
Rugby World’s Championship Blog
The Championship play-offs exist to decide two issues — who goes up and who goes down — and one of these issues was decided, at Molesey Road on Saturday, writes…
Future Faces – Ben Nutley and Luke McGrath
Lewis Moody may have retired, but there’s a new flanker in his mould making his mark in the East Midlands – at Franklin’s Gardens. Ben Nutley, who turns 20 this…
Chill-out chat with Lee Dickson
RUGBY WORLD: How did you enjoy your first Six Nations? Lee Dickson: I loved every minute of it. I knew Stuart (Lancaster) already so I knew what to expect, but…