RUGBY WORLD: What is your role with England 2015? Maggie Alphonsi: I’m an ambassador for the 2015 Rugby World Cup and my job is to promote the tournament. RW: There’s…
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Pocock will captain side against Reds in final pre-season
Emirates Western Force star flanker David Pocock will play his first match for the club since being officially announced as captain a fortnight ago. The West Australian’s will tackle reigning…
Palu and Robinson return in time for Tonga
Wallaby heavyweights Wycliff Palu and Benn Robinson will be back in action for the HSBC Waratahs this Friday, taking on Tonga at the Sydney Football Stadium in final preparation for…
Fifteen minutes of madness hides Scotland’s progress
By Rory Baldwin ONCE again Scotland come away from a Six Nations Test smarting from errors in judgement that cost them a game in which they were ultimately competitive for…
France v Ireland a farce
By Bea Asprey, Rugby World Writer VINCENT CLERC had issued a warning days before France were due to host Ireland at the Stade de France that the freezing temperatures in…
England show composure but remain a work in progress
By Ben Coles So Stuart Lancaster’s men survived the blizzard of Rome and you could say the unique conditions left a significant mark on the quality of the game; this…
Five things we learnt about Wales: Round Two
By Paul Williams WALES BEAT Scotland 27-13 in Cardiff on Sunday. They’re now two from two in the Six Nations and heading towards a Triple Crown showdown in Twickenham. Let’s…
Wales 27-13 Scotland
By Owain Jones, Rugby World Editor In a nutshell: The first-half was full of incident and endeavour yet little to show on the scoreboard, with both sides going in at…
Italy 15-19 England
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor In a nutshell It was ‘Chargedown Charlie’ to the rescue again for England. Italy scored two tries in two minutes just before half-time…
Imanol Harinordoquy’s father joins in brawl!
IMANOL HARINORDOQUY is one of rugby’s tougher characters, but the France No 8’s reputation may have been damaged when his father stepped in to help out during one game last…