New Zealand No 8 Kieran Read will miss the opening weeks of Rugby World Cup 2011 while fellow loose forward Adam Thomson is likely to be unavailable for the opening…
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Antartica to get World Cup on TV!
All 48 matches of Rugby World Cup 2011 will be available live on television to fans in Antarctica, Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) has announced. The remote Scott Base has…
A World Cup song for Ireland
Four Irish fans have brought our a single to support their team in New Zealand. One of the band members Mark Fraser explains: “For the first time ever an Irish…
Take care in New Zealand
Rugby fans are being warned to take extra care on the roads during the Rugby World Cup as statistics show New Zealand has more than twice the number of road…
Rees ready for Blues
Cardiff Blues scrum half Richie Rees cannot wait for the start of the Rabo Direct Pro 12. The Blues travel to the Scottish capital to take on Edinburgh in the…
England team members to visit Christchurch
England have confirmed they will make a goodwill visit to Christchurch on the eve of the Rugby World Cup. The team were due to play pool matches against Argentina and…
Rugby World Cup rules and regulations
What happens if a match is drawn? No problem in a pool match. France and Scotland drew 20-20 in one of the most exciting matches of the first Rugby World…
Five young New Zealand players handed lifetime bans
Five players from the Otahuhu Rugby Club have each received a lifetime ban from all rugby. A judicial hearing was called following the assault on a referee at the conclusion…
Journey through rugby – Riki Flutey
Military-run is how I would describe my boarding school. There was a big emphasis on respecting people around you. I couldn’t get enough of rugby in my teens. I was…
England need a modern-day Jeremy Guscott at the World Cup
Once they have suppressed their eye-rolling exasperation at the RFU’s committee-room machinations of midsummer, England fans can at least approach the imminent World Cup with a chipper (if not too…