Wales 80-1 to win RWC, Ireland 33-1

IRELAND are out to 33/1 for the Rugby World Cup with Ladbrokes after losing at home to France in their latest warm-up match. France are now into 12/1 (from 14s)…

Pat Sanderson retires

Worcester Warriors back row and former England international captain Pat Sanderson has today announced his retirement from professional rugby. The talismanic former Sixways skipper joined the club in 2004 and…

Wallace to miss France clash

Shane Jennings has been included to start at openside on the Ireland team to play France tomorrow in the opening game of the Guinness Summer Series.  Jennings comes into the…

leo cullen ireland

In what is a busy week for the Ireland squad, two Irish teams will play games in the space of three days.  An Ireland Select XV will take on Connacht…

Rugby returns to Donnybrook

The Leinster team to face the Melbourne Rebels in Friday night’s opening fixture of the Bank of Ireland Series in Donnybrook (KO: 7pm) has been named. New Zealand out-half Mat…

Twickenham to host Sevens finale

Twickenham Stadium will stage the climax to this season’s expanded HSBC Sevens World Series. The 2011 Emirates Airline London Sevens attracted a world record weekend attendance of 100,094 as the…

Matt Giteau retires from Test rugby

Matt Giteau was left out of Australia’s World Cup squad and immediately retired from international rugby aged just 29 and with an incredible 92 caps and 684 Test points to his…

Danny Care out of the World Cup

England and Harlequins scrum half Danny Care sustained an injury to his left big toe joint in last weekend’s fixture against Wales and, after scans and specialist opinions, will undergo…