Defending champions New Zealand, England and France all enjoyed victories on the last day of pool action at the IRB Junior World Championship 2011 in Italy to take their place…
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Clermont Auvergne: Wesley Fofana tribute
Check out Clermont Auvergne’s finest young export, Wesley Fofana as he carves up the Top 14 turf.
England Saxons win the last Churchill Cup
Miles Benjamin scored two spectacular tries on his home ground to earn England Saxons a sixth and final Churchill Cup title, 37-6 over Canada. The Worcester Warriors wing raced 70…
Italy A win last Churchill Cup Plate against Tonga
MARCO BORTOLAMI saluted his Italy A players after they lifted the Churchill Cup Plate at Sixways, beating Tonga 28-17. The skipper, whose side had spluttered throughout the tournament, came good…
Rugby Book Review – The RFU Guide to Coaching Positional Skills
By way of an introduction, we’re told of the young prop who became tall and light and wasn’t suited to his position – so he quit the game. So lesson…
USA beat Russia to win Churchill Cup Bowl
TODD CLEVER lifted the Churchill Cup Bowl at Sixways to give the US Eagles a boost ahead of their Rugby World Cup showdown with Russia, winning 32-25 After a shocking…
Churchill Cup disbanded
This will be the last Churchill Cup as Canada and USA become integrated into the global rugby calendar. The Churchill Cup has provided regular Test competition for the North American unions…
Jonathan Davies – a Wales star in the making
The Wales centre hopes his fruitful season will ensure him a World Cup place. Sarah Mockford reports The heritage of one Scarlet has proved quite the topic of conversation in…
Welsh wonder – Ceri Jones
It was a question of when, not if, I started playing. My dad, Lyn, was a second-row with Ebbw Vale and Newport, but it was my mum, Claire, who did…
George Ford picked for England, Owen Farrell at 12
England U20 Head Coach Rob Hunter has opted for an experienced midfield axis of George Ford at fly half and Owen Farrell and Elliott Daly at 12 and 13, respectively,…