There were pre-Play-Off boosts for all four Magners League semi-final teams as they picked up trophies at the annual Magners League Awards dinner in Dublin. Table-topping Munster led the way…
Tournaments
Mieres agrees new deal at Exeter
Exeter’s first-ever season in the Aviva Premiership may have come to an end, but head coach Rob Baxter is still hard at work preparing for next season’s assault on the…
Redpath and Hogg sign new contracts with Gloucester Rugby
Gloucester Rugby are delighted to announce that Head Coach Bryan Redpath and Forwards Coach Carl Hogg have both signed new contracts with the club. The news is a big boost…
Dickson extends stay at Franklin’s Gardens
Northampton Saints today announced that Lee Dickson has extended his contract with the club by a further two years. The 26-year-old scrum-half, whose current deal still had one year to…
ERC 2011 Finals referees
Romain Poite will referee his first Heineken Cup final when he takes charge of the season’s showpiece European club rugby match between Leinster and Northampton Saints at the Millennium Stadium…
Jonathan Spratt and Ross Samson sign for London Irish
London Irish is pleased to announce the signings of Wales and Ospreys centre Jonathan Spratt on a one-year contract and scrum half Ross Samson from Edinburgh Rugby on a two-year…
Leeds £2m in debt plan for the Championship
Leeds Carnegie will begin immediate plans for next season and life in the Championship following relegation from the Aviva Premiership with defeat at Northampton. Leeds came within a try of…
Danny Cipriani dropped again
Danny Cipriani’s ill-fated stay in the Super 15 went from bad to worse with confirmation that he will stay in Australia when his team, the Melbourne Rebels travel to South…
Chris Cusiter joins Sydney club in World Cup bid
Scotland and Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Chris Cusiter is to play club rugby in Australia over the next month in a drive to improve his readiness for this autumn’s Rugby World…
London Scottish win promotion to The Championship
Following a 17-13 victory over second-placed Barking RUFC, London Scottish FC have been promoted from National League 1 to the Championship for the 2011/2012 season. A last-minute, 80-metre break away…