England and Scotland now know their final pool opponents for next year’s World Cup with Romania the last team to qualify for the New Zealand tournament. Romania held Uruguay to…
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Jerry Flannery set for more time on the sidelines
Jerry Flannery’s cruel run of luck with injuries has continued with confirmation that the Munster and Ireland hooker is facing a lay-off of between four to six weeks. Jerry Flannery…
Meet Mark Cueto and Pete Anglesea
Don’t miss your chance to rub shoulders with Mark Cueto at the Sale Sharks supporters’ forum on Tuesday 18 January. Sale Sharks, in conjunction with the Supporters Club, will be…
Dragons v Connacht Preview – Cronin and Sidoli return, Lydiate out
Thursday 6 January – NEWPORT GWENT DRAGONS v CONNACHT, at Rodney Parade, 7.35pm. TV: Live on S4C RTE Sport Put your predictions in the Comments Section below…… Referee: Alan Lewis…
Wasps to play Harlequins in Abu Dhabi
LONDON Wasps and Harlequins will break new ground on 30 January when their LV Cup match will be played in Abu Dhabi. With both clubs missing their key internationals as the…
Toby Booth on England, Jonny Wilkinson, Toulouse and physicality
London Irish head coach and former England Saxons coach Toby Booth gives Rugby World his England verdict following the autumn Tests. “I know some fans will have doubted England after…
Claassens commits to Bath
Bath Rugby is pleased to announce that scrum-half Michael Claassens has signed a contract extension which will see him stay with us for another two years. Claassens joined Bath Rugby…
Ospreys sign teenage South African scrum-half
The Ospreys have confirmed the signing of 18-year old South African born, Welsh qualified, scrum-half Matthew Torrance on a development contract. Torrance hails from Durban, but qualifies for Wales through his…
Magners League previews for this weekend
With the half way stage of the season now passed, teams will now concentrate on their push for a top four placing to secure a spot in the Magners League…
London Irish 24 Bath 25 – The Verdict
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine Well, something had to give here at the Madejski Stadium as two of the sides with the worst recent record in the…