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Posted 17 days ago
CHRIS CUSITER will be to the fore of Glasgow’s bid to reach the RaboDirect Pro12 final when they play Leinster at the RDS on Saturday night.
Scotland scrum-half Cusiter, who this season agreed a new three-year deal with Glasgow, will be looking to help the Warriors make the final for the first time and give coach Sean Lineen a fitting send-off…
Posted 17 days ago
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor
NO SOONER had Lloyd Burns grown accustomed to life as a professional rugby player than it was all over, his burgeoning career cut short by injury.
At last year’s World Cup, Burns’s story was one that brought hope to any aspiring rugby player. Just a couple of years ago, he was working as a bricklayer…
Posted 20 days ago
Bordeaux is famed for its wine but this weekend it’ll be the smell of rugby players’ sweat filling the air rather than the fruity aroma of a good red. Clermont Auvergne and Leinster go head-to-head at the Stade Chaban Delmas for a place in this year’s Heineken Cup final – and it’s sure to be an enthralling affair…
Posted 21 days ago
The official shortlist for the Aviva Premiership Player of the Year has been announced, with Harlequins providing two of the six nominees: full-back Mike Brown and captain Chris Robshaw.
Fellow Premiership semi-finalists Leicester are represented by flanker Julian Salvi, Brad Barritt makes the list for his performances for defending champions Saracens, while Gloucester prop Nick Wood and James Scaysbrook, the Exeter…
Posted 21 days ago
Prop Tony Woodcock suffered an acute calf strain at training yesterday and has been ruled out of tomorrow night’s match against the Reds.
This latest casualty means Tevita Mailau moves into the starting line-up to replace Woodcock and Auckland prop Angus Ta’avao will be the bench replacement.
In the absence of Keven Mealamu, Luke Braid will again captain the team.
Some good news…
Posted 21 days ago
The Crusaders head to Sydney this weekend to take on the Waratahs on Sunday (KO: 06:10 GMT) in round ten of the Super Rugby competition.
Head Coach Todd Blackadder has named his team and has made three changes to the starting fifteen that beat the Hurricanes last weekend. He has also put two new faces on the bench.
Luke Romano will partner…
Posted 35 days ago
NO DOUBT about it, Shane Geraghty’s stint in Brive has been eventful, writes Gavin Mortimer. The 25-year-old was to the fore again on Sunday, steering the unfashionable French club into the semi-finals of the Amlin Challenge Cup courtesy of a 15-11 defeat of the Scarlets. As usual Geraghty made sure his shock of blond hair was noticed, not just by…
Posted 40 days ago
The Scrum horror of Twickenham still has the Irish front-row fraternity waking up in a sweat. For many, it was a shock that the Irish scrum could be so completely demolished but this was a long time coming, writes Paul Wallace.
Though under the cosh from the start, when Mike Ross left the pitch on 36 minutes, I had my head…
Posted 41 days ago
Queensland Reds’ Will Genia has racked up 34 caps since his 2009 Australia debut, winning the 2011 Super Rugby and Tri-Nations titles along the way. What else should we know about the Wallaby wonder?
Growing up in Papua New Guinea was very different. I was fortunate that my parents worked hard and we went to international schools, but we couldn’t venture…
Posted 43 days ago
RUGBY WORLD: How did you enjoy your first Six Nations?
Lee Dickson: I loved every minute of it. I knew Stuart (Lancaster) already so I knew what to expect, but everyone was awesome. The lads came together really well and there were a lot of good characters, which was awesome for me because I’m a bit of a cheeky…
