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Posted 29 days ago
URUGUAY SET out in pursuit of the holy grail of World Cup 2015 qualification this weekend, having missed out on a place at the last two World Cup finals tournaments by a whisker.
Los Teros have reached the final stage of qualifying – the repechage final – on the last two occasions. They were pipped for a place at the 2007…
Posted 173 days ago
HOSTS ENGLAND have been drawn with Australia and Wales in Pool A of the 2015 Rugby World Cup. With just over 1000 days to go till England 2015, the rugby world as we know it descended on London’s trendy Southbank for the pool allocation draw.
The tournament kicks off on 18 September 2015, with the final to be held at Twickenham…
Posted 205 days ago
THE RUGBY FOOTBALL UNION (RFU) today announced its participation legacy plans with exactly three years to go until the Rugby World Cup final 2015.
Chief Executive Ian Ritchie, alongside Rugby Development Director Steve Grainger, and England’s most capped player, Jason Leonard, outlined seven areas of focus for the RFU in the lead up to 2015 and beyond.
From building capacity by improving…
Posted 220 days ago
NEW ZEALAND referee Bryce Lawrence has retired, citing heavy criticism following the Rugby World Cup quarter-final between South Africa and Australia last year behind his decision. The 41 year-old is set to take up a position as a high performance referee reviewer in his homeland but has frequently been denounced for his officiating by both the South African and Australian Rugby Unions.
Posted 225 days ago
I HAVE spent most of this week swimming against the tide of public opinion over England Rugby 2015′s decision to scrap Welford Road as a World Cup venue. I think it is the right call. The reaction from Leicester Tigers at being dumped has been emotional and, if I’m honest, a little self-righteous.
Posted 229 days ago
ENGLAND RUGBY 2015 have released a long list of 17 potential stadiums to be used during the Rugby World Cup 2015, with only three rugby grounds included.
Posted 264 days ago
TUESDAY 18 September 2012 marks exactly three years to go until the next Rugby World Cup kicks off, but planning for the tournament is already well underway. The Olympics have set the bar high in terms of staging a global sporting event in the UK, so how are England 2015′s preparations going? World Cup winner Will Greenwood asks the tournament’s chief executive Paul Vaughan…
Posted 546 days ago
Eliota Fuimaono Sapolu’s appeal against the misconduct decision for comments made via social media has been refused by the Independent Appeal Committee hearing his case.
The Samoa player’s appeal was against the decision handed down by the Independent Judicial Officer His Honour Judge Jeff Blackett (England) on October 15 in Auckland which upheld a misconduct charge by Rugby World Cup Limited…
Posted 554 days ago
It would be easy to look back on the World Cup in a negative way and think about what could have been, but we’ve got to be positive. It’s more important to look at what we did achieve.
We came out of a tough group and finished fourth in the World Cup, we scored lots of tries and defended well. That’s…
Posted 558 days ago
I am so proud of my team-mates for the way we played in the World Cup final.
We showed pride in our jersey and incredible team spirit. Clearly we’re disappointed to lose by one point but we have to pay tribute to the All Blacks, who deserved to win. They played some really great rugby, not just in the final. They’re…
