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Posted 355 days ago
THE WESTERN Force recruitment drive for the 2013 season is in full swing with the signing of Cheetahs fly-half Sias Ebersohn to the squad on a two year deal as the club’s foreign developing player.
Ebersohn is a natural talent in the playmaker role and has been part of the Cheetahs set-up for the past three seasons. His tactical kicking, communication…
Posted 360 days ago
THE CLASH against former coach John Mitchell’s Lions will see just two changes to the starting 15 with Nick Cummins returning from injury and Alfie Mafi back in the side after an electrifying performance against the Rebels last week.
Cummins returns on the wing after a week’s rest to recover from a quadriceps strain and will lead his side onto the…
Posted 370 days ago
By Owain Jones, Rugby World Editor
WALES HEAD coach Rob Howley has named four uncapped players in his 38-man touring party to face the Barbarians before travelling to Australia for a four-test Tour.
Scarlets full-back Liam Williams, prop Rhodri Jones, Ospreys centre Ashley Beck and Cardiff Blues wing are all named to make the trip Down Under.
Wales will face the Barbarians on…
Posted 378 days ago
THE LIONS had stunned Australia in the opening Test of the 2001 series, winning 29-13 at the Gabba in Brisbane, but the Wallabies fought back in Melbourne to level things up. Here are the highlights of that second Test, including Joe Roff’s intercept at the start of the second half and Nathan Grey’s controversial hit on Richard Hill in the…
Posted 498 days ago
THE LIONS don’t travel Australia for another 18 months, but it’s a good enough excuse to delve into the archives and remember the fabulous try scored by Brian O’Driscoll on the British Isles’ last tour Down Under in 2001. In the opening Test in Brisbane, in a stadium brimming with Lions fans, the Ireland centre scorched through the Wallaby defence…
Posted 537 days ago
Shane Williams was the first name on the team sheet today – as promised by Wales head coach Warren Gatland – when the side was announced to take on Australia in the Dove Men Challenge match at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 2.30pm).
Williams is one of nine players retained in the starting line-up from the third-place Rugby World Cup…
Posted 555 days ago
The RFU has confirmed the dates of the 2012 QBE Internationals. England will play four Test matches at Twickenham in November-December, against Fiji, Australia, South Africa and World Champions New Zealand.
Reflecting on the fixture announcement, representatives from all five competing unions have expressed their excitement ahead of next year’s QBE Internationals.
Nick Easter, England and Harlequins Number 8, a QBE ambassador:…
Posted 576 days ago
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor at Eden Park
WALES DESERVED to end this World Cup with a win but it wasn’t to be. Neither Australia nor Wales excelled in a rather drab third-place play-off, but it was the Wallabies who emerged 21-18 winners at Eden Park.
Wales put together a great spell in the last five minutes, keeping the ball…
Posted 579 days ago
Wales’ biggest rugby fans can expect another red hot welcome at the Millennium Stadium for the free live screening of Friday’s Rugby World Cup Bronze Final between Wales and Australia.
After a record 61,543 rugby supporters packed out the home of Welsh sport for the semi-final clash with France, the WRU are inviting fans to show their support for Walesas they…
Posted 581 days ago
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor at Eden Park
SO THE omens of 1987 continue and New Zealand have made it through to the World Cup final after comfortably seeing off the world’s No 2 side Australia. They now have a great chance of lifting the Webb Ellis Cup for the first time in 24 years as they will face…
