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Posted 918 days ago
South Africa, England and Argentina all rise one place in the latest IRB World Rankings after victories in their respective November internationals on Saturday, although it is Bulgaria who claim the honour as the biggest climbers of the week with an eight-place elevation to 82nd.
The Springboks reclaim the second place they lost to Australia during the Tri Nations after edging…
Posted 926 days ago
ENGLAND FANS got a little glimpse of what they hope will be their future today with one of the great Twickenham tries. From the moment Chris Ashton marked the ball in his own 22 (well done for remembering!), he only had one thing on his mind – let’s get over the line and back into this match.
And Ashton’s enthusiasm is infectious.…
Posted 1067 days ago
UNEXPECTED victories against a big rival taste all the sweeter and that was definitely the case here in Sydney when England beat Australia.
Martin Johnson’s men were written off by almost everyone outside the camp before the match, most people predicting a rout, so it makes the win all the more remarkable against a side who had beaten them easily seven…
Posted 1178 days ago
By Rugby World reader, Mark Shanahan
Don’t bet on the Rose!!
I was at Twickenham on Saturday. Well I say Twickenham, I actually got as far as Feltham dropping off a business acquaintance lucky enough to have a ticket for the England v Ireland fixture. I wasn’t so lucky – but after driving through floods, was quite happy to be home on…
Posted 1228 days ago
By Paul Morgan, Editor of Rugby World Magazine
Leicester 34 Wasps 8
Wasps have problems, big problems up front as for the second time in a week they have been undone by a far more powerful front row.
This time – against Leicester – it was the turn of Dan Cole (who’ll find himself in the Saxons squad this week), the 22-year-old local…
Posted 1233 days ago
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine
The new edition of Rugby World goes on sale today with our Player and Team of the Decade announced.
But what do you think? Would you have selected a different player or different members of the team.
Does a side with 4 Kiwis, 3 Englishmen, 2 Welshmen and 2 South Africans reflect the Noughties?
HE STARTED…
Posted 1463 days ago
From Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine
In almost every circumstance it is all hail Martin Johnson as far as I am concerned. But I have absolutely no idea why he is bothering to punish Danny Cipriani by sending him to Denver this summer for the Churchill Cup for the England A tournament. Everyone knows what a good player Cipriani…
