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Posted 866 days ago
The race for the prestigious eight Heineken Cup quarter-final places is entering the final straight – but 11 of the 24 teams in the 2010 / 2011 tournament will still be in elite European club rugby action come April.
While the six Pool winners and two best Pool runners-up will prolong their Heineken Cup adventure into the knock-out stages, the next…
Posted 871 days ago
The Leinster team to face the Ospreys in Friday night’s Magners League clash in the RDS (KO: 7.35pm) has been named. Luke Fitzgerald starts at full-back in an all-Ireland qualified backline for the visit of the Ospreys in a game which will mark the province’s 50th competitive encounter in the RDS. Fitzgerald lines up in a back three which includes…
Posted 871 days ago
Katie Field meets exciting young Ospreys fly-half Matthew Morgan.
There’s a feeling in some rugby circles that young players have the natural flair coached out of them, but Swansea coach Richard Webster is determined not to let that happen to outside-half Matthew Morgan.
“He just wants to run with a rugby ball and he doesn’t know anything else. He’s a breath of…
Posted 871 days ago
Lee Byrne will have the plaster removed from his fractured thumb this week ahead of a potential return to action in time for the crucial Heineken Cup fixtures against London Irish and Toulon later this month, his region, the Ospreys have confirmed.
He has been sidelined since suffering the fracture during the Wales V New Zealand game at the end of…
Posted 872 days ago
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 mother, who was born in Blaenavon before moving to South Africa with her family as a 13-year old. Having represented Kwazulu Natal at U16 and U18 level, Torrance arrived in Ospreylia…
Posted 872 days ago
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 semi-finals. Results over the Festive period mean that Munster have pulled nine points clear at the top of the table, but there is a real scramble for the remaining Play-off…
Posted 911 days ago
Ireland wing and all-round funnyman , took some time out to chat with Rugby World about nicknames, old school cars, practical jokes and party tricks. He also proves that he’s not just a talent on the pitch.
RUGBY WORLD: Do you have a phobia?
TOMMY BOWE: Rats. I haven’t come across many, but having lived in the country they’re the main thing.
RW:…
Posted 913 days ago
The recent Law graduate sat down with Rugby World to chat about superstitions, life outside rugby – potentially starting another degree [apparently Law wasn't hard enough], and how many find it hard to spell his name.
RUGBY WORLD: Who are the jokers with the Ospreys and Wales?
ALUN WYN JONES: Andrew Millward and Marty Holah at the Ospreys, and Mark…
Posted 919 days ago
All round funny man and once polled as Wales’ Sexiest Man, Ryan Jones chats to Rugby World about being starstruck, his philosophy on life and wanting to be Superman.
RUGBY WORLD: So who are the jokers in the Wales squad? Have there been any good practical jokes?
RYAN JONES: Rowland Phillips, our defence coach, is the biggest joker. He doesn’t have a…
