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Posted 868 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 868 days ago
Friday 7 January – ULSTER v BENETTON TREVISO, At Ravenhill, 7.05pm.
TV: Live on BBC Sport NI
Referee: Leighton Hodges (WRU, 4th League game).
Ulster have lost their last two matches to Leinster and Munster and have not won at Ravenhill in the Magners League since Glasgow were the visitors on 1 October.
Benetton Treviso took both “legs” of the Italian…
Posted 870 days ago
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine
What a difference a new man at the helm can make! The result reads in the papers: Sale 28 Saracens 22 but read this as Pete Anglesea: 4 points!
Now I’m not saying Pete is a miracle worker and Sale will now go on to qualify for the Heineken Cup and conquer the world…
Posted 897 days ago
Ever imagined what these guys would be like if faced on the playground? The childhood favourite game of Last Man Standing [or Bulldogs] was played by the 2005 Great British Lions and New Zealand teams. Deep down these scary giants are just kids wishing they were back at the park. Watch both videos as the second has commentary from…
Posted 920 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 1068 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 1179 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 1185 days ago
By Rugby World reader Mark Shanahan
Watching Danny Cipriani slot three penalties on Sunday to ensure a win for Wasps over Sarries was bittersweet. It was great to see ‘England’s-next-big-thing’ of two years ago finally rediscovering some semblance of form after two years of wretched injury luck. But each success was a bit of a kick in the teeth knowing that…
Posted 1186 days ago
By Rugby World reader, Steve Heath
You join me this week in a very sad mood as one of my best friends is in a coma. I did warn him that a full 80 minutes of watching England “play” international rugby would most likely lead to this outcome. “Take frequent breaks” I told him, I admit that I was only joking…
Posted 1215 days ago
By Paul Morgan, editor of Rugby World Magazine
Toulouse should be confirmed as the red-hot favourites for the Heineken Cup, after the quarter-finals were confirmed and semi-finals drawn.
The three-time champions have been handed the chance to make it four by the draw which ensures if they make the Paris final they won’t have to leave France to do it!
Leinster though have…
