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Jonathan Joseph

  • November 12, 2012

Would New Zealand have put 80 points on this below-strength Fiji side? They may well have, such is their ability to see an opportunity and take it. That is what…

The Championship Blog – Week 9 round-up

  • November 12, 2012

NOTTINGHAM FAILED to build on last weekend’s thrashing of Bristol, losing 29-9 to table-leaders Newcastle at Kingston Park on Friday night. The top of the table clash lacked fizz and…

  • November 9, 2012

JAMIE HEASLIP will lead Ireland out against the Springboks for the first time, promising to ‘give the Irish people something to cheer about’. The big Leinsterman added for good measure.…

  • November 8, 2012

SO FREDDY'S back. For the first time since 2007, Michalak will start a home Test match for France and Les Bleus will be all the better for it. The 30-year-old…

bradley wiggins

  • November 8, 2012

  By Alex Lowe WHEN ENGLAND walk out to play South Africa at Twickenham on November 24, each player will be accompanied by a mascot from his formative club. It…

The Championship Blog – Week 8 round-up

  • November 6, 2012

KICKING OFF this week’s review are Channel Islanders Jersey, who finally leave the bottom of the table after their second consecutive win. Plymouth, for whom this was their first trip…

  • October 31, 2012

A MONTH is a long time in Welsh rugby. Let’s take a look at look at the highs and lows of October: Damian Browne, Jamie Heaslip, Fionn Carr, Cian Healy,…

  • October 30, 2012

THE TOP 14 is soon to close down for three weeks allowing clubs to take stock of their early season form. For Racing Metro it’s been nothing short of disastrous.…

The Championship Blog – Week 7 round-up

  • October 30, 2012

AS PREDICTED in last week’s column, the pick of the round seven matches was Bristol’s clash with Bedford at the Memorial Ground on Sunday. Back-to-back wins in the British &…