Stade Francais’s huge outside centre Mathieu Bastareaud, the star of their side a year ago, is the biggest casualty when it comes to this Six Nation as he has been…
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Nick Easter odds on to be new England skipper
NICK EASTER looks set to lead England in Lewis Moody’s absence according to Ladbrokes. He is just 1/25 to take over from the injured Moody against Wales with Mike Tindall…
Ireland’s Six Nations squad – O’Leary in A team..
Ireland Coach Declan Kidney has announced a 32 man squad for the forthcoming RBS 6 Nations Championship which begins for Ireland when they take on Italy in Stadio Flaminio in…
Jack Cuthbert, Jon Welsh and Rob Harley picked for Scotland
Scotland Head coach Andy Robinson today named three uncapped players in his squad for the 2011 RBS 6 Nations Championship. The trio are the Glasgow Warriors forwards, 24-year-old loosehead prop…
Seilala Mapusua moves to Japanese Top League side, Kubota Spears,
London Irish centre, Seilala Mapusua, will leave the club at the end of the current season it was announced today. The 30-year-old Samoan will depart after five seasons at the…
Tom Shanklin out for three months
Cardiff Blues and Wales have been dealt a blow with the news that Tom Shanklin will require knee surgery that will keep him out of action for three months. Speaking…
Lewis Moody out for four to six weeks
ENGLAND’S PLANS for the Six Nations have been hit by a serious injury to captain Lewis Moody, who will definitely miss the games against Wales and Italy. Moody twisted his…
Katy McLean to captain England
Darlington Mowden Park Sharks fly half Katy McLean has been named as the new captain of the England Women’s team. McLean, who has 38 caps, takes over the captaincy armband…
Video of the Day – All hail the Slovenians
Well it’s hats off, or rather than should be hats on (!) to the lads from Rugby Ljubljana in Slovenia for not letting something like a massive deluge of snow…
Why we love rugby!
If you ever doubt that rugby is the greatest team sport in the world watch this World Cup winner playing Vets rugby. He makes breaks, loses it and gives a…