Italian World Cup coach Nick Mallett has put his search for a new job on the backburner to concentrate fully on next month’s Help for Heroes Challenge Match at Twickenham.…
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Glasgow sign Samoan winger Lemi
Glasgow Warriors have added further international class to their back division with the signing of Samoa Rugby World Cup winger David Lemi. The former London Wasps and Bristol wideman’s arrival…
England’s matches in November 2012
The QBE Internationals will deliver an exciting, international competition between the northern and southern hemispheres and see the World Cup winning All Blacks play on English soil for the first…
Tri-Nations becomes The Investec Rugby Championship
Auckland, Canterbury, Waikato, Wellington and Otago will host All Blacks Test matches in the 2012 international season, the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) announced today. The Rugby World Cup winning…
Eliota gets six-month suspended ban for Twitter rant
The Independent Judicial Officer hearing the Eliota Fuimaono Sapolu misconduct case has upheld the charges against the player at a hearing in Auckland, New Zealand, today. His Honour Judge Jeff…
Eliota banned from all rugby after missing hearing
The misconduct hearing was held on Tuesday, 4 October in Auckland into the alleged breaches by Eliota Fuimaono Sapolu (Samoa) of the RWC/IRB Code of Conduct in relation to comments…
Wales 66 Fiji 0 – Match reports and great stats
Wales over-powered a mistake-ridden Fiji to win 66-0 in the final Pool D match at Waikato Stadium on Sunday, the Pacific Islanders’ heaviest World Cup defeat. The Welsh, comfortably second…
Wales v Fiji match preview
Venue: Waikato Stadium, Hamilton Date: Sunday, 2 October Kick-off:0600 BST/ 1800 NZ Coverage: Scores and reports on BBC website plus live text commentaries on all home nations matches; updates on…
Georgia 25 Romania 9
Mamuka Gorgodze became Georgia’s record try-scorer as the Lelos beat Romania 25-9 in their Pool B match at Arena Manawatu. Gorgodze crashed over in the 56th minute for his 19th…
Japan 23 Canada 23
Canada and Japan played out only the third draw in the history of the Rugby World Cup, finishing 23-23 at McLean Park on Tuesday. The two teams also drew in…