IN A summer where the myopic slant was to denounce the Northern Hemisphere as out of touch with their southern hemisphere counterparts, there was an odd feeling of glee in…
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Wales heartbroken after tough Australia tour – Tour review
IT WON'T be of course. A three nil series defeat in Australia will be greeted as a failure by many. And if you are dealing purely in wins and losses,…
All Black attack too much for sorry Ireland – Tour review
AFTER ALL the optimism generated from last week’s effort, the manner of Saturday’s flogging is even harder to take. Watching Ireland on this tour has been an emotional rollercoaster. How…
England prove to be work in progress – Tour review
THE DREADED series whitewash might have been avoided but the desired victory England so desperately wanted slipped agonisingly away following Owen Farrell’s late drop goal miss in Port Elizabeth. The…
Mike Tindall to become player-coach at Gloucester
GLOUCESTER RUGBY’S new Director of Rugby, Nigel Davies, was delighted to confirm that Mike Tindall has signed a contract to become a player/ coach at the club next season. Davies…
Bath sign Argentine ace Agulla
ARGENTINE INTERNATIONAL winger, Horacio Agulla will be joining Bath Rugby next season. The 27 year old, equally adept playing on the wing or at fullback, has been capped 34 times…
Bedford Blues have access to ten Saracens players
BEDFORD BLUES and Premiership champions Saracens renewed their player partnership as the the two clubs confirm that ten Sarries players will be available to the Championship side. Scrum-half Luke Baldwin…
South Africa 14 England 14: The verdict
By Owain Jones, Rugby World Editor In a nutshell ENGLAND WILL fly home reflecting on a 2-0 Series loss, but their journey will buoyed by the positives to come out…
Australia 20-19 Wales: The verdict
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor In a nutshell The Wallabies succeeded where Wales failed last week, taking the lead with six minutes to go and controlling the ball…
Australia v Wales: 3rd Test preview
CLOSE BUT no cigar is a phrase that can too often be associated with Welsh rugby. Yet again last weekend they were within minutes of a historic victory in Australia…