The four-time Women’s Rugby World Cup (WRWC) champion Black Ferns have assembled in Auckland to prepare for their three Test tour to England this month. The Black Ferns play against…
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Journey through rugby – Delon Armitage
Delon Armitage was one of the few England successes at the World Cup in New Zealand, proving a credible alternative on the wing and showing the kind of form that…
Future Faces – Joe Launchbury and Kirby Myhill
Kirby Myhill (Scarlets) Matthew Rees’s injury and Ken Owens’s World Cup call-up meant teenage hooker Kirby Myhill was fast-tracked into first-team rugby at the Scarlets this autumn, sharing the No…
Leicester v Ulster – Richard Cockerill’s view
Leicester Tigers – the only club to successfully defend a Heineken Cup crown – have to bury a horror domestic season home record when they face Ulster Rugby at Welford…
Schalk Brits cited for dangerous tackle
ERC has received a Citing Complaint following Round 1 of the 2011/12 Heineken Cup. The Citing Complaint is against SCHALK BRITS (No 2) – Saracens (v Benetton Treviso on Sunday,…
Hampton – School Team of the Month (September 2011)
Hampton are our first 2011-12 Team of the Month after seeing off the challenges of Aylesbury GS, RGS Lancaster, Pangbourne and Woodhouse Grove. It’s the Middlesex school’s very first Team…
Dimitri Yachvili and his World Cup moments
I am so proud of my team-mates for the way we played in the World Cup final. We showed pride in our jersey and incredible team spirit. Clearly we’re disappointed…
Craig Joubert recaps his World Cup tournament
The New Zealand people came out to support the World Cup and it was a magnificent tournament. It was the games around the country, in smaller places like New Plymouth,…
Edinburgh target double away win
Edinburgh Rugby head coach Michael Bradley has made just one change to the starting line-up that defeated Treviso at the Stadio Monigo last weekend (22-11) for the club’s Heineken Cup…
Warriors confident ahead of Euro clash against Bath
Glasgow Warriors head coach Sean Lineen has challenged his team to take their game “up another gear” when they go on the trail of their fifth consecutive victory in Sunday’s…