The Scarlets will be looking to home and a supportive Parc y Scarlets crowd on Thursday evening as they face a vital game against Treviso in their RaboDirect PR012 top…
Tournaments
Hobbs starts at 10 for Blues
Blues coach Pat Lam has named a starting line-up of players who earned their jerseys through solid pre-season performances and are in optimum shape to play the Crusaders in the…
Crusaders name squad for opening match
The Crusaders will open the Super Rugby season this Friday night when they meet the Blues in Auckland. Coming off a successful pre-season where they knocked off the Highlanders, Hurricanes…
Hodgson leaves London Irish for Worcester
England Saxon and london Irish scrum-half Paul Hodgson has signed a three year contract with Worcester Warriors. Hodgson, who is currently part of the Saxons EPS squad and has made…
Rugby World’s Championship Blog
Headingley was the scene for the latest upset in what is proving to be a fascinating second tier competition, writes Richard Grainger. The penultimate week the Championship’s Stage One saw…
Rory Best expects a fierce battle against Italy
One of the things that makes the RBS 6 Nations so special is the standard of competition on show. Gone are the days when Italy are thumped by 30 points…
Edinburgh secure Lee Jones until 2014
Scotland and Edinburgh Rugby winger Lee Jones has capped a breakthrough season with an extended deal that will keep him at the Murrayfield club until 2014. As one of the…
Ireland team remain unchanged
The Ireland team to play Italy in the RBS 6 Nations Championship at Aviva Stadium on Saturday, February 25th has been named. Kidney has named the same starting XV and…
Stringer backing Ireland to bounce back
IN December Peter Stringer was parachuted in to Saracens from Munster to assist them during their injury crisis. Sarries regulars Richard Wigglesworth and Neil de Kock were struck down with…
McLean back to captain England against Wales
The England Women’s team to take on Wales in the RBS 6 Nations this Saturday at Twickenham Stadium, kick off 6:15pm, has been announced and once again Head Coach Gary…