Dragons lock and captain Luke Charteris will be leaving the region at the end of the season to take up a contract with an undisclosed European team. Luke has been…
Tournaments
Chill-out chat with Toby Booth
RUGBY WORLD: If you could have one superpower, what would it be and why? TOBY BOOTH: One superpower… To read people’s minds. RW: Other coaches’ minds to find out their…
Worcester sign Samoan Ezra Taylor
Worcester Warriors have bolstered the club’s back row resources with the capture of highly rated Samoan international Ezra Taylor. Taylor, who has featured for both the Highlanders and Queensland Reds…
Edinburgh name squad to take on Cardiff
Edinburgh Rugby are just two days from what head coach Michael Bradley has described as the biggest match of the club’s season at Murrayfield this Friday (kick-off 8pm). Two wins…
Western Force captain Nathan Sharpe wins third Medal of Excellence
Super Rugby players from across the country have elevated Emirates Western Force captain Nathan Sharpe into rare company with the star lock taking out the Rugby Union Players’ Association ‘Medal…
Zac Guildford suspended for four weeks
All Blacks and Crusaders winger Zac Guildford will be suspended from the first four weeks of the Crusaders’ 2012 Investec Super Rugby season, following a New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU)…
What the Waratahs want for Christmas
As they begin their last week of pre-season training before taking a well-earned Christmas break, we asked some of the HSBC Waratahs what’s at the top of their Christmas list.…
Exeter coaching team re-signs till 2015
Exeter Rugby Club chief executive Tony Rowe has spoken of his delight at securing the long-term futures of the club’s current coaching staff until 2015. Head coach Rob Baxter, assistant…
Heineken Cup blog
After some interesting results from Round 3 of the Heineken Cup, including Treviso upsetting Biarritz, Toulouse ending Harlequins’ unbeaten run and Northampton being defeated for a third consecutive time in…
Saracens 31 Ospreys 26 – The Verdict
By Sarah Mockford, Rugby World Features Editor at Wembley THE X FACTOR finals were taking place next door at Wembley Arena but on the pitch here it was a chance…