Romain Poite will referee his first Heineken Cup final when he takes charge of the season’s showpiece European club rugby match between Leinster and Northampton Saints at the Millennium Stadium…
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Jonathan Spratt and Ross Samson sign for London Irish
London Irish is pleased to announce the signings of Wales and Ospreys centre Jonathan Spratt on a one-year contract and scrum half Ross Samson from Edinburgh Rugby on a two-year…
Leeds £2m in debt plan for the Championship
Leeds Carnegie will begin immediate plans for next season and life in the Championship following relegation from the Aviva Premiership with defeat at Northampton. Leeds came within a try of…
Danny Cipriani dropped again
Danny Cipriani’s ill-fated stay in the Super 15 went from bad to worse with confirmation that he will stay in Australia when his team, the Melbourne Rebels travel to South…
Chris Cusiter joins Sydney club in World Cup bid
Scotland and Glasgow Warriors scrum-half Chris Cusiter is to play club rugby in Australia over the next month in a drive to improve his readiness for this autumn’s Rugby World…
London Scottish win promotion to The Championship
Following a 17-13 victory over second-placed Barking RUFC, London Scottish FC have been promoted from National League 1 to the Championship for the 2011/2012 season. A last-minute, 80-metre break away…
Northampton 31 Leeds 24 – The Rugby World verdict
WELL IN THE end Steve McQueen was forced to leave his German motorbike in the car park at Franklin’s Gardens as Leeds just failed to pull off the Aviva Premiership…
Magners League semi-finals confirmed
The Ospreys limped into the Magners League semi-finals with a 12-10 win in Aironi, Ulster confirming their place with a victory at Rodney Parade, against the Dragons. The full line-up…
Sale head to the Shed
Sale Sharks have named their team to play Gloucester at Kingsholm tomorrow (3.00 p.m.) in the final round of this season’s Aviva Premiership. The starting fifteen shows six changes from…
Leeds team v Northampton – big changes
Leeds Carnegie Head Coach Neil Back has made five changes to his starting line up for Saturday’s massive game at Northampton Saints. Three of the changes come in the forwards…