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Italy flanker Mauro Bergamasco has been banned for a month after being cited for dangerous play during the Celtic League clash with Ospreys on ...
Rugby Union23/02/2012 05:56:00 AMread moreSouth African-born Tobias Botes will make his first start for Italy against Six Nations opponents Ireland in Dublin Saturday as one of four changes ...
Rugby Union23/02/2012 02:44:00 AMread moreScotland coach Andy Robinson has made four changes in personnel for Sunday's Six Nations clash with France at Murrayfield.Scotland have yet to get off ...
Rugby Union23/02/2012 02:35:00 AMread moreEngland centre Owen Farrell has signed a contract extension with Saracens, the Premiership champions said Wednesday.The 20-year-old nailed down a place in Saracens' first ...
Rugby Union23/02/2012 01:26:00 AMread moreScotland team to play France in Six Nations match at Murrayfield on Sunday:Scotland (15-1Stuart Hogg (Glasgow Warriors); Rory Lamont (Glasgow Warriors), Sean Lamont (Scarlets), ...
Rugby Union23/02/2012 12:22:00 AMread moreSouth African-born Tobias Botes will make his first start for Italy against Ireland in the Six Nations in Dublin on Saturday as one of ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 11:31:00 PMread moreWestern Force Super Rugby coach Richard Graham has drawn an early line in the sand, and former Wallabies fullback Cameron Shepherd appears to be ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 08:06:00 PMread moreSpringbok legends Victor Matfield, Bakkies Botha, Fourie du Preez and John Smit will be notable absentees as South African sides prepare for a Super ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 05:21:00 PMread moreAustralia's Queensland Reds hold no fears of a second-year syndrome as they seek to defend their Super 15 crown when the new season starts ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 05:01:00 PMread moreAsk Canterbury Crusaders coach Todd Blackadder who he sees as his side's biggest Super 15 threat this year and he shoots back an unequivocal ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 04:40:00 PMread moreThe new Super 15 season gets under way on Friday with the leading contenders fielding squads shorn of some of their most influential stars ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 04:24:00 PMread moreBrumbies coach Jake White has challenged his youthful squad to use the first chance they get to prove their detractors wrong - this Friday ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 04:23:00 PMread moreMike Harris admits he's no Quade Cooper clone but Queensland's new playmaker threatens to torment the NSW Waratahs as much, possibly more, on Saturday ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 04:09:00 PMread moreWorld Cup-winning halfback Piri Weepu will be on the bench for the Blues' opening Super Rugby clash with the Crusaders at Auckland's Eden Park ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 10:17:00 AMread moreLeicester lock Geoff Parling is expected to start for England in Saturday's Six Nations clash against Wales after Tom Palmer was dropped from the ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 07:02:00 AMread moreFrance scrum-half Morgan Parra insists the World Cup finalists would not be taking Scotland for granted on Sunday despite their hosts losing their first ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 06:00:00 AMread moreAustralian-born utility back Luke McLean says Italy must try to combat Ireland's spoiling tactics if they are to emerge victorious from Saturday's Six Nations ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 01:45:00 AMread moreIreland named an unchanged side here Tuesday for this weekend's Six Nations clash with Italy at Lansdowne Road.Coach Declan Kidney picked the same XV ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 01:22:00 AMread moreIreland team named on Tuesday to play Italy in Six Nations match at Lansdowne Road on Saturday:Ireland (15-1)Rob Kearney (Leinster); Tommy Bowe (Ospreys), Keith ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 12:45:00 AMread moreFormer Biarritz winger Philippe Bidabe has been appointed coach of the Basque club's youth team, the French Top 14 outfit confirmed on Tuesday.Champion with ...
Rugby Union22/02/2012 12:25:00 AMread moreWales captain Sam Warburton has recovered from a thigh injury and will return to lead his team's Triple Crown Six Nations clash with England ...
Rugby Union21/02/2012 11:58:00 PMread moreWales captain Sam Warburton has recovered from a thigh injury and will return to lead his team's Triple Crown Six Nations clash with England ...
Rugby Union21/02/2012 11:55:00 PMread moreWales team to play England on Saturday in Six Nations match at Twickenham:Wales (15-1)Leigh Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues); Alex Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), Jonathan Davies (Scarlets), ...
Rugby Union21/02/2012 11:43:00 PMread moreFrance on Tuesday named an unchanged lineup for the Six Nations match with Scotland in Edinburgh on Sunday, looking to get their campaign back ...
Rugby Union21/02/2012 11:12:00 PMread moreFrance on Tuesday named an unchanged lineup for the Six Nations match with Scotland in Edinburgh on Sunday.The selection had been due to play ...
Rugby Union21/02/2012 10:24:00 PMread moreScotland hooker Scott Lawson is to leave Premiership side Gloucester at the end of this season, the club confirmed Tuesday.Lawson, a veteran of two ...
Rugby Union21/02/2012 09:46:00 PMread moreWallabies coach Robbie Deans says Australia's decade-long Bledisloe cup drought is a ridiculous statistic and one he wants to change this year.The Wallabies ended ...
Rugby Union21/02/2012 08:21:00 PMread moreWallabies coach Robbie Deans says defending Super Rugby champions Queensland will be more dangerous and less predictable without Quade Cooper, who he is tipping ...
Rugby Union21/02/2012 07:30:00 PMread moreRugby fans who say the modern game is being dominated more and more by heftier players and pumped iron can point to scientific evidence ...
Rugby Union21/02/2012 05:23:00 PMread moreSuper Rugby champions Queensland have scoffed at NSW's barbs the Reds are set for second-year syndrome and warned they'll only get better defending their ...
Rugby Union20/02/2012 07:28:00 PMread moreWaratahs coach Michael Foley has warned Queensland still possess a number of players who can do special things, even without Quade Cooper's X-factor.The mercurial ...
Rugby Union20/02/2012 07:05:00 PMread moreWestern Force forwards coach Nick Stiles says punters will be foolish if they put their money on the Perth-based franchise to finish last this ...
Rugby Union20/02/2012 06:42:00 PMread moreBrumbies coach Jake White expects big things from Peter Kimlin and has urged the versatile forward to not only lead by example in the ...
Rugby Union20/02/2012 06:34:00 PMread moreLeicester boss Richard Cockerill said he was glad he wasn't in England coach Stuart Lancaster's position after Toby Flood and Manu Tuilagi staked claims ...
Rugby Union20/02/2012 08:18:00 AMread moreFrench coach Philippe Saint-Andre on Sunday said that next weekend's Six Nations clash against Scotland would be a pivotal moment in his first tournament ...
Rugby Union20/02/2012 05:56:00 AMread moreLeading scorers in the German Bundesliga after the weekend's matches:18 goals: Gomez (Bayern Munich), Huntelaar (Schalke 04)15 goals: Pizarro (Werder Bremen), Podolski (Cologne)14 goals: ...
Rugby Union20/02/2012 05:32:00 AMread moreBrackin Karauria-Henry is the latest in a long line of rugby league converts to play on the wing for the Waratahs, but the former ...
Rugby Union19/02/2012 05:42:00 PMread moreWallabies star James O'Connor is excited about his blossoming partnership with former bad boy Danny Cipriani and believes the Melbourne Rebels are on the ...
Rugby Union19/02/2012 12:49:00 PMread moreEnglish fly-half Jonny Wilkinson was ruled out for up to three weeks on Saturday after injuring his knee and ankle in Toulon's 19-19 French ...
Rugby Union19/02/2012 07:02:00 AMread moreBig spending Racing-Metro restored a degree of calm to their troubled ranks on Saturday as a last minute try by Sireli Bobo saw them ...
Rugby Union19/02/2012 03:53:00 AMread moreMelbourne Rebels centre James O'Connor showed the brilliant footwork that's made him one of the hottest players in the world to score his first ...
Rugby Union18/02/2012 11:11:00 PMread moreWaratahs halfback Sarel Pretorius is a long way from home but is confident he can capture the attention of South African selectors with a ...
Rugby Union18/02/2012 05:10:00 PMread moreHalfback Chris Smylie and rookie prop Reg Goodes have been ruled out of the NZ Hurricanes' Super rugby season-opening trip to South Africa and ...
Rugby Union18/02/2012 12:28:00 PMread moreMike Tolkin has been named the new coach of the US national rugby squad, replacing former Irish national team coach Eddie O'Sullivan, who resigned ...
Rugby Union18/02/2012 06:07:00 AMread moreBerrick Barnes' early departure from Friday night's trial demolition of Tonga appeared precautionary, but the Waratahs will still be holding their breath ahead of ...
Rugby Union17/02/2012 10:32:00 PMread moreA chat with Tim Horan has given former Wallabies flyer Peter Hynes renewed hope of returning from major knee surgery.But the recovering Queensland Reds ...
Rugby Union17/02/2012 06:30:00 PMread moreThe Melbourne Rebels are confident strike weapon Kurtley Beale will be fit to play his old side NSW in their opening Super Rugby match ...
Rugby Union17/02/2012 04:18:00 PMread moreWallaby lock Dan Vickerman is expected to play again in April following shoulder and leg surgery, the New South Wales Waratahs said on Friday.Waratahs ...
Rugby Union17/02/2012 04:00:00 PMread moreThe Brumbies' fortunes look to be turning around at the perfect time, with news that Wallabies trio Stephen Moore, Pat McCabe and Ben Alexander ...
Rugby Union17/02/2012 02:39:00 PMread moreCrouch, touch, pause, engage. Super Rugby's longest competition is set to kick off but get ready to pause again.For the first time in the ...
Rugby Union17/02/2012 11:49:00 AMread moreStade Francais's Australian coach Michael Cheika admits he is a fan of colourful French star Sebastien Chabal, but is wary of being tempted into ...
Rugby Union17/02/2012 07:50:00 AMread moreThe President of the French National Rugby League (LNR) indicated Thursday that the Top 14 championship would remain a 14-team league next season, rather ...
Rugby Union17/02/2012 05:12:00 AMread moreNorthampton director of rugby Jim Mallinder on Thursday ruled himself out of the running to become the next permanent England coach.Mallinder had been touted ...
Rugby Union17/02/2012 12:36:00 AMread moreQueensland Reds tuned up for the Super Rugby season in grand style, thrashing the Western Force 40-10 in Thursday night's trial game in Perth.Tries ...
Rugby Union17/02/2012 12:35:00 AMread moreSale director of sport Steve Diamond was hit with a lengthy 18-week touchline ban on Wednesday for verbally abusing Test referee Wayne Barnes during ...
Rugby Union16/02/2012 10:08:00 AMread moreFormer All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith ruled himself out of the running as England manager on Thursday, saying the job sounded more suited ...
Rugby Union16/02/2012 09:42:00 AMread moreFormer All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith ruled himself out of the running as England coach Thursday, saying the job sounded more suited to ...
Rugby Union16/02/2012 08:48:00 AMread moreManu Tuilagi has insisted there will be no repeat of his ferry-jumping exploits at the World Cup now he has been recalled into the ...
Rugby Union16/02/2012 08:37:00 AMread moreHurricanes centre Conrad Smith says the team need to reconnect with their fans as well as play winning rugby in 2012.The Hurricanes have lost ...
Rugby Union16/02/2012 08:10:00 AMread moreDisgruntled France and Ireland rugby fans have until February 24 to claim their money back for tickets to the Six Nations match that was ...
Rugby Union16/02/2012 05:43:00 AMread moreTeenage Wales star George North is undergoing "intense rehab" in a bid to be fit for the Triple Crown Chasers' Six Nations match away ...
Rugby Union16/02/2012 04:28:00 AMread moreFrance hooker William Servat will take over as Toulouse forwards coach next season to replace former clubmate Yannick Bru who is now with the ...
Rugby Union16/02/2012 03:01:00 AMread moreCrisis-hit Top 14 club Racing-Metro have further shuffled their backroom staff, bringing in Didier Retiere as forwards coach in place of Philippe Berbizier, brother ...
Rugby Union16/02/2012 02:36:00 AMread moreChris Robshaw was confirmed as England captain for the remainder of the Six Nations by interim coach Stuart Lancaster on Wednesday.The Harlequins flanker, who ...
Rugby Union16/02/2012 01:25:00 AMread moreHead coach Sean Holley and Australian director of coaching Scott Johnson have both quit the Ospreys with immediate effect, the Welsh regional side Wednesday.Holley ...
Rugby Union16/02/2012 01:04:00 AMread moreBrumbies coach Jake White has defended his decision to elect the untried Ben Mowen as captain, arguing international credentials aren't a pre-requisite for the ...
Rugby Union15/02/2012 05:27:00 PMread moreWallabies' winger Drew Mitchell is resigned to missing the Waratahs opening Super Rugby clash with Queensland and admits he is enduring the toughest spell ...
Rugby Union15/02/2012 05:17:00 PMread moreThe Rebels on Wednesday announced joint vice-captains for the 2012 Super Rugby season.As part of the Melbourne club's leadership succession plan, Hugh Pyle - ...
Rugby Union15/02/2012 08:36:00 AMread moreFrench rugby veteran Sebastien Chabal is set to play in Australia with Sydney suburban club Balmain.Chabal, sacked from the Parisian-based Top 14 club Racing-Metro ...
Rugby Union15/02/2012 07:57:00 AMread moreThe postponed Six Nations match between France and Ireland will now be played on March 4, the tournament's organising committee announced on Tuesday.The game ...
Rugby Union15/02/2012 04:48:00 AMread moreThe postponed Six Nations match between France and Ireland will now be played on March 4, a source told AFP on Tuesday.The game was ...
Rugby Union15/02/2012 03:27:00 AMread moreEx-France No 8 Sebastien Chabal is set to take the next step on his career following his sacking from Racing-Metro by playing in Australia ...
Rugby Union15/02/2012 03:16:00 AMread moreFrance have named an unchanged 23-strong squad for the Six Nations game against Scotland at Murrayfield on February 26.The squad had been on duty ...
Rugby Union14/02/2012 11:49:00 PMread moreAll Black legend John Kirwan will coach the Barbarians in a three-match international tour, it was announced Tuesday.Kirwan, previously in charge of Italy and ...
Rugby Union14/02/2012 11:23:00 PMread moreThe French Rugby Federation (FFR) wants the postponed France versus Ireland Six Nations game to be rescheduled for next season."France wants the match to ...
Rugby Union14/02/2012 10:58:00 PMread moreThe France squad to play Scotland in the Six Nations tournament at Murrayfield on February 26:-Forwards: Nicolas Mas (Perpignan), David Attoub (Stade Français), Vincent ...
Rugby Union14/02/2012 09:31:00 PMread moreFormer France international Sebastien Chabal has confirmed he will move to Australia to play Super Rugby in the coming weeks.The 34-year-old, who was released ...
Rugby Union14/02/2012 08:50:00 PMread moreWallabies flanker David Pocock will get his first real taste of the Western Force captaincy when he returns to action in Thursday night's Super ...
Rugby Union14/02/2012 07:54:00 PMread moreAll Blacks captain Richie McCaw has started running again but doesn't expect to play for Canterbury until at least round five of this year's ...
Rugby Union14/02/2012 06:25:00 PMread moreAll Blacks and Canterbury Crusaders skipper Richie McCaw on Tuesday said he does not expect to recover from his foot surgery until April, ruling ...
Rugby Union14/02/2012 04:08:00 PMread moreAaron Shingler has said he would "love the chance" to play against Scarlets team-mate Ben Morgan when Wales bid for the Triple Crown against ...
Rugby Union14/02/2012 08:23:00 AMread moreScotland flanker Alasdair Strokosch could miss the rest of the Six Nations with a broken hand, it was announced Monday.The 28-year-old suffered the injury ...
Rugby Union14/02/2012 06:50:00 AMread moreEngland lock Tom Palmer is to return to London Wasps next season on a two-year deal, the Premiership side said Monday.Palmer will rejoin from ...
Rugby Union14/02/2012 04:19:00 AMread moreFrench club sides have weighed into the debate over when to re-programme the France versus Ireland Six Nations game, demanding that it be held ...
Rugby Union14/02/2012 03:30:00 AMread moreToulouse manager Guy Noves insisted Monday that hooker William Servat would remain with the champions next season, but brushed aside speculation that he could ...
Rugby Union14/02/2012 03:19:00 AMread moreThe Italian squad for the Six Nations game against Ireland in Dublin on February 25:-Forwards: Fabio Staibano (Aironi), Lorenzo Cittadini (Treviso), Andrea Lo Cicero ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 11:45:00 PMread moreThe Waratahs have confirmed strike weapon Lachie Turner will likely miss the entire Super Rugby season after tearing his hamstring off the bone.Turner needs ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 08:15:00 PMread moreBrumbies coach Jake White says he'll keep Pat McCabe's best interests in mind when he decides on what position the Wallabies utility will play ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 06:03:00 PMread moreReds tackle machine Anthony Faingaa will on Thursday make a timely comeback from shoulder surgery brought upon by his defensive hunger.Lauded by Queensland coach ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 12:56:00 PMread moreScotland coach Andy Robinson insisted his side were on the right track after a 27-13 Six Nations loss to Wales at the Millennium Stadium ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 08:45:00 AMread moreWales coach Warren Gatland can't wait to return to the scene of one of his greatest triumphs when he takes his Triple Crown contenders ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 07:38:00 AMread moreLeading scorers in the German Bundesliga after the weekend's matches:18: Gomez (Bayern Munich)16: Huntelaar (Schalke 04)15: Pizarro (Werder Bremen), Podolski (Cologne)14: Lewandowski (Dortmund)13: Reus ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 07:19:00 AMread moreThe International Rugby Board (IRB) on Sunday expressed its support for English referee Dave Pearson over his decision to postpone the Six Nations match ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 07:10:00 AMread moreWales coach Warren Gatland praised the maturity of his youthful side as they made it two Six Nations wins out of two this season ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 06:24:00 AMread moreLeigh Halfpenny scored two tries in a second-half surge as Wales made it two wins out of two in this season's Six Nations with ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 04:49:00 AMread moreWales beat Scotland 27-13 in a Six Nations international at the Millennium Stadium here on Sunday.The two sides were level at 3-3 at half-time.lp/ak12 ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 03:48:00 AMread moreThe International Rugby Board (IRB) on Sunday expressed its support for English referee Dave Pearson over his decision to postpone the Six Nations match ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 03:37:00 AMread moreWales and Scotland were level at 3-3 at half-time in a Six Nations international here on Sunday.lp/ak12 ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 02:57:00 AMread moreSouth Africa's Super 15 rugby sides are insisting on expanding the league to 16 teams after officials here mooted the idea of sending another ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 02:56:00 AMread moreSouth Africa's Super Rugby teams have threatened to boycott the competition in 2013 if any of them are excluded, after local officials mooted the ...
Rugby Union13/02/2012 01:20:00 AMread more