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Dec 6, 13 •
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An increased level of co-ordination, communications and promotion of the girl’s and women’s rugby game across all Six Nations was agreed at the conclusion of the Inaugural ‘RBS 6 Nations – Growing the Women’s Game...
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Dec 5, 13 •
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RICHARD DE CARPENTIER (Worcester Warriors) is free to play on after the citing case against him was dismissed by an RFU disciplinary hearing tonight. De Carpentier had been charged with making contact with the eyes/eye area of an opponent, Northampton’s...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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SCOTT DRAWER – Deputy Director of Performance Solutions at the English Institute of Sport – is joining the Rugby Football Union as Athletic Performance Manager. Drawer (right), who starts on February 1, 2014, will be responsible for the co-ordination and...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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RICHARD DE CARPENTIER (Worcester Warriors)is to appear at an RFU disciplinary hearing after being cited following the Aviva Premiership match against Northampton Saints on November 30. De Carpentier has been charged with making contact with the eyes/eye area...
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Dec 3, 13 •
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Christchurch will host two internationals in the next two years, with NZ Rugby announcing that England will play the Crusaders at AMI Stadium next year, and the All Blacks will play Argentina there in 2015. Crusaders CEO Hamish Riach says this is brilliant...
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Dec 2, 13 •
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FULL TIME: WALES, 26 v QANTAS WALLABIES, 30 – AUSTRALIA WIN THRILLING TEST IN CARDIFF TO END YEAR ON A HIGH The Qantas Wallabies finished the year on a high notching up a hard fought 30-26 victory over Wales in a pulsating Test in Cardiff early Sunday...
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Nov 27, 13 •
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PAUL GUSTARD (Saracens) is to join the England Saxons coaching team for January’s internationals against the O2 Ireland Wolfhounds and Scotland A. And Nick Walshe and Ian Peel have been reappointed to lead the England Under 20 programme during the Six...
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Nov 24, 13 •
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The Qantas Wallabies have shown tremendous spirit and depth in a hard fought 21-15, two tries to nil, victory over Scotland in the Hopetoun Cup clash at Murrayfield in Edinburgh early this morning (AEDT). It was the Wallabies third win in a row on their...
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Nov 22, 13 •
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Will Scotland celebrate a third victory in a row over Australia or can the Wallabies win to return to third in the rankings? Australia can re-establish the southern hemisphere triumvirate at the top of the IRB World Rankings with victory over Scotland at...
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Nov 21, 13 •
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ENGLAND U18s have named their squad to take on Australia Schools at Harrow School on Wednesday, December 4, kick off 1.00pm. Head Coach John Fletcher has selected a strong squad for the game and is looking forward to taking on southern hemisphere opposition....
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Nov 2, 13 •
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To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the breath-taking Rugby World Cup 2003 Final, rugby legends from England and Australia pulled their national jerseys back on Thursday for a charity match at the Twickenham Stoop in London. The memory of 22 November 2003,...
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Oct 30, 13 •
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English squad: Forwards (13) David Attwood (Bath Rugby) Dan Cole (Leicester Tigers) Dylan Hartley (Northampton Saints) Joe Launchbury (London Wasps) Courtney Lawes (Northampton Saints) Joe Marler (Harlequins) Ben Morgan (Gloucester Rugby) Chris Robshaw...
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Oct 16, 13 •
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Former Rugby World Cup winner and Leicester Tigers legend, Ben Kay MBE, has joined the Board of Trustees for the Rugby Players’ Association charity, Restart. Restart supports professional players forced to retire through illness or injury. It provides...
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Sep 15, 13 •
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The International Rugby Board has confirmed that Scotland Under 20 player Sam Chalmers has been suspended for two years for an anti-doping offence. The 19-year-old from Melrose RFC underwent an out-of-competition urine test in May 2013 while in a Scotland...
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Sep 9, 13 •
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The Blue Bulls Company (Pty) Ltd would like to confirm that Vodacom Blue Bulls scrumhalf, Ruan Snyman, had been released to join French club Racing Metro with immediate effect. A transfer fee has been paid and Snyman will be available to play for the...
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Feb 13, 13 •
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Wales interim head coach Rob Howley has rewarded the starting XV that beat France 16-6 last weekend by confirming the same line-up will start the clash against Italy in Rome on Saturday, 23 February. Howley has kept faith with the side that recorded Wales’...
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Feb 7, 13 •
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Wales have made three changes to their starting line-up for their RBS 6 Nations clash against France at Stade de France with Ryan Jones (Ospreys) returning to lead the side. Ospreys duo Richard Hibbard and Justin Tipuric both come into the starting XV whilst...
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Jan 31, 13 •
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Wales Sevens coach Paul John has made two changes to his squad which picked up two Plate titles in Dubai and Port Elizabeth in the HSBC World Series. Richard Smith has been recalled while Bridgend speedster Luke Morgan is brought in to the squad for the first...
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Jan 29, 13 •
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Wales Air Ambulance and the Welsh Rugby Union have launched a project to establish hundreds of potential landing sites for the helicopter charity on rugby pitches across Wales. The WRU will be working with the charity to coordinate an extensive list of...
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Jan 17, 13 •
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Wales Under 20 head coach Danny Wilson has named a 27-man squad to prepare for the Under 20 Six Nations which kicks-off against Ireland at Eirias on Friday, 1 February (7.10pm). Ten players from last season’s successful season which included a win over New...
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Jan 16, 13 •
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It was confirmed today that Alex Corbisiero has signed for Northampton Saints for the 2013/14 season. Alex joined London Irish as an 17 year old and has moved through the Academy programme and developed into an outstanding loosehead prop. During his seven...
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Jan 15, 13 •
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Rob Howley and his coaching team have named a 35-man squad to contest the 2013 RBS 6 Nations Tournament which includes five uncapped players and the return from injury of props Adam Jones and Craig Mitchell. Captain Sam Waburton will lead the side as they...
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Jan 14, 13 •
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Ten uncapped players have been named in interim head coach Scott Johnson’s first Scotland squad. The 35-strong squad will convene in Glasgow next Sunday for a three-day training camp ahead of the RBS 6 Nations Championship. Nine of the uncapped brigade...
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Jan 10, 13 •
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Italian coach Jacques Brunel today named his squad to take part in the Six Nations tournament. Flanker Paul Derbyshire, fullback Paolo Buso and centre Gonzalo Garcia and have all been recalled to the Italy squad for their first two games in the Six Nations....
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Jan 7, 13 •
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London Irish is delighted to announce that lock forward Kieran Low has extended his contract with the Club for a further two years. The 6’6′ forward has played 12 times for Irish this season including six appearances in the Aviva Premiership....
