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Ospreys focused on life without Henson |
9/29/2009 10:59:52 AM |
Ospreys skipper Ryan Jones has called for his team-mates to look past the absence of star centre Gavin Henson when they get their Heineken Cup campaign underway against last season's beaten finalists Leicester at Welford Road on October 11. Read
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Sarries book Wembley date with Springboks |
9/29/2009 10:58:29 AM |
Guinness Premiership leaders Saracens will take on World Champions South Africa at Wembley Stadium on November 17. Read
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France open door to foreign talent |
9/29/2009 10:57:14 AM |
France could soon see an influx of talent at international level, with coach Marc Lievremont set to relax his stance on selecting foreign-born players for international duty. Read
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Perpignan see off fiery Clermont |
9/29/2009 10:48:46 AM |
Perpignan struck a blow in the race for Top 14 semi-final places with a 19-3 win over fierce rivals Clermont Auvergne at the Stade Aime Giral. In a bad tempered re-run of last season's final the champions picked up vital points after seeing off Montauban Read
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ARU back Melbourne's Super 15 bid |
9/29/2009 10:47:33 AM |
The Australian Rugby Union (ARU) has officially submitted an application from Melbourne for a Super Rugby licence to SANZAR. Read
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Munster cruise past Dragons |
9/29/2009 10:36:24 AM |
Reigning Magners League champions Munster had a hat-trick from former Auckland Blues No.8 Nick Williams to thank for their 27-3 victory over Newport-Gwent Dragons at Musgrave Park on Sunday. Read
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Blues maintain winning momentum |
9/29/2009 10:35:16 AM |
Blues Under 18s maintained their winning start to the WRU Age Grade season with a nine-try victory over Gogledd Cymru at the Ely Memorial Ground. Read
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Saracens march on to top spot |
9/29/2009 10:32:36 AM |
Replacement hooker Schalk Brits scored the decisive try and fly-half Glen Jackson chipped in with 14 points as Saracens condemned Gloucester to their third consecutive defeat, going top of the Guinness Premiership thanks to a 19-16 triumph. Read
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Wasps and Irish set for mouth-watering clash |
9/29/2009 10:24:06 AM |
London Irish welcome Premiership leaders London Wasps to the Madejski Stadium in the pick of the Round 4 action. Read
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Province hammer Griquas |
9/29/2009 10:22:49 AM |
Western Province continued their impressive 2009 Currie Cup form as they hammered early season pace-setters Griquas 43-3 at Newlands on Saturday. Read
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Canterbury see off spirited Northland |
9/29/2009 10:21:43 AM |
Northland threatened one of the great Ranfurly Shield heists before a scratchy Canterbury prevailed 31-21 in Christchurch on Saturday. The scores were locked together 21-21 with 15 minutes remaining before winger Sean Maitland's second try denied a famous Read
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Leinster end Edinburgh's unbeaten streak |
9/29/2009 10:09:56 AM |
Edinburgh saw their unbeaten run come to an agonising end at Murrayfield as Leinster pipped them 19-21 at home. Read
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Toulouse and Stade play out dour draw |
9/29/2009 10:08:41 AM |
Top 14 heavyweights Toulouse and Stade Francais played out a dour game of cat and mouse to draw 9-9 at the Stade Ernest Wallon. Read
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Bulls call on Boks against Cheetahs |
9/29/2009 10:07:03 AM |
The Currie Cup is nearing the business end and on Saturday Loftus Versfeld will host one of the biggest games of the season as the Blue Bulls hosts their closest rivals for a semi-final spot, the Cheetahs. Read
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Kingston wants Quins to kick on |
9/29/2009 9:33:56 AM |
Harlequins coach John Kingston hopes that his side has moved beyond the controversy generated by 'Bloodgate'. Read
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Albi end losing streak |
9/29/2009 9:33:01 AM |
Albi picked up their first win since returning to the French top flight by defeating Bayonne 19-14 in a fiercely competitive encounter at the Stade Municipal on Friday night. Read
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http://www.wru.co.uk/22255.php |
9/29/2009 9:32:09 AM |
Cardiff Blues centre Tom Shanklin returns to action for the first time since dislocating his shoulder playing against the Dragons last May. Read
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US team for opener |
8/10/2009 10:32:39 AM |
USA women’s head coach Kathy Flores has announced her lineup for the first match of the Nations Cup against England on Monday, August 10, in Oakville, Ontario. Read
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Springboks march on in Cape Town |
8/10/2009 10:24:04 AM |
South Africa took a firm grip on this year's Tri-Nations with a 29-17 victory over Australia in their clash at Newlands in Cape Town. Read
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All Blacks change scrum half again for Tri-Nations Test against South Africa |
7/28/2009 9:49:43 AM |
All Blacks coach Graham Henry has changed his scrum half again, with Jimmy Cowan recalled for the Tri-Nations Test against South Africa at Absa Stadium on Saturday. Read
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Morne Steyn replaces injured Ruan Pienaar in Springboks line-up |
7/28/2009 9:48:32 AM |
South Africa have made one enforced change for the second Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand with five-eighth Morne Steyn replacing injured Ruan Pienaar. Read
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Pienaar and de Villiers boost Springboks |
7/27/2009 9:00:16 AM |
The Springboks have received a fitness boost ahead of their Tri-Nations rematch with the All Blacks in Durban on Saturday, with both fly-half Ruan Pienaar and centre Jean de Villiers expected to be fit to play. Read
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US bounces back at World Games |
7/27/2009 8:58:25 AM |
The USA avenged its day one defeat to Chinese Taipei by beating the hosts 21-19 to finish fifth at the World Games in Kaohsiung, Chinese Taipei. Read
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McCaw laments costly errors |
7/27/2009 8:56:23 AM |
Losing All Blacks captain Richie McCaw lamented his side's discipline in their 28-19 loss to the Springboks in Bloemfontein. Read
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Wilkinson set for Toulon bow |
7/24/2009 10:14:54 AM |
Jonny Wilkinson is reportedly in line to make his Toulon debut on Friday as his new club take on Brive in a pre-season friendly at the Stade Mayol. Having returned to fitness Wilkinson will now look to build some form ahead of his Top 14 debut and a train Read
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USA takes bronze |
7/23/2009 10:30:16 AM |
The USA has bounced back from its semifinal disappointment to win the bronze medal in the rugby competition at the 18th Maccabiah Games in Israel. Read
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All Blacks drop Corey Jane and Jimmy Cowan for Springboks clash |
7/23/2009 10:27:03 AM |
All Blacks selectors have made two changes to the side who defeated the Wallabies for a Tri-Nations fixture against South Africa on Saturday in Bloemfontein. Read
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NZRU unveil domestic rugby re-vamp |
7/23/2009 10:24:53 AM |
The Air New Zealand Cup is set for a new look next year with this season's competition set to help define which sides remain in the top flight. Read
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Western Sydney Rams formally express interest in Super 15 licence |
7/23/2009 10:23:28 AM |
Wallabies great Brett Papworth believes the very survival of rugby union in Australia is dependant on the Western Sydney Rams being accepted as the 15th team in the expanded Super competition in 2011. Read
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SWALEC Leagues continue to grow |
7/21/2009 10:06:15 AM |
The SWALEC National Leagues, the lifeblood of the game in Wales, will expand in 2009/2010 to include 16 new teams when the new season opens on 5 September. Read
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England blots out US in Nations Cup |
7/21/2009 10:04:36 AM |
The England women U20s ran in a cricket score victory of 110-0 against the USA to lift the Nations Cup crown at Brunel University, in Uxbridge, England. Read
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New Zealand continue their dominance at Eden Park with hard-fought win |
7/21/2009 10:03:07 AM |
New Zealand get their Tri Nations campaign off to the perfect start with a hard-fought 22-16 win over Australia at Eden Park to continue the hoodoo. Read
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Australia-New Zealand Test Preview |
7/15/2009 10:38:26 AM |
Contenders or pretenders? On Saturday we will find out whether Robbie Deans's Wallabies are on the right track to win the Tri-Nations and the Bledisloe Cup. Read
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Wycliff Palu to be recalled for Australia's clash with New Zealand |
7/13/2009 10:08:26 AM |
Australia are expected to muscle up their pack for the opening Bledisloe Cup and Tri-Nations in Auckland, by catapulting powerhouse backrower Wycliff Palu into the starting side. Read
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Jonah Lomu to make shock rugby comeback with Marseille |
7/13/2009 10:07:08 AM |
Former All Blacks sensation Jonah Lomu once ate eight hamburgers and 20 chicken nuggets in one sitting. Read
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Canada clinches RWC birth |
7/13/2009 10:05:41 AM |
Canada has become the first nation to emerge through the global qualifying process and confirm its place at Rugby World Cup 2011 with a 41-18 victory over the US in the second leg of their playoff Saturday in Edmonton. Read
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Currie Cup season gets underway |
7/10/2009 12:33:13 PM |
The 2009 Currie Cup gets underway in South Africa this weekend with a host of tantalising matches set to kick start the historic competition. Read
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Wallabies still expect brutal Test when they clash with the All Blacks |
7/9/2009 8:20:53 AM |
The Wallabies aren't fooled by New Zealand's ordinary start to the season and are wary of the All Blacks and their returning skipper Richie McCaw. Read
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USA 12-6 Canada |
7/7/2009 11:01:27 AM |
The USA Eagles celebrated American Independence Day with a victory over their nearest rivals Canada in the first leg of a World Cup qualifier in Charleston. Read
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British and Irish Lions trounce South Africa 28-9 in third and final Test |
7/7/2009 11:00:00 AM |
A sparkling Shane Williams double helped British and Irish Lions claim a comprehensive 28-9 win in the third and final Test against South Africa at Ellis Park in Johannesburg. Read
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Richie McCaw returns to lead strengthened All Blacks in Tri-Nations |
7/7/2009 10:57:48 AM |
New Zealand captain Richie McCaw leads a raft of changes named in a 30-man All Blacks squad selected for the Tri-Nations series against the Waalabies and South Africa. Read
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Japan pipped in the final second |
7/7/2009 10:55:15 AM |
Japan came within one second of its best ever finish in the Pacific Nations Cup. Read
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Canada beats US in CanAm |
6/29/2009 9:45:27 AM |
Despite a tied score at halftime, the US women’s national team lost 25-17 to the Canadian women’s side Saturday night at Infinity Park. Read
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Morne Steyn kicks last-gasp penalty to hand Springboks series win |
6/29/2009 9:43:44 AM |
Morne Steyn hit a last-gasp 53-metre penalty to seal a dramatic 28-25 win for South Africa over the British and Irish Lions at Loftus Versfeld, sealing the three-match series 2-0. Read
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Emerging Springboks grab draw with late try against British and Irish Lions |
6/24/2009 10:13:41 AM |
Emerging Springboks replacement fly half Willem de Waal kicked a last-second conversion to seal a 13-13 draw with the British and Irish Lions at windswept Newlands in Cape Town. Read
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Wallabies ring the changes for France clash |
6/24/2009 10:12:00 AM |
Skipper Stirling Mortlock returns to the Wallabies' line-up for this Saturday's one-off Test with France in Sydney. Read
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Ireland wins Churchill Cup |
6/22/2009 5:58:56 AM |
The England Saxons lose the Churchill Cup and their winning record as the trophy heads to Ireland. Read
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Eagles outlast Georgia |
6/22/2009 5:56:59 AM |
The fifth try was the charm for Eagles coach Eddie O’Sullivan as the US beat Georgia 31-13 in the Bowl final of the Churchill Cup at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in Commerce City, CO. Read
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Jags beat Canada for Plate |
6/22/2009 5:55:35 AM |
Playing at times spectacular rugby, it was the rough patches that ultimately undid a solid Canadian effort in the Plate final of the Churchill Cup in suburban Denver Sunday at Dick's Sporting Goods Park in front of nearly 4,000 fans. Read
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New Zealand retain title in running display |
6/22/2009 5:53:53 AM |
New Zealand scored seven tries to retain the under-20s world title on a wet and slippery pitch at Tokyo's Prince Chichibu Memorial Stadium by defeating England 44-28. Read
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