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/ 12 years ago

Sam Warburton out of Series decider

British & Irish Lions captain Sam Warburton will miss the Series decider in Sydney on Saturday with a hamstring injury. The...

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/ 12 years ago

British & Irish Cup fixtures announced

The 2013-14 British & Irish Cup fixtures have been announced today following confirmation of the Greene King IPA Championship season earlier this...

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/ 12 years ago

IRB to appeal James Horwill decision

The International Rugby Board has today confirmed it will appeal the James Horwill disciplinary decision following an extensive review of the...

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/ 12 years ago

Gloucester appoint Andrew Stanley

Gloucester Director of Rugby Nigel Davies today confirmed that current Academy Manager Andrew Stanley will take over as the Cherry and...

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/ 12 years ago

Two-year ban for National League One player

Sedgley Park prop Jack Warrington has been suspended for two years for an Anti Doping violation by the Rugby Football Union. The...

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/ 12 years ago

Players watch: Lions v Rebels

The British and Irish Lions last midweek fixture on tour provided fringe players their final opportunity to put their hands up...

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/ 12 years ago

BOD: “James Horwill is a lucky boy”

Brian O’Driscoll says Australia captain is a “lucky boy” after being cleared of stamping on Alun-Wyn Jones in the first Test...

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/ 12 years ago

Fractured arm rules Paul O’Connell out

British & Irish Lions lock Paul O’Connell will miss the rest of the series against Australia with a fractured arm. The...

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/ 12 years ago

James Horwill cleared of stamping

Wallabies captain James Horwill has been cleared of stamping on British & Irish Lions lock Alun-Wyn Jones in the first Test...

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/ 12 years ago

Tom Court answers Lions SOS call

Tom Court has been called up by the British & Irish Lions as injury cover for Alex Corbisiero. The England prop...

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/ 12 years ago

England U20s name side for JWC final

England U20s have named their side to take on Wales in the final of the IRB Junior World Championship in France...

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/ 12 years ago

England Men & Women squads named for 7s World Cup

England Sevens Head Coach Ben Ryan has today named his 12-man squad to compete in the Rugby World Cup Sevens next...

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/ 12 years ago

Jack Clifford nominated for Young Player of the Year

England Under20 captain Jack Clifford has been nominated for the IRB Junior Player of the Year award alongside Wales fly-half Sam...

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/ 12 years ago

Richard Cockerill to face RFU hearing

Richard will appear before a Rugby Football Union disciplinary panel next Monday following incidents during the Avivia Premiership final between Leicester and...

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/ 12 years ago

Wallabies confirm first Test XV

Ben Mowen, Christian Leali’ifano and Israel Folau will all make their international debuts for Ausralia after being named in Robbie Deans’ starting XV to...

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/ 12 years ago

Lions v Wallabies: Video preview

Ahead of the first Test between the British & Irish Lions and Australia, Matt Stevens, Richie Gray and Justin Tipuric talk...

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/ 12 years ago

England v Baby Blacks: highlights

Last night England U20s qualified for the Junior World Champions final after beating New Zealand 33-21. Read the full report here. Watch...

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/ 12 years ago

George North fit to face Wallabies

George North has been passed fit to face the Wallabies on Saturday. The Wales winger sustained a hamstring injury last week...

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/ 12 years ago

England to meet Wales in JWC final

England will meet Wales in the final of the IRB Junior World Championships on Sunday after they beat New Zealand and...

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/ 12 years ago

Marco Wentzel to return to South Africa

London Wasps lock Marco Wentzel is to return to South Africa for family reasons. The ex-Springbok returned to Cape Town after...

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/ 12 years ago

Christian Wade and Brad Barritt called by Lions

Christian Wade and Brad Barritt has been called up to join the British & Irish Lions as injury cover for Jamie...

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/ 12 years ago

Martin Castrogiovanni joins Toulon

After months of speculations, the Martin Castrogiovanni saga has ended as the Italian prop joined Toulon today. The Rugby Paper revealed...

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/ 12 years ago

England U20s to face Baby Blacks in JWC semi-finals

England Under 20s recorded a record 109-0 win over the USA to set up a clash against New Zealand in the...

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/ 12 years ago

Bath confirm Gavin Henson’s arrival

After weeks of speculations, Bath have confirmed they have signed Gavin Henson from London Welsh. Bath Head Coach Gary Gold said:...

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/ 12 years ago

Marlan Yarde handed England Test debut

Marlan Yarde will win his first England cap as Stuart Lancaster aim to secure a clean sweep against Argentina on Saturday....

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/ 12 years ago

Japan v Wales: teams

Cardiff Blues flanker Josh Navidi will make his international debut after being named in Wales‘ starting XV to face Japan. Navidi,...

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/ 12 years ago

England U20s ring the changes for USA

England U20s have made 11 changes for their final IRB Junior World Championship Pool game against USA. Despite a 31-24 defeat...

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/ 12 years ago

Warren Gatland calls on Billy Twelvetrees

Billy Twelvetrees will leave England‘s tour of Argentina and travel to Australia to join the British & Irish Lions. The England...

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/ 12 years ago

Greenwood: “12-13 Test players will face Tahs”

Former British & Irish LIons centre Will Greenwood expects to see between 12 and 13 players that will make up the...

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/ 12 years ago

Wallabies call-up for Luke Morahan

Robbie Deans has called Queensland Reds winger Luke Morahan to join the Wallabies ahead of Test series against the British &...

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/ 12 years ago

Cooper left out of Wallabies squad

Quade Cooper will not face the British & Irish Lions as he was left out of Robbie Deans’ final Wallabies squad....

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/ 12 years ago

Baby Boks dent England U20s JWC hopes

South Africa dented England’s IRB Junior World Championship ambitions with a 31–24 victory at the Stade Henri Desgrange. The Baby Boks...

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/ 12 years ago

Gethin Jenkins ruled out of Lions tour

The British & Irish Lions have suffered another major blow with the news that Gethin Jenking is ruled out for the...

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/ 12 years ago

Ryan Grant called up by Lions

Ryan Grant has been called up by the British & Irish Lions as injury cover for Gethin Jenkins. The Welsh loosehead,...

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/ 12 years ago

Healy cleared of biting but out of tour injured

Cian Healy has been cleared of biting Brett Sheehan after a hearing in Brisbane this morning but the Irish prop is...

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/ 12 years ago

Northampton Saints to play in World Club 7s

Northampton Saints will play at Twickenham for the second time in three months as they are the ninth team to be...

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/ 12 years ago

Wade and Kvesic to make Test debut

Christian Wade and Matt Kvesic will win their first Test caps for England after being named in the starting XV by...

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/ 12 years ago

Quade Cooper to face Lions with Reds

Quade Cooper will face the British & Irish Lions on Saturday after being named in the Reds starting XV by boss...

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/ 12 years ago

England U20s off to winning start at JWC

England U20 have made the best possible start to their Junior World Championship with a 30-6 win over France in La...

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/ 12 years ago

Cian Healy cited for biting

Cian Healy has been cited for allegedly biting Brett Sheehan during this morning’s clash in Perth between the British & Irish...

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/ 12 years ago

Alex Corbisiero added to Lions squad

Alex Corbisiero is leaving England‘s tour of Argentina to join the British & Irish Lions as cover for injured prop Cian...

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/ 12 years ago

Chiefs to face Heineken Cup champions next season

Exeter will face European Champions Toulon in the Heineken Cup next season. The Chiefs have been drawn with the French giants...

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/ 12 years ago

Three new caps for Scotland against Samoa

Greig Tonks, Alex Dunbar and Pat McArthur are set for their Scotland Test debut after being named in the starting XV...

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/ 12 years ago

O’Driscoll to captain Lions against Force

Brian O’Driscoll will lead the British & Irish Lions against the Force in Perth on Wednesday in a side that shows...

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/ 12 years ago

Western Force name side to face Lions

The Western Force have named a weakened side to face the British & Irish Lions tomorrow in Perth for the tour’s...

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/ 12 years ago

Harlequins to take part in World Club 7s

Harlequins will take part in the World Club 7s at Twickenham on August 17-18, it was announced today. The 2011-12 Aviva...

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/ 12 years ago

Richard Cockerill cited after Premiership final

Richard Cockerill is to appear before an RFU disciplinary panel after being charged by the RFU with conduct prejudicial to the...

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/ 12 years ago

Saints sign another prop

Northampton Saints today announced that Gareth Denman is moving to Franklin’s Gardens this summer from Rotherham Titans, adding to the club’s...

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/ 12 years ago

Dan Hipkiss forced to retire

Dan Hipkiss has announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect through injury. The 13 times capped England centre has made...

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/ 12 years ago

Davies to lead Wales in Japan

As revealed by Matt Lloyd in The Rugby Paper on Sunday, Bradley Davies will captain a young Wales side that ncluded...

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