Wednesday Morning Round-Up
Deans all but names side: Australian head coach Robbie Deans has effectively named his side for this weekend's first test against the British and Irish... READ FULL STORY
We’ve come to it at last: the first international of the 2013 Lions tour. Several of Warren Gatland’s original squad have not made it this far, however, with injuries having forced the head coach...
Full back Ayumu Goromaru scored all the points to lead Asian champions Japan to a 16-13 victory over Canada in the Pacific Nations Cup rugby tournament in Nagoya on Wednesday. It was Japan's first...
There were incredible scenes in France last night as the Junior World Championship served up two upset results, with both the defending champion Baby Boks and the always powerful Baby Blacks being defeated...
The provincial team were missing eight internationals, but still the tourists slumped to their first loss in a provincial match since 1997. And 21-year-old Hooper, who was with the Brumbies until...
South Africa have made at least two changes to their pack but will wait until the day before Saturday's four-nations final against Samoa to make decisions on captain Jean de Villiers and flanker Willem...
South Africa have made three changes, all in the pack, for Saturday's Test against Samoa in Pretoria on Saturday. Jean de Villiers will be given until Friday to prove his fitness, ahead of the final...
Springbok and former Lions flyhalf Andrew 'Butch' James gets his first start for the Sharks when they take the Golden Lions on in the SA Franchise Challenge on Friday. James returns for a lengthy lay-off...
Ex-Australia wing Joe Roff tips the current crop of Wallabies to emulate his side of 12 years ago and beat the Lions.
19 June 2013With Kurtley Beale deemed unready to make the starting XV following his return from dealing with alcohol-related problems - he is likely to be included on the bench - O'Connor...
Prop Tim Ryan has ended his Newport Gwent Dragons contract a season early and signed for Coventry. Ryan, 29, was signed from Cavalieri Prato last summer but failed to make a mark at Rodney Parade...
Hits like this don't come every day in rugby, but they do come more often than one might think. Before anyone criticizes Casey, it's worth noting that his hit was completely legal, as he took off toward Fawcett from yards away while Fawcett was heading ...
The IRB Pacific Nations Cup 2013 will go down to the wire with three sides all in with a mathematical chance of claiming the silverware following the latest round of fixtures at the Mizuho Rugby Ground on Wednesday. Canada went into their match with ...
It sounds like the set-up for a joke: how many Jewish rugby players are there in America? But that was the question Menemsha native Jasper Wilson asked himself last fall as he pursued try-outs for the American rugby team traveling to the World Maccabi ...
The Volcanoes, who scored a breakthrough by qualifying for the premier Rugby Sevens world tilt, feel with their determination and vigorous training, they can hold their own against fancied groupmates Zimbabwe, Kenya and Samoa in Pool C. “The greatest ...
CANBERRA, June 19 (Reuters) - If managing players' fitness and keeping morale high are the ultimate balancing act for a long and arduous rugby tour, British and Irish Lions coach Warren Gatland took a plunge off the high-wire after his team's shock ...
Some of my earliest rugby league memories are visiting what was then Lawkholme Lane with my dad to watch Rochdale Hornets when they faced Keighley. It's fair to say that the ground hasn't changed massively since then. Neither is it tailor made for ...
"Everything hurts, but we played a very good game of rugby. We had our chances and we knew if we stuck to our game plan we would score tries and we did, just in the nick of time. All the talk before the game was about their back three, but I think our ...
The IRB Pacific Nations Cup reaches its conclusion in Japan this week with four games set to be played in a nation currently on a rugby high. While hosts Japan have no chance of claiming the title they won two years ago, they will be looking to build ...
They will now face a repeat of the Under 20 Six Nations title decider from earlier this year when England denied Wales the Grand Slam with a 28-15 win in Colwyn Bay, this time for the biggest title that age grade rugby has to offer. England's win was ...
When David Marchesseault began playing rugby as a Grade 9 student at Waterloo Collegiate Institute, it was just a way for him to stay in shape for football season. Little did he know that less than two decades later, his passion for the sport would ...