Rugby legend ‘too ugly’ for best-ever team
1 decade ago by The TimesOne sports unfashionable sideburns and has a rather beaky appearance but captained the British and Irish Lions. The other is a rugged hunk. So when Eddie Butler, the BBC’s “voice of rugby”, was...
Lack of hotels will not put off Warriors fans
1 decade ago by The TimesI am not entirely sure if it is possible to break the internet, but if the thing has been creaking at the seams this week then you can probably blame Glasgow Warriors fans and their increasingly desperate...
Stuart Lancaster knows repeat offender too good to omit
1 decade ago by The TimesDylan Hartley requires a compassionate response from Stuart Lancaster, the England head coach. He is lucky, however, that although he needs Lancaster, Lancaster needs him too. This is a dangerous tango. The...
Dylan Hartley banned for four weeks for headbutt
1 decade ago by The TelegraphDylan Hartley has been ruled out of England’s opening World Cup match against Fiji after receiving a four-week suspension for headbutting Saracens hooker Jamie George, a sanction that could put his...
Wales blow as injured Jonathan Davies misses World Cup
1 decade ago by The TelegraphJonathan Davies, a key cog in the Wales midfield, has been ruled out of the World Cup after sustaining a knee ligament injury playing for Clermont Auvergne on Saturday. Davies will be replaced in the...
Wales centre Jamie Roberts ready to challenge his mind at Cambridge University following Rugby World Cup
1 decade ago by The TelegraphInterview: Jamie Roberts tells Daniel Schofield the lure of Cambridge helped clinch his move to Quins
Team GB to make an announcement on make up of sevens squad and selection criteria for XVs players
1 decade ago by The TelegraphHome Nations rugby stars eyeing a route to play sevens and go for gold at the Rio Olympics will find out on Thursday the minimum amount of tournaments they will be required to feature in for Games consideration,...
Team GB to make an annoucement on make up of sevens squad and selection criteria for XVs players
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSelection criteria to be confirmed as Sam Warburton warns XVs stars they won't "walk in to" Team GB's Olympic sevens team, and says lack of pre-Games matches is far from ideal, writes Oliver Pickup
Jonathan Davies to miss World Cup with ruptured cruciate ligament
1 decade ago by The TimesJonathan Davies, the Wales centre, has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee while playing for Clermont Auvergne against Montpellier...
Dylan Hartley citing is fresh World Cup headache for Stuart Lancaster
1 decade ago by The TimesDylan Hartley, the Northampton Saints hooker, may have jeopardised his place in England’s World Cup squad after being cited for an alleged headbutt during the Aviva Premiership play-off semi-final...
