HSBC Sevens World Series: England end London event on low while USA win maiden title at Twickenham
1 decade ago by The TelegraphHaving experienced the euphoric high of qualifying Team GB for the Rio Olympics on Saturday, Sunday proved anticlimactic for England in the London Sevens, and painfully so for captain Tom Mitchell who...
England need quarters for Rio spot
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsGreat Britain will qualify for the 2016 Olympics if England reach the quarter-finals in the last World Series leg of the Rugby Sevens at Twickenham. A place in Rio is also guaranteed if rivals...
Owen Farrell stays positive despite enduring a horror story of a season
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsOwen Farrell is putting a brave face on it. But the inescapable truth is that this season has been a horror story. “I’ve taken it for what it is,” he says philosophically. “It is all part...
All Blacks lock Ali Williams to captain NRFL Rough Riders against Leicester
1 decade ago by The GuardianTigers to play team including college football converts in PhiladelphiaWorld Cup-winner: ‘There’s a formula for how rugby could work in America’ Related: Leicester prepare for a rough ride against...
Harlequins to play US in friendly
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comHarlequins will play a pre-season friendly against the United States in Philadelphia in August, the English Premiership club said on Wednesday. It will be the first time Harlequins have toured the...
Harlequins to face US Eagles in 'rugby hotbed' of Philadelphia in August
1 decade ago by The GuardianQuins join Leicester in playing preseason fixture in city of brotherly loveGame will be World Cup warm-up for US national team Related: Leicester prepare for a rough ride against America's rugby football...
American giant arises
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The game of rugby is set for a significant boost on the American continents with confirmation that a new Six Nations tournament is on the cards. The possibility of this new tournament drew closer this...
North and South American rugby unions plan their own Six Nations
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Pan-American championship would be based on European model• United States, Canada, Argentina, Uruguay, Brazil and Chile in talks• Javelet aims at Olympics as US Eagles women take on rugby worldSix...
School rugby is brutal, but banning it would be ridiculous
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFootball, we were told on the first day at big school, is played with an oval ball. That game with the round ball is called soccer, and it is not a game for real men. This was not in America, but...
Leicester sign Australia international wing Peter Betham from Waratahs
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Betham, capped twice by the Wallabies, has signed for next season• Richard Cockerill: We have been looking for strength in back-three• Leicester prepare for game against America’s rugby convertsLeicester...
