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Seven non-whites in every Bok team from now on

1 decade ago by Rugby Championship news

Former Rugby World Cup champions South Africa will include seven non-white players in 23-man match day squads in the run up to the Rugby World Cup

Scotland eye Kiwi rugby league back

1 decade ago by BBC Rugby News

Scottish Rugby officials plan to meet New Zealand rugby league player Kevin Locke to persuade him to switch codes and countries and play for Scotland. Full-back Locke, 25, who plays for the...

Force prop Faulkner re-committs

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

Western Force prop Tetera Faulkner has re-signed with the Western Force and the Australian Rugby Union on a new two-year contract extension until the end of 2017. Faulkner made his Wallabies debut against...

Tetera Faulkner re-signs with the Western Force

1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.au

Western Force prop Tetera Faulkner has re-signed with the Australian Rugby Union and the Western Force for a further two years. The deal sees the 26-year-old stay with the Force until the end of 2017....

Burgess World Cup hopes in balance

1 decade ago by BBC Rugby News

September's World Cup may come too soon for rugby league convert Sam Burgess to make it into the England squad, says coach Stuart Lancaster. Burgess, 26, joined Bath from Australian club South...

Honey Badger aims for Wallabies gold

1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.au

His trademark lingo was lost in translation in Japan, but Nick Cummins has returned home with a crystal clear message – he wants in at the Wallabies. Cummins is back in the World Cup mix after being...

5 talking points ahead of round three of the Six Nations

1 decade ago

Which side will avoid the wooden spoon?Scotland host Italy in Murrayfield on Saturday with both sides looking to pick up their first win of the championship. Going into the tournament many thought it was...

'Ireland next World Cup hurdle'

1 decade ago by Sky Sports Rugby

Australia, Wales, Ireland and France are the four likely teams blocking England from a World Cup final. After wins over the first two, momentum against the others are vital in the Six Nations, says Sky...

Danny Cipriani says thank you to Steve Diamond for career revival

1 decade ago by The Telegraph

Danny Cipriani steered Sale to another notable Premiership victory and then took time out to thank Steve Diamond, the club’s straight-talking director of rugby, for helping to put his career...

Crusaders win Southern Derby in Dunedin

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

The Crusaders won the first Southern Derby of the year on the back of a dominant second quarter in which the Highlanders dropped off the necessary pace and tempo. The visitors scored two tries in that...