Jim Glennon: Law-makers must intervene to foster creativity
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentTHE final day of the Six Nations Championship was, to my mind, the best afternoon of European rugby since the legendary Barbarians-New Zealand game in 1973. But we cannot escape the fact that it had been...
England thriller gives World Cup perfect boost
1 decade ago by The TelegraphA third of a million extra tickets are to be made available for the Rugby World Cup – including around 10,000 for England’s matches – following the epic climax to the Six Nations Championship which...
Nick 'Honey Badger' Cummins makes a popular return to Super Rugby
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpRugby fans across the world will be all to familiar with Nick 'The Honey Badger' Cummins, mostly due to his outstanding interviews coining such phrases as 'sweating like a gypsy with a mortgage' and 'going...
Lancaster: We are on course for World Cup
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumStuart Lancaster's immediate reaction to the drama of the final day of the Six Nations was to seek a darkened room to collect his thoughts but as the dust settles on the most eventful of finishes to a...
England can still win the Rugby World Cup, insists Stuart Lancaster
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsStuart Lancaster, the England head coach, insisted there was still time to transform his side into World Cup champions this year despite his captain, Chris Robshaw, describing the failure to snatch the...
Henry Slade in the World Cup mix
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumUncapped Exeter Chiefs back Henry Slade is emerging as a real contender to make England's 31-man Rugby World Cup squad. Slade, who has had an exceptional season at Exeter, can cover 10, 13 and 15 and...
Kane Thompson suspended for two matches
1 decade ago by IRBSamoa second-row admits striking opponent in Barbarians match.
Doorey and Laidlaw join London Irish
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsPremiership side London Irish have added to their staff for next season with the appointments of assistant coaches Grant Doorey and Clark Laidlaw. Doorey will be defensive coach, while Laidlaw...
Leicester v Sale: Tigers boosted by four big stars back in team
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers' play-off hopes have received a major boost ahead of the Aviva Premiership showdown with Sale Sharks at Welford Road this afternoon (3. 0). Director of rugby Richard Cockerill has...
Records do not motivate Warburton
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsSam Warburton will equal the record for captaining Wales when he leads them out against France in Paris on Saturday. The Blues flanker will lead his country for the 33rd time - bringing him level...
