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Tuesday Morning Round Up

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

  Reports: World Rugby planning a League of Nations tournament French newspaper Midi Olympique reports that from 2020, World Rugby wants to introduce a 'League of Nations' format involving...

John Mitchell gets to work for England by setting sights on World Cup

8 years ago by The Guardian

• New defence coach says he has no interest in Eddie Jones’s job• ‘The All Blacks are outstanding but a World Cup closes the gap’England’s new defence coach, John Mitchell, thinks Eddie Jones’s...

‘White noise’: RFU banks on new England shirt providing spark

8 years ago by The Guardian

• £95 shirt inspired by ‘sound of England supporters’• Kit is 12th released by RFU in last four yearsIt’s an expression more usually associated with sending people to sleep. But the Rugby Football...

Women's rugby squad announced ahead of November test matches

8 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

Munster’s Enya Brennan and Laura Sheehan earn their first Irish call-ups as Head Coach Adam Griggs announces his squad for November Test matches against USA and England.

England players respond to training squad omission

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Eddie Jones' training squad announcement last week provided a number of players outside the squad the opportunity to prove a point to England head coach.   The large majority of the players excluded...

Ireland Women's Squad Named For November Tests

8 years ago by Irish Rugby News

The Ireland Women's squad for the November Test matches against the USA and England has been announced. Head coach Adam Griggs has included nine new faces in the squad, including six uncapped players and...

Rugby union: talking points from the Premiership’s weekend action

8 years ago by The Guardian

Kiwi coaches deliver a very British contest, Joe Marler left to count his blessings, and the amazing jet-set Willie le RouxTwo New Zealand coaches presided over an old-school British game in which the...

Nel, Nkosi, Koch added to Springbok squad

8 years ago by South African Rugby

The uncapped Blitzbok star Ruhan Nel, Vincent Koch (prop), Sbu Nkosi (wing), Lionel Mapoe (centre) and Ivan van Zyl (scrumhalf) have been added to the Springbok squad for their final two Rugby Championship...

Weekend Round Up

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Moon & Olowofela called into England training squad:     After this weekends action a number of players have been injured and fall out the England squad. Joe Marler (Harlequins), Nick...

Clubs should take a punt on gems like Wasps' Michael Le Bourgeois

8 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: After an exhilarating start to the season, the quality on show in the Premiership was more varied this weekend with only Saracens hitting the heights. ,