Talking point: Why Billy Twelvetrees will breathe life back into...
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoOn the newsstands Monday morning, the weekly edition of The Rugby Paper owned a brash headline. It was a quote attributed to Jeremy Guscott, predicting that Luther Burrell would bulldoze England to...
Mealamu to set Super Rugby record
1 decade ago by Rugby 365All Blacks warhorse Keven Mealamu will set a new Super Rugby appearance record after being named in the Blues starting line-out for their match against the Lions. The 35-year-old hooker will contest...
Sale forward Lund signs new deal
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsSale Sharks forward Magnus Lund has agreed a new two-year contract with the Premiership side. The 31-year-old back-row forward returned to the club last summer after six years...
Heffernan and Ireland Under-20s far from downhearted
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsIreland Under-20s prop Oisin Heffernan says his side have taken their defeat to England Under-20s on the chin after promising patches of play at Donnybrook.
Italy's Vunisa is on the move
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsItaly's Samuela Vunisa admits he's relishing the prospect of moving to England after Saracens snapped up the back-row ahead of next season.
Pape 10-week ban for kneeing Heaslip upheld
1 decade ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyPascal Pape’s RBS 6 Nations career has ended in acrimony after the France lock lost his appeal against a 10-week ban for kneeing Ireland’s Jamie Heaslip in the back.
Pape's 10-week ban upheld
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby03 March 2015Pape had claimed the 10-week sanction was "excessive and disproportionate", but a Six Nations disciplinary committee threw out his case at a hearing in London. The 34-year-old...
Pape fails in suspension appeal
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsFrance lock Pascal Pape has failed to overturn a 10-week suspension for kneeing Ireland's Jamie Heaslip in the back last month. The 34-year-old Stade Francais second row was shown...
In Pics & Video Highlights: Ireland Women 11 England Women 8
1 decade ago by Irish Rugby NewsDefending Grand Slam champions France hold a two-point lead at the top of the Women's RBS 6 Nations table, but Wales and Ireland, who meet in Swansea on Sunday week, are snapping at their heels in second...
Pape's appeal rejected
1 decade ago by Rugby 365France lock Pascal Pape has had the appeal against his 10-week suspension rejected.
