Lions to face Crusaders big four
1 decade ago by Rugby 365All Blacks Kieran Read, Sam Whitelock, Dan Carter and Fijian wing Nemani Nadolo will return for this Saturday's Super Rugby match against the Lions.
Davies wary of 'general' Sexton
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby10 March 2015 Davies might be opposing Irish fly-half talisman Johnny Sexton at the Millennium Stadium, but he also has first-hand experience of playing alongside him. Wales centre...
Dan Carter poised to face Lions with Crusaders
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumDan Carter is poised to return to action for the Crusaders, against the Lions in Christchurch on Saturday, four weeks after hobbling out of the round-one defeat by Melbourne Rebels at AMI Stadium. Carter...
Wales' Davies warns of Sexton threat
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWales centre Jonathan Davies says the inclusion of fly-half Jonathan Sexton will be crucial to Ireland in Saturday's Six Nations game in Cardiff. Sexton has been troubled by a hamstring injury...
Wales v Ireland: the tetchy Celtic rivalry that could set the Six Nations 2015 alight
1 decade ago by The Telegraph“A very proud day for me . . . an unbelievable memory winning my first Welsh cap. One I will remember forever!” This was Jonathan Sexton, the Ireland fly-half, in jocular mood after the...
Super Rugby Review: Round 4
1 decade ago by Lions RugbySuper Rugby has returned in all its glory in 2015 and here we take a look at the third round of games, focusing on the New Zealand franchises with the upcoming British & Irish Lions tour in mind.
Best backs D'Arcy to return
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby09 March 2015Boss Joe Schmidt omitted veteran centre D'Arcy from his 36-man training squad for Ireland's RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam push. Head coach Schmidt has preferred Darren Cave and...
Sexton must prove fitness ahead of Wales clash
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumJohnny Sexton must come through "modified training" to prove his fitness for Ireland's pivotal Six Nations clash against Wales in Cardiff. Ireland's lynchpin fly-half has "hit all his markers so far"...
Six Nations Rugby: Jonathan Sexton must prove fitness
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: RugbyBy Nick Purewal – 09 March 2015Ireland's lynchpin fly-half has "hit all his markers so far" in battling hamstring trouble, but is still fighting to recover to face...
Etzebeth injured ... again
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Stormers will be sweating over the fitness of burly Springbok lock Eben Etzebeth, as they head into a Super Rugby crunch encounter with the Chiefs at Newlands on Saturday. Etzebeth, who missed...
