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Cardiff Blues secure Ellis Jenkins' signature

8 years ago by Cardiff Blues

Ellis Jenkins has handed Cardiff Blues a boost after signing a new contract to remain with the region.   The openside flanker, who has made 83 appearances since making his debut in 2011, was due...

Jonny Gray signs new two-year deal with Glasgow

8 years ago by Glasgow Warriors

Glasgow Warriors have announced that Jonny Gray has signed a new two-year contract with the club.   The 23-year-old has already played 79 times for Glasgow since making his debut against...

What if … the Lions’ third Test in New Zealand had gone into extra time?

8 years ago by The Guardian

Robert Kitson imagines an alternative reality in which Sam Warburton’s boys had the chance to win the series against the All Blacks rather than settle for a drawIt was a drizzly evening in Auckland as...

Scottish Rugby announce U20 coaching team

8 years ago by Scottish Rugby

  Scottish Rugby has today announced its new Scotland U20 coaching team ahead of next year’s Under 20 Six Nations Championship.   Former Edinburgh Rugby forwards coach Stevie Scott has...

Julian Savea considering rugby league switch after being dropped by All Blacks

8 years ago by Breaking News.ie : Rugby

New Zealand winger Julian Savea is considering switching codes to play rugby league after being dropped by the All Blacks.

Monday Evening Round Up

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Michalak to retire at the end of the season Lyon utility back Frédéric Michalak has confirmed that he will retire at the end of the current Top 14 season.    The...

Need for speed: The value of pace in rugby

8 years ago by Rugby World

We examine how pace can be a difference-maker on the elite club and Test stage. This feature first appeared in the issue of Rugby World on sale throughout November. True speed: Jonny May burns past Conrad...

Monday Morning Round Up

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Sharks and Racing 92 to clash in Hong Kong Racing 92 will face the first-ever South African Super Rugby side to play in Hong Kong, Sharks, in the 2018 Natixis Rugby Cup. The high-profile fixture will...

Gatland eyeing Super Rugby job

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Wales coach Warren Gatland says he is eyeing a Super Rugby job, and not the All Blacks job when he finishes his contract with Wales after the 2019 World Cup.   The man who led the British...

Savea to Rugby League?

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Reports from New Zealand suggest that All Black and Hurricanes winger Julian Savea hasn't ruled out a shock switch to rugby league.   The blockbusting wing is contracted to New Zealand Rugby (NZR)...