Dan Carter signs for Kobelco Steelers
8 years ago by Kobelco SteelersFormer All Blacks fly-half Dan Carter has confirmed that he will leave Racing 92 for Japanese club Kobelco Steelers at the end of 2017/18. Here is part of the interview I did yesterday around...
Barrett and Woodman named World Rugby Players of the Year 2017
8 years ago by World RugbyBeauden Barrett and Portia Woodman have been named World Rugby Men’s and Women’s Player of the Year 2017 respectively at the World Rugby Awards in Monte Carlo on Sunday. Barrett becomes...
Wallabies confirm home fixtures for 2018 Rugby Championship
8 years ago by TheRoar.com.auRugby Australia has confirmed dates and locations for the Wallabies’ home fixtures in the 2018 Rugby Championship. As has become tradition, the Wallabies will open their Rugby Championship campaign...
Back-to-back rugby awards for NZ’s Barrett
8 years ago by TheRoar.com.auNew Zealand playmaker Beauden Barrett has been announced as world rugby player of the year, an honour he also claimed in 2016. The five-eighth joined All Blacks great Richie McCaw (winner in 2006, 2009...
2018 Six Nations promises to be one of the best
8 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward ColumnSIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Forget about the World Cup for a while and put England’s meeting with the All Blacks next November on the back burner, this autumn showed the Six Nations could be special. ,
Autumn internationals: a team-by-team verdict of the tier one nations | Nick Evans
8 years ago by The GuardianWith one game to go this autumn, New Zealand and Scotland will be delighted, while Australia’s tour nosedived and South Africa are in a sorry stateThey have definitely got a rock under their towels when...
Elliot Daly at the top of the class in England’s half-term report
8 years ago by The Guardian• Wing has been side’s brightest star in autumn internationals• Eddie Jones now two years into four-year World Cup projectA ninth victory of the year, seven more tries and one or two World Cup prospects...
Beauden Barrett crowned Player of the Year 2017
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFor the second year running, Beauden Barrett has been awarded World Rugby Player of the Year. Barrett had another stellar season with The All Blacks, as they retained the Rugby Championship and drew a...
Rieko Ioane, new All Blacks star who could put Inga Tuigamala in shade | Andy Bull
8 years ago by The GuardianAuckland’s Ponsonby RFC has produced dozens of All Blacks, but it is decades since one has looked as good as Ioane, the nation’s new wing sensationJust a couple of years ago one could catch Rieko Ioane...
Scotland surge under Gregor Townsend with their most exciting side since 1999
8 years ago by The GuardianThis current Scotland team have won nothing yet, but on this form they will at least be contenders for next year’s Six Nations titleScotland’s optimistic autumns have too often been followed by despondent...
