Newcastle prop Taione Vea forced to retire after temporary paralysis on pitch
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Tonga international injured during Premiership opener against Sale• ‘I was left paralysed for five or six minutes on the field,’ says 27-year-oldThe Newcastle prop Taione Vea has been forced...
Newcastle Falcons prop Taione Vea forced to retire
1 decade ago by Newcastle FalconsNewcastle Falcons prop Taione Vea has been forced to retire from rugby as a result of the spinal injury he suffered in the Premiership opener against Sale Sharks on September 2. “I took...
Ford: Plenty of work to do
1 decade ago by Rugby 365REACTION: Mike Ford says there is still "plenty of work for us to do" after he saw his RC Toulon side get back on track in European Cup Pool Three with a 15-5 win at Sale Sharks.
Currie Cup heroes called to Boks
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comYoung Cell C Sharks flanker Jean-Luc du Preez will be one of four uncapped players who will undertake the three-test match tour of the United Kingdom and Italy next month with the Springboks.
New Zealand break record for consecutive wins
1 decade ago by Super RugbyNew Zealand’s All Blacks have extended their record to 18 matches unbeaten having thumped Australia’s Wallabies 37-10 at Auckland in the Bledisloe Cup. The All Blacks had gone 17 matches unbeaten...
Stringer starts for Sale hours after saying last goodbye
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentPeter Stringer mourned the untimely death of his friend and former team-mate Anthony Foley in Killaloe yesterday before flying back to Manchester to start Sale Sharks' Champions Cup game.
Victory for sluggish Toulon
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comToulon bounced back from last week's home defeat to Saracens as they edged Sale Sharks 15-5 on Friday.
Toulon below par but still have too much for battling Sale
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Sale 5-15 Toulon• French side recover from defeat against Saracens in previous outingToulon are up and running in this season’s European Champions Cup but did so far from convincingly after beginning...
Toulon make most of extra man
1 decade ago by Rugby 365CHAMPIONS CUP REPORT: Toulon made the most of the fifth minute sin-binning of Magnus Lund to plunder 15 points that ultimately earned them a gritty 15-5 win over Sale Sharks.
Sale Sharks v Toulon - Top Performers
1 decade ago by ultimate rugbyToulon secured their first win in this season's Champions Cup tonight defeating Sale Sharks 15-5 away from home. The three time european champions left a lot to be desired in their performance scoring...
