How England rated against Pakistan
1 decade ago by The TimesAlastair Cook The leading runscorer in the series. Played longest-ever Test innings by an England batsman at Abu Dhabi. He...
Sam Burgess exit another blow for Stuart Lancaster
1 decade ago by The TimesStuart Lancaster’s credibility as England head coach was dealt a severe blow last night after Sam Burgess, the player he...
Bitter divorce was inevitable after high-risk experiment
1 decade ago by The TimesThe first hints that all was not well in the marriage between Sam Burgess and rugby union emerged from Australia...
Sam Burgess and six other people who switched sports... and failed
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSam Burgess is not the first person to leave one sport for another only for his quest to end in failure. Here Telegraph Sport takes you through six others
Trophy in Paris for last stop on tour
1 decade ago by IRBThe Webb Ellis Cup has arrived in France for the final stop on the Rugby World Cup Trophy Tour.
Teams ready for the off in Lisbon
1 decade ago by IRBAll eight sides are in action on Tuesday and with Fiji beginning as pre-tournament favourites, can hosts Portugal disrupt their progress?
Sam Burgess leaves Bath and expected to rejoin South Sydney Rabbitohs
1 decade ago by The TimesSam Burgess’s much-vaunted experiment to cross codes to rugby union has come to a premature end as it emerged that...
South Africa, Fiji and New Zealand qualify for Rio 2016
1 decade ago by IRBSouth Africa, Fiji and New Zealand have qualified for the men’s rugby sevens competition at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games.
Retiring Strokosch excited by Scotland's future
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsBack-row Alasdair Strokosch says he is leaving behind the most talented Scotland team he has known, after announcing his international retirement.
Los Teros fall out of rankings top 20
1 decade ago by IRBUruguay’s preparations for Rugby World Cup 2015 suffered a setback on Saturday when they were beaten 30-15 by Chile in the final round of the South American Championship.
