THE LLANELLI college take our award after a season that brought just two defeats – at Millfield when understrength and by a last-gasp drop-goal to Coleg Gwent when missing inspirational…
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French Focus: Top 14 Final
THE FRENCH domestic season reaches its climax on Saturday evening as Toulon take on Toulouse in front of a full house at the Stade de France. Reigning champions Toulouse are…
Australia v Wales: 1st Test preview
IT WILL be Tri-Nations champions versus Six Nations champions when Australia and Wales kick off their three-Test series in Brisbane on Saturday – and it should be an enthralling encounter.…
New Zealand v Ireland: 1st Test preview
IRELAND HAVE never beaten New Zealand but they have a chance to change the history books in Auckland on Saturday. Both Declan Kidney and Steve Hansen have selected new caps…
Johnson and Marler to make England debut against the Boks
TOM JOHNSON and Joe Marler will make their England debuts in the 1st Test of the Castle series in Durban on Saturday. The Exeter Chiefs flanker and Harlequins prop will…
Warburton returns to lead Wales
WALES HAVE named a side to play Australia in Brisbane this weekend showing four changes from that which sealed a 16-9 victory over France last March to be crowned Champions…
Kidney hands Zebo and Fitzpatrick debut against All Blacks
The Ireland team to play New Zealand in the first test of the summer tour has been named and includes two new caps with wing Simon Zebo and prop Declan…
Wallabies make eight changes for first Wales test
FIVE NEW forwards and three new backs feature in the starting combination, from that beaten 9-6 by Scotland midweek in Newcastle. The alterations in the pack sees the all-New South…
Rugby World – July 2012 edition contents
[imagebrowser id=26] IT’S THE start of the new global calendar, with seven northern hemisphere countries down south for end-of-season tours. The July issue of Rugby World looks ahead to the…
Savea, Smith and Retallick to make All Blacks debut against Ireland
IN SELECTING the side, the All Blacks coaches have gone for experience as well as the introduction of the three new caps. In the forwards, the All Blacks have the…