London Irish has made six personnel changes and two positional changes from the side that played against Edinburgh last weekend for tomorrow evenings Heineken Cup round two game against Cardiff…
News
Saints team named for Scarlets test
The Northampton Saints team has been named for tomorrow night’s Heineken Cup Round 2 clash against the Scarlets, at Franklins Gardens, (kick-off 8pm). The Saints go into Round 2 on…
Newcastle name Amlin side taking on Petrarca Padova
Newcastle Falcons have made four changes for their round two Amlin Challenge Cup trip to Italian champions Petrarca Padova (kick-off 2pm). Greg Goosen starts at full-back with Alex Tait replacing…
Martin Johnson resigns
Martin Johnson has stepped down as England Team Manager. After three-and-a-half years Johnson has decided not to seek a new contract. He said: “I’ve obviously thought long and hard about…
World Champion Black Ferns ready for England tour
The four-time Women’s Rugby World Cup (WRWC) champion Black Ferns have assembled in Auckland to prepare for their three Test tour to England this month. The Black Ferns play against…
Journey through rugby – Delon Armitage
Delon Armitage was one of the few England successes at the World Cup in New Zealand, proving a credible alternative on the wing and showing the kind of form that…
Future Faces – Joe Launchbury and Kirby Myhill
Kirby Myhill (Scarlets) Matthew Rees’s injury and Ken Owens’s World Cup call-up meant teenage hooker Kirby Myhill was fast-tracked into first-team rugby at the Scarlets this autumn, sharing the No…
Leicester v Ulster – Richard Cockerill’s view
Leicester Tigers – the only club to successfully defend a Heineken Cup crown – have to bury a horror domestic season home record when they face Ulster Rugby at Welford…
Schalk Brits cited for dangerous tackle
ERC has received a Citing Complaint following Round 1 of the 2011/12 Heineken Cup. The Citing Complaint is against SCHALK BRITS (No 2) – Saracens (v Benetton Treviso on Sunday,…
Hampton – School Team of the Month (September 2011)
Hampton are our first 2011-12 Team of the Month after seeing off the challenges of Aylesbury GS, RGS Lancaster, Pangbourne and Woodhouse Grove. It’s the Middlesex school’s very first Team…