Rugby stars meet the Queen
1 decade ago by The TelegraphNew Zealand captain Richie McCaw described the experience as "pretty cool"
Wales injury crisis exposed by recall of unfit Eli Walker
1 decade ago by The TimesIf anything sums up Wales’s problems before their biggest match for four years it is the recall of an unfit...
Revealed - how England hoped to be motivated by Terminator
1 decade ago by The TimesEngland’s World Cup squad sought inspiration from Arnold Schwarzenegger as details of the team’s secretive £3 million training centre can...
Ireland aim to fill void left by Paul O’Connell, the ‘true warrior’
1 decade ago by The TimesA hole the size of Paul O’Connell takes some filling. In their World Cup quarter-final against Argentina, in Cardiff on Sunday,...
All Blacks trying to ignore ghost of 2007
1 decade ago by The TimesAsk any New Zealand player about the 2007 World Cup quarter-final defeat by France in Cardiff and they will tell...
Vern Cotter beware: Australia turn scrum from weakness to main weapon
1 decade ago by The TimesEvery rugby nation has its trademark image. Think of France and you see dazzling three-quarters sweeping towards the tryline. Think...
Double blow for Vern Cotter as pair banned
1 decade ago by The TimesScotland will be without Ross Ford and Jonny Gray for the rest of the World Cup, including their crucial quarterfinal...
Arnold Schwarzenegger quotes and 85kg dumb-bells - Pennyhill Park gives up its secrets
1 decade ago by The TelegraphDaniel Schofield: No longer home to Stuart Lancaster's side, England's private HQ has been opened up to South Africa
Injuries will not stop us reaching the Rugby World Cup final, says Wales coach Rob Howley
1 decade ago by The TelegraphWales coach Rob Howley says his side can surpass their semi-final achievement at the 2011 World Cup
Paul O'Connell was a man only fate could fell - no opponent could do it
1 decade ago by The TelegraphMick Cleary: Ireland captain's international career is over thanks to a torn hamstring suffered in World Cup win over France
