Pocock set for return against Waratahs
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumChampion flankers Michael Hooper and David Pocock are set to duel for the first time in two years as the NSW Waratahs and Brumbies clash in a high-stakes Super Rugby showdown at Allianz Stadium. Pocock...
Chiefs hand Stormers first defeat
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumThe Chiefs have got their two-game tour of South Africa off to the perfect start with a hard-fought 28-19 Super Rugby win over the Stormers in Cape Town. Although their scrum was under immense pressure...
Brumbies target Tahs scalp
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Brumbies, who thumped the Reds 29-0 to secure top spot on the Super Rugby standings, have now set their sights on lowering the colours of the defending champion Waratahs. It was the second time in...
England v Scotland: Triumphalist hosts show the dangers of pre-match rhetoric
1 decade ago by The TelegraphA triumphalist place, Twickenham. The lashings of faux patriotism here are such that one half-expects England players to make their grand entrance from the west car park through a replica version of...
Italy v France: Unthinkable for Les Blues to lose clash in Rome? With Philippe Saint-Andre in charge, think again
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsThe weather prospects for Rome on Sunday are gloomy, with rain. But the prospects for Philippe Saint-André will surely be even gloomier still should his French side lose to Italy. Unthinkable that...
'My career could have been over'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsFiona Pocock has described pulling on an England jersey again as a moment she feared might never happen. The full back, 25, marked her return from a four-year injury battle with a try in England...
Wales v Ireland: Rhys Webb at the heart of Welsh resurgence as Six Nations prize remains in sight
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby News• Wales v Ireland - which team is stronger? • Wales v Ireland: the tetchy Celtic rivalry • Warren Gatland 'has brain capacity of tub of Flora' In terms of being an established double act, Rhys...
Six Nations 2015: Paul O'Connell is Ireland's talisman and one of the best I have faced, says Sam Warburton
1 decade ago by The Telegraph• Wales v Ireland - which team is stronger? • Wales v Ireland: the tetchy Celtic rivalry • Warren Gatland 'has brain capacity of tub of Flora' Paul O’Connell will win his 100th cap for Ireland...
Martin Corry: 'We're England, so wear something white'
1 decade ago by The TelegraphRead more England Rugby features at Wear the Rose One of Martin Corry’s career highs came not during a game, nor when basking in the glow of a famous victory. It came in Australia in 2001 when he...
Rebels win Perth snorefest
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Rebels scored a 21-17 win over the Western Force in a dour Super Rugby Round Five encounter in Perth on Friday. It was two tries apiece, but three penalties and a conversion off the boot of Rebels...
