Boshoff axed, as Lions ring changes
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Springbok Marnitz Boshoff has paid the price for his poor start to the Super Rugby season, with coach Johan Ackermann axing the flyhalf from the matchday squad. Ackermann on Thursday named a team that...
Speight, Tomane make Wallabies pact
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumBrumbies flyers Joe Tomane and Henry Speight say they've made it their goal to push each other into the Wallabies' two starting wing spots at this year's Rugby World Cup. But with their competition...
Preview: S15 Round Three, Part One
1 decade ago by Rugby 365It may be early days yet, just two rounds played, but already some interesting trends are beginning to develop in the last addition of a 15-team Super Rugby tournament. Some teams have had more problems...
Ireland v England: Rory Best thirsts for an 'on the edge' front-row battle in Dublin Six Nations clash
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsIt might just have been reverse psychology, but the Ireland hooker Rory Best could not have sugar-coated his English opponents any more if he had glazed them in honey. In Best’s view, Stuart Lancaster...
Ireland v England: Visitors expecting aerial bombardment in Six Nations clash at the Aviva Stadium
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe forecast is sunny spells in Dublin on Sunday, but England – and their back three especially – know that it will be raining come what may when play begins at the Aviva Stadium. Coming down from...
Rapper Drake follows Fallon's Wallaby way
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumFirst it was American talkshow host Jimmy Fallon, and now Canadian rapper Drake has given the Wallabies a much-needed shot of publicity. But unlike Fallon who simply donned a Wallabies scarf following...
Double Cheetah change
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske made two changes to his side for their Super Rugby encounter against the Blues at the Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein on Friday. The Cheetahs enjoyed a bye last week...
If the Lions were picked this year, who would be your starting full-back?
1 decade ago by Rugby WorldBritish & Irish Lions Tour to Australia 2013 British & Irish Lions Squad Training & Cryotherapy Session, Latymer School, Edmonton, North London 26/5/2013 Stuart Hogg with Leigh Halfpenny Mandatory...
France recall Parra and Dulin
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Scrumhalf Morgan Parra and fullback Brice Dulin have been recalled to the France team for Saturday's Six Nations encounter with Wales at Stade de France. The 26-year-old Parra, capped 58 times, and...
Webb ready to be targeted by France
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWales scrum-half Rhys Webb says he will relish being a marked man when they face France in the Six Nations on Saturday. Webb, 26, is the top-scoring scrum-half in Europe this season, with nine...
