Lions Weigh Up USA Trip Ahead Of NZ Tour
1 decade ago by Running RugbyThe British and Irish Lions are considering a warm-up fixture in the United States as part of their tour to New Zealand in 2017. Lions chief executive John Feehan confirmed to The Guardian that the US...
CHRIS ROCHE: No Wallaby is indispensable
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auSpiro Zavos wrote in Monday’s edition of The Roar that if the players don’t want to continue playing for the Wallabies and prefer to play overseas, let them go. I agree. Are we headed in a...
Which France team will turn up?
1 decade agoAfter finishing with the wooden spoon in 2013 a lot was expected of France in last years Six Nations championship. However after defeats to Wales and Ireland they finished in fourth spot with the...
Jonathan Joseph's form for Bath earned him the nod over Billy...
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoBilly Twelvetrees missed out on a England starting spot after Jonathan Joseph was rewarded for the consistency of his club form.The Gloucester captain started the final game of the autumn, a 26-17 victory...
Wallaby Palu learns from concussion woes
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auBlockbusting Wallabies No.8 Wycliff Palu says he has learnt the hard way that he needs to speak up earlier if he feels unwell. The 54-Test veteran missed Australia’s last eight Tests of 2014 because...
Rebels’ Leafa aiming high
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auPat Leafa has set his sights beyond nailing down the Melbourne Rebels hooker’s jersey for the upcoming Super Rugby season. That’s Leafa’s first priority, but he also has ambitions to...
England make six changes for Wales
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsOnly nine members of the England team which beat Australia in the autumn have been named in the starting XV to face Wales.
Former Wallabies skipper avoids conviction
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandA New South Wales court ruled today that no conviction will be recorded against former Wallabies captain David Pocock.
David Pocock pleads guilty on coalmine protest but no conviction is recorded
1 decade ago by The GuardianMagistrate says conviction would be ‘disastrous’ to former Wallabies captain and dismisses charge of hindering a workman in the use of propertyNo conviction has been awarded against the former Wallabies...
Luck or good management? Stephen Larkham on THAT drop goal
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auIt’s the very early hours of October 31, 1999. Rugby fans around Australia are mixing the euphoria of the unexpected brilliance with the need to remain quiet and not wake up the rest of the house....
