Chiefs lock Matt Symons returning home to England
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumChiefs lock Matt Symons will return to England after two seasons of top-level rugby in New Zealand. Premiership club London Irish have signed Symons on what they describe as a "long-term deal", to...
Highlanders co-captain Manu to depart at season's end
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumCo-captain Nasi Manu is determined to taste success in his sixth and final season with the Highlanders after signing a contract with Edinburgh. Tough No. 8 Manu will join the Scottish club at the...
Canterbury's Manu to join Edinburgh
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsCanterbury and Highlanders back-row forward Nasi Manu is to join Edinburgh this summer after the 26-year-old New Zealander agreed a two-year contract. Manu, who can play at flanker or number...
Jonathan Davies sends Johnny Sexton to the turf with a powerful hand-off
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpWales kept their Championship hopes alive as they beat Ireland in a Six Nations classic. The game was a close fought and extremely physical affair with the home side putting in a masterclass in defence,...
Super Rugby Round 5 Review - Team Of The Week And More
1 decade ago by Len KaplanMan of the Match I found four of these selections straight-forward and three difficult. How did you rate the players’ performances? Hurricanes vs Blues: ...
Rugby Banter Page weekly round up
1 decade ago by Rugby Banter PageMonday 2nd MarchTom Taylor Agrees to Bayonne Switch: Canterbury and Crusaders utility back, Tom Taylor, has announced he will move to France to play for Bayonne at the end of this year.Taylor ,25, says...
Jonathan Sexton is world class and just as good as Dan Carter, says Ireland team-mate Jared Payne
1 decade ago by The TelegraphNew Zealand-born Jared Payne, a revelation for Ireland at centre and newly-naturalised citizen of the Emerald Isle, has paid team-mate Jonathan Sexton the ultimate compliment by suggesting that the fly-half...
Sam Burgess says he is focusing on his progress at Bath Rugby,...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleSam Burgess is shelving any thoughts of England ambition and focusing on honing his rugby union skills at Bath. Burgess has started at outside centre in the last three rounds of Premiership action against...
Burgess not thinking of England
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby03 March 2015The rugby league convert admitted he has learned more in the last three weeks than at any time of his cross-code switch. Burgess made his England bow in the second-string...
Bayonne sign Mathew Tait and Tom Taylor
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumFrench club Bayonne have announced the signings of England-capped back Mathew Tait on a two-year contract and All Black Tom Taylor, who has agreed a three-year deal. Tait, whose decision to move to...
