HSBC Sevens World Series: England, South African and New Zealand begin well in Hong Kong tournament
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsHong Kong, the sixth stop in the HSBC Sevens World Series, got off to a bang on Friday in the first of three days of competition, with overall leaders South Africa – who have never before won the prestigious...
BlitzBoks and Kiwis cruise in HK
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Sevens World Series leaders South Africa and defending Hong Kong champions New Zealand recorded first round wins on day one. The Hong Kong leg is Round Six of the Series. Cecil Afrika, Seabelo...
Vulivuli moves to Montpellier
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Fiji wing Albert Vulivuli has joined Montpellier to replace the injured Benjamin Fall, the Top 14 side announced on Friday.
Kiwis ride on a cricket wave
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Defending champions New Zealand will go into the Hong Kong Sevens Friday with an extra spring in their step after the Black Caps' stunning victory in the cricket World Cup semifinals. Veteran New Zealand...
15 fanzones for Rugby World Cup
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsOrganisers expect more than one million people to attend 15 fanzones around England during the Rugby World Cup. There will be official fanzones in each host city when the tournament starts...
Croft's World Cup injury concern
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland flanker Tom Croft could be out for six months, putting his World Cup hopes at risk, according to Leicester director of rugby Richard Cockerill. The 29-year-old dislocated his shoulder...
Haskell: Don't blame me for Six Nations heartache
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumJames Haskell insists that his yellow card in the second half of Saturday's explosive Six Nations clash against France did not cost England the title. England won the match 55-35, but France outscored...
England must deliver at World Cup, demands Ritchie
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumRugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie has called on England to deliver at the Rugby World Cup, branding their four years without a Six Nations win 'unacceptable'. England's 55-35 win over...
HSBC Sevens World Series: Tom Mitchell aiming to improve on last year's runners-up spot in Hong Kong
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsTom Mitchell has great memories of the Hong Kong, which remains the jewel in the crown of the HSBC Sevens World Series – and it will be glittering even more from this Friday, as it enters it's fifth...
England's finish 'unacceptable' - RFU boss
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comEngland's fourth successive Six Nations runners-up finish is unacceptable but Stuart Lancaster's side can still triumph at the World Cup on home soil, Rugby Football Union chief executive Ian Ritchie...
