Scrap overseas rule, says Woodward
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland's "old-fashioned" policy of only selecting domestic-based players should be scrapped, says former national team coach Sir Clive Woodward. The 2003 World Cup winning coach has congratulated...
NZ happy to keep it 'in-house'
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The New Zealand Rugby Union said Thursday they had no plans to emulate Australia and relax eligibility rules so overseas-based players can represent the All Blacks. The Australian Rugby Union announced...
All Blacks say no to 'foreigners'
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The New Zealand Rugby Union said Thursday they had no plans to emulate Australia and relax eligibility rules so overseas-based players can represent the All Blacks. The Australian Rugby Union announced...
Armitage out of European Cup Final
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Toulon fullback Delon Armitage will miss the European Champions Cup Final against Clermont after fracturing his hand, the defending champions' boss Bernard Laporte said. The English star suffered the...
Tom Wood urges RFU to uphold policy of not allowing foreign-based players to represent England
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsOn the day that the Australian Rugby Union relaxed its ban on selecting overseas players for their World Cup squad, Tom Wood, the Northampton flanker, urged the Rugby Football Union to uphold its policy...
Young backs England selection policy
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWasps director of rugby Dai Young says Wales' policy of selecting Test players based outside the country has "wrecked" regional rugby. Former Wales captain Young backed England's position of...
Are the Wallabies right to change their policy on overseas players
1 decade agoAfter the news broke today that Australia will now pick players who play their Rugby overseas could other countries like New Zealand follow suit. To be selected for the Wallabies you need to...
Ireland U-19 Sevens Squad Named For European Championship
1 decade ago by Irish Rugby NewsAnthony Eddy has named a 12-man squad for the Rugby Europe Men's Under-19 Sevens Championship which takes place at Louis Darragon Stadium in Vichy, France this coming weekend.
Top 14: Pau ready to enter the promised land
1 decade ago by Rugby WorldAfter nine years hard labour in the D2, Pau have thrust themselves back to the top table, and with Conrad Smith incoming, head coach Simon Mannix is optimisticGreen army: Pau's legion of fans will taste...
Top 14: Pau ready to enter the promised land
1 decade ago by Rugby WorldAfter nine years hard labour in the D2, Pau have thrust themselves back to the top table, and with Conrad Smith incoming, head coach Simon Mannix is optimisticGreen army: Pau's legion of fans will taste...
