The Breakdown: English model to be put to the test with World Cup looming | Paul Rees
1 decade ago by The GuardianThe uneasy peace in Wales highlights the strong relationship between the RFU and Premiership Rugby but English clubs have their own priorities before World CupThe World Cup is not a world away. The tournament...
Rugby Championship 2014: Argentina team to play New Zealand
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogDaniel Hourcade has made two changes to the Argentina team to play New Zealand this weekend, from the one that so nearly pulled off a dramatic win against South Africa in round two. Horacio Agulla comes...
Rugby Championship 2014: New Zealand team for Argentina
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogIsrael Dagg returns to the New Zealand team for their game against Argentina in Napier this weekend, as one of three changes to the team that thumped Australia in round two. Dagg comes in at fullback,...
Argentina turn to Senatore
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Argentina made two changes for Saturday's Rugby Championship Test against New Zealand, as they chase their first win in the Southern Hemisphere competition. Leonardo Senatore replaces the injured Paul...
Ambitious RFU plans to enlist 10,000 modern women
1 decade ago by The TimesTradition has it that rugby is not a female sport, yet when launching a strategy to grow the game yesterday, the message from the RFU was that, actually, modern women’s values correlate entirely with...
Barrett's apprenticeship ends
1 decade ago by Rugby 365After a long apprenticeship Beauden Barrett will on Saturday get his first start as an All Blacks playmaker. His promotion to New Zealand's starting XV - for the Rugby Championship Test against Argentina...
Women's game set for RFU boost
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbyThe RFU aims to introduce rugby to 100,000 women and girls across the country in the wake of England's World Cup glory in France.
Bath Rugby owner Bruce Craig says English top-flight clubs must...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleBruce Craig believes it would be a bad for English rugby union to follow football’s lead no matter how rich the game becomes. Bath Rugby owner and executive chairman Craig told BBC Radio 5 Live that...
Goosen eyes Bok comeback
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Flyhalf Johan Goosen said he moved to France to adapt his game and hopes it will help him earn a World Cup spot with the Springboks next year. The former Cheetahs pivot, Goosen, 22, has played five...
Uncertainty over O'Connor's future
1 decade ago by Planet RugbyJames O'Connor is in the middle of a tug of war with Toulon and the Reds both claiming he will play for them after the World Cup. The Australian international announced last week that he would be joining...
