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Tuesday Afternoon Round Up

9 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Italy duo ruled out of Bok Test   Italy will be without the services of hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini (toe injury) and prop Andrea Lovotti (rib injury) when they face the Springboks in Florence on...

Maori All Blacks team to face Harlequins

9 years ago by Maori All Blacks

Head Coach Colin Cooper has made three changes to his Maori All Blacks run-on side for their tour-closing match against the Harlequins on Wednesday.   Whetu Douglas will start no.6, Sean Wainui...

Lowe at fullback for Quins clash

9 years ago by Rugby 365

TEAM ANNOUNCEMENT: Head Coach Colin Cooper has made three changes to his Maori All Blacks run-on side for their tour-closing match against the Harlequins on Wednesday.

Freddie Burns is chief Dragons slayer as Leicester Tigers make it...

9 years ago by Leicester Mercury

Two wins from two Anglo-Welsh Cup outings and a nine-point tally have left Leicester Tigers in good heart as they head back into the Aviva Premiership next weekend against Harlequins.That was the kind...

Exeter Chiefs v Cardiff Blues: Matchday live

9 years ago by Exeter Express & Echo

Exeter Chiefs welcome Cardiff Blues to Sandy Park for their second Anglo-Welsh Cup game. Exe are on the hunt for victory following defeat to Harlequins in their first match of the competition. Follow...

CLIVE WOODWARD: Ben Youngs was the star of the show as England beat South Africa

9 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Sunday Column

SIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The star for me was Ben Youngs who sparkled at scrum-half and gave the type of performance that has now put daylight between him, Danny Care and the other contenders. ,

Tiernan O’Halloran grabs two tries as underwhelming Ireland beat Canada

9 years ago by The Guardian

• Ireland 52-21 Canada• Joe Schmidt changes entire XV following win over New ZealandIreland’s second string beat Canada 52-21 in Dublin but most likely failed to sway the head coach Joe Schmidt’s...

South Africa’s thin confidence popped by farcical ‘Charlie Chaplin’ try for England | Michael Aylwin

9 years ago by The Guardian

The Springboks came to bully England but the scars inflicted by All Blacks thrashing were brutally exposed by a moment of slapstick at TwickenhamSo, South Africa remained unbeaten against England for a...

Ben Youngs runs the show as England end Springboks’ 10-year jinx

9 years ago by The Guardian

• England 37-21 South Africa• Boks left looking ordinary on wet Twickenham pitchEddie Jones had spoken in the build-up to this game about transferring the approach of Muhammad Ali from the boxing ring...

Scotland suffer agonising defeat as Bernard Foley kicks Australia to late win

9 years ago by The Guardian

• Scotland 22-23 Australia• Tevita Kuridrani’s 76th-minute converted try sinks ScotsScotland the brave, indeed. But another agonising one-point defeat to follow their controversial exit at the hands...