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Mike Brown: I feared people thought I was faking

1 decade ago by Irish Independent

Mike Brown, the England full-back, has revealed that he felt that people might have thought he was “faking it”, as he spent three months on the sidelines recovering from concussion as a result of a...

Favaro among those cut by Brunel

1 decade ago by RBS 6 Nations

Italy coach Jacques Brunel has wielded the axe on his World Cup training squad, with flanker Simone Favaro among those absent from the reduced 37-man party.

Favaro among those cut by Brunel

1 decade ago by RBS 6 Nations

Italy coach Jacques Brunel has wielded the axe on his World Cup training squad, with flanker Simone Favaro among those absent from the reduced 37-man party.

Davies content with injury recovery

1 decade ago by RBS 6 Nations

It will still be six or seven months until Jonathan Davies is back on a rugby field but the injured Wales centre insists he is pleased with the way his recovery is shaping up.

Interview: Ross Ford welcomes World Cup approach

1 decade ago by The Scotsman

AHEAD of the 2007 Rugby World Cup, Frank Hadden made it his mission to assemble a Scotland team that was bigger and stronger than ever before. Spooked by the way his lightweight side had fallen apart against...

Four nations to bid for 2023 Rugby World Cup

1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.au

France, Ireland, Italy and South Africa have been confirmed as bidding for the right to stage to the 2023 World Cup, World Rugby has announced. The quartet all submitted formal expressions of interest...

Laidlaw determined to retain scrum-half role

1 decade ago by RBS 6 Nations

The emergence of Sam Hidalgo-Clyne has given Scotland an abundance of options at scrum-half but incumbent Grieg Laidlaw is adamant he's still the man for the job.

World Cup bid a four-horse race

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

NEWS: France, Ireland, Italy and South Africa have been confirmed as the four nations who will bid for the right to stage the 2023 World Cup.

Ireland, France, Italy and South Africa in battle to host 2023 Rugby World Cup

1 decade ago by The Guardian

• World Rugby confirms formal expressions of interest from four unions • United States had expressed interest by opted against lodging bidThe bidding battle to host the 2023 Rugby World Cup is set...

Ireland confirm interest in hosting Rugby World Cup in 2023

1 decade ago by The Times

Ireland will be competing against South Africa, France and Italy for the right to host the 2023 World Cup, it...