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Former All Black King joins Jersey

1 decade ago by BBC Rugby News

Championship side Jersey sign ex-New Zealand centre Regan King and scrum-half Kieran Hardy from Scarlets.

Cooper says Olympic snub over citizenship

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

REACTION: New Zealand-born Wallaby playmaker Quade Cooper said Friday he had been dumped from the Australian Sevens team not on form but simply because he didn't have Australian citizenship.

Tries and upsets aplenty on day one in Manchester

1 decade ago by World Rugby

Ireland and Scotland provided the upsets on day one of the World Rugby U20 Championship 2016, while there were also wins for defending champions New Zealand, hosts England, South Africa and Argentina.

Ex bodyguard of Nelson Mandela claims bookmakers poisoned All Blacks prior to 1995 World Cup final

1 decade ago by Irish Independent

A former bodyguard of Nelson Mandela has claimed that the New Zealand rugby team were poisoned by bookmakers prior to their surprise loss to South Africa in the 1995 World Cup final.

Warburton expected to be fit for New Zealand tour

1 decade ago by RBS 6 Nations

Fears that captain Sam Warburton could miss Wales' summer tour to New Zealand have been eased with Cardiff Blues head coach Danny Wilson describing the injury as short term.

Passing tips from the world's best scrumhalf, Aaron Smith

1 decade ago by Rugby Dump

There's no doubt that New Zealand and Highlanders halfback Aaron Smith is the best in the world in his position. There are few other players that can provide such quick service from the base, have a huge...

AB’s drinks were spiked - Madiba bodyguard

1 decade ago by Cape Argus - Stormers

Madiba's former bodyguard has weighed into the decades-old controversy over the All Blacks' 1995 Rugby World Cup loss to SA.

Mandela’s former bodyguard says All Blacks were poisoned in ’95

1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.au

It’s one of the greatest upsets in Rugby World Cup history, the Springboks stunning the All Blacks 15-12 to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup final in South Africa. However, one of the less savoury aspects...

Dowd: All Blacks free of southern rivals' concerns

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

Dowd: All Blacks free of southern rivals' concerns

Back-row revelation Reidy bringing it all back home to Ulster

1 decade ago by Irish Independent

More than a half century after Bill Reidy emigrated from Kerry to New Zealand, his grandson Sean travelled nearly 12,000 miles to return to his ancestral home.