Blitzboks ready for Glasgow battle
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comA good performance at the Glasgow Sevens will not only ensure that the Springbok Sevens stay in the hunt for the coveted HSBC Sevens World Series title, it would also clinch their spot as one of the...
Preview: Edinburgh Sevens
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Never before has the penultimate round of a Sevens World Series carried so much weight as in Glasgow, Round Eight of the 2014/15 series - which gets underway at the Scotstoun Stadium on Saturday. With...
Eligibility rules under the spotlight
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comLess than five months before the World Cup kicks off in England and Wales, some of rugby's best players are still deciding which country to represent. For many, money, rather than national pride, could...
Colin Slade takes up ONE News' kicking challenge - but can he be beaten?
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandWith the All Blacks kicking stocks taking a hit of late, ONE News and Colin Slade have issued a challenge to our top kickers - show us what you've got. The All Blacks first-five spot is causing plenty...
Leading European clubs 'forcing players to miss World Cup'
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsLeading European clubs are pressurising their Pacific Island players to retire from international rugby four months out from the World Cup, it has been claimed. Dan Leo, the London Irish lock, believes...
Rugby Clubs Paying Players To Retire Before World Cup
1 decade ago by In The LooseSamoa star Dan Leo says players are coming under increased financial pressure from clubs to retire from the international game The European Cup winning Samoa lock, Dan Leo, has spoken out about the manner...
RWC 2015 flavour to day two matches in Italy
1 decade ago by IRBEngland v Wales, New Zealand v Argentina and Samoa v South Africa - three matches that will be seen at the World Rugby U20 Championship on Saturday and again at RWC 2015 later this year.
Three Bath Rugby stars shortlisted for RPA player of the year...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleGeorge Ford, Jonathan Joseph and Anthony Watson are all in the running for Rugby Players' Association awards.The Bath trio have all had impressive seasons for club and country, and will find out next Wednesday...
Fiji coach calls for change to eligibility rules after Hughes snub
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogFiji head coach John McKee has called on World Rugby to review its eligibility laws after Wasps number eight Nathan Hughes snubbed the chance to play for them at the World Cup so that he can rewpresent...
'Gutted' Beauden Barrett scan confirms medial knee ligament tear
1 decade ago by TVNZ New ZealandThe Hurricanes have today confirmed All Blacks first five-eighth Beauden Barrett will sit out four weeks of the Super Rugby competition. Barrett's scans revealed a grade two tear of the medial collateral...
