Rugby World Cup pool previews: Pool B
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auWhile it looks at first glance like a fairly mundane pool, with South Africa likely to advance, there’s a bit of spice in Pool B. After South Africa, the race for second place and a quarter-final...
Fotuali’i full of praise for Eagles' lock Manoa
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyInfluential Samoa back Kahn Fotuali’i has given high praise to the USA forward Samu Manoa ahead of the two sides’ match in the Rugby World Cup on Sunday.The two players worked together at Northampton...
McInally out of World Cup
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyStuart McInally has been ruled out of the World Cup for Scotland with a neck injury. Kevin Bryce has been called up for the injured hooker.More to follow..
Bryce gets Scots World Cup call-up
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsScotland call up hooker Kevin Bryce for the World Cup, to replace Stuart McInally, who has a neck injury.
Neil Francis: Hard to spot doping when your head is in the sand
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentLet's start this one with World Rugby's (formerly IRB) response to the news that UK Anti-Doping's list for the last 12 months included 20 rugby players (not all union) from Wales, England and Scotland....
2015 Rugby World Cup: Pool D preview
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanIF POOL C looks like a one-horse race then this pool at least has two thoroughbreds, either of whom could finish first and neither of them is Italy despite their heroics at the Millennium… sorry,...
2015 Rugby World Cup: Pool C preview
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanTHIS is surely the weakest of all the pools with New Zealand sitting head and shoulders above the rest, and if the Pumas don’t qualify in second place there will be a stewards’ enquiry.
The Blind Side: The World Cup comes back to England and back to ITV
1 decade ago by The GuardianBoth the hosts and the tournament broadcaster have a familiar feel, the teams are settling in and statistical evidence for the ‘pool of death’Pool A contains four of the world’s top 10, whereas Pool...
'Stern' Vern Cotter has transformed Scotland from wooden spoonists to Rugby World Cup dark horses
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsScotland's players have grown used to Cotter's extraordinarily gruff demeanour, and they are once again a side to be taken seriously
Saturday Round-Up
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyTownsend can't wait for Naiyaravoro to arrive: Glasgow Warriors boss Gregor Townsend is eager to get Taqele Naiyaravoro on the field as soon as possible.The Australia international is currently...
