HSBC Sevens World Series: Simon Amor hopeful of being chosen as Team GB coach for Rio Olympics
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSimon Amor, the England sevens coach, has revealed that he would spring at the chance to take charge of Team GB for the Rio Olympics, should he be given the nod. Having secured Britain's place at the...
Harlequins give Jamie Roberts perfect balance
1 decade ago by The TimesJamie Roberts, the Wales centre, will combine a day job of making incisions in Aviva Premiership defences next season with a Masters degree in surgery at Cambridge University. Harlequins confirmed yesterday...
Al Kellock eyes final flourish
1 decade ago by The TimesAl Kellock, the former Scotland captain, is desperate to extend his career by an extra week — which would mean Glasgow Warriors beating Ulster on Friday night to reach the Guinness PRO12 final — but...
Roberts leaves Racing for Harlequins
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Wales and British and Irish Lions centre Jamie Roberts has agreed to join Harlequins next season, after two years with Racing-Metro. Roberts, 28, will sign for Harlequins at the end of the season,...
Naiyaravoro out of Wallaby picture
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Waratahs star Taqele Naiyaravoro is heading to Scotland, where he will play for the Glasgow Warriors. It means the powerful wing is not in the picture to be selected for Wallabies in the near future. His...
'Mission accomplished' for BlitzBoks
1 decade ago by Rugby 365South Africa may have failed, again, to clinch the Sevens World Series title, but coach Neil Powell said they achieved their main objective. The BlitzBoks on Sunday finished second overall the 2014/2015...
London Welsh 17 Saracens 68, match report: Ruthless finishing boosts Chris Ashton's World Cup hopes
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIt feels like a lifetime ago that Chris Ashton finished the last World Cup as the joint top try-scorer despite England’s woeful campaign. A hat-trick of tries against Romania, two against Georgia...
Rhys Webb Pro12 player of the year
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsOspreys and Wales half-back Rhys Webb has been voted Pro12 player of the season. The 26-year-old scrum-half has scored 12 tries in the tournament this season, and topped a poll of club captains. ...
Jeff Wilson - a golden-haired comic-book hero from another age
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsIt was in late October 1993 that we saw him in action for the first time on these shores, a fizzing blonde-haired winger aged just 19, who scored two tries on his first appearance for New Zealand against...
Solomons targets centre signing
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEdinburgh head coach Alan Solomons is making a top quality centre his highest signing priority over the close season. The injury-depleted Murrayfield side finished their 2014-15 Pro12 campaign...
