Is the North trending ahead of the South?
8 years ago by TheRoar.com.auLet’s forget the French for the moment – and for that matter, Italy too. The current resurgence enjoyed by the Northern Hemisphere is very clearly concentrated in the Home Unions of England, Ireland,...
France to host the U20 Championship in 2018
8 years ago by France RugbyWorld Rugby has today announced that France will host next year's U20 Championship with host cities being Béziers, Perpignan and Narbonne for the five match days (30 May, 3 June, 7 June,...
Victory over Springboks must not lull Wales into false sense of security
8 years ago by The GuardianLiam Williams, George North and Justin Tipuric are among the players who will return for the Six Nations but it is the lack of ball-carrying options that will tax coach Warren Gatland going forwardRelief...
Wales happy to fly under Six Nations radar
8 years ago by TheRoar.com.auWarren Gatland is happy for Wales to go into the Six Nations under the radar. Wales are not mentioned in the same breath by pundits as England, Ireland and Scotland, but Wales head coach Gatland said:...
Looking to Longbottom for a lift in spirits
8 years ago by TheRoar.com.auThe post-mortem on the Wallabies’ woeful end to the year against Scotland is dead to me. The knives have been driven deep, and deservedly so. On the back of a long-awaited win over the All Blacks,...
Scotland’s leap ahead shows the way forward for Wales and South Africa| Paul Rees
8 years ago by The GuardianScottish improvements made under Vern Cotter and continued by Gregor Townsend augur well for the Six Nations and offer significant lessons for othersTwo results stood out at the weekend. Scotland’s 53-24...
Edinburgh hand John Hardie three-month suspension over 'gross misconduct'
8 years ago by Edinburgh RugbyScotland and Edinburgh flanker John Hardie has been handed a three-month suspension following the conclusion of an internal investigation for gross misconduct. Hardie, 29, was initially suspended...
Exeter’s Jack Nowell set for return after recovery from fractures
8 years ago by The Guardian• England wing likely to play against Bath on Saturday• Scotland flanker suspended for three months over ‘gross misconduct’England’s Jack Nowell is set to return to Premiership action on Saturday...
Wednesday Evening Round Up
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyAli Price Signs New Deal With Warriors Scotland scrum-half Ali Price has signed a new two-year deal with Glasgow Warriors. Just four days after scoring a try for Scotland in their 53-24 victory...
Wallabies’ 2017 report card
8 years ago by The RoarIt was one match too many probably for the Wallabies in 2017, but the interesting thing in Test rugby is the closeness of standards of the teams in the top 10. Any team except the All Blacks or perhaps...
