Rebels sign England and British Lion lock Geoff Parling
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Melbourne Rebels have signed former England international and British & Irish Lions lock Geoff Parling for the 2018 Super Rugby season.The announcement comes just days after the 32-Test veteran...
Dream Team: Tommy Bell – London Irish fly-half
9 years ago by The Rugby Paper1. Simon McIntyre – A very big lad who can carry hard and knows how to run a line off his fly-half. You can often see him make some good breaks for Wasps. 2. Tom Youngs – He’s just a warrior...
Steve Hansen made world champions New Zealand even better
9 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Sunday ColumnSIR CLIVE WOODWARD: You could be forgiven for thinking that coaching New Zealand is a comparatively easy job. In fact, it is one off the most pressurised, scrutinised jobs in sport. ,
My five key Kiwis to watch out for during the Lions series
9 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Sunday ColumnSIR CLIVE WOODWARD: New Zealand coach Steven Hansen is due to announce his squad for the Lions Tests this week. Here are the five key players likely to come up against the tourists. ,
British & Irish Lions opened New Zealand tour with a win
9 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward Sunday ColumnSIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The opening match of a Lions tour is just plain difficult and bloody awkward and especially so in New Zealand, so I’m actually pretty upbeat after Saturday's victory. ,
Conor Murray hails ‘red-hot competition’ within Lions squad for Test place
9 years ago by The GuardianThe Lions face a gruelling schedule in New Zealand and the Ireland scrum-half believes ‘it’s going to be a hell of a few weeks’, with spots in the starting XV up for grabsA rugby tour to New Zealand...
New Zealand Provincial Barbarians 7-13 Lions – as it happened
9 years ago by The GuardianAnthony Watson’s second-half try seals a scrappy win for the Lions against the NZ Provincial Barbarians as the tourists fail to impress in their curtain-raiser 2.45pm BST Related: NZ Provincial Barbarians...
Matt Mullan stakes England claim as Eddie Jones seeks edge over Argentina
9 years ago by The Guardian• Wasps loosehead prop is vying for a starting spot in two-Test tour• Coach has fostered competitive spirit among squad missing 30 playersMatt Mullan is relishing the chance to lock horns with Argentina’s...
Weekly Round Up
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEight new caps in Samoa squad for June Tests Samoa Head coach Namulauulu Alama Ieremia has named eight new caps in his squad for the upcoming June Test matches, with the squad led...
Who's Your Daddy?
9 years ago by Ultimate RugbyUltimate Rugby take a look at the father son combinations in the coaching and playing world George Ford & Mike Ford Mike became head coach of Bath in May 2013 joining his son, George, at the club...
