Jean set for World XV comeback
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comSpringbok captain Jean de Villiers is set to make his comeback for the national side in their one-off match against the World XV on July 11 in Cape Town.
Botha named in World XV to face Springboks
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumBotha named in World XV to face Springboks
Toulon stars line up for World XV
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comSpringbok lock Bakkies Botha will head up a strong group of test icons for the match between South Africa and a World XV at DHL Newlands in Cape Town on Saturday.
Laporte and Deans to coach World XV against Springboks
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumLaporte and Deans to coach World XV against Springboks
Deans, Laporte team up against SA
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Two of the most experienced coaches in the world, Robbie Deans of New Zealand and France's Bernard Laporte, will take charge of a star-studded World XV for their match against the Springboks at Newlands...
Deans, Laporte to coach World XV to face Boks
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comExperienced coaches Robbie Deans of New Zealand and France's Bernard Laporte have been asked to take charge of a World XV for a match against South Africa at Newlands in Cape Town on July 11
England squad greater than sum of its parts
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIt would be very easy to dismiss England’s 50-man training squad for the Rugby World Cup as a declaration of uncertainty, of bets being hedged. Prop Joe Marler could make a World XV And you could...
The world-beaters and the woeful in England’s class of 2015
1 decade ago by The TimesStuart Lancaster revealed his World Cup squad this week. As ever on these occasions, there was plenty of upbeat, optimistic noise. “We feel we have tremendous strength in depth,” England’s...
World XV: Best No.9
1 decade ago by Rugby 365In many cases the scrumhalf makes the flyhalf. Not all the time, however. Great flyhalves tend to feed of a nippy scrumhalf with a great crisp, lengthy and bullet pass. A great scrumhalf would...
Players are richer but rugby union is poorer with countries of convenience | Paul Rees
1 decade ago by The GuardianPlayers are on the move because of the money sloshing around the northern hemisphere but World Rugby is pondering change as concerns grow over the game’s integrity at international level • World Cup...
