THE ENGLAND RU Counties XV will expand their extensive international portfolio next year when they visit Africa for a three-match tour during the first two weeks in June. They will also break new ground domestically when they take their game against the Ulster Bank Ireland Clubs XV on March 16 to Lancashire – the...
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Bath Rugby can confirm that it has been agreed in principle that Butch James will be leaving the club at the end of the season to join Super 15 side Golden Lions. The South African fly-half joined Bath in November 2007, after lifting the World Cup with the Springboks. In 58 appearances for Bath...
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Head coach Graham Shiel has added three new faces to his Scotland 7s squad as they target further improvements in the third and fourth legs of the HSBC Sevens World Series in Wellington and Las Vegas, having lifted the Bowl in South Africa . Dave McCall (wing) and Alex Dunbar (centre) have been selected...
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England Sevens make just one change to their squad for the next two legs of the HSBC Sevens World Series. Head coach Ben Ryan’s men top the table after a win at last month’s Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens and a second place finish at the Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens in George. Nick Royle...
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ERC can confirm that the following players have been nominated by their clubs as their “Additional Player” for the Amlin Challenge Cup 2010 / 2011 tournament. The players they are replacing in the squads (maximum 38 players at any time) are de-registered. Additional Players Registered in time for Round 4 of the Amlin Challenge...
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Scotland 7s lifted their first piece of silverware of the 2010/11 HSBC Sevens World Series with a convincing 26-0 win over Russia in the Bowl final of the Emirates Airline South Africa 7s. After putting in some impressive displays in the Dubai 7s tournament the weekend prior, the Scots arrived in South Africa determined...
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Northampton Saints today announced that Euan Murray has left the club by mutual consent. Murray, 30, joined the Saints after the 2007 Rugby World Cup. In his three years at Franklin’s Gardens he played 61 times for the Saints, including in the 2009 European Challenge Cup final, scored two tries and represented the club...
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England reached a second successive HSBC Sevens World Series final but went down 22-19 against New Zealand in George. Ben Ryan’s men were searching for back-to-back titles after lifting the Dubai trophy last weekend and levelled the scores late on with a Mathew Turner try. But despite having a man off the field in...
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Norton strikes twice at Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens Two Dan Norton tries got England off to a winning start in the pool stages of the Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens in George this morning. The Bristol wing struck in each half as England beat Russia 19-5 in the second leg of the HSBC...
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England will face host nation in George in tomorrow’s quarter finals of the Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens. Tonight’s 20-7 defeat by New Zealand saw England finish second in Pool C after earlier victories against Kenya and Russia. England trailed 10-0 at the break to the Kiwis. They hauled themselves back into the game...
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