Scottish Rugby announced today (Wednesday 9 February) that it has reached agreement with Andy Robinson to extend his contract until 31 December 2015. This will keep Robinson at the helm of the national team beyond the Rugby World Cup in England in 2015. Robinson welcomed the extension stating: “I am very proud to be...
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Powerful centre Dale Rasmussen is recalled to the starting line-up as league leaders Worcester Warriors travel to Meadow Lane to face Nottingham Rugby in the RFU Championship on Sunday (kick-off 5.30pm). Rasmussen will join forces with Alex Crockett in midfield as Head Coach Richard Hill makes five changes to the team that produced a...
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Gloucester Rugby have announced that star winger James Simpson-Daniel has signed a new three year deal with the club. Following this week’s announcements that Andy Hazell and Alex Brown have committed their futures to Kingsholm, securing the signature of one of the club’s most popular players is a huge coup. A player of Simpson-Daniel’s...
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Newport Gwent Dragons Head Coach Paul Turner has been relieved of his duties pending a hearing into disciplinary matters. A statement from the Dragons says “As previously announced, the region’s LV= Cup games against Sale Sharks this weekend and next weekend’s game against the Scarlets will be led by the assistant coaching team as...
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England captain Lewis Moody believes that Martin Johnson’s side need to take each game as it comes in this year’s RBS 6 Nations campaign if they are to be successful. Although the 32-year-old flanker may not be able to take part in the early rounds due to a knee injury received while playing for...
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Gloucester Rugby’s England international second row, Alex Brown, is the latest to commit his future to the Kingsholm club having put pen to paper on a new two year contract. The 31 year old moved up the M5 from his home town club, then known as the Bristol Shoguns, in the summer of 2003...
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Andy Hazell is Gloucester born and bred and a one club man and it’s going to stay that way as the openside flanker has agreed a new deal to stay at Kingsholm. The longest serving member of the Gloucester Rugby squad, Hazell has enjoyed a glittering club career as well as winning seven caps...
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Worcester Warriors make a number of changes in the back division for the must-win Pool A British & Irish Cup clash with Plymouth Albion at Sixways Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 3pm). Head of Skill Development and Academy Manager Andrew Stanley has called on Warriors to return to winning ways in the competition, as his...
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Scotland international Alex Grove will make his first appearance of the season for Worcester Warriors as the squad travels to Dublin to take on Leinster A at Donnybrook in the British & Irish Cup on Sunday (kick-off 1pm). Centre Grove recently returned from a loan spell with Edinburgh Rugby and gets his first chance...
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Worcester Warriors call-up flying back Tom Arscott for the top-of-the-table RFU Championship clash with Bedford Blues at Sixways Stadium on Saturday (kick-off 3pm). Arscott, who has scored seven tries in 15 appearances this season for Warriors, is named on the wing with Miles Benjamin moving to the replacements. Scrum half Jonny Arr will also...
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