I have now named an EPS and a Saxons squad with which to do battle with our various neighbours and already – on in some cases before – its out of date. I’d like to thank my friend Olly Dearden for pointing out that Jon Golding is out injured and has been more or...
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Note – This article was written before Toby Flood got injured. He then got injured before I published it in clear punishment of my procrastination. I am far too lazy to write afresh and any such article would contain more expletives than the editor would care for. Plus, its possible this is just rumours,...
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Dan Norton provided the finishing firepower as England completed a clean sweep on day one of the Dubai Sevens. The former Gloucester and Bristol winger, side-lined after picking up an injury in last weekend’s Gold Coast Sevens, scored five tries as England dispatched Zimbabwe 43-0, Kenya 19-12 and France 29-12 to book a quarter...
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England Women put behind them the heartache of losing the 2010 Rugby World Cup final tonight (Saturday) by defeating the world champions, New Zealand, 10-0 at Twickenham Stadium. Gary Street’s side, who last took on the Black Ferns 14 months ago and lost 13-10, controlled a superb game at the home of England Rugby...
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BY SOCIAL PUNDIT: The teams are in as two managers fervently hoping for that vital nerve-steadying victory before the big push go head to head. The exceptionally lacklustre defeat in Cardiff plus the stodgy nature of the squad means Johnson’s critics are beginning their warm-up for complaining about the event proper. Meanwhile, Declan Kidney’s...
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Connacht Rugby have completed the signing of rugby league legend Henry Fa’afili. Samoan born Fa’afili scored more than 400 points in 7 years of rugby league playing with the New Zealand Warriors and Warrington Wolves. In 2007, while playing for the Wolves, he was the Super League’s top try scorer with 22 trys in...
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Wales Under 20 suffered a crushing 92-0 defeat to New Zealand in Round 2 of the IRB Junior World Championship in Rovigo. The triple world champions were in destructive form, punishing every mistake and finishing every opportunity with clinical tries. Wales were undone in the first minute when New Zealand opened up the Welsh...
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England will face Fiji in the Plate competition at the Emirates Airline Edinburgh Sevens after being beaten by New Zealand at the tournament’s quarter final stage today. Frank Halai’s hat-trick of tries closed out a 26-12 win for new the HSBC Sevens World Series champions. Bristol wing Dan Norton and Saracens flanker Don Barrell...
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The Ospreys have signed back-rower Joe Bearman from Newport Gwent Dragons on a two-year deal. Newquay born but Welsh qualified through residence, Bearman has put pen to paper on a contract that will keep him at the region until the end of the 2012/13 season. Capable of playing at blindside or number eight, Bearman...
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Ulster Bank Club International Team 16 England Counties 8. ENGLAND Counties hopes of winning on Irish soil for the first time were undone at Old Belvedere RFC in Dublin tonight when they paid dearly for letting scarce scoring chances slip through their fingers in a game where defences generally held sway. In contrast the...
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