Towering lock Ben Gulliver has today put pen to paper and completed his anticipated move to Worcester Warriors ahead of the club’s forthcoming Aviva Premiership season. Coventry-born second row Gulliver makes the move from Cornish Pirates after an outstanding season in the RFU Championship which saw him catch the eye of a number of...
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Only a day after the announcement of Mike Whitehead’s return to South Yorkshire Davey announces another experienced player winging his way into Castle Park. 24 year old Ben Toft, a player who made over 50 appearances at this level in a 3 year spell at Coventry has put pen to paper on a deal...
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Ben Skirving has committed to two more years at Bath Rugby, and the Club are delighted to have secured the extension of his contract. The 27 year old, multi-talented back-row has the rare achievement of having featured in every match-day squad this season, and was most recently awarded the Aviva Premiership Rugby Man of...
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HSBC Sevens World Series leaders England went down 29-14 to New Zealand in today’s final of the NZI Sevens in Wellington. Isoa Damudamu (British Army) scored early on and Simon Hunt (Birmingham & Solihull) struck in the closing moments with Ben Gollings supplying the conversions. But a Declan O’Donnell hat trick and scores from...
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England booked their place in the semi finals with a tight 14-7 win against Argentina on the second day of the NZI Sevens in Wellington. Isoa Damudamu (British Army) scored his first try of the tournament and Dan Norton (Bristol Rugby) struck before the break with captain Ben Gollings’s two conversions taking him to...
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Birmingham & Solihull Rugby Club travel to Wales to face Llandovery this Saturday 22nd January 2011 (KO 3pm) for their third B&I Cup fixture of the season. The Bees team is as follows: 1.Mauro Sperandio, 2.Ben Gerry, 3.Joe Reid, 4.Semisi Taulava, 5.Adrian Griffiths, 6.Russell Earnshaw, 7.Mike Denbee (c), 8.Ross Noonan, 9.Rod Petty, 10.Mark Woodrow,...
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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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Leinster sealed their second successive victory in the British & Irish Cup when they defeated Plymouth Albion 25-16 in Greystones RFC on Saturday. Stephen Keogh kicked off the scoring for the hosts in a hard fought game, with out-half Ian McKinley adding the points. With the Leinster pack dominant it was inevitable that the...
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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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Wellington prop Neemia Tialata has been called into the All Blacks squad for the remainder of the BackingBlack Tour of the United Kingdom and Ireland, with injured prop Ben Franks to head home. All Blacks Doctor Deb Robinson said 26-year-old Franks had a scan in London today which had confirmed he had a small...
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