England Sevens star Dan Caprice has been snapped up by French giants Biarritz. The Kent-based wing has signed a two-year deal to play in the Top 14 and Heineken Cup after impressing in the HSBC Sevens World Series last season. Caprice, 21, had spells with Saracens and Blackheath before becoming part of the first...
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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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AIRONI RUGBY IN THE EURO SPOTLIGHT It is the halfway stage in the chase for Heineken Cup knock-out stage qualification – and Aironi Rugby’s sensational debut tournament victory over last season’s finalists Biarritz Olympique leaves just two clubs able to boast three from three with three to play. The Italian franchise stunned the 2006...
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Glasgow Warriors head coach Sean Lineen has this week challenged his players to back-up their status as Magners League leaders by putting in a winning performance against Gloucester when they return to Heineken Cup duty at Firhill on Friday night (kick-off 7:30pm). “It’s a tail of two tables,” he said. “In the Magners League...
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Simon Shaw returns to the international stage on Saturday to take on the All Blacks at Twickenham in the Investec Challenge Series. Winning his 53rd cap at the age of 36 the Wasps lock is relishing his comeback “I had lots of fun on the Lions tour and I can’t wait to get back...
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England have made three changes in personnel to the side to face New Zealand in the Investec Challenge international at Twickenham on Saturday (2.30pm). London Wasps lock Simon Shaw, flanker Joe Worsley and Biarritz centre Ayoola Erinle come into the starting line-up and there is a positional switch at full back where Mark Cueto...
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Steve Thompson will make his first international start since 2006 when England line up against Australia in the Investec Challenge international at Twickenham on Saturday. (2.30pm). Brive hooker Thompson is joined by fellow 2003 Rugby World Cup winners Jonny Wilkinson (Toulon) and Lewis Moody (Leicester Tigers) in the team to face the Wallabies. Thompson...
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Glasgow Warriors enter their 2009/10 Heineken Cup campaign at home to French side Biarritz on Saturday afternoon (10 October, kick-off 3:45pm) and head coach Sean Lineen today spoke of how he wants that home start to spur his side onto their best showing in the competition yet. As he named his team to play...
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Glasgow Warriors today named a 26-man squad for Saturday’s (10 October) Heineken Cup opener against Biarritz at Firhill (kick-off 3:45pm). The Warriors enter the first game of their 2009/10 European campaign having rediscovered the winning touch last weekend with a well-earned victory against Cardiff Blues – their first win in the Welsh capital since...
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