Brian Pope, England’s oldest living international rugby union player, celebrates his 100th birthday tomorrow (June 29), and the Rugby Football Union is marking the occasion by presenting him with an engraved silver salver. The England Rugby Internationals Club will also be giving him a framed picture and match report from his England playing days....
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London Irish has announced that Brian “Billy” Melrose has been appointed as the Club’s new Elite Player Performance Manager on a permanent contract. Joining Toby Booth’s coaching team in July, Brian will be responsible for the development of the current elite players; to help maximise individual skills and on-field performance. He will also lead...
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Having given up the World after overseeing a Russian revolution, Sale Sharks’ prodigal son Steve Diamond has already begun his mission to bring the good times back to Edgeley Park. Though the Sharks’ newly-appointed executive director of sport doesn’t officially begin his new role until next week, such is his enthusiasm barely a day...
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Northampton Saints today announced that front rowers Brian Mujati and Brett Sharman have both signed new contracts with the club. Both players have made massive contributions to the Saints since their arrivals at Franklin’s Gardens. Tight-head prop Mujati has been one of the standout performers during 2010, his contributions in the set piece and...
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Black Ferns Coach Brian Evans and his Assistant Coach Grant Hansen have named their team to take on Australia in New Zealand’s second pool game at the IRB Women’s Rugby World Cup in England early tomorrow morning (NZT). The starting line-up sees five changes from the side that beat South Africa 55-3 in the...
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London Irish have announced the signing of Irishman Brian Blaney from Leinster Rugby. The 28-year-old hooker will join the club for the start of 2010/11 season and brings a wealth of playing experience to Sunbury after seven seasons in Dublin. Blaney was educated at the famous rugby school of Terenure College, whose distinguished alumni...
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“When Ian Blackhurst and myself were approached over ten years ago to invest in the rescue of Sale Sharks, many of my business peers, (including my bank manager), suggested it was time for me to visit a psychiatrist.” Sale were verging on relegation, had accumulated losses over £8m, with a running annual loss of...
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The Leinster squad to face Munster in Saturday’s sell out Magners League encounter at the RDS (KO: 6.30pm) has been named. Brian O’Driscoll is added to the panel that defeated Edinburgh 21-19 last weekend and is one of 13 Ireland internationals named in the extended squad for Saturday’s interprovincial derby. Luke Fitzgerald, Jamie Heaslip...
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