Posts Tagged ‘ Bristol ’

England beat South Africa 21-7 to win the plate at the Emirates Airline South Africa Sevens. It was only the second time England had beaten the Boks in sevens on South African soil in what was a hyper-competitive plate competition. England had to bounce back from their cup loss against winners New Zealand to...
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England’s Under 19 Regional Academy opened a four-match touring programme by the Australian Schools by scoring four tries to two to claim a 27-12 victory at Lymm RFC this afternoon. Coach John Fletcher was always confident that his side had the talent to test the visitors and they fulfilled all his expectations in holding...
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Kevin Barrett has been named captain for the Emirates Airline Dubai and South Africa Sevens (Dec 4-5 & 11-12). After helping his club Saracens beat World Champions South Africa, 24-23 last month, the England scrum half will take the lead from last season’s IRB Sevens Player of the Year Ollie Phillips (Stade Francais). Last...
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Wales women’s coach Jason Lewis is sending his side out against Sweden on Saturday with a simple message: be clinical. The international match has been switched from the Vale Resort and will now be played at St Helen’s, Swansea, kicking off at 1pm. Sweden will pose an early test for Wales as Lewis and...
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Wales Under 18 head coach Simon King has named an experienced 26 man squad ahead of his side’s international against Australia Schools XV at Colwyn Bay on December 5 (Parc Eirias, 6pm). The majority of the selected players were involved in the side last season with only four players, Cory Hill, Joseff Griffin, Callum...
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Mark Cueto has signed a new four year deal with Sale Sharks which will make him the longest serving player in the club’s history. Workington born, Mark joined Sale Sharks in 2000 and made his debut on the wing at Bristol in 2001. He has since been one of the most consistent wingers in...
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BRITISH & IRISH CUP SET FOR ROUND 2 The newly created British & Irish Cup, involving teams from England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, kicked-off last next weekend. In this, the second of a series of regular Media Updates that will be issued to keep everyone up to date on the tournament, you can hear...
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England 10 New Zealand 3 England Women recorded their first victory over world champions New Zealand in eight years  in the Investec Challenge Double Header at Twickenham on Saturday with an impressive 10-3 win. England, who last defeated the triple world champions in 2001, bounced back from a 16-3 defeat seven day ago to...
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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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Scottish Rugby has announced that Eamon John will resume his role as Scotland under-20 head coach. John led the age-grade side to a fourth-placed finish in the 2009 6 Nations, defeating Wales (18-17), Italy (14-10) and Ireland (35-20) on home soil before acting as assistant coach for the 2009 IRB Junior World Championship in...
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