All Blacks Coach Graham Henry and his Assistant Coaches Steve Hansen and Wayne Smith have today announced the All Blacks team for their final Pool match of the 2011 Rugby World Cup against Canada at Wellington Regional Stadium, Wellington, on Sunday October 1. Starting XV: 1. Tony Woodcock (79) 2. Andrew Hore (58) 3. ...
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England Women were crowned Nations Cup champions on Saturday night after a 41-19 victory over Canada in Ontario, handing the Red Roses a second title this season after their RBS 6 Nations championship win in March. Gary Street’s side, who have remained unbeaten this season, powered to the victory thanks to a brace of...
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England and Saracens hooker Amy Garnett will win her 100th cap on Saturday when England Women take on Canada in the Nations Cup final, kick off 9pm BST, at Appleby College in Ontario, Canada. Garnett became England’s most capped player of all time during last year’s Women’s Rugby World Cup. Helen Clayton previously held...
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England 22 Canada 10 England Women will play Canada in the final of the Nations Cup on Saturday, kick off 9pm BST, at Appleby College in Ontario, Canada. After England’s 22-10 victory over the hosts last night, both England and Canada banked the top two slots in the round robin international tournament, while the...
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Lichfield No. 8 Sarah Hunter will captain England in their penultimate game in the Nations Cup against hosts Canada tonight (Tuesday), kick off 1130pm BST at Appleby College in Ontario. Hunter will be England’s third captain in this tournament with Katy McLean leading England against the USA and Claire Purdy against South Africa on...
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England Women Under 20s inflicted an impressive 41-0 defeat on Canada in the opening round of the Nations Cup in Santa Barbara on Thursday night. The England young guns ran in a massive seven tries against their North American rivals and Canada had very little response. Bristol’s Rebecca Hughes and Saracens’ Hannah Gallagher ran...
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Esher have beefed up their pack with the capture of Irish powerhouse prop James Gethings. The 24-year-old former Ireland Under-19 star joins the Championship side from Trinity College in Dublin. Gethings, who can play both tighthead and loosehead, brings the total of major summer signs at Molesey Road to seven. But Director of Rugby...
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England’s most capped player of all time, Amy Garnett, has been called up to the England squad to compete in the Nations Cup in Canada in August. The Saracens hooker, who has 96 caps and has competed in three Rugby World Cups, replaces Richmond’s Emma Croker who has withdrawn from the squad. England Head...
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Influential captain Sean-Michael Stephen has committed his future to Plymouth Albion. The Canadian international is the latest player to sign a new deal at Brickfields. Stephen joined Albion in 2008 and took over skippering the side last year. His performances in 2010/11 saw him win The Herald readers’ Albion player of the year award...
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England Saxons 37 – Canada 6 Miles Benjamin scored two spectacular tries on his home ground to earn England Saxons a sixth and final Churchill Cup title. The Worcester Warriors wing raced 70 metres for a first half interception try – then soared to claim Rory Clegg’s superb cross-kick and put the Saxons out...
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