The Ospreys team to play Saracens on Saturday 10th December 2011 at Wembley Stadium, kick off at 6.00pm, will be as follows: 15 Richard Fussell 14 Tommy Bowe 13 Andrew Bishop 12 Ashley Beck 11 Shane Williams 10 Dan Biggar 9 Rhys Webb 1 Duncan Jones 2 Richard Hibbard 3 Adam Jones 4 Ryan...
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Greg Barden will lead England in this season’s HSBC Sevens World Series after being named as the side’s new captain today. The former Royal Marine from Poole takes charge for the first time when England kick off the campaign in the Gold Coast Sevens on Friday. Barden will be supported by vice captain Rob...
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With the opening night of the RaboDirect PRO12 season now just over a week away, Glasgow Warriors head coach Sean Lineen has given another batch of players the chance to nail a spot in his starting line-up by naming a remodelled team to face Sale Sharks at Edgeley Park tomorrow night (kick-off 7.45pm). It’s...
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Gloucester Rugby have confirmed that number eight Luke Narraway will be the club’s captain for the forthcoming season. Narraway, of course, was skipper for large parts of last season when Mike Tindall was absent on international duty and lifted the LV= Cup trophy when Gloucester were triumphant in the final at Franklin’s Gardens. So,...
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Head coach Sean Lineen will unveil a new-look side when Glasgow Warriors kick-off their season 2011/12 campaign with a tasty friendly against Newcastle Falcons at Firhill tomorrow night (kick-off 7.30pm, under-18s go FREE). Four of the club’s summer signings, loose-head prop Gordon Reid, stand-off Scott Wight, centre Troy Nathan and wing Tommy Seymour, have...
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Sale Sharks announce the appointment of Sam Tuitopu as their captain. The 29-year-old New Zealander, who has played for Munster and Worcester Warriors since moving from Southern Hemisphere rugby, captained his country at Under 19 and Under 21 levels, and has also skippered Auckland. Sharks’ Executive Director of Sport Steve Diamond said, “Sam joined...
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Edinburgh Rugby head coach, Michael Bradley, today named scrum-half, Greig Laidlaw, as club captain for the 2011/12 RaboDirect PRO12 and Heineken Cup season. Laidlaw, 25, was one of Edinburgh Rugby’s most consistent performers last season, splitting his game time between the pivotal positions of stand-off and scrum-half with considerable aplomb, earning the recognition of...
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Bath Rugby have retained the majority of their youthful squad for tomorrow night’s J.P. Morgan Asset Management Premiership Rugby 7s series final at the Twickenham Stoop. Paul Roberts will once again captain the side, and is joined in the backs by Freddie Gabbitass, Matt Keyte and Tom Heathcote. JJ Kilmartin and Richard Lane also...
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Marco Bortolami is the new Aironi skipper for the 2011-2012 season. The International lock, who is set to take part in his third Rugby World Cup this year, skippered Aironi in eleven games during last season and he now inherits the role from Quintin Geldenhuys. With both Bortolami and Geldenhuys looking set to play...
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Chris Whitehead insists it will be a “massive honour” to lead the Exeter Chiefs Sevens side into action in Friday night’s JP Morgan Asset Management Sevens Series at Bath’s Recreation Ground. In what will be the second year of the competition, the all-action hooker will skipper a Chiefs squad that is made up of...
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