Worcester Warriors have announced the signing of England Sevens star Chris Cracknell until the end of the 2009/10 season. The highly-rated Windsor-born back row, recently on England Sevens duty in Dubai, will link up with his new team-mates at Sixways Stadium from Monday. The 25-year-old has previously played at Bath Rugby, Exeter Chiefs, Cornish Pirates,...
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Leinster clinched their second successive victory in the inaugural British & Irish Cup with a 12-10 win over the Cornish Pirates in Donnybrook on Friday evening. Shaun Berne continued his excellent run of form with 12 points as Leinster battled back from a deficit to seal the win with a late effort. A good...
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Gael Force head coach Stephen Gemmell has freshened up his starting line-up ahead of the team’s second match in the British and Irish Cup at Exeter Chiefs on Saturday 21 November (kick off 3pm) by making nine changes and has drafted rejuvenated Scotland internationalist David Callam into his side. Following the opening day 29-8...
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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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Gael Force head coach Stephen Gemmell welcomes Ross Rennie back to action for the opening match of the British and Irish Cup at Cornish Pirates on Sunday 22 November (kick off 2pm) – the first competitive match the Scotland flanker has played for 11 months. Before he underwent knee surgery, Rennie’s last outing was...
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