Posts Tagged ‘ France ’

England Under 18 return to action on Sunday against the only side to have dented their impressive 14-match winning run. England, coached by John Fletcher and Peter Walton, haven’t been beaten in an international at this level since an 11-3 defeat against Australia in Brisbane in 2007. But France – visitors to Newbury this...
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Wales physio Mark Davies today confirmed Matthew Rees, Gethin Jenkins and Gareth Williams will not be available for selection for the RBS 6 Nations clash with France at the Millennium Stadium a week tomorrow (kick-off 8.00pm) Scarlets hooker Rees has failed to recover from a groin problem, Blues prop Gethin Jenkins has a calf...
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Ireland Coach Declan Kidney has named the team to play France in the second game of the RBS 6 Nations Championship in Paris on Saturday. Keith Earls has been selected on the left wing in place of Andrew Trimble.  Donncha O’Callaghan has not recovered from the injury that ruled him out of the opening game....
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Jim Evans, the Harlequins 2nd row, is unfortunately having to retire from rugby following his latest shoulder injury. Jim has been at Harlequins for 10 years and has been a stalwart of the club. In that time, he has represented England Saxons in 2007 and also played for England Under 21s. His reliability and...
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The Welsh Rugby Union will be hitting all the right notes with fans tomorrow (Saturday, 28 November) – as Rhydian Roberts is set to perform new hit ‘O Fortuna’ before the Invesco Perpetual Autumn Series clash with Australia at the Millennium Stadium. The classically trained X Factor finalist will raise the iconic roof with...
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Following the success of Scotland A’s 38-7 victory over Tonga at Netherdale on Friday (20 October), Scottish Rugby is delighted to announce that another three representative matches are heading for the Borders. Around 4000 fans turned out to cheer on Scotland A’s emphatic win and now the local supporters are to be repaid with...
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The IRB Sevens World Series gets underway next weekend in Dubai before moving onto George in South Africa, so today, Scotland 7s coach Stephen Gemmell announced a strong and well prepared squad for the opening tournament of the season. “There’s some continuity in our squad now. We’ve got Scott Forrest, Mike Adamson and Colin...
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Wales Sevens head coach Paul John has announced a new-look squad for the first IRB Sevens World Series tournaments of the season in Dubai (Dec 5 – 7) and George, South Africa (Dec 11 – 12). Only captain Chris Davies (Aberavon), Newport’s Craig Hill, Cross Keys flanker Jevon Groves and Llandovery flyer Ifan Evans...
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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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Scotland Women will face France, Canada and Sweden in Pool C of the 2010 Women’s Rugby World Cup in England. The premier 15-aside tournament in the women’s game, which will be played from next August 20 to September 5, will feature three pools of four teams with defending champions New Zealand, hosts and 2006...
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