Dragons prop Nigel Hall has been forced to retire from rugby due to injury. The 32-year old tighthead ruptured his Achilles tendon during the region’s Heineken Cup game against London Wasps in December 2010. “I’m obviously disappointed at being forced to retire,” he said. “It was always going to be really tough coming back...
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Falcons chief Alan Tait has strengthened his armoury upfront, with robust prop James Hall signing a new two-year deal at the club. Hall joined the Falcons from Championship outfit Coventry in the summer of 2010 and has impressed during his seven first team outings to date. The 24-year-old has figured prominently in the Falcons...
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Cambridge Captain Dan Vickerman has issued the official challenge to Oxford University to meet at Twickenham on Thursday, December 10 to decide the 128th Nomura Varsity Match (kick off 2.00pm). According to tradition the losing team from the previous year travels to their opponent’s home ground and issues the challenge to meet again. Vickerman,...
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On Wednesday, the captain of Cambridge University, Dan Vickerman, will go to Oxford University’s Iffley Road ground to officially challenge Oxford to meet Cambridge at Twickenham on December 10 (ko 2.00pm) to decide the 128th Nomura Varsity Match. According to tradition the losing team from the previous year travels to their opponent’s home ground...
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Newcastle Falcons have freshened up their squad for Saturday’s LV= Cup trip to Worcester, making 12 changes from the side which beat the Warriors at Kingston Park last weekend. Left wing Uche Oduoza makes his Newcastle debut against his former club, with the England Sevens international having racked up the tries for the Falcons...
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Saracens captain Steve Borthwick has been diagnosed with a sprained rib cartilage which he sustained during the club’s Guinness Premiership victory over Harlequins on Saturday. The second row underwent a scan earlier today which revealed the sprain. The Saracens and England medical teams consider that the injury will not prevent Steve from being part...
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