Following the announcement by Lewis Moody that he is retiring from international rugby, England Team Manager Martin Johnson said: “Lewis has been a great servant to English rugby and has literally put his body on the line more times than he can probably remember. "To play in two World Cup finals and then lead...
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Three of London Welsh’s 1971 British & Irish Lions winning side were reunited at Old Deer Park on Wednesday evening (May 4) for the club’s Awards Night. Current London Welsh Managing Director John Taylor was joined by 1971 captain and club President John Dawes and Mervyn Davies, who was guest speaker on the night....
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Sale Sharks, England and British Lions International Andrew Sheridan has ended speculation about his future by extending his existing contract to stay at Sale Sharks for a further season. Andrew joined Sale Sharks from Bristol Shoguns in 2003 and has played 100 games for the club. He made the first of his 36 England...
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Ollie Smith looks set to miss the rest of the season with a serious knee injury. The injury was sustained while playing for Harlequins in their 26-14 defeat at Saracens. Smith had only recently returned to England after spending the last two seasons playing in the Top 14 after leaving Leicester Tigers to...
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Phil Vickery, the former England prop has decided to retire from the game. The 34 year old Cornishman who has come back from four major back operations is insistent that it is the right decision at the right time, after being told that the risks were now too high after sustaining a knock in...
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Wales and Ospreys centre Gavin Henson has signed for English Premier club, Saracens. After weeks of speculation, the Strictly Come Dancing star has finally agreed terms with both his old club and the new home for his prodigious talents. His agent Matt Ginvert says that Henson will return to action just as soon as...
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Matthew Rees has today (Tuesday) been appointed as the Wales captain for the Invesco Perpetual Series 2010 opener against Australia at the Millennium Stadium a week on Saturday. Rees, the current Scarlets captain who has 39 caps to his name and was the starting hooker for the British & Irish Lions in the 2nd...
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Now Rugby is saddened to learn of the death of the former Scotland and British Lions back-row forward and pioneer of modern rugby coaching Jim Greenwood. He was 81. Known as Mr Rugby in New Zealand, Greenwood arguably made a bigger impression as a coach than he had in a glittering playing career which...
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Newcastle first team coach Alan Tait has challenged his players to turn words into deeds on Saturday, as the Falcons look to regain their place in the top half of the Guinness Premiership table against London Irish. The Exiles travel to Kingston Park for a 5.30pm kick-off, with Tait insisting that a victory is...
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Canterbury celebrated their first back-to-back successes in the Air New Zealand cup in Christchurch on Saturday night, beating Wellington by three tries to two in a 28-20 victory. Canterbury, led 25-10 after 60 minutes, but found themselves only five points ahead in a tense final six minutes, and down to fourteen men with fullback...
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