Powerful centre Dale Rasmussen is recalled to the starting line-up as league leaders Worcester Warriors travel to Meadow Lane to face Nottingham Rugby in the RFU Championship on Sunday (kick-off 5.30pm). Rasmussen will join forces with Alex Crockett in midfield as Head Coach Richard Hill makes five changes to the team that produced a...
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The Amlin Challenge Cup Pool 3 Round 6 game between Bourgoin and Newcastle Falcons at Stade Pierre Rajon has been postponed for a second time. The game was initially due to be played on Saturday, 22 January, but was postponed because of a partially frozen pitch. The game was rescheduled for today (Sunday, 23...
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There has been a change to the Ulster Ravens line-up. Mark McCrea is a direct replacement for Jamie Smith at fullback. Ulster Ravens: (15-9) Mark McCrea; Tommy Seymour, Michael Allen, Luke Marshall, Craig Gilroy; Patrick Jackson, Michael Heaney (1-8) Conor Carey, Niall Annett, Alan Whitten, Ryan Caldwell, Ian Henderson, Scott Lavella, David McGuigan, Neil...
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England International and Sale Sharks players made a special visit to The Christie, one of Europe’s leading cancer centres, to deliver Christmas presents to young cancer patients. Stars from the rugby union premiership side Mark Cueto, Andrew Sheridan, Matthew Tait, James Gaskell and Neil Briggs visited the teenage cancer unit and handed out Sale...
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Canterbury, Crusaders and All Blacks midfielder Sonny Bill Williams will switch his rugby boots for boxing gloves in a bout approved under his agreement with the New Zealand Rugby Union. Williams will fight Scott Lewis in Newcastle, Australia, on January 29 next year, it was announced today. NZRU General Manager Professional Rugby Neil Sorensen...
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Head Coach Richard Hill makes a number of changes to his starting line-up as Worcester Warriors head north to tackle Doncaster Knights in a rearranged RFU Championship encounter at Castle Park on Wednesday (kick-off 7.30pm). Hill makes a total of eight changes to the side that defeated Esher Rugby in the club’s last league...
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The Ulster Ravens team to play Bedford this Saturday at Goldington Road in the British & Irish Cup has been named; Ulster Ravens (15-9) Jamie Smith; Craig Gilroy, Michael Allen, Luke Marshall, Tommy Seymour; Patrick Jackson, Ian Porter (1-8) Conor Carey, Niall Annett, Declan Fitzpatrick, Neil McComb, Ryan Caldwell, TJ Anderson (Captain), Ali Birch,...
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Sale Sharks’ injury woes continue with the news that fly half Charlie Hodgson has suffered a small fracture of the foot. He’s likely to be out of action until well into the New Year. Charlie was injured playing for England against South Africa.
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The Ulster coaching staff have named the squad from which the starting XV and replacements will be selected to play Treviso this Friday, 26th November, at the Stadio Mongio (ko 7.05pm local time). Up front, Neil McComb, and Phoenix Ulster Academy players Niall Annett and Ali Birch are included following injuries to Johann Muller...
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Iain Thornley, aged 19, makes his full Aviva Premiership Rugby debut tomorrow night when Northampton Saints visit Edgeley Park (kick off 7.45 p.m.). "I’ve had a chance in two LV= Cup games and I’m absolutely over the moon. I think I’ve been here touching four weeks now and, thanks to everyone here, they’ve progressed...
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