Steven Shingler will serve a 4 week ban as a result of a “tip tackle” he made on Cardiff centre, Dafydd Hewitt in London Irish’s loss to the Blues at the City of Cardiff Stadium. The former Scarlet could have found himself out of the game for twice as long however, had it not...
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Nottingham Rugby has completed the signing of New Zealand scrum half Sean Romans, to make it a trio of international players completing their move to Meadow Lane this month. Romans (26) from Christchurch, has plenty of experience in both the New Zealand Provincial Cup, playing for Otago, as well as Super 14 Rugby, having...
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MILES BENJAMIN of Worcester Warriors was tonight banned for one week for a dangerous tackle on London Wasps’ Nicky Robinson during the Aviva Premiership match at Sixways on October 28. Benjamin pleaded guilty before a Rugby Football Union Disciplinary Panel of Daniel White (chair), Mike Curling and John Doubleday who imposed a suspension from...
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Eliota Fuimaono-Sapolu of Gloucester Rugby was tonight banned for three weeks after being found guilty of two charges of Conduct prejudicial to the interests of the Game contrary to Rule 5.12 of the Rules of the Rugby Football Union. The RFU Disciplinary Panel of Daniel White (chair), Mike Curling and John Doubleday suspended Fuimaono-Sapolu...
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With news confirmed that the injury suffered by Wes Davies at Nottingham last week is worse than first thought, and that he has undergone an operation to repair an Achilles tendon and is likely to be unavailable for some time, the Cornish Pirates have reacted quickly to replenish their squad by announcing a new...
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Following the first full training weekend for the Scotland Women squad (15 & 16 October), the team has been selected for the opening fixture of the season, away against the Netherlands on Sunday 6 November. Making their debut for the national side will be winger Sarah Dixon (Stirling County) and scrum-half Sarah Sexton (Murrayfield...
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SEASON 2011 / 2012 STRUCTURE The 2011 / 2012 Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup tournaments will kick-off in November 2011, less than three weeks after the Rugby World Cup reaches its climax with the final in Auckland, New Zealand, on 23 October. Due to the staging of the World Cup, the two European...
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P. Tomlinson at Pennyhill Park Hotel Martin Johnson has named a largely unchanged England team to face Ireland on Saturday. Matt Banahan steps in at outside centre to replace injured captain Mike Tindall in the only change to the starting lineup from last weeks Scotland game. The replacements bench sees Saracens winger David Strettle...
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Newcastle Falcons are pleased to confirm the capture of 20-year-old Gloucester scrum-half Jordi Pasqualin. The Sheffield born half-back is a product of the Gloucester academy, and will move to Kingston Park for the start of the 2011/12 campaign. Pasqualin, who currently plays for England under-20s, has made 15 appearances for the Cherry and Whites...
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Coaches from the RBS Six Nations participating Unions have thrown their support behind the IRB’s commitment to address scrum issues at the elite level of the Game. Currently 60% of all scrums collapse in Tier 1 internationals and 40% of scrums are required to be reset while the average time taken to complete a...
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