The Irish Rugby Football Union has announced that Paul O’Connell has signed a new Ireland international contract that will see him remain in Ireland to play his rugby with Munster for a further two seasons until 2014. O’Connell made a try scoring international debut against Wales in Dublin in 2002, having made his first...
Read more »
London Wasps have handed a two year contract extension to promising young back-row Matt Everard who joined in the summer for the season. The 20-year-old, who was part of the England Junior World Cup bid earlier this year, has impressed in his first few months with the club, having made his debut with a...
Read more »
Young English referee Luke Pearce has been appointed to the IRB panel of officials taking charge of matches in this season’s HSBC Sevens World Series. Pearce, 23, will work at six of the nine series tournaments, starting with the New Zealand International Sevens at Wellington on February 3-4 next year. It continues the Devon...
Read more »
First there were the warm ups. And… well, they were pretty awful. Still, we won two of them, and I shrugged and went my merry way secure in the belief that what happens in warm ups and what happens in the World Cup are distinctly related concepts at best. In hindsight, I can feel...
Read more »
The Ireland Team had their first run out in the famous Carisbrook Stadium, Dunedin this afternoon ahead of their final Rugby World Cup Pool C game against Italy next Sunday. Rob Kearney (bruised knee), Keith Earls (bruised leg) and Sean O’Brien (bruised arm) all sat out the session as a precaution to give another...
Read more »
Glasgow made a great start to season 2011/12 on Friday night, beating Newcastle Falcons 17-7 in front of a boisterous crowd who more than matched the players’ commitment to help secure an impressive win over the English Premiership side. There were further welcome scenes away from the field, as 18 clubs from the Glasgow...
Read more »
Sale Sharks today announced the signing of 27 year old Samoan International centre Johnny Leota. Johnny recently played in the Pacific Nations Cup for Samoa against Fiji (debut) and subsequently against Tonga. He has represented the Otago based Highlanders 24 times in Super Rugby and has been a member of the Manawatu side in...
Read more »
Over 3,580 miles and 48 hours later rugby ace Jason Robinson and an elite team of military personnel have completed their unique Bastion2Birmingham endurance challenge. The team have run and cycled the distance from Camp Bastion in Afghanistan to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham on treadmills and static bikes in the hospital’s main entrance....
Read more »
Jason Robinson announced his retirement from playing rugby on Friday. However Jason has one last big challenge coming up.The former England rugby captain and world cup winner will be part of an elite team of military personnel running and cycling the distance between Camp Bastion in Afghanistan and the hospital, in aid of its...
Read more »
Leeds Carnegie have confirmed the signing of Doncaster Knights full back Stevie McColl on a two year contract and the Flying Scotsman is now hoping to make his mark as part of a new era at Leeds Carnegie. McColl finished last season with 13 tries in all competitions in 27 appearances having made the...
Read more »
