Montpellier remain on course for Amlin Challenge Cup quarter-final qualification as Pool 3 winners – and victory at Newcastle Falcons on Friday night would take them a giant step closer to a place in the last eight in April. “We aimed at qualification from the start of the season and at present we are...
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The qualification process for Rugby World Cup 2011 in New Zealand will near its conclusion on Saturday, November 13 as Uruguay and Romania go head to head in the first leg of the decisive play-off final at the Charrua Stadium in Montevideo (kick off 15:30 local time). The winners on aggregate over the two...
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Namibia has won the battle for the Africa 1 qualification spot for Rugby World Cup 2011 (RWC 2011) after defeating Tunisia over a two-match series with an aggregate score of 40-23. The sides met two weeks ago in Tunis, where Namibia claimed a narrow victory, defeating the home side 18-13. The second leg of...
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Leinster Rugby have announced this year’s graduates from the HETAC (Higher Education and Training Awards Council) programme for 2009. Conor McInerney and James Power picked up their diplomas at a function in the RDS on Wednesday afternoon and the duo follow in the footsteps of the likes of Fionn Carr, Matthew D’Arcy, Ross McCarron,...
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