Glasgow Warriors head coach Sean Lineen has added extra spice to the club’s back row selection battle by securing the services of Rory Pitman on a six-month loan from Ospreys. The 21-year-old, who has represented Wales at under-16, under-18 and under-20 level, is primarily a No.8, but is also at home at blindside flanker...
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The Ireland team to play Italy in Rome this Saturday in the opening game of the 2011 RBS 6 Nations Championship contains one new cap and nine changes to the side from the game against Argentina last November. Fergus McFadden will win his first cap for Ireland and is selected on the right wing...
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Scrum half Dave Lewis has become the latest member of the Gloucester Rugby squad to agree a new contract with the club, signing a new deal to keep him at Kingsholm until the end of the 2012-3 season. Lewis joined Gloucester from the Exeter Chiefs ahead of the 2007-8 season combining his rugby with...
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Ulster have named their starting XV and replacements to play Treviso in the Magners League at Ravenhill this Friday night (ko 7.05pm). In the back line, only Simon Danielli retains the same position he played in the New Year’s Day derby against Munster at Thomond Park. While Paddy Wallace moves from out-half to inside...
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The Ireland team to play South Africa in the opening game of the 2010 Guinness Series shows the return of several players who missed the summer tour to New Zealand and Australia. Luke Fitzgerald starts his first international in nearly a year since playing in the Australia game last November and is named on...
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Coach Brian McLaughlin has named a 27 man Ulster panel ahead of announcing his starting XV and replacements for this Friday’s match against Edinburgh at Ravenhill (ko 8.05pm) later this week. With two wins from two in the League to date, Ulster will be looking to consolidate their good start to the season but following last...
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Greig Laidlaw will captain a new-look Edinburgh side for the trip to Magners League champions Munster on Friday evening (19 February, kick off 8pm, live on Setanta Ireland) and head coach Rob Moffat believes the scrum-half has the right skill-set to lead the side to a positive result. Laidlaw, 24, signed a new two...
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The injured Scotland players Thom Evans and Chris Paterson are continuing today to recover from the injuries they sustained in the RBS 6 Nations Championship match against Wales last weekend. The pair remain in University Hospital Cardiff and both are described as being in “good spirits” by medical staff. Scotland team doctor James Robson...
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Ireland Coach Declan Kidney has named the team to play France in the second game of the RBS 6 Nations Championship in Paris on Saturday. Keith Earls has been selected on the left wing in place of Andrew Trimble. Donncha O’Callaghan has not recovered from the injury that ruled him out of the opening game....
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Scotland 7s internationalist, Rory Hutton, believes a Great Britain sevens team could present the UK with a golden opportunity. The home nations will form a Great Britain sevens team for the 2016 Olympic Games if the abbreviated game is accepted by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) in Copenhagen in a week’s time (Friday 9...
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