Gloucester Rugby have moved swiftly to strengthen their back division following last week’s departure of Lesley Vainikolo to La Rochelle with the signing of Ollie Phillips. Phillips, who can play wing or full back, has previously played his club rugby for the Newcastle Falcons and Stade Francais. However, he is also well known for...
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Newcastle Falcons owner Semore Kurdi today announced that Gary Gold has been appointed as director of rugby for the remainder of the current season. He will be joined at Kingston Park by Mike Ford who will fulfil the role of defence coach. Alan Tait has taken a break from rugby but the remainder of...
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England will move their pre-tournament training base ahead of the RBS 6 Nations to Leeds. They will use facilities around the North Leeds area, including West Park Leeds RUFC – a Level 8 Yorkshire Division Two club – and weights facilities at the Leeds Rugby Academy at Kirkstall during their January 23-27 camp as...
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Accolades have showered down on Jonny Wilkinson since he announced his retirement from international rugby, with players and personalities from all corners of the global game applauding an exceptional career with England and the British and Irish Lions. Few players have achieved the status enjoyed by the former Newcastle Falcons fly-half, but another player...
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Following Jonny Wilkinson’s decision to retire from international rugby with immediate effect, England Head Coach Stuart Lancaster said: “Jonny has had a fantastic international career which has spanned four World Cups and 91 caps and ranks as one of England’s greatest ever players. He will of course be remembered for that drop goal but...
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A young Yorkshire rugby union player from Wetherby who has successfully battled through 80 weeks of treatment for a brain tumour, worked his way back into the team he played with when illness struck and raised £50,000 for the charity that supported him during his illness, is one of the first people in the...
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Newcastle Falcons have made five changes to the side that defeated Gloucester for Thursday’s Amlin Challenge Cup showdown with Toulon (kick-off 7.45pm). Jamie Helleur partners James Fitzpatrick at outside centre while Luke Eves gets the nod on the wing in place of Suka Hufanga. Joe Graham replaces Michael Mayhew at hooker while there are...
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This season’s Amlin Challenge Cup final will be played at the Twickenham Stoop on Friday, 18 May 2012 (8.00pm) tournament organisers, ERC, announced today (Wednesday, 7 December 2011). The Amlin Challenge Cup’s showpiece game will kick off a unique weekend festival of European club rugby in the English capital which culminates the following day...
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Jerome Kaino’s massive contribution to the All Blacks’ 2011 campaign was rewarded when the powerhouse loose forward was named the Kelvin R Tremain Memorial Player of the Year at tonight’s Steinlager Rugby Awards which also celebrated the remarkable achievements of rugby hero Jock Hobbs and our own Rugby World Cup- winning All Blacks. Kaino,...
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London Wasps have strengthened their second-row options with the signing of lock, Ed O’Donoghue who joins from Leinster. The Irish qualified second-row has already joined up with the squad and begins training immediately. O’Donoghue previously spent two years with Ulster, and has also represented the Queensland Reds and Northampton. Born in London to Irish...
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