They say a week is along time in politics, but in rugby it is a lifetime. A week ago, Irish fans might have been looking at the game with Kingsley Jones’ Russia as a potential banana skin for their misfiring team. Now, after their stunning victory over the Australians, Ireland and their fans can...
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Ireland centre Gordon D’Arcy and second row Paul O’Connell both underwent scans this morning to investigate hamstring injuries that they picked up during the Rugby World Cup Pool C encounter with Australia on Saturday evening. The scans confirmed that D’Arcy and O’Connell have picked up hamstring strains and both players will be monitored over...
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Tri Nations Champions Australia will hope to top a pool containing Six Nations sides Ireland and Italy, as well as Cold War rivals Russia and the USA. Although the Italians would like to think of this pool as a three horse race, the likelihood is that this is a two horse race between Australia...
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USA 32-Russia 25. TODD CLEVER lifted the Churchill Cup Bowl at Sixways to give the US Eagles a boost ahead of their Rugby World Cup showdown with Russia. After a shocking start to their Churchill campaign – heavy defeats to England Saxons and Tonga – they salvaged a victory from this afternoon’s victory, courtesy...
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Having made their debuts into the Churchill Cup this year, Tonga and Italy A will now face each other in the Plate final this Saturday at Sixways Stadium (1415). The pair will play the second game of the day following the Bowl final between USA and Russia at midday. Tonga’s path to the final...
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Eddie O’Sullivan has revealed the starting line-up for his side’s final Churchill Cup fixture, as the Eagles look to come away from the tournament with a win in the Bowl final for a second time. In a preview to the 2011 Rugby World Cup Pool C fixture, USA Eagles will face Russia at Sixways...
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Italy A 24 – Russia 19 ITALY A survived a second half Russian fight back to book their place in the Churchill Cup Plate final. The Azzurri led 18-6 at the break but they held on by their fingertips in the last 20 minutes to set up a showdown with Tonga at Sixways on...
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Russia 18 – Canada 34 CANADA booked their place in a second successive Churchill Cup final with a five-try victory over Russia at Esher tonight. Kieran Crowley’s men followed up their opening day 26-12 victory over Italy A with a workman like five-try display against the Russians, scoring 19 unanswered points in the second...
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ENGLAND today learned the identity of their pool stage opponents at next month’s Emirates Airline London Sevens. The second seeds have been grouped with Argentina, the USA and France in Pool B of the tournament staged at Twickenham Stadium on May 21-22. Ben Ryan’s side trail leaders New Zealand by 13 points going into...
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The Russian national rugby team will be heading to New Zealand shores early in the New Year for a taste of New Zealand provincial rugby as part of their build-up to Rugby World Cup 2011. The Russian side will enjoy the best of a New Zealand summer when they arrive on 7 January ahead...
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