The Ireland team to play France in the RBS 6 Nations Championship on Saturday, February 11th in Stade de France has been named. There is one change to the starting XV as Keith Earls returns to the starting XV having missed out on the game against Wales last Sunday. Fergus McFadden moves to the...
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Karl Dickson of Harlequins will join up with England tomorrow to prepare for Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations match against Italy at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome. Dickson comes in as injury cover from the England Saxons Elite Player Squad for younger brother Lee, who fractured a metacarpal in his left hand during Saturday’s Calcutta...
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The Sale Sharks v Scarlets game in the LV Cup will now kick off at 3pm on Saturday afternoon. The game was originally scheduled to take place on Saturday evening but as the temperatures are due to fall as the week goes on, the kick off time has been changed. Sale Sharks Head of...
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Chris Robshaw was today named England captain. The Harlequins skipper will lead England into the RBS 6 Nations match against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday. "It’s a huge honour and a very proud day – hopefully one that will live in my memory for a long time to come. Thanks to everyone who has...
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The Leinster management hope to be in a position to welcome back several Ireland internationals into the panel for Saturday evening’s RaboDirect PRO12 clash against Cardiff Blues in City Stadium (KO: 6.15pm). Following Sunday’s 15-13 victory over Connacht, the medical team reported that Richardt Strauss suffered an accidental blow to the face, though at...
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The Leinster team to face Bath in Saturday’s Heineken Cup Round 4 clash in the Aviva Stadium (KO: 6pm) has been named. There are a few changes to the team that defeated Bath last weekend with Eoin Reddan (fresh from winning his 50th Leinster cap in The Rec last Sunday) partnering Jonathan Sexton at...
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Gloucester Rugby Head Coach Bryan Redpath makes five changes from the side that won in Galway last Saturday as his team welcome Connacht to Kingsholm on Saturday (kick off 3:40pm) for the return fixture. Last weekend saw a hard fought fixture between the two sides and Gloucester edged it by 14 points to 10....
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Team News Neath’s 2011/12 British & Irish Cup campaign ends on Saturday when attractive visitors Plymouth Albion come to The Gnoll (kick off 3.00pm). Injuries have taken their toll so the Welsh All Blacks ring the changes. Neath coach Patrick Horgan said, “As a rule, we don’t complain about injuries but three players went...
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Liam Middleton will take an experienced side to Millbrae, as Bristol Rugby round off their B&I Cup campaign against Ayr on Saturday (2.30pm KO). The Head Coach has yet to enjoy a victory in the competition, having suffered defeats to Cornish Pirates, Moseley and Neath this season. But Bristol are on the back of...
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David Jordan, Tournament Director, RaboDirect PRO12 today announced further official TV and fixture details from Round 13 (w/end Jan 6/7) to Round 19 (w/end March 30/31). These details can now be confirmed after meetings between the RaboDirect PRO12 organisers, the 12 Clubs and the Broadcast partners. Commenting on the newly confirmed arrangements David Jordan...
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