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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London Wasps owner Steve Hayes is to begin a search for a new owner for the club. Hayes, owner of the two-time European Cup Champions, believes that new drive from a new owner may be the best way to build on the groundwork and opportunities he has laid down for Wasps for an exciting...
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World Cup winner Danny Grewcock will lace up his boots one last time after today announcing he will scrum down at Twickenham for the Heroes Rugby Challenge on Saturday December 3. Grewcock will join the likes of Lawrence Dallaglio and Jason Leonard, together with Welsh legend Ieuan Evans, who will manage the Northern Hemisphere...
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Some of the greatest rugby players from around the world will line up at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday 3 December 2011 for the ‘Heroes Rugby Challenge’. The match, which kicks off at 1630 and is supported by J.P. Morgan, aims to raise a substantial sum of money for Help for Heroes, the charity which...
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O2 and the Irish Rugby Football Union today announced that they have renewed their successful partnership arrangement that will see O2 continue as sponsor of the Ireland rugby team. O2 has extended its support and commitment to Irish rugby to 2016, including the Rugby World Cup in 2015. The renewed agreement will see O2...
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All Blacks supporters around the world will get the chance to grab a unique experience or a rare piece of sporting history by joining an online auction that will help residents rebuild earthquake-hit Christchurch. The auction is one of the number of rugby led initiatives aimed at raising funds and showing support for the...
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Chester, UK: Premiership Rugby’s Sale Sharks today announced that credit card lender MBNA will become the club’s Principal Partner for the next three seasons. The partnership will see the MBNA logo on the front of all three of Sales Sharks’ home, away and European shirts. MBNA will continue its sponsorship of the Main Stand...
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The Welsh Rugby Union today unveiled its revolutionary new 2011 Rugby World Cup home and away kits. The home kit is predominantly red, with white shorts and white flashes on the shirt and socks, and the away kit, which will be worn for the first time in one of Wales summer warm-up matches this...
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Sale Sharks took a significant step in realising its aim of becoming the North West’s Rugby Team with the launch of the Sale Sharks Community Connections Programme. Over 80 Clubs and schools from across the region have already joined the Community Connections which will enable the Sharks to deliver to schools and clubs a...
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The Welsh Rugby Union Head of Rugby, Joe Lydon, has announced details of a dual focused study of the Player Performance Pathway within Welsh Rugby which will formulate its initial report by the end of July. He is using the heavy defeat of the Wales U20 team by New Zealand at the IRB Junior...
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