England outline World Cup blueprint
England rugby manager Martin Johnson outlined his blueprint for winning the World Cup on Thursday, saying substance not style was what mattered most. At his first press conference since the Six Nations...
View ArticleIrish win upsets rugby World Cup odds
Ireland’s upset win over Australia at the weekend has confounded predictions at the World Cup and given an entirely new look to the potential quarter-final lineups. The expectations had been that the...
View ArticleItaly maul Russia for World Cup record win
Italy hammered debutants Russia 53-17 Tuesday to keep their World Cup hopes alive with their biggest ever win in the tournament. The Six Nations team raced out of the blocks with six tries in the first...
View ArticleWelsh rugby record adds to minnows’ woes
Wales beat Namibia 81-7 on Monday in their biggest ever World Cup win to cast doubt over claims that so-called ‘minnow’ nations are making gains on rugby’s giants. The Six Nations team took an easy...
View ArticleFrench deny “uprising” reports at Rugby World Cup
Italy were looking to keep their World Cup hopes alive against the United States on Tuesday, while French players denied there had been an “uprising” in their camp against coach Marc Lievremont. Nick...
View ArticleSix Nations pain spurs Italy
Italy hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini believes Italy can take heart from their nailbiting Six Nations loss to Ireland ahead of their World Cup showdown with their European rivals, insisting the Azzurri...
View ArticleTonga shock France, but Les Bleus advance in World Cup
Tonga pulled off one of the biggest shocks in World Cup history when they beat Six Nations heavyweights France 19-14 in their final pool match on Saturday. The South Sea Islanders hurried and harried...
View ArticleEngland rugby coach wary of wounded French side
France must rebound from their humiliating defeat by Tonga to prevent England from reaching a third consecutive World Cup semi-final when the two great Six Nations rivals meet at Eden Park here on...
View ArticleDiscipline crucial in crunch French game: Moody
England captain Lewis Moody reckons discipline will be crucial in the high stakes of their crunch World Cup quarter-final with France at Eden Park here on Saturday. Plenty is at stake for both the...
View ArticleBoks face Wallabies in Rugby W.Cup quarters
South Africa’s bid to defend their World Cup title faces its sternest test yet when they meet Tri-Nations foes Australia in a quarter-final on Sunday. The way the draw was made, the Springboks ought to...
View ArticleNew Italy coach Brunel readies for Six Nations debut
New Italy coach Jacques Brunel says there will be no revolution when he lines up his first team for the Six Nations opener against France in Paris in February. South African Nick Mallet’s tenure came...
View ArticleIrish rugby captain O’Driscoll set to miss Six Nations
Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll is to undergo surgery for a trapped nerve in his shoulder next week and is expected to be out of action for up to six months his province Leinster confirmed Monday. The...
View ArticleArgentina to join expanded Tri-Nations rugby series
Southern Hemisphere rugby officials Tuesday unveiled an expanded Tri-Nations contest including Argentina, describing it as a top-level “best of the best” clash involving the world’s premier teams....
View ArticleBadboy England rugby player Armitage gets fourth ban of year
England international Delon Armitage picked up his fourth suspension of the year on Tuesday as he received a five week ban for a dangerous tackle on Bath’s Tom Biggs in his side London Irish’s 13-9...
View ArticleCronk stars as Kangaroos down Wales ahead of final
Australia five-eighth Cooper Cronk grabbed a hat-trick as the Kangaroos overcame a sluggish start to beat Wales 56-14 in their warm-up for next week’s Four Nations final with England. Tim Sheens’s...
View ArticleIndia-Pakistan doubles pair split
India’s Rohan Bopanna and Pakistan’s Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi have ended their successful tennis doubles partnership, which was hailed as a symbol of friendship between the rival nations. Bopanna told the...
View ArticleEnvied Kenyans fight for last Olympic marathon spot
It’s a dilemma that other nations can only eye with envy: Kenya simply has too many top athletes chasing the final spot on its revered men’s Olympic marathon team. With Kenya’s marathon runners making...
View ArticleLancaster to coach England in rugby Six Nations
Stuart Lancaster will be England’s caretaker during their defence of the Six Nations title, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced here on Thursday. Lancaster, currently coach of the reserve England...
View ArticleLancaster promises respect for England rugby team
England caretaker coach Stuart Lancaster has promised to restore respect for the Red Rose as the team look to bounce back from a miserable World Cup in New Zealand during the Six Nations. Lancaster,...
View ArticleBeauxis hammers out Six Nations reminder
Lionel Beauxis put on a majestic kicking performance in front of French coach Philippe Saint-Andre as Toulouse romped to a 45-25 win over Montpellier on Friday. Beauxis, who won the last of his 15 caps...
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