- Peter Bills: South Africa are defending like naive children
- 2010-09-07 10:00
- Time was, when even the Emperor Hadrian wouldn't have bothered trying to build a wall as tight as the South African rugby defence.
- Rugby-De Villiers' job safe for now but faces revi...
- 2010-09-05 15:40
- CAPE TOWN, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Springbok coach Peter de Villiers' job is safe for now although South African Rugby Union (SARU) will review his side's poor run of form and some of his controversial comments later this month.
- Gavin Henson expresses Rugby World Cup interest ahead of rea...
- 2010-09-07 09:50
- Gavin Henson has set his sights on regaining his place in the Wales side in time for next year's Rugby World Cup.
- Cup venue survives worst of earthquake
- 2010-09-07 00:00
- World Cup organisers in New Zealand are confident that one of their showcase stadiums – Lancaster Park in Christchurch, recently redeveloped at a cost running well into seven figures – will not require major repair work following the serious earthquake that struck the South Island city over the ...
- Rugby Football Union look to others to host 2014 women's Rug...
- 2010-09-06 19:58
- The Rugby Football Union has all but ruled out bidding to host the 2014 women's World Cup despite this year's success.
- IRB confident Christchurch will stage 2011 Rugby World Cup d...
- 2010-09-06 19:46
- IRB confident AMI Stadium will still stage 2011 Rugby World Cup after 'superficial' earthquake damage.
- Time for RFU's new boss to return England winning rugby to T...
- 2010-09-06 17:48
- New RFU chief executive John Steele must return winning rugby to Twickenham.
- Rugby-Agen send Caucaunibuca back to Fiji
- 2010-09-06 16:16
- BORDEAUX, Sept 6 (Reuters) - Agen sacked their wonderfully talented but woefully undisciplined Fijian winger Rupeni Caucaunibuca on Monday for again missing a pre-season training camp.
- Caucau axed by Agen
- 2010-09-06 14:38
- De Villiers to face bosses
- 2010-09-06 14:38
- De Villiers faces fresh scrutiny after Wallaby los...
- 2010-09-06 00:00
- Springbok coach Peter de Villiers' job is safe for now, although the South African Rugby Union (SARU) will review his side's poor run of form and some of his controversial comments later this month.
- Tri Nations 2010: Australia snatch late win in Sou...
- 2010-09-05 19:18
- A rousing second-half performance from South Africa was not enough to prevent a 39-41 Tri Nations defeat to Australia in a thrilling encounter in Bloemfontein
- Deans hails Wallaby grit
- 2010-09-05 14:54
- Rugby-Wallabies hooker Fainga'a banned for dangero...
- 2010-09-05 09:38
- BLOEMFONTEIN, Sept 5 (Reuters) - Australian hooker Saia Fainga'a has been suspended for two weeks for a dangerous tackle during Saturday's 41-39 Tri-Nations win over South Africa.
- Elsom's Wallabies leave Boks on rocks
- 2010-09-05 00:00
- Australia won an extraordinary Tri-Nations match in Bloemfontein yesterday. The Wallabies, who beat South Africa 41-39, scored five tries to three, gained revenge for last week's 44-31 defeat in Pretoria and secured second place i...
- UPDATE 1-Rugby-Beale atones for mishaps with last ...
- 2010-09-04 18:48
- BLOEMFONTEIN, South Africa, Sept 4 (Reuters) - Fullback Kurtley Beale struck a long-range penalty with his only kick of the match to give Australia a 41-39 win over South Africa in a stirring Tri-Nations clash on Saturday.
- Rugby-South Africa 39 Australia 41 - Tri-Nations r...
- 2010-09-04 18:02
- Sept 4 (Reuters) - Australia beat South Africa 41-39 (halftime 31-13) in their Tri-Nations match at Free State Stadium in Bloemfontein, South Africa on Saturday.
- Springboks ring the changes for historic All Black...
- 2010-08-20 15:22
- Springboks coach Peter de Villiers has made seven changes to the side that lost heavily against the Wallabies last month
- Double setback for Stade
- 2010-09-06 14:38
- Hornets await ground decision
- 2010-09-06 14:38
- Fitness fears for Flood
- 2010-09-06 13:58
- Maestri blow for Toulouse
- 2010-09-06 13:58
- Cooper to stay in union
- 2010-09-06 09:54
- Agen stun Perpignan
- 2010-09-06 00:00
- Heartache for England again as Black Ferns retain crown
- 2010-09-06 00:00
- Heartbreak yet again for England. In three successive women's World Cups they have played New Zealand and lost, yesterday by an agonisingly small margin at the Twickenham Stoop. But the Black Ferns deserved to retain the title they have held since 1998, losing three players to the sin bin and still ...
- England 10 New Zealand 13: Women's Rugby World Cup...
- 2010-09-05 23:36
- New Zealand's Black Ferns once again demonstrated a steely resolve to claim a fourth successive women's Rugby World Cup.
- Rugby-New Zealand win fourth successive women's Wo...
- 2010-09-05 21:07
- LONDON, Sept 5 (Reuters) - New Zealand won the women's rugby World Cup for the fourth successive time when they overcame three sin-binnings to beat England 13-10 at Harlequins' Stoop Memorial ground on Sunday.
- Black Ferns lift World Cup
- 2010-09-05 20:49
- England in World Cup final today! No, really
- 2010-09-05 00:00
- When the England rugby team walks on to the turf at Twickenham to face New Zealand in the World Cup Final today it will be in front of a near-capacity crowd and TV cameras. But there will be no big sponsorship deals, no match-winn...
- England Women v New Zealand Women: match preview
- 2010-09-04 19:45
- The Women's World Cup final between England and New Zealand at the Twickenham Stoop on Saturday Sept 5 2010.
- Women's World Cup: England's women give it all for...
- 2010-09-03 16:48
- On the eve of their World Cup final, Alison Kervin commends our rugby team for reminding us of the true spirit of sport.
- Angry Easter stung by Wasps' late leveller
- 2010-09-06 00:00
- Nick Easter did his best, but the outstanding Harlequin struggled to share the enthusiasm of a 75,000 crowd for a cracking contest at Twickenham on Saturday. He was far from thrilled to see victory dashed from his lips by Mark van Gisbergen's late penalty leveller, nor did he buy into the general op...
- Dickson leaves England calling card as Tigers receive maulin...
- 2010-09-06 00:00
- The vast majority of England's senior management team – four-fifths of them, to be precise – congregated at Franklin's Gardens yesterday to watch the first match-up between two of the heavyweight hitters in this season's Aviva Premiership. How they must wish they had spent their Sabbaths in chur...
- Venter buttons lip after Small's big blunder
- 2010-09-06 00:00
- The last time Saracens were at Twickenham, Brendan Venter's outspoken views on referees had got him banned, among other things, from watching his team heartbreakingly edged out of the play-off final by Leicester. The rugby director was at HQ on Saturday, but the outcome was the same – bitter disap...
- McGeechan savours a perfect start after Banahan bashes his w...
- 2010-09-06 00:00
- It might have a new name, as the Aviva Premiership, but the English top- flight season remains a job for a Paula Radcliffe rather than a Usain Bolt. Still, having come close to hitting the wall before the half-way stage in last term's marathon, Bath got off to a flyer at Headingley yesterday, their ...
- Chiefs try to remain calm after 'fantastic' Gloucester scalp
- 2010-09-06 00:00
- The two Devonians aboard the stadium-bound shuttle bus were not exactly overflowing with confidence. "If we're to stand an earthly," said one, talking of Exeter's chances of surviving their first season in the Premiership, "we'll have to take every bonus point going." "Leicester next week? There'll ...














