We are excited about the upcoming Six Nations and some of the new/old faces on show. We will pick one player from each nation who we expect will feature as a star on the field and will be firm fan favourites off-field. First call will be for England and our new boy is Joe Launchbury Joe a London Wasp burst onto the international scene in the Autumn internationals and … [Read more...]
Teams RBS Six Nations – Italy v England
The new look England team travel to a freezing Rome, most of the team for the first time. The match which kicks-off at 16:00 UK time in the Stadio Olimpico, Rome on Saturday, 11 February, will be a real challenge for the visitors as Italy competed well with France last week. The game is televised live on BBC One. The new England captain Chris Robshaw said: (quote)They will … [Read more...]
France 30-man provisional squad Six Nations
Clermont Auvergne centre Wesley Fofana and Toulouse lock Yoann Maestri are fhe only new names in the first squad selection by French coach Philippe Saint-Andre. The squad will form the basis of selection for the up-coming Six Nations and also sees the return of; Toulouse trio Clement Poitrenaud, Lionel Beauxis and Yannick Nyanga. Not included are; centre Mathieu Bastareaud and … [Read more...]
RWC Warm-up Game Scotland v Italy Teams
Scotland host Italy in a Rugby World Cup warm-up game on Saturday 20 August, at: Murrayfield with kick-off at; 1700 BST and coverage live on BBC Two. This game is the last chance for players to stake a claim to one of the 30 who will be on the plane to new Zealand in September. Simon Danielli starts on the left wing, with Nikki Walker on the bench, and it looks like a … [Read more...]
IRB Junior World Championship 2011 Results Finals
Here are all the Results from the Finals. As New Zealand continue their winning run England 22-33 New Zealand. This was the most competitive of all the finals to date as the difference was the boot of Anscombe with both sides scoring three tries a piece. Results Finals 11th Place Play-Off Tonga 22-34 Italy Stadio Mario Battaglini, Rovigo 9th Place Play-Off Scotland 14-15 … [Read more...]