Warren Gatland has selected his 30 man squad for the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand during September and October. He has named Sam Warburton to captain the squad at the 2011 Rugby World Cup. Whilst Martyn Williams is left out after winning his 99th cap and leading Wales to a 28-13 win over Argentina on Saturday. Perhaps a big gamble is the inclusion of, Prop Gethin Jenkins … [Read more...]
France name World Cup squad
Marc Lievremont announced his RWC squad after France's 26-22 win over Ireland in their final World Cup warm-up match in Ireland. He had been expected to leave out Fabien Barcella, but he has gone for the Props Sylvain Marconnet and Thomas Domingo the former is dropped, whilst Domingo has been struggling with a knee problem. He said: (quote) It was a difficult choice. I always … [Read more...]
Warm-up Game Wins For Scotland & Wales Ireland Lose
Scotland win 23-12 against Italy and Wales 28-13 against Argentina, whilst Ireland go down 22-26 to France in the last of the warm-up games for the Rugby World Cup for Scotland and Wales as Ireland have one more chance to end on a winning note as they host England at the Aviva Stadium next weekend. Scotland and Wales will both take heart as they now prepare for the … [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...]
Australia announce RWC Squad
Matt Giteau is a high profile non member of the squad, the 28-year-old signalled his exclusion for the tournament, which starts on 9 September, via social networking site Twitter. Whilst the other news is Rocky Elsom has been relieved of the Australia captaincy for the World Cup in New Zealand. Back-rower Matt Hodgson has also been overlooked by Deans for the 30-man squad. The … [Read more...]