Archive for the Six Nations Category

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Julian White to replace Matt Stevens

JULIAN WHITE has been called up to the England Elite Player Squad as a replacement for Bath Rugby prop Matt Stevens.
The Leicester Tigers player will join the squad for next week’s training camp in Portugal to prepare for the RBS 6 Nations, while London Irish’s Alex Corbisiero replaces White in the Saxons Elite Player Squad.
England [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

England Star Matt Stevens Fails Drug Test

England Rugby Star Matt Stevens faces a possible two year ban after failing a drug test after Bath’s Heineken Cup victory over Glasgow. Stevens has since admitted to taking recreational drugs (possibly cocaine) and that they are ruining his life. Since the incident, Stevens was suspended by Bath and withdrawn from the English Six Nations [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

France Announces Six Nations Squad

France Squad
Forwards: Lionel Faure (Sale/ENG), Fabien Barcella (Biarritz), Nicolas Mas (Perpignan), Benoit Lecouls (Toulouse), Benjamin Kayser (Leicester/ENG), Guilhem Guirado (Perpignan), Dimitri Szarzewski (Stade Francais), Lionel Nallet (Castres), Jerome Thion (Biarritz), Sebastien Chabal (Sale/ENG), Romain Millo-Chluski (Toulouse), Fulgence Ouedraogo (Montpellier), Louis Picamoles (Montpellier), Damien Chouly (Perpignan), Julien Bonnaire (Clermont), Thierry Dusautoir (Toulouse)
Backs: Jean-Baptiste Elissalde (Toulouse), Morgan [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Ireland Announces Six Nations Squad

Ireland squad:
Backs: Tommy Bowe (Ospreys), Ian Dowling (Munster), Girvan Dempsey (Leinster), Darren Cave (Ulster), Gordon D’Arcy (Leinster), Keith Earls (Munster), Luke Fitzgerald (Leinster), Shane Horgan (Leinster), Robert Kearney (Leinster), Geordan Murphy (Leicester), Brian O’Driscoll (Leinster), Ronan O’Gara (Munster), Tomas O’Leary (Munster), Eoin Reddan (Wasps), Jonathan Sexton (Leinster), Peter Stringer (Munster), Andrew Trimble (Ulster), Paddy Wallace [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Scotland Names 6 Nations Squad

Scotland coach Frank Hadden on Tuesday named his 33 man Six Nations squad:

Backs: Mike Blair (capt), Ben Cairns (both Edinburgh), Chris Cusiter (Perpignan), Simon Danielli (Ulster), Nick De Luca (Edinburgh), Thom Evans, Max Evans (both Glasgow Warriors), Phil Godman (Edinburgh), Ruaridh Jackson (Glasgow Warriors), Sean Lamont (Northampton Saints), Rory Lawson (Gloucester), Graeme Morrison, Dan Parks [...]

Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16

Wales Names 6 Nations Squad

Wales manager Warren Gatland named on Monday the following 28-man squad for the Six Nations.
Squad:

Forwards: Gethin Jenkins, John Yapp, Adam Jones, Rhys
Thomas, Matthew Rees, Huw Bennett, Ian Gough, Alun-Wyn Jones,|
Luke Charteris, Bradley Davies, Ryan Jones (Captain), Jonathan
Thomas, Daffyd Jones, Andy Powell, Martyn Williams, Robin Sowden-Taylor

Backs: Mike Phillips, Gareth Cooper, Stephen Jones, James
Hook, Gavin Henson, [...]