Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
The countdown to Rugby World Cup Sevens 2009 begins in earnest following the Pool Allocation Draw for the men’s and women’s events at The Atlantis hotel in Dubai on Monday.
For the first time ever a 16-team women’s event will run alongside the traditional 24-team men’s competition at Dubai’s magnificent new venue ‘The Sevens’ from 5-7 [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
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 Since the incident, Stevens was suspended by Bath and withdrawn from the English Six Nations [...]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 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 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 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 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, [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Saracens have signed All Black scrum half Justin Marshall for the rest of the season.
Following the news earlier in the week that Sarries halfback Neil de Kock will be ruled out for 8-12 weeks, after breaking his arm in last week’s Guinness Premiership victory over Bristol, Director of Rugby Eddie Jones has moved quickly to [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
24 players have been named in a trial squad for the New Zealand Sevens team.
The trial starts in Mount Maunganui on Monday January 19. Coach Gordon Tietjens will name a national squad of 17 for the 2009 season at the conclusion of the trial on Thursday January 22.
New Zealand Sevens trial squad: Kurt Baker (Manawatu), [...]
