Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
LONDON (AP) — Romance and rugby — strange bedfellows or perfect match?
Publisher Mills & Boon is betting that nothing goes with champagne and diamonds like the bone-crunching, mud-churning wallop of a rugby match. The romance imprint has teamed up with rugby’s British governing body for a series of novels in which gorgeous women fall for [...]
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
Asia
Major boost for West Asia – IRB.com
The International Rugby Board has announced exciting plans to restructure the Game in West Asia to reflect its ongoing commitment to the growth and development of Rugby in the area. Read More
Pacific Islands
Samoa rugby sacks head coach – Radio Australia
Samoa Rugby Union has axed its entire Manu Samoa coaching [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Coatzee and Johnson sign new deals with London Irish
Another two, high quality players – Danie Coetzee and Gary Johnson, have shown their confidence in London Irish by signing new contracts.
Danie Coetzee (31), the former South Africa hooker, who joined the club in 2003, has signed for another season. Second row Gary Johnson (24) has signed [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Pool 6
Cardiff Blues V Rugby Calvisano
Cardiff Arms Park, Cardiff
Friday 23rd January 2009, 20:00
Cardiff Blues: B Blair; L Halfpenny, T Shanklin, J Roberts, G Thomas; N Robinson, J Spice; G Jenkins, G Williams, G Powell, D Jones, S Morgan, M Molitika, M Williams [capt], A Powell
Replacements: F Filise, T Thomas, B Davies, X Rush, D Allinson, [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
An independent Disciplinary Committee convened in Dublin today (Thursday, 22 January), to consider if any further action was required following the sending-off of Tom James, the Cardiff Blues wing (No 11), in the Heineken Cup Round 5 Pool 6 match against Gloucester Rugby at Kingsholm on Sunday, 18 January, 2009.
The player was sent off by [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Malcolm O’Kelly, the Leinster lock (No 5), appeared before an independent Disciplinary Committee in Dublin today (Thursday, 22 January), as a result of a citing arising from the Round 5 Heineken Cup Pool 2 match against London Wasps at Twickenham Stadium on Saturday, 17 January, 2009.
The citing lodged by the Citing Commissioner for the match, [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
EUROPEAN CHALLENGE CUP
Pool 4: Brive V Overmach Rugby Parma
Stade Amédée Domenech, Brive
Thursday 22nd January 2009, 20:45
Brive: B Davies; N Ligairi, R Cooke, B Johnston, B Cohen; A Goode, A Pic; D Kinchagishvili, J Bonrepaux, P Capdevielle, F Domingo, A Mela, A Manta, V Forgues, S Azoulai [capt
Replacements: J Djoudi, P Toderasc, C Short, A Claasen, [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Mickael Bert, the Dax lock (No 4), appeared before an independent Disciplinary Committee in Dublin today (Thursday, 22 January), as a result of a citing arising from the Round 4 European Challenge Cup Pool 1 match against London Irish at the Madejski Stadium on Thursday, 11 December, 2008.
The citing lodged by the Citing Commissioner for [...]
Saturday, November 29, 2008 10:16
Pool 1
Connacht Rugby V Dax
Galway Sportsground, Galway
Friday 23rd January 2009, 18:30
Connacht Rugby: G Duffy; F Carr, N Ta’auso, K Mathews, L Bibo; I Keatley, F Murphy; B Wilkinson, S Cronin, R Morris, A Browne, A Farley, M McCarthy, R Ofisa, J Muldoon [capt]
Replacements: A Flavin, R Loughney, M Swift, C Rigney, K Campbell, A Dunne, [...]
