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Young Lions still hungry
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9 Sep 2010 |
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The cynics are wondering when the John Mitchell honeymoon will end. However, the young Lions team is determined to make this a long-lasting and very successful marriage.
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Biarritz entertain Toulouse
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9 Sep 2010 |
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It is the sixth round of France's Top 14 already, again with interesting matches.
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Pumas to pounce on vulnerable Sharks
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9 Sep 2010 |
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The Pumas, adamant that a top six finish is still within their grasp, hope to inflict a second consecutive defeat on the table-topping Sharks.
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Peters looking into Kings' plight
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9 Sep 2010 |
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The Eastern Province Kings will find a sympathetic ear in new SANZAR CEO Greg Peters, as they continue their drive towards inclusion in Super Rugby.
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BOD and Sexton are back for Leinster
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Irish powerhouse Leinster have named their side to take on the Cardiff Blues in their Magners League clash on Saturday.
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Ospreys recall Lions duo
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9 Sep 2010 |
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The Ospreys are looking to enjoy the historic occasion of facing an Italian side at home in the Magners league for the first time when they take on Benetton Treviso on Friday.
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O'Toole gets his Warriors debut
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Glasgow Warriors head coach, Sean Lineen, is hoping that his side can replicate the same kind of form on the road this season following their away record of four wins, three losses and two draws on the road to the inaugural playoffs last season.
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SARU admits provinces rule the roost
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9 Sep 2010 |
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SARU admitted that the call for a blanket ban on contracted Springboks playing in the Currie Cup was made by the provinces. Jan de Koning brings you the latest on the dispute.
SARPA versus SARU - Round One | Cheetahs v Mapoe heading for the court
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Treviso trade one Pavanello for another
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Benetton Treviso are set to face Magners League Champions The Ospreys at the Liberty Stadium in their first away game of the season on Friday, without injured captain Antonio Pavanello.
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Munster want to win on the road
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Munster make just two changes, one of those positional, to their starting XV from last weekend, for the trip to Murrayfield and the clash with Edinburgh on Friday.
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Falcons call on Gopperth's golden boot
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Newcastle Falcons welcome back Golden Boot winner Jimmy Gopperth for Friday's Aviva Premiership match against London Wasps at Kingston Park.
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JdV: 'It feels good to be back in CT'
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9 Sep 2010 |
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One of Western Province's favourite son's, Jean de Villiers, will return to Newlands on Saturday when WP tackle the Leopards in a crucial Currie Cup fixture.
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'War' in the north; Shield in the south
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Auckland captain Daniel Braid said he was expecting the Wellington Lions to come out all guns blazing when the two teams go head-to-head in Round Seven of the NPC at Eden Park on Saturday.
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Stats: Forward activities
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9 Sep 2010 |
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We have so far given the basic statistics of the match in Bloemfontein between South Africa and New Zealand. Then we look at what the backs of both sides did. Now we shall look at the forwards.
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Lions look to climb Currie Cup ladder
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Lions coach John Mitchell has made only one change to the side that beat Western Province 46-28 last weekend for Saturday's vital Currie Cup match against Griquas in Johannesburg.
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Wasps to launch U20 star Cannon
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9 Sep 2010 |
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London Wasps director of rugby Tony Hanks has made five changes to his side to face Newcastle Falcons in the Aviva Premiership at Kingston Park on Friday.
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Lions star Rees back to lead Scarlets
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Stephen Jones, Matthew Rees and Sean Lamont will all appear in the Scarlets starting line-up to herald the region's first home game of the season at Parc y Scarlets this Saturday against Connacht in the Magners League.
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Bay of Plenty prop hero scores a brace
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Bay of Plenty jump started their season with a comprehensive 41-13 drubbing over Manawatu in the NPC at Baypark Stadium on Thursday.
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Leeds brainstrust extend their stay
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Leeds Carnegie head coach Neil Back and Director of Rugby Andy Key have agreed new one-year extensions with the club that will keep them at Headingley Carnegie at least until the end of the 2011/12 season.
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Lions journeyman joins the Kings
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Veteran lock Willem Stoltz is the latest acquisition to the Eastern Province Kings team and will make his debut off the bench for Friday's First Division match against the Boland Cavaliers at the Nelson Mandela Bay Stadium in Port Elizabeth.
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Griquas axe Emerging Bok
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Griquas coach Dawie Theron has dropped a bomb on his team by axing Emerging Springbok scrumhalf Sarel Pretorius.
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England left to sweat on Flood
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9 Sep 2010 |
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England flyhalf Toby Flood is expected to be out for two months after damaging his knee ligaments during the opening weekend of the Aviva Premiership.
Pienaar offered World Cup lifeline | This league is unique, says Johnson
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Boks start World Cup countdown
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9 Sep 2010 |
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The countdown to the Springboks' defence of the World Cup begins in earnest on Thursday - precisely one year out from the tournament kick-off.
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Real test starts now for Bayonne
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Bayonne sit pretty atop the Top 14 ahead of their sixth game of the season against Clermont on Friday, a situation the Basque team could but dream of at the end of last season.
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The Hong Kong honeymoon is over
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Australian Rugby Union chief executive John O'Neill has said the fourth Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand will go ahead in Hong Kong next month despite sluggish ticket sales, reports said on Thursday.
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IRB report scathing of Samoa
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9 Sep 2010 |
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International Rugby Board chiefs have sharply criticised Samoa's high performance unit, urging "extremely urgent" changes before next year's World Cup in New Zealand.
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RWC warning against 'price gouging'
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9 Sep 2010 |
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New Zealand's World Cup chief has warned against price gouging as the one-year countdown to the tournament began Thursday.
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Rattled Kiwis seek 10th straight win
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9 Sep 2010 |
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The All Blacks - many of whom lived through the powerful Christchurch earthquake - will look to put emotional trauma aside as they eye a record 10th consecutive win over Australia in Sydney Saturday.
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NZ dismiss World Cup quake concerns
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9 Sep 2010 |
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New Zealand on Thursday marked one year out from the World Cup, the biggest event it has ever staged, with one of the host cities still reeling from a huge earthquake and officials warning about price gouging.
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Turner gets nod for Sydney showdown
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9 Sep 2010 |
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Lachie Turner replaced injured wing Drew Mitchell in the only change to Australia's starting XV for Saturday's final Tri-Nations Test against New Zealand in Sydney.
Stofile gets on the De Villiers bandwagon as Jake offers to 'fix the Boks'
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