Winning start for League recruit
Thu, 02 Sep 2010
High-profile Rugby League convert Sonny Bill Williams has celebrated his debut match in the NPC with a win, as Canterbury proved too strong for Bay of Plenty.
Anscombe wields a heavy axe
Thu, 02 Sep 2010
In the wake of Auckland's 16-35 NPC loss to Canterbury last week, Auckland head coach Mark Anscombe has swung the selection axe and made seven changes to the starting XV for Sunday's match against Taranaki at Eden Park.
Will Biarritz, Perpignan continue to totter?
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Already it is Round 5 of France's Top 14 and the log has a strange, strange look.
WRWC: Final matches
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
The Women's Rugby World Cup, being played in England, reaches its final round on Sunday with England and New Zealand again competeing for the trophy.
Boks don't know if they'll be rested
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
The Springbok management have not yet decided about the resting of players on the year-end tour and are likely to discuss the issue within the next fortnight.
Ospreys get appeal date
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Ospreys, who will start the 2010/11 Magners League campaign with a four point deduction, will get a chance to appeal the penalty next week.
Wasps' new signings line up for opener
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Four new signings will all line up for London Wasps in their Aviva Premiership opener against Harlequins as part of the London double header on Saturday.
Dragons captain drops out
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Newport Gwent Dragons coach Paul Turner has axed his captain for their opening Magners League encounter, against Connacht at the Sportsground, Galway, on Saturday.
Kiwi to debut in Tigers opener
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Leicester Tigers will give debuts to off-season signings George Skivington and Thomas Waldrom in Sunday's Aviva Premiership opener against Northampton Saints.
Ambitious Saints up for Tigers test
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Northampton Saints Director of Rugby Jim Mallinder is confident his team can start their new campaign with a win against the defending Premiership champions, Leicester, in front of a sold-out Franklin's Gardens on Sunday.
Scarlets stars cleared for Italian trip
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
The Scarlets kick-off the new season with a journey to Northern Italy, to face Magners League new-comers Benetton Treviso on Saturday.
Welsh boost for Blues
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Cardiff Blues coach David Young has called up his Welsh prop Gethin Jenkins for the opening league match of the season, against Edinburgh on Saturday.
Tigers have an Irish leader
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Geordan Murphy will again lead Leicester Tigers as captain in 2010/11.
No Bees comments from Smit
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Springbok captain John Smit on Friday skillfully sidestepped any references to murder accused Bees Roux.
Marty blow for Perpignan
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Perpignan centre David Marty will be out for three weeks after sustaining a thigh injury in his club's midweek 17-12 victory over Biarritz in the Top 14.
Boland lure a Bok out of retirement
Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Former Springbok flyhalf Louis Koen, who played 15 Tests for South Africa between 2000 and 2003, has come out of retirement.
Injury boost for Wallaby pair
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
Australia are expected to have a full deck when they face South Africa in a Mandela Plate decider in Bloemfontein on Saturday.
Player blames alcohol for attempted rape
Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Hawke's Bay player, Lopi Lilomaiava, has been sentenced to 200 hours community work after attempting to undress a woman at a party.
Toulouse take a tumble
Thu, 02 Sep 2010
Toulouse, champions of Europe, played neighbouring Montpellier in the fourth round of France's Top 14 and lost on Spring Day.
New Wallaby has the measure of Spies
Fri, 03 Sep 2010
New Wallabies No.8 Ben McCalman believes he has the measure of highly rated Springbok rival Pierre Spies.
