Mallett refines his Italian mob
Tue, 07 Oct 2008
Italy coach Nick Mallett has announced a 30-man squad for the November home Tests against southern counterparts, including Australia, Argentina and the Pacific Islands.
Global Results - 5 October 2008
Sun, 05 Oct 2008
In South Africa the last match decided the four semifinaliswts for the Currie Cup and in New Zealand the quarterfinalists are decided for the Air New Zealand Cup. The EDF Energy Cup started for clubs in England and regions in Wales.
Preview: Italian Super 10, Round 4
Thu, 02 Oct 2008
It's tough at the top for the top sides. Last weekend Treviso played Viadana and this weekend they play Carrera Petrarca while Overmach Cariparma, top of the log, play Viadana who have slipped to third.
World Cup queue gets longer
Wed, 01 Oct 2008
The World Cups of 2015 and 2019 have attracted a record number of countries interested in launching official bids, the International Rugby Board (IRB) has confirmed.
Mallett's Italy prop gets 'shirty'
Mon, 29 Sep 2008
He may have been part of the Italy team since 1999, but at 32 years of age prop forward Andrea Lo Cicero has no intention of giving up his starting place lightly.
ELVs are the next Italian job
Mon, 29 Sep 2008
With three November Test matches against Australia, Argentina and the Pacific Islands, Italy's Mauro Bergamasco is looking forward to seeing how he and his international teammates perform under the new experimental law variations (ELVs).
Parma stay top of Italy's Super 10
Sun, 28 Sep 2008
Overmach Parma stay top in Round 3 of Italy's Super 10 after their away win over Casiṇ di Venezia but Treviso are hot on their tails, also with an away win over Viadana, the top clash of the weekend.
Global Results - 28 September
Sun, 28 Sep 2008
There is an Under-19 champion in Europe and tough club and representative matches, especially in New Zealand and South Africa where competitions hot up.
Preview: Italy, Round 3
Fri, 26 Sep 2008
The big match this weekend is between two of the giants of Italian rugby - Treviso and Viadana, locked together in second place. Viadana, down on the Po, has home-ground advantage but both sides will be eagerly supported.
Carter stands alone in IRB awards
Wed, 24 Sep 2008
New Zealand star Dan Carter is the only Southern Hemisphere player on the IRB nominations for the Player of the Year awards - a list dominated by men from the north.
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Italy: Super 10, Round 2
Mon, 22 Sep 2008
The big win of Round 2 belonged to Rovigo who smashed the reigning champions.
Italy: Super 10, Round 2
Mon, 22 Sep 2008
The big win of Round 2 belonged to Rovigo who smashed the reigning champions.
Global Results - 22 September
Sun, 21 Sep 2008
We had finals in Sydney and Fiji and the conquest of the Ranfurly Shield in Auckland.
McCaw supports mini 'World Cup'
Sun, 21 Sep 2008
All Black skipper Richie McCaw has backed plans for a biennial "world series" championship that aims to provide top-level international competition between World Cups.
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Don Mallett names his Italian mob
Wed, 17 Sep 2008
Italy coach Nick Mallett on Wednesday called up 29 players to his squad for three upcoming Test matches against Australia, Argentina and the Pacific Islands.
Italy's Super 10 kicks off
Mon, 15 Sep 2008
Italy's Super 10 kicked off this weekend and it is clear that Overmach Cariparma, Benetton, Viadana and Petrarca are going to be a lot of the talking this season.
Global Results - 14 September
Mon, 15 Sep 2008
Whew! The Tri-Nations is over and what a great finish! A thoroughly absorbing match that seemed to rush by.
Global Results - 31 August
Sun, 31 Aug 2008
There was a huge turnaround in Johannesburg when the Springboks, beaten in Perth and Durban, walloped the Wallabies.
Nacewa scores to start Leinster rout
Thu, 21 Aug 2008
Magners League champions Leinster kicked off their pre-season preparations with a resounding 38-5 victory over Italian Top 10 club Petrarca Padova in Italy on Wednesday - outscoring their hosts by six tries to one.
Global Results - 17 August
Sun, 17 Aug 2008
The big match was at Newlands, a closer encounter than the score suggests but a great win for New Zealand who are not hot favourites to take the title.
