Tigers, Saints book home semis
Sun, 05 Feb 2012
Leicester Tigers and Northampton Saints booked themselves home ground advantage in the LV= Cup play-offs, with impressive victories in the final round of league action on Saturday.
Icy start for U20 Six Nations
Sat, 04 Feb 2012
Europe was in an icy grip on Friday when the Under-20 Six Nations were scheduled to start on Friday night. Two of the matches were played, one postponed.
Is Chabal's star on the wane?
Fri, 03 Feb 2012
Sebastien Chabal's star as a rugby union player is unlikely to shine for much longer after Racing-Metro effectively sacked one of French sport's most recognisable characters.
Welsh great calls it a day
Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Wales great Shane Williams will retire from all rugby in May, his club, the Ospreys, announced Thursday.
Munster sign a Saint
Thu, 02 Feb 2012
Munster Rugby announced that Northampton Saints centre James Downey will be joining them at the end of the current season.
Valiant Wales snatch dramatic win
Sun, 05 Feb 2012
Wales showed plenty of fighting spirit in coming from behind to beat Ireland 23-21 in dramatic fashion in their tense Six Nations clash in Dublin on Sunday.
Bulls have plenty to ponder
Sun, 05 Feb 2012
Bulls assistant coach Johan van Graan says his team's 16-12 win over the Kings in a warm-up match in Port Elizabeth on Saturday produced many highlights for them to ponder over before the start of the Super Rugby season.
Deathly breakdown blues for Coetzee
Sun, 05 Feb 2012
Stormers coach Allister Coetzee is hoping that the breakdown will be more strictly policed this season than it was in his team's warm-up match against the Cheetahs in which some players "got away with murder".
Will the Cheetahs kick on?
Sun, 05 Feb 2012
Cheetahs coach Naka Drotske was delighted with how accurately his team managed to execute their gameplan against the Stormers on Saturday, and wants to take the winning momentum into the Super Rugby season.
France are on a 'new adventure'
Sun, 05 Feb 2012
France captain Thierry Dusautoir hailed the newcomers to the team after their convincing win over Italy on Saturday, saying they have a large part in deciding France's rugby future.
Trying time for Scotland the grave
Sun, 05 Feb 2012
Scotland were left wondering how to turn things around after they went down to an inexperienced England team at Murrayfield on Saturday, which was also their fourth consecutive game without scoring a try.
Blues put down early marker
Sat, 04 Feb 2012
The Blues put down an early marker about their Super Rugby potential, when they beat the Hurricanes 36-22 in a pre-season game in Whangarei on Saturday.
Farrell hails England fight
Sat, 04 Feb 2012
Debutant England centre Andy Farrell was delighted by the commitment a revamped
side showed as they began the defence of their Six Nations title with a 13-6 win away
to Scotland in Edinburgh on Saturday.
Force see positives in defeat
Sat, 04 Feb 2012
The Western Force will not read too much into the final scoreline in their opening trial
match of the 2012 season.
White not getting ahead of himself
Sat, 04 Feb 2012
In their first hit-out of the year the Brumbies put in a solid performance, running out
25-0 winners over the Western Force in Darwin.
Lam's selection headache
Sat, 04 Feb 2012
The Blues opened their pre-season account with a convincing 36-22 victory over the
Hurricanes on Saturday - a result which left coach Pat Lam with a 'pleasant' selection
headache.
Kiwis top-ranked in Vegas
Sat, 04 Feb 2012
The IRB confirmed the pool draw for Round Five of the Sevens World Series, the US
Sevens in Las Vegas, from February 10 to 12.
BlitzBokke take a plunge
Sat, 04 Feb 2012
South Africa dropped one place in the overall standings after lifting the Plate in the
fourth leg of the IRB Sevens World Series in Wellington, New Zealand, on Saturday.
Brunel faces up to Italy shortcomings
Sat, 04 Feb 2012
Italy coach Jacques Brunel was left to ponder the shortcomings of his team following
their 12-30 defeat by France in their opening Six Nations match on Saturday.
France show patience and pragmatism
Sat, 04 Feb 2012
The defence-driven pragmatism that saw France reach the World Cup Final resurfaced
in their opening Six Nations victory over Italy on Saturday.
