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London Wasps Under Investigation After Sale Sharks Walk Out

Yet another controversy has emerged in the Guinness Premiership as London Wasps walked out of their game with Sale Sharks at Edgeley Park yesterday evening...

Written by Gareth Llewellyn-Stevens about 4 days ago 324 reads 2 comments
SA Rugby: Where to Now?

Congratulations to the Australian Rugby Union who, against all odds, have managed (read carefully; meticulously choreographed) to bring the 15th Super Rugby franchise to Melbourne, especially ...

Written by Tony McKeever about 20 days ago 131 reads 7 comments
Wallabies Hopeless, Heads Must Roll!

The Wallabies last night went down to an offensively inhibited Scotland, in what was one of the worst performances by an Australian sporting team ever witnessed...

Written by jim Faulkner about 11 days ago 102 reads 5 comments
2009, South Africa's Springboks Year

With one game remaining in the year, 2009 has been a great year for South African rugby, in particularly, the Springboks...

Written by Lunga Biyela about 10 days ago 91 reads 5 comments
Fourie Du Preez Scoops Top SA Rugby Award

The annual South African rugby awards were presented on Monday night at a banquet in Johannesburg. The main award for SA Player of the Year was won for the second time by scrumhalf Fourie du Preez...

Written by Sanjay Deva about 29 days ago 86 reads 0 comments
England V New Zealand

England complete their three game Autumn International series against the might of the All Blacks this weekend. After an uninspiring defeat to Australia and an extremely disappointing win over ...

Written by Steve Munford about 14 days ago 78 reads 2 comments
Scotland Rugby vs. Fiji: Comfortable if Not Clinical

Scotland 23-10 Fiji But having said that, it was more clinical than we are used to, wasn’t it? How many times have we seen the scrum-half break (usually Mike Blair) with no-one on his shoulder ...

Written by Rory Baldwin about 17 days ago 66 reads 0 comments
Alex Grove and Scotland National Rugby Team To Face Fiji

Well done to Alex Grove on his debut cap; I reckon it’s a good idea to give him a shot against Fiji. More interesting even than that is the suprise absence of Thom Evans from the 22, given ...

Written by Rory Baldwin about 23 days ago 59 reads 0 comments
Rugby: England to Try to Withstand History-Seeking Wallabies

Martin Johnson’s wounded side waits for what is allegedly a Wallabies team in crisis. But England could truly cause problems if their patched-up misfits derail Australia’s Grand Slam quest before it begins...

Written by James Mortimer about 28 days ago 58 reads 0 comments
England Rugby – 2009 End of Year Review

Martin Johnson and his men are having all manner of inquisitions delivered against them. Unfortunately for England, lack of victories is giving their critics endless ammunition, as is the manner of their technique...

Written by James Mortimer about 4 days ago 43 reads 0 comments
Deans and Wallabies Must Ignore Media Scorn

If we were to believe some quarters, Australian rugby is perched on a ledge, staring into an abyss. In fact, the denizens of such an unholy place have been hovering around Australian rugby for some time now, and again are now penning its demise...

Written by James Mortimer about 10 days ago 42 reads 4 comments
When Good Times Go Bad at SA Rugby

You might ask what do the Springboks and Stuart Tinner have in common on the 17th November 2009? If your answer is £250,000 you would be right...

Written by Tony McKeever about 15 days ago 31 reads 0 comments
Rugby: All Blacks Look to Extend Welsh Misery

If one was to only judge the two sides from the talk coming from the respective camps, one would think that it was Wales who were sitting on a 20-match winning streak...

Written by James Mortimer about 28 days ago 29 reads 0 comments
England Needs Simon Shaw and a Fall Back To Old Era

When looking at Shawsy’s rugby resume, it makes perfect sense to have the London Wasp and Lions lock recalled straight into the English team to face the All Blacks at Twickenham. The big man has done it all...

Written by James Mortimer about 15 days ago 28 reads 0 comments
O'Brien, Dickenson-gate Brings Rugby's Governance into Question

In the Roman Empire, the evolution of laws from the early 12 tables through to the Corpus Juris Civilis (the grandfather of basic civil law), was often undertaken for the benefit of abridging them...

Written by James Mortimer about 10 days ago 22 reads 1 comments
Rugby Needs Jeremiah Masoli

Let me state first and foremost: I am a Beaver. I don’t hate the Ducks everyday, just most days and especially during the Civil War...

Written by Matt Manley about 7 days ago 21 reads 0 comments
The Fine Art of a Rugby Number 12

We know the position by many guises. Most commonly referred to as an inside centre, kiwis denote the position as a second five eighth. In Italy the role can be wonderfully referred to as a “Primo e Centro...

Written by James Mortimer about 15 days ago 21 reads 0 comments
Disrespect, Dishonor and Disregard For The National Anthem

In a country that's been built over years of racial divide, great strides have been taken in restoring the image locally and on the international stage...

Written by Zaakir Hoosen about 17 days ago 13 reads 0 comments
Fiji Rugby: Which Way Forward?

Fiji, as a country has been having political and sporting difficulties for nearly 3 years now. It all started with the December 2006 coup in which the fiji military ousted the Democratically ...

Written by Warpath about 1 day ago 7 reads 0 comments
Reader Offer: 20 Percent Off At Front Up

Rugby Fashion brand Front Up continues to bring the high street to the club house with their latest range of rugby inspired t shirts, polos and hoodies and now we’ve teamed up with them to ...

Written by Rory Baldwin about 29 days ago 6 reads 0 comments
Hugooooooing Where Now?

Southwell at fly-half? Never saw that one coming, though apparently he has been featuring at first receiver during play for Stade. Decent enough defense, and a solid left boot (some days). Could be very interesting, damn shame its not on the telly...

Written by Rory Baldwin about 14 days ago 5 reads 0 comments
The Rain Dampens Morpeth's Fire As They Go Under To Carlisle

Morpeth faced a difficult journey down to Cumbria to face league leaders Carlisle. This was made no easier by ever present rain, which made quick passing and using the backs a very tricky business...

Written by Russell Hughes about 25 days ago 5 reads 0 comments
First Win in 5 Games As Morpeth Find Their Feet Amid the Mud

Morpeth where faced the worst conditions of the season when they made the trip along the A19 to Whitley Bay. Having lost their last 5 games, this was a good chance to get into the winning spirit before the Christmas fixtures...

Written by Russell Hughes about 1 day ago 3 reads 0 comments
Scotland Rugby: Back to Magners Action

Anyone else find the Argentina game a bit dull? Okay, so we were beaten and probably deserved it on the basis of the utterly forgetful second half...

Written by Rory Baldwin about about 4 hours ago 1 reads 0 comments

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Rugby Union Article Archive

London Wasps Under Investigation After Sale Sharks Walk Out

SA Rugby: Where to Now?

Wallabies Hopeless, Heads Must Roll!

2009, South Africa's Springboks Year

Fourie Du Preez Scoops Top SA Rugby Award

England V New Zealand

Scotland Rugby vs. Fiji: Comfortable if Not Clinical

Alex Grove and Scotland National Rugby Team To Face Fiji

Rugby: England to Try to Withstand History-Seeking Wallabies

England Rugby – 2009 End of Year Review

Deans and Wallabies Must Ignore Media Scorn

When Good Times Go Bad at SA Rugby

Rugby: All Blacks Look to Extend Welsh Misery

England Needs Simon Shaw and a Fall Back To Old Era

O'Brien, Dickenson-gate Brings Rugby's Governance into Question

Rugby Needs Jeremiah Masoli

The Fine Art of a Rugby Number 12

Disrespect, Dishonor and Disregard For The National Anthem

Fiji Rugby: Which Way Forward?

Reader Offer: 20 Percent Off At Front Up

Hugooooooing Where Now?

The Rain Dampens Morpeth's Fire As They Go Under To Carlisle

First Win in 5 Games As Morpeth Find Their Feet Amid the Mud

Scotland Rugby: Back to Magners Action

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