Northampton Saints today announced that front rowers Brian Mujati and Brett Sharman have both signed new contracts with the club.
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Northampton Saints today announced that front rowers Brian Mujati and Brett Sharman have both signed new contracts with the club.
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Welsh flanker Martyn Williams, 35, is the only British Isles player who will start for the Barbarians against South Africa on Saturday at Twickenham.
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There is a perception, reinforced this month by the Australia coach, Robbie Deans, that the 2007 Rugby World Cup was dull and turgid, a triumph of defence over attack. Next year, he promised, would be different.
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Rory Lawson will replace Mike Blair at scrum-half and also take over the captain’s duties for Scotland’s second autumn Test match against South Africa.
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Seven of the Scotland players involved in the 49-3 mauling by New Zealand are in need of medical assessment ahead of Saturday’s Test against South Africa.
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Limerick – Munster ground out a 15-6 victory over a second-string Australia in appalling conditions on Tuesday, with former Australian rugby Sevens flyhalf Paul Warwick scoring all the points for the Irish side.
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Crucial win for Innsbruck as they head into winter break Innsbruck returned to the top of the Austrian Bundesliga table on Saturday having completed their set of pre-Christmas games with a convincing 8:69 away victory over Linz.
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Glasgow – New Zealand have launched an appeal against hooker Keven Mealamu’s four-week ban for headbutting England captain Lewis Moody.
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All Blacks hooker Keven Mealamu is set to miss the remainder of New Zealand’s Grand Slam tour after being banned for four weeks for headbutting England captain Lewis Moody during a 26-16 victory at Twickenham last weekend.
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The Springbok emblem will not appear on the chest of the South African rugby jersey but rather on the sleeve during next year’s World Cup in New Zealand.
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Dublin – Nigel Owens, who handled the Tri-Nations Test between the Springboks and All Blacks in Soweto earlier this year, has been handed the whistle for the opening Test of the Boks’ November Tour when they face Ireland at the opening of the brand new Aviva Stadium in Dublin.
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Sensational Innsbruck victory against Austrian Bundesliga runners-up Stade Viennois Rugby Club Innsbruck pocketed a precious away victory in Vienna against Stade Viennois, in a game that they led from start to finish at the Dirnelwiese.
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11. September 2010 Narrow opening Bundesliga defeat to Celtc in front of record crowd A 350-strong crowd at Rugby Club Innsbruck’s opening home Bundesliga fixture against Vienna Celtic was not enough to inspire the Tyrolian side to victory as the Viennese side emerged narrow but deserving victors in a thrilling encounter at the Fenner Areal .
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Só sê die Springbok-yster Frans Steyn, nadat ’n storm die afgelope week rondom sy kop uitgebreek het oor sy jongste beenbesering én voortgesette beskikbaarheid vir Peter de Villiers se Bok-span.
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Folks I am going to cheat a little bit here if you don’t mind. I have combined the 3rd and 4th parts of the review into a single post because it is starting to read a bit like ‘Days of Our Lives’ and there is so much happening that I want to comment on...
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The All Blacks have slammed a press photographer whose candid snap left secret tactics for their Tri-Nations clash with the Wallabies splashed across Australian newspapers.
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This is the one post that I would rather not have written. Having said that it is I believe an essential one. I know that it will court controversy and I know that many South Africans will be critical of its content.
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Johannesburg – The Springboks will have to get over their dislike for Irish referee Alain Rolland’s refereeing very quickly – they have a return date with him in a few weeks time.
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Matt Giteau and Berrick Barnes will combine in the Australian backline for the first time this year after being named alongside of each other today in the Qantas Wallabies side that will confront the All Blacks in Melbourne.
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The starting XV features just two changes to the side which beat South Africa 31-17 in Wellington ten days ago:
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Brisbane – A major split has opened up in the Springbok coaching management team, sources close to South African rugby alleged last night.
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Springbok centre Jaque Fourie has become the third Springbok in as many weeks to be suspended for dangerous play, receiving a four-week ban.
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A back injury has ruled Springbok lock Andries Bekker out of the forthcoming Vodacom Tri-Nations Test against Australia at the Suncorp Stadium in Brisbane on Saturday.
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Durban – Coach John Plumtree has re-shuffled the Sharks’ backline for Saturday afternoon’s crucial encounter against the Blue Bulls at the Absa Stadium, with young Patrick Lambie most notably moving from fullback to inside centre.
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The Springbok team that takes to the field against the All Blacks in Saturday’s second Vodacom Tri-Nations Test in Wellington, is the most experienced ever.Springbok Test Factfile
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The Springboks have made three changes to their match 22 for the second Vodacom Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday.
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Springbok Prop Jannie du Plessis will miss the second Vodacom Tri-Nations Test against the All Blacks in Wellington on Saturday.
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Locks Bakkies Botha and Danie Rossouw have both been declared fit and included in the Springbok match 22 to face the All Blacks in the opening fixture of the 2010 Vodacom Tri-Nations at Eden Park in New Zealand on Saturday.
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