Australia pick Moore for England rugby Test

2010-11-11T07:00:21Z

Brumbies front-rower Moore comes back to the starting line-up in place of Saia Faingaa as Australia prepare for a ferocious scrummaging contest against their old northern hemisphere rivals at Twickenham.

Elsewhere Wallabies coach Robbie Deans has kept faith with the side which defeated

England's best policy is to go on the attack

2010-11-29T14:59:39Z

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Barbarians wait on dancer Henson

2010-09-27T16:00:08Z

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Henson set to face Boks for Barbarians

2010-09-27T08:15:42Z

Wales centre Gavin Henson is set to make his long-awaited return to rugby union after accepting an invitation to play for the Barbarians against world champions South Africa at Twickenham in December.

The controversial Ospreys midfielder has not...

Henson's Barbarians appointment

2010-09-27T11:00:14Z

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Exiles put Sarries to the sword

2010-09-12T02:49:38Z

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Twickenham Corporate Hospitality with www.corporatehospitalitygroup.com

2010-09-10T06:14:06Z

Rugby crowds are declining. Memberships and season tickets are not being renewed and, most worrying of all, there seems to be a gathering trend away from corporate box renewal. In other words, the substantial income from better-endowed patrons, the vast majority of whom have been attracted by rugby, is declining. This poses severe challenges for every stadium, particularly those, like Wellington, which are approaching the end of the first phase of their very lucrative membership subscriptions...

Newby given all clear for Premiership final

2010-05-25T14:15:57Z

Leicester's former All Black back-row forward Craig Newby was cleared on Tuesday to play in the English Premiership final against Saracens at Twickenham on Saturday after a citing for a dangerous tackle was dismissed.

The 30-year-old, who played three Tests off the bench for ...

England scrum-half Danny Care on the French resistance

2010-10-27T08:22:38Z

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A fragrant prince greets the Cycle Slam at Twickers...

2010-10-25T08:37:53Z

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Borthwick retains England captaincy

2010-04-16T07:21:31Z

Steve Borthwick will retain the England captaincy for the upcoming Six Nations Championship opener against Wales, the Rugby Football Union announced Monday.

Earlier this ...

England's Vickery to miss Six Nations

2010-04-16T07:49:03Z

Former England captain Phil Vickery is set to miss this year's Six Nations after being told it will be another eight weeks before he can resume training following neck surgery last year.

The 33-year-old Lions prop forward is therefore unlikely to be named in the England Six Nations squad d...

Wasps hand Cipriani first start since October

2010-04-16T08:08:20Z

England fly-half Danny Cipriani will make his first Wasps start since October in Sunday's Twickenham showdown against Harlequins, the Premiership club announced.

It will be Cipriani's sixth start of the season, but first since his recovery from a fractured fibula.

"We have picked the team based on the type of...

McCaw leads altered All Blacks against Barbarians

2010-04-16T08:44:07Z

New Zealand captain Richie McCaw will lead the All Blacks in their tour-ending non-cap international against the Barbarians at Twickenham here on Saturday.

Flanker McCaw, recently crowned the IRB 2009 world player of the year and Dan Carter was included in a near full-strength New Zealand side unveiled by coach Graham Henry here on Wednesday for this weekend's Twickenham encounter against England.

The star fly-half was banned from Saturday's 20-6 win away to

Shaw recalled by England for All Blacks

2010-04-16T09:04:07Z

Veteran lock Simon Shaw has been recalled by England for their final November international, against New Zealand this Saturday, in one of three changes to the team made by manager Martin Johnson.

But flanker Tom Cr...

Smith takes blame for England's lack of ambition

2010-04-16T09:04:31Z

England attack coach Brian Smith has taken responsibility for the team's lacklustre display against Argentina and promised a sharper cutting edge this weekend when the All Blacks come to Twickenham.

Although England wo...

Shaw and Tait in England rugby squad

2010-04-16T09:05:06Z

Simon Shaw and Mathew Tait have both been included in England's match squad for Saturday's Twickenham international against New Zealand.

The pair survived the cut when England manager

All Blacks seek scrum improvement

2010-04-16T09:07:18Z

Kieran Read insists the scrum is an area New Zealand are desperate to improve on when they take on England this weekend in the third Test of their European tour.

The All Blacks' pack was dominated by their Italian counterparts at scrum time in the dying stages of their 20-6 victory in Argentina here at Twickenham but the South Americans too are missing key men.

And for England star Jonny Wilkinson, the only thing more dangerous than a bunch of wounded l...

Hodgson to start for England against Pumas

2010-04-16T09:14:14Z

Paul Hodgson will make his first Test start for England this Saturday after being named Wednesday in Martin Johnson's team to play Argentina at Twickenham.

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Wallabies look to rediscover spring in slam opener

2010-04-16T09:20:20Z

Australia coach Robbie Deans will be under particular pressure to deliver a victory when the Wallabies face an injury-hit England at Twickenham on Saturday in the first leg of their grand slam tour.

A run of six defeats in the Wallabies' last seven Tests has been offset by the ...

English depth impresses Elsom

2010-04-16T09:21:34Z

Australia captain Rocky Elsom says suggestions the Wallabies will have things all their own way against a new-look England at Twickenham here on Saturday are wide of the mark.

England have been badly hit by injuries in the build-up to the November Test programme, losing 11 member...

Wallabies coach Deans opts for new centre duo

2010-04-16T09:23:24Z

Australia coach Robbie Deans sprang a surprise by naming on Thursday a new midfield combination in his team to play England in Saturday's Cook Cup clash at Twickenham.

The Kiwi has decided to bring Digby Ioane in o...

White adds to England's front-row woes

2010-06-12T12:08:10Z

Leicester's Julian White became the latest England front-row to be ruled out of next month's Tests at Twickenham after tearing a hamstring in Saturday's 18-12 Premiership loss away to London Irish.

After a match ...

Harlequins lose their head in Premiership opener

2010-04-16T10:28:54Z

Harlequins's first attempt to put the fake blood affair behind them with victory on the pitch ended in defeat as they lost 26-15 to London rivals Wasps in their English Premiership opener.

Saturday's defeat at Twickenham was compounded by lock George Robson being sent-off for head-butting just 46 seconds into t...

We're going to come out fighting and hit the top, insists Danny Care

2010-10-22T07:56:14Z

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Venter moulding new rugby 'tribe' at Saracens

2010-06-12T12:08:10Z

Brendan Venter claims to have turned his Saracens side into a "tribe" ahead of their opening English Premiership fixture this season against London Irish at Twickenham here on Saturday.

South African Venter, who previously had a spell at London Irish as player-coach, ...

Rugby Football Union

2010-10-22T09:20:42Z

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Johnson calls for greater England 'urgency'

2010-04-16T12:02:39Z

England manager Martin Johnson admitted his side needed to show greater "urgency" against Argentina at Old Trafford this coming weekend after Saturday's 33-26 Twickenham defeat by the Barbarians.

An England t...

England unveils rugby squad for Barbarians

2010-10-22T09:40:03Z

England coach Martin Johnson has handed first starts to six players in the squad to play the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday.

Harlequins Chris Robshaw and Jordan Turner-Hall are named at blindside ...

We'll bounce back despite final heartache, says Delon Armitage

2010-10-21T10:39:49Z

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Croft eyes Lions chance in English league finale

2010-06-12T12:08:15Z

England flanker Tom Croft has another chance to stake a claim for a place on the British and Irish Lions tour to South Africa in Saturday's Premiership final at Twickenham.

The Leicester player was ...

I'll be ready for thriller with Irish, insists fit-again Nick Evans

2010-10-21T10:38:07Z

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Blues celebrate cup success

2010-10-21T10:37:26Z

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RFU Toast victory on ELVs

2010-10-21T10:36:12Z

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Mauls saved by ELV rejection

2010-10-21T10:36:18Z

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Rugby past and future collide in Calcutta Cup

2010-04-16T15:56:45Z

England and Scotland are set to arrive at Twickenham for the latest edition of rugby union's oldest international fixture with their ancient rivalry in rude health.

England captain Steve Borthwick, not normally someone to indulge in 'mind games', has made no secret this week of how Scotland's reaction to their victory in l...

John Fisher School still eye glory

2010-10-21T10:35:24Z

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Fisher still eye glory

2010-10-21T10:35:28Z

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Twickenham 'shame' is still giving Cedric nightmares

2010-10-21T10:35:28Z

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Borthwick broadside has added fuel to this explosive encounter

2010-10-21T10:35:25Z

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Johnson wants more from England rugby players

2010-04-16T15:59:36Z

England manager Martin Johnson challenged his team to raise their game after naming an unchanged matchday 22 here on Wednesday for his side's Calcutta Cup Six Nations tournament finale against Scotland at France coach Marc Lievremont on Wednesday announced six changes in his starting lineup, two of them positional, for the season-ending Six Nations game against Italy in Rome on Saturday.

That follows the 34-10 hammering the French took at Jo Maso on Monday informing him he had won a late recall.

The former prodigal son of French rugby was brought back into the fold following the humiliating 34-10 Six Nations loss to England at Toby Flood was England's major injury concern as they entered the final week of the Six Nations Championship.

The Leicester outside-half went-off just before half-time during the 34-10 hammering of France...

Patterson in vow to save boss Hadden from the sack

2010-10-21T10:34:54Z

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Simon Shaw: 'I was so excited about returning for England I couldn't sleep'

2010-10-21T10:34:51Z

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Johnno bad boys must come good

2010-10-21T10:34:44Z

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Bid chiefs coy over Twickenham as World Cup venue

2010-06-11T23:51:17Z

England's football World Cup bid team have refused to rule out reports that Twickenham - the home of English rugby union - could be used as a host venue if they win the right to stage the 2018 tournament.

Twickenham has been talked of as one of the grounds that might be used if the English bid is successful because of its' 82,000 capacity and South African scrum-half Michael Claassens saw Bath to a 25-14 victory over Northampton on Saturday and go top of the Premiership.

They benefited from previous leaders London Irish slipping up as they lost 16-13 to

Rested Care to return for Leicester clash

2010-10-21T10:29:49Z

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Bring on the six nations

2010-04-16T13:54:45Z

There's got to be some direct relationship these days between the bad behaviour of the Twickenham crowd and the feebleness of the English team. When the Twickers faithful launched into an insanely enthusiastic rendition of 'Swing Low' as the All Blacks went into the haka last weekend, you knew there was trouble in store. The haka should happen in relative silence, just like the nation...

Australia seeking rugby 2009 Grand Slam tour: report

2010-04-16T14:05:30Z

The Wallabies are seeking a 25th anniversary Grand Slam tour of Great Britain and Ireland in talks involving the Australian Rugby Union and the English Rugby Football Union, according to r...

All Blacks, ale and a tale of two skippers

2010-10-21T10:28:15Z

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RugbyU: All Blacks recall Smith to face England

2010-04-16T14:09:11Z

New Zealand coach Graham Henry recalled on Tuesday outside centre Conrad Smith in the only change to his side for this weekend's Test against England at Twickenham.

Smith missed last Saturday's 29-9 victory over Wales in

All Blacks recall Smith to face England

2010-04-16T14:09:11Z

New Zealand coach Graham Henry recalled on Tuesday outside centre Conrad Smith in the only change to his side for this weekend's Test against England at Twickenham.

Smith missed last Saturday's 29-9 victory over Wales in

England drop Cipriani for New Zealand rugby match

2010-04-16T14:10:33Z

Danny Cipriani was dropped to the bench by England manager Martin Johnson in one of three changes to the team to face the All Blacks at Twickenham this Saturday.

Cipriani, who has seen three charged dow...

England drop Cipriani for New Zealand

2010-04-16T14:10:34Z

Danny Cipriani was dropped to the bench by England manager Martin Johnson in one of three changes to the team to face the All Blacks at Twickenham this Saturday.

Cipriani, who has seen three charged dow...

Record-breaking Springboks storm past England

2010-04-16T14:13:31Z

World champions South Africa rounded off their 2008 campaign in style with a record-breaking 42-6 thrashing of England at Twickenham here Saturday.

This defeat represented England's worst losing margin at Twickenham, surpassing the 21-point gap they conceded to New Zealan...

Springboks eye England win to get back on track

2010-06-11T22:19:36Z

South Africa captain John Smit has no truck with the 'f word' - fatigue - as the world champions eye a sixth straight win over England later Saturday which they hope will kickstart a return to the top of the game.

Since beating England 15-6 in last year's World Cup

Sheridan out of Springbok clash

2010-04-16T14:16:59Z

England prop Andrew Sheridan was ruled out of the team Thursday to play world champions South Africa here at Twickenham this weekend.

The Sale front-row, included in the original line-up to take on the Springboks, has now been rested from Saturday's match following the neck injury he sustained during last weekend's 28-...

It's time the haka posture is put out to pasture

2010-06-12T12:08:20Z

All those who agree, stick out your tongues and roll your eyes in grotesque mime.

New Zealand's rugby haka has had its day. The stunt has been rumbled. The haka has become tiresomely irksome; an occasional and once diverting wheeze has long passed its sell-by date. Both rugby codes have been subjected this month to a tedious basinful of this now charmless ey...

Sheridan winning fitness fight

2010-10-21T10:27:43Z

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England eye ranking prize as Springboks await

2010-04-16T14:20:59Z

More than England's pride could suffer after a 28-14 defeat by Australia here at Twickenham helped drop them down to fifth place in the International Rugby Board's world rankings.

England need to finish their series of November internationals...

England rugby eyes ranking prize as Springboks await

2010-04-16T14:20:59Z

More than England's pride could suffer after a 28-14 defeat by Australia here at Twickenham helped drop them down to fifth place in the International Rugby Board's world rankings.

England need to finish their series of November internationals...

Wallabies' toughened hide encourages their rugby coach

2010-04-16T14:23:25Z

Australia coach Robbie Deans said he hoped the way his side coped with an England fight back before running out 28-14 winners here at Twickenham was a sign of things to come.

England, who defeated the Wallabies in the ...

Johnson calls for trust after Wallaby rugby defeat

2010-04-16T14:23:26Z

England manager Martin Johnson called for his side to show greater trust and composure after their 28-14 loss to Australia here at Twickenham.

Johnson's men were fourth in the world rankings before this encounter with the Wallabies but they swopped places with suffered such a convincing defeat to India in a Test series and the touring Wallabies awoke in a rain-lashed London having already lo...

England prop Vickery back to face Australia

2010-04-16T14:31:03Z

Former captain Phil Vickery was recalled Tuesday by England coach Martin Johnson for Saturday's rugby union international against Australia at Twickenham.

Vickery, on the bench for last Saturday's 39-13 win a...

Johnson shuffles pack

2010-10-21T10:27:01Z

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Close combat

2010-04-16T14:46:35Z

Beginning this weekend, we are lumbered with the close combat of international rugby union just about all the way to next October and the World Cup final in Paris. Today Wales play Australia in Cardiff; tomorrow at Twickenham the lately pall...

Pick'n'mix

2010-04-16T14:48:32Z

Anthem is as anthem does. What with the rugby internationals last weekend and the ongoing Commonwealth Games, a mad medley of various national anthems has been grating around the airwaves. Some find them uplifting. For me, the jingoistic jingles jar, particularly as extended overture to the rugby when the camera, with ingratiating reverence, pans along the line of cauliflower-eared shaven heads whi...

More brain, less brawn

2010-04-16T14:48:51Z

The basso thump of Six Nations' rugby begins this weekend -- today Wales are at Twickenham and Italy in Dublin, and tomorrow the French collide with the Scots at Murrayfield. The reverberating crash-bang-wallop ...

Refreshing all parts

2010-04-16T14:52:30Z

If the English Premiership's round-ball autumn has been imbued with a generally browned-off languor, it has at least been far more civil than the bad-blooded rancour of their 'oval' cousins. The Rugby Football Union spits more viperishly by the week at what it perceives as the derisive impertinence of the leading clubs. This month marks 10 years of professional rugby union, although in most of its world the bigtime ...

Days of wine and oysters

2010-09-08T12:39:12Z

What with the frenzied finales of Six Nations rugby, Cheltenham's four days' hooley, and my own ruddy all-day asthma, I had to miss John Jackson's 70th birthday banquet in the Gay Hussar. I suppose in the old days the Manchester Guardian and the old Daily Minor were some sort of soulmates, and certainly...

Britain Beetroot Juice

2010-10-02T02:30:15Z

British middle distance runner Colin McCourt runs on a machine for a research in a lab at St Mary's University College in Twickenham, south-west London, Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2010. Some experts say adding beetroot juice to your diet, like ot...

Britain Pope

2010-09-17T07:30:42Z

A nun uses her mobile phone ahead of a Service of Prayer at St Mary's University College Chapel at Twickenham in west London, Friday, Sept. 17, 2010. Pope Benedict XVI is on a four-day visit to PRINCE WILLIAM MEMBER OF THE ROYAL FAMILY RBS 6 NATIONS CHAMPIONSHIP, ENGLAND V WALES TWICKENHAM, LONDON, ENGLAND 07 February 2010 DIB4277 Photo by Michael Mayhew-Al...

PRINCE HARRY

2010-03-27T21:59:44Z

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UK News - November 22, 2008

2010-04-10T15:52:21Z

Mcc0008911. The Daily Telegraph.MARTIN JOHNSON, ENGLAND TEAM MANAGER.England vs South Africa at Twickenham.Saturday 22nd November 2008

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