Topic: Rugby
London Irish turned on the style at Twickenham as the Exiles romped to a 33-16 victory over Saracens on the opening weekend of the Premiership on Saturday. They killed off Sacarens with 15 points in the second half as tries for Delon ...
A long range penalty goal by fullback Kurtley Beale with the last kick of the match enabled Australia to defeat South Africa 41-39 in a thrilling Tri Nations match on Saturday. The Wallabies scored four tries in the space of 17 minutes ...
The new English Premiership rugby union season gets underway on Friday but the old problem of how to top Leicester remains. Whenever England lose an international match -- and that has been too often for comfort during Leicester great Martin Johnson's time ...
The new English Premiership rugby union season gets underway on Friday but the old problem of how to top Leicester remains. Whenever England lose an international match -- and that has been too often for comfort during Leicester great Martin Johnson's time ...
New Zealand on Wednesday included uncapped flyhalf Colin Slade as cover for Dan Carter in the 26-man squad to face Australia as the All Blacks seek a clean sweep in the Tri-Nations tournament. Slade was the sole change to coach Graham Henry's ...
All Blacks star flyhalf Dan Carter should be fit to play in their Bledisloe Cup match against Australia in Hong Kong in October, New Zealand captain Richie McCaw said Monday. Carter underwent surgery last week on a long-term ankle injury after the ...
Skipper John Smit says reigning world rugby union champions South Africa must improve if they want to retain the title next year in New Zealand. "That was not a good performance and certainly not rugby that will win us another World Cup," ...
European champions Toulouse defeated Stade Francais 34-16 on Saturday thanks to a breathtaking second-half performance in a bruising French Top 14 clash that saw five players yellow-carded. Stade, who went into the game with two wins from two matches, were 16-11 ahead ...
Lock Victor Matfield got the perfect 100-cap present as South Africa ended a losing streak by defeating Australia 44-31 Saturday in a Tri-Nations Test thriller. The Springboks twice clawed back from 14-point deficits in a seven-try opening half and after trailing 24-28 ...
Legendary lock Victor Matfield wants to end a 100-cap curse when struggling South Africa tackle Australia at Loftus Versfeld here Saturday in the Tri-Nations championship. The other Springbok centurions, retired Percy Montgomery and current captain and hooker John Smit, had the special ...