Topic: Rugby

Australia crush Barbarians in record rout

Australia warmed-up for their Test away to Wales next weekend by running in eight tries as they overwhelmed the star-studded Barbarians by a record 60-11 win at Twickenham on Saturday.Both Australia wings, Lachie Turner and Digby Ioane, and replacement forward James Horwill, ...

Stade Francais deepen Perpignan woes

Stade Francais deepened Perpignan's Top 14 home woes with a runaway 35-16 victory on Friday, stretching the Catalan club's losing streak at the Stade Aime Giral to seven matches.Four tries from Samoa full-back Paul Williams, France hooker Dimitri Szarzewski, Italy captain Sergio ...
A "shattered" Rob Andrew, admitted Thursday he'd should have given England manager Martin Johnson more support but insisted he too would not be resigning after a shambolic World Cup campaign.England's campaign was dominated by off-field scandals and lacklustre on-field performances and they ...

Henry rules out England rugby job

Graham Henry ruled out the possibility of replacing Martin Johnson as England manager on Tuesday, saying: "It is time to move on."Henry, who stepped down as New Zealand coach after guiding the All Blacks to World Cup glory on home soil last ...
England international Mike Tindall's appeal against the £25,000 fine imposed on him by the Rugby Football Union (RFU) for his night out during the World Cup will be heard at Twickenham on Thursday.The 33-year-old centre was fined and dropped from the England ...

O'Gara works his drop goal magic again

Irish rugby great Ronan O'Gara landed his second time added-on drop goal in successive European Cup games to give two-time champions Munster a 27-24 victory over Castres on Saturday.The 34-year-old fly-half, who had given Munster the win over last season's finalists Northampton ...
Clive Woodward has insisted he has no desire to coach England again following Martin Johnson's resignation as manager.Johnson lifted the World Cup in 2003 as England captain when Woodward was the team's manager.Legendary lock Johnson, after being parachuted into the post of ...

Mallett rules out England rugby job

Nick Mallett said Wednesday he was no longer a candidate to succeed Martin Johnson as coach of England."I have decided that I will not be making myself available for the position and I have disclosed this to the RFU (England's Rugby Football ...
Clermont lock Jamie Cudmore has been banned for 20 days for punching during a Top 14 match against Stade Francais.The Canadian, who played for his country at this year's Rugby World Cup but who enjoys an unenviable record with the disciplinary committee ...

RFU ran bar tab for England World Cup booze up

The England team's drunken night out during the World Cup, which could cost veteran centre Mike Tindall his Test career, was part-funded by the Rugby Football Union, according to reports here on Tuesday.Several British newspapers carried an e-mail from England team operations ...