Topic: Twickenham
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 ...
Steve Borthwick will retain the England captaincy for the upcoming Six Nations Championship opener against Wales, the Rugby Football Union announced Monday. Earlier this month England manager Martin Johnson named his squad for the Six Nations but refused to say if Saracens ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 Cory Jane - back in his ...
All Black playmaker 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 Italy in ...
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 Croft was demoted to the bench Wednesday ...
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 won 16-9 against the Pumas, thanks to Matt Banahan's try ...
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 Martin Johnson released 10 players back to their clubs on Tuesday ahead of Wednesday's ...
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 ...