Topic: Twickenham

Wallabies make five changes for Italy rugby Test

Australia coach Robbie Deans made five changes to the side that lost to England at Twickenham ahead of Saturday's test match here against Italy.One of those sees prop James Slipper making his first start for the Wallabies in what will be his ...

Australia pick Moore for England rugby Test

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

Everyone is talking about how England are going to really turn the screw on the Australian scrum at Twickenham on Saturday but this match is not just going to revolve around bludgeoning the Wallaby forwards, who did have problems in this area ...

Barbarians wait on dancer Henson

Gavin Henson's performances on Strictly Come Dancing this autumn will dictate whether he is able to make an appearance for the Barbarians in December. Wales centre Henson is set to make his return to rugby after accepting an invitation to play for ...

Henson set to face Boks for Barbarians

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 played since March 2009 after ...

Henson's Barbarians appointment

Wales centre Gavin Henson is set to make his return to rugby after accepting an invitation to play for the Barbarians against South Africa at Twickenham in December. But he now appears ready to finally lace up a pair of boots again, ...

Exiles put Sarries to the sword

London Irish turned on the second-half afterburners at Twickenham to complete a 33-16 bonus-point victory and put an early dent in Saracens' Aviva Premiership title hopes.. Ryan Lamb, who had kicked two penalties in the first half, landed another five points to ...
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 ...

Newby given all clear for Premiership final

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 ...
No one would claim that the 2010 tournament has been a vintage Six Nations for English rugby. We toured both Twickenham and AFC Wimbledon stadium, discussing the final game of the Six Nations, what people get wrong about Martin Johnson and what ...