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London Irish face Coventry based side Wasps at Twickenham this weekend, in a highly anticipated Aviva Premiership clash in this year’s London Double Header. Irish haven’t won a competitive match in all competitions since April, courtesy of a victory at home to Agen in the first round of the European Challenge Cup. Twickenham hasn’t hosted […]
Toulouse have recently confirmed the signing of Scotland International lock Richie Gray from Top 14 rivals Castres. The club president Jean-Rene Bouscatel said that ‘it’s a big signing which will strengthen our squad next season’ on Tuesday in a press conference located in the south-west of France. The twenty-six year old international has 51 caps […]
It’s not new news that England Rugby coach Stuart Lancaster has resigned, after a disappointing Six Nations and Rugby World Cup campaign. In the Briton’s place comes Australian coach Eddie Jones, who directed Japan’s win over South Africa in this year’s World Cup. The new England coach has stirred up a bit of an argument […]
It has recently been announced that Top 14 side Montepellier have extended the contract of back-row player Fulgence Ouedraogo. The 29 year-old will stay in France for another three years, with the French International putting pen to paper after his team’s 64-0 win over Calvisano in the Challenge Cup. Ouedraogo has been playing in Montpellier […]
Wasps face Irish side Leinster in their first pool match of this season’s European Champions’ Cup. The Coventry based side have lost their three previous meetings with PRO12 team – twice in the Champions’ Cup and once in the ‘deceased’ Amlin Challenge Cup. The big stories include the Champions Cup return for Jonny Sexton, who’s […]
The match started in wet, windy conditions as the Coventry started to darken. Gloucester got off to the better start at the Ricoh Arena, the cherry and whites made an early statement after winning a scrum penalty and a midfield turnover within the first five minutes. On the nine minute mark Gloucester fouled at a […]
After losing what is now a local derby away to Leicester Tigers at Welford Road, Wasps would be eager to grab another win at the Ricoh Arena. Wasps’ last Premiership win came at home to Bath a couple of rounds ago, Dai Young’s side beat last season’s runners-up 16-9. This weekend Gloucester will visit Coventry […]
New Wasps fly-half Jimmy Gopperth as received a three week suspension after punching Leciester Tigers captain Mathew Tait. The recent signing will miss out on three upcoming fixtures due his late challenge on Tait in Wasps’ 24-16 defeat to the Tigers at Welford Road last Sunday. Gopperth will miss out on a match against his […]
The World Rugby Awards have recently been announced, the awards range from the ‘Best Player’ to the team with the ‘Best Character’. Not all the winners are you may think, they all deserve their awards but they might not be the winners you would’ve bet your money on. This slideshow will present the winners of […]
The third-place play-off was played yesterday as the Springboks faced the Pumas, it was South Africa versus Argentina. Neither team could make it to the World Cup final, however. But both teams had the chance to fight for a medal which still mattered. The match was to be a hard one, South Africa had been […]
The shortlist for the renowned Player of the Year 2015 award in association with MasterCard has been announced by World Rugby. The prize will be awarded at the World Rugby Award in London on Sunday. The Rugby World Cup has shown off new players and shown us what some old players still have, this has […]
Here we go, the Rugby World Cup Final. Two great teams, one great trophy and eighty fascinating minutes. New Zealand (The All Blacks) play Australia (The Wallabies) tomorrow [Saturday] to decide you will win the World Cup. Thirty players will kick off the match, fifteen on each team. But what if you could combine both […]