Radio Broadcaster studying Sports Journalism
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I feel as though I need a little bit of a disclaimer attached, because I’m angry. It’s been bubbling at the surface, before the World Cup, during the world cup and now it’s just uncontrollable, it’s not a volcano style eruption of anger, more of a very angry dog trapped in a room, and every […]
The Scrum Hello and welcome to ‘the scrum’. We’ll be rounding up all the action from over the last week teeing up the upcoming games and dissecting all the latest news in the rugby world. The 3rd place game An exciting appetizer for the Final; South Africa defeated Argentina 24-13. It was an emotional game […]
Hello and welcome to our new feature ‘The Scrum’ ,we’ll be rounding up all the action from over the last week teeing up the upcoming games and dissecting all the latest news in the rugby world. World Cup Semi-Finals Of course the big games of the weekend where in the Rugby World Cup semi-final stage. […]
With just three days before England take on Fiji, I have put together three players that can change the course of this World Cup. Whether it’s with their athleticism, try scoring ability, their play making, kicking game, points from the tee, World Cup experience, physicality or just grim determination to win. I’ve got 3 players […]
England Fiji Fri 18th September 14, 2015 England XV England remain unchanged for the line-up against Fiji on Friday. Backs: 15 Brown 14 Watson 13 Joseph 12 Barritt 11 May 10 Ford 9 Youngs Forwards: 1 Marler 2 Youngs 3 Cole 4 Parling 5 Lawes 6 Wood 7 Robshaw (captain) 8 Morgan 3 players to […]
Former England winger Chris Ashton does not think Sam Burgess should be included in England’s squad for the Rugby World Cup. “Sam’s won a Grand Final in Australia, he’s played England rugby league, so he has that experience,” said Ashton, who joins The Daily Telegraph’s team of columnists for the World Cup, was a former rugby […]
Canada has historically the strongest side in the North America, with a 100% record in Qualifying for the World Cup and have been at every World Cup since 1987, the struggle, however, has been getting past the top two seeds in their groups, having been grouped with France on three of the seven occasions. Their […]
Warren Gaitland watched his Welsh side edge past Ireland 16-10, Wales took a 10-0 lead thanks to Tipuric’s try. Iain Henderson, Ireland’s man of the match tied up the match just before half time. Wales were strong in the breakdown, as such converted two penalties courtesy of Leigh Halfpenny in the second half. Halfpenny’s six […]
South Africa have announced their Rugby World Cup squad and included three centurions in Victor Matfield, Bryan Habana and Jean De Villiers in their 31-man squad with lock Matfield and flanker Burger set to compete at their fourth World Cup while De Villiers captains the Springboks. Coach Heyneke Meyer has also named scrum-half Rudy Paige […]
The big question for Stuart Lancaster over the last 10 months is whether to take a chance on promising rugby league convert Sam Burgess. Burgess started his career in rugby league like his father. He started with the Bradford Bulls having a successful career in England was persuaded join the Sydney Rabbitohs by owner Russell […]
Head Coach Kieran Crowley has announced his squad for the 2015 world cup as reported by Planet Rugby. The 31-man team is made of players from 7 provinces with the majority coming from rugby hotbeds Ontario (11) and British Columbia (10). Crowley also selected Richard Thorpe, who is from Beckenham, England. The team will be […]
Stuart Lancaster will announce his England squad for the World Cup on Thursday. Gavin Mairs of the Telegraph is reporting Lancaster has made a decision at Centre. It is 22-year-old Henry Slade of Exeter, not recent rugby league convert Sam Burgess, who will be in the midfield alongside more experienced Centres, Brad Barritt and Jonathan Joseph. […]