Cowan and Hore to start

July 31, 2008

All Blacks scrum-half Jimmy Cowan and hooker Andrew Hore will start for New Zealand in the crunch Bledisloe Cup Test against Australia at Eden Park."

Former Wigan star Danny Tickle to torment his old club

July 31, 2008

Former Wigan star Danny Tickle plans to stick the boot into his old club tonight and the coach who let him go.

Rugby: BOP slop around in mud for 8-7 win

July 31, 2008

Bay of Plenty overcame a horror travel schedule and atrocious conditions to beat Tasman 8-7 in an Air NZ Cup rugby match in Blenheim last night. The Bay of Plenty players will be assured a solid sleep last night after working overtime...

Rugby: Northland topple Waikato in opening upset

July 31, 2008

Northland defied the elements and weight of possession to upset Waikato 18-10 in their Air NZ Cup opening round match at Whangarei last night. The hosts spent much of the match on defence but defended stoutly and struck with...

McCaw: Rocky is a huge loss for Australia

July 31, 2008

As New Zealand adjusted to the loss of full-back Leon MacDonald their captain, Richie McCaw, was quick to highlight the magnitude of Rocky Elsom's absence from the Australian team."

Steve Deane: Survival is the name of the game

July 31, 2008

With so much focus on what will become of it next year, it's hard to know what to make of this year's national provincial rugby championship. Now in its third year, the Air New Zealand Cup has delivered on many of its objectives....

De Villiers taking Pumas seriously

July 31, 2008

When South Africa take on Argentina next weekend, in a game that marks Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday, they will do so with the final three Tri-Nations games in mind."

London Welsh solider on

July 31, 2008

Having fought to survive in the professional era London Welsh, once giants of the game in the 1970s, are preparing to enter the coming season as a professional club."

Ryan refelctive on ELVs

July 31, 2008

Gloucester boss Dean Ryan believes rugby union's controversial new law variations do not match their "scaremongering" reputation.



Ryan reflective on ELVs

July 31, 2008

Gloucester boss Dean Ryan believes rugby union’s controversial new law variations do not match their “scaremongering” reputation.



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