Rugby World Cup News

O’Sullivan forced into changes through injury for the clash with Wales at Croke Park, Dublin on Saturday ko 13:15.
Murphy and Dempsey failed fitness tests on Thursday morning so Rob Kearney moves from the left wing to full-back, while Horgan is called into the team. Tommy Bowe switches from right to left wing and Luke Fitzgerald […]

Scarlets outside-half Stephen Jones has held on to the number 10 shirt for Wales’ Triple Crown attempt against Ireland in Dublin at Croke park on Saturday , ko 13:15. Jones will be partnered at half-back by Ospreys’ Mike Phillips, who was chosen ahead of Dwayne Peel as part of four changes made by […]

Danny Cipriani and Lee Mears will start for England against Scotland in the RBS Six Nations at Murrayfield on Saturday. Cipriani starts his first Test at full-back, replacing Iain Balshaw, who drops to the bench. Bath hooker Mears comes in for the dropped Mark Regan, with George Chuter promoted to the replacements’ bench. Leicester flanker […]

Scotland have made two changes for the Calcutta Cup clash against England at Murrayfield on Saturday ko 3.15pm. Simon Taylor returns in the back row, while centre Graeme Morrison makes his first start in four years. Kelly Brown and Andrew Henderson drop out of Frank Hadden’s starting line-up for the match and there is no […]

Nick Mallett makes changes for the visit to the Millennium stadium including putting Italy’s former captain Marco Bortolami on the bench for Saturday’s Six Nations clash with Wales despite suffering with a neck injury. The experienced lock missed the Azzurri’s first two Six Nations games because of a fractured eye socket.
Other changes are: Andrea Marcato […]

Mike Blair will captain Scotland at Croke Park, and his half-back partner will be Chris Paterson, with Dan parks moving to the bench. Edinburgh captain Allister Hogg is now in the open-side position and Alasdair Strokosch will start his first Test at blind-side flanker with Scott MacLeod replacing Jim Hamilton at lock. Kelly Brown of […]

Ulster wing Tommy Bowe and Munster lock Mick O’Driscoll have been recalled to the Ireland team for Saturday’s Six Nations game with Scotland in Dublin. Bowe replaces Geordan Murphy, who drops out of the 22 with Shane Horgan returning on the bench after injury. Ireland’s most-capped player Malcolm O’Kelly is also out of favour with […]

France coach Marc Lievremont has named an inexperienced half-back pairing of Francois Trinh-Duc and Morgan Parra for the showdown with England on Saturday. Scrum-half Parra makes his first Test start, replacing the injured Jean-Baptiste Elissalde, while fly-half Trinh-Duc is preferred to David Skrela. The other changes are number eight Louis Picamoles starts his first Test […]

Brian Ashton names two new players in the squad of 22. London Irish scrum-half Paul Hodgson and Leicester flanker Tom Croft have been selected among the replacements. The other change is Sale scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth replaces Andy Gomarsall in the starting 15 for the clash against France in Paris on Saturday. Gomarsall misses out on […]

Warren Gatland has changed his starting half-back pairing for Wales’ Six Nations clash with Italy, with Stephen Jones and Dwayne Peel getting the nod. James Hook and Mike Phillips, who started the win over Scotland, drop to the bench as part of six changes.
Gatland has also named a whole new front row, with Gethin Jenkins, […]