Rugby World Cup News

England coach Brian Ashton has a few surprises with the exclusion of Josh Lewsey and not so much with Andy Farrell. The new names included are Tom Croft, Danny Cipriani and Lesley Vainikolo the power house Gloucester wing, plus Sales scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth. Unlucky are Ollie Barkley whose court appearance counted against him and Tom […]

France and England meet again in Paris on Saturday 23rd February 2008.

France will be looking to avenge their defeat by England last time they met in the Stade de France in the semi-final of the Rugby World Cup. This will be a hugely popular fixture so get your tickets now to avoid being disappointed.
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Brian Ashton, John Wells and Mike Ford have been confirmed as the coaching team for England.  Shaun Edwards has not been found a place in the coaching set-up at this time and although it was said they did not necessarily have the same objectives Ford stays on working with Ashton.  Unlike some of the coaches […]

Italy host England in Rome on Sunday 10th February 2008.

Italy will be looking to compete and continue their development and will be playing to a full house, so to avoid disappointment get your tickets now.
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Italy play their first home game in the 2008 six nations against England on Sunday 10th […]

The six nations opens on the 2nd February 2008 and one of the games of the weekend will without a doubt be the meeting between Warren Gatland’s Wales and England, the surprise package of the recent Rugby World Cup in France.

This should be a pulsating match as the power play of England looks to steam-roll […]

Looking for that elusive Christmas present for him or her? Yes. The highly prized England shirts are just the perfect items to give this Christmas, ready for the Six Nations matches starting in February 2008. They are just what you need to show your support, if going to the games or […]

An eight-year agreement on the future of English rugby has been signed off, meaning an end to the club-v-country row that has bedevilled the sport. All 12 Guinness Premiership clubs have now signed the agreement, which was worked through by the Rugby Football Union and the clubs’ negotiating teams. This paves the way for a […]

As a lot of us expected it was no classic, but South Africa were worth the win 15-6.  England gave them a game but always looked to be having to work that bit harder to win the ball, and create the space to attack. The key area of the lineout went to the Boks and […]

Jake White has named an unchanged starting XV for the game against champions England in the World Cup final on Saturday at the Stade De France Saint Denis, with KO at 2000 BST . There is just one change on the bench as Bobby Skinstad misses out with Wikus […]

Mark Cueto is the only change from the team which beat France last week for Saturday’s World Cup final against South Africa at the Stade De France Saint Denis with KO at 2000 BST. All the expectations had been Tait on the wing and Hipkiss in the 13 shirt. However Ashton has left Mathew Tait […]