Good news for all the nations bidding for the 2015 and 2019 Rugby World Cup’s.
The IRB has reduced the commitment for 2015 from £100 million down to £80 million and for 2019 from £120 million down to £100 million.
They have also now introduced a profit share formula, these changes should make it far more practical […]
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Ireland face Argentina on Saturday 22 November at: Croke Park with a 14:45 Kick-off and live coverage on BBC One.
Teams
Ireland: G Murphy; Bowe, B O’Driscoll, Fitzgerald, Kearney; O’Gara, O’Leary; Horan, Flannery, Hayes, O’Callaghan, O’Connell, Ferris, D Wallace, Heaslip.
Replacements: R Best, Buckley, O’Kelly, TBA, Reddan, P Wallace, Earls.
Argentina: A Agulla; F Leonelli, F Martin Aramburu, M […]
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Hooker Bismarck du Plessis injured his hamstring in the win over Scotland and is replaced by brother Jannie, a prop, with John Smit reverting to hooker. Danie Rossouw will start at flanker in place of Juan Smith, who suffered a knock to the head at Murrayfield.
Team
South Africa: Conrad Jantjes; JP Pietersen, Adrian Jacobs, Jean de […]
Andrew Sheridan has a neck injury and so Tim Payne starts against the Boks. Hopefully there will be no other forced changes before tomorrows game.
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Martin Johnson will give all bar one of last weeks starting 15 another chance against South Africa this week. The only change to the starting 15 sees James Haskell start ahead of Tom Croft at 6 Croft moving to the bench.
England team
England: Armitage; Sackey, Noon, Flutey, Monye; Cipriani, Care; Sheridan, Mears, Vickery, Borthwick (capt), […]
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England will rue the lost chances against Australia as they slip down to 5th in the rankings behind Argentina. The other change sees Fiji replacing Italy in the top 10.
Rankings on 18/11/08
New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, Argentina, England, France, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Fiji.
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Following the first round of match’s here are the latest IRB top 10. England and France have both moved up one place whilst Argentina and Wales have moved down. The games this weekend will perhaps have more relevance for the England, Ireland and Scotland ranking.
Rankings
New Zealand, South Africa, Australia, England, Argentina, France, Wales, […]
Martin Johnson has recalled former captain Phil Vickery and lock Tom Palmer to the starting 15 to face Australia at Twickenham on Saturday. Vickery takes over from Matt Stevens at tight-head prop, while Palmer replaces Nick Kennedy, a try-scoring debutant in the 39-13 win over the Pacific Islands.
Kennedy is out of the 22 altogether, with […]
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We know you will have seen the new 2008/09 Home strip for Wales but did you know they have a totally new style Away strip.
Away
Buy Wales Away 08/09 Shirts
The new strip for Wales is manufactured by Under Armour and is a big change from the past as it is yellow with white bottoms […]
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The International Rugby Board has announced the pools, dates and venues for the IRB Junior World Championship 2009 in Japan.
Reigning champions and number one seeds New Zealand top Pool A in Nagoya and will be joined by Argentina, Ireland and Uruguay, who will be playing in their first Championship after earning promotion after winning the […]
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