Posts Tagged South Africa
Flannery a doubt for Six Nations
It has emerged that injury-cursed hooker Jerry Flannery is a doubt for the start of Ireland’s Six Nations defence as he battles with an Achilles injury.
Flannery will undergo diagnostic surgery later this week after the injury forced him out of Munster’s match against Perpignan on Friday.
If Flannery requires further surgery he could be ruled out [...]
Third time lucky for Stade Français?
Stade Français are now the only team to have reached two Heineken Cup finals but not got their hands on the main prize - and they are banking on making it third time lucky.
The cosmopolitan French capital club went down at the final hurdle in 2001 and 2005 to Leicester Tigers and Toulouse respectively but [...]
All Blacks challenge for Roberts
Jamie Roberts has been given a chance to avenge Wales’ defeat by New Zealand last month after being selected at inside centre by the Barbarians.
The Barbarians face the All Blacks, who prevailed 19-12 at the Millennium Stadium, at Twickenham on Saturday in their now traditional end of autumn fixture.
Lions star Roberts is picked alongside fellow [...]
Ireland angry as Heaslip cleared
The Irish Rugby Football Union said it was “very disappointed” in South Africa after Jamie Heaslip was cleared of eye-gouging by the independent citing commissioner Douglas Hunter in the fall-out from the Croke Park encounter on Saturday.
After it was deemed Heaslip had no case to answer, the IRFU issued a statement which said South Africa [...]
All Blacks file eye-gouge complaint
The All Blacks have filed an official complaint over what they believe was an eye-gouge on prop Tony Woodcock but are determined not to let it detract from their best performance of the year.
New Zealand swept France aside 39-12 with a thrilling display at the Stade Velodrome in Marseille on Saturday night but their victory [...]
Donald content to change roles
Stephen Donald admits he is contemplating a shift to inside centre with game time in the New Zealand number 10 jersey appearing limited.
The Chiefs and Waikato fly-half is facing the prospect of little time in the pivot’s role with star playmaker Daniel Carter back from injury and Chiefs team-mate Mike Delany seemingly overtaking him in [...]
Kirchner signs new Bulls deal
South Africa full-back Zane Kirchner has pledged his future to the Bulls by signing a new three-year deal.
The 25-year-old, who made his Springbok debut against the British and Irish Lions in July this year, joins fellow defender Tiger Mangweni as the latest players to extend their stays in Pretoria.
Mangweni has inked a new one-year contract.
Kirchner [...]
Michalak called up by France
Frederic Michalak has been recalled to the France squad for next week’s Test against world champions South Africa in Toulouse.
The fly-half has been handed a chance to impress with Lionel Beauxis out through injury.
Under-21 captain Alexandre Lapandry is also in the squad, but there is no place for centre Mathieu Bastareaud.
The 21-year-old has apologised for [...]
Smith dropped and new back three for Wallabies
Former stand-in skipper George Smith has been dropped and there are three other personnel changes and one positional alteration in the Wallabies starting side for Saturday’s historic Bledisloe Cup Test against New Zealand in Japan.
Wingers Digby Ioane and Peter Hynes, centre Ryan Cross and No.8 Wycliff Palu are the new faces from the run [...]
RWCL Recommends England and Japan
Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) has announced its decision to recommend England to the IRB Council as host of Rugby World Cup 2015 and Japan as host of Rugby World Cup 2019, achieving a balance between funding the global Game and developing new Rugby markets.
The recommendation comes after a comprehensive tender analysis process involving detailed [...]