Samoa won the Edinburgh Sevens and, with it, the IRB Series Championship. A convincing 36-14 victory over London Sevens champions Australia was just the icing on the cake for a successful weekend and, indeed, year for the Samoans. When on form they were too much to handle for any outfit out there, but still had to rely [...]
The IRB sevens series culminates in Scotland this weekend – the home of sevens rugby. In two days of non-stop rugby, 16 teams will battle it out to claim the Murrayfield crown. Last year, New Zealand defeated Samoa in the final, but it was South Africa who claimed the series title for the very first time. This [...]
Justin Marshall, the former New Zealand All Black scrum half, and winner of four Super 12 Titles, who currently plays for Saracens in the English Premiership, has today announced his decision to retire from rugby at the end of this season. Marshall amassed 81 caps for the mighty All Blacks, after winning his first cap [...]
France have tonight lifted the RBS 6 Nations trophy after clinching an eyecatching Grand Slam in their hardest match of the tournament at home to England in Paris. The hosts eventually won 12-10 in a very close game of rugby. England will be disappointed not to have upset the nervy French team, who never once [...]
Ireland have ended their temporary residence of Croke Park with a home loss to Scotland, who knocked over a final minute penalty to take this afternoon’s RBS 6 Nations match by 23 points to 20. In this tournament, Scotland deserved to beat Wales, and lost. Scotland deserved to beat Italy, and lost. Scotland deserved to [...]
Ireland have defeated England in their 2010 RBS 6 Nations rugby union match at Twickenham this afternoon. In a tight match, which both sides led, the visitors eventually won by four points – three tries to one – lifting the match by 20 points to 16. Jonny Wilkinson, who had been a little unfairly criticised [...]
Italy have defeated Scotland at home in their 2010 RBS 6 Nations match, which took place in Rome this afternoon. The sides came in at half time with the scores level at six points all following two penalties apiece. Scotland could have lead at half time as Dan Parks missed a penalty from wide on [...]
Supporting Wales in this year’s RBS 6 Nations tournament is surely bad for the heart. To date, each match has followed the same pattern: Wales start badly, committing error after error, before getting their act together in the second half and looking like a side worthy of the Championship. In today’s match against France this [...]
England made it two wins from two in Rome today as they nervously held on to beat their Italian hosts by 17 points to 12 in their RBS 6 Nations match. Only a Matthew Tait try separated the two teams following a match where England refused to use their superior strength with the ball in [...]
Ireland’s hopes of winning another RBS 6 Nations Grand Slam in 2010 were resoundingly put away by a France team who stamped their credentials for the accolade by beating them 33-10 in Paris this evening. While the scorelines were locked for twenty minutes, an Irish sin binning saw France take the ascendency which they would [...]
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