http://theglobalherald.com News, Analysis & Reflection Wed, 08 Feb 2012 18:13:11 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-irelands-stephen-ferris-cleared-following-citing/27527/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-irelands-stephen-ferris-cleared-following-citing/27527/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 16:43:59 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27527 Ireland’s Stephen Ferris has been cleared by the Six Nations Disciplinary Committee, chaired by Antony Davies (England) together with Douglas Hunter (Scotland) and John Doubleday (England), in London, following the player’s yellow card against Wales in Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations 2012 opening fixture. Ferris received a yellow card for lifting a player above the horizontal [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-irelands-stephen-ferris-cleared-following-citing/27527/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-wales-bradley-davies-receives-7-week-ban-following-citing/27523/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-wales-bradley-davies-receives-7-week-ban-following-citing/27523/#comments Wed, 08 Feb 2012 14:24:46 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27523 Wales lock, Bradley Davies, will miss the remainder of the RBS 6 Nations 2012 tournament after a disciplinary committee found the player to have been in breach of Law 10.4(j) “the player lifted his opponent beyond a horizontal position but did not bring him to the ground safely” in Sunday’s opening match with Ireland, which [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-wales-bradley-davies-receives-7-week-ban-following-citing/27523/feed/ 1 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-stunned-silence-in-scotland-camp-as-dan-parks-announces-retirement-after-england-loss/27503/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-stunned-silence-in-scotland-camp-as-dan-parks-announces-retirement-after-england-loss/27503/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 18:15:38 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27503 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-stunned-silence-in-scotland-camp-as-dan-parks-announces-retirement-after-england-loss/27503/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rbs-6-nations-2012-scotland-v-england-preview/27468/ http://theglobalherald.com/rbs-6-nations-2012-scotland-v-england-preview/27468/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:48:24 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27468 Scotland face England at Murrayfield on the evening of Saturday 4 February 2012 as both sides look to get their RBS 6 Nations 2012 campaign off to a winning start. With Scotland having retained more of their experienced players – and their Scotland A side having resoundingly defeated England Saxons last night – the Scots [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rbs-6-nations-2012-scotland-v-england-preview/27468/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rbs-6-nations-2012-france-v-italy-preview/27460/ http://theglobalherald.com/rbs-6-nations-2012-france-v-italy-preview/27460/#comments Sat, 04 Feb 2012 13:07:31 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27460 France and Italy are set to start the RBS 6 Nations 2012 tournament when they face off in Stade de France, Paris, on the afternoon of Saturday 4th February 2012. France go into the match as strong favourites, not just for the match, but also for the 6 Nations tournament, as their World Cup 2011 [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rbs-6-nations-2012-france-v-italy-preview/27460/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-scotland-a-35-0-england-saxons-match-report/27458/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-scotland-a-35-0-england-saxons-match-report/27458/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 22:31:26 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27458 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-scotland-a-35-0-england-saxons-match-report/27458/feed/ 1 http://theglobalherald.com/rbs-6-nations-2012-fans-invited-to-watch-wales-train/27454/ http://theglobalherald.com/rbs-6-nations-2012-fans-invited-to-watch-wales-train/27454/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:45:28 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27454 As in 2011, Wales have once again invited fans to watch them train – for free – ahead of the start of the RBS 6 Nations 2012 campaign. The Wales national rugby union squad will open the doors of Millennium Stadium, Cardiff, on Wednesday 15th February 2012. Last year, over 4,000 fans took the chance [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rbs-6-nations-2012-fans-invited-to-watch-wales-train/27454/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-fergus-mcfadden-to-replace-keith-earls-at-centre-for-ireland-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener-with-wales/27444/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-fergus-mcfadden-to-replace-keith-earls-at-centre-for-ireland-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener-with-wales/27444/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:29:22 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27444 Ireland have made a change to their starting XV to face Wales in this Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations 2012 clash after centre Keith Earls withdrew from the squad for personal reasons. Earls will be replaced by Fergus McFadden at outside centre after the player’s young daughter was taken ill this week. Ireland Team Manager Michael [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-fergus-mcfadden-to-replace-keith-earls-at-centre-for-ireland-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener-with-wales/27444/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-wales-name-starting-xv-to-face-ireland-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener/27441/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-wales-name-starting-xv-to-face-ireland-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener/27441/#comments Fri, 03 Feb 2012 15:18:57 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27441 Wales left it until Friday to announce their starting XV for this Sunday’s RBS 6 Nations 2012 opener against Ireland at the Aviva Stadium, Dublin. The Welsh management had been waiting for good news on the injury status of a number of key players, and were delighted to be able to name Rhys Priestland and [...]]]> http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-wales-name-starting-xv-to-face-ireland-in-rbs-6-nations-2012-opener/27441/feed/ 0 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-jonathan-joseph-to-miss-england-saxons-debut-following-groin-injury/27421/ http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-jonathan-joseph-to-miss-england-saxons-debut-following-groin-injury/27421/#comments Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:28:15 +0000 Sport Desk http://theglobalherald.com/?p=27421 http://theglobalherald.com/rugby-union-jonathan-joseph-to-miss-england-saxons-debut-following-groin-injury/27421/feed/ 0