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The England Rugby Football Union announced today that former head of Wimbledon tennis, Ian Ritchie, is to be their new Chief Executive. This follows three months without a permanent CEO,…
December 14, 2011Read More
New Zealand’s All Blacks scraped to victory over Les Bleus of France by the narrowest of margins in a tight, intense Rugby World Cup final at Eden Park in Auckland.…
October 25, 2011Read More
“Four more years! Four more years!” That was the chant that went up around Eden Park on Sunday night as New Zealand’s All Blacks overwhelmed Australia. It was a…
October 20, 2011Read More
France scraped to a win over a 14-man Wales side in a tight, tense and controversial Rugby World Cup semi-final. Wales took the lead after 7 minutes as flyhalf James…
October 16, 2011Read More
The home nation and their big brother rivals; the internationally ranked number 1 and 2 teams; two of current world rugby’s greatest entertainers. However, when you look at the second…
October 14, 2011Read More
The first Rugby World Cup semi-final on Saturday night New Zealand time sees the northern hemisphere challenge as Wales take on France. France come into the match with mixed form.…
October 14, 2011Read More
New Zealand’s All Blacks ground down the Pumas of Argentina in a fiercely contested Rugby World Cup quarter-final. The Pumas had never played the All Blacks at Eden Park before…
October 9, 2011Read More
The New Zealand All Blacks will take on Argentina’s Pumas for a place in the Rugby World Cup semi-final, at Eden Park in Auckland on Sunday night New Zealand time.…
October 7, 2011Read More
England and Scotland meet at Auckland’s Eden Park on Saturday night (New Zealand time), for a clash that will help decide the final qualifiers from Pool B. Neither team is…
September 29, 2011Read More
Samoa dominated their Pacific rivals Fiji in a tight, scrappy match in Pool D. The conditions in Auckland on a rainy afternoon were far from ideal for the type of…
September 25, 2011Read More