Former New Zealand rugby league international Lesley Vainikolo plans to burst into England folklore on Sunday (NZ time). More Six Nations.

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We preview the RBS Six Nations and New Zealand International Sevens, pay tribute to outgoing IRB Chairman Dr. Syd Millar, plus much more…

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Bidding costs rise but bidders get better value than ever
sportbusiness.com – It draws on the experience of those that led bids for the 2012 and 2014 Olympic Games as well as presenting case studies from Cricket, Rugby, Formula 1, Tennis and Sailing.

Tony Buckley promises to carry full load as Ireland look for that
Times Online – spotted in Limerick – a front-row forward capable of taking the strain from the ageing shoulders of John Hayes – with the emergence of Tony Buckley, who is probably the heaviest prop in world rugby

Six Nations – Italy
SkySports – With a solid pack that oozing class, Italy have a good platform for fast, exciting, running rugby. But will they? Or rather, can they? Indeed, it will be interesting to see how new coach Nick Mallett

Snow on its way as freezing wind hits
IC Wales – After a hard frost tomorrow night, driving conditions on Saturday will improve for rugby fans making their way to Twickenham for Wales’ first 2008 Six Nations clash.

Foley to survive under new order
The Australian – WALLABIES assistant coach Michael Foley is poised to become the sole survivor of John Connolly’s coaching staff under new Australia coach Robbie Deans. Foley, who has one year remaining on his

Gaffney in frame for Ireland post
BBC News – The former Wallabies assistant coach could be in place for Ireland’s tour to New Zealand and Australia in June. He will be succeeded at Saracens by former Australia coach Eddie

Six Nations – Italy
SkySports – Canavosio was one of the stars of Italy’s Sevens teams and made his debut full Test against the Wallabies in Melbourne during the 2005 tour. He made just one appearance at the 2007 World Cup, against

Most of us who actually like rugby rather than nationalism don’t hate you all. Except maybe for that Aussie chap who claimed it as a national pastime. We just wish you’d play nicer rugby. Or if you have to win anything, …

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Wales turn to Ospreys for Six Nations opener
Daily Telegraph – Your source for football, tennis, cricket, rugby, golf and motor sport news much a 22-man selection, we have an extremely strong bench to call upon with three former British

GLASGOW WINS 2014 GAMES
Sporting Life – The 2010 Ryder Cup will take place in Wales, with the event returning to British shores four years later when it is held at Gleneagles. London will host the 2012 Olympics and the Rugby Football Union

Rugby: New Wales coach expecting bruising introduction
New Zealand Herald – Gatland, abetted by the acute brain of former British rugby league international and current Wasps coach Shaun Edwards, has been recruited specifically to instill discipline and eradicate the mental

Kenny to open Dore centre
MSN UK News – The former rugby star came across the Dore Programme after his wife Gabby Logan watched a UK News looks at whether the lack of sport on free-to-air TV is likely to harm the future of British

Airport supremo saw dream take off
Manchester Evening News – around telling others what to do.” He managed to get a job as an apprentice draughtsman at British married father of one daughter enjoys following Middlesbrough FC, playing golf, and watching rugby

You heard it here first
Channel 4 News – tries to ensure that sensitive security and intelligence information doesn’t appear in the British He comes from Tonga, and the vagaries of rugby union rules mean that he’s now eligible to play for

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Horse racing: Tattenham corner
Guardian Unlimited – Model Jodie Kidd and former England rugby star Lawrence Dallaglio added some kudos to Highclere’s The relationship between trainers and British racing’s governing bodies has been strained at times

BRITISH STARS UP FOR LAUREUS AWARDS
Sporting Life – BRITISH STARS UP FOR LAUREUS AWARDS. E-mail Article Print-Friendly Subscribe to RSS Feed Kenny and Sarah Storey, four-time kiteboard world champion Aaron Hadlow and the Great Britain rugby

The Insider – January 29
Times Online – Of course, it helped that Pollock also ran the British American Racing team (now Honda) that employed Dubbed the “Abramovich of rugby union” after deciding to invest in Cambridge RFC, he showed a

Paterson dropped in huge Six Nations gamble
Courier – By Steve Scott, rugby correspondent. FRANK HADDEN has belied his reputation as a rugby conservative in Cedric Heymans, and surprisingly left out the player thought to be their best in the World Cup

Vainikolo’s dream call-up
SkySports – Lesley Vainikolo refuses to get carried away with his rise through the rugby union ranks The World Cup (2011) would be nice, but the Six Nations is massive for me. It’s my first Test match on

‘Volcano’ ready to erupt
Ananova – World Cup rugby juggernauts like Jonah Lomu and Va’aiga Tuigamala, but he said: “I don’t compare myself to anyone, really. “I am me, I’m Lesley. I want people to start knowing me. The World Cup

LEWIS UP FOR LAUREUS AWARD
Sporting Life – England fly-half Jonny Wilkinson, the rugby World Cup’s all-time leading scorer, New York Marathon champion Paula Radcliffe, 400m world champion Christine Ohuruogu and the Great Britain rugby league

Just when there were some worrying signs that we were growing stale of international rugby along comes the prospect of All Blacks test matches in exciting new destinations like Hong Kong and New York.

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New Zealand have received a timely boost on the eve of the International Sevens tournament in Wellington with key playmaker Nigel Hunt cleared to play.

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Rugby: Italy coach Mallett selects untested halves pair for Six
MSN UK News – Nick Mallett selected the untested halves pair of Pietro Travagli and Andrea Masi on Wednesday for his debut as Italy coach against Ireland in the Six Nations. Masi will start his first test at

The Six Nations Rugby Podcast – Sean Fitzpatrick
Times Online – As the tournament kicks off, we’ll be previewing all of the Six Nations with Sean Fitzpatrick, former All Blacks captain and we’ll also be hearing from Brian Ashton, Frank Hadden, Brian O Driscoll, Jo

David Morris
Guardian Unlimited – At the age of nine he won a choral scholarship to Magdalen College school, Oxford, where he was rugby captain, head boy, head chorister and school magazine editor.

‘With the pressure he’s under, Eddie will probably stick with what he
Guardian Unlimited – A clatter of sports journalists are drinking at a bar. So far, so normal. At the hatch sits Keith Wood, a bona fide Irish rugby behemoth from Killaloe in County Clare. The most try-scoring

England keep their new era on hold
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Wales hopes to exploit England ‘weak links’
ITN – Keywords: RBS Six Nations , Warren Gatland , Paul Sackey , Iain Balshaw , rugby union , england , Wales Wales coach Warren Gatland has singled out full-back Iain Balshaw and winger Paul Sackey as

Havants and Havenots
Birmingham Post – The last time this column strayed from rugby union and trespassed into the domain of Association Football, I was the unhappy recipient of more brickbats than a builders’ cricket team. My belief, or at

NISH IN HIBS SUMMER MOVE
Sporting Life – Jefferies is unsure how Nish will react to staying at Rugby Park for the rest of the season, if the clubs do not arrange a deal for the move to go through immediately.

Quins duo on the bench
Surrey Comet – This is a very exciting time for English rugby.” Ollie Smith has recovered from injury having played for Leicester Tigers last weekend and has been selected as vice captain.