Tani’s now main man – Fiji Times
Alipate Tani goes for touch as he looks to tweak the Warriors into a winning start to the Pacific Rugby Cup match today. RUGBY league convert Alipate Tani has been given a huge responsibility in playing first-five eighth for the Warriors in their

Rocky SANZAR gets rockier – Newstalk ZB
Negotiations between the SANZAR task force have broken down. A nine-person working group was due to meet this week to further discuss the structure for Super rugby from 2011 and beyond when a new five-year broadcasting deal is due to begin. The task

New Zealand rugby bends rules – SLAM! Sports
WELLINGTON, New Zealand – The long-term injury suffered by All Blacks flyhalf Daniel Carter has prompted the New Zealand Rugby Union to bend its own rules and fast-track England-based Luke McAlister back into international rugby. The union changed

Time running out over Sanzar deal – Hobbs – Stuff
New Zealand officials continue to press for a solution to the Sanzar impasse over the future of Super rugby, while at the same time investigating an alternative Asia-Pacific competition with Australia. South Africa remains at loggerheads with its

Warriors keen to maintain winning form – Fiji Live
The Fiji Warriors rugby side is eager to maintain its form and register its second victory in the IRB Pacific Rugby Cup against Tongan side Tautahi Gold this weekend in Nuku’alofa. The Ifereimi Tawake-coached Air Pacific sponsored side outclassed

Rugby: Rugby legends share knowledge at Bukit Kiara – New Straits Times
Former England player Martin Bayfield gives pointers to students from Sekolah Menengah Sains Selangor at the Royal Selangor Club in Bukit Kiara yesterday. — Pic: MOKHSIN ABIDIN THE fifth annual Charity Rugby event raised over RM100,000 for local

Murimurivalu leads young Baabaas – Fiji Times
UTLITY back Kini Murimurivalu will lead the young Fiji Barbarians in tonight’s acid test against Savai’i Samoa. Coach Epeli Naituivau has named a strong line-up which includes exciting players like Noa Naikataci at outside centre, Sakiusa Malai at

Warriors thump young Babaas in PRC opener – Fiji Live
The Fiji Warriors started their Pacific Rugby Cup campaign on high note in Lawaqa Park last night when it thumped a young Fiji Barbarians outfit 47-8. The rampant Warriors led by elusive prop Alefoso Yalayalatabua registered a seven-try win to place

Row continues over Super 14 expansion  – ONE News
Australia and New Zealand are ramping up the ANZAC alliance as cracks increasingly widen in their Super rugby relationship with South Africa. Senior Australian and New Zealand rugby officials met until late into Thursday following South African

Rugby: Wallabies back heads for Japan – New Zealand Herald
CANBERRA, Australia – Former Wallabies fullback Mark Gerrard has been granted a release by the ACT Brumbies and has signed with a second division Japanese rugby club, the Super 14 team said. Gerrard, 26, requested the release from the third year of

David Palmer can squash All Blacks by helping Wallabies – Daily Telegraph
After giving Wallabies coach Robbie Deans the runaround last week, David Palmer told Telegraph Sport that he would have a lot to offer the side after Australia lost ground in the closing period of games last year. Palmer, who is revered on the PSA

Wallabies winger Peter Hynes returns for Reds against Brumbies – News.com.au
WALLABIES winger Peter Hynes has been injected into a buoyant Queensland Reds team for the Super 14 clash with the ACT Brumbies on Saturday night. Hynes came in for injured rookie Luke Morahan in the only change to the side following their surprise

Wallabies enforcer Brown returns to Force lineup – News.com.au
WESTERN Force has been boosted by the return of Wallabies enforcer Richard Brown for this weekend’s Super 14 clash with the Bulls in Pretoria. Brown missed last week’s 55-14 demolition of the Lions after spraining his ankle against NSW a week earlier

Wallabies Back Mitchell to Leave Force for NSW, Joining Exodus – Bloomberg
April 24 (Bloomberg) — Australia back Drew Mitchell will leave the Western Force at the end of the Super 14 rugby season to join the New South Wales Waratahs. Mitchell, who’s played 29 Tests for the Wallabies, rejected a contract offer from the

Wallabies question answered by Barnes-storming game – West Online
Wallabies great Tim Horan believes Berrick Barnes’ five-eighth masterclass in the Auckland wet proved Australia would survive without superstar Matt Giteau. Horan praised Barnes as being an equally gifted and effective playmaker as Giteau in the

All Blacks and Wallabies could serve up intriguing squash line – Daily Telegraph Blogs
All Blacks , anthony ricketts , david palmer , Rugby Union , squash , Wallabies An intriguing squash story looks set to spill over into the rugby union world Down Under if the All Blacks decide to go head-to-head with the Wallabies in the fitness

RFU lays down the law for England stars caught up in French revolution – Times Online
The RFU could put no starker warning on the international prospects of players moving overseas than it did yesterday: if their contracts do not permit them to be available exactly when England require, they will not be selected. Rob Andrew, the RFU

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Scotland narrow head coach search – BBC Sport
The list of candidates for Scotland’s head coach job has been whittled down to six, Scottish Rugby chief executive Gordon McKie told BBC Scotland. The number has been cut from the original 30 applicants, and includes Edinburgh coach Andy Robinson

RUGBY WORLD CUP 2015/2019 – Scottish Rugby
Scottish Rugby confirmed today that it has withdrawn from the IRB (International Rugby Board) tender process in respect of co-hosting the Rugby World Cup (RWC) in 2015 and/or 2019. In July 2008, Scottish Rugby concluded with Event Scotland and its

Rugby: Scottish RL franchise would be just Magic – Edinburgh News
SCOTLAND rugby union assistant coach Graham Steadman believes rugby league’s engage Magic Weekend at Murrayfield could be the catalyst for a team from north of the Border to join the 13-man code Super League in the coming years. Steadman was looking

Kevin Ferrie on Thursday – Herald
New thinking is desperately needed as the failure of the Scottish Rugby Union’s player development strategy continues to vex rugby followers throughout the nation. In the past decade, three British & Irish Lions tours have involved selection for a

Scotland pull World Cup bid – SkySports
Scotland have withdrawn from the running to co-host the 2015 Rugby World Cup having failed to reach agreement with the four home unions. The Scottish Rugby Union had declared their interest in staging part of the tournament with the Scottish

Lions selection is a terrible indictment on Scottish Rugby – Herald
Well that was a bit of a kick in the teeth for Scottish Rugby. Only two Scots picked for the Lions in a squad of 37, and neither of them plays his club rugby here in Scotland. As I stated last week, you could have made a case for five or six Scots

Edinburgh give Scottish rugby a shot in the arm – Edinburgh News
EDINBURGH struck a timely blow for Scottish rugby and duly consolidated their lofty slot in the Magners League. With only Euan Murray and Nathan Hines making the 37-man British and Irish Lions squad for this summer’s tour to South Africa, the Scot

SCOTLAND OUT OF WORLD CUP RUNNING – Sporting Life
Scotland have officially withdrawn from the running to co-host the 2015 Rugby World Cup after failing to reach an agreement with the four home unions. The Scottish Rugby Union had initially expressed an interest in staging part of the tournament on

Henry set to become coaching’s marathon man – Stuff
Graham Henry will break new barriers in international rugby if he is appointed to guide the All Blacks through to the 2011 World Cup. The 62-year-old yesterday announced he wants to be considered for the role beyond 2009, continuing a tenure

England warn France-bound stars – BBC Sport
England players who move to France must attend all training sessions with the national team in order to be selected, says elite rugby director Rob Andrew. England boss Martin Johnson and Andrew want French clubs to abide by the same agreement for

Govt foots $15m of stadium costs – Stuff
WALKABOUT: Prime Minister John Key and officials tour AMI Stadium on the day he announced a $15 million fund injection to the stadium upgrade’s costs. Taxpayers will pick up a quarter of the $60 million cost of the AMI Stadium upgrade in Christchurch

Inga Tuigamala : Let Henry keep his crown – New Zealand Herald
It will be no surprise to anyone that Graham Henry wants to take the All Blacks through to the next World Cup. And the New Zealand Rugby Union’s response should be simple – reappoint the man now and let him get on with the job. Henry’s current term

RFU ponder World Cup bid – SkySports
The Rugby Football Union (RFU) have yet to commit themselves to bidding for the 2015 World Cup. If England is selected to host the tournament, the RFU would have to guarantee a payment of £80million to the International Rugby Board. And RFU chief

RFU bares teeth to stop brawn-drain to France – Daily Telegraph
Seeing its elite players lured across the Channel by the greater financial clout of the salary-cap-free French clubs and the better standing of the euro, the RFU is flexing its muscles. The language is more strident, the intention more evident. A

IRB’S thumbs up for Kenya – East African Standard
International Rugby Board (IRB) president Bernard Lapasset has lauded the organisation of the on going Junior World Rugby Trophy in Nairobi. The president who arrived in the country yesterday to grace the tournament’s climax slated for Sunday at

Rugby Union accepts rule changes – ninemsn
The International Rugby Board’s rugby committee has endorsed proposals for the permanent incorporation of 10 out of 13 of the Experimental Law Variations into the sport’s rule-book. Wednesday’s announcement by the global governing body came as little

RFU lays down the law for England stars caught up in French revolution – Times Online
The RFU could put no starker warning on the international prospects of players moving overseas than it did yesterday: if their contracts do not permit them to be available exactly when England require, they will not be selected. Rob Andrew, the RFU

World Cup winner Josh Lewsey quits rugby after Lions dream ends – Daily Mirror
Josh Lewsey had set his heart on a Lions swansong so much that he is totally unprepared emotionally for the curtain dropping on his competitive career today. After 28 years of rugby, the last 13 with Wasps, Lewsey plays his final match of any

Scotland pulls out of Rugby World Cup bid – sportbusiness.com
The Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) has withdrawn from its attempt to joint-host the Rugby World Cup in either 2015 or 2019 after “mixed messages” from the English Rugby Union (RFU). Scotland wanted to be part of a joint-bid from the four home unions

Colorado to Host 7th Annual Churchill Cup – PR Newswire
DENVER, April 24 /PRNewswire/ — The Churchill Cup will take place in Colorado this summer, marking the first time North America’s premier XV-a-side rugby tournament has been staged solely in the United States. This year will see the USA Eagles

Rugby league – Guardian Unlimited
Lee Smith of Leeds tries to escape a tackle from Keiron Cunningham of St Helens during last year’s Super League grand final. Photograph: Richard Heathcote/Getty Images It’s a risky business crossing to the dark side in this blog, but in case it’s

The Lions Dream Team – Daily Telegraph
Readers of Telegraph Sport and rugby fans at a series of HSBC Lions Legends functions around Britain and Ireland have been matching ‘Geech’ all the way. Theirs was the equally difficult task of putting together the Ultimate Lions XV – the best

How to win as winners – Daily Telegraph Blogs
The question that we keep getting asked is “what’s next?” The answer: an ICC Twenty20 World Cup in June. The immediate follow up is “can you win that too?” Good question and one that’s been at the heart of our thoughts this week. The answer is “of

PREVIEW-Rugby-Munster “untouchable” ahead of Irish Heineken semi – Reuters UK
DUBLIN, April 30 (Reuters) – Holders Munster are in untouchable form going into Saturday’s all-Irish Heineken Cup semi-final against Leinster (1630 GMT), according to rival coach Michael Cheika. After some of their players teamed up to win Ireland’s

Moody still playing long game – Crewe Guardian
England World Cup winner Lewis Moody is aiming to play for another five years after launching his latest comeback from injury with Leicester Tigers. Moody came through 80 minutes after three months out with a broken ankle for Leicester during the

Greg Holmes re-signs with Reds on eve of Super 14 showdown with – The Australian
FORMER Wallabies prop Greg Holmes has re-signed with the Queensland Reds and Australian Rugby Union for the next two years confident he can add to his tally of 13 Tests. Holmes announced his re-signing along with Reds loose-head understudy Ben Daley