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England boss Martin Johnson has been forced to make a late change to his touring party bound for Australia and New Zealand following an injury to scrum-half Joe Simpson. Via: Official RBS (Six) 6 Nations Rugby News – England RSS Feed. …

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The fixture list for the 2011 RBS 6 Nations has been announced with another tantalising finale is in store for rugby fans. Sportsbeat. NEW FRIDAY START FOR THE 2011 RBS 6 NATIONS. 14 Apr, 12:00. It was announced today by the Six Nations …

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There is talk in rugby circles, and on talkback radio, about the strengths and weaknesses of Polynesian players as a whole, and it is possible some administrators with similar attitudes have, on occasions, expressed these. …

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Welsh rugby ticket fetches record £480 – WalesOnline
A NINETEENTH century Welsh rugby ticket has fetched a world record price at auction. The ticket from a Wales v Ireland championship match at Cardiff Arms Park in 1895 which ended as a 5-3 Wales win was sold at Dreweatt’s auction house, Bristol. It

GAVIN’S WORLD CUP JAUNT WITH HIS MATES ‘WAS THE – Daily Express
CHARLOTTE Church and Gavin Henson’s relationship reached breaking point after the Welsh rugby star decided he wanted to go to the World Cup with his mates, a source close to the couple has revealed. Drunken rows have taken their toll on the pair

Glendale Raptors fall to visiting Welsh Warriors Rugby – Examiner
Although not quite June, the Glendale Raptors kicked off Rugby Month in Colorado a few days early by hosting the Welsh Warriors in an international friendly at Glendale’s Infinity Park Saturday. In a scrappy first half, the Warriors scored first on

Lostprophets ‘chuffed’ to be playing before Wales – WalesOnline
After having lunch with the Wales squad at the Vale of Glamorgan Hotel yesterday, guitarist Mike Lewis told the Western Mail: “We know how much rugby means to Wales as a country and the Welsh people and it’s a massive honour for us to be asked to

HOLLEY SAVOURS THE OCCASION – Daily Express
Ospreys head coach Sean Holley revelled in his side’s 17-12 grand final victory at the RDS as they ended Leinster’s 20-month unbeaten home record in the Magners League. Following on from the Cardiff Blues’ Amlin Challenge Cup triumph last weekend, Ospreys gave Welsh rugby further momentum heading

Irish-born bishop resigns, admits affair with young – Catholic Culture
An Irish-born archbishop serving in Nigeria has resigned after being accused of sexual abuse. Archbishop Richard Burke stepped down from his post at the head of the Benin City, Nigeria archdiocese on March 31. He told the Irish Catholic that he

Pope selects Cardinal Sean O’Malley to help Irish – Boston Herald
P ope Benedict XVI today appointed nine prelates, including the archbishops of Boston and New York, to investigate child abuse in Ireland’s Catholic institutions. The pope urged the Irish church to support the investigation, saying it could be a

The Irish Example – Wall Street Journal
Spanish two-year government-bond yields climbed five basis points to 2.47% on Monday morning, after Fitch last week cut Spain’s triple-A credit rating to double-A-plus. Ireland, on the other hand, has been making do with its diminished Fitch rating

Irish lacrosse seeks first title – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
BALTIMORE – It is a title game few could have envisioned at any point during this lacrosse season. Duke lost three of its first five games and entered the NCAA tournament as a fifth seed. Notre Dame was 5-5 on April 11 and squeezed into the

Rare Irish dog needs a loving home – Examiner
This week begins a new feature here on the Toronto Shih Tzu Examiner – Dogs for Adoption. And what better way to get started than to bring you a very rare breed – one that is even more rare than the Giant Panda. Boru, a purebred Glen of Immal

Irish’s magic ride keeps rolling along – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette
BALTIMORE – Notre Dame’s improbable run in the NCAA men’s lacrosse tournament has taken the Irish to a place they’ve never been before: the national championship game. Notre Dame defeated Cornell 12-7 Saturday to become the first unseeded

Irish state bankruptcy looms as unions push through – World Socialist Web Site
Such is the perilous state of the Irish economy that the rationale for the Croke Park pact between the Irish trade unions, the government and public sector employers has already been exposed as a fraud. Croke Park set out terms in which the unions

Cardinal O’Malley to investigate Irish abuse – Cape Cod Times
VATICAN CITY — Pope Benedict XVI on Monday appointed nine prelates, including the archbishops of Boston and New York, to investigate child abuse in Ireland’s Catholic institutions. The pope urged the Irish church to support the investigation

Vatican unveils plans for apostolic visitation of Irish – Catholic Culture
The Vatican has announced plans for an apostolic visitation of the Church in Ireland in response to the sex-abuse crisis there. The investigation will begin in the fall of 2010. In his March 19 letter to the Irish Church, Pope Benedict XVI said that