By malcan · Wednesday, October 1st, 2008

Iestyn Harris signs for Rovers – Rugby Football League
As part of their ongoing plans to produce a team capable of challenging at the highest level of NL1 during 2009, Featherstone Rovers are delighted to announce the signing of the Welsh international Iestyn Harris. Iestyn was born in Oldham and played

Ireland makes £100m bid to host Rugby World Cup – Belfast Telegraph
Ireland has emerged as one of eight nations who will tender to stage the 2015 World Cup. England, Wales, Scotland, Italy, South Africa, Australia and Japan have also confirmed to the International Rugby Board that they will tender for the 2015 event

Jonny Wilkinson suffers a new injury blow – femalefirst.co.uk
Jonny Wilkinson has suffered a host of injury problems since the 2003 World Cup. The 29-year-old was playing his fourth game since returning froma shoulder injury. He appeared to have twisted his knee at a ruck before being carried off midway through

Rees kicks Crymych through – Western Telegraph
Glyncorrwg 5. Crymych 17. Crymych showed real grit against Glyncorrwg to record an encouraging Welsh Cup win over a side which looked for a stop-start pattern to play in trying to halt the Preseli Men’s running rugby. It worked to a degree as

Eight countries bid to host 2015 and 2019 World Cups – International Herald Tribune
A record number of eight countries are bidding to host the 2015 World Cup, the International Rugby Board (IRB) said Wednesday. The eight nations confirming their intention to tender for the 2015 tournament were: Australia, England, Ireland, Italy

Wales confirm World Cup bid plans – BBC Sport
Wales are one of a record eight countries who have bid to host the 2015 Rugby World Cup. The Welsh Rugby Union – who have also bid for the 2019 World Cup – have made two joint applications to the International Rugby Board (IRB). The WRU have made one

Welsh Squad named – Rugby Football League
Welsh Rugby League coach John Dixon has included seven Celtic Crusaders players in 18-man squad for his first ever match in charge of the national side. Wales face England in a one-off friendly match at Doncaster’s Keepmoat Stadium on Friday 10th

Calzaghe toasts debut anniversary – BBC Sport
“I tried to forget, thanks for reminding me how old I am,” the 36-year-old boxing superstar told BBC Sport with a wry smile. Journeyman Paul Hanlon was a battery maker in Birmingham when he became Calzaghe’s first casualty on 1 October 1993 on the

Baby on board: Charlotte Church shows off her bump during supermarket – Daily Mail
Welsh singer Charlotte Church showed off her baby bump last week as she took her daughter Ruby to a local supermarket in Cardiff. The 22-year-old – dressed in jeans and a beige top – loaded her shopping into her car while the one-year-old sat

Police cop it at Crickmarren – Western Telegraph
Pembroke 61. South Wales Police 7. Pembroke were far too pacy and powerful for a South Wales Police outfit which once occupied a place in Welsh rugby’s top 12 clubs but now finds itself in the doldrums and on the receiving end of a nine try

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