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Not convincing but Boks break duck
It was hardly a convincing performance, but the Springboks would have breathed a massive sigh of relief on Saturday night as a late try made sure of a 44-31 win over Australia. read...
Boks bullied into defeat
The All Blacks showed that form and reputation count for nothing as they demolished a poor Springbok side 32-12 in their opening fixture of this year’s Vodacom Tri Nations tournament in Auckland. read...
Ioane avoids surgery, targets All Blacks test
Australia winger Digby Ioane could be fit to return for the Wallabies' second Tri-Nations match against New Zealand after initially being ruled out for the entire campaign with a shoulder injury. read...
Deans frustrated by lack of progress
Australia coach Robbie Deans has expressed his frustration with the side's stuttering form in the June tests, knowing he has a little over a year to fine-tune preparations for the World Cup in New Zealand. read...
Aus and Ireland have work to do
Australia and Ireland showed they were both still very much works in progress during the Wallabies' scrappy 22-15 win in their one-off rugby union test in Brisbane. read...
Boks warm up with a big win
The Springboks finished off the warm-up phase to the new international season with the improved performance against Italy that they would have been looking for after their false note in Witbank a week earlier. read...
Australia take scrappy win over Ireland
Mercurial Australian flyhalf Quade Cooper turned in a match-winning performance as Australia held off a spirited but disjointed Ireland 22-15 in a one-off rugby union test in Brisbane on Saturday. read...
All Blacks retain upper hand over Wales
The All Blacks struggled to a 29-10 win over Wales in the second test in Hamilton on Saturday to complete their Tri-Nations preparations unbeaten. read...
Ioane injury not as bad as first thought
Australian rugby finally had some good news on the injury front on Thursday after it was revealed that powerful winger Digby Ioane does not need surgery for a dislocated shoulder. read...
New Zealand Maori beat England
All Blacks winger Hosea Gear scored three tries as the New Zealand Maori rugby team capped centenary celebrations with a 35-28 win over England on Wednesday. read...
Wilkinson helps England stun Wallabies
Jonny Wilkinson gave Australia a painful reminder of his match-winning abilities by kicking England to a 21-20 turnaround victory in their second rugby union test in Sydney on Saturday. read...
NZ bid farewell to House of Pain in style
New Zealand romped to a 42-9 victory over Wales on Saturday in the first match of a two-test series as the home side bid farewell to Carisbrook rugby stadium. read...
New Zealand Maori add Irish scalp
The New Zealand Maori rugby team added to its proud list of international victories by marking its centenary year with a courageous 31-28 win over Ireland on Friday. read...
Johnson lashes out at players
England coach Martin Johnson appears to be at the end of his tether after another disappointing performance by his side in an ugly 27-17 loss to Australia at Subiaco Oval on Saturday night. read...
Ireland forward Heaslip gets five week ban
Ireland backrower Jamie Heaslip has been suspended for five weeks for kneeing All Blacks captain Richie McCaw in the head during Saturday's rugby test. read...
Samoa edge Tonga in close encounter
Scrumhalf Junior Poluleuligaga and winger Mikaele Pesamino scored Samoa's tries in a thrilling 24-23 win over Tonga on Saturday in rugby's Pacific Nations Cup. read...
Cooper helps Wallabies overcome Eng's pack
Australia flyhalf Quade Cooper slotted a late penalty to give his side a 10-point lead with three minutes remaining as they sneaked to a 27-17 victory over England on Saturday. read...
Carter passes 1 000 points in NZ rout of Ireland
Daniel Carter became the first New Zealand player to surpass 1 000 test points in a 66-28 thrashing of 14-man Ireland in New Plymouth on Saturday. read...
NZ Maori beat Barbarians in thriller
Winger Hosea Gear clinched a last gasp 37-31 win for New Zealand Maori against the New Zealand Barbarians ahead of clashes this month against Ireland and England. read...
Fiji beats Japan in Pacific Nations Cup
Fiji opened its defense of the Pacific Nations Cup rugby title with a comfortable 22-8 win over Japan on Saturday. read...
Aus forced into changes for Eng test
Australia prop Ben Daley will face a baptism of fire on Saturday after he was named by coach Robbie Deans to make his test debut against England in Perth. read...
Henry mixes fresh faces with old hands to face Ireland
New Zealand coach Graham Henry, facing an injury crisis and mindful of a looming World Cup on home soil, named three new caps to start the All Blacks' first test of the year against Ireland in New Plymouth on Saturday. read...
Boks impress in Cardiff
The Springboks needed to overcome an early setback and a late rally, but held firm as they beat Wales 34-31 at the Millenium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday. read...
England hang on to beat Barbarians
A mix and match England team dominated the first half but ended up hanging on desperately to beat the Barbarians 35-26 in an entertaining non-cap match at Twickenham on Sunday. read...
Cardiff beat Toulon to win Challenge Cup
Cardiff took advantage of a Jonny Wilkinson injury to beat Toulon 28-21 in the European Challenge Cup final at Marseille's Stade Velodrome on Sunday. read...
Bad back forces Mauger to retire
Leicester center Aaron Mauger has been forced to retire from rugby because of a bad back, ending an attempt to return to the All Blacks in time for next year's World Cup in New Zealand. read...
Lauaki pleads guilty to assault
All Blacks rugby player Sione Lauaki has pleaded guilty to a charge of assault after appearing in the District Court in Hamilton. read...
Huxley back after brain tumoor
Former Wallaby Julian Huxley has returned to the playing field for the first time in two years following a brain tumour, setting up three tries in a win for the ACT Brumbies reserves. read...
James Haskell © Gallo Images'England keeping Haskell prisoner''
England flanker James Haskell is being kept prisoner by the Rugby Football Union who refuse to release him to play for his club this weekend, Stade Francais president Max Guazzini said on Thursday. read...
Carling claims Cipriani isn't focused on Eng
England legend Will Carling has pulled the plug on his plan to manage English star Danny Cipriani because he believes the Wasps flyhalf has lost his desire to play for his country. read...
Thierry Dusautoir © Action ImagesFrance captain hit by shoulder injury
France international captain Thierry Dusautoir looks set to miss Toulouse's Top 14 clash with relegation-threatened Bayonne after injuring his right shoulder in the 22-11 victory over Perpignan on Wednesday. read...
NZ make it two in a row
New Zealand extended their lead at the top of the IRB World Sevens Series with a well-worked 21-12 victory over Fiji in the final of the Emirates Airline George Sevens tournament at Outeniqua Park Saturday. read...
Cipriani set to make Wasps return after injury
England fly-half Danny Cipriani is set to make his return from injury for Wasps in their European Challenge Cup clash against Bayonne on Saturday. read...
Argentina, Namibia to play in Vodacom Cup
Teams representing Argentina and Namibia were confirmed as competitors in the 2010 Vodacom Cup competition at a meeting in George on Thursday. read...
Paul Treu © Gallo ImagesSevens Boks out to right their own wrongs
The Springboks go into this weekend's IRB Sevens World Series in George under tremendous pressure to retain their title and keep in contact with leaders New Zealand on the standings in the Series. read...
Naqelevuki to redeem himself in George
Stormers winger Sireli Naqelevuki can finally get a chance to show the type of player he can be when he joins up with the Fijian side ahead of Friday's Emirates Airline George Sevens at Outeniqua Park read...
Watch out for 'angry' England in Six Nations
Watch out for an “angry” England in next year’s Six Nations, former England captain Lawrence Dallaglio believes. read...
Sort out the breakdown - Dallaglio
World Cup winner Lawrence Dallaglio has a message for the International Rugby Board – forget about changing all the laws of the game and sort out the breakdown, then everything will come right read...
New Zealand off to perfect start
New Zealand have kicked their 2009/10 IRB Sevens World Series campaign off to the perfect start by winning the Emirates Airline Dubai Sevens, beating Samoa in a superb final on Saturday. read...
Quade Cooper charged with burglary
Australia rugby union center Quade Cooper, who played all four tests for the Wallabies on a recent European tour, has been chargedwith burglary after allegedly robbing a residence on the Gold Coast. read...
Habana hat-trick fires Barbarians to win
A hat-trick of tries by Springbok wing Bryan Habana spurred the Barbarians to a 25-18 win over New Zealand at Twickenham on Saturday with the invitational team beating the All Blacks. read...
World Cup ticket prices announced
Organizers of the 2011 Rugby World Cup announced ticket prices on Friday which hopes to contain the deficit New Zealand will incur in hosting the tournament while ensuring full stadiums. read...
McCaw leads altered NZ v Barbarians
New Zealand captain Richie McCaw will lead the All Blacks in their tour-ending non-cap international against the Barbarians at Twickenham on Saturday. read...
Deans upbeat about Aus after mixed results
The Wallabies returned home from their failed end-of-season tour of the northern hemisphere on Tuesday, confident their preparations for the 2011 World Cup were back on track. read...
Imperious All Blacks put France to the sword
New Zealand continued their unbeaten tour of the northern hemisphere with a comprehensive 39-12 win over France in Marseille on Saturday thanks to their commitment to a running style of rugby. read...
Wallabies beat Wales to end tour on a high
Australia swept past Wales 33-12 at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday to end their European tour on a high. read...
Boks named IRB team of the year
The Springboks have been named the International Rugby Board Team of the Year with Ireland's Declan Kidney named the IRB Coach of the Year. read...
Argentina pip Scotland with drop goal
Injury-depleted Argentina pipped Scotland 9-6 with a last-gasp drop goal at Murrayfield on Saturday to record their first win in this year's November internationals. read...
Italy sink Samoa to halt long losing run
Italy ended a 13-match losing run by beating Samoa 24-6 in a scrappy affair in the central city of Ascoli Piceno on Saturday. read...
Ireland beat Boks on penalties
Ireland maintained their home dominance over South Africa by beating the Springboks 15-10 in their rugby test match played at Croke Park in Dublin on Saturday. read...