http://www.rugbyzone.com Get all the latest Rugby news, videos and statistics. en-gb Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:40:47 GMT Copyright: (C) SuperSport International (Pty) Ltd 15 http://images.supersport.co.za/rz_rss_120x72.jpg http://www.rugbyzone.com France sealed their first Six Nations Grand Slam in six years when they weathered an England storm to run out 12-10 winners at the Stade de France on Saturday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100320/France_weather_Eng_storm_to_win_Grand_Slam Sat, 20 Mar 2010 21:40:47 GMT Six Nations Australia born flyhalf Dan Parks kicked 18 points as Scotland ended Ireland's Triple Crown hopes with a 23-20 Six Nations win on Saturday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100320/Parks_spoils_Irelands_Croker_farewell Sat, 20 Mar 2010 19:12:00 GMT Six Nations James Hook scored two tries as Wales ended their disappointing Six Nations campaign on a high by outclassing Italy 33-10 in a one-sided encounter at the Millennium Stadium in Cardiff on Saturday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100320/Two_tries_for_Hook_as_Wales_overrun_Italy Sat, 20 Mar 2010 16:48:59 GMT Six Nations The Vodacom Stormers moved back into second spot on the Super 14 log with a comprehensive but hard fought 21-8 win over the Vodacom Cheetahs in a typically bruising South African derby at Newlands on Saturday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100320/Stormers_maintain_momentum Gavin Rich Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:35:23 GMT Super 14 Charlie Hodgson breathed new life into Sale's fight against relegation with a match-winning display in a 19-8 victory over Wasps which lifted them off the foot of the Guinness Premiership. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/guinness-premiership/100320/Hodgson_inspires_Sharks_victory Sat, 20 Mar 2010 13:31:36 GMT Guinness Premiership South African referee Jaco Peyper was not the most popular man in Perth on Saturday as the Waratahs beat the Force 14-10 in their Super 14 match played at the ME Bank Stadium. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100320/Tahs_win_as_ref_angers_Perth_crowd Dan Retief Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:54:42 GMT Super 14 It’s hard to believe we are already fast approaching the halfway point of the Super 14 round robin, and the next few weeks are going to have a huge bearing on the make-up of the top four. http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/tony-johnson/Weekend_preview Tony Johnson Sat, 20 Mar 2010 10:22:00 GMT Blog The Sharks hit the straps in the second half to power to a 30-16 win over the Highlanders at Carisbrooke in Dunedin that finally broke their duck in the 2010 Vodacom Super 14. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100320/Dice_falls_right_for_Sharks_at_last Gavin Rich Sat, 20 Mar 2010 06:25:26 GMT Super 14 The Lions looked competitive against a weakened Crusaders outfit, but their defence was again their nemesis as they slumped to a 46-19 loss in their Vodacom Super 14 match in Christchurch on Saturday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100320/Lions_defence_fails_again Brenden Nel Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:09:24 GMT Super 14 The Vodacom Bulls kept their unbeaten record with a tense 19-18 victory over the Hurricanes at Loftus Versfeld on Friday night. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100319/Bulls_grind_out_tense_win Brenden Nel Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:46:12 GMT Super 14 Too good to drop ? Or too famous to drop ? Martin Johnson rejected the word’ celebrity,’ when it was put to him about Jonny Wilkinson on Wednesday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/mick-cleary/England_Were_Right_To_Drop_Wilkinson Mick Cleary Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:48:40 GMT Blog The Blues produced a four-try blitz in the 15 minutes after half time to set up a crucial 39-34 victory over the Brumbies in their Vodacom Super 14 rugby match played at Eden Park in Auckland on Friday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100319/Blues_blitz_sinks_Brumbies_in_Auckland Dan Retief Fri, 19 Mar 2010 05:25:43 GMT Super 14 Italy outside-half Craig Gower has warned the Azzurri to beware a wounded Wales in their Six Nations international at the Millennium Stadium on Saturday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100318/Gower_wary_of_Wales Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:17:45 GMT Six Nations France coach Marc Lievremont is surprised at England's decision to drop flyhalf Jonny Wilkinson to the bench for Saturday's Six Nations game in Paris. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100318/France_coach_puzzled_by_Wilkinsons_Eng_axe Thu, 18 Mar 2010 12:50:00 GMT Six Nations The 5th leg of the IRB World Sevens Series starts in a matter of hours with 16 teams set to challenge the Cup in Adelaide Australia. It promises to be another barn storming event for sevens lovers! http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/dallen-stanford/IRB_Adelaide_Sevens_preview Paki's Corner Wed, 17 Mar 2010 21:04:54 GMT Blog The Super 14 competition continues to deliver in the early stages, with an impressive move by the Stormers to second position on the log. http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/dallen-stanford/Stormers_win_crowd_support Paki's Corner Mon, 15 Mar 2010 21:04:47 GMT Blog England added Charlie Hodgson as cover to their squad for fly-half Jonny Wilkinson on Monday, ahead of their Six Nationsfinale away to France on Saturday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100315/Eng_call_up_Hodgson_as_Wilkinson_cover Mon, 15 Mar 2010 19:42:23 GMT Six Nations Ugo Monye expects to be fit for England's Six Nations finale against France in Paris on Saturday despite a head injury. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100315/Monye_vows_to_be_fit_for_France Mon, 15 Mar 2010 18:51:07 GMT Six Nations The Bulls have picked up where they left off and are firming all the time as favourites to win their second straight Super 14 title. http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/tony-johnson/SA_teams_stay_top Tony Johnson Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:41:06 GMT Blog France stayed on course for their first Grand Slam since 2004 on Sunday as they outclassed Italy 46-20 in their Six Nations clash at the Stade de France. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100314/France_on_course_for_first_grand_slam Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:31:44 GMT Six Nations 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. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/internationals/100314/Huxley_back_after_brain_tumoor Sun, 14 Mar 2010 07:23:03 GMT International Flyhalf Quade Cooper produced a superb individual performance to orchestrate the Queensland Reds' 50-10 victory over fellow Australian side the Western Force in their Super 14 match in Brisbane on Sunday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100314/Cooper_Genia_spark_Reds_to_win_over_Force Sun, 14 Mar 2010 06:05:21 GMT Super 14 Ireland kept their slim hopes of retaining the Six Nations title alive on Saturday when indiscipline once more cost Wales in a 27-12 defeat at Croke Park. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100313/Ireland_make_indisciplined_Welsh_pay Sat, 13 Mar 2010 16:53:29 GMT Six Nations The Vodacom Stormers produced another comprehensive, complete performance as they buried the Hurricanes 37-13 to power into second spot on the Super 14 log at Newlands on Saturday night. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100313/Stormers_power_to_second_spot Gavin Rich Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:23:28 GMT Super 14 The Toyota advert that things just keep going right would have been the perfect jingle for the Bulls on Saturday, as they returned to the top of the log with an 50-35 over the Highlanders at Loftus Versfeld. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100313/Bulls_march_on_to_top_of_table Brenden Nel Sat, 13 Mar 2010 14:04:35 GMT Super 14 The words “so near and yet so far” are fast becoming the story of the Sharks’ season, with the Durban team being edged out 24-22 by the Brumbies in their Vodacom Super 14 clash in Canberra on Saturday night. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100313/Sharks_lose_another_close_one Gavin Rich Sat, 13 Mar 2010 09:19:20 GMT Super 14 Italy coach Nick Mallett has kept faith with the players who notched a rare Six Nations win last month for Sunday's match against France in Paris. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100312/Italy_stick_with_winning_team Fri, 12 Mar 2010 12:32:28 GMT Six Nations I am currently staying in Cape Town this week for a wedding and have been struck again by the beauty of the place as well as the effort put into preparation for the FIFA World Cup. http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/ben-darwin/Greetings_from_South_Africa Ben Darwin Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:09:06 GMT Blog What is going on? Why aren’t the Braveheart hordes heading to Murrayfield intent on ambushing the English and sending them homeward tae think again? http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/mick-cleary/Why_Have_People_Stopped_Hating_The_English Mick Cleary Fri, 12 Mar 2010 08:05:35 GMT Blog We are quick to criticise rugby bosses when they get things wrong, so let’s give credit where it’s due. http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/tony-johnson/Rugby_bosses_get_it_right Tony Johnson Fri, 12 Mar 2010 07:58:27 GMT Blog The wheels came off in spectacular fashion for the Auto and General Lions as they were hammered 73-12 by the Waratahs in their Vodacom Super 14 game at the Sydney Football Stadium on Friday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100312/Waratahs_demolish_defenceless_Lions Brenden Nel Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:12:11 GMT Super 14 Dan Carter claimed the record as New Zealand’s leading points-scorer in Super Rugby as he guided the Crusaders to a 26-19 victory over the Chiefs in Hamilton on Saturday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100312/Carter_leads_Crusaders_charge Dan Retief Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:40:07 GMT Super 14 France will edge closer towards a first Six Nations Grand Slam since 2004 on Sunday if they can extend their 10-year winning run over Italy at the Stade de France in Paris. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100312/French_wary_of_Italian_slipup Fri, 12 Mar 2010 05:40:06 GMT Six Nations Tries from wings Paul Diggin and Chris Ashton saw Northampton make light of a woeful goal-kicking display from fly-half Stephen Myler to keep the pressure on leaders Leicester at the top of the Guinness Premiership with a 15-7 win at Sale. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/guinness-premiership/100311/Saints_see_off_Sale Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:29:47 GMT Guinness Premiership Newcastle's hopes of a rare double over Bath disappeared as the visitors scored two second-half tries to come back from 10-5 down and win 17-13 at Kingston Park today. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/guinness-premiership/100311/Bath_come_from_behind_to_win Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:29:40 GMT Guinness Premiership David Walder scored 19 points as Wasps closed in on the Guinness Premiership's top four with a 24-19 home victory over Gloucester. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/guinness-premiership/100311/Wasps_pass_Gloucester_test Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:29:38 GMT Guinness Premiership Leeds made it three Guinness Premiership wins from three to move off the bottom of the table with a narrow 19-12 victory over faltering Saracens. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/guinness-premiership/100311/Victory_moves_Leeds_off_bottom Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:29:36 GMT Guinness Premiership A magnificent first-half performance saw Guinness Premiership leaders Leicester mark Lote Tuqiri's final appearance with a comfortable 35-19 bonus-point victory over London Irish at Welford Road. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/guinness-premiership/100311/Tuqiri_leaves_Leicester_on_high Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:29:33 GMT Guinness Premiership Stand-in fly-half Rory Clegg sank Worcester deeper into the relegation scrap, scoring all Harlequins' points in the 14-11 win at the Twickenham Stoop. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/guinness-premiership/100311/Clegg_sticks_the_boot_into_Harlequins Thu, 11 Mar 2010 05:29:31 GMT Guinness Premiership Warren Gatland knows better than most the qualities that will have taken Brian O'Driscoll to a century of caps for his country when the two sides meet in the Six Nations at Croke Park on Saturday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100311/Gatland_salutes_ODriscoll_landmark Thu, 11 Mar 2010 03:41:09 GMT Six Nations France coach Marc Lievremont made two changes on Wednesday to his starting line-up for the Six Nations match with Italy this Sunday at the Stade de France from the one that beat Wales 26-20 last time. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100310/Lievremont_makes_two_changes_for_Italy Wed, 10 Mar 2010 11:34:28 GMT Six Nations Is relegation crippling English rugby? Or is the Super 14 missing out on something special, something that helped England win a World Cup in 2003 and reach a final four years later ? http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/mick-cleary/English_Clubs_Fear_the_Drop Mick Cleary Wed, 10 Mar 2010 07:26:23 GMT Blog Ireland captain Brian O'Driscoll insisted he was "not done yet" although he admitted the "end line was in sight" as he approached winning his 100th cap for his country. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100310/ODriscoll_not_done_yet_Irish_century_looms Wed, 10 Mar 2010 05:11:01 GMT Six Nations Martin Johnson, showing the steadfast and unflappable approach that served him so well as a player, retained his entire backline for Saturday's Six Nations game against Scotland at Murrayfield. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100309/Johnson_keeps_faith_with_missfiring_backs Tue, 09 Mar 2010 20:33:05 GMT Six Nations Jonny Wilkinson has warned England to beware the Andy Robinson effect in Saturday's Six Nations match against Scotland at Murrayfield. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100309/Wilkinson_wary_of_Robinson_factor Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:45:50 GMT Six Nations Wales captain Ryan Jones will miss Saturday's Six Nations international away to champions Ireland in Dublin after being ruled out with a longstanding calf injury. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100309/Jones_out_of_Ireland_match Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:54:38 GMT Six Nations Scotland recalled Nick de Luca on Tuesday for this weekend's Six Nations clash against England at Murrayfield in Edinburgh as they looked to avoid a tournament whitewash by beating their oldest foes. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100309/Scotland_recall_De_Luca_for_England_clash Tue, 09 Mar 2010 13:09:12 GMT Six Nations Gareth Delve was called into Wales' squad on Monday for this weekend's Six Nations match away to champions Ireland. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100308/Delve_gets_Wales_call_for_Ireland_clash Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:19:31 GMT Six Nations Without lifting a finger, except to push a button on the remote or turn over the steaks on the braai, the Bulls have stayed on top of the Super 14 table and now have a game in hand. http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/tony-johnson/Bulls_stay_top Tony Johnson Mon, 08 Mar 2010 07:40:09 GMT Blog France utility back Frederic Michalak will be sidelined for up to a year with a serious knee injury, the manager of his Toulouse club said on Sunday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100307/Michalak_set_for_lengthy_absence Sat, 06 Mar 2010 23:11:04 GMT Six Nations Veteran England lock Simon Shaw will miss Saturday's Calcutta Cup Six Nations international against Scotland at Murrayfield with a shoulder injury, the Rugby Football Union (RFU) announced on Monday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100305/Shaw_out_of_Scotland_match Fri, 05 Mar 2010 18:25:04 GMT Six Nations The Vodacom Cheetahs produced a scintillating forward performance to down the previously unbeaten Hurricanes 28-12 in their Vodacom Super 14 match in Bloemfontein on Saturday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100305/Vodacom_Cheetahs_crush_Hurricanes Brenden Nel Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:25:00 GMT Super 14 The Vodacom Stormers reaffirmed their pedigree as possible Vodacom Super 14 semifinalists with an emphatic 33-0 whitewash of the Highlanders at Newlands on Saturday night. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100305/Vodacom_Stormers_reaffirm_their_pedigree Gavin Rich Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:15:05 GMT Super 14 The Sharks were denied their first victory of this year’s Vodacom Super 14, when the Waratahs held out for a close 25-21 victory in Sydney on Saturday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100305/Sharks_denied_victory_in_Sydney Brenden Nel Fri, 05 Mar 2010 12:06:59 GMT Super 14 All Black star Dan Carter won the battle of the flyhalves as his Crusaders team pulled away in the second half to defeat the Blues 33-20 in their Vodacom Super 14 match in Christchurch on Saturday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100305/Carter_shines_in_Crusaders_win Brenden Nel Fri, 05 Mar 2010 11:35:21 GMT Super 14 Auto & General Lions coach Dick Muir's desicion to make eight changes and field six new caps for Friday’s Vodacom Super 14 clash with the Brumbies did not result in a victory in Canberra, but it could have a positive spin-off. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100305/AG_Lions_deny_Brumbies_a_bonus_point Gavin Rich Fri, 05 Mar 2010 06:06:02 GMT Super 14 The resurgent Reds overturned a 0-15 deficit to pull off yet another giant slaying act by beating the Chiefs 23-18 in their Super 14 rugby match played in Hamilton on Friday. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/super-14/100305/Resurgent_Reds_scalp_the_Chiefs Dan Retief Fri, 05 Mar 2010 05:29:05 GMT Super 14 Bath's march up the Guinness Premiership continued as Saracens crashed to their fourth league defeat in five outings following the 16-14 result at Vicarage Road. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/guinness-premiership/100305/Bath_on_the_up Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:13:08 GMT Guinness Premiership London Irish were emphatic 29-14 winners over local Guinness Premiership rivals Harlequins at the Madjeski Stadium. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/guinness-premiership/100305/London_Irish_claim_derby_bragging_rights Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:13:07 GMT Guinness Premiership Ceiron Thomas inspired Leeds to victory for the second successive match as his side added further credibility to their campaign for Guinness Premiership survival with a 26-10 win against Wasps. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/guinness-premiership/100305/Thomas_inspires_Leeds_triumph Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:13:06 GMT Guinness Premiership Worcester gave their chances of avoiding relegation a significant boost with a 13-0 win over Newcastle at Sixways in a tense but scrappy contest. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/guinness-premiership/100305/Warriors_boost_survival_hopes Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:13:04 GMT Guinness Premiership Second-placed Northampton narrowed the gap on leaders Leicester to a point thanks to a deserved 19-3 win over their arch-rivals at Franklin's Gardens. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/guinness-premiership/100305/Saints_keep_pace_with_rivals Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:13:03 GMT Guinness Premiership Winger Lesley Vainikolo scored twice as Gloucester hammered Sale Sharks 47-3 with a magnificent seven tries in a one-sided Guinness Premiership clash at Kingsholm. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/guinness-premiership/100305/Gloucester_crush_sorry_Sharks Fri, 05 Mar 2010 04:13:02 GMT Guinness Premiership 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. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/internationals/100305/England_keeping_Haskell_prisoner Fri, 05 Mar 2010 03:57:19 GMT International This weekend sees the resumption of one of the better rivalries in Super rugby, when the Blues take on the Crusaders in Christchurch. http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/tony-johnson/Old_rivals_square_off_once_again Tony Johnson Thu, 04 Mar 2010 20:37:01 GMT Blog I’ve had a stack of emails recently from various operators in New Zealand, banging on about what great deals there are to be had for tickets and hotels during next year’s Rugby World Cup. http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/mick-cleary/Kiwis_Out_With_the_Welcome_Mat Mick Cleary Thu, 04 Mar 2010 12:09:52 GMT Blog The new interpretation of the laws has taken hold and there are plenty of fans, as the first 3 rounds of this season’s S14 producing some interesting rugby. http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/ben-darwin/Roll_Away_Tackler Ben Darwin Wed, 03 Mar 2010 12:04:26 GMT Blog You might cast envious glances up north as the Six Nations championship eases past its half-way point, see vivid backdrops and hear throaty roars. http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/mick-cleary/The_2010_Six_Nations_Championship_great_occasions_variable_rugby Mick Cleary Wed, 03 Mar 2010 07:21:53 GMT Blog Andy Powell was banned from driving for 15 months and fined £1 000 on Tuesday for driving a golf buggy on a motorway slip road while over the drink-driving limit, the Press Association reported. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100302/Powell_banned_after_drunken_buggy_ride Tue, 02 Mar 2010 12:41:31 GMT Six Nations USA captain Todd Clever played a storming match for the Lions in yet another Super 14 start for the 8th man. http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/dallen-stanford/Clever_shines_for_America Paki's Corner Tue, 02 Mar 2010 04:18:34 GMT Blog England lock Simon Shaw is set to find out the full extent of the shoulder injury he sustained in last weekend's Six Nations loss to Ireland over the next few days. http://www.rugbyzone.com/news/six-nations/100301/England_wait_on_injured_Shaw Mon, 01 Mar 2010 19:28:05 GMT Six Nations The Twenty20 type points tally in the round two clash between the Chiefs and Lions has been subjected to some predictable derision from north of the equator, and plenty of concern down under. http://www.rugbyzone.com/blogs/tony-johnson/Bulls_and_Tahs_dish_up_a_classic Tony Johnson Mon, 01 Mar 2010 08:47:53 GMT Blog