Top Rugby Stories
Lions tour: Australian squad leaked in memo
THREE days before Australian rugby officials announce their squad to face the British and Irish Lions in a three-Test series, they are facing questions over who leaked a supposedly confidential memo outlining which players should be included.
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James King to quit as demands of rugby take toll
THE physical toll taken by modern rugby is being analysed by medical experts across the world but James King is calling time on his professional career in the belief that his body just cannot cope with it.
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Hines hangs hopes on Clermont experience and youth
EXPERIENCE is the one key factor that Nathan Hines believes could carry Clermont Auvergne to their first and his second Heineken Cup final triumph in Dublin tomorrow.
British and Irish Cup: Six Scots in Falcons squad
SIX Scottish players are included in the Newcastle Falcons squad for tonight’s final of the British and Irish Cup against Leinster at Kingston Park in what could provide a confidence-lifting boost for the north east England club ahead of their bid to return to the Premiership.
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MATT Stevens is delighted to be back among international rugby’s elite but insists he has no regrets about his decision to call time on his England career last summer.
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International
British & Irish Lions: Brian O’Driscoll signs deal video
Ireland’s grand slam-winning captain Brian O’Driscoll ended months of uncertainty over his future yesterday when he agreed to play on for one more year for province and country.
Rugby news: Hamilton in Barbarians squad | Glasgow pre-season plans
JIM Hamilton will be the only Scotland representative in the Barbarians squad to face England and the British & Irish Lions.
British Lions: Captain Warburton to lead by example
SAM Warburton might be captain of the 2013 British and Irish Lions – but he does not want or expect preferential selection treatment.
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Scotland’s Joe Ansbro to retire from rugby
SCOTLAND centre Joe Ansbro has announced his retirement from the game following medical advice that he could not return to rugby safely after suffering a serious injury last year.
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Clermont’s Vern Cotter offered Scotland rugby job
NEW Zealander Vern Cotter is considering an offer to take over as Scotland’s head coach this summer, but the deal is still to be finalised.
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Club rugby
Richie McCaw back, though return some way off
ALL Blacks captain Richie McCaw has started running and lifting weights again but whether he plays the tail end of the Super Rugby competition is still up in the air.
Rugby briefs: Aberdeen Grammar School | Glasgow
Aberdeen Grammar School FP have appointed Kevin Wyness as their new head coach, replacing Alex Duncan after his four years at the helm.
Rugby news: Hamilton in Barbarians squad | Glasgow pre-season plans
JIM Hamilton will be the only Scotland representative in the Barbarians squad to face England and the British & Irish Lions.
Carl Hogg to link up with Dean Ryan at Worcester
AFTER turning down a move to Edinburgh, Scottish coach Carl Hogg is poised to link up again with Dean Ryan as head coach at Worcester Warriors.
1 commentBen Cairns to take coaching role at Currie
BEN Cairns is the latest professional player to step back into the club game in the hope that it will further strengthen the development of players and club rugby, and his own prospects of becoming a rugby coach.
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Friday 17 May 2013
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