Sports / Rugby

Six Nations to consider bonus points: Report 06 Jan 2013 - 11:59 pm

LONDON: The northern hemisphere rugby championship the Six Nations is to consider falling into line with other tournaments and introduce bonus points The...

Rugby: England star Flood cited for tip tackle 06 Jan 2013 - 12:39 am

LONDON: England flyhalf Toby Flood has a nervous wait to see if he will miss part of the Six Nations championship after he...

Pocock signs new contract with Australia 22 Dec 2012 - 12:40 am

Sydney: Australia flanker David Pocock agreed a new three-year contract with the Wallabies yesterday which is expected to take him through to the...

Johnson named interim Scotland coach 20 Dec 2012 - 11:50 pm

LONDON: Australian Scott Johnson has been appointed Scotland head coach on a temporary basis for the Six Nations and next year’s tour of...

O’Driscoll returns to training 19 Dec 2012 - 04:14 am

DUBLIN: Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll is on course to feature in the Six Nations tournament after returning to training with Leinster following ankle...

World champs Kiwis dominate 2012 17 Dec 2012 - 09:39 am

PARIS: New Zealand moved smoothly from winning the World Cup on home soil to dominate 2012 despite a blip in their final match...

Increased prize money for World Match Play 04 Dec 2012 - 12:48 am

SOFIA: Prize money for the 2013 World Match Play Championship will rise to 3m euros ($3.90m), Per Ericsson, president of event management for...

England now the team to avoid in Cup draw: Woodward 03 Dec 2012 - 08:07 am

LONDON: Clive Woodwardhas said England’s stunning victory over New Zealand has made them the team all other sides will want to avoid in...

Sharpe bows out with a victory 03 Dec 2012 - 08:07 am

CARDIFF: Not only did Nathan Sharpe have to play all 80 gruelling minutes of his final Test match against Wales, but he also...

Beale breaks Wales’ hearts with late try 02 Dec 2012 - 12:24 am

Cardiff: A last-gasp try to Kurtley Beale gave Australia a thrilling 14-12 victory over Wales yesterday which condemned the Welsh to a seventh...

France officially among 2015 World Cup seeds 27 Nov 2012 - 06:54 am

PARIS: France have officially secured their place in the top four of the International Rugby Board (IRB) rankings to ensure their chances of...

Wales prop Jarvis out of Australia Test clash 27 Nov 2012 - 06:53 am

CARDIFF, United Kingdom: Wales prop Aaron Jarvis has been ruled out of Saturday’s Test match against Australia after suffering a knee ligament injury....

Australia survive Italy fightback 25 Nov 2012 - 02:02 am

LORENCE, Italy: Australia held on through a spirited fightback to escape from Florence with a 22-19 win over Italy yesterday. Italy came into...

South Africa edge England in thriller 25 Nov 2012 - 02:01 am

LONDON: South Africa completed an unbeaten tour of Europe with a 16-15 victory over England at Twickenham yesterday that did more damage to...

Time to end South Africa jinx: Rowntree 24 Nov 2012 - 08:35 am

LONDON: England’s assistant coach Graham Rowntree has called on his side to right recent wrongs by ending a 10-Test winless streak in games...

South Africa unchanged for England 22 Nov 2012 - 12:36 am

LONDON: South Africa coach Heyneke Meyer named yesterday an unchanged starting line-up for the Springboks’ Test against England at Twickenham on Saturday. He...

Gatland makes changes for All Blacks clash 21 Nov 2012 - 01:22 am

CARDIFF: Warren Gatland wasted little time in making his presence felt upon his return as Wales coach, making five changes for Saturday’s clash...

Controversial Cooper quits Wallabies: Report 20 Nov 2012 - 01:25 am

Sydney: Controversial Wallaby flyhalf Quade Cooper has rejected a contract offer by the Australian Rugby Union (ARU) and may now pursue a career...