[ad_1] By PAUL EDDISON at Stade de France EMMA Uren has called on her GB Sevens team-mates to learn from a groundbreaking Olympic campaign after they finished seventh at Paris 2024.The GB women finished on a high, beating Ireland for the second time in the tournament, but had earlier seen their medal hopes ended by a quarter-final defeat to eventual bronze medallists the USA.Having brought in Red Roses stars Ellie
[ad_1] Two-time Rugby World Cup winner RG Snyman believes the Springboks couldn’t have “had better preparation” for The Rugby Championship than playing Ireland in a couple of enthralling Test matches last month.That two-Test series will be spoken about for years to come. The brewing rugby rivalry between South Africa and Ireland was both renewed and intensified across a couple of unforgettable Tests at Loftus Versfeld and Kings Park.South Africa, who
[ad_1] Michael Cheika says he hopes to turn a one-year contract with Leicester into a longstanding arrangement as the Australian looks to revive the Tigers’ fortunes. Cheika was living in Paris and all set to return to Australia with his family, when English Premiership club Leicester approached him to replace Dan McKellar, who unexpectedly left in late June after only one season in charge. Former Australia and Argentina boss Cheika,
[ad_1] The Average Joe in the postmodern world spends more time finding things than in any other waking endeavour. We use more time finding stuff than kissing, dancing, skiing, praying or telling a joke.We could even argue that sleep is finding rest; perhaps we never have truly evolved beyond hunting and gathering after all.Finding important things was never easy: a compatible mate, the right profession, soil which drained just right
[ad_1] England rugby's Twickenham home is to be renamed as the Allianz Stadium in a new sponsorship deal, say the Rugby Football Union. The change will take place from September as the insurance company expand their portfolio of world class stadia, which includes Bayern Munich's Allianz Arena in Germany.Twickenham has hosted England men's games since 1909. The 82,000-seater stadium also hosts international women's matches, key domestic games, community events and
[ad_1] EXCLUSIVEBy JON NEWCOMBE LAST year’s bottom Championship side Cambridge and newly promoted Chinnor are to be excluded from the 2024/25 Premiership Cup.The competition’s organisers, Premiership Rugby, have opted for a 20-team competition rather than the 22-team format last year, leaving the two lowest-ranked Championship clubs out in the cold.The upside for the ten Championship clubs invited to take part is that they will now host more fixtures against Premiership
[ad_1] Osea Kolinisau , Fiji men’s rugby sevens head coach, wants the chance to take the squad to the 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles.Kolinisau took charge of the squad four months before the Paris Olympic Games where they added a silver medal to the golds won in Rio and Tokyo with the hosts France grabbing gold at the Stade de France.Kolinisau will meet with the Fiji Rugby Union interim
[ad_1] Wallabies coach Joe Schmidt credited the Springboks for looking impressive in the July internationals, but added that the world champions “get a bit of luck” with contentious officiating decisions. Schmidt’s Wallabies will host the Springboks in two Tests in Brisbane and Perth as the Rugby Championship gets underway on Saturday. The Springboks go into Saturday’s clash on back of a drawn home series with Ireland and a big win
[ad_1] A Set small text size A Set the default text size A Set large text size Reigning world player of the year Ardie Savea will captain the All Blacks in Rugby Championship Tests against Argentina, taking over from Scott Barrett who is recovering from a finger injury.The All Blacks confirmed on Monday that Barrett will not be available for the Tests at Wellington on Saturday and Auckland on August
[ad_1] Scarlets are due to discover in September if they have been granted a further 15-year extension by Carmarthenshire County Council (CCC) to repay a £2.6m loan taken out from the local authority in 2007.The council's cabinet has backed the proposal and if the full council also supports it and Scarlets repay it, the loan will have taken 31 years to repay.Council cabinet members have sent the proposal for a
