Event: National Provincial Championship

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England star Chris Ashton to answer gouging charge

Saracens wing Chris Ashton’s hopes of an England recall in the opening exchanges of this season’s RBS 6 Nations Championship are in the balance.

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A tactical battle the Irish boss won easily

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Why he loves getting shirty

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Munster sign Canterbury prop Borlase

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Llanelli’s Kiwi King plotting to knock champions off throne

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New Zealand boss Henry urges caution

Gatland criticises All Blacks’ use of Marshall

WARREN GATLAND has criticised the All Blacks’ use of veteran scrum-half Justin Marshall against the British & Irish Lions.

Fri, 08 Jul, 2005

Clive rings changes to restore Lions' pride

Jason Robinson and Martin Corry appear to be fighting for their Lions Test team places as Lions chief Clive Woodward has named both England stars in his midweek side to face New Zealand second division outfit Manawatu in Palmerston North tomorrow.

Mon, 27 Jun, 2005

O'Connell impressed with reaction to defeat

Paul O’Connell tonight took stock of the Lions’ defeat against New Zealand Maori – and claimed it could be a “landmark game” during their 11-match tour.

Tue, 14 Jun, 2005

Peel looking to emulate former heroes

Dwayne Peel could secure the coveted Lions Test scrum-half spot tomorrow - thanks to a little help from former Welsh rugby heroes Rob Howley and Robert Jones.

Tue, 14 Jun, 2005

Hickie seeks right balance

Denis Hickie knows he has got to strike the right balance against Taranaki tomorrow if he wants to impress his Test match credentials upon Lions head coach Clive Woodward.

Tue, 07 Jun, 2005

Ormond: We're ready for Lions

Bay of Plenty Steamers captain Wayne Ormond has vowed his team will front up against the British and Irish Lions on Saturday.

Tue, 31 May, 2005

Traille out, Baby faces Ireland

FRANCE centre Damien Traille has been ruled out of Saturday’s Six Nations clash against Ireland at Lansdowne Road, and will be replaced by Toulouse’s Benoit Baby, who is set to earn his first cap.

Mon, 07 Mar, 2005

Scrum-half Boss confirms Ulster switch

ULSTER have got a new boss - Isaac Boss, the Irish qualified scrum-half from Wellington Hurricanes.

Sat, 19 Feb, 2005

Leslie announces retirement

Former Scotland international John Leslie has announced his retirement from rugby.

Tue, 05 Oct, 2004

Holwell due in Ireland at month's end

New Leinster signing, Wellington and Hurricanes flyhalf David Holwell, will leave for Ireland on September 26, two-thirds of the way through Wellington’s National Provincial Championship campaign.

Tue, 07 Sep, 2004

Fijian star could move to Newcastle

AUCKLAND admit they have only a 50-50 chance of keeping Rupeni Caucaunibuca as the Fijian World Cup star contemplates a move overseas.

Tue, 30 Mar, 2004

Lomu needs kidney transplant to avoid life in wheelchair

JONAH LOMU fears he faces life in a wheelchair if he does not get a kidney transplant.

Tue, 10 Feb, 2004

Hansen vows to leave Welsh in better shape

STEVE HANSEN believes he will leave Welsh rugby in better shape than he came to it 18 months ago, but insisted the hard work must continue to make them a force to be reckoned with again.

Tue, 25 Nov, 2003

All Blacks wait on Williams

New Zealand will leave it until the last minute to decide on the fitness of lock Ali Williams ahead of the World Cup.

Mon, 06 Oct, 2003

Kiwis must cope without Mehrtens, Lomu

The continuing misfortunes of Andrew Mehrtens and Jonah Lomu continue to dominate the build-up to New Zealand’s Tri-Nations clash with Australia on Saturday.

Fri, 15 Aug, 2003

Gaffney hails Cullen signing

Munster boss Alan Gaffney today hailed the signing of New Zealand superstar Christian Cullen as arguably the biggest in European rugby history.

Wed, 06 Aug, 2003

Straeuli blends youth with experience

COACH Rudi Straeuli continues to ring the changes sweeping through South Africa’s rugby team by making four more for Saturday’s clash with England as his side bid to avoid the indignity of returning home without a victory from their European tour.

Thu, 21 Nov, 2002

Victory matters at Twickenham - Mehrtens

New Zealand have selected a largely untested and inexperienced squad for their current tour of Europe, but veteran All Black Andrew Mehrtens believes victory in Saturday’s Test against England is vital ahead of the 2003 World Cup.

Thu, 07 Nov, 2002

Rugby: Blackadder completes Scotland move

Former New Zealand captain Todd Blackadder has completed his surprise move to Scotland - and admitted he is impatiently awaiting his first appearance in the colours of Edinburgh Rugby.

Tue, 27 Nov, 2001

Rugby: All Blacks axe Wilson and Cullen

Jeff Wilson and Christian Cullen have been omitted from John Mitchell’s first New Zealand squad.

Sun, 04 Nov, 2001