Earlier this week it was announced that London Irish and Scotland player Joe Ansbro would be retiring from rugby with immediate effect. Ansbro suffered a fracture in his vertebrae during a pre- season match for London Irish in the summer but hasn’t managed to recover from the injury. While many were hoping the back would [...]
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The man who dons the number 10 jersey for the first Lions test against the Wallabies is going to have be just as mentally prepared as they are physically. They are going to feel the weight of that shirt and the weight of expectation, there are many legends of the game that have worn that [...]
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Munster Rugby have announced today that club captain Doug Howlett will retire at the end of the season. A shoulder injury sustained in March has been causing the All Black major concerns and it is thought that the 34-year-old does not want to risk further injury by playing on into next season. For more news, [...]
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6. Colin Meads (New Zealand) Voted New Zealand Player of the Century in 1999, ‘Sir’ Colin Meads as he is now known played 55 tests for the All Blacks between 1957 and 1971. Mostly used as a lock, although sometimes starting at Flanker, number 8 (or once famously on the wing), Meads was Rugby’s most [...]
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The RAF Spitfires Rugby 7′s team will today cycle through the iconic Lion Gate of Twickenham’s West Stand to mark the end of an epic charity bike ride from Glasgow to London. The Spitfires, who are made up of RAF servicemen, set off from Scotstoun Stadium last weekend, during the Scottish leg of the IRB Sevens [...]
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Here’s the first part of my review looking at laws 1-6. More next time. 3.14 UNION SPECIFIC VARIATIONS (a) A Union may implement rolling substitutions at defined levels of the Game within its jurisdiction. The number of substitutions must not exceed twelve. The administration and rules relating to rolling substitutions are the responsibility of the [...]
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Stuart Lancaster has announced his England squad for the summer tour to Argentina. Have a look at the full squad list below: Forwards Dave Attwood (Bath Rugby, 2 caps) Rob Buchanan (Harlequins, uncapped) Calum Clark (Northampton Saints, uncapped) Alex Corbisiero (London Irish, 18 caps) Paul Doran Jones (Northampton, 4 caps) Tom [...]
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As the Rugby season starts to draw to a close we are left with the bitter disappointment of a summer with only small tasters of our favourite sport. However, here at RugbyFanCast, we will not be down beat. Instead we will bring you all the latest from the world of rugby as well as some exciting Top [...]
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7. Danie Gerber (South Africa) The greatest centre ever to play for the Springboks, Danie Gerber had a career that was overshadowed by Isolation in South Africa, a by-product of Apartheid. Many people across the world did not get to see the man in action. However, his teammates at the time consider him one of [...]
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Scrum half, one of two half backs, one half of the brain that manoeuvres and controls a rugby team. The scrum half will touch the ball more than any other player on the pitch making their decision making central to a sides chances of success. Gatland’s squad is full of giants and whoever he selects [...]
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