Sports / Rugby

Fiji pledges to regain IRB funding 13 Jan 2014 - 10:47 am

SUVA: Fiji’s cash-strapped rugby union pledged yesterday to be back on side with the International Rugby Board in four months after its World...

Rugby: McKie gets Sale Sharks job 12 Jan 2014 - 01:34 pm

LONDON: Former Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) chief executive Gordon McKie has been appointed chairman of Sale Sharks, the English Premiership club confirmed yesterday....

Clermont’s injury worries mount as King ruled out ahead of Quins 07 Jan 2014 - 10:59 pm

PARIS: Clermont received fresh injury concerns yesterday ahead of Saturday’s crunch European Cup clash with Harlequins as New Zealander centre Regan King and...

Toulouse beat Clermont, keep home dominance 07 Jan 2014 - 09:52 am

PARIS: Four-time European champions Toulouse remained unbeatable at their Ernest-Wallon fortress this league season with a 19-12 victory over Top 14 leaders Clermont...

Welsh rugby row rumbles on 02 Jan 2014 - 01:46 pm

LONDON: The chaos within Welsh rugby will continue into the New Year after the four regions condemned the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU) for...

Rugby: Gatland commits to Wales until 2019 World Cup 17 Dec 2013 - 09:21 am

LONDON: New Zealander Warren Gatland has extended his contract as head coach of Wales until after the 2019 World Cup, the Welsh Rugby...

Seahawks secure play-off berth 04 Dec 2013 - 12:33 pm

New York: Russell Wilson led the Seattle Seahawks to a 34-7 thrashing of the New Orleans Saints yesterday as the hosts clinched a...

All Blacks’ Read named IRB Player of the Year 04 Dec 2013 - 12:27 pm

PARIS: New Zealand No.8 Kieran Read was yesterday named as the International Rugby Board’s (IRB) Player of the Year for 2013. The 28-year-old...

Rugby: Sonny Bill left ‘heartbroken’ 02 Dec 2013 - 11:32 am

New Zealand’s Sonny Bill Williams runs with the ball during the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Final against Australia at Old Trafford in...

Rugby: Australia trounce Kiwis to win World Cup 01 Dec 2013 - 10:54 am

The Australian team celebrates on winning the 2013 Rugby League World Cup Final against New Zealand at Old Trafford in Manchester, yesterday. Australia...

Rugby: Fabulous Fiji win Dubai Sevens title 01 Dec 2013 - 10:29 am

DUBAI: Fiji won the Dubai Rugby Sevens for the first time yesterday, hammering New Zealand 44-0 in the semi-finals before crushing South Africa...

Gatland hails southern spirit 28 Nov 2013 - 09:33 am

LONDON: Warren Gatland has called on his side to emulate the “never give in” attitude of southern hemisphere teams in both codes as...

Rugby: All Blacks’ Hore calls it quits 28 Nov 2013 - 09:32 am

WELLINGTON: Veteran All Blacks hooker Andrew Hore has confirmed his retirement from international rugby after more than a decade in the side. The...

Cuthbert returns for Wales finale against Wallabies 27 Nov 2013 - 10:25 am

LONDON: British and Irish Lions wing Alex Cuthbert (pictured) was back in the Wales team to play Australia at Cardiff’s Millennium Stadium on...

‘Courageous’ All Blacks praised by Irish media 26 Nov 2013 - 11:54 am

DUBLIN: The Irish media yesterday saluted the indomitable spirit of the history-making New Zealand side that denied their team an historic victory in...

Doha to host Touch Rugby next month 25 Nov 2013 - 10:46 am

Doha: Qatar Touch Rugby’s Donz 7’s Tournament will be held in the first weekend of December this year, it was announced here yesterday....

All Blacks make history in cruel fashion against Irish 25 Nov 2013 - 10:45 am

DUBLIN: World Champions New Zealand became the first team in the professional era to win all their Test matches in a calendar year...

Six Nations yet to decide on concussion test: IRB 20 Nov 2013 - 01:24 pm

DUBLIN: The International Rugby Board admitted yesterday some countries within the Six Nations were “wary” of adopting the global governing body’s controversial pitch-side...