February 2012
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Il XV azzurro contro l'Irlanda
15 Andrea Masi, 14 Giovanbattista Venditti, 13 Tommaso Benvenuti, 12 Alberto Sgarbi, 11 Luke McLean, 10 Tobias Botes, 9 Edoardo Gori, 8 Sergio Parisse (c), 7 Robert Barbieri, 6 Alessandro Zanni, 5 Quintin Geldenhuys, 4 Marco Bortolami, 3 Lorenzo Cittadini, 2 Leonardo Ghiraldini, 1 Michele Rizzo
Replacements: 16 Tommaso D’Apice, 17 Fabio Staibano, 18 Antonio Pavanello, 20 Fabio Semenzato, 21 Kris...
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Ireland XV for showdown with Italy
Rob Kearney, Tommy Bowe, Keith Earls, Gordon D’Arcy, Andrew Trimble, Johnny Sexton, Conor Murray; Cian Healy, Rory Best, Mike Ross, Donnacha O’Callaghan, Paul O’Connell (c), Stephen Ferris, Sean O’Brien, Jamie Heaslip
Replacements: Sean Cronin, Tom Court, Donnacha Ryan, Peter O’Mahony, Eoin Reddan, Ronan O’Gara, Fergus McFadden
Declan Kidney has stuck with the...
In Rugby, size does count after all →
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Disciplinary Update: Aironi Citing →
Following the match between the Ospreys and Aironi on Friday 17 February, Mauro Bergamasco, Aironi back row forward, has been cited by the independent RaboDirect PRO12 Citing Commissioner for the match, Richard Gwynn, for foul play under IRB Law 10.4 (a)*.
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Unchanged France to face Scotland
France: Maxime Médard, Vincent Clerc, Aurélien Rougerie, Wesley Fofana, Julien Malzieu, François Trinh-Duc, Morgan Parra, Jean-Baptiste Poux, Dimitri Szarzewski, Nicolas Mas, Pascal Papé, Yoann Maestri, Thierry Dusautoir (c), Louis Picamoles, Imanol Harinordoquy
Replacements: William Servat, Vincent Debaty, Lionel Nallet, Julien Bonnaire, Julian Dupuy, Lionel Beauxis, Maxime Mermoz
France...
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Wales team to play England
L Halfpenny (Cardiff Blues); A Cuthbert (Cardiff Blues), J Davies (Scarlets), J Roberts (Cardiff Blues), G North (Scarlets); R Priestland (Scarlets), M Phillips (Bayonne); G Jenkins (Cardiff Blues), K Owens (Scarlets), A Jones (Ospreys), A-W Jones (Ospreys), I Evans (Ospreys), D Lydiate (Newport Gwent Dragons), S Warburton (Cardiff Blues, capt), T Faletau (Newport Gwent Dragons)
Replacements: R...
Jenkins heading to Toulon →
Wales prop Gethin Jenkins will head to France next season after agreeing a two-year deal with Top 14 club Toulon.
The British and Irish Lions prop is the latest Welsh international to announced his plans to play in France, where he will join Luke Charteris, Aled Brew, James Hook, Mike Phillips and Lee Byrne.
Goze, President USAP: Le Top 16 est indispensable... →
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Try-time Tim commits to Edinburgh Rugby →
Edinburgh Rugby are delighted to announce that try-machine Tim Visser has extended his commitment to the club with a new deal that will keep him at Murrayfield for another three years.
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Wales recall Jones and Hibbard →
Wales have called up Ospreys forwards Alun-Wyn Jones and Richard Hibbard to strengthen their ranks ahead of Saturday’s Six Nations clash with England.
