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Match officials to June 16
Match officials to June 16
The officials for this weekend's rugby action have been released. Jaco Peyper is the man in the middle in Sydney....
London Sevens: Day One Wrap
London Sevens: Day One Wrap
New Zealand were the only side to win all three of their matches on Day One of the London Sevens at Twickenham in front of a record crowd....
Scrum trial goes global
Scrum trial goes global
The IRB Council has announced the implementation of a global trial of the "crouch, bind, set" scrum engagement sequence from next season....
IRB changes RWC schedule
IRB changes RWC schedule
The IRB has revamped the 2015 World Cup match schedule to stop giving top nations an unfair advantage by allowing them a week's rest between games....
Wales confirm Bok fixture
Wales confirm Bok fixture
Wales have confirmed they will play South Africa, Argentina and Tonga in the 2013 November series at the Millennium Stadium. ...
Preview: Hong Kong Sevens
Preview: Hong Kong Sevens
New Zealand are favourites to win the Hong Kong Sevens this weekend but in a season which has proved unpredictable there's plenty of room for upsets....
Howley rates 2013 win as the best
Howley rates 2013 win as the best
Wales caretaker coach Rob Howley said Saturday's Six Nations title triumph topped last year's Grand Slam success. ...
Wales take Six Nations spoils
Wales take Six Nations spoils
Wales claimed the Six Nations title on Saturday as they emphatically shut out rivals England 30-3 in a humdinger of a match....
Preview: Wales v England
Preview: Wales v England
We have the finale the neutral was hoping for. Wales are set to host England with a Six Nations Championship title up for grabs in Cardiff....
Six Nations line ups
Six Nations line ups
All the teams have been named for this weekend's Six Nations action. We bring you the team news and starting XVs. ...
Six Nations news wrap
Six Nations news wrap
Wales captain Ryan Jones has been ruled out of Saturday's Six Nations decider against England with a shoulder injury....
Latest world rankings
Latest world rankings
Wales are the only climbers on the back of the penultimate round of the Six Nations, climbing above France in the latest World Rankings....
Preview: Scotland v Wales
Preview: Scotland v Wales
Scotland or Wales could move joint-top of the Six Nations and possibly overtake leaders England with a big victory at Murrayfield on Saturday....
Six Nations team news
Six Nations team news
Ireland coach Declan Kidney left his fly-half position open ahead of Saturday's clash with France in Dublin....
Wales leapfrog Ireland
Wales leapfrog Ireland
Wales continued their climb back up the IRB Rankings following last Saturday's win in Rome and Ireland's loss to Scotland in the Six Nations....
Wales cruise past Italy
Wales cruise past Italy
Second-half tries from Jonathan Davies and Alex Cuthbert helped Wales to a 26-9 victory over Italy in the Six Nations in Rome. ...
Wales down but not out
Wales down but not out
Leigh Halfpenny has said talk of a Wales "crisis" is misplaced as they attempt to end their losing streak against France in Paris this weekend....
Preview: Wales v Ireland
Preview: Wales v Ireland
Never short of drama in recent years, Wales host Ireland desperate to end their recent losing run of seven consecutive defeats. ...
Wales bring in new lock
Wales bring in new lock
Dragons lock Andrew Coombs will make his Test debut when Wales host Ireland in their Six Nations clash in Cardiff on Saturday. ...
Halfpenny relishing return
Halfpenny relishing return
Wales full-back Leigh Halfpenny is looking forward to making his Millennium Stadium return in Saturday's Six Nations opener against Ireland....
 
 

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