Category: North
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Paul O’Connell: The long goodbye
Like all tall poppies, O’Connell has had his critics.
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England win well in Cup opener
LONDON – England have recorded a bonus point win over Fiji in the Rugby World Cup opener at Twickenham on Friday night.
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Healy returns as Schmidt names strong Ireland team for RWC opener
LONDON – Joe Schmidt has chosen his 23 man side to face Canada in their opening match of the Rugby World Cup on Saturday.
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Epilepsy ends Welsh forward’s career
LONDON – Wales and Worcester Warriors forward Jonathan Thomas has been forced to retire from all forms of rugby on the back of medical advice.
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People in the UK don’t care about the Rugby World Cup: Survey
LONDON – A survey undertaken by bwin has found that very few people are aware or care about the Rugby World Cup which starts on Friday (GMT).
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Wales’ pre-Rugby World Cup injury nightmare continues
LONDON – The days before the Rugby World Cup just get longer for Wales’ Coach Warren Gatland.
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Lancaster names unchanged England team for opening RWC match
LONDON – England Coach Stuart Lancaster has named his 23 man side to take on Fiji in the opening match of the 2015 Rugby World Cup on Friday night.
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Ireland to start RWC at six in the world
LONDON – The full world rankings ahead of the Rugby World Cup sees Ireland and Georgia as the biggest losers after significant slides down the table.
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Parisse to miss RWC opener
LONDON – Italy’s veteran captain Sergio Parisse will miss Italy’s opening World Cup encounter against France next Sunday after not yet recovering from surgery.
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World Rugby to trial new Rugby laws
LONDON – World Rugby has announced that it will trial a series of new laws in the 2015-2016 season that include increasing the value of tries and decreasing the value of kicks.