News

• Rugby England: Borthwick to lead English
  Steve Borthwick will captain England on their New Zealand tour next month.

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• Rugby England: Good news for Vickery
  England captain Phil Vickery is winning his race to be fit in time for the two-Test summer tour to New Zealand.

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• Rugby New Zealand: Marshall too expensive
  Scrum-half Justin Marshall’s hopes of returning to finish his playing career in New Zealand have been dealt a severe blow after the New Zealand Rugby Union (NZRU) said they could not afford the former All-Black.

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• Rugby Australia: Latham calls time on Wallabies career
  Australia full-back Chris Latham has conceded his international career is over following a shoulder injury.

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• Rugby Ireland: Trimble blow for Ireland
  Ireland will take just one recognised centre on their summer tour to New Zealand and Australia after Andrew Trimble was omitted from the squad.

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• Rugby: Japan to host 2009 World Juniors
  Japan will host the 2009 Rugby Junior World Championships and officials are hoping this will boost their chances of staging the 2015 World Cup.

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• New Zealand: Kiwis keen to usher in new era
  Only a handful of members of the New Zealand team to take on Australia in the Centenary Test have ever been on the winning side in a trans-Tasman clash.

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• Rugby Ireland: Kidney appointed Irish coach
  Ireland have confirmed the appointment of Declan Kidney as head coach through to the next World Cup.

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• Rugby: White agent plays down Lions link
  Jake White's agent does not expect the World Cup-winning coach to lead the British & Irish Lions' tour of South Africa next year.

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• Rugby Scotland: Players up for tour, says Hadden
  Frank Hadden revealed how a barrage of returned texts confirmed his players' desire to play for Scotland.

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Headlines

Tuesday, 13 May, 2008

• Rugby England: Borthwick 'obvious' choice as captain - Johnson
• Rugby England: Borthwick to lead English
• Rugby England: Good news for Vickery

Monday, 12 May, 2008

• Rugby Australia: Latham calls time on Wallabies career
• Rugby New Zealand: Marshall too expensive