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By Charlie Mulqueen Saturday, November 21, 2009 BRIAN O’DRISCOLL yesterday admitted his squad felt ‘disappointed and deflated’ after the Republic of Ireland’s controversial World Cup play-off defeat to France on Wednesday...
England's obvious lack of confidence, as they await the mighty All Blacks, breeds inhibition and ultimately leads to cluelessness. By Kevin Garside, Chief Sports Writer Lone hand: Lewis Moody, here putting Argentina scrum-half...
The England coach believes consistency, rather than creativity, is the way forward for his under-fire players "It's been a tough week, I can't deny it," Martin Johnson said yesterday, giving some hint of his response to the...
Updated at 12:26pm on 21 November 2009 The United States will back the same team which beat Uruguay in Montevideo last weekend to finish the job and qualify for the Rugby World Cup this weekend. The US Eagles won the first leg...
By and large, Englishmen do not know a fat lot about winning games of rugby against the All Blacks. Only two men in red-rose history – Jason Leonard and a chap by the name of Martin Osborne Johnson – have tasted the glory of it...
Four years ago, the euphoria surrounding the Socceroos' qualification for the World Cup finals was temporarily replaced by the realisation of the enormous task facing them. There on a big electronic board in the Leipzig...
Nov 21 2009 by Simon Roberts, Western Mail IT has always been claimed that imitation is the sincerest form of flattery but that is proving a major challenge for Wales. Warren Gatland’s success with Wales has seen his game-plan...
Preview: Internationals Friday, November 20 England's problems have given New Zealand cause to be wary ahead of their rugby test at Twickenham on Saturday. A depleted England appear to be ripe for the taking by a near...
• RFU's chief executive to stand down in July next year • Enables successor to lead 2015 World Cup operating company Francis Baron, the chief executive of the Rugby Football Union, has announced his intention to retire at the...
Damien Duff was left to bemoan another 'Hand of God' moment as the Republic of Ireland's World Cup dreams were torn apart in France. The 30-year-old winger turned in a fine individual display in Paris as Giovanni Trapattoni's...
