Rugby

UPDATE 1-Rugby-Argentina retains pack to test Australia Chicago Tribune their Rugby Championship clash against Australia on Saturday. Martin Landajo has replaced Nicolas Vergallo at scrumhalf, while Lucas Gonzalez Amorosino takes the place of Martin Rodriguez at fullback. Both Vergallo and Rodriguez were dropped to the ... See all stories on this topic »

Rugby chief criticises school sport The Press Association Sport in schools has been marginalised by the over-complication of physical education, the director of the national body for rugby has told MSPs. Scottish Rugby director of operations Colin Thomson said he wants to see multi-sports clubs in the ... See all stories on this topic »

USA Paralympics wheelchair rugby capture the bronze medal Examiner.com The USA Paralympic men's wheelchair rugby team won a bronze medal on Sunday, retaining their position of three consecutive medals at the last 3 Paralympic Games. The competition was against Japan, and the USA stole the medal with a final score of... See all stories on this topic » Examiner.com

Rugby chiefs aim to relight Olympic fire with World Cup 2015 stadium use Daily Mail Organisers of the 2015 Rugby World Cup want to use the Olympic Stadium as one of their venues for the country's next global sporting event. But their plan to make a formal application is on hold because there is uncertainty over issues such as tenancy ... See all stories on this topic » Daily Mail

Rugby: No tries but Renata gets job done New Zealand Herald Five penalties to two, nary a try in sight; it sounds rather Northern Hemisphere-ish, but Bay of Plenty will wake up today wondering how they failed to take anything from last night's premiership game in Hamilton. At halftime they'd dominated ... See all stories on this topic »

Rugby: Boks desperate but likely to stick to kicking game New Zealand Herald Patrick Lambie, an attack-minded first-five or fullback who has battled for game time in the RugbyChampionship, uttered the fatalistic comment today before the team resumed preparations in Auckland but also suggested the Springboks' obsession with a ... See all stories on this topic »

Rugby Championship: XV of the Week Planet Rugby 7 Michael Hooper (Australia): Australia's out-and-out fetcher translated his Super Rugby form to the Test stage and proved that he belongs at this level after a busy day at the office for the Wallabies. Hooper topped Australia's tackle chart (11 hits ... See all stories on this topic »

Sydney perfect to host gay rugby comp, says PM Sydney Morning Herald In recent years, Sydney has hosted the Olympics, the Gay Games and the Rugby World Cup with a remarkable spirit of openness and celebration. I know that Bingham Cup participants would receive the same warm and generous welcome, so I strongly ... See all stories on this topic »

Benched Beale will have to work his way back - Deans Sydney Morning Herald McCabe's return after missing the first three Tests of the Rugby Championship because of a stress fracture in his foot resulted in Beale being squeezed out of the starting XV and onto the bench. "You don't suddenly go from hero to zero. He's somewhere ... See all stories on this topic » Sydney Morning Herald

Rippa Rugby stars set to desend on Wellington for National Champs Yahoo!Xtra Blogs (blog) Rippa Rugby finalists will arrive in Wellington on Sunday 16 September and be met at the airport by popular children's rugby education character Rugger and have team jerseys presented later that day by All Blacks Sevens Coach Gordon Tietjens. See all stories on this topic »