Rugby

Captaincy 'curse' sidelines Genia
The Australian
Will Genia, the Wallabies' world-class halfback and current captain, will be sidelined for six months after rupturing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee in the team's 26-19 win against the Springboks in Perth on Saturday night. Genia is ...
See all stories on this topic »New Zealand Defeats Argentina 21-5 in Rugby Championship Match
Bloomberg
New Zealand beat Argentina 21-5 to lead the Rugby Championship at the halfway stage, as Australia rallied to defeat South Africa 26-19 for its first victory in the expanded southern hemisphere tournament. Wingers Julian Savea and Cory Jane touched down ...
See all stories on this topic »Rugby: All Blacks wary of ageing Carter
New Zealand Herald
The first-five has been scratched well in advance of this Saturday night's Rugby Championship test against South Africa in Dunedin as he continues to be hampered by a calf niggle. The ailment forced him to miss the All Blacks' 21-5 victory over ...
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Rugby's Return To WJU A Huge Success Wheeling Intelligencer WHEELING - A little after 1 Saturday afternoon, the Wheeling Jesuit University rugbyteam took to the rain-soaked pitch at James LaRosa Stadium for the first time in nearly two decades. Before a crowd of about 250 fans, the Cardinals kicked off their ... See all stories on this topic »

Wheeling Intelligencer

Rugby World Cup 2011 hosting boosts participation in New Zealand Boxscore Rugby World Cup Limited (RWCL) has welcomed the news that Rugby participation and interest has increased in New Zealand following the country's hosting of RugbyWorld Cup 2011, capping a tournament that has exceeded all expectations. See all stories on this topic »

Boxscore

Williams quiet in Japanese rugby debut
SI.com
SAPPORO, Japan (AP) -Sonny Bill Williams didn't get off to the start he hoped for in his debut in Japanese rugby on Sunday. The star center played the full 80 minutes but his Panasonic Wild Knights were defeated 25-22 by NTT Communications Shining Arcs ...
See all stories on this topic »ParalympicsCanada's wheelchair rugby all about team
CBC.ca
The Canadian men's wheelchair rugby squad earned a spot in the gold-medal game of the Paralympic tournament and did it with a 50-49 nail-biting win over its archrivals - the USA. Canada got impressive performances from several individual players like ...
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Rugby union roundup The Guardian In the Rugby Championship, the curse of Australia's captain struck again when Will Genia became the third holder of the post to be injured this season when he hurt his knee in the 26-19 win against South Africa. The inspirational scrum-half came off ... See all stories on this topic »

The Guardian

Live Sport Reports Gatland could call on Wilkinson
WalesOnline (blog)
Jonny Wilkinson could earn a place in the British and Irish Lions squad for next summer's tour despite having retired from international rugby with England, coach Warren Gatland has said. Wilkinson, whose drop-goal secured victory against Australia in ...
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Australia to meet Canada in wheelchair rugby final Sydney Morning Herald Nazim Erdem, the oldest and most experienced member of Australia's wheelchairrugby team that will tonight [AEST] play Canada in the Paralympic final, once had a strange little habit. Erdem used to like challenging himself by holding his breath for as... See all stories on this topic »

Sydney Morning Herald