World news about “Rugby” published by euronews.
Rugby captains attend Six Nations launch Team captain’s Pascal Pape of France, England’s Chris Robshaw, Wales’ Sam Warburton, Ireland’s Jamie Heaslip, Italy’s Sergio Parisse and Scotland’s Kelly… 23/01/2013
Hansen named All Blacks coach Steve Hansen has been named the new head coach of World Cup champions New Zealand on a two year deal. The former All Blacks assistant coach has big shoes to… 16/12/2011
Martin Johnson resigns England rugby team manager Martin Johnson has stepped down after three and a half years in the job following the country’s failure to progress beyond the… 17/11/2011
Graham Henry steps down Just nine days after guiding the All Blacks to their second World Cup victory on home soil, Graham Henry has officially announced he is to step down as coach… 01/11/2011
Praise for All Blacks in Toulouse French rugby fans in the Gallic home of the sport, Toulouse, have been lamenting the so-near-yet-so- far final defeat of Les Bleus by the All Blacks. Just… 23/10/2011
All Blacks and Les Bleus square up for world rugby glory The New Zealand and France rugby squads have been putting in their final training sessions before the world cup final clash in Auckland. The French might… 22/10/2011
Excitement builds ahead of World Cup semis Australia continue their preparations ahead of facing old rivals New Zealand in the semi-finals of the Rugby World Cup on Sunday. The Wallabies have beaten… 12/10/2011
Lomu discharged from hospital Former All Blacks legend Jonah Lomu has been discharged from hospital just over two weeks after being admitted for kidney failure. Days after featuring in… 12/10/2011
Distance no object as farmers get behind All Blacks For one farmer who lives and works on the rolling hills of Gisborne on New Zealand’s north island, the Rugby World Cup could not be happening at a worse time… 10/10/2011
Jonah Lomu in hospital All Black’s legend Jonah Lomu has been admitted to hospital. The winger was diagnosed with kidney disorder Niphrotic syndrome in 1995, and had to have a… 25/09/2011
Australia bounce back Australia rebounded from their shock defeat against Ireland last week, to beat the United States 67 – 5. The Wallabies got 11 tries including a magnificent… 23/09/2011
Rugby World Cup: Ireland stun Australia The World Cup had its first big upset on Saturday when Ireland secured a famous 15-6 victory over Australia in their Pool C clash at Eden Park. Fly half’s… 17/09/2011
Boks pushed all the way by impressive Wales Defending champions South Africa survived a scare at this year’s rugby world cup in New Zealand when they were pushed all the way by an unlucky Wales side… 11/09/2011
Laboured wins for England, France and Scotland Ben Youngs came off the bench to score the only try as England battled to a 13-9 victory over Argentina in an error-riddled World Cup Pool B opener in… 10/09/2011
Russian rugby team The Russian rugby team continued their preparations for the upcoming World Cup in New Zealand on Wednesday, but said they were doing so with pain in their… 08/09/2011
A Maori welcome for Webb Ellis trophy Another principle actor of this year’s Rugby World Cup arrived in Auckland ready for the show to begin. The Webb Ellis trophy was given a traditional Maori… 02/09/2011
Huget to miss Rugby World Cup Yoann Huget has been dropped from France’s World Cup squad for failing to meet doping control obligations. The country’s Anti-Doping Agency (AFLD) had… 04/08/2011
Get up for England With only a month to go before the 2011 Rugby World Cup gets underway in New Zealand, several England players practised their skills on Monday, but this time… 02/08/2011
Tri-Nations rugby match in SydneyFascinating game between Australia and South Africa, Will Genia of Australia’s Wallabies tackled by Bjorn Basson of South Africa’s Springboks during their… 23/07/2011
All Blacks defeat Les Bleus in Rugby World CupNew Zealand have beat France in the Rugby World Cup. The final score was 8-7. Hosts New Zealand were the favourites to win. The All Blacks had already… 23/10/2011
