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  • Friday, 9. September, 2011
    Ireland turn to Murray

    Ireland turn to Murray

    Munster scrum-half Conor Murray has won the race for the No.9 shirt for Ireland's World Cup opener against the USA on Sunday.

  • Friday, 9. September, 2011
    Priestland lands fly-half role

    Priestland lands fly-half role

    Rhys Priestland has been handed the Wales fly-half role for Sunday's World Cup Pool D clash against South Africa.

  • Friday, 9. September, 2011
    Victory is Robinson's sole aim

    Victory is Robinson's sole aim

    Victory is Scotland head coach Andy Robinson's solitary aim for Saturday's World Cup Pool B opener with Romania in Invercargill.

  • Friday, 9. September, 2011

    Pool B Preview: Scotland v Romania

    Scotland will be out to gain some valuable early momentum when they take on minnows Romania in the opening Pool B encounter at Rugby Park in New Zealand's southernmost city of Invercargill on Saturday.

  • Friday, 9. September, 2011

    High hopes for young North

    Young Wales wing George North has enjoyed a sensational first year of international rugby since scoring a brace of tries on his debut against South Africa 10 months ago.

  • Thursday, 8. September, 2011

    Former Cal Rugby Player among Flight 93 Heroes

    Athletic competition evokes words like "heroic" and "tragic." But the true meanings of these labels are quickly clarified when real tragedy strikes and true heroes emerge.

  • Thursday, 8. September, 2011

    Kiwi police swoop on ticket fraud

    New Zealand media reports that police have seized tens of thousands of dollars worth of Rugby World Cup tickets they say were fraudulently obtained, and have deported at least one person.

  • Thursday, 8. September, 2011
    England lay down the Lawes

    England lay down the Lawes

    England enforcer Courtney Lawes is ready to lead a red rose assault on Argentina - and he declared there will only be one outcome.

  • Thursday, 8. September, 2011
    Armitage stunned by turnaround

    Armitage stunned by turnaround

    Delon Armitage will complete a rocky journey from the dog-house to the 'greenhouse' when he starts for England on Saturday.

  • Thursday, 8. September, 2011
    Botha ruled out of Wales clash

    Botha ruled out of Wales clash

    Bakkies Botha has lost his battle to be fit for South Africa's opening World Cup game against Wales on Sunday.

  • Thursday, 8. September, 2011

    Preview. Premiership, Round Two

    It is only Round Two of the 2011/12 Premiership season, but there will be plenty of drama as last season's front-runners look to bounce back from their poor starts.

  • Thursday, 8. September, 2011

    Boishaai live up to potential

    Top rugby school in the Western Cape. Ranked second in the FNB Top 20. Winners of Die Burger Big School's competition. It probably is fair to say that Paarl Boys High had an excellent season.

  • Thursday, 8. September, 2011

    Boks go big on experience

    The Springboks named the most experienced team in their history for their opening match of Rugby World Cup 2011 against Wales in Wellington on Sunday.

  • Thursday, 8. September, 2011

    Hakas and other war dances

    Rugby football, via television, have brought an aggressive form of South Pacific dancing, not the beautiful girls in hula skirts with leis around their necks to welcome American sailors in search of rest and recreation, as Technicolor movies told the world was how dancing was done in the islands. The four Pacific Island groups at the Rugby World Cup will show off their dances to the world, the best moments of prematch drama. The 2011 World Cup will start with two before New Zealand play Tonga, each with his own dance, Tonga going first.

  • Thursday, 8. September, 2011

    Singing the anthems

    The Rugby World Cup starts on Friday and during the next seven weeks we will hear 20 national anthems sung more than once each. Let's hope that they will be properly sung.