Rugby Tournaments

The latest rugby news on the major tournaments from around the globe.

  • Saturday, 28. January, 2012
    Twelvetrees to join Gloucester

    Twelvetrees to join Gloucester

    Billy Twelvetrees has confirmed that he will be joining Gloucester at the end of the season after deciding to leave Leicester.

  • Saturday, 28. January, 2012

    Beastly blow for Sharks and Boks

    Springbok prop Tendai Mtawarira is set to miss most of the Super Rugby season after fracturing his ankle at a Sharks training session on Friday.

  • Saturday, 28. January, 2012

    Montpellier slaughter Pink Panthers

    In Friday's Top 14 match Montpellier beat Stade Français 38-6 at Stade Yves du Manoir in Montpellier. The victory with a try bonus point has sent Montpellier leaping up the ladder.

  • Saturday, 28. January, 2012

    Lions to boycott weakened Kings

    Lions coach John Mitchell is not interested in taking on a weakened Southern Kings outfit and warned that his team will not turn up for their pre-season clash if that is the case.

  • Saturday, 28. January, 2012

    Watermeyer makes his mark

    Former South African Under-20 centre Stefan Watermeyer picked up a try and the man of the match award on his senior Ospreys debut, as he helped his new team earn a 26-21 bonus point victory over the Newport Gwent Dragons.

  • Friday, 27. January, 2012

    Welsh prop's big heartache

    Wales prop Rhys Thomas has undergone heart surgery after falling ill during training with the Scarlets, the Welsh club confirmed on Friday.

  • Friday, 27. January, 2012

    Eight-week ban for eye-gouging Young

    Leicester scrumhalf Micky Young has been suspended for eight weeks for making contact with the eye area of Aironi wing Giulio Toniolatti during the Tigers' European Cup victory at Welford Road last Saturday.

  • Friday, 27. January, 2012
    Hefty ban for Tigers scrum-half

    Hefty ban for Tigers scrum-half

    Leicester scrum-half Micky Young has been suspended for eight weeks for making contact with the eye area of Aironi wing Giulio Toniolatti.

  • Friday, 27. January, 2012
    Heart surgery for Rhys Thomas

    Heart surgery for Rhys Thomas

    Scarlets prop Rhys Thomas has undergone heart surgery after being taken ill in training, the Welsh region have confirmed.

  • Friday, 27. January, 2012

    Eagle Sevens Squad Named for Wellington & USA

    USA Men’s Eagles Head Coach, Al Caravelli, announced today the 12-player squad selected to travel to the New Zealand and USA legs of the 2011-2012 HSBC Sevens World Series.

  • Friday, 27. January, 2012
    Lancaster optimistic over future

    Lancaster optimistic over future

    Stuart Lancaster claims the England show is "back on the road" after rounding off the squad's Six Nations training camp with an open session.

  • Friday, 27. January, 2012
    Jones support for James

    Jones support for James

    Adam Jones has backed Paul James to ensure Wales do not rue Gethin Jenkins' injury absence for the opening engagements of the Six Nations.

  • Friday, 27. January, 2012
    Pavanello to miss Italy opener

    Pavanello to miss Italy opener

    Lock Antonio Pavanello will miss Italy's Six Nations opener against France after been banned for two weeks following a disciplinary hearing.

  • Friday, 27. January, 2012

    Lions: New insolvency claims by Guma

    The Golden Lions Rugby Union is "hopelessly insolvent, both factually and commercially", its former equity partners said in court papers filed in the South Gauteng High Court.

  • Friday, 27. January, 2012

    Treviso lock banned for stamping

    Benetton Treviso lock Antonio Pavanello has been suspended for two weeks following a disciplinary hearing on Friday, January 27 from stamping.