Only a desperate tackle on the try-line prevented Rob Miller from going over and Tom Brady claimed to have beaten a dawdling Geordan Murphy to Dwayne Peel’s kick-through only for the television match official to rule out an opening Sale ‘try’. However, the pressure began to tell and Nick MacLeod kicked two penalties in three [...]

+ Enlarge this image Fiji players perform the cibi at the start of their disastrous 2011 Rugby World Cup campaign. Some of them broke camp, according to the FRU. Picture: STEPHANE DE SAKUTIN, AFP SIX players who broke camp and went night-clubbing during the 2011 Rugby World Cup face disciplinary action. This was the verdict [...]

Johannesburg – Just a week after New Zealand pipped France in the Rugby World Cup final the countries are set to play key roles in the South African Currie Cup final at Coca-Cola Park on Saturday. Hosts Golden Lions and defending champions and favourites Sharks are coached by Kiwis John Mitchell and John Plumtree respectively [...]

Harare – It may have taken 24 years but when rugby finally came ‘back home’ on Sunday night, a spirit of goodwill spread across a world that rose in unison to embrace the magnificent All Blacks. The Webb Ellis Cup returned to its ceremonial home in the country that worships rugby more than any other [...]

International Rugby BoardOctober 28, 2011 Newly crowned world champions New Zealand remain on top of the IRB World Rankings following their 8-7 victory over France in the RWC 2011 Final last weekend, but the tournament did see a number of changes over the seven weeks. Aside from the All Blacks, who lifted the Webb Ellis [...]

The Rugby Football Union‘s board of directors has been warned that unless it removes Martyn Thomas as acting chief executive at a meeting next Wednesday, clubs will the following day call a special general meeting, at which a motion of no confidence in Thomas will be proposed. Paul Murphy, the board chairman, has been shown [...]

Coverage of the Election 2011 campaign for October 28. 6.32pm: Join us again tomorrow for more coverage. 6.25pm: TV ONE’s political editor Guyon Espiner says it’s “round one to Labour”. Espiner says National may have hoped to “cash in” on the “feel good factor” post-Rugby World Cup  – but it is Labour that is coming up [...]

Press Release – Auckland Airport Auckland Airport has thanked all of the people involved in delivering a successful, safe and smooth airport experience during the RWC 2011. Auckland Airport Chief Executive Simon Moutter, said, “While the tournament was clearly a triumph for the All Blacks and for New Zealand as a nation, I’d also like [...]

Graham Henry has said he would be interested in a role with English rugby following the All Blacks’ Rugby World Cup-winning campaign. Henry has indicated to the Daily Telegraph that he would be available for interview should the Rugby Football Union sound him out. “Yes, I would talk to the RFU, sure. I couldn’t just [...]

By Sportsmail Reporter Last updated at 12:48 AM on 28th October 2011 With the 2015 Rugby World Cup being staged in England, the pressure is on the hosts to produce a team capable of emulating Sir Clive Woodward’s 2003 winners rather than Martin Johnson’s undisciplined side of 2011. But what’s the answer? Sportsmail asks four [...]

The BBC has been urged to create a permanent legacy to the 2012 Olympics with a long-term commitment to minority sports. The corporation has announced plans for a so-called “pop-up” digital radio station, BBC 5 Live Olympics Extra, to broadcast for about 20 days during the London games next year. But UTV Media, owner of [...]

The confusion surrounding the state of England rugby intensified on Thursday when the national squad’s players refused to take part in one of the reviews that was commissioned immediately after their exit from the World Cup. The review of the national set-up that is being conducted by the former England prop Fran Cotton, at the [...]

“After one training session we invited all the people who had lost their loved ones to come. A lot turned up and brought their kids. The boys mixed with the families and found it so emotional, they just wanted to play for them. The Christchurch situation has been inspirational for this team. “And maybe the [...]

NICK KRAUSE Kiwi hoteliers got a big revenue kick out of the Rugby World Cup, newly released data shows. Not surprisingly Auckland was the biggest winner as it carried the bulk of the world cup matches, although Wellington was not left behind. In the three weeks ending October 2 – the day of the Rugby [...]