Summer tours

  • Tour Party

    Tag Rugby Trust in Uganda – Tour Report

    A tour to Uganda with the Tag Rugby Trust was one of the most memorable experiences of my life.

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  • ireland-rugby

    Ireland Fall Behind As Tri-Nations Kick On

    Following our optimistic reflection on the weekend’s action, John White’s here to bring us back to reality… Irish rugby was at it’s zenith in 2009. A grand slam finally delivered following years of being on the wrong side of the bounce, with the rub of...

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  • Mike Phillips

    Summer Tours Bear Fruit

    The weekend saw the last of the summer tour matches in the southern hemisphere as Ireland ran Australia close and Wales salvaged some pride against the All Blacks.      Mike Phillips was certainly not wrong in declaring, that despite not finding a way of beating...

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  • suncorp

    Ireland could face Wallaby backlash

    After losing to England last weekend, the Australian team will be looking for revenge to reestablish the pecking order between Northern and Southern Hemisphere teams.

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  • NZ Maori v England

    New Zealand Maori impress in win over England

    England’s tour ended with a 35-28 defeat to New Zealand Maori in what was a great game to watch.

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  • Chris-Robshaw

    Johnno names England team to face New Zealand Maori

    Martin Johnson has named his team to take on the New Zealand Maori on Wednesday in England’s last tour match.

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  • Tom-Croft

    England finally see the value of quick ball

    Playing at pace brings players like Croft into the game For so long, we have harped on about the importance of quick ball, and how obvious it is that attacking at pace is much harder to defend against – and finally England have cottoned on.

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  • Player-Ratings

    Australia v England 2nd Test Player Ratings

    Writing the Player Ratings is so much easier when the overall performance is higher, and doing these made me realise that we forgot last week in the misery of the 1st Test shambles. Ben Foden – 7 Played with his usual freedom and ran with...

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