Wales defend North treatement as World Rugby probes injuries February 8, 2015 WALES chiefs have hit back at criticism of their treatment of wing George North in Friday’s Six Nations defeat to England, insisting they did not see the second-half incident that knocked him out. Governing body World Rugby has demanded Wales explain why North was allowed to finish the match despite appearing to be rendered unconscious [...]
Rugby Comment: England ready to win Six Nations but don’t expect a Grand Slam February 5, 2015 WE SEEM to say it every year but I think the Six Nations is genuinely very open this time. There are a number of teams who could be top of the pile come the end – England, Ireland, Wales – while we’ve seen Scotland’s type of rugby improve already under Vern Cotter and Italy get [...]
Rugby World Cup to boost UK hotels in 2015 January 11, 2015 LONDON hotels are expected to enjoy a surge in revenues this year, according to the latest forecast released this morning from PwC, as people flock to the UK to watch the Rugby World Cup. The accountancy firm predicts that revenue per available room (revpar), a key industry measure, will rise by five per cent to [...]
Burgess admits tackling rugby union is tougher than expected January 5, 2015 CODE-SWITCHER Sam Burgess has revealed the conversion to rugby union from league is proving a harder task to master than he initially envisaged. Surgery to fix a broken cheekbone delayed his union debut until November but after a smattering of cameos the 26-year-old made his first start for Bath in their 17-8 Premiership defeat to [...]
Super Rugby goes global: Argentinian and Japanese franchises to join from 2016 November 20, 2014 The most prestigious club competition in southern hemisphere rugby will have franchises from Japan and Argentina added to its ranks from 2016. Super Rugby currently features 15 franchises from established rugby union heavyweights New Zealand, South Africa and Australia. The competition will be stretched to 18 teams after the participation of teams based [...]
UK £1bn Rugby World Cup lift November 18, 2014 BRITAIN’S economy is set to receive a boost totalling close to £1bn from hosting the 2015 Rugby World Cup, a report commissioned by the tournament’s organising committee revealed yesterday. An economic impact study undertaken by accountancy firm EY predicts the showpiece event, which will be staged at 13 stadia in 11 cities across England in [...]
Rugby spread betting with sporting index November 13, 2014 SPORTING Index offers hundreds of markets on the Autumn Internationals so whether you want to get with, or against, a team or player, the spread betting company is the place to head. Traders will price up a huge number of scenarios. For example, the time of England’s first try tomorrow is priced at 36-39. If [...]
IRB Player of the Year 2014 nominations: Jonny Sexton and All Blacks’ Julian Savea and Brodie Retallick in line for rugby accolade November 13, 2014 Jonny Sexton could have an individual award to add to his Six Nations medal, after the Ireland fly-half was nominated for the IRB Player of the Year 2014. Sexton is the only European up for the rugby union accolade, with the four other nominees coming from either South Africa or New Zealand. The [...]
Rugby spread betting with sporting index November 6, 2014 THE AUTUMN Internationals are made for a spread bet with predictions on everything from one team’s supremacy over another, to total points in the game, and even tryscorer shirt numbers. One of the simplest and most popular rugby spread bets is the supremacy market. Sporting Index will make a prediction on one team’s supremacy over [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets: Missed out in the ballot? Tickets are still available online…for up to £1,1770 October 25, 2014 Thousands of rugby fans were delivered the disappointing news today that they have missed out on Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets. Fans who applied for tickets for the tournament in the September ballot today learned if they had got lucky amidst fervent demand. Five million applications were made for the 950,000 tickets that went [...]