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 [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets: Record demand could mean over 90pc of England applicants miss out October 23, 2014 It’s still almost a year away, but anticipation for the 2015 Rugby World Cup is already reaching fever pitch. The clamour for tickets has hit record levels, with demand exceeding supply for 23 of the 48 games. Almost a million Rugby World Cup tickets were sold in September’s general sale alone, from a total of [...]
Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets: Record demand could see over 90pc of England fans miss out October 23, 2014 It’s still almost a year away, but excitement in the 2015 Rugby World Cup is already reaching fever pitch. The clamour for tickets has reached record levels, with demand exceeding supply in 23 of the 48 games. Almost a million Rugby World Cup tickets were sold in September’s general sale alone, from a [...]
Saracens rugby star Alex Goode tries his hand at trading October 22, 2014 HE MAY have been announced as part of England’s squad for the autumn internationals a few hours earlier, but this didn’t stop Saracens rugby star Alex Goode from trying his hand at some trading at Afex, in aid of rugby charity Restart. Goode and around 20 of his rugby comrades hit the phones, all attempting [...]
London School of Economics disbands rugby club over “sexist” booklets October 8, 2014 One of the capital's top universities, the London School of Economics, has dispanded its men's rugby club after an investigation found the team had distributed booklets that were “clearly sexist”. The university announced its decision last night, claiming that it was clear a culture of “misogyny, sexism and homophobia” existed within the club, and [...]
How do I get a Rugby World Cup 2015 ticket? Fans who miss out in official ballot could face prices 400pc higher October 3, 2014 Rugby fans who miss out on World Cup tickets from the official ballot could end up paying four-figure sums just to watch group games. The application period for Rugby World Cup 2015 tickets closed on Monday, leaving scores of rugby fans nervously waiting to find out if they have struck lucky later this month. [...]
Record six-year Lancaster contract is entirely right, insist rugby chiefs October 1, 2014 ENGLAND rugby chiefs have defended the decision to hand head coach Stuart Lancaster and his staff bumper new contracts lasting for two World Cups and into the next decade. The deals until 2020 indicate that Lancaster and assistants Graham Rowntree, Mike Catt and Andy Farrell are likely to keep their jobs regardless of how England [...]
Premiership Rugby £500,000 salary cap rise could tempt England stars in France to return September 15, 2014 Aviva Premiership Rugby is set to increase the league’s salary cap by 10 per cent in future seasons, and will also allow clubs to sign a second “excluded” player from overseas. Clubs’ spending on player wages is currently capped at £5m, but the Aviva Premiership will permit a further £500,000 spending ahead of the [...]