Wales have been forced to re-jig their back line with just days to go until their opening Six Nations match against England. Leigh Halfpenny has aggravated his ankle injury and the winger will miss his side’s first two games of the tournament as he recovers from his latest set-back. It looks as though the injury will only sideline the Cardiff winger for two weeks but that does rule him out of both the England and Scotland matches.
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Final Cup ENGLAND 14 – 29 NEW ZEALAND
Final Plate FIJI 26 – 12 SOUTH AFRICA
Final Bowl KENYA 19 – 0 TONGA
Final Shield UNITED STATES 19 – 12 FRANCE
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Stormers 17 – 16 Sharks
Bulls 68 – 05 Premier XV
Crusaders 19 – 14 Rebels
Chiefs 28 – 26 Highlanders
Cheetahs 45 – 17 Southern Kings
Waratahs 41 – 13 Fiji
Reds 38 – 05 Brumbies
Blues 33 – 22 Hurricanes
The Indian Premier League 2011 season, abbreviated as IPL 4 or the IPL 2011, will be the fourth season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament will be hosted by India and the opening ceremony will be held in Chepauk Stadium, Chennai, the home venue for 2010 Champions the Chennai Super Kings. The season will run from 8 April to 22 May 2011 and will consist of 70 games. The season saw the addition of new teams the Sahara Pune Warriors and Kochi. With ten teams set to take part the BCCI has decided to limit each franchises schedule to just 14 group games with 7 at home and 7 away games. Each franchise will play 5 teams at home and away, another two just at home and the final two teams away from home.
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The Springbok jersey for 2011, bearing the logo of new sponsor Absa, has been revealed.
Scotland boss Andy Robinson has called on his team to use the upcoming Six Nations to finally start fulfilling their promise rather than consistently underachieving in the tournament. Over the last four Six Nations, Scotland have finished in the bottom two and haven’t lifted the trophy since 1999. The will open their tournament with a trip to Paris to face last year’s Grand Slam winners France, where they will be looking to record their first win on French soil since that 1999 success. (more…)
Lions 41 – 10 Sharks
Kings 23 – 07 Bulls
Reds 42 – 15 Crusaders
Blues 31 – 29 Highlanders
Hurricanes 35 – 31 Chiefs
Rebels 42 – 27 Fiji
Stormers 15 – 00 Lions
Bulls duo Chiliboy Ralepelle and Bjorn Basson escaped punishment as a verdict of not guilty was delivered by SA Rugby in a press conference on Friday morning. (more…)
Wales head coach Warren Gatland has singled out hooker Dylan Hartley for criticism ahead of their Six Nations opener against England. The teams meet at the Millennium Stadium on February 4th and Gatland has stoked the fires by claiming that Hartley will face a stern test when he comes up against the Wales pack. (more…)