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Premiership players must force Martin Johnson’s hand for 2011 Rugby World Cup
As the Aviva Premiership starts, England’s rugby players have one eye on the
2011 Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
Will Greenwood: Tri-Nations rugby revolution could change face of the game
This season could be the most important in the history of rugby union, says
Will Greenwood.
Brian Moore: Kevin Pietersen now knows the pitfalls of talking to the twitterati
Brian Moore: The batsman should learn how to keep his tweets discreet
Full StoryBrian Moore: Paralympians should be admired for their sporting ability, not physical disability
Brian Moore: a recent Channel 4 documentary on British Paralympians fell into
the trap of patronising its subject.
Will Greenwood: Mary King, horsewoman extraordinaire, teaches a novice to jump in 15 minutes
Will Greenwood meets Mary King, horsewoman extraordinaire.
Full StorySale Sharks hope for new era under Mike Brewer after a turbulent time
Club aiming to recover from “devastating” season last year when they finished
11th, and narrowly avoided relegation.
Will Greenwood: Mary King, horsewoman extraordinaire, reaches a novice to jump in 15 minutes
Will Greenwood meets Mary King, horsewoman extraordinaire.
Full StoryA new season dawns
Stuart Barnes has recharged his batteries and cannot wait for the new Premiership season to kick-off!
Full StoryAviva Premiership clubs get £11m boost before the big kick-off
Aviva Premiership clubs will each receive between £750,000 and £900,000 extra
from central funding.
Richard Cockerill gives no ground in defence of Leicester’s title
Leciester coach Richard Cokerill urges his champion charges to get dirty in
intense season-build-up.
South Africa 44 Australia 31: match report
Second-half tries from Frans Steyn and JP Pietersen help South Africa come
from behind to end four-match losing streak.
Paul Ackford: attack and adventure hold the key to new Premier season
There are signs that this could be a watershed season for English domestic
rugby.
Leicester Tigers players banned from Twitter after Jordan Crane reveals injury
Richard Cockerill bans squad from social networking sites after Jordan Crane
reveals on Twitter that he is injured.
Brian Moore: ‘Bloodgate’ doctor Wendy Chapman must be allowed to return to work
Dr Wendy Chapman has suffered enough; now she deserves the chance to continue
to help people in A&E.
Tri-Nations champions New Zealand show a hunger which will concern England
The All Blacks’s Tri-Nations victory over South Africa on Saturday was proof
of how difficult they are to beat.
South Africa 22 New Zealand 29: match report
Late tries from Richie McCaw and Israel Dagg in Soweto clinch Tri-Nations
title for the All Blacks.
Women’s World Cup is showing how rugby players should behave
Five intriguing differences between the sexes after Day One of the Women’s
World Cup.
Paul Ackford: Exeter aim to stick to the basics among the Premiership elite
Premiership debutants Exeter know they have a battle on their hands.
Full StoryMartin Johnson spurs England on in pursuit of Women’s Rugby World Cup
England open their campaign in the Women’s Rugby World Cup spurred on by the
support of Martin Johnson
Jamie Carragher’s deification of Joe Cole shows how footballers live in fantasy world
In the fantasy land which is the Premier League the once outlandish and
fantastic is now accepted as commonplace.
Quality threatened by BBC Sport’s move to Salford
BBC sports department’s imminent move from London to Salford threatens to
weaken programme quality.
Aviva Premiership newcomers Exeter angered by ‘disgusting’ lack of funds
Aviva Premiership newcomers Exeter hit out at funding formula that makes the
top flight operate “like an old boys’ club”.
Martin Johnson’s England finest still struggle to follow the script
Head coach Martin Johnson talks up the season while the All Blacks set the new
standard.
Brian Moore: Ferrari apologists have left Formula One’s credibility in a sorry state
If proof were needed that F1 is not a sport then this latest Ferrari scandal
confirms it, says Brian Moore.
Brian Moore: Open crowds showed media is out of step over Tiger Woods
Increasingly warm reception from crowds at the Open showed the media are out
of line in their treatment of Tiger Woods
