Rugby
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Cool Farrell to lead England in decider
Owen Farrell and Ben Youngs, the halfbacks potentially key to England’s assault on the 2015 World Cup, will get a taste of operating under the highest pressure in the Six Nations decider against Wales. Flyhalf Farrell, 21, missed last week’s 18-11...
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Captain Jones to miss Six Nations showdown
Wales captain Ryan Jones will miss Saturday’s Six Nations championship finale against England at the Millennium stadium after breaking a shoulder bone during last weekend’s win over Scotland. Loose forward Jones underwent a scan on Monday after...
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Lancaster warning for sloppy England
Stuart Lancaster warned England their Grand Slam dreams will be wrecked by Wales next weekend unless they improve on a lacklustre display against Italy. Lancaster was relieved that England came through what forwards coach Graham Rowntree described...
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Tough test up next for Malta
The Maltese national team face a stiff test against Switzerland in another World Cup Division 2A qualifying match at the Hibs Stadium, next month. Despite a world ranking high of 40, Damien Neill’s men are bracing themselves for a tough time against...
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Overseas tick the right boxes in cup match
Kavallieri 24Overseas 31 Overseas got off to a dream start in this election-day cup game when, with just 90 seconds on the clock, Vince Stivala cut through a swathe of Kavallieri players before floating a pass to Mick George who ran in unopposed...
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England stutter to victory
England will face Wales in Cardiff next Saturday with the opportunity of winning their first Six Nations Grand Slam in a decade after stuttering to an 18-11 victory over Italy. For that alone head coach Stuart Lancaster will be relieved but England...
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Wales win to keep hopes alive
Six Nations champions Wales ground out a 28-18 win over Scotland at Murrayfield yesterday to keep alive their hopes of retaining the title after losing to Ireland in the opening round. The 2012 grand slam champions became the first Welsh side to win...
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Howley wary of Scottish back row ahead of Murrayfield clash
Reigning Six Nations champions Wales will arrive at Murrayfield today on the back of five successive victories against Scotland. But Wales boss Rob Howley is braced for a fierce challenge when his team tackle opponents chasing a third win on the...
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Overseas too strong for Alligators
A depleted Birkirkara Alligators were no match for Overseas in a Cisk League match at the Marsa rugby ground last weekend. Overseas, with a strong wind behind them, took a 19-0 lead at the half-time break and never looked back as they won the match...
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World Cup organisers dismiss venue reports
Organisers for the 2015 Rugby World Cup have said reports claiming to list the 12 finalised venues for the tournament were “not at all true”. Reports yesterday morning suggested the venues for rugby’s showpiece had already been agreed upon and that...
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Farrell has 50-50 chance to face Italy
England coach Stuart Lancaster yesterday rated Owen Farrell 50-50 for the Six Nations clash with Italy at Twickenham on March 10. Farrell limped off with a thigh strain in the second half of last weekend’s 23-13 victory over France and faces a race...
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Malta A beat Swiss Barbarians in final
Malta A 21Swiss Barbarians 15 With the men’s national team away in Sicily last weekend, attention shifted to women’s Sevens at Marsa where an international tournament was played involving Norway’s Vikingettes, the Swiss Barbarians and two Maltese...
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Scotland punish wasteful Ireland
Greig Laidlaw put the boot into Ireland as Scotland made the most of meagre possession to win a scrappy match 12-8 at Murrayfield yesterday and record their first back-to-back Six Nations victories since 2001. Laidlaw’s four second-half penalties...
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England battle past France
England withstood the stiffest of examinations from a revitalised France yesterday but, thanks to the goalkicking of Owen Farrell and a try by Manu Tuilagi, emerged 23-13 winners of their Six Nations clash at Twickenham. For an hour France were...
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Azzurri no one-man team says Brunel
Italy will go into today’s Six Nations clash against Wales with coach Jacques Brunel insisting the Azzurri are not a one-man team. But it remains to be seen whether or not Italy can overcome the loss of their imperious captain Sergio Parisse. The...
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Stompers closer to league title
Sliema Stompers 25Kavallieri 0 This match went a long way towards deciding the outcome of the Cisk League for this season. Leaders Stompers started with a bang from kick-off and, despite being against the wind, spent a long period in their...
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Kavallieri maul Alligators in Cisk League match
Kavallieri maintained their challenge for the Cisk League title with a thumping 55-12 win over Birkirkara Alligators at Marsa. This was a match played in true rugby spirit as Kavallieri made the most of the wind behind their backs in the opening...
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Robshaw keen to build on win
England captain Chris Robshaw felt his side delivered a powerful statement of intent with their battling 12-6 victory over Ireland at the Aviva Stadium on Sunday. No English side had won a Six Nations match in Dublin for a decade, since Martin...
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Halfpenny still on title trail
Leigh Halfpenny believes Wales are back on the title scent in this season’s Rugby Union Six Nations Championship. The defending champions appeared down and out earlier this month after being beaten at home by Ireland, but a first victory over France...
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Farrell puts boot into Irish as England go clear
England won a Six Nations match in Dublin for the first time in 10 years yesterday when Owen Farrell kicked them to a 12-6 victory to become the only team capable of winning a Grand Slam after just two rounds of matches. Ireland, who lost fly-half...
