Rugby
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MRFU dream closer to reality
The Malta Rugby Football Union’s long-time dream of having their own stadium moved a step closer to reality yesterday after Kunsill Malti għall-Isport granted them a stretch of land in Għajn Dwieli where new facilities will be erected. The signing...
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Rampant Scotland overwhelm Azzurri
Scotland played with aggression, discipline and attacking ambition to beat Italy 34-10 in the Six Nations yesterday, their first win in this year’s championship. Tries from Tim Visser, Matt Scott, Stuart Hogg and Sean Lamont as well as 14 points...
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Twelvetrees keeps England starting slot
Centre Billy Twelvetrees has kept his place in England’s starting team to face Ireland in Dublin tomorrow, with Manu Tuilagi named on a strong-looking replacements bench after recovering from an ankle injury. Twelvetrees made an impressive...
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Ford demands improvement ahead of clash with Azzurri
Scotland’s browbeaten pack must prepare themselves for another test of their physicality and commitment this weekend, in-coming Scotland hooker Ross Ford has warned. The Dark Blues take on Italy on Saturday in their second Six Nations clash just a...
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Italy stun France
Italy produced a stunning all-round performance to shock France 23-18 at the Stadio Olimpico yesterday and blast the Six Nations wide open. More usually contenders for the competition’s wooden spoon, Italy proved their victory over the French two...
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England brush off Scotland 38-18
England hit the ground running as a performance full of energy, aggression and no little ambition brought tries for Chris Ashton, Billy Twelvetrees, Geoff Parling and Danny Care in a 38-18 Six Nations victory over Scotland at Twickenham...
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Lancaster aims to follow the All Blacks model
Two months after defeating New Zealand, Stuart Lancaster will send England into the Six Nations with the challenge of emulating the All Blacks. This time last year, Lancaster took charge with English rugby “in the gutter” following the 2011 Rugby...
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Maitland to make Scotland debut
New Zealand-born winger Sean Maitland will make his debut and hooker Dougie Hall his first start for six years as Scotland seek to end their 30-year Twickenham drought when they play England in their opening Six Nations game on Saturday. Yesterday,...
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Stompers fly with the wind to beat Kavallieri
Stompers 32Kavallieri 5 Stompers made the most of a strong wind blowing behind them to impose their supremacy very early in this Mediterranean Bank Cup tie against Kavallieri, played last weekend at Marsa. They were first on the mark after a penalty...
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Lions roar past Kavallieri
Valletta Lions RFC defied the odds and won the MRFU Sevens series tournament beating Kavallieri 26-10 in the final played recently at Marsa. Six teams took part, namely, Kavallieri, Overseas, Gozo, Birkir-kara Alligators, Sliema Stompers and...
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Dwyer feels‘fine’ afterheart attack
Former Australia coach Bob Dwyer was yesterday recovering after suffering a heart attack. The 72-year-old, who led the Wallabies to their 1991 World Cup triumph in England and later coached both Leicester and Bristol, is reported to have complained...
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Johnson – interim Scotland coach
Australian Scott Johnson has been appointed Scotland head coach on a temporary basis for the Six Nations and next year’s tour of South Africa, Scottish Rugby Union (SRU) announced yesterday. Johnson had been working as an assistant coach to Andy...
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Kavallieri rout Birkirkara
Birkirkara 0Kavallieri 65 On a warm and sunny day, the conditions were perfect for running rugby. Unfortunately for Birkirkara, the running was mainly backwards as they spent the whole game chasing Kavallieri’s kicking game, and looked a completely...
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Former Sale player David Tait dead at 25
David Tait, a former back-row forward with Sale, has died at the age of 25, the English Premiership side reported yesterday. Tait, whose rugby career was cut short by injury, is understood to have fallen from an apartment block in Hong Kong. “The...
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Wales bid to host England, Australia 2015 World Cup games in Cardiff
Australia face the prospect of having to play 2015 World Cup pool matches against England at Twickenham and Wales in Cardiff. Monday’s draw saw 2015 hosts England drawn alongside Wales and Australia in a tough Pool A dubbed the “group of death” by...
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Stompers underline their title credentials with crushing win
Sliema Stompers 45Overseas 22 Sliema Stompers underlined their title credentials with an impressive win over Overseas in a Cisk League clash at Marsa during the weekend. Overseas started the game with Vince Stivala positioned at fly-half. Stompers...
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England, Australia and Wales in the same pool
England, Wales and Australia were all drawn together in a potential “group of death” when the draw for the 2015 Rugby World Cup in England was made yesterday. The trio all found themselves in Pool A at a draw conducted at London’s Tate Modern...
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Woodward says England team to avoid in draw
Clive Woodward has said England’s stunning victory over New Zealand has made them the team all other sides will want to avoid in today’s draw for the 2015 Rugby World Cup. Woodward, who coached England’s World Cup-winning side of 2003, also said the...
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All Blacks’ run comes to a halt
England ended world champions New Zealand’s 20-match unbeaten run with a stunning 38-21 victory at Twickenham yesterday. Tries from Brad Barritt, Chris Ashton and Manu Tuilagi helped England, who had been 15-0 up early in the second half, stave off...
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Hull FC recruit Galea wants more youngsters involved
Playing at the highest level of Rugby League for 14 seasons, Australian-Maltese forward Ben Galea says the one-year deal to play with Hull FC in 2013 will be his last. Galea, 34, was in Malta recently but for no holiday. In spending most of his time...
