Rugby
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France vs Ireland match set for March 4
The postponed Six Nations match between France and Ireland will be played on March 4, the tournament’s organising committee said. The game was supposed to have been played on Saturday but English referee Dave Pearson was forced to postpone the match...
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England challenge excites Wales boss
Wales coach Warren Gatland can’t wait to return to the scene of one of his greatest triumphs when he takes his Triple Crown contenders to Twickenham to play England later this month. World Cup semi-finalists Wales will head to London on the back of...
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Halfpenny strikes as Wales beat Scotland
Leigh Halfpenny scored two tries in a second-half surge as Wales made it two wins out of two in this season’s Six Nations with a 27-13 victory over Scotland at the Millennium Stadium yesterday. The match was level at 3-3 at half-time but tries from...
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England hit back to deny Italy at Olimpico
England overcame a half-time deficit to hit back and deny Italy a historic victory at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome yesterday in a pulsating 19-15 Six Nations win. Italy pounced on two England errors to score tries through Tommaso Benvenuti and...
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England vow not to underestimate Italy
They may have thumped Italy 59-13 at Twickenham last year but England will not be underestimating the Azzurri at the Stadio Olim-pico today. The hosts will be making their Six Nations debut at the Eternal City’s famous old stadium in front of a...
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Alligators improve but Stompers secure points
Birkirkara Alligators 10Sliema Stompers 27 It seems that thanks to the new club facilities and a positive contribution from the MRFU Community Coaches, the long-awaited rejuvenation of Alligators begun in earnest, so, the expected runaway win for...
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Wales win thriller in Dublin
Wales piled fresh misery on Ireland just four months after knocking them out of the World Cup by claiming a dramatic and controversial Six Nations victory, yesterday. Full-back Leigh Halfpenny kicked an 80th-minute penalty after Ireland flanker...
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England see off Scotland
England made a winning start under new acting coach Stuart Lancaster as they began the defence of their Six Nations title with a 13-6 Calcutta Cup win away to Scotland at Murrayfield yesterday. England’s first victory at Murrayfield since 2004 saw a...
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New-look England face stiff test
England could hardly have a more awkward start to life under acting head coach Stuart Lancaster than a trip to Murrayfield, a ground where they have not won on their three most recent visits. Scotland, not that they’ve needed it in a fixture dating...
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England’s Lancaster picks three debutants
Saracens centres Owen Farrell and Brad Barritt are set to make their England debuts against Scotland in the Six Nations Championship opener at Murrayfield tomorrow. England interim coach Stuart Lancaster named three uncapped players in his starting...
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Last-gasp try stuns erratic Overseas
Overseas 22Kavallieri 25 Kavallieri revived the old passion as they snatched a win in the closing minutes in a league match against Overseas who wasted so many scoring opportunities. The return of Bartolo at prop was a boost and for most of the...
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MRL to get Nike apparel
The Malta Rugby League (MRL) and Time International (Sports) Ltd., through its franchise Urban Jungle, have just announced a three-year deal that sees the sportswear supplier becoming the national team’s official technical partner until the end of...
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Zero tolerance will fail Henry warns
New Zealand’s World Cup winning coach Graham Henry believes England’s attempts to enforce a hardline disciplinarian approach will be doomed to failure ahead of the Six Nations. England coach Stuart Lancaster has axed scrum-half Danny Care and...
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We must move on from WCup: Dusautoir
France captain Thierry Dusautoir said he and his team may have come out of the World Cup final with their heads held high but they can afford no slip-ups against Italy in their Six Nations opener on Saturday. The 30-year-old world player of the year...
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Robshaw to captain England in openers
Harlequins captain Chris Robshaw is to lead England in their opening two Six Nations matches, it was announced yesterday. The 25-year-old flanker, capped just once – against Argentina in 2009 – replaces Lewis Moody after the former skipper announced...
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France favourites as others await slip-up
France will seek to build on their World Cup final showing and display more consistency in their bid to win this season’s Six Nations, a tournament which promises to be one of the tightest in many a year. The northern hemisphere’s showpiece national...
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Stompers make up for league upset
Stompers 31Overseas 17 Stompers made up for the league upset to Overseas the previous week with a polished display in the Med. Bank Cup. They looked focused from the word go and the team’s deter-mined play was well illustrated by the fine showing of...
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Overseas stun Stompers
Overseas 38Sliema Stompers 5 The formbook was turned upside down last weekend as Overseas trounced favourites Stompers in a league match at Marsa. Stompers seem to have abandoned their free running style lately. In this match they were obsessed with...
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MRFU gets lift from UK coaches
The Malta Rugby Football Union (MRFU) is employing foreign expertise to develop their ambi-tious project aimed at attracting more youngsters to the sport. The initiative, masterminded by MRFU Director of Rugby Damien Neill, has the next generation...
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New site identified for rugby stadium
The Malta Rugby Football Union (MRFU) is currently considering a new site in the southern part of the island which is being pro-posed by the government for a new rugby stadium. Parliamentary Secretary for Youth and Sport Clyde Pulitold reporters at...
