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Lack of Leadership Hurting England

Tuesday, March 2, 2010

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Lack of Leadership Hurting England

Something that stood out for me in this past weekend’s match up between Ireland and England was a severe lack of leadership on the English side. I’ve never cared for Steve Borthwick for captain and lately he’s been a bit of a ghost as player too.
Week after week, it seems as though Martin Johnson is [...]

Questions Answered? Round 3 preview of the 2010 Six Nations Championship

Thursday, February 25, 2010

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Questions Answered? Round 3 preview of the 2010 Six Nations Championship

At the forefront of the tournament is France who handily defeated Ireland last week and now host a rejuvenated Welsh squad. Then there’s the match everyone looks forward to watching, Ireland v. England at Twickenham. Finally, there’s the annual Six Nations wooden spoon match between Scotland and Italy. Read on for a full preview.

Six Nations rugby coverage dropped following Setanta / Fox Soccer deal

Friday, February 19, 2010

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Six Nations rugby coverage dropped following Setanta / Fox Soccer deal

However, the recent transfer of the broadcast rights to Fox Soccer Channel worried rugby fans around the country as Fox has a spotty record when it comes to broadcasting the sport in America and Canada. Today these fears were confirmed as Fox Sports Plus (a sister network of Fox Soccer Channel) announced their rugby line-up in advance of the March 1 network launch.

ABC broadcasting the USA Sevens on Saturday at 5PM EST

Thursday, February 18, 2010

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ABC broadcasting the USA Sevens on Saturday at 5PM EST

Just as American coverage of international rugby begins to fade, USA Sevens LLC announced today that ABC will broadcast the 2010 USA Sevens event from last weekend in Las Vegas. Although it’s only a 1-hour program, it’s always great to see domestic rugby programming, especially when the Six Nations has a bye week.

Ireland, Wales and Scotland lose key players for remainder of 2010 Six Nations Championship

Wednesday, February 17, 2010

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Ireland, Wales and Scotland lose key players for remainder of 2010 Six Nations Championship

Rugby is a bruising sport at the best of times. But for the professionals at the elite level, a mix of high intensity, high expectations and rugby ‘culture’ can be a dangerous combination. Following Round 2 of the Six Nations, five players are out for the remainder of the Championship.

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