Flannery and Ibanez cited!
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Both hookers that will should face each other this weekend for Munster v Wasps could miss the game. Jerry Flannery may miss the Six Nations depending no the results of the Disciplinary Committee, Ibanez has retired from international rugby. both players were cited under Law 10.4 b - Stamping or trampling: A player must not stamp or trample on an opponent. Make your mind up on the Flannery...
Eddie O Sullivan has lost the plot ...
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What do Keith Gleeson and Shane Jennings need to do? Play for Munster? Their omission is bizarre. Ireland Training Squad for the 2008 Six Nations - Forwards (18) Neil Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Rory Best (Belfast Harlequins/Ulster), Tony Buckley (Shannon/Munster), Leo Cullen (Blackrock College/Leinster), Simon Easterby (Llanelli), Jerry Flannery (Shannon/Munster), John Hayes...
Nick Mallett names Italy Six Nation...
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Former Springboks coach Nick Malett has named his first Six Nations Squad for Italy. Italy Six Nations Squad: Robert BARBIERI (Benetton Treviso), Mauro BERGAMASCO (Stade Francais), Mirco BERGAMASCO (Stade Francais). Marco BORTOLAMI (Gloucester RFC), David BORTOLUSSI (Montpellier), Gonzalo CANALE (Clermont-Auvergne), Pablo CANAVOSIO (Castres), Martin CASTROGIOVANNI (Leicester Tigers), Denis...
Volcano Vainikolo in England squad
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Brian Aston has included Glouster's Flying Tongan winger Lesley Vainikolo in the England Six Nations Squad. Vainikolo has only played nine games of Rugby Union since switching codes but has scored nine tries including five in his Premiership debut against Leeds Carnegie. Josh Lewsey, Andy Farrell, Ollie Barkley and James Simpson-Daniel all miss out. I feel sorry for Farrell, he seems like...
Scotland Six Nations Squad Announce...
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Scotland News Scotland squad for training at Murrayfield on Monday 14 January: Backs – Mike Blair* Ben Cairns * (both Edinburgh), Chris Cusiter (Perpignan)*, Simon Danielli (Ulster), Nick De Luca (Edinburgh), Thom Evans (Glasgow Warriors), Phil Godman (Edinburgh), Rory Lamont (Sale Sharks), Rory Lawson (Gloucester)*, Calum MacRae (Edinburgh), Graeme Morrison, Dan Parks (both Glasgow...
Ashton looses Corry
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Brian Ashton will have to be more careful, he has lost a second top class forward in less than a week. Careless! Corry declined Brian Aston's invitation to join the England squad for the Six Nations. He had a good game Sunday and could still have done a job for England. Story from The Irish Times - Tue, Jan 08,