http://www.rugbyworldcupblog.com A blog about the Rugby World Cup Tue, 29 Jun 2010 12:23:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Ahead of this weekend’s crunch game against England, Ireland head coach Declan Kidney has called up experienced full-back Geordan Murphy and promising number 10 Jonathan Sexton, in his team’s bid to bounce back from a disappointing 33-10 defeat against the French two weeks ago. Also returning to the fold is ... http://www.rugbyworldcupblog.com/something-old-and-something-new-for-ireland/ With the start of the Six Nations just around the corner, England coach Martin Johnson has named his team to face Wales at Twickenham on Saturday. The main talking point is the decision to hand Matthew Tait his second start since the 2007 World Cup. It is another significant moment in what ... http://www.rugbyworldcupblog.com/england-recall-tait-as-johnson-looks-ahead-to-six-nations-opener/ And so we get ready for another Super 14! Last year saw the Bulls take the trophy with the "grind a win out" game plan. I wonder what's in store for us this year. The team to watch in my opinion will be the Stormers. They are now lucky enough to ... http://www.rugbyworldcupblog.com/super-14-in-2010/ Bill Mclaren sadly passed away on the 19th of January 2010. Bill Mclaren was truly the voice of Rugby and will be missed. Thank you Bill you will be missed. Here are some classics moments: http://www.rugbyworldcupblog.com/bill-mclaren-the-voice-of-rugby/ Ronan O’Gara believes that Keith Earls has made the same impact in his debut season as Jonny Wilkinson did 11 years ago. The 21-year-old is vying for a place in the Lions team for the second rugby test against South Africa on Saturday and O’Gara’s comments will be a welcome ... http://www.rugbyworldcupblog.com/is-keith-earls-the-new-jonny-wilkinson/ So here we have the first test Match day 22 of the 3 match test series for the Lions of 2009. The Lions will take on the Springboks in Durban This Saturday 15. Lee Byrne (Wales) 14. Tommy Bowe (Ireland) 13. Brian O'Driscoll (Ireland) 12. Jamie Roberts (Wales) 11. Ugo Monye (England) 10. Stephen Jones ... http://www.rugbyworldcupblog.com/lions-test-team-announced/ PDV has released the Match day 22 for the first test against the British and Irish Lions in Durban. Frans Steyn will be the starting fullback after the Springbok selectors did not choose a specialist for this position. No doubt that Fans will make good use of his massive boot and ... http://www.rugbyworldcupblog.com/peter-de-villiers-names-his-match-day-22/ Donncha O'Callaghan will be the British and Irish Captain against the Southern Kings this Tuesday at Nelson Mandela Bay. Shane Williams has been named in the starting lineup and many believe this is a sign that he has not made his way into the test team. ' The Southern Kings are ... http://www.rugbyworldcupblog.com/donncha-ocallaghan-skipper-for-bi-lions/ Weak defense lead to France beating the All Blacks in their own back yard on the weekend. The French forwards were also very aware of the fact that the All Blacks had not dealt with rolling mauls during the Super 14 and used this to get their backs going ... http://www.rugbyworldcupblog.com/new-zealand-22-france-27/ The Lions have once again come away with win. This time they took on W.P. at Newlands in Cape Town. W.P. were missing their Springboks as have the rest of the Provincial teams in South Africa. However that did not stop W.P. putting up a fight. With only a few ... http://www.rugbyworldcupblog.com/british-irish-lions-narrow-victory/