Harlequins prop Tim Fairbrother made an unlikely foray into the world of dance last Thursday, taking a trip to Croydon High School for a sneak preview of the routine that will act as a curtain-raiser for the Aviva Premiership final at Twickenham Stadium on May 26 where Quins will face Leicester.
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Saracens’ Mark McCall is satisfied with his team’s progress despite their loss against Leicester in the Premiership semi-final.
George Skivington made his 50th appearance for Tigers in Saturday’s Aviva Premiership semi-final and afterwards paid tribute to the Welford Road fans.
Saracens director of rugby Mark McCall tells BBC Three Counties Radio “there are lots of good things happening at the club”.
Edinburgh chief executive Craig Docherty insists the presence of foreign stars will help Scottish players to develop and the club improve on this season’s 11th place in the RaboDirect PRO12.
Dublin will host the Heineken Cup and Amlin Challenge Cup finals in May 2013, the ERC announced on Monday.
Michael Cheika could lead a side against the Lions after it became clear that he won’t be staying on as head coach of Stade Francais next season.
Now that the dust has settled in the southern hemisphere, we look at the players who stole the show in Round Twelve of Super Rugby.
Tournament organisers have announced that both showpiece European club finals in 2013 will be held in Dublin.
Fiji took the London Sevens title in convincing style as they beat rivals Samoa 38-15 in the Cup final on Sunday, but it was New Zealand who captured the overall series title, their 10th in 13th years. Below are highlights from both day’s play at Twickenham.
New Zealand’s 36-0 demolition of South Africa in the quarter-finals was enough to clinch them the overall title, so when they lost 37-7 to Fiji in the semi-finals, it didn’t bother them too much. They ended top of the table and as you can see below, finishing just marginally ahead of Fiji.
“It’s pretty special, we worked extremely hard to get this one and I think everyone knows how competitive the Sevens Series is now. We came here with an 11-point lead but still with an opportunity of blowing it,” said New Zealand’s inspirational captain, DJ Forbes
“The quarter-final win was probably our only complete game of rugby this weekend, but there was a lot of passion, a lot behind it to make sure we wrapped up the series. At the end of the day it comes down to consistency and that’s where we were probably a little bit ahead, but taking nothing away from Fiji, they’ve done extremely well to win here,” he added.
Fiji captain Setefano Cakau said his team were delighted with the result, and had excelled all season, achieving the goals they set out. “We came from fifth last season to second which is a big improvement for us,” he said.Â
Australia beat England 14-12 in the Plate final, Wales won the Bowl final, and France beat the USA to win the Shield final. Below are official highlights from Saturday and Sunday, including the final.
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Italy will be without skipper Sergio Parisse for their June Tests against Argentina, Canada and the USA it was confirmed on Monday.
Wales assistant coach Robin McBryde says the recalls of players such as Ospreys Dan Biggar and Andrew Bishop to the national squad have been dictated by current form.
Dublin University have retained the IRFU Club Sevens title, winning at Dubarry Park last Saturday on a day when Blackrock College RFC won the Women’s tournament.
Italy captain and No. 8 Sergio Parisse will miss Italy’s summer tour of the Americas after tearing a muscle in his leg when playing for club Stade Francais.
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Michael Cheika will not coach French giants Stade Français next season, it was revealed on Monday.
