ENC 1A – Preview | Spain vs Russia

Follow @RedefinedRugby Preview of the RUGBY EUROPE Championship Div1A Spain v Russia of 7th February 2015 Only one score has made the difference between winning and losing in the last four encounters between Russia and Spain. Will Russia carry on, or will Spain be able to bring this pattern of narrow defeats to an end?…

ENC 1A – Preview | Portugal vs Romania

Follow @RedefinedRugby        Preview of the RUGBY EUROPE Championship Division 1 match Portugal Vs Romania on February 7th, 2015 Could Romania, focused on their preparations for the RWC 2015, be vulnerable to a commando raid by a motivated Portuguese fifteen? If all their French-based players are available, Portugal could be a formidable opponent on their…

ENC 1A – Preview | Germany vs Georgia

Follow @RedefinedRugby Preview of the RUGBY EUROPE Championship Division 1 match Germany v Georgia on February 7th, 2015 Should the match between Georgia the highest placed in the World Rankings (15) of the six Rugby Europe Championship contenders, and the lowest, the newly-promoted Germany (25) be a forgone conclusion? Or will Germany find the resources…

RUGBY EUROPE Championship Division 1A kicks off on Saturday

Follow @RedefinedRugby Spain, Portugal and Germany host the opening matches of this year’s Continental Europe premier competition, the Rugby Europe Championship on Saturday the 7th of February. Previously known as FIRA-AER, the governing body of European rugby has voted unanimously to change its name to Rugby Europe, as part of a re-branding exercise reflecting the…

RESULTS – DAY ONE : 2014/15 HSBC Sevens World Series – Wellington

Follow @RedefinedRugby Match 24 [Full Time]  New Zealand 7s {24 – 05} England 7s Result: Match 1 South Africa 7s 05 v 24 France 7s Result: Match 2 USA 7s 40 v 05 Japan 7s Result: Match 3 Australia 7s 36 v 05 Wales 7s Result: Match 4 Fiji 7s 31 v 19 Portugal 7s Result:…

Competition is “fierce” ahead of Brazil kick-off

Follow @RedefinedRugby Women’s sevens captains say competition is fierce and there are threats from all teams, as they get set for the second round of the World Rugby Women’s Sevens Series in Sao Paulo.Arena Baureri is set for a carnival atmosphere with fans preparing for top quality rugby on Saturday and Sunday.Current champions New Zealand are back…

Italy names team to play Ireland

Follow @RedefinedRugby Sergio Parisse will lead Italy as they open their Six Nations at home to Ireland at the Stadio Olimpico on Saturday. Jacques Brunel has named an experienced side as the Azzurri look to bounce back from last year’s winless campaign. Kelly Haimona, the Zebre fly-half, gets the nod at ten after helping Italy…

SIX NATIONS LOOKS TO SAFEGUARD COMPETITION’S INTEGRITY

Follow @RedefinedRugby Today, Six Nations Rugby Limited signed a three year service agreement with Sportradar under which the next three editions of the senior Men’s, Women’s and U20s Six Nations Championships will be monitored by Sportradar’s Fraud Detection System. Sportradar, who already work with the Rugby Football Union and the Australian Rugby Union, will employ…

Ireland name team to face Italy in Rome

Follow @RedefinedRugby The Ireland coaching staff has named the team that will line out in its opening fixture of the 2015 RBS 6 Nations Championship. Paul O’Connell captain’s the side on his 97th cap for his country and is partnered in the second row by Devin Toner. The front-row is made up of Jack McGrath,…

Ewels to lead England Under 20 against Wales

Follow @RedefinedRugby ENGLAND Under 20 have named their side to take on Wales in Saturday night’s game at Parc Eirias in Colwyn Bay (kick-off 7.30pm, live on S4C). Defending world champions England have named five players from last season’s successful Junior World Championship campaign in New Zealand, as lock Charlie Ewels captains the side for…

Scotland team named for opening French Test

Follow @RedefinedRugby Head coach Vern Cotter today named the Scotland squad for this Saturday’s RBS 6 Nations opener against France at the Stade de France in Paris (7 February, kick-off 6pm local, 5pm GMT) – live on BBC1. The starting team features just two changes to that which defeated Tonga 37-12 in the final viagogo…