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All Black Dan Carter teaches Zinedine Zidane how to kick a ball…

April 1st, 2008 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. He’s injured, he’s annoying and he’s not as good as he used to be, but Dan Carter is still a massive figure in world rugby. Which is why he’ll be wanting you to watch this (him pissing around with confused Frenchie Zinedine Zidane) instead of his nasty judo tackle in […]

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Tags: Player News · Injury News · news · All Blacks

Six Nations hero Mike Phillips out for the long haul with niggling knee knack…

March 28th, 2008 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. Ospreys scrumhalf Mike Phillips was piggin’ splendid in the Six Nations as he helped both his club and country win the Grand Slam. For my money he was without doubt one of the players of the tournament. Bad news then for Wales and ’spreys fans, as Phillips knee is buggered. […]

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Tags: Six Nations · EDF Energy Cup · Injury News · ScrumBag News · news · Wales

England star Mike Tindall is arrested after going out drinking with The Queen’s granddaughter. Hang on, I thought he had a “liver” injury?

March 18th, 2008 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article.
Big bad baldy England star Mike Tindall has been nicked for drink-driving the morning after a boozy night out at the Cheltenham Racing Festival with horse faced horse fan Zara Phillips. Whoops.
Thames Valley Police confirmed that they arrested a sozzled 29-year-old Gloucestershire man on the M4 near Newbury in Berkshire […]

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Tags: The Serious Injury Club · Soapbox · Player News · Six Nations · ScrumBag News · Injury News · England

Brian Moore, Will Carling and Ieuan Evans go to the pub to discuss today’s huge Six Nations action…

March 15th, 2008 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. Thanks to Telegraph TV (who knew they did more than papers) for this brilliant preview of today’s games. Moore actually seems quite relaxed for once! But what’s with all the coffee lads? You’re in a pub, you’re all retired! Have a Guinness for Christ’s sake!
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Tags: Six Nations · Injury News · Television · Videos · YouTube Rugby · Player News · ScrumBag News · Rugby on TV · France · England · Italy · Wales · news · Scotland · Ireland

Did Brian Ashton’s England stars survive the weekend?

March 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. It was a busy domestic weekend for 289 year old Brian Ashton’s England stars. Here’s how the England players who played shaped up injury wise…
Lee Mears - ALIVE!
Played the whole 80 minutes for Bath at Bristol yesterday.
Matt Stevens - ALIVE!
Lasted the full 80 minutes with Bath’s other two props picking […]

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Tags: Six Nations · Injury News · ScrumBag News · news · England

Wilkinson Vs Cipriani - at last we get to see who is better…

February 29th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. After what seems like centuries of bickering about who should play for England - Wilko or Cipriani - at last they genuinely go head to head tonight.
Under the floodlights, the Guinness Premiership clash between Newcastle Falcons and London Wasps at Kingston Park is going to be fantastic. All eyes […]

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Tags: Match Previews · Player News · General Rugby · Injury News · news · England

Ireland prop Simon Best retires due to heart problems…

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. Irish bloke Simon Best has announced his retirement from professional rugby. The monster Ulster prop has decided to end his career due to “medical reasons”, AKA a dicky ticker. He was taken ill during the Rugby World Cup after suffering an episode of irregular heart rhythm.
Though Best hasn’t suffered any […]

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Tags: Soapbox · The Serious Injury Club · Six Nations · Injury News · Ireland

Was James Haskell lucky not to do an Eduardo?

February 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. It seems Haskell was lucky not to have his leg pulverized in a foul fashion on Saturday, and The Sun have revealed James feared he had suffered an “Eduardo” after the Arsenal striker had his leg shattered only hours earlier.
The 17 stone Wasps star was forced off in the […]

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Tags: Player News · The Serious Injury Club · Six Nations · Injury News · news · ScrumBag News · England

If everyone in Stockport buys Mosquito spray surely England will win The Six Nations…

February 25th, 2008 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. As predicted the return of giant Honey Monster Andy Sheridan made a huge difference for England against the cheese eating surrender sanges. And now the people of Stockport can help guarantee that big Sheri’s available for the rest of the tournament.
Andy of course plays in the icy Manc town for […]

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Tags: Player News · The Serious Injury Club · English Rugby Premiership · Soapbox · Six Nations · Injury News · Scotland · news · ScrumBag News · England

Good news for Scots: MacLeod has been cleared of taking banned asthma medicine. Bad news for Scots: your team’s so bad even asthmatics can make the side!

February 25th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. When Jock lock Scott MacLeod failed a doping test, few people would have expected it would have been for him suckling on an inhaler. But today MacLeod has been retrospectively cleared of failing a doping test after taking a banned asthma medicine without permission. What’s more worrying however, is […]

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Tags: Player News · The Serious Injury Club · Six Nations · Injury News · news · ScrumBag News · Scotland

Andy Sheridan has spent a week on a drip to get fit for England. That’s HOW IMPORTANT this France game is…

February 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. You’ve got to give credit to Sheridan for this. Whilst most players would just happily accept injury and sit out England’s crunch tie with France, Big Andy has said “bollocks” to his injury. He knows just how vital he is going to be against the Frenchies, and just how […]

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Tags: Six Nations · The Serious Injury Club · Squad News · Injury News · ScrumBag News · France · news · England

Will Andy Sheridan’s return be the difference for England against France?

February 21st, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Sale’s BFG Andy Sheridan may look like the Honey Monster, but he’s a formidable talent, and has been much missed by England during his short spell out. In my opinion his return to 100% fitness could make a colossal difference and cause all kind of pain for a confused […]

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Tags: Player News · Player Profiles · The Serious Injury Club · Six Nations · Injury News · France · news · ScrumBag News · England

Why do some rugby stars still love to eye gouge?

February 20th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Though ladies love eye patches, if it’s two words that should never be associated with rugby it’s “eye” and “gouging”. Thankfully Rugby Union and Rugby League teams have all but stamped it out, but it seems some players just can’t help themselves. Great Britain Rugby League international Gareth […]

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Tags: Rugby League · Injury News · ScrumBag News · news · England

Which England backs will get injured this weekend?

February 15th, 2008 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. If 189 year old England coach Brian Ashton wasn’t already balder than a baboon’s bottom, he’d be losing his hair with worry this weekend. Jonny Wilkinson, Jamie Noon, Toby Flood and Mathew Tait all intend putting their bodies on the line against Saracens on Sunday, six days before England […]

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Tags: Six Nations · Injury News · ScrumBag News · news · England

Tindall out for a year after his liver explodes…

February 14th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Liver explosion. It’s never going to be pleasant is it? And though the good news is the liver naturally regenerates itself in the human body, the bad news is it’s going to take Mike Tindall at least until the end of year to get over this unbelievably painful sounding […]

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Tags: Six Nations · The Serious Injury Club · Injury News · ScrumBag News · news · England