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Do you REALLY think Martin Johnson is about to sign on the line at the RFU?

April 4th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. After just 89038240932 short meetings at the RFU featuring 23849038 sandwich deliveries from Pret a Manager and just 450 members nodding of at the table, finally it seems they are ready to sort out the absolute mess that is the England manager’s job.
Yes, Brian Ashton will presumably be pulling […]

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Tags: Player News · news · England

Wedding Crasher Olly Barkley gets his date in court

April 3rd, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
Naughty bloke / exceptional egg chaser Oliver Barkley has just received a date for his trial. Barkley (very allegedly) had a scuffle at a wedding and attacked a Sky Sports TV producer. Presumably it was over their sloppy Heineken Cup coverage.
The 26-year-old Bath fly half, who will transfer to […]

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Tags: Domestic Rugby · Player News · news · England

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

Strange man dresses as Gavin Henson’s daughter, then gets on a bus and starts crying…

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. While we all know Gavin Henson travels by train (God, it must have been at least a week since we mentioned Henson using a choo-choo as a toilet on Scrumbag) but few knew his young daughter Ruby Henson travels by bus.
Here, a strange Welsh rugby fan (named Leeps) has “dressed […]

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Tags: Videos · Player News · Picture Quizzes · Six Nations · Wind-ups · Wales · news · England

Guinness Premiership to ban any future Shaun Edwards type people…

March 27th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. He’s bald, he comes from rugby league, he’s not Welsh, he’s got a billion jobs, and he’s not that popular amongst certain people. Ladies and gents… Mr Shaun Edwards!
Wasps and Wales fans should soak up the Edwards lovliness, as a beast like him will never be allowed to be […]

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Tags: Player News · The Coaches Speak · Magners League · General Rugby · Six Nations · Wales · news · ScrumBag News · England

Having won the Grand Slam, could Ospreys do a job for The Lions?

March 19th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Who needs international teams when you’ve got Ospreys right? The Swansea club side may only be plonked at number seven in the league, but they’ve won the Six Nations and The Grand Slam. More than can be said for high flying Leinster! So should these international Ospreys side now […]

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Tags: Player News · Autumn Internationals · ScrumBag News · news · England · Scotland · Ireland

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

Danny Cipriani is really f*cking sorry for f*cking up and f*cking saying f*ck on the BBC…

March 18th, 2008 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article.
The problem live TV has compared to Scr*mbag is you can’t get away with saying f*ck simply by f*cking sticking a f*cking * where the u should be. Which is why when new golden boy Danny Cupriani said f*ck d*ring Sat*rday’s Six Nations coverage, many posh people spl*ttered their tea […]

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Tags: Six Nations · Television · Player News · Wind-ups · ScrumBag News · England · news · Rugby on TV · Ireland

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

Danny Cipriani used to date a lingerie model who plays the drums like a gorilla and was once said to have been born a man- should Ashton drop him for it?

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. First drinking orange juice in a nightclub at midnight and now THIS?
Just as you thought Cirpiani was back on the straight and narrow after “orange juice gate” and “starring on MTV in his pants”, this comes out. Apparently Danny used to date a stunning lingerie model Larissa Summers who […]

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Tags: Videos · Player News · Player Profiles · Six Nations · Wind-ups · news · ScrumBag News · Shiny News · England

Danny Cipriani stars on MTV in his pants - should Ashton drop him for it?

March 13th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article.
First drinking orange juice in a nightclub at midnight and now THIS? Surely Ashton has to drop him again. No? The Daily Mail have hunted down these embarrassing pictures that could make Danny “a national laughing stock” (you know what they are… like Ashton).
Just as you thought Cirpiani was […]

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Tags: Player News · Player Profiles · Television · Six Nations · news · Wind-ups · England

Calling all bouncers! Cipriani takes Wilkinson’s place! Now if you see Danny approaching your nightclub this week, turn him away…

March 11th, 2008 · No Comments

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz wrote this article. In the past few minutes Scrumbag has learnt that record breaking handsome legend Jonny Wilkinson has been dropped from the England team to face Ireland on Saturday. England’s greatest ever points scorer will be replaced at fly-half by night-club fan Danny Cipriani. Seriously this is not a joke… Ashton is […]

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Tags: Player News · Squad News · Six Nations · ScrumBag News · news · England

Just how dangerous is it calling Danny Cipriani rugby’s George Best

March 11th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. I’ll be first to admit I’m guilty of helping generate it, but the mounting hype surrounding Danny Cipriani is spinning dangerously out of control. I think it’s just out of sheer frustration England journos and fans have pegged so much on his shunned shoulders. However perhaps The Times have […]

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Tags: Player News · Player Profiles · Six Nations · ScrumBag News · news · England

Shaun Edwards blasts Brian Ashton over Cipriani. (Can we call this mess Ciprianigate yet?)

March 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Furious baldy Wasps coach Shaun Edwards has come out fighting this afternoon, claiming Ashton has got this Cipriani mess totally and utterly wrong. Oddly, despite The Six Nations firing up again in mere hours, Edwards still has his Wasps hat on, and boy is he pissed off. Edwards feels […]

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Tags: Six Nations · Player News · Shiny News · news · Wales · Scotland · England

Six Nations shit lookalikes: Naughty Danny Cipriani and a thatched cottage

March 7th, 2008 · No Comments

Lee Coan wrote this article. Never mind all that stuff he’s been up to in night clubs, what’s going on with his hair? Such a bouffant barnet is usrley excuse enough to boot him out of the Six Nations? What ever happened to rugby players having either a number one or (if they’re feeling […]

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Tags: General Rugby · Match Previews · Player News · Six Nations · Wind-ups · Scotland · news · ScrumBag News · England