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Rugby
Sun, June 17 2018
June 16, 2018: Australian sport’s day of horror
Australia lost by 38 runs in cricket, 21-26 in rugby, 1-2 in football, and 1-2 in tennis.
Mon, May 01 2017
John Raphael: Rugby international, Surrey cricketer, War martyr
John Raphael obituary in the Marquis de Ruvigny’s Roll of Honour ends with the words, “If character is destiny, then his is assured”, which is the dedication in the front of his posthumously published book Modern Rugby Football.”
Sun, February 26 2017
Dylan Hartley not keen to follow Alastair Cook in stepping down as England rugby captain
Alastair Cook, a fan of Northampton where Hartley plays his club rugby, recently stepped down as England's Test cricket captain after leading the side in a record 59 matches
Sat, February 25 2017
Alastair Cook attends England rugby team’s training session
Alastair Cook, former captain of the England Test and ODI teams was recently in Twickenham, England to watch the training sessions of England's national rugby team.
Tue, January 24 2017
Eric Tindill: Only person to play and officiate in both cricket and rugby at international level
Eric Tindill also holds the achievement of being the only New Zealander to catch Don Bradman out in representative cricket.
Sun, October 25 2015
Dream Team: Cricketers who also dabbled with Rugby
A dream team of cricketers who have also played rugby at a decent level. Some have even represented their countries while the others have played it at club-level.
Fri, February 26 2016
When they did a rugby haka at Ian Colquhoun’s funeral
Ian Colquhoun had played cricket for New Zealand. His rugby feats included playing Hawke Cup for Manawatu, playing for Otago, and making it to the All Blacks trials. What better way was there to mourn him?
Fri, May 24 2013
Andrew Flintoff to play in T20 matches involving former England and Australian greats
Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff may no longer be a member of the England side but that won't stop him from returning to cricket duty for Twenty20 action with an Australian twist.
Mon, November 21 2011
Rugby to replicate IPL model in India
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
The rough and tumble sport of rugby is on the verge of creating its own version of the Indian Premier League (IPL).