Exiled New Zealander (Free subscription) | 21/11/2009
England played the All Blacks today, and at the eleventh hour we were given two tickets (seriously - at the last minute: I got a call from one of the firm's partners this morning to say that he had two spare tickets, if we wanted them). The England rugby team have had a torrid time of it recently - they were beaten by the Wallabies a fortnight ago and then managed to beat Argentina last week, but did...
Sydney Morning Herald (Free subscription) | 10/11/2009
Ireland's Grand Slam rugby captain, Brian O'Driscoll, says he has buried the hatchet with former All Blacks captain Tana Umaga.
Bluematter. (Free subscription) | 17/07/2009
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The Guardian (Free subscription) | 01/07/2009
• Irish centre flies home early from second Lions tour running • O'Driscoll accuses Springbok coach of bringing game into disrepute Brian O'Driscoll, who will fly home early from a second successive Lions tour today, has launched a stinging attack on the South Africa coach, Peter de Villiers, accusing him of bringing rugby into disrepute over his defence of Schalk Burger, banned for eight...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
• Second head injury in as many games ends Irish centre's tour • Springboks to appeal against Bakkies Botha ban The Lions will be without Brian O'Driscoll for Saturday's third Test. The Irish centre, who has been one of the stand-out players on this tour, will fly home tomorrow after being ruled out of the trip with concussion. The Lions hoped that O'Driscoll, who was injured 15 minutes...
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 30/06/2009
• Ireland captain to fly home tomorrow • Adam Jones will accompany him back to UK Brian O'Driscoll is out of the rest of the British and Irish Lions tour of South Africa. Ireland's Grand Slam captain, who was concussed in the second Test at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria last weekend, will fly home tomorrow along with the Wales prop Adam Jones, who has a dislocated shoulder. The two players...
22dropout.com (Free subscription) | 25/06/2009
The growing influence of Ma’a Nonu has prompted All Blacks assistant coach Wayne Smith to deliver the ultimate rugby comparison. Smith said Nonu’s form and his leadership had the hallmarks of former captain Tana Umaga, who led…
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 25/06/2009
Ma'a Nonu's stellar season continued on Thursday with a comparison to modern-day All Black legend Tana Umaga from coach Wayne Smith."
The Guardian (Free subscription) | 27/05/2009
• Toulon's star signing says kneecap has completely healed • 'I'll be a better player for the time I've had away,' he says Jonny Wilkinson says he feels as fit as a 20-year-old and has pledged to be back at his best when he resumes his career with Toulon next season. The England fly-half will join the French club on a two-year deal after undergoing detailed medical checks to prove his fitness....
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 18/05/2009
After a remarkable comeback to the playing field, former All Blacks captain and Toulon coach Tana Umaga says he could well continue playing next season."
euronews24 (Free subscription) | 09/05/2009
The Ospreys have signed ex-All Blacks' back-row forward Jerry Collins, according to reports in New Zealand. Collins, 28, is currently with French side Toulon where his cousin and fellow ex-All Black Tana Umaga is coach. Collins' manager Ben Castle
Planet Rugby (Free subscription) | 03/03/2009
Toulon player/coach Tana Umaga has been sidelined due to injury after just two games back for French club."
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 28/02/2009
Toulon helped their cause to stay in the Top 14 with a 23-12 win over Bourgoin. However, the victory came at a cost when former All Blacks centre and player/coach Tana Umaga limped off with a leg injury. The extent of the injury is yet unclear, although Toulon’s medical staff believe it isn’t serious. Toulon, captained by [...]
22dropout.com (Free subscription) | 25/02/2009
Who has the greater clout? Who can offer the more attractive rugby package: the All Black coach or his former captain? Graham Henry and his original national captain Tana Umaga appear to be duelling for the same marquee player…
Keo.co.za (Free subscription) | 22/02/2009
Even the return of former All Black Tana Umaga couldn’t prevent Toulon from slumping to a 22-12 defeat to Stade Francais. The loss compounds a woeful position for the Top 14 big spenders, who are captained by Springbok Joe van Niekerk, and they looked increasingly likely to be relegated. Umaga, who has coached Toulon for [...]
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