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Thursday, 04 July 2019
Of all the things Ben Stokes can be told he cannot do, the least acknowledged and most incredible one is that he is as good a middle-order batsman as MS Dhoni once was. No way. No no way.
If...
Tuesday, 02 July 2019
Crusaders duo Richie Mo’unga and George Bridge were cleared of misconduct allegations made during the team’s tour of South Africa earlier this year.
New Zealand Rugby (NZR) and the Crusaders...
Tuesday, 02 July 2019
The slender young man standing in front of the mixed zone was looking his age and revealing his limited experience. He'd just scored his highest international score for West Indies, a century in the World...
Monday, 01 July 2019
Set twin objectives, the Royal College players responded superbly not only to beat a fighting St. Joseph’s College team, but also to garner that precious bonus point that enabled them to win the...
Monday, 01 July 2019
How have Sri Lanka performed in this World Cup? It's not a straightforward question to answer. They had won just 12 out 53 completed ODIs between the start of 2017 and the start of this World...
Friday, 28 June 2019
Making its return to Planet Rugby, we bring you Super charged, in which we preview the main talking points ahead of the upcoming Super Rugby action.
Super Rugby semi-final 1 – Jaguares v Brumbies
The...
Friday, 28 June 2019
It was only three months ago that Sri Lanka travelled the length and breadth of South Africa, only to be walloped 5-0 in the ODIs and 3-0 in the T20Is. Their bowlers were flayed all around while the batsman...
Thursday, 27 June 2019
This week we will mostly be concerning ourselves with France present, France future and rugby’s indeterminate future…
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A family vacation in France this week for your reasonably trusty...
Thursday, 27 June 2019
In Sri Lanka's most-recent match, against England, Lasith Malinga swung the ball an average of 1.1 degrees in his opening spell. According to Cricviz, this was the most swing any bowler had generated...
Monday, 24 June 2019
Current Italy assistant coach Mike Catt will join the Ireland backroom team following the completion of this year’s Rugby World Cup and ahead of the 2020 Six Nations.
Attack coach with Conor O’Shea’s...
Monday, 24 June 2019
A World Cup that started out showing promise of being the most open suddenly appeared to be a closed shop when Bangladesh were submerged by Australia's batting avalanche.
However a Sri Lankan side,...
Friday, 21 June 2019
England head coach Eddie Jones has announced his initial World Cup training squad, but the 29-man group does not include the experienced Dylan Hartley, Chris Robshaw and Danny Care.
Hartley, who led the...
Friday, 21 June 2019
David Warner and Ed Cowan met mid-pitch to discuss a bowling change. This was the WACA in 2012, and India seamer Vinay Kumar was about to bowl his first ball in Tests. Australia had dismissed...
Thursday, 20 June 2019
World Rugby have confirmed that it has taken the decision to discontinue plans for the Nations Championship after the required unanimous agreement by unions to enter into exclusive negotiations was not...
Thursday, 20 June 2019
South Africa came well and truly a cropper against Kane Williamson's cool and Colin de Grandhomme's muscle, New Zealand all but knocking their opponents out of a World Cup for a third time with...
Tuesday, 18 June 2019
The Crusaders have confirmed that All Blacks stalwart Owen Franks will be available for this weekend’s Super Rugby quarter-final against the Highlanders.
After tearing a muscle in his shoulder...
Tuesday, 18 June 2019
For a brief moment after the 38th over, with Bangladesh's score on 294 for 3 and in complete control of a tough chase, the Taunton County Ground's PA system played a few seconds of "We Will Rock You"....
Monday, 17 June 2019
Brumbies fly-half Christian Lealiifano has confirmed that he will leave the club at the conclusion of the 2019 Super Rugby season to take up a contract offer in Japan.
The captain, who has played 148...
Monday, 17 June 2019
It's difficult but let's just leave the pull to one side for a moment. I mean, I know, how can you? You can't un-see what you saw happen off the last ball of that sixth over can you? Hasan Ali is not the...
Thursday, 13 June 2019
The British & Irish Lions have confirmed that current Wales boss Warren Gatland has been appointed head coach for the tour of South Africa in 2021.
Gatland is unbeaten in two consecutive tours to...
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