Rugby World Cup

  1. Books for giving: sport

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    But while Paul Kimmage's ingeniously scripted Engage: The Fall and Rise of Matt Hampson (Simon 16.99) vividly conveys the rage, fear and distress of a young rugby player paralysed for life by a collapsing scrum, its depiction of an irrepressible...

  2. Philip Melling obituary

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    He was appointed manager of the GB student team in 1990, and adviser to the Lebanon national team in the 2000 Rugby League World Cup. When he moved to Swansea he almost single-handedly established the league code in what was hostile (rugby union...

  3. The bibliophile on holiday – Sports.co.uk
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    The bibliophile on holiday

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    I need to know who is winning the baseball playoffs, whether Tiger Woods will play well on his latest comeback, how England will play against Macedonia, whether Martin Johnson (the Fabio Capello of rugby) will be able to ignite his unimaginative...

  4. Berkowhathappened?

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    Learning from someone else's downfall is no doubt opportunistic but it is also helpful.Congratulations to the All Blacks from New Zealand on winning the Rugby World Cup. While I know how the scoring in rugby works, I don't get the rest of it.

  1. New Zealand win Rugby World Cup

    New Zealand just about held their collective nerve to beat France 8-7 and win the World Cup for the second time after a gap of 24 years

  2. Five Must-Read Posts from Last Week

    Kate Carruthers takes time out from her busy Rugby World Cup watching schedule and shares some insight into the challenges that Corporate Social Responsibility and the Triple Bottom Line represent. With the global zeitgeist in full swing, I often...

  3. Rugby World Cup fever

    The 2011 Rugby World Cup is well underway, causing a major influx of tourists and dollars and bringing an estimated $654 million in revenue into New Zealand. The world's third-largest sporting event (after the Olympic Games and the FIFA World Cup...