Rugby Union News Blog

Minister says Pakistani militants stoking sectarian rift
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Pro-Taliban Pakistani militants are trying to create a sectarian rift, Interior Minister Rehman Malik said on Saturday, as a new wave of violence piled pressure on a government already struggling with a flood crisis. [Read more →]

Wales Women 29-17 South Africa
Wales Women end the World Cup in ninth position with a comfortable revenge win over South Africa at Surrey Sports Park.

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Bombs kill scores in attacks on Iraq’s police
BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Suicide bombers killed more than 50 people in apparently coordinated attacks on Iraqi security forces in Baghdad and elsewhere on Wednesday, less than a week before U.S. troops formally end combat operations. [Read more →]

Steyn not ready, says club coach
FRANCOIS Steyn, who has been called up for South Africa’s Tri-Nations match against Australia, is “not ready” for Test rugby.

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BP told to submit blowout preventer removal plan
HOUSTON (Reuters) - BP Plc will remove a failed blowout preventer from its ruptured Macondo well in the Gulf of Mexico under watchful eyes of investigators probing the deadly April 20 explosion, the top U.S. official overseeing the oil spill response said. [Read more →]

Wallaroos take down Wales
THE Australian women’s rugby team has kicked off its World Cup campaign with a 26-12 victory over Wales.

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U.N. secures more Pakistan flood relief funds
ISLAMABAD (Reuters) - Nearly half the $459 million needed to fund initial relief efforts following Pakistan’s worst ever floods has been secured after days of lobbying donors and warnings that the country faces a spiraling humanitarian catastrophe, the United Nations said on Wednesday. [Read more →]

Gatland could take Wales to 2015
Warren Gatland is discussing a new deal that could make him the longest-serving Wales coach in history.

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Storm delays BP relief well by 2-3 days
HOUSTON (Reuters) - An approaching storm in the Gulf of Mexico will delay by two to three days BP Plc’s work on a relief well, the final step in permanently killing the source of the world’s worst offshore oil spill, the top U.S. spill official said on Tuesday. [Read more →]

Saracens line up Wembley fixtures
Saracens announce two fixtures at Wembley Stadium after successful appearances there last season.

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