A 74th minute try from winger Tommy Bowe, his second of the game, secured Ireland a 20-16 win over England at Twickenham.
Archive for February, 2010
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Azzurri win lights up Rome
The streets of Rome will be swathed in blue on Saturday after Italy pulled off a sensational 16-12 Six Nations victory over Scotland.
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Bull hit back to deny ‘Tahs
Francois Hougaard crossed twice as the Bulls overturned a 17-point deficit against the Waratahs, running out 48-38 winners.
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Home defeat for Cheetahs
First-half tries from Kenny Lynn and Fetu’u Vainikolo plus a Michael Hobbs effort after the break saw the Highlanders to victory.
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Bulls run down bold Waratahs
The Bulls repelled a bold New South Wales Waratahs to win a 10-try Super 14 thriller 48-38 at Loftus Versfeld in Pretoria.
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Ireland upset England, Italy win
Tommy Bowe scored two tries as Six Nations champions Ireland bounced back to beat England 20-16 at Twickenham to end their hosts’ hopes of a Grand Slam.
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Queens Wharf to get simple Cup spruce-up
Queens Wharf is to be spruced up as Auckland’s “Party Central” for the rugby World Cup, although without fancy structures including a cruise ship terminal.rugby World Cup Minister Murray McCully said yesterday that the Government…
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All Blacks: Henry in contact with globetrotting Williams
All Black coach Graham Henry has been in touch with Sonny Bill Williams, suggesting the globetrotting code-swapper is getting closer to moving back to New Zealand – and possibly to an All Black jersey.Williams is in his second…
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France survive in Cardiff
France held off a second-half fightback from Wales to keep their Grand Slam hopes alive with a 26-20 victory.
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Irish sweat over O’Driscoll
Ireland captain Brian O’Driscoll is expected to play against England despite missing Friday’s captain’s run through illness.

