Welsh rugby gets a fresh boost as Alun Wyn Jones has committed to staying on at Ospreys by opting to sign a fresh dual contract at the national level as well as with the club. His teammates of the region, Dan Biggar and Rhys Webb would be leaving regional ruby by the summer of 2018 but he has decided to continue to stay here to play the 14th campaign with his native region.
England’s Eddie Jones has praised the depth of his options after naming the squad of 37-man for a training camp pre-season.
The pre-session is going to take place for three-day and it will take place at the Lensbury Hotel, starting from Saturday August 30. This is another vital meeting for the team with two years to go until the start of the Rugby World Cup in Japan. After the two successful test tour of Argentina, this is going to be the first time that Jones has brought all his squad together and will let the squad to be checked and assessed on various parameters, before the season of Aviva Premiership resumes in the beginning of September. …
Wales coach Warren Gatland could tour South Africa when he returns from his time in charge of the British and Irish Lions, according to reports.
Gatland has a deal with the Welsh team to continue until after the 2019 World Cup. The manager says he would honour his contract. He took over in December 2007, leading the side at the 2008 and 2012 Six Nations Grand Slams. He also managed them to a World Cup semi-final spot in 2011 before renewing his deal in 2013.
“My focus is now on Wales, preparing for the World Cup in Japan. I am a firm believer of what will be so I won’t be looking too far ahead. I am looking forward to the next few years with Wales and then see what other opportunities are out there,” he said, promising to stick with the Welsh side. …
Fly half player Handre Pollard is one of the players of South Africa rugby team who will not be facing Argentina in the opening match of Springboks Rugby Championship. This game is scheduled to be held this weekend at the Nelson Mandela Bay stadium but Pollard is down with an ankle problem that he encountered in April. He missed out most of the 2016 for injury reasons, but had been included to be part of the South African squad that would be facing Argentina.
Coach of the South African team, Allister Coetzee has faced several challenges in selecting the right team for facing Argentina. Besides Pollard, who does not seem to be ready for the games, Coetzee runs thin on options regarding fly half players in his team. The only experienced player and number 10 on the squad is Elton Jantjies. He would be accompanied by Curwin Bosch, who is an uncapped 20 year old player. …
The Anglo Welsh Cup, which will be part of the Premier League, will commence on 3rd November this year. The opening match will be hosted by the Worcester Warriors. Their opponents will be the Sale Sharks who would be their visitors at the Sixways stadium where the match would be held.
The pools and teams that comprise them have already been decided upon. The Warriors would be facing teams like Scarlets, Saracens, and Northampton Saints. On the second day of the competition the Leicester Tigers who are holders of the cup, would be facing Gloucester Rugby at the Welford Road stadium. …
During the previous season of the Premier League, Norwich City was able to compete in the top tier English football competition but were relegated after finishing in the 19th spot and now Norwich City have taken a step back to the English League Championship.
Norwich City has snatched the 10th spot of the English League Championship with 60 points from 41 matches and even though they still have a chance to secure a play-off promotion spot to the Premier League, it appears like it’s not going to happen as Norwich City has to play against clubs that have been doing fairly impressively in the season.
The opportunity of Norwich City to being able to earn a promotion spot to the English Premier League is still a realistic but a very difficult one to accomplish and especially for a club that has recently been experiencing a number of important changes including changing the head coach and the Sporting Director just to name a few of the more renowned switches.
Alan Irvine is the interim manager of Norwich City who still remain in charge of Norwich City until the end of the current season as he replaced Alex Neil on March 10 of 2017. …