Telegraph Sport | Rugby UnionRugby Union news and match reports from telegraph.co.ukAn open letter from Coventry RFC- June 24, 2008 Coventry, one of the great names in English rugby will cease to exist within the next week unless 100,000 can be raised to secure their place in National League One next season..http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/24/srcov124.xml 'Caveman' Chabal promises French thunder Down Under- June 24, 2008 France's iconic 'caveman' Sebastien Chabal is looking forward to a physical encounter with Australia as Les Bleus kick off a two-Test series against the Wallabies on Saturday.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/24/urchabal124.xml France to experiment against Australia- June 24, 2008 France coach Marc Lievremont has continued his experimentation policy by naming a side to play Australia with just one survivor from last year's World Cup semi-final.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/24/urnirvine124.xml Ian McGeechan: Martin Johnson would have made sure England had no distractions- June 24, 2008 Ian McGeechan says Martin Johnson would have prevented England tour's descent into chaos, writes Brendan Gallagher.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/24/srgall124.xml England v New Zealand: Rob Andrew's squad back in Britain following tour debacle- June 23, 2008 The England squad arrived back at Heathrow today, with Rob Andrew insisting it was the right decision to let the players out on the town in Christchurch at the end of a week in which the conduct of the squad was called into question.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/23/urengland123.xml RFU are firmly to blame for this tour de farce- June 23, 2008 The seeds of dissension were festering during the World Cup in France, says Brian Moore.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/23/srmoor123.xml Junior World Championship: New Zealand humble England to win title- June 23, 2008 New Zealand 38 England 3Nigel Redman's youngsters were humbled by New Zealand in the Junior World Championship, writes Graham Clutton.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/23/srjuni123.xml England v New Zealand: Rob Andrew's excuses fail to hide flaws as England finish grim tour- June 23, 2008 A cold shower of reality is what incoming manager Martin Johnson should dump on England rugby when he takes office on July 1, writes Mick Cleary.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/23/srmick123.xml England v New Zealand: Martin Johnson could exclude sex-scandal players from the new era- June 23, 2008 Late-night antics could lead to exclusion from Johnson's first squad, says Mick Cleary in Christchurch.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/23/srengl123.xml Rob Andrew vows not to quit after England tour debacle ends in New Zealand- June 22, 2008 Rob Andrew has said he will not resign as elite rugby director in the wake of England's latest "tour from hell" to New Zealand.http://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/main.jhtml?xml=/sport/2008/06/22/urandrew122.xml |