Posted on June 30, 2008 by bootlegmarkchapman
Leicester Tigers have ended the speculation over their head coaching role by appointing former Blue Bulls supremo Heyneke Meyer to the role vacated last month by Marcelo Loffreda. This move, widely expected after fellow candidate Neil Back withdrew from the race by moving to Leeds Carnegie, will become final before the start of the new [...]
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Posted on March 11, 2008 by bootlegmarkchapman
Wales coach Warren Gatland has picked James Hook to start at fly-half for Saturday’s Six Nations decider against France, hinting at a change in tactics for a match which could see the Welsh secure a Grand Slam just 12 months after taking the Wooden Spoon under Gareth Jenkins. Hook, who started against England and [...]
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Posted on March 11, 2008 by bootlegmarkchapman
England bad-boy Danny Cipriani has been rewarded for taking his punishment like a man with a first full cap for the side in place of … Jonny Wilkinson. Wilkinson, who for some time has been considered undroppable, has suffered from poor form so far in this year’s Six Nations, and club kid Cipriani is the [...]
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Posted on March 10, 2008 by bootlegmarkchapman
Welcome to the Internet’s newest Rugby Union blog (at the moment).
The Oval Office will be – we hope – an indispensable companion to you, the rugby union fan lookig for news, views, rumours and anything else that wets your whistle rugby-wise. Hoping to strike a balance between genuinely informative and cruelly humorous, we [...]
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