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Jonathan Davies can thrive for us, says Warren Gatland

17.11.09
Wales coach Warren Gatland has made six changes from the team that edged past Samoa for the Millennium Stadium clash against Argentina... more

Rugby rivals united in concern over tsunami

07.10.09
Personal glory has come a distant second for London Irish winger Sailosi Tagicakibau as he tries to find out about his family back in Samoa and Tonga after last Wednesday's tsunami... more

New Zealand judge jails former MP for corruption

06.10.09
A former New Zealand Cabinet minister was jailed for six years today for bribery, corruption and attempting to pervert the course of justice - the country's first MP to be locked up for serious breaches of the law.... more

Tsunami victims mourned

05.10.09
Hundreds of survivors of the Samoas tsunami gathered at the Congregational Christian Church of Lalomanu for a funeral service for 52 lost in last Tuesday's tragedy... more

Search for 16 Britons missing on islands hit by tsunami

02.10.09
Search for as many as 16 missing Britons on South Pacific islands hit by a massive tsunami is underway... more

Tsunami bodies wash on to beaches of devastated islands

01.10.09
Latest: 'Truckloads of bodies' were washing up on beaches in Samoa and Tonga as islanders began recovering the tsunami's victims... more

Samoan Islands a popular tourist destination

30.09.09
The two Samoan islands have grown in popularity with tourists in recent years despite their vulnerability to natural disasters... more

Two-year-old British boy killed in South Pacific tsunami

30.09.09
British boy of two swept from his parents' arms when a series of 20ft tsunamis battered South Pacific islands, killing around 120 people... more

Billy Connolly's wife witnesses tsunami aftermath

30.09.09
Comedian Billy Connolly’s wife, Pamela Stephenson, speaks of tsunami aftermath, which she witnessed while holidaying in Samoa... more

Lions star Roberts is a doubt to face Quins

29.09.09
Wales centre Jamie Roberts faces a fitness race ahead of Cardiff Blues' Heineken Cup opener against Harlequins on 10 October... more

Our target men must raise their game quickly, insists Delon Armitage

08.09.09
The London Irish full-back says club face a long, hard season if they don’t learn to cope with expectations... more

Guide to the Guinness Premiership

04.09.09
Standard Sport runs the rule over all the teams competing in this season's championship... more

Samoa: Motorists forced to drive on left side of road

01.09.09
The South Pacific island of Samoa will next week become the first nation in decades to switch traffic flow from one side of the road to another... more

Rugby League World Cup to return to UK in 2013

28.07.09
The World Cup will return to the United Kingdom after a 13-year absence in 2013... more

Pigs in a bad place

13.07.09
Death of Long Pig is a diptych portraying the moribund agonies of two white men who have pickled themselves in the exoticism of the South Pacific.... more

Bob Casey seeking a final reward for putting club before country

13.05.09
Rugby union: London Irish captain hopes refusal to turn his back on the Exiles will be vindicated by winning the Guinness Premiership... more

London Irish find a way to breathe life into trio's final ambition

11.05.09
Rugby union: Captain Bob Casey, England lock Nick Kennedy and Samoa centre Seilala Mapusua will spend three hours in an oxygen tank today in a bid to ensure London Irish will be at full strength for their Guinness Premiership Final against Leicester... more

Ugo Monye has the heart of a Lion

08.05.09
Rugby union: Ugo Monye is happy to spearhead Harlequins' bid to defeat London Irish and reach the Guinness Premiership final, despite the ever-present threat of injury ending his participation in this summer's Lions tour... more

David Lemi snubs Scarlets with move to Wasps

28.04.09
Rugby union: London Wasps have hijacked Llanelli Scarlets' bid for Bristol wing David Lemi as they continue to build a new back division for next season... more

England avoid big three in draw for Rugby World Cup

01.12.08
England's beleaguered rugby team finally received some good news when they were placed in the easiest pool for the 2011 World Cup in New Zealand... more

Speed is the key to beating old foes Australia yet again

11.11.08
WE WILL have to show considerable improvement to our fantastic start to the autumn international series if we are to continue our recent successes against Australia at Twickenham on Saturday.... more

Heavy mob are threat to England

04.11.08
Samoan Seilala Mapusua has warned England the Pacific Islanders are ready to ruin Martin Johnson's debut as team manager... more

England mission for super hero Graham

23.10.08
Rugby League: James Graham, the recently-crowned Super League Man of Steel, is set to make his first England start after being named in the side for the opening World Cup match against Papua New Guinea... more

Rowntree moves up for Johnson

07.08.08
England team manager Martin Johnson today appointed former Leicester Tigers team-mate Graham Rowntree as an assistant coach... more

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