Multi-national England
Following the announcement of England's Rugby World Cup training squad , manager Martin Johnson was forced to defend the multi-national flavour of the group.
A headline-grabbing 27% of the 45 players set to challenge for a place in Johnson's final 30-man squad were born overseas - a fact 'celebrated' by the latest edition of Scrum Sevens
Australia
Wasps' uncapped scrum-half Joe Simpson was born in Sydney, earning himself the ingenious nickname 'Dingo.' Born to a New Zealand mother and a British father, Simpson was brought up essentially on rugby. Educated in Ealing, Simpson played in the same Richmond youth team as Wasps team-mate Dom Waldouck. Simpson has appeared for England, from the bench against the Australian Barbarians, but it was an uncapped match. With an expected three scrum-half slots available, the rapid Simpson will hope to gatecrash the party and take a seat on the plane to New Zealand.
Kenya
With 20-years of distinguished service under his belt, Simon Shaw is as English as afternoon tea but for the purpose of Scrum Sevens, he ticks the box due to his Nairobi roots. The no-nonsense lock made the switch from Bristol to Wasps in 1997 but not before he had made his debut for England in 1996.
To date he has earned a total of 66 England caps in a 15-year international career and punctuated his CV as a stand-out performer during the 2009 British & Irish Lions' tour to South Africa. The veteran produced arguably one of the greatest second-row performances against the Springboks in the second Test and will hope to have a similar impact with England in New Zealand later this year by which time he will be 38.
New Zealand
Leicester flanker Thomas Waldrom is the latest Kiwi to be drafted into the England ranks and joins the likes of Riki Flutey, Shontayne Hape and Dylan Hartley in battling for a chance to feature for their adopted country on 'home' soil. Flutey already has 13 Test caps to his name while Hape and Hartley are also squad regulars but the call-up of Tigers No.8 Waldrom will raise the most eyebrows as he has only played one full season in English rugby since his move from the Canterbury Crusaders in the summer of 2010.
Rugby Six Nations - News
Won 21 caps for Wales, scoring two tries as a replacement against Scotland in the 1994 Five Nations. Has spent the past six years as director of rugby of Bedford, who reached the final of the British & Irish Cup last season and finished second in the
Stevens will hope to pull on an England shirt for the first time in three years during their World Cup warm-up in August while Fourie enjoyed game time during the 2011 Six Nations. Botha's call-up is in all likelihood at the expense of former England
Wallabies hooker Tatafu Polota-Nau will be out for six to eight weeks due to injury. Photo: Getty Images Meanwhile, Reds halfback Will Genia, who won the Australian Super Rugby player of the year award yesterday, backed the Waratahs to win tonight's
In recent times it has turned itself into one of the great sporting cities of the world, successfully hosting the Rugby World Cup, FA Cup finals, Six Nations games and Ashes test matches. I think what has drawn people to Cardiff, or made them more
O'Driscoll, who will speak, was recently named by Rugby World magazine as the World Player of the Decade, and is currently the highest try scorer in the history of the Six Nations tournament. Tonight's event is member only and anyone wanting to
England vs France live stream Six Nations Rugby online telecast at ...
England vs France live stream Six Nations Rugby 2011 live telecast 26 February 2011. England vs France live rugby match held at 17:00(GMT/UK). You can watch this great match IEngland vs France live online stay at your home via PC or laptop. You can get here HD TV link. Watch England vs France Six Nations Rugby video online. England vs France live online tv link when this match start TV schedule.
Match: England vs France Replacements: 16 Steve Thompson, 17 Alex Corbisiero, 18 Simon Shaw, 19 Hendre Fourie, 20 Danny Care, 21 Jonny Wilkinson, 22 Matt Banahan.
France team squad: 15 Maxime Medard, 14 Yoann Huget, 13 Aurelien Rougerie, 12 Yannick Jauzion, 11 Vincent Clerc, 10 Francois Trinh-Duc, 9 Dimitri Yachvili, 8 Sebastien Chabal, 7 Imanol Harinordoquy, 6 Thierry Dusautoir (c), 5 Lionel Nallet, 4 Julien Pierre, 3 Nicolas Mas, 2 William Servat, 1 Thomas Domingo.
Great London Pubs to Watch the Six Nations Rugby 2011 
Grand Tour: Rugby Supporters' Guide to the Six Nations and Heineken Cup - Eat, Shop or Even Sleep in Europe's R... 
doesn't ring any bells. I thought the six nations was rugby! Warhammer? I mentioned to Chaz your room would be free!
Don't mind Rugby fella. Always watch the Six Nations and the WC. Just don't like the way Sale and Kennedy have treated .
Rugby Streaming is a single click away. Super Cheap & on your Laptop. Six Nations, WC and more...Rugby Six Nations - Bookshelf
Six Nations Rugby Miscellany
Rugby
Chapter 13 The International Scene In This Chapter Checking out the Six Nations and the Tri/Four-Nations Watching spectacular seven-a-side rugby Going head ...Rugby for Dummies
Where tradition is king — The Six Nations The Six Nations is the world's oldest rugby tournament, possessing a rich and colorful history that tracks the ...Travel Wales, UK: Illustrated Guide & Maps. Incl. Cardiff, Swansea, Aberaeron & more. (Mobi Travel)
Six Nations Rugby Tournament Cardiff's Millennium Stadium hosts two or three matches per year as part of the premier Northern Hemisphere Rugby Tournament. ...The Girlfriend's Guide to Rugby
Six Nations ... Nations.Day-by-day Note Directory
Official RBS 6 Nations Rugby : Home
6nations.net The Official Website of the RBS 6 Nations Europe's Premier International Rugby Tournament
Six Nations Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The Six Nations Championship is the successor to the Five Nations and the Home Nations Championship, which was the first international rugby union ...
Rugby Week | Rugby Cup News,Rugby Club Fixtures,Results ...
Rugby Week gives you all the latest Aviva Premiership, Heineken Cup, Six Nations, Tri Nations, Super 15 Rugby, Currie Cup and Rugby World Cup news,video, fixtures ...
Irish Rugby : RBS 6 Nations : RBS 6 Nations Index
The official website of irish rugby football union with latest news official merchandise, fixture list, match ... All the information on RBS Six Nations ...
2010 Six Nations Championship - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The 2010 Six Nations Championship, known as the 2010 RBS 6 Nations due to the ... The 2010 Six Nations Championship was the 116th Northern Hemisphere rugby union championship. ...