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Danny Cipriani ‘stood down’ from Melbourne Rebels selection after breaching team protocol

By Keira Kidston - Last updated: Sunday, May 1, 2011

Danny Cipriani has been “stood down” from the Melbourne Rebels’ Super 15 match against the Queensland Reds on Friday for breaching team protocol following his side’s defeat by the New South Wales Waratahs in Sydney. Another late night: Danny Cipriani will miss Rebels clash after breaching team policy Photo: GETTY IMAGES By Gavin Mairs 10:12AM BST [...]

Dempsey stars in Cottagers win

By Keira Kidston - Last updated: Tuesday, April 26, 2011

  Clint Dempsey’s majestic performance gave Fulham a 3-0 victory against Bolton and helped the midfielder into the club’s record books. The America international capped a wonderful first-half performance with a superb strike, hooking in a half-cleared corner into the top corner. Dempsey then nabbed his second of the evening three minutes after the break [...]

Brian Moore: Wales need Gavin Henson and Andy Powell – but they should grow up or go away

By Keira Kidston - Last updated: Monday, April 25, 2011

After one England v Scotland game at Twickenham I went out to the Alma in Wandsworth with some of my England colleagues and a Scottish friend. As we drank quietly, a Scot walked past our group on his way to the bar and out of the corner of his mouth said, ‘Moore, you’re a —-’. [...]

Edinburgh 27 Newport-Gwent Dragons 15: match report

By Keira Kidston - Last updated: Wednesday, April 20, 2011

Read a full match report of the Magners League clash between Edinburgh and Newport-Gwent Dragons at Murrayfield on Friday April 22, 2011. Capital gains: Edinburgh’s Jim Thompson is tackled by Newport’s Jon Evans and Andrew Coombs Photo: PA Edinburgh continued their end of season flourish and extended their winning run to three matches when they saw [...]