<?xml version="1.0" encoding="windows-1252"?>
<rss version="2.0">
<channel>
<title>Rugby Week News Headlines</title>
<description>Rugby Week News Headlines</description>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com</link>
<language>en-gb</language>
<copyright>Copyright 2009 RugbyWeek.com</copyright>
<image><title> RugbyWeek.com</title><url>http://www.rugbyweek.com/siteimages/Rugbyweeklgo.jpg</url><link>http://www.rugbyweek.com</link></image>
<item>
<title>Wilkinson wary of Robinson factory</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24776</link>
<description>Jonny Wilkinson has warned England to beware the Andy Robinson effect in Saturday&apos;s Six Nations match against Scotland at Murrayfield.

Robinson was England coach from 2004 
</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>IRB to pay $2m for Argentina to join TriNations </title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24775</link>
<description>Rugby&apos;s governing body will pay $2 million (Euro 1.5 million) so Argentina can play in the Tri-Nations from 2012.</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Ireland unchanged for Wales clash</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24777</link>
<description>Ireland Coach Declan Kidney has named an unchanged starting XV for the first time in this year&apos;s Six Nations Championship for the penultimate game in Croke Park against Wales on Saturday.</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Williams takes over Wales captaincy for Ireland</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24774</link>
<description>Martyn Williams has been named as captain for Wales&apos; Six Nations clash against Ireland at Dublin&apos;s Croke Park on Saturday following an injury to Ryan Jones. </description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Worsley &amp;  Deacon get England starts</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24768</link>
<description>Joe Worsley will make his first start of the 2010 Six Nations campaign against Scotland at Murrayfield on Saturday .</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>De Luca replaces Danielli for Scotland</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24769</link>
<description>Scotland have made one change from the side that lost to Italy for the Six Nations visit of England with Nick De Luca coming in for Simon Danielli who is dropped to the bench.</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>It&apos;s been a nightmare watching Sale : Cueto </title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24771</link>
<description>Mark Cueto says that it has been a &quot;nightmare&quot; watching Sale Sharks sink to the bottom of the Guinness Premiership while he is away on Six Nations duty with England. </description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Robinson issues challenge to Scotland</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24772</link>
<description>Scotland Head coach Andy Robinson has challenged the Scotland team for Saturday&apos;s Calcutta Cup clash at Murrayfield to be ruthless and finish off their hard work. </description>
</item>
<item>
<title>South Africa vs France midweek match shelved</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24767</link>
<description>A planned match between France and a South African Invitational XV at the Boland Stadium in Wellington on June 17, has been cancelled due to logistical difficulties. </description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Sharks will focus more on discipline </title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24770</link>
<description>Sharks coach John Plumtree says the Sharks have to move on from decisions that don&apos;t go their way and added that he will be putting a special focus on discipline in the coming weeks. </description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Dusautoir plays down Grand Slam talk</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24761</link>
<description>France captain Thierry Dusautoir says his side must put the possibility of claiming the Six Nations Grand Slam to the back of their minds as they prepare to meet Italy in Paris at the weekend. </description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Haskell sides with England side over contract</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24760</link>
<description>England flanker James Haskell tried on Monday to smooth over the contract &quot;confusion&quot; and &quot;misunderstanding&quot; that landed him in the middle of an Anglo-French row last week.</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>England call up Geraghty as cover for Flood</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24757</link>
<description>Shane Geraghty has been called up by England as Toby Flood is being reviewed by the England medical team for a knock that he took on his head playing for Leicester Tigers in the Guinness Premiership yesterday. </description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Bakkies Botha ruled out until mid-April</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24765</link>
<description>Bulls enforcer Bakkies Botha looks likely to miss most of the Super 14 as he is making slow progress with his recovery from an Achilles tendon injury.</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Forward pack behind Reds success: Cooper</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24764</link>
<description>Reds playmaker Quade Cooper has praised the efforts of the Reds&apos; unheralded forward pack a month into the Super 14 season, saying they are a major reason for the team&apos;s success.</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Fisher starts for England against Scotland</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24773</link>
<description>Worcester&apos;s Heather Fisher will start for England Women in their game against Scotland in the Six Nations this Saturday at Meggatland in Edinburgh .</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Waratahs unchanged for Lions clash</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24762</link>
<description>The Waratahs have named an unchanged line-up for Friday’s round five Super 14 clash against the Lions at the Sydney Football Stadium.

The Tahs returned from South Africa
</description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Falcons duo Ward &amp; Pilgrim extend contracts</title>
<date>Tuesday 9 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24763</link>
<description>Newcastle Falcons prop Micky Ward and scrum half Chris Pilgrim have both pledged their futures to the club, signing new contracts to stay on at Kingston Park. </description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Western Force lose another to injury</title>
<date>Monday 8 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24766</link>
<description>First year Western Force player Joelin Rapana will be sidelined for at least five weeks after breaking his hand playing for the Australian Barbarians last Friday evening. </description>
</item>
<item>
<title>Bastareaud to be given all clear for Six Nations</title>
<date>Monday 8 March 2010</date>
<link>http://www.rugbyweek.com/news/article.asp?id=24759</link>
<description>France centre Mathieu Bastareaud looks set to be given the all clear to play in next Sunday&apos;s Six Nations match against Italy at the Stade de France after a scan on a painful calf revealed nothing abnormal on Monday.</description>
</item>
</channel>
</rss>
