‘Scapegoat’ Tindall slams Rugby Football Union
Mike Tindall says he was made into a the scapegoat for England’s dismal World Cup performance after news he had been reinstated to the squad.
Mike Tindall says he was made into a the scapegoat for England’s dismal World Cup performance after news he had been reinstated to the squad.
Mike Tindall has been reinstated to England’s elite player squad and had his fine reduced after he appealed his suspension for bad conduct.
The shrapnel from English rugby’s explosive self-destruction still has some time to settle but no permanent damage has been done to the team’s image.
Mike Tindall has been dropped from the England squad and fined £25 000 for breaching team discipline during the Rugby World Cup in New Zealand.
The Rugby Football Union says it will investigate England’s players after reports of high-profile incidents both on and off the World Cup pitch.
Zara Phillips has married England rugby star Mike Tindall but Britain’s second royal wedding of the year was largely a low-key affair.
Britain’s second royal wedding will be far removed from the lavish pomp that surrounded the nuptials of her Prince William and Catherine.
South Africa will beat world champions England in their crucial World Cup clash on Friday, Springbok coach Jake White claimed after his side walloped Samoa 59-7. White said he wasn’t basing his optimism on the poor performance of England in their 28-10 win over the United States or the 1995 world champions’ comprehensive defeat of Samoa, but on more solid factors.