Rob Horne

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Sam Warburton was forced to retire due to injury. Photo: David Rogers/Getty Images
Rugby’s real problems lie with increasing injury rates
  • Rugby
  • September 6, 2018, 16:33

In a summer which saw the premature retirements of the Lions captain Sam Warburton and the Newcastle prop Scott Wilson through injury, and a few month(...)

Northampton’s Australian international Rob Horne has been forced to retire from the game at 28 after suffering nerve damage to his right arm in a tackle during a game against Leicester last weekend. Photograph: Mark Runnacles/Getty Images
Northampton’s Rob Horne forced to retire at 28 with nerve damage to arm
  • Rugby
  • April 21, 2018, 16:49

Northampton’s Australia international centre Rob Horne has been forced to retire from rugby after suffering career-ending nerve damage to his right ar(...)

Australian head coach Michael Cheika speaks to the media in Sydney after announcing his squad. Photograph: Getty Images
Australia cut squad for first test against England

Australia head coach Michael Cheika has cut his squad for next week’s first test against England at Lang Park, Brisbane. Cheika has cut six players (...)

Australia’s head coach Michael Cheika at a team training session at Dulwich college in London. Photograph: Getty Images
Israel Folau and Rob Horne to undergo late fitness tests

Israel Folau and Rob Horne will undergo late fitness tests on Thursday afternoon before Australia coach Michael Cheika selects his starting XV to face(...)

The Australian scrum was dominant all night and a source of penalties and crucial momentum for the Wallabies. Photograph: Reuters
Many reasons why England lost to Australia but scrum was key

Of all the people who had a cruel hand in ejecting the hosts from their own party, a special mention should be made of Mario Ledesma, the former Argen(...)

Francis Saili of the Barbarians beats Sean McMahon to the ball to score a try at Twickenham. Photograph: David Rogers/Getty Images
Australia withstand Barbarians onslaught

Barbarians 36 Australia 40 Australia withstood a frantic late rally to mark Michael Cheika’s first game as coach with a hugely entertaining 40-(...)

Australia coach Robbie Deans
Deans keeps faith with O’Connor for second test

Australia coach Robbie Deans has given James O’Connor another chance at outhalf and promoted Kurtley Beale to starting fullback for the Wallabies’ mus(...)