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Racing keep quarter-final hopes alive
Dec 14, 2012 18:21 EST
Racing Metro clinched a dogged 15-3 win over Edinburgh on Friday to keep their European Cup quarter-final hopes alive as last season's semi-finalists slumped to a fourth successive defeat.
Toulon top as Biarritz also stay unbeaten
Sep 08, 2012 16:38 EDT
Star-studded Toulon went top of the Top 14 table on Saturday with a bonus-point 42-12 rout of Bordeaux-Begles seeing them edge one point ahead of similarly unbeaten Biarritz, who beat Montpellier 27-8.
Biarritz make it perfect four from four
Sep 08, 2012 15:45 EDT
Biarritz made it four wins from four games this season in the Top 14 as they thrashed Montpellier 27-8 on Saturday, a far cry from their flirting with relegation last season.
Wilkinson shrugs off Michalak hype in Toulon win
Aug 18, 2012 17:32 EDT
Jonny Wilkinson kicked all of Toulon's points in a 21-15 Top 14 win over 2009 champions Perpignan on Saturday as the English veteran shrugged off the hype over the return to France of Frederic Michalak.
New recruit Porical kicks Stade to victory
Aug 18, 2012 16:01 EDT
French international full-back Jerome Porical marked his Stade Francais debut in style by kicking 22 points in Saturday's 32-16 Top 14 win over an ill-disciplined Montpellier.
Saracens end Ospreys 17-match unbeaten run
Dec 16, 2011 19:12 EST
Saracens edged closer to the European Cup quarter-finals on Friday with a gritty 16-13 victory over Ospreys which ended the Welsh side's six-year, 17-match unbeaten home record in the tournament.
French rugby giants Perpignan look to new beginning
Nov 25, 2011 03:59 EST
French rugby giants Perpignan will be looking to start life after the sacking of head coach Jacques Delmas earlier this week by ending a run of six successive Top 14 defeats with victory at home to Stade Francais on Friday.
Zara and Mike Tindall begin married life
Jul 31, 2011 06:02 EDT
Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips started married life on Sunday after celebrating her weddding with England rugby star Mike Tindall in a low-key event.
Zara and rugby star marry in Britain's second royal wedding
Jul 30, 2011 16:04 EDT
Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips married England rugby star Mike Tindall on Saturday, in a low-key event far removed from the spectacle of this year's other royal wedding.
Zara to wed rugby star in UK's second royal wedding
Jul 30, 2011 07:03 EDT
Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips will marry England rugby star Mike Tindall on Saturday, in a low-key event far removed from the spectacle of this year's other British royal wedding.
Crowds gather for Britain's second royal wedding
Jul 30, 2011 06:58 EDT
The second British royal wedding of the year takes place on Saturday, as Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips and England rugby star Mike Tindall tie the knot in Edinburgh.
Yacht party on eve of second royal wedding
Jul 29, 2011 19:53 EDT
Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips and her fiance Mike Tindall threw a party on a yacht Friday on the eve of their wedding, with Prince William and wife Catherine among the guests.
Yacht party on eve of Britain's second royal wedding
Jul 29, 2011 19:51 EDT
Queen Elizabeth II's eldest granddaughter Zara Phillips and her fiance Mike Tindall threw a party on a yacht Friday on the eve of their wedding, with Prince William and wife Catherine among the guests.
No fanfare for second British royal wedding
Jul 29, 2011 06:38 EDT
LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Britain's second royal wedding of the year takes place on Saturday but the marriage of Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips to her rugby player boyfriend will be far removed from the lavish pomp that surrounded the nuptials of her cousin Prince William.
Royal rebel and rugby star are like 'fire and ice'
Jul 28, 2011 14:05 EDT
England rugby hero Mike Tindall, who will enter Britain's royal family when he marries Zara Phillips on Saturday, admits the couple are like "fire and ice".
Clermont battle back to reach semi-finals
May 13, 2011 18:01 EDT
Defending champions Clermont overcame a 14-point first half deficit to defeat Biarritz on Friday and reach the French Top 14 semi-finals.
French rugby clubs add 'Spanish twist' to Euro Cup
Apr 09, 2011 00:46 EDT
French clubs will bring a distinctly Spanish flavour to their European Cup quarter-finals this weekend, Perpignan and Biarritz moving their home ties across the border to Barcelona and San Sebastian respectively.
Second British royal wedding set for July 30
Mar 09, 2011 09:28 EST
Queen Elizabeth II's eldest grand-daughter Zara Phillips is to wed Mike Tindall, the England rugby union captain, in Edinburgh on July 30, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday.
Zara Phillips and Mike Tindall announce wedding date
Mar 09, 2011 09:27 EST
Zara Phillips is to wed Mike Tindall, the England rugby union captain, in Edinburgh on July 30, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday.
Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara to wed in July
Mar 09, 2011 08:30 EST
LONDON (Reuters) - Queen Elizabeth's granddaughter Zara Phillips will marry in July, Buckingham Palace said on Wednesday, becoming the monarch's second grandchild to get married in the space of a few months.
Facts from the Wikipedia page:
| Iain Balshaw | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personal information | |||
| Full name | Iain Robert Balshaw | ||
| Date of birth | 14 April 1979 | ||
| Place of birth | Blackburn, England | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Weight | 14 st 11 lb (94 kg) | ||
| School | Stonyhurst College | ||
| Rugby union career | |||
| Playing career | |||
| Position | Fullback / Wing | ||
| Youth clubs | |||
| Preston Grasshoppers | |||
| Senior Clubs | Caps | (points) | |
| 1998-2004 2004-2006 2006-2009 2009- | Bath Leeds Gloucester Biarritz | 33 (55) | |
| correct as of 14 Sept 2006. | |||
| National team(s) | |||
| 2000- 2001 | England British and Irish Lions | 35 3 | (65) (0) |
| correct as of 14 Sept 2006. | |||
