http://www.scrum.com http://www.scrum.com/world_news.xml - The latest news from arround the rugby world en Copyright 40 Thu, 15 May 2008 20:07:14 GMT http://www.scrum.com/2835_53920.php Chiefs coach Ian Foster says his players are "determined to give it everything" this weekend when they take on the Sharks in round 14 of the Super 14 in Durban. Thu, 15 May 2008 20:04:31 GMT A5A3C9370CF144E8A8D69957E73E4C3A http://www.scrum.com/2835_53918.php Check out the official preview of this weekend's Guinness Premiership semi-finals. Thu, 15 May 2008 19:41:28 GMT 3A226DA2358A4981BEECB60EC2075F92 http://www.scrum.com/2835_53917.php Ian McGeechan's appointment as British Lions coach would have sent flutters of panic through South Africa ahead of next year's tour. Thu, 15 May 2008 19:29:42 GMT 16181B356075407EA7F0EEAF2ACF5DD9 http://www.scrum.com/2835_53916.php England Saxons' Lee Dickson, Rob Webber and Ben Foden will warm up for the 2008 Barclays Churchill Cup at the Emirates Airline London Sevens 24-25 May. Thu, 15 May 2008 19:25:07 GMT F1A7AF006C634C428B0B7A75B486B6E7 http://www.scrum.com/2835_53915.php Nigel Redman, who coached the England U20 squad to a Grand Slam in this year's RBS 6 Nations, has accepted the new post of Elite Coach Development Manager reporting to the Head of Elite Coach Development Kevin Bowring. Thu, 15 May 2008 19:22:10 GMT B52A5F732D9E4D4F9AB603747ACCD883 http://www.scrum.com/2835_53914.php Shane Williams welcomed the appointment of Ian McGeechan as British and Irish Lions head coach - and provided a spine-tingling insight into why he was the unanimous choice to lead the 2009 assault on South Africa. Thu, 15 May 2008 19:15:24 GMT 17D2C8D4DAD644C091233A6CAFA9ADE1 http://www.scrum.com/2835_53913.php This Sunday will see two of the final three chapters of this season's Guinness Premiership written as supporters fill Adams Park and Kingsholm to see if their club's remarkable journey will continue or come to an abrupt end. Thu, 15 May 2008 16:52:01 GMT 10918562FA52457EA88030AAF79DE5F6 http://www.scrum.com/2835_53912.php Steve Borthwick has admitted his "surprise" at being appointed England's first captain of the Martin Johnson era. Thu, 15 May 2008 16:47:53 GMT 319770D51D4B4DA490BE73EC7DA12ACF http://www.scrum.com/2835_53910.php London Irish Captain Bob Casey has been named Captain of the Ireland A team for the upcoming Churchill Cup to take place in Canada and the USA in June. Thu, 15 May 2008 15:31:58 GMT 348B5EAA5C054619B0AEAE8C9B49FC30 http://www.scrum.com/2835_53908.php World Cup-winning Springbok Chester Williams has been named as the new coach of the Emerging SA team to defend their IRB Nations Cup title in Romania next month. He succeeds new Springbok coach Peter de Villiers who led the team to the title in 2007. Thu, 15 May 2008 15:19:31 GMT 07249FA77BA34EE3B96D3131DFEF82C1