In the aftermath of an exhilarating round of derbies, where Bath narrowly triumphed over Bristol, Leicester Tigers revived their season by outplaying Northampton Saints, Saracens […]
Round six of the Gallagher Premiership ignites local pride and historic rivalries with three intense derbies set to take place. Bath face Bristol under the […]
By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Northampton v Exeter Today. Kick-off 3pm, Franklin’s Gardens ANGUS Scott-Young relishes a battle and there are few fiercer than the contest […]
There is no better World Cup hangover cure than an enticing weekend of Gallagher Premiership Rugby, packed with returning stars from the tournament. The weekend’s […]
By PAUL REES PREVIEW… Newcastle v Northampton Today. Kick-off 3pm, Kingston Park Tom Pearson did not have to think for long when Northampton made their […]
Premiership team-by-team previews: Northampton There was a point last season where Northampton looked as if they could qualify for the play-offs despite conceding a century […]
Captain Owen Farrell will make his return from suspension at fly-half with Marcus Smith starting at full-back as England face Chile. Amongst the dozen changes […]
Billy Vunipola beat Alex Dombrandt to the sole specialist number eight spot in England’s Rugby World Cup squad as Henry Slade also missed out. Vunipola, […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK WHAT England need to happen is for them to play exceptionally well in the World Cup warm-ups which […]
PAUL REES LOOKS FORWARD TO THE PRE-WORLD CUP FRIENDLIES AND URGES BORTHWICK’S MEN TO TAKE THEIR CHANCES AFTER weeks of working on fitness, conditioning and […]
By BEN JAYCOCK England’s World Cup hopes rest on building an aggressive, physical spine of ‘tough guys’ to intimidate their opposition. Former back row James […]
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Newcastle……………………… 5pts Tries: Radwan 4 Northampton………………. 66pts Tries: Mitchell 8, 57, Collins 15, 29; Augustus 40, Hill 44, Smith 53, Graham 59, […]
Phil Dowson bemoaned his side’s costly mistakes as Saints came out decidedly second best against Irish in Brentford. Director of Rugby Dowson admitted: “We gave […]
By NICK CAIN at Twickenham England ………………………… 10pts Tries: Steward 48 Conversions: Smith 49 Penalties: Smith 34 France………………………….. 53pts Tries: Ramos 2, Flament 26, 57, […]
The former Canada, Eastern Suburbs, Manawatu, Newcastle, Northampton, Leeds, Seattle Seawolves, San Diego and Old Glory DC prop chooses his best XV he’s player with […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Assuming that the Wales v England game in Cardiff on Saturday is played despite the threatened Welsh squad […]
Paul Rees sees two international coaches who are facing very different challenges in Cardiff Wales’s biennial Six Nations encounter with England in Cardiff is commercial […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK THE pressure is on England because Italy started the Six Nations very competitively against France, and they should […]
By BEN JAYCOCK Former England flanker James Haskell believes international teams should work more on their mental strength to gain a cutting edge in Test […]
Team-by-team Six Nations Previews: England Steve Borthwick may have been groomed as a coach by Eddie Jones, but the former apprentice does not remotely resemble his […]