By TOM BRADSHAW Home-grown Bath speedster Gabriel Hamer-Webb is gunning for international honours – but admits that, should the opportunity present itself, he’s undecided whether […]
By ROGER PANTING Bath ………………..31pts Tries: Gallagher 35, Dunn 57, 66, Joseph 61 Conversions: Bailey 35, 57; Francis 61, 66 Penalties: Francis 78 Wasps …………….39pts […]
By DELME PARFITT Bath ………………..20pts Tries: Cokanasiga 42, De Glanville 72 Conversions: Francis 43, 73 Penalties: Francis 9, 28 Sale ………………..37pts Tries: O’Flaherty 4, van […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Henry Arundell, Louis Rees-Zammit, Anthony Watson and Joe Cokanasiga are four wingers who can light up the field […]
Head coach: Johann van Graan Captain: Ben Spencer Ground: The Recreation Ground Capacity: 14,509 PREDICTED FINISH: 11TH Johann van Graan, Bath’s new head coach, is […]
Head Coach: Steve Borthwick Captain: Hanro Liebenberg Ground: Welford Road Capacity: 25,849 PREDICTED FINISH: 4TH The Tigers clawed their way from the bottom to the […]
Director of Rugby: Declan Kidney Captain: Matt Rogerson Ground: Gtech Community Stadium Capacity: 17,250 PREDICTED FINISH: 7TH The Exiles were involved in precious few dull […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK Rugby union does not have football’s profile, but in many other ways I would liken Johan van Graan’s […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK England are clearly in a better place now than they were when they started their tour to Australia, […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK A big part of playing the game at the highest level is rugby intelligence, and in international rugby […]
Courtney Lawes has been named England captain ahead of Owen Farrell, with the latter starting for the first time since November. Danny Care returns starting […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK The relevance of England’s game against the Barbarians is that it was an opportunity for England to put […]
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK The roll call for England’s three-Test tour of Australia reads as follows: two old guard rejects, eight […]
By BEN JAYCOCK England ……..21pts Tries: Cokanasiga 36, May 51, Smith 60 Penalties: Smith 16, 34 Barbarians ..52pts Tries: Penalty 19, Ollivon 23, Penaud 38, […]
Danny Care and Billy Vunipola moved in line for first capped appearances since November 2018 and March 2021 respectively, after they were named in the […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK PICKING an England side to play the Barbarians is never an easy business. This is because usually the […]
England have sprung a surprise by naming Danny Care in their training squad for Sunday’s non-cap international against the Barbarians at Twickenham. Over three years […]
Jonny May returns to the England set-up as Eddie Jones names a 35-player training squad for a three-day camp in Teddington. May returns after recovering […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK THE only surprise with Freddie Steward winning the double of the RPA England Men’s Player of the Year […]
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK ANYONE coming into Bath in a senior management or coaching role at the moment starts from a great […]
Henry Arundell’s attacking instincts have drawn a comparison with Australia great Matt Giteau after Eddie Jones picked the London Irish flyer for the first time. […]
Eddie Jones has moved swiftly to include wonderkid Arundell in his 36-player training squad. The impressive London Irish full-back also qualifies to play for Wales, […]
JEREMY GUSCOTTOUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE… EVERY WEEK HENRY Arundell played junior rugby for Bradford-on-Avon, and all I can say after seeing his brilliant try for London […]
By BEN JAYCOCK Heading to Leicester: Anthony Watson LEICESTER have confirmed the signing of Bath and England wing Anthony Watson for next season. Watson moved […]
By BEN GODDARD Canterbury……..11 Esher………………33 TITLE-CHASING Esher left it late to secure what could be a vital bonus point after being made to work for […]
Leicester Tigers revived their hopes of a Premiership Rugby Cup semi-final with a 41-26 home win over London Irish at Welford Road. The Tigers will […]
NICK CAIN SAYS ENGLAND’S DEFEAT IN FRANCE SHOULD HAVE BEEN EDDIE JONES’ LAST MATCH IN CHARGE ENGLAND’S defeat in Paris last weekend should have marked […]