All posts tagged "Chris Ashton"
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/ 11 years agoManu Tuilagi to wing it for England in second Test against All Blacks
Leicester star named on the wing as five others return to starting XV
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland add 16 players to touring party
England today added 16 players to their New Zealand tour squad following the Premiership final and England XV game against the Barbarians....
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: A moment of brilliance from George North could swing it
There is a certain kind of justice that the top two teams from the nine month league campaign have made it...
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/ 12 years agoBen Foden can’t wait to link up with old pal Chris Ashton
Northampton full-back Ben Foden admits he misses his pal Chris Ashton – and is thrilled at the prospect of a reunion...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoChris Ashton named Premiership Player of the Month
Chris Asthon’s desire and ability to reinvent himself has led to the Saracens wing being named Aviva Premiership Rugby Player of...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: These new-look Saracens can lift the Heineken Cup
Saracens have made a massive swing in their playing style, and it has been reflected in their fortunes following their crushing...
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Dream Team
/ 12 years agoDream Team: Paul Doran-Jones – Harlequins and former Leinster, Wasps, Gloucester, Northampton & England prop
1. Fabien Barcella – He was just an unbelievable scrummager. I played against Biarritz in one of my first European matches...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 21 teams
Bath v Northampton Bath: Nick Abendanon; Anthony Watson, Jonathan Joseph, Ollie Devoto, Matt Banahan; George Ford, Micky Young; Paul James, Rob...
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Champions Cup
/ 12 years agoRichard Wigglesworth: Saracens have to embrace not fear Ravenhill
Mark McCall’s Saracens travel to Ulster tomorrow for the Heineken Cup quarter-finals and scrum-half Richard Wigglesworth hopes they can embrace the...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 18 teams
Bath v Sale Bath: Nick Abendanon; Anthony Watson, Ollie Devoto, Kyle Eastmond, Semesa Rokoduguni; George Ford, Peter Stringer; Paul James, Ross...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 17 teams
Gloucester v Newcastle Gloucester: Rob Cook; Charlie Sharples, Henry Trinder, Mike Tindall (Capt), Martyn Thomas; Ryan Mills, Dan Robson; Nick Wood, Darren...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoTuilagi and Yarde in contention to face Wales
Manu Tuilagi and Marlan Yarde could make their England return against Wales on Sunday after being named in Stuart Lancaster‘s 34-man...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Barrie-Jon Mather’s baptism must be a warning for Sam Burgess
The fanfare that has followed the news that Sam Burgess is to play for Bath next year is once again fostering...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 15 teams
Bath v London Wasps Bath: Nick Abendanon; Anthony Watson, Ollie Devoto, Kyle Eastmond, Horacio Agulla; Tom Heathcote, Micky Young; Nathan Catt, Ross...
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/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 14 teams
Exeter v Bath Exeter: Luke Arscott; Matt Jess, Ian Whitten, Phil Dollman, Tom James; Gareth Steenson, Dave Lewis; Ben Moon, Jack Yeandle,...
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/ 12 years agoStuart Lancaster’s youth policy is a gamble says Mark Cueto
Mark Cueto fears England have turned to youth on a wing and prayer – claiming it would be wrong to leave...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict on England: Chris Robshaw has come of age as openside
Chris Robshaw has led England from the front with bravery and tenacity since his tenure as skipper began two years ago....
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/ 12 years agoChris Ashton dropped by England
As expected, Chris Ashton has been dropped by England ahead of their Six Nations opener against France on Saturday.
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Luther Burrell and Billy Twelvetrees are big men for big job
The starting England backline in this season’s Six Nations should have a locked-in belief that they can strike up a connection...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain looks at the challenge awaiting England in their opening six nations match in Paris
Le Crunch 2014 is going to leave either England or France broken*. The opening Test of the Six Nations in Paris...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoHeineken Cup round 6 teams
Pool 1 Leinster v Ospreys Leinster: Rob Kearney; Dave Kearney, Brian O’Driscoll, Gordon D’Arcy, Luke Fitzgerald; Jimmy Gopperth, Eoin Reddan; Cian Healy,...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain urges England to look at some new faces in the World Cup build up
The seemingly routine announcement of amendments to the England elite squad on Thursday at Twickenham is the exact opposite. It is...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoHeineken Cup round 4 teams
Why not have a punt on this weekend’s rugby, http://sports.williamhill.com offer great odds on all the games. Pool 1 Leinster v Northampton Leinster: Rob...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoNick Easter: My pal Mike Brown’s always been this good
While Mike Brown’s autumn form has solved one of England’s selection headaches, Nick Easter claims the answer has been staring Stuart...
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Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain uncovers the ticking time bomb of Red Rose tour to New Zealand
The buzz-phrase after the autumn series is that ‘England are building’. However, exactly what structure Stuart Lancaster and his side build...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoAxe Chris Ashton now says World Cup wing Dan Luger
World Cup winner Dan Luger believes Chris Ashton has used up all of his nine lives for England, claiming his presence...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict: Scrum has the X factor now we need some backs
England might lack an individual with real X factor at the moment but their collective dog and spirit is their special...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott’s verdict on England
As thoughts turn to New Zealand do you judge Chris Robshaw‘s team on their first half performance or that inexplicably poor...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoMatt Mullan in for second England cap against New Zealand with Alex Corbisiero out
Matt Mullan is set to earn is second Test Cap for England against New Zealand on Saturday as Alex Corbisiero is...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoVIDEO & COMPETITION: Vunipola, Tomkins & Ashton on earning the shirt
On Saturday, England will take on New Zealand again less than a year since their epic victory at Twickenham which was...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAutumn Internationals teams
England v Argentina England (Team news): Mike Brown; Chris Ashton, Joel Tomkins, Billy Twelvetrees, Ben Foden; Owen Farrell, Lee Dickson; Joe...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Stuart Lancaster needs his leaders to push hard for excellence
England will be favourites with the bookies for next week’s match against the Wallabies, and it’s not hard to see why....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Anecdotally, I can’t see how salary cap can work
Last week’s letter to the paper from Tom Taylor-Woodward asking for reassurance that clubs were enforcing the salary cap appeared to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoOwen Farrell earns Paul Grayson vote in line-up of the No.10s
Paul Grayson cannot recall such intense competition for the England No.10 shirt but the second highest points scorer in Red Rose...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoSaracens v Toulouse & Leicester v Treviso: preview
Saracens v Toulouse England centre Joel Tomkins will start tomorrow’s Heineken Cup clash between Saracens and Toulouse on the bench as...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoHenry Trinder, Luther Burrell and Joel Tomkins in line for England Test debut
Henry Trinder is in line to make his England Test debut after being named in Stuart Lancaster’s England squad ahead of...
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Latest News
/ 12 years agoAviva Premiership round 3: teams
Leicester v Newcastle Leicester: Blaine Scully; Vereniki Goneva, Manusamoa Tuilagi, Dan Bowden, Adam Thompstone; Toby Flood (Capt.), Ben Youngs; Boris Stankovich,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 12 years agoEngland have found their new Billy Whizz in Christian Wade says Andy Robinson
Former national head coach Andy Robinson believes England have finally unearthed Jason Robinson’s successor in Christian Wade. Andy Robinson’s ill-fated reign...
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/ 12 years agoMarlan Yarde has re-written wingers’ handbook
Christian Wade‘s England form earned a shock Lions call but Marland Yarde is the country’s best, according to Brian Smith, who...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain says the tour party to Argentina represents a sea-change for England
The grass-roots setting of Barnes RFC is an unlikely location for game-changing decisions at the apex of the English elite game....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 13 years agoNorthampton Saints to meet Leicester in Premiership final
Their will be a taste of the East Midlands at Twickenham in two weeks as Northampton Saints will face Leicester Tigers...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Quins must answer questions on squad depth and mentality
Qualification for the Aviva Premiership play-offs is pretty much all over bar the shouting. Sarries and Tigers will finish one and...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Don’t despair, we will come good
Stuart Lancaster has said he wants his England side to have amassed 600 caps between them before the 2015 World Cup…and...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain assesses the relative strengths and weaknesses of England and Italy
Italy have yet to beat England in the Six Nations, and, given that their only away win in the tournament since...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Grand Slam won’t faze this England
Wales are a dangerous side if they bring their best game to Cardiff on Saturday against England because they have ability...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain looks at the England build-up to Italy – and beyond to the Lions
When teams which have battled to get within reach of big prizes start to batten down the hatches and ban words...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Launchbury has been the find of the season
Joe Launchbury has been the find of the international season. The England lock has a great range of skills for a...
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/ 13 years agoUnder-par England beat Italy and still hope of Grand Slam
England are 80 minutes away from their first Grand Slam in a decade despite an under-par display which saw them struggle...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Breathless, but the Referee didn’t blow
Stuart Lancaster spoke before this game about the last 20 minutes being crucial, about how England’s now superior fitness would pay...
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/ 13 years agoEngland v Italy: teams
Mako Vunipola will make his first Test start for England after being named in the team to face Italy at Twickenham...
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