All posts tagged "Coventry"
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Tom Coventry quits to leave London Irish in turmoil
By Neale Harvey London Irish‘s plans have been plunged into turmoil following director of rugby Tom Coventry‘s decision to quit ahead...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoExiles make double front row signings
London Scottish have today added depth to their front row by completing the signings of hooker Devlin Hope, and loosehead Jonny...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoWe’re backing England insist Wasps, despite foreign legion
Wasps insist they remain committed to developing England-qualified players despite falling well short of RFU targets for season 2015-16. The Coventry-based...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Championship playoffs set to be scrapped
By NEALE HARVEY The controversial Championship play-offs are set to be discarded as part of a new £220m, eight-year agreement between...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoLuke Narraway upbeat despite London Irish relegation
Luke Narraway is convinced relegated London Irish can follow the examples of Harlequins and Northampton by bouncing back to the top-flight...
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English Championship
/ 10 years agoMiserable ending for a Bedford legend
JAMES Pritchard is resigned to the fact he won’t get the fairytale finish to his illustrious Bedford career that he desires,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoWallaby ace George Smith leads race for top gong – Rob Miller
Australian superstar George Smith is a prime contender to be crowned Aviva Premiership player of the year, according to Wasps team-mate...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 10 years agoJeremy Guscott column: Saracens have found the answer to repeated success
Having won the Premiership for the first time in 2011 and then not achieving much in the immediate season afterwards, a...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Steve Gustard – former Gosforth winger
When I joined Gosforth from Blaydon in 1971, there weren’t any great stars in the squad. Yes, future England scrum-half Mal...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain talks to Quins’ Aussie hard man James Horwill
James Horwill is part of an Aussie invasion that has taken English rugby by storm this season. However, the big former...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoCONFIRMED: Wasps sign Tom Cruse
As revealed by Jon Newcombe in The Rugby Paper on February 21, Wasps have secured the signing of hooker Tom Cruse....
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 10 years agoSigning Cipriani will help Wasps conquer Europe
Fly-half’s long-awaited homecoming can help Wasps cement place among European rugby’s elite - Ashley Johnson.
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoExiles sign Edinburgh captain Mike Coman
London Irish have announced the signing of Edinburgh captain Mike Coman on a three-year deal. The 28-year-old New Zealander has spent...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoWasps sign Irish tighthead Marty Moore
Wasps have confirmed the signing of prop Marty Moore ahead of next season. The 24-year-old, who had 10 Ireland caps, will...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoBack trio commit to Wasps
Rob Miller, Josh Bassett and Brendan Macken have joined James Haskell and Nathan Hughes in agreeing new terms with the club....
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoJames Marshall signs for London Irish
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on December 20, London Irish have signed Hurricanes fly-half James Marshall for...
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Latest News
/ 10 years agoSaturday presents huge opportunity for Saints
Currently sitting at fifth in the league tables after eight matches played, the Northampton Saints have appeared to be a middling...
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European Rugby
/ 10 years agoPeter Jackson: Out for the count, Europe’s big three
There have been six multiple winners of what is now known as the Champions’ Cup and two have gone already, counted...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Rob Hardwick – former Coventry, London Irish and England prop
Playing for Coventry and treading the same turf as my heroes had done was something I’d always aspired to when I...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 10 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Richard Moon – former Harlequins scrum-half
I’ve got an embarrassingly long list of former clubs but Walsall RFC is where my playing days, aged five to 35,...
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Room 101
/ 10 years agoRoom 101: Andy Brown – Coventry prop
1. Benefit scroungers People that expect something for nothing – the type of people you get on that awful Jeremy Kyle...
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20 Questions
/ 10 years ago20 Questions: Jebb Sinclair – London Irish flanker
What do you make of Canada’s World Cup campaign? We played well but the truth is that we didn’t play well...
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Young Gun
/ 10 years agoYoung Gun: Johnny Williams – London Irish centre
It has been a busy summer for Johnny Williams but the centre is eager to kick start his senior career with...
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Nick Cain
/ 10 years agoNick Cain previews the Premiership season
The English game is in urgent need of a lift after the Red Rose blight at the World Cup, and, thankfully,...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn’s column: So, is the ‘Old Boys’ Club’ in control of rugby again?
Training camps, past managers views and the World Cup have taken the focus off the biggest decision the game faces in...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoApache win at Broadstreet GB7s Series
Apache clinched victory in the second round of the GB7s series in dramatic fashion with a kick in the final second...
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20 Questions
/ 11 years ago20 Questions: Mathew Tait – Leicester full-back
London Welsh made you work hard for that win, didn’t they? The objective was achieved as we got the bonus points...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Wasps No.8 Nathan Hughes about his international choices
Nathan Hughes is a wanted man. Wanted by England as well as Fiji, the land of his father, and where he...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Salary cap is essential to keep our clubs solvent
Last week’s European results drew some interesting opinions from casting doubts on the French international side, to a call for another...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoVIDEO: “Wasps on same trajectory as Heineken Cup winning sides” – Joe Simpson
Joe Simpson believes Wasps are ‘on the same trajectory’ as the side that went on to win European titles a decade...
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English Championship
/ 11 years agoNational One salary cap ‘would spell disaster’
"Salary cap would be the death knell for the community game" - Cinderford treasurer Barry Holmes
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoDai Young said ‘no’ to national job to stay at Wasps
DoR turned down an international coaching offer before re-signing with Wasps to run their Coventry revolution.
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Young Gun
/ 11 years agoYoung Gun: Lewis Ludlam – Northampton and Coventry flanker
It definitely did not seem like it at the time, but being released by Northampton at the age of 14 is...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Tom Coventry to be handed London Irish job
Chiefs (NZ) assistant coach to join on three-year deal after Super Rugby season.
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Featured
/ 11 years agoFlying Joe Simpson eager to exploit gap in the No.9s market
Wasps scrum-half knows he has it all to do to claim a place in England’s World Cup squad but his form...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps confirm signing of Dan Robson
As revealed by Neil Fissler in The Rugby Paper on October 26, Wasps today confirmed the signing of England Saxons’ scrum-half...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to Joe Worsley about Bordeaux-Begles, Wasps and England
Joe Worsley had an expertise in rocking opposing teams which is unsurpassed in pro rugby. Worsley was the chop-tackler par excellence,...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain: Good luck ‘Coventry Wasps’, the great club I joined is dead
This was the week when Wasps supporters and former players said farewell to their club. The London and home-counties based Wasps...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 11 years agoJeff Probyn: Richard Cockerill may ruffle feathers but it’s no reason to sack him
The trials and tribulations of being a rugby fan is a rollercoaster ride full of elation and deflation that must make...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 11 years agoProtesting fans urged to back Wasps FC
Former Wasps academy manager has urged the club’s fans to turn their back on Coventry and support the amateur side.
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps end eventful week with win over Bath
Wasps put a tormented week behind them yesterday beating Bath 29-22 at Adams Park. In the aftermath of their imminent move...
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Nick Cain
/ 11 years agoNick Cain talks to James Haskell about his world tour of self discovery
James Haskell doesn’t do run-of-the-mill. If the guinea-pig generation of Academy pro-players are among the most pampered but least colourful that...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWorcester respond to Wasps move
As revealed in The Rugby Paper on September 14, Worcester are set to ask for answers over Wasps‘ move to Coventry....
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps to play in Coventry by December
Wasps will be playing at Coventry‘s Ricoh Arena by December it was announced today while Coventry-based Land Rover has been confirmed...
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Latest News
/ 11 years agoWasps statement on Coventry move
Wasps today released the following statement regarding the rumoured move to Coventry. It reads: “We understand how frustrating the current uncertainty...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Eddie Saunders – former Coventry and Rugby winger
I’m very proud to be a member of the ‘100 Club’ – players who have scored a century or more league...
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English Championship
/ 12 years agoWorcester will fight Wasps plan to relocate
Warriors to lead a resistance against Wasps' plans to relocate to the West Midlands.
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun: Josh Skelcey – Northampton wing
Last season started how it was supposed to for Josh Skelcey: First team debut for Northampton against London Irish in the...
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Young Gun
/ 12 years agoYoung Gun – Tom Woolstencroft – Bath & England U20s hooker
England‘s problems at hooker in New Zealand are not just limited to the senior squad, the U20s have already called up...
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Room 101
/ 12 years agoRoom 101: Barry Davies – Coventry and former Welsh international full-back
1. Poor service I eat out a lot. To be fair I don’t think I’ve cooked a meal for myself in...
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