All posts tagged "England u20"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLeave Opoku-Fordjour where he is
ENGLAND U20 and Sale Sharks seem to have a different vision for Asher Opoku-Fordjour, their rising prop star. Last season Alex...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoYoung guns who could hit the mark
U20S WORLD CUP ANALYSIS Ben Jaycock picks out four likely stars from England’s U20s World Championship and Six Nations winning team...
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Features
/ 1 year agoCRAIG WRIGHT
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U20 HOOKER Having concluded his time in the England U20s setup with a World Championship medal,...
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Guest columnists
/ 1 year agoBest team in the world, I screamed
OLAMIDE SODEKE ENGLAND U20 SECOND ROW Friday night was the highlight of my short-lived rugby career so far and was the...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 1 year agoDon’t judge us on this one game – Mapletoft
Mark Mapletoft has taken the pressure off his World Championship hunting England side by saying this week’s final is not the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOnly our best will do, says Carnduff
By JAMES ORPIN FINN Carnduff leads England U20s out to face old rivals Ireland today knowing they must produce their best...
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Features
/ 1 year agoHARVEY CUCKSON
YOUNG GUNS Bath & England u20 second row Harvey Cuckson thought long and hard about whether to represent England or Wales...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDREAM TEAM
Tom Savage, the Moana Pasifika and former Gloucester and Suntory Sungoliath second row, chooses the best XV he's played with... 1....
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Features
/ 1 year agoCHARLIE MYALL
YOUNG GUNS LEICESTER & ENGLAND U20 CENTRE Charlie Myall has put his injury woes behind him and is on a mission...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBracken keeps England on course
By BEN JAYCOCK Mark Mapletoft commended his England U20s side for continuing to find solutions and adapting to their problems but...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoCoventry swoop to sign Mathews
COVENTRY have signed fly-half/centre Tommy Mathews from Championship rivals Hartpury. The 23-year-old who will hook up with his new club when...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoStick with the rules
NOTHING personal against England U20’s player Junior Kpoku but how come he plays in France for Racing 92 yet is still...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland punished by lively Georgia
• By BEN JAYCOCK Georgia.............. 45pts England..............17pts ENGLAND U20 endured a repeat of last year’s wobbly World Championship preparations as Mark...
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Features
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns – Henry Pollock
Feature HENRY POLLOCK NORTHAMPTON & ENGLAND U20 FLANKER Henry Pollock has burst onto the scene at Northampton Saints, with the energetic...
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Junior International Rugby
/ 1 year agoEmphatic England demolish Georgia
By BEN JAYCOCK Georgia U20 ...7pts England U20 ...31pts UNDER-20s Six Nations champions England made a victorious start to their World...
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Features
/ 1 year agoYoung Guns – Angus Hall
BEN JAYCOCK YOUNG GUNS SARACENS & ENGLAND U20 CENTRE England U20s versatile back Angus Hall is hoping his club Saracens’ transitional...
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Features
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns – Reuben Logan
YOUNG GUNS NORTHAMPTON SAINTS & ENGLAND U20 BACK ROW Being the son of a Scotland legend can be quite daunting but...
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Dream Team
/ 2 years agoDream Team
Rob Miller, the former Newcastle, Wasps, Sale, Tynedale & England U20 full-back, chooses the best XV he has played with or...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 2 years agoJennings looking for new challenge
By JON NEWCOMBE Still only 28, Rory Jennings is seeking the seventh full-time contract of his nomadic career after being released...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoTop flight losing its soul, and integrity
NICK CAIN READ HIS EXPERT OPINION EVERY WEEK GLOUCESTER’S 90-0 capitulation to Northampton at Franklin’s Gardens last weekend reflected all that...
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Miscellaneous
/ 2 years agoBears in hunt for a home play-off
Preview Bristol v Leicester Today. 3.30pm By BEN JAYCOCK ELLA Lovibond will lead Bristol Bears out on her 50th appearance, while...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins & England U20 centre Sean Kerr
By BEN JAYCOCK Sean Kerr revealed kicking in front of a vibrant, hostile crowd in France during England U20s Six Nations...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoSharks snap up Nye on new deal
NYE Thomas has signed a new two-year deal at Sale Sharks. The 21-yearold scrum-half has become a regular for the Salford-based...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Northampton & England U20 wing Toby Cousins
By BEN JAYCOCK Former Northampton season ticket holder Toby Cousins aims to follow in the footsteps of the club’s youthful backline...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoBristol put leaders Saints to the sword
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Bristol................................ 52pts Tries: Batley 5, Randall 18, Sinckler 50, Dun 56, Malins 62, Davies 71, Ibotoye 79 Conversions:...
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Features
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Exeter & England U20 back row Kane James
By BEN JAYCOCK Wales-born back row Kane James has opted to represent England due to the support received by U20s head...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoPollock is set for take-off at Saints
By PAUL REES When Henry Pollock signed his first professional contract with Northampton last year at the age of 18, he...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoNFL sides look set to take punt on Mallinder
ON THE BLINDSIDE Harry Mallinder’s dream of winning an NFL contract has moved a step closer after the former England U20...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Saracens & England U20 lock Olamide Sodeke
By BEN JAYCOCK Powerful second row Olamide Sodeke is earning plaudits for his ferocious defence during the U20s Six Nations but...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoRedshaw ready to lead from the front
By PAUL REES Ben Redshaw trained with England during last year’s World Cup before he had made his Newcastle debut, already...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoIreland deny England title in a thriller
By BEN JAYCOCK England U20................... 32pts Tries: Carnduff 3, Spencer 55, James 68, Waghorn 76 Conversions: Kerr 4, 69, 78 Penalties:...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoCarre back at Saracens
Saracens have re-signed Wales loosehead Rhys Carre from Cardiff. The 26-year-old previously played for Saracens in 2019-20, moving back to Cardiff...
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Q&A
/ 2 years ago‘It’s been a great start but there are tougher challenges ahead of us’
Q&A Ben Jaycock catches up with England U20 head coach Mark Mapletoft to assess the current state of play in the...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBenson leads the way for Cambridge
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Oxford..................11pts Cambridge........ 56pts Tries: Hamilton 66 Penalties: Tries: King 2, 20 Holdroyd 4, Gompels 28, Kantolinna 31, Hughes...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoJenkins agrees to full-time Cardiff gig
FORMER Wales and Lions prop Gethin Jenkins will become a full-time Cardiff coach in 2024-25. Jenkins, 43, has been part-time defence...
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoEngland U20 star joins Bristol
BRISTOL have signed England age grade back rower Kofi Cripps for next season. The 20-year-old flanker was formerly part of Wasps’...
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U20 Six Nations
/ 2 years agoEngland glad top the table but will face tougher tests
By BEN JAYCOCK Scotland U20 ......17pts Tries: McVie 53, Douglas 66, Gwynn 75 Conversions: Coates 54 England U20..... 30pts Conversions: Kerr...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoTosa takes chance with a lighter blue
By ROB COLE Makoto Tosa will join an exclusive club on Saturday when he wins his second Blue in the Varsity...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoLynagh leaves Quins for Benetton
ON THE BLINDSIDE – updated from Sunday’s (11/02/24) TRP Harlequins have confirmed wing Louis Lynagh will join URC side Benetton next...
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National League One
/ 2 years agoReynolds: It’s fantastic to see George with England
By JON NEWCOMBE Rams director of rugby Seb Reynolds has praised England U20 head coach Mark Mapletoft for his “refreshing” decision...
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Schools / Universities
/ 2 years agoU19s back in action with double challenge
The England U19 men’s side will return this spring with fixtures against France and Italy. The team, led by the England...
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Nick Cain
/ 2 years agoRFU double standards alive and well
Surprise, surprise, double standards are alive and well at the RFU. The latest example is the decision is to give a...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoCarnduff learns the Leicester way
By BEN JAYCOCK Finn Carnduff is honoured to join an illustrious list of England U20 captains and made it four of...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years ago“Those days are long gone” – Mapletoft not underestimating Italian job
By BEN JAYCOCK Preview: Italy U20s vs England U20s (Friday, 7:15pm) England U20s are chomping at the bit ahead of their...
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Premiership
/ 2 years agoSaracens in position for sprint to the line
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens .......................... 40pts Tries: Hadfield 5, 65; Van Zyl 13, Gonzales 41, McFarland 80 Conversions: Farrell 14, 42,...
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Young Gun
/ 2 years agoYoung Guns: Harlequins and England U20s second row Harry Browne
By BEN JAYCOCK Harry Browne is eager to nail down a starting slot for England U20 in the forthcoming Six Nations....
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Latest News
/ 2 years agoBeard: To get the call was a dream come true
By PAUL REES Oscar Beard missed the call he dared not expect. The Harlequins centre had shut himself in his room...
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Six Nations
/ 2 years agoTownsend: Important to strike right balance
By BRYN PALMER Gregor Townsend believes Ben White and Blair Kinghorn will become better players after experiencing French rugby but doesn’t...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 2 years agoGallagher set for Munster return
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Bath full-back/winger Matt Gallagher is in advanced talks with Munster about a return to Thomond...
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Champions Cup
/ 2 years agoSpirited Sarries show champions pedigree
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Saracens .......................... 39pts Tries: van Zyl 3, Itoje 43, 55; Gonzalez 68, Cinti 75 Conversions: Farrell 44, 56,...












