All posts tagged "England"
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International Rugby
/ 4 years agoUSA rout wraps up dominant autumn
By SAM JACKSON Flyer: Lydia Thompson scores England’s third try ENGLAND Women completed their autumn clean sweep with an 89-0, 15-try...
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Letters
/ 4 years agoEnthralling series but the big issues need addressing
WORLD Rugby recently dispensing lifestyle advice you could find in a GP surgery leaflet reflects their woeful inability to resolve the...
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Women's Premier 15's
/ 4 years agoHigh-flying Bears bring back their big guns
PREVIEW... Bristol Bears v Wasps Today, Kick-off 2.30pm BRISTOL centre Phoebe Murray believes the team have what it takes to “go...
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Features
/ 4 years agoIt’s confirmed: Italy must leave the Six Nations
COLIN BOAG With the autumn international moneyspinners over for another year, what did we learn? The first is that the gulf...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWomen’s World Cup is coming home in 2025
ENGLAND is set to host the women’s World Cup in 2025, when it increases from 12 to 16 teams. England, which...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
JON CLARKE, THE FORMER BRISTOL, NORTHAMPTON, WORCESTER & LEEDS CENTRE, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED WITH OR AGAINST 1....
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLeo: Battle is won, but war is not over
By GARY FITZGERALD DAN Leo says World Rugby’s landmark decision to allow players to swap allegiance is a step in the...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoBest thing about England’s autumn was their tries
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK THE last round of the autumn series made everyone’s weekend – it was pretty...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRFU lays bare impact of pandemic
THE RFU announced a revenue shortfall of £120m compared to previous forecasts in its annual report published on Wednesday as a...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 4 years agoExiles show they mean business this season
By BRENDAN GALLAGHER Harlequins ........19pts Tries: Beard 28, 66, Northmore 35 Conversions: Allen 29, 36 London Irish ....22pts Tries: Creevy 28,...
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Features
/ 4 years agoChiefs believe they can work through issues at Sandy Park
EXETER are looking to rediscover home comforts to reboot their Premiership campaign and get them off to a winning start in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoThomas: I’m still in charge of the team
By PAUL REES Leading voice: Ted Hill welcomes the arrival of Steve Diamond to Sixways PICTURES: Getty Images STEVE Diamond takes...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoWoki leads new breed of French super locks
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST You always knew where you stood with French second row forwards of a certain vintage, even if...
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Features
/ 4 years agoJack’s prediction came true, just no one saw it!
MY LIFE IN RUGBY THE FORMER BATH, GLOUCESTER, EXETER, ENGLAND A AND BARBARIANS SCRUM-HALF IAN SANDERS Cross-code challenge: Ian Sanders in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFearless French kids inspiring their elders
RUGBY MATTERS A weekly look at the game’s other talking points BRENDAN GALLAGHER Golden boy: Romain Ntamack scores against New Zealand...
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Club Rugby
/ 4 years agoDeacon excited to finally get George’s talent on his team
By ROSS HEPPENSTALL Reunited: George Ford PAUL DEACON is relishing being reunited with George Ford next season – well over a...
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Features
/ 4 years agoThinking prop Ray believed persistence trumped all
Peter Jackson remembers the life of Ireland‘s great British Lion Ray McLoughlin When they laid Ray McLoughlin to rest last Wednesday,...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoKevin Sinfield Raises More Than £600K in Extra Mile Challenge
Leeds Rhinos legend Kevin Sinfield has raised more than £600,000 during his attempt to run 101 miles in the space of...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTigers join the battle to sign Pollard
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER On the move: Pollard LEICESTER Tigers are locked in a battle to sign Springbok...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoCome back to us, Chiefs’ stars tell Nic
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER EXETER Chiefs stars with England last week were quick to sound out Wallaby scrum-half...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoSaracens want Obano to link up with cousin Maro
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Wanted list: Beno Obano SARACENS have lined up a move for Maro Itoje’s cousin...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoJapan beckons for Sale’s Solomona
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Has a yen: Solomona FORMER England winger Denny Solomona is weighing up his future...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoDeacon’s rocket sees Tigers explode
By ROB WILDMAN Wasps ............7pts Tries: Hartley 72 Conversions: Mathews 72 Leicester ....55pts Tries: Murimurivalu 3, Green 42, Porter 45, 51,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoStokes wants tier two teams in Prem Cup
By PAUL REES LONDON Irish fullback James Stokes believes the Premiership Cup should be expanded to include clubs from the second...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoRing-fenced cup with weakened teams is turn off
LAST weekend’s match report on Gloucester v Bath in the Premiership Cup is headed ‘Bath’s second string destroyed in record defeat...
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Dream Team
/ 4 years agoDREAM TEAM
CHARLIE BECKETT, THE AMPTHILL AND FORMER ENGLAND U20s, JERSEY REDS, GLOUCESTER & LEICESTER LOOSE FORWARD, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 4 years agoIreland v All Blacks is rugby’s new rivalry
CHRIS HEWETT GUEST COLUMNIST Rugby is defined by its great rivalries: Bath- Leicester and Llanelli-Swansea back in the amateur days; Martyn...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoDiamond arrival is good news for Ashton
By JON NEWCOMBE STEVE DIAMOND’s reputation for getting wayward characters back on the straight and narrow could save Chris Ashton’s Worcester...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoPremiership highlights show set for Welsh makeover
By STEFFAN THOMAS THE Gallagher Premiership is set to hit Welsh language television with S4C poised to show highlights of English...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTravel-weary Boks fall to England’s young dashers
BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT Strength: Manu Tuilagi beats Handré Pollard to score England’s first try One way or another it’s been a...
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Guest Blogs
/ 4 years agoSteps to Build to Your Betting Model
Creating your own personal betting model can help you improve your betting game. However, keep in mind that putting in many hours of...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoFresh faces earn call for Canada challenge
By SAM JACKSON PREVIEW... England v Canada Today. Kick-off 2.30pm, Twickenham Stoop TEENAGE flanker Sadia Kabeya and wing Heather Cowell will...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoTigers sure they can fend off Shark attack on Ford
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER LEICESTER Tigers are confident of keeping George Ford at Welford Road next season despite...
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Features
/ 4 years agoRosslyn Park robbed of Winterbottom class
Brendan Gallagher continues his series looking at rugby’s great schools ROSSALL, situated in the Lancashire coastal town of Fleetwood, have a...
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Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 4 years agoGustard tops Bath defensive wish list
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER In Italy: Paul Gustard BATH are looking for a new defensive coach and have...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoTiger Steward’s taken to Test rugby like a duck to water
BRENDAN GALLAGHER COMMENT If you were a rugby fan who, for reasons I cannot readily think of, had spent the last...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoMaunder eager to fire reminder of his talent
By PAUL REES SAM Maunder aims to give the Exeter coaches a nudge after Covid lockdowns put his career on pause....
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Columnists
/ 4 years agoBears building for bright future from within
BRISTOL may have the wealthiest backer in the Premiership but they are intent on growing their own rather than splurging on...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoExeter kids give Bears a battle all the way
By MIKE SINCLAIR Exeter ......27pts Tries: Kenny 4, Walsh 18, 51 Conversions: Hodge 4, 18, 51 Penalties: Hodge 44, 80 Bristol...
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Premiership
/ 4 years agoLate Porter try ends the Sale comeback after Dugdale double
By ROB WILDMAN Leicester ......32pts Tries: Van Poortvliet 18, Porter 79 Conversions: Hegarty 18, Lancaster 79 Penalties: Hegarty 8, 17, 23,...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoEngland must use width to beat Boks – Robshaw
By GARY FITZGERALD EDDIE Jones could do worse than copy the Wallabies’ fast action style to stop the Springbok juggernaut in...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoWilliams is dreaming big after injury nightmare
By GARY FITZGERALD Powerful: Matt Williams on the ball for Irish MATT Williams is working hard to become a “world class”...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSaracens culture is king for Kelly
PAUL REES talks to coach Kelly Brown about the special values at Saracens Once a Saracen, always a Saracen. Kelly Brown...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoLions Board deny Japan match Test status
THE Lions have decided their international against Japan last summer was not a Test match, meaning Owen Farrell won his 100th...
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Chris Hewett
/ 4 years agoRelegation is not end of ambition in France
CHRIS HEWETT THERE are more than a dozen towns and cities in France, from Beziers and Dax in the far south...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCode-hopper Tiger Joe pushing for more caps
By PAUL REES RUGBY careers tend to be forged in academies, but not many players in the oval code have emerged...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoSharks pursue Ford to replace Bristol-bound AJ
SALE Sharks are chasing Leicester fly-half George Ford following AJ MacGinty’s decision to join Bristol next season. Ford, right, is the...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoAtkinson feared he had thrown away Test chance
By ADAM HATHAWAY GLOUCESTER centre Mark Atkinson admits he nearly chucked away his chance of Test recognition because of his amateur...
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Features
/ 4 years agoWOMEN’S GAME IN FOCUS
Sarah Rendell takes a weekly look at some important women players SONIA GREEN - SARACENS FLANKER Saracens forward Sonia Green got...
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Latest News
/ 4 years agoCowell double helps Harlequins keep on winning
By MATT MERRITT Harlequins ..........29 Glouc-Hartpury ..12 HARLEQUINS were a team on a mission from the off as they made it...












