All posts tagged "England"
-
My Life in Rugby
/ 12 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Dewi Morris – Lions, England & Orwell scrum-half
The first name on my birth certificate is actually Colin – I’m sure if I’d have been called that all my...
-
Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Lions tour? Aussies couldn’t give S***!
On the eve of the Brumbies game there was a Wallabies v Lions gala dinner held in the great hall of...
-
English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years ago‘Outstanding’ Steve Borthwick to be top coach says Eddie Jones
Saracens skipper Steve Borthwick will become an outstanding coach after his playing days are over, according to Japan head coach Eddie...
-
Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: Lions must copy All Blacks hatred of complacency
As the Lions continue their winning ways Down Under putting virtual cricket scores on all they meet, there are still some...
-
Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain sizes up the task ahead of the Lions in Saturday’s first Test in Brisbane
Mike Phillips versus Will Genia is the one clash which seems to encapsulate better than any the differences between the Lions...
-
British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 12 years agoNew Lion Billy Twelvetrees was once allowed to escape as a Tiger
Billy Twelvetrees has gone from uncapped England contender to Lions tourist in the space of five months but, remarkably, he was...
-
Nick Cain
/ 12 years agoNick Cain: Remember Finlay Calder and stick with Sam Warburton
Sam Warburton‘s selection as Lions captain was under serious scrutiny before last night’s crushing of the Waratahs, but the Welsh openside...
-
English Gallagher Premiership
/ 12 years agoGeorge North will be a Saints idol ‘with Stephen Myler’s help’
Former Northampton star winger Jon Sleightholme has backed Stephen Myler to load the bullets for George North to fire in the...
-
Jeremy Guscott
/ 12 years agoJeremy Guscott: Croft gets my vote and there’s no Sam!
Warren Gatland wanted standout performances to cement Test selection and he certainly got some against the Waratahs. A handful of guys...
-
Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland v Baby Blacks: highlights
Last night England U20s qualified for the Junior World Champions final after beating New Zealand 33-21. Read the full report here. Watch...
-
Latest News
/ 12 years agoGeorge North fit to face Wallabies
George North has been passed fit to face the Wallabies on Saturday. The Wales winger sustained a hamstring injury last week...
-
Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland to meet Wales in JWC final
England will meet Wales in the final of the IRB Junior World Championships on Sunday after they beat New Zealand and...
-
Featured
/ 12 years agoDelon Armitage: My regret over that wave and row with Brian Moore
Being Public Enemy No.1 in one country is bad enough. But two? That takes some doing, but Delon Armitage appears to...
-
Jeff Probyn
/ 12 years agoJeff Probyn: No retaliation? That leaves players open to attack
I apologise if I sound like angry from Tunbridge Wells but am I the only one a little puzzled by all...
-
Latest News
/ 12 years agoEngland U20s to face Baby Blacks in JWC semi-finals
England Under 20s recorded a record 109-0 win over the USA to set up a clash against New Zealand in the...
-
Latest News
/ 12 years agoMarlan Yarde handed England Test debut
Marlan Yarde will win his first England cap as Stuart Lancaster aim to secure a clean sweep against Argentina on Saturday....
-
Latest News
/ 12 years agoWarren Gatland calls on Billy Twelvetrees
Billy Twelvetrees will leave England‘s tour of Argentina and travel to Australia to join the British & Irish Lions. The England...
-
Latest News
/ 12 years agoBaby Boks dent England U20s JWC hopes
South Africa dented England‘s IRB Junior World Championship ambitions with a 31–24 victory at the Stade Henri Desgrange. The Baby Boks...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoRyan Grant called up by Lions
Ryan Grant has been called up by the British & Irish Lions as injury cover for Gethin Jenkins. The Welsh loosehead,...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoHealy cleared of biting but out of tour injured
Cian Healy has been cleared of biting Brett Sheehan after a hearing in Brisbane this morning but the Irish prop is...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoWade and Kvesic to make Test debut
Christian Wade and Matt Kvesic will win their first Test caps for England after being named in the starting XV by...
-
British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoSam Warburton returns to captain British & Irish Lions against Reds
Sam Warburton has recovered from his knee injury and will captain the British & Irish Lions against the Queensland Reds on...
-
Featured
/ 13 years agoKyle Eastmond has proved me wrong says Martin Offiah
Cross-code legend Martin Offiah admits Kyle Eastmond has already proved him wrong after his switch to Rugby Union, claiming his former...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland U20s off to winning start at JWC
England U20 have made the best possible start to their Junior World Championship with a 30-6 win over France in La...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoCian Healy cited for biting
Cian Healy has been cited for allegedly biting Brett Sheehan during this morning’s clash in Perth between the British & Irish...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoAlex Corbisiero added to Lions squad
Alex Corbisiero is leaving England‘s tour of Argentina to join the British & Irish Lions as cover for injured prop Cian...
-
British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoNine-try rout for British & Irish Lions against Western Force
The British & Irish Lions have made a successful start to their tour of Australia with a convincing 69-17 win over...
-
Featured
/ 13 years agoPushy England beat Consur XV before Argentina Tests
England put on a solid first-half display to beat the Consur XV 41-21 in Uruguay ahead of their two-game Test Series...
-
20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Darren Fox – Beford flanker
How’s your 18 months at Bedford been? Cracking! A lot of lads I’d played with or against before and it’s been...
-
20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: David Doherty – Leeds winger
Can you finish the job against Newcastle? I think so. We really believe in ourselves as a group, we’ve built a...
-
Featured
/ 13 years agoDean Ryan in wings as Akapusi Qera hints at move
Dynamic Gloucester flanker Akapusi Qera could potentially be reunited with Dean Ryan when his contract at Kingsholm expires next year. Qera,...
-
My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Arwal Thomas – former Wales, Neath and Bristol fly-half
My punch on Philippe Carbonneau is probably still the rugby moment most people ask me about and it’s even got to...
-
Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Leicester’s Tom croft about his double challenge of Premiership final and Lions tour
Tom Croft has an attribute that few international forwards possess, including those back rowers alongside him in the 2013 Lions squad:...
-
Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Tom Johnson – Exeter and England flanker
1. Brett Sturgess – He would kill me if I didn’t put him! He’s a great scrummager and also very good...
-
Latest News
/ 13 years agoDan Hipkiss forced to retire
Dan Hipkiss has announced his retirement from rugby with immediate effect through injury. The 13 times capped England centre has made...
-
James Haskell
/ 13 years agoJames Haskell: Being big and strong does not make you good
Is rugby becoming too dangerous? Are players getting too big? Could rugby be heading the same way as the NFL, with...
-
British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoI won’t be watching the Lions says Toby Flood
Toby Flood aims to deliver his own personal snub to the British and Irish Lions … by not bothering to watch...
-
Featured
/ 13 years agoJoe Launchbury launchpad is thanks to boss Dai Young
Do you believe in fate? Joe Launchbury does, and why not after a season in which he scaled the heights with...
-
Champions Cup
/ 13 years agoFrench act to head off revolt over Heineken Cup
France called a crisis meeting over Europe yesterday aimed at averting the planned Anglo-French breakaway to launch an alternative tournament. The...
-
English Championship
/ 13 years agoRFU Championship Dream Team 2012-13
The four Championship semi-finalists dominate this year’s Dream XV with Nottingham and Newcastle, the top two sides from the regular season, boasting...
-
Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland call on Luther Burrell and Stephen Myler for Argentina tour
Luther Burrell and Stephen Myler have been added to the England squad ahead of their tour of Argentina tour. The Northampton...
-
Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Tom Smallbone – London Irish prop
London Irish prop Tom Smallbone has been doing more than his fair share of homework this season and hopes it will...
-
20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Nick Evans – Harlequins fly-half
Quins set for a big finish? We are. It’s the money month now and all about momentum. We had a sticky...
-
Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Late kick-offs can harm the legacy of RWC 2015
With news about the Lions selection dominating the sports pages, someone at RWC 2015 must have thought no-one would notice. The...
-
British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoAndy Robinson: My three Lions to scatter the Wallabies
Former England and Scotland head coach Andy Robinson has earmarked Justin Tipuric, Tom Youngs and Leigh Halfpenny as his Lions players...
-
My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Alex Brown – former Bristol, Gloucester and England lock
I won the Amlin Cup, the LV= Cup and finished top of the table at Gloucester but never getting a Premiership...
-
Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Forget the chess game let’s go for check mate
The squad Stuart Lancaster has selected to tour Argentina next month is spot on, and I like the inclusion of 11...
-
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....
-
British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoPower will be on from first scrum – Richard Hibbard
Hooker Richard Hibbard says the Lions need to take referees out of the equation by dominating from the first scrum to...
-
Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Put star players outside salary cap
What has happened to the once proud record of English clubs in Europe? When Saracens slipped out of the Heineken Cup...
Features
OSCAR WILSON
BUCS Super Rugby
Cardiff Met’s Gus Patterson on becoming Bridgend’s next rugby star
The best betting sites
