All posts tagged "England"
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoWales v England: highlights
Wales retained their RBS Six Nations trophy on Saturday with a powerful display against England at the Millenium. All they needed...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoDuo extend contracts with Bath
Bath duo Dave Attwood and David Wilson have extended their contracts with the Club. Lock Atwood has become an important member of...
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Room 101
/ 13 years agoRoom 101: Mike Friday – Kenya Sevens head coach
1. Cunning Cats I’m a big lover of cats from the big ones found roaming around in the jungle to those...
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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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Featured
/ 13 years agoWales v England: teams
Owen Farrell will lead the attack in England’s Grand Slam decider against Wales at the Millennium on Saturday. The Saracens playmaker...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoMichael Owen backs Tom Wood for Lions No.8 spot
This time last year Tom Wood feared he would never properly recover from his toe injury – 12 months on and...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoO2 Inside Line: Episode 5
In this week’s episode, James Haskell and Toby Flood explain how England plan to attack Wales at the breakdown. Joe Marler...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Victor Ubogu – Former England, Bath and Moseley prop
1. Jason Leonard – The ‘fun bus’ was an uncompromising scrummager and a top bloke to boot. He was world class...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoRyan Jones blow for Wales
Ryan Jones will miss Saturday’s Six Nations decider against England after it was revealed the Welsh captain suffered a broken bone...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoRob Howley: England showdown is so huge
Rob Howley last night (Saturday) billed Wales‘ Six Nations clash with England as one of the biggest of their lives. Wales,...
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Featured
/ 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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Featured
/ 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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Latest News
/ 13 years agoPhil Vickery set for gruelling summer on behalf of Wooden Spoon
World Cup winner and former England captain Phil Vickery will embark in an extreme eight-week journey that will see him cycle...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoI’d answer England’s wing call says Manu Tuilagi
Manu Tuilagi is England‘s most dangerous midfield weapon but the 21-year-old juggernaut insists he will have no problem moving out to...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoO2 Inside Line: Episode 4
Catch the latest episode of O2 Inside line ahead of England‘s game against Italy. This week Dan Cole and Billy Twelvetrees...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Lancaster was always in win-win situation with RFU
It’s just over a year ago that many observers were questioning the decision of the RFU to appoint a ‘nobody’ as...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoOwen Farrell not fit to play Italy
Owen Farrell will miss England‘s game against Italy on Sunday because of a thigh injury. The England fly-half picked up the...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain talks to Tom Wood about his triumphant return to England’s back row
Tom Wood is the embodiment of the new England. He is a fierce marauder who uses his mobility and work-rate to...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: Clockwork England show their composure
Remember the great England World Cup-winning side and the management mantra that came from their head coach Sir Clive Woodward, T-CUP,...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: Lee Mears – retired Bath hooker
When were you advised to quit playing? On 30 January when the surgeon had all the paperwork in front of him...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Here’s the real reason for Warren Gatland’s outburst
None of the explanations I’ve heard so far for Warren Gatland‘s ill-conceived comments about the divisive potential of having too many...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 13 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Spencer Brown – former Richmond, Bristol and England wing
The tour to Hell in 1998 should never have gone ahead. I was due to go only as back-up but ended...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoVote for your Harlem Shake Kings
The Harlem Shake craze has invaded the rugby world. Here is a selection of the best videos we have been sent...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoHealy wins appeal to play France
Cian Healy will be available to face France on March 9 for the next round of the RBS Six Nations after...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Adam Balding – London Welsh No.8
Drea1. Trevor Woodman – Just as effective with ball in hand as he was taking apart opposition scrums. He epitomised what...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: I’m starting to believe in a Grand Slam for England
It has often been said that a week in rugby is a long time. Two weeks ago I sang the praises...
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English Championship
/ 13 years agoAndy Robinson: “I could not face Scotland’s fans after failures”
Andy Robinson has revealed the deep-seated sense of frustration that led to him resigning as head coach of Scotland in November....
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoWin with new Palmer’s cocoa butter formula MEN body & face lotion!
With England hosting the World Cup in 2015, the Lions Tour just around the corner, and the Six Nations having kicked...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland tell Christian Wade to prove he’s ready
Christian Wade is still waiting for that elusive first England cap but the Wasps flyer revealed Stuart Lancaster has pinpointed exactly...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoEngland v France: highlights
On Saturday, England went a step closer to securing their first Grand Slam in ten years with a 23-13 win over...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain looks at the key areas which will decide today’s battle at the Aviva stadium, Dublin
It is a decade since England last won in Dublin in the Six Nations. In the interim there have been heartache...
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Young Gun
/ 13 years agoYoung Gun: Harry Sloan – Harlequins and England U20 centre
A year ago Harry Sloan was battling hard to earn a contract at Harlequins – fast-forward 12 months and he has...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 13 years agoJeremy Guscott: BOD magic captured in a move from the matrix
The best centre I have seen play in the last decade is Brian O’Driscoll. That’s not forgetting my favourites, Philippe Sella,...
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20 Questions
/ 13 years ago20 Questions: George Chuter – Leicester hooker
How’s Leicester‘s season looking? We’ve not fired on all cylinders yet but we’re in the Heineken quarters and putting ourselves in...
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Featured
/ 13 years ago“We expect to beat England,” France captain Thierry Dusautoir
France might be outsiders ahead of their clash with England at Twickenham tomorrow but captain Thierry Dusautoir is adamant they are...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoScotland v Ireland: teams
Geoff Cross has been named in Scotland‘s starting XV ahead of their clash with Ireland at Murrayfield on Sunday for the...
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Nick Cain
/ 13 years agoNick Cain: Yes to bonus points, no to TV-driven fixture lists
There are so many contradictory knee-jerk spoutings about the Six Nations that you sometimes wonder whether Glenda Slagg has taken up...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoEngland v France: teams
Manu Tuilagi has been recalled to the England starting line-up to face France at Twickenham on Saturday. The Leicester powerhouse missed...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoImanol Harinordoquy: “Billy Twelvetrees’ vision is bigger threat than Tuilagi’s power”
France No.8 Imanol Harinordoquy says Billy Twelvetrees is the man Les Bleus have to stop on Saturday, insisting the two-cap centre...
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Peter Jackson
/ 13 years agoPeter Jackson: Rowlands remains Top Cat of the lineout
The 50th anniversary of perhaps the strangest of all Wales matches has come and gone with scarcely a mention. Admittedly it...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoFrance make seven changes for England
Francois Trinh-Duc will make his first start for France in eight months after being named in the starting XV to face...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoGeoff Parling can boss the Lions, says Aussie great Nathan Sharpe
Nathan Sharpe, one of the great Wallaby locks, believes Geoff Parling will be given the responsibility to ‘marshal the cattle’ as...
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Latest News
/ 13 years agoMarshall and Jackson handed Test debut
Luke Marshall and Paddy Jackson will make their Test debuts for Ireland after being named in the XV for their match...
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Dream Team
/ 13 years agoDream Team: Barry Everit – former Munster, London Irish and Northampton fly-half
1. Jason Leonard – A fantastic scrummager who played over so many different eras and lasted an incredible amount of time...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 13 years agoJeff Probyn: Mutual trust is what bonds a winning squad together
Why is it that every England team have to proffer the idea that they are so different to those that have...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoO2 Inside Line: Episode 3
Ahead of their clash with France, the England camp gives you a glimpse of life behind the scenes. Check out the...
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British and Irish Lions Tour
/ 13 years agoStuart Hogg could grab the limelight for the Lions
When full-back Stuart Hogg made his Scotland debut as a 19-year-old last year he was following in the exact footsteps of...
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Featured
/ 13 years agoStuart Lancaster name unchanged England to face France
Stuart Lancaster has kept faith in the match-day squad that beat Ireland 12-6 in Dublin naming the same 23 players to...













