All posts tagged "England"
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoScotland must not waste potential
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... An assessment of where Scotland and England are after the autumn series,...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoDon’t be in awe of ‘The System’
AS a long-time England supporter I feel compelled to express my concerns about the performances and results of our team. Much...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIt’s time for a root and branch clearout at RFU
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week In what sort of world does the wage packet of one...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoWhen he was on it, Joe Marler had the lot
Power house: Joe Marler in action for England during 2023 World Cup PICTURE: Getty Images There's a need for big characters...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGuy Pepper full of praise for Sam Underhill
By Jon Newcombe Sam Underhill was one of Guy Pepper’s idols growing up and he’s now enjoying learning from him in...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoSanti Carreras class has Northampton Saints on the rack
By Rob Wildman Northampton Saints....... 17pts Tries: Furbank 6, Augustus 48 Conversions: Hutchinson 6, 48 Penalty: Hutchinson 74 Gloucester........................ 25pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPhil Dowson: We didn’t stand up for fight
Northampton boss Phil Dowson admitted Gloucester “had a point to prove” and that his men “didn’t stand up for the fight”....
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoPat Lam puts Gabriel Ibitoye in frame for England
By Gary Fitzgerald Harlequins ....................... 24pts Tries: Dombrandt 3, Murley 21, Northmore 26, Green 63 Conversion: Evans 22, 64 Bristol Bears...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoI’ve no regrets and I won’t be coming back, says Joe Marler
Joe Marler’s big send off was turned sour by Bristol but he still claimed it was the perfect time to hang...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoAlex Sanderson: We need to get our bite back
By Paul Rees MATCH PREVIEW Sale v Leicester Today. Kick-off 3.15pm, AJ Bell Stadium Alex Sanderson expects Sale to bear their...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoWe’ll be locked and loaded for Sale trip -Cheika
■By JON NEWCOMBE WITH wins over Exeter, Newcastle and Saracens, playing away from home in the Premiership currently holds no fears...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTime for RFU to put those tin hats on
If there has been an unusual amount of activity in one corner of the commodities market over recent days, blame Twickenham,...
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Champions Cup
/ 1 year agoJacques Vermeulen excited to visit old friends
By Paul Rees Exeter start their Champions Cup campaign away in South Africa on Saturday, but Jacques Vermeulen will feel very...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoMy body is telling me to quit, says Rob Evans
By Peter Jackson - The man truly in the know Wales are about to be hit by another loss despite spending...
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Features
/ 1 year agoTime for big guns to deliver in the Six Nations
PAUL REES ASSESSES THE FORM OF ENGLAND, SCOTLAND, FRANCE, WALES AND ITALY IN THE BUILDUP TO THE SIX NATIONS ENGLAND Result:...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoSeveral clubs are battered by Storm Bert
By Luke Jarmyn A number of rugby clubs across England and Wales have been left “devastated”, decimated and at risk of...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Grant Hughes
GRANT HUGHES, THE FORMER SCOTLAND SEVENS INTERNATIONAL AND STIRLING COUNTY WING, NOW WITH CHINNOR, CHOOSES THE BEST XV HE HAS PLAYED...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIt’s hard to recall when the RFU was so ineptly run
YOU know something really bad is afoot when an annual report reads like an expensive defence document being presented at the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoIt’s Bristol or nothing for me – Hollie Cunningham
By Ben Jaycock Proud Bristolian Hollie Cunningham hopes to inspire the next generation of Bears players and can’t see herself ever...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMacDonald eager to get going
■ By MARK STEVENS ENGLAND international Claudia MacDonald hopes to put her latest injury nightmare firmly behind her as she sets...
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National League 2N
/ 1 year agoThen came Taylor’s Titans too strong for brave Macc
■ By RICHARD PHELPS Macclesfield.........3 3 Taunton Titans.....55 ROCKY Prowse scored a hat-trick as Taunton Titans overpowered Macc in a high...
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Features
/ 1 year agoAll my energy is the going into Beziers
MY LIFEIN RUGBY JOHNNY HOWARD THE FORMER NORTHAMPTON, BEZIER AND ENGLAND SEVENS SCRUM-HALF IT’S a dream to be a part-share owner...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRowland is gearing up for world cup challenge
■ By MARK STEVENS Triumph: England celebrate with the WXV1 trophy PICTURES: Getty Images HELENA Rowland believes England Women have been...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOur club ethos is to build from within
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Tim Robinson, below, head coach at Scunthorpe in Regional North East 1 Why did...
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Latest News
/ 1 year ago40-player training squad selected
ENGLAND UNDER-18 ENGLAND U18s head coach Jonathan Pendlebury named a 40-player training squad for this week’s development camp at Bisham Abbey....
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoBorthwick needs to sort out defence
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME Promising: It would be good for Asher Opoku-Fordjour to gain more experience...
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Features
/ 1 year agoOSCAR WILSON
YOUNG GUNS SARACENS CENTRE Oscar Wilson hopes to make it onto Mark Mapletoft’s radar this season and then make the transition...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoGreening and Byrne join head injury lawsuit
NEWS EXTRA BRITISH and Irish Lions Lee Byrne and Phil Greening are among 390 rugby union players taking part in the...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOjo: Fin wasn’t played enough
■ By CAMERON STEPHENS TOPSY Ojo believes that England’s lack of experimenting in the Autumn Nations Series meant that they didn’t...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBath vs Exeter Chiefs – Match Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports Bath will look to remain at the top of the table as they enter the second...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoThis weekend’s best matchups in the Gallagher Premiership and United Rugby Championship
By Charlie Elliott With most players back from the Autumn Nations Series, the Premiership and URC return with a bang. With...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoIreland vs Australia – Autumn Nations Series Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports As Ireland prepares to host Australia this Saturday, both teams are coming off contrasting results. Under...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoNorthampton Saints vs Gloucester – Match Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The reigning champions, Northampton, will kick off the second phase of the Gallagher Premiership by welcoming...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoJoe Marler’s most memorable moments
By Charlie Elliott With rugby saying farewell to an absolute legend both on and off the field in Joe Marler, with...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoNewcastle Falcons vs Saracens – Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports In a rare treat for Gallagher Premiership fans, there will be two games on Friday. While...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoHarlequins vs Bristol Bears – Match Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports The Gallagher Premiership is back, and the ten teams are set to resume after a long...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoCould Toby Booth be Wales’ next head coach?
It’s safe to say the sun isn’t shining on Welsh rugby right now. Warren Gatland’s team suffered a record 12th consecutive...
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Podcast
/ 1 year agoS4, E13: England Autumn Series review with Topsy Ojo
England got back to winning ways with a routing of Japan at Twickenham on Sunday. However, after five consecutive defeats prior,...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoThe most surprising results of the Autumn Nations Series
By Charlie Elliott A combination of strong teams underperforming and perceived ‘weaker’ teams overperforming has resulted in a lot of shocks...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoAutumn Nations Series: Biggest Stock Risers and Fallers
By Charlie Elliott This Autumn Nations Series there have been plenty of moments and performances which are enough to define a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoAutumn Nations Series Team of the Week: England trio impress in final game of disappointing campaign
By Charlie Elliott England managed to salvage some dignity in their final game against Japan, while Australia failed to continue their form over the...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoWaisea Nayacalevu filling Manu Tuilagi-shaped hole at Sale Sharks – Alex Sanderson
By Ben Jaycock There’s only one Manu Tuilagi but Alex Sanderson is hoping Waisea Nayacelavu can partly fill a void left...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEddie Jones fires back at Danny Care as Steve Borthwick vows to persist with blitz
By Tom Jeffreys In typical Eddie Jones fashion the Japan head coach, following his side’s 59-14 defeat to England on his...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland solidify flat-track bully status to spoil Eddie Jones’ comeback
By Tom Jeffreys England……………… 59 (35)Tries: Earl 10, Underhill 14, George 24, 31, Sleightholme 37, Furbank 53, Cowan-Dickie 60, 65, Roebuck...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland vs Japan – Match Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports England, currently on a five-game losing streak, is in a crucial position as they prepare to...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoScotland vs Wallabies – Match Betting Preview
By Peter Ryan – @PeterRyanSports As Australia head to Murrayfield in pursuit of a clean sweep in the autumn series, both...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoWe’ll reject changes to promotion, vow Championship clubs
By Nick Cain Championship clubs are refusing to accept late changes to promotion-relegation regulations. They assert it contravenes the RFU Council’s...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBristol Bears’ fitness not in question – Pat Lam
By Jon Newcombe Bristol boss Pat Lam has absolutely no concerns over the fitness of his players in the wake of...
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British and Irish Lions
/ 1 year agoNic White: We’ll make it hard for the Lions
By Mark Stevens On the rise: Nic White in action for Australia PICTURES: Getty Images Nic White believes Australia have sent...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoShadow of Eddie Jones still hangs over Steve Borthwick – England vs Japan Preview
By Adam Hathaway PREVIEW... England v Japan Today. Kick-off 4.10pm, Allianz Stadium, Twickenham Steve Borthwick is in the ultimate no-win situation...













