All posts tagged "England"
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLoyalty paying off for Alex Lozowski
Short of borrowing Captain Corelli’s Mandolin and strumming his way through a few chords of O Sole Mio, Conor O’Shea could...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoBack Jnr is finding his footballing feet
IT’S not every day that a surname synonymous with England’s World Cup triumph appears among the goalscorers for a Premier League...
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Features
/ 1 year agoPlaying out in France was brutal -it really was
MY LIFEIN RUGBY BRIAN MULLEN THE FORMER LONDON IRISH & CLERMONT FLY-HALF NOWADAYS it is a trend: players moving across the...
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Features
/ 1 year agoJONNOBALDING
YOUNG GUNS GLOUCESTER & ENGLAND U18 LOCK England U18s second row Jonno Balding is hoping performances for Radley College can impress...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMake your mistakes and learn from them
Coach to coach Steve Hill talks to Simon Culley, below, head of rugby at Durham University How and why did you...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoTuipulotu hat-trick steers Bath to victory
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS KEPU Tuipulotu announced himself on the senior stage with a 23-minute hat-trick in Bath’s win over...
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Columnists
/ 1 year agoManu Tuilagi makes mark for Bayonne
French Column, by James Harrington While the focus of French rugby attention is on Stade Ernest Wallon and the return to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoLudlow back in the fold
By BEN JAYCOCK GLOUCESTER director of rugby George Skivington recalled his captain Lewis Ludlow for yesterday’s derby with Bath having dropped...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoJoe El-Abd sees Ferguson-era Man Utd as example for England after staff upheaval
New defence coach Joe El-Abd believes the success of Sir Alex Ferguson’s Manchester United shows why England could benefit from the...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoMichael Cheika says ban for disrespecting doctor ‘hurts my reputation’
Leicester boss Michael Cheika insists the disciplinary process that resulted in a two-match ban for disrespecting an independent match-day doctor (IMDD)...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoKevin Sinfield to continue with England coaching role after agreeing new terms
Kevin Sinfield is to remain part of Steve Borthwick’s England coaching team after agreeing revised terms for his role. In a...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoLuke Cowan-Dickie tipped for an England return
By Jon Newcombe Sale Sharks boss Alex Sanderson has backed hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie to play a prominent part in England’s autumn,...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoJack van Poortvliet ‘better than ever’ after his year of hell
By Adam Hathaway England head coach Steve Borthwick will see a new, improved Jack van Poortvliet when he pitches up at...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoTom Willis: Ben Earl is an inspiration to all
By Adam Hathaway Saracens No.8 Tom Willis will be taking inspiration from clubmate Ben Earl when he heads into England training...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoAlex Lozowski back in England squad
Saracens centre Alex Lozowski is back in 36-strong England squad for this week’s training camp. Lozowski, who has five caps, has...
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English Gallagher Premiership
/ 1 year agoCenturion Harvey Skinner out to join elite club
By Paul Rees Ever since Harvey Skinner made his debut for Exeter eight years ago, players from the club have been...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoFit-again Curtis Langdon chasing international honours
By Ben Jaycock Curtis Langdon is desperate for another crack with England having missed the summer tour after injuring his shoulder...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoEngland is still my target – Ben Spencer
By Jon Newcombe Ben Spencer will continue to put his best foot forward – either his left or his right, it...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoPhil Dowson: Fin Smith will cement place in Steve Borthwick’s Autumn Internationals squad
By Mark Stevens Northampton playmaker Fin Smith is firmly on the radar of England head coach Steve Borthwick, so says Saints’...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoI’d be happy to step up at 12 – Seb Atkinson
By Ben Jaycock Gloucester's Seb Atkinson aims to show he can be the solution to England’s problem at No.12. Atkinson was...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoClubs block Morrow deal
PREMIERSHIP clubs have blocked Saracens’ head of performance Phil Morrow from joining the England set-up following meetings this week. England boss...
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Letters
/ 1 year agoTime to add Japan and Fiji to Rugby Championship
THE endless mistreatment of Fiji as a second rate rugby nation is another disastrous admin blunder in the sport’s professional era....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoOmar Mouneimne beefs up Exeter Chiefs defence
By Mark Stevens In a rugby world where there is plenty of chatter around different aspects of attack, Omar Mouneimne is...
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Dream Team
/ 1 year agoDream Team – Kyle Dench
Kyle Dench, the Otley head coach and former player, who also played centre for Harrogate, Yorkshire & England Counties, chooses the...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 1 year agoTime for Marcus Smith and Ben Spencer to link up
By Jeremy Guscott - Outspoken and unmissable every week... There's speculation that Alex Mitchell and George Ford are unlikely to feature...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoLeicester Tigers too strong for floundering Newcastle Falcons
By Brendan Gallagher Newcastle Falcons ........ 10pts Try: Chick 51 Conversion: Grayson 52 Penalty: Grayson 7 Leicester Tigers ............ 42pts Tries:...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoAce Fin Smith has Northampton Saints back on right road
By Ben Jaycock Northampton Saints ..... 33pts Tries: Iyogun 4, Sleightholme 22, 62; Penalty 42, Graham 55 Conversions: Smith 5, 23,...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoWe were just blown away in second half, admits Danny Wilson
Harlequins head coach Danny Wilson was disappointed that his side let their eight-point half-time lead slip. He said: “First half we...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoLively Arron Reed lights the spark to ignite Sale Sharks
By Luke Jarmyn Sale Sharks ...................... 31pts Tries: Roebuck 18, 47, Warr 36, Cowan-Dickie 63, 71 Conversions: R du Preez 19,...
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International Rugby
/ 1 year agoSteve Borthwick should call up these young props
By Nick Cain - Read his expert opinion every week It was surprising that neither of England’s U20 world champion props,...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoAppleby: We are missing too many players
By SAM JACKSON EXETER head coach Susie Appleby is unhappy that the Premiership Women’s Rugby season has started while her top...
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Chris Hewett
/ 1 year agoWallace Sititi is following in father’s footsteps, but for how long?
By Chris Hewett - Thinking Allowed Cast your minds back, those of you who are sufficiently long in the tooth, to...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoHunt prepares to face up to Black Ferns challenge
By BEN JAYCOCK England v New Zealand PREVIEW... Today. Kick-off 8.30pm, Langley Events Centre Wise head: Natasha Hunt is looking forward...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoClassy Red Roses get off to a flier against USA
By BEN JAYCOCK At the double: Ellie Kildunne goes over for a try CAPTAINED by Alex Matthews for the first time,...
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Brendan Gallagher
/ 1 year agoLos Pumas have worked hard to forge own identity
Brendan Gallagher reports on how one country has built a rugby stronghold down in South America There was a time back...
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Features
/ 1 year agoRemembering those early trips
THE Lions staged three tours to Argentina in the early days before giving up on the idea. The 1910 tour was...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI put in three good shots on Jonah Lomu
MY LIFEIN RUGBY JOHN DUDLEY THE FORMER ROTHERHAM & NORTH OF ENGLAND LOCK/BACK ROW Take that: John Dudley celebrates Rotherham’s famous...
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Features
/ 1 year agoI’ll play for Wales again, says Francis
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Strong man: Tomas Francis scoring for Wales against Georgia at last year’s World...
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Features
/ 1 year agoAdair runs riot for Ireland
ROSS Adair, acknowledged in this column last week as the first ex-rugby professional to play international cricket, rose so magnificently to...
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Premiership Women's Rugby
/ 1 year agoHowdy! England pair saddle up to spread the word
By Ben Jaycock Jess Breach and Ellie Kildunne have launched their new podcast Rugby Rodeo with one ambition in mind –...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoEngland camps to improve skills
By BEN JAYCOCK Pack power: England bossed South Africa up front on their way to Junior World Cup success in the...
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Jeff Probyn
/ 1 year agoSorry, Geoff, but let’s not de-power scrums
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME EVERY week I can’t wait for Sunday to come around so that...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoMet claim double bragging rights in Cardiff
BUCS RUGBY By TOM JEFFREYS THREE teams have maintained unbeaten runs after two games in the men’s competition while the inaugural...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoRoyle calling time at Caldy
By JOHN LYON THERE are many creaking retired players only too pleased to recount how they played the game into their...
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Features
/ 1 year agoHow London Welsh are working way back to top
William Gupwell goes down to south-west London to find a club out to rediscover itself London Welsh were once a club...
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoStade get back into winning routine
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN WHEN does a bad start become a crisis? For Stade Francais it was the morning after last...
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Features
/ 1 year agoWe lost but it was great to watch, says Lam
By BEN JAYCOCK PAT Lam believes his side’s thrilling defeat to Gloucester last Friday is a continuation of a trendy, entertaining...
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Autumn Internationals
/ 1 year agoAlex Lozowski named in England training squad six years on from last cap
Saracens back Alex Lozowski has been named in an England autumn training camp almost six years after his last international appearance....
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Latest News
/ 1 year agoFormer England rugby stars to play in hybrid match to raise funds for MND
Former England rugby union and rugby league stars will take part in a unique hybrid match at Headingley next month to...
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Premiership
/ 1 year agoFinance Report reveals dark side to the Premiership
By James Orpin With the exciting start to the Gallagher Premiership, the new Leonard Curtis finance report showed the dark side...
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