All posts tagged "England"
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoGloucester duo set to join Ealing
Championship leaders Ealing are close to pulling off a double swoop on Gloucester for former England international Billy Twelvetrees and former...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoBedford set to land Saints hooker Fish
Northampton hooker James Fish is set to drop down into the Championship next season to join Bedford, and started for them...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoChiefs lead chase for lock star Williams
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Rising star: Cardiff lock Teddy Williams is wanted in Exeter PICTURE: Getty Images Follow me...
-
Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years agoWomen’s Six Nations Team-by-Team Previews, England: Red Roses are still the team to beat
Once again, we enter a Women’s Six Nations with the same question on everyone’s mind. Can anybody topple the unrelenting England...
-
Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years agoWomen’s Six Nations Team-by-Team Previews, Wales: Jones confident Welsh can start to close the gap
Wales captain Hannah Jones believes her side can close the gap to England and France. Since the introduction of professional contracts,...
-
Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years agoWomen’s Six Nations Team-by-Team previews, France: Forlani eager to prove her worth
France are desperate to shake their runners-up tag but will have to contend with losing a wealth of experience. Les Bleues...
-
Women's Six Nations
/ 3 years agoWomen’s Six Nations Team-by-Team Previews, Italy: New faces are exciting for Turani
By Cameron Stephens It is the beginning of a new Italian era as Le Azzure must navigate the tournament without some...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoLark sticks with Bears
NEWS EXTRA ENGLAND hooker Lark Davies has signed a new contract with Bristol to stay for the 2023-24 season. The 28-year-old...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoNew deal for Thorley
NEWS EXTRA GLOUCESTER winger Ollie Thorley, 26, has extended his contract. He won his first - and so far only -England...
-
United Rugby Championship
/ 3 years agoCracknell fears for his old friends
By PAUL REES Olly Cracknell fears for the future of former team-mates at the Ospreys as the contract uncertainty in Wales,...
-
My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Andy Booth: ‘I’ve got every cap bar the senior one’
The former Neath, Swansea, Cardiff, Cambridge University and Wales B scrum-half talks about his life in the game I played back...
-
Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoMcKinney will donate his brain to science
PETER JACKSON THE MAN TRULY IN THE KNOW Stewart McKinney’s name will forever be enshrined in the Lions pantheon alongside the...
-
Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoBob Burrows, the man who opened door for Living with Lions
PETER JACKSON Bob Burrows joined the BBC from Fleet Street via the Yorkshire Post during the heady days of late summer...
-
Peter Jackson
/ 3 years agoBenny’s charity gets off to a flier
PETER JACKSON Phil Bennett would not have believed it possible that a dinner to mark the launch of a charity in...
-
National League One
/ 3 years agoPlymouth plan statue for Peters
Plymouth Albion RFC have organised a Go-Fund-Me page to raise money in order to erect a statue of James ‘Jimmy’ Peters...
-
Schools / Universities
/ 3 years agoDark Blues set for hard Varsity challenge
By ROB COLE Tom Osborne ended up a winner at Twickenham in last season’s Varsity match, but the Aussie prop who...
-
Jeff Probyn
/ 3 years agoDid RFU give job to Borthwick too soon?
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME After watching a record defeat at home against a side that had...
-
James Harrington
/ 3 years agoI’m off to the farm after this, says Jessy
JAMES HARRINGTON FRENCH COLUMN France have had a quietly dramatic week in the lead-up to the Women’s Six Nations, which kicks...
-
Premiership
/ 3 years agoVan Zyl set for spicy clash with Harlequins
By GARY FITZGERALD Ivan van Zyl is bracing himself for another extra “spicy” confrontation with Harlequins in front of a large...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoEngland’s historic humbling
By GARY FITZGERALD at Twickenham Ellis Genge attempted desperately to rally England’s battered, bowed and bewildered troops after being taught a...
-
Premiership
/ 3 years agoCarpenter loving life as a predatory Shark
By JON NEWCOMBE Strong running and as game as they come, 21-year-old Joe Carpenter looks certain to challenge Freddie Steward for...
-
Premiership
/ 3 years agoSaints set to swoop for Falcon Davison
By JON NEWCOMBE Northampton have lined up former England prop Trevor Davison as a replacement for Exeter-bound Ehren Painter. The Rugby...
-
Six Nations
/ 3 years agoMagnificent France run riot to destroy dreadful England
By NICK CAIN at Twickenham England .............................. 10pts Tries: Steward 48 Conversions: Smith 49 Penalties: Smith 34 France................................ 53pts Tries: Ramos...
-
Paul Rees
/ 3 years agoThere’s no quick fix for England’s woes
PAUL REES England picked a team to pull France from one side of the field to the other and so tire...
-
Jeremy Guscott
/ 3 years agoResurgent Scots can give Irish tough test
JEREMY GUSCOTT OUTSPOKEN AND UNMISSABLE... EVERY WEEK There is no question that Ireland’s visit to Murrayfield today against a resurgent Scotland...
-
Six Nations
/ 3 years agoAt last! Webb steps up to give Wales something to celebrate
By PETER JACKSON Italy..................................... 17pts Tries: Negri 42, Brex 67 Conversions: Allan 43, 67 Penalties: Allan 15 Wales................................. 29pts Tries: Dyer...
-
Shane Williams
/ 3 years agoGreat shout, Warren! Rhys justifies his recall
SHANE WILLIAMS WALES AND LIONS LEGEND Buzzing: Rhys Webb celebrates Taulupe Faletau’s try Right: Rio Dyer PICTURES: Getty Images LET’S hope...
-
Six Nations
/ 3 years agoFord backing Hogg to race past his record
By BRYN PALMER PREVIEW... Scotland v Ireland Today. Kick-off 3pm, Murrayfield Scotland's most capped men’s player Ross Ford has backed Stuart...
-
Six Nations
/ 3 years agoThis is the best Scottish team I have faced – Sexton
By PAUL REES Johnny Sexton’s travelling in the Six Nations started in Paris 13 years ago and it is set to...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoGeorgian beefcake on menu for Baxter
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER Exeter Chiefs have signed Georgian international loosehead Nika Abuladze, above, on a two-year deal as...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSaracen Peel set to sign for Borthwick
ON THE BLINDSIDE Steve Borthwick is closing in on securing Ian Peel’s services as England’s scrum coach when Richard Cockerill departs...
-
My Life in Rugby
/ 3 years agoMy Life in Rugby with Dave Tiueti: ‘I loved the Mem – it got me a Tonga recall’
The former Tonga, Bristol, Neath & Ospreys centre talks about his life in the game Fond memories: Dave Tiueti in action...
-
Features
/ 3 years agoHonoured that France recognised my efforts!
JEFF PROBYN A FRONT ROW VIEW OF THE GAME I MUST admit, every time England face France, it brings back memories...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoGraham set to swap Falcons for France
NEWS EXTRA NEWCASTLE flanker Gary Graham will join French ProD2 club Carcassonne on a two-year deal at the end of the...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoKnee injury rules out Chiefs prop Williams
NEWS EXTRA EXETER prop Harry Williams is set for a long spell out of action with a “significant” knee injury. The...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoAltham happy to play what he sees at Fylde
NEWS EXTRA By CHRIS FARROW FYLDE front row Pete Altham was diagnosed with deafness aged 18-months but he is not letting...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoWilliams ready to pounce if Rams slip up
NEWS EXTRA By BEN JAYCOCK CAMBRIDGE director of rugby Richie Williams is pleased with his side’s improvements this season – with...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoDenstone lay down marker for National Sevens
SCHOOLS RUGBY By CAMERON STEPHENS THE Schools Cup Final takes place on Thursday as reigning champions Trinity face Oakham at Twickenham....
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoLawrence will take the blows
By GARY FITZGERALD Ollie Lawrence is prepared to enter his special inner “dark place” against France knowing his body will have...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoCotton: I can’t see Welsh win
By PETER JACKSON One of England’s all time greats has delivered a withering verdict on Wales as they struggle to stop...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years ago‘Lewis’s drive has got him to the top’
By BEN JAYCOCK Following his standout performance in England’s win in Cardiff last weekend, Lewis Ludlam’s former youth coach Andy Howe...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoRobshaw’s backing Watson to be a star
By GARY FITZGERALD Anthony Watson can run the French ragged and show Steve Borthwick he deserves to become a permanent major...
-
Six Nations
/ 3 years agoDelight for Grady after Xbox fantasy became reality
By ROB COLE Mason Grady has admitted he loved swapping video game idols George North and Taulupe Faletau for real live...
-
Premiership
/ 3 years agoCare puts his faith in Smith to return
By PAUL REES Danny Care is backing Marcus Smith to win his England place back and help the side become successful...
-
Latest News
/ 3 years agoMako: French will still be strong
By GARY FITZGERALD MAKO Vunipola does not believe England’s chances of over-powering the French have been lifted by their rivals’ recent...
-
Letters
/ 3 years agoWe must give all players a fair crack so we know best 15
SO far we’ve seen some good signs from Steve Borthwick, a little more structure and a stable pack. He’s picking in...
-
Letters
/ 3 years agoEngland in need of a confidence boost
YES, Freddie Steward was the man of the match against Wales – from catching the ball every five minutes from Welsh...
-
Premiership
/ 3 years agoSmith is the star as Chiefs crushed
By GARY FITZGERALD Harlequins ....................... 40pts Tries: Murley 10, Bassett 23, Riley 28, Marchant 31, 56; Lewies 65 Conversions: Smith 11,...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoSackey in at Yeovil
ON THE BLIND SIDE BY NEIL FISSLER FORMER Wasps and England winger Paul Sackey is back in sport, not the one...
-
Blindside - rugby transfers
/ 3 years agoFlyer Nowell is set to join La Rochelle
ON THE BLINDSIDE BY NEIL FISSLER England and Lions winger Jack Nowell has spoken to European champions La Rochelle about a...
Features
OSCAR WILSON
BUCS Super Rugby
Cardiff Met’s Gus Patterson on becoming Bridgend’s next rugby star
The best betting sites
