All posts tagged "Leicester"
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoTitle bid is over agrees Matson
BATH head coach Tabai Matson conceded his side’s title hopes look over. He said: “I said after last week’s game against...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoHartley fired up by bid for Euro place
By NEALE HARVEY In the thick of the battle: Saints’ Dylan Hartley PICTURE: Getty Images NORTHAMPTON are out of the running...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoNorthampton v Saracens
PREVIEW… NORTHAMPTON are unlikely to make the semi-finals this year but they’re still in the hunt for a Champions Cup spot...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
THE FORMER RICHMOND, CARDIFF BLUES, LEEDS AND GLOUCESTER PROP GARY POWELL After countless hours playing Jonah Lomu Rugby on the PlayStation...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoChallenge of Sinckler is bringing best out of Cole
By NEALE HARVEY Young rival: Kyle Sinckler England stalwart: Dan Cole driving the ball into the Scottish defence PICTURE: Getty Images...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoConfident Cowan-Dickie targeting England place
By NEALE HARVEY DYNAMIC Exeter hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie has declared himself fit to underline his worth for England on this summer’s...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoAlun-Wyn will be Lions leader… or maybe Conor!
Top candidate: Wales second row Alun-Wyn Jones PICTURE: Getty Images WHO should Warren Gatland pick as captain? It is one of...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoImpressive Tigers go back to their basics
By NICK CAIN Try scorer: Leicester’s Ben Youngs scores with a fine solo run Try saver: Vereniki Goneva is tackled by...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoO’Connor: Lions have to pick Youngs
RETURNING Leicester head coach Matt O’Connor said there is no way the Lions selectors can afford to leave Ben Youngs behind...
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My Life in Rugby
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Chris Malone – former Bath, London Irish and Quins fly-half
I came to England in 2001 and had 10 great years, experiencing time at five different clubs, all of which were...
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Peter Jackson
/ 9 years agoIrish give Champions Cup a six-figure boost…
NOWthat the Irish have brought the crowds back to the Champions Cup, the semi-finals are likely to reach 100,000 for the...
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National League 2N
/ 9 years agoLions roar to pile misery on Otley
By JOHN FINCH Otley …17 Leicester L…65 LEICESTER Lions certainly looked promotion contenders as they gave Otley their heaviest defeat of...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLeicester axe hasn’t dimmed my enthusiasm says Mauge
By NEALE HARVEY Considering offers: Aaron Mauger AARONMauger insists his burning desire to coach at the highest level remains undimmed despite...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoIt’s all bash and carry as Lawes aims to continue improvement
By NICK VERDIER COURTNEY Lawes may have looked back to his best during the Six Nations but the Saints man has...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoJames tops Tait’s list of outsiders to take on the Pumas
By NEALE HARVEY MATHEW Tait reckons England boss Eddie Jones must cast his midfield net wider by looking to Sale duo...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCrossword
LAST WEEK’S ANSWERS Across: 1 Hogg 3 Ojomoh, 7 Munster, 8 Earls, 9 Slack, 11 Black, 13 Butts, 15 Egerton, 16...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoFord’s a top 10 in Europe but he needs proper pack
MATT O’CONNOR returned to these shores this week to resume command of the club he left in 2013, which begs the...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoStimmo learns a painful lesson
OLD men really should know better. Tim Stimpson is paying the price for taking me on at football in a Bet...
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Columnists
/ 9 years agoAckermann will give Gloucester some steel
ON the face of it Gloucester’s appointment of Johan Ackermann, below, as their new head coach for 2017-18, seems a shrewd...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoScrum boys give Joel his shot at redemption
By JOHN RILEY Newcastle …16pts Tries: Socino 22 Conversions: Delany 24 Penalties: Hodgson 46, 65, 81 Gloucester …14pts Tries: May 37,...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSoft tries getting annoying – Gold
GARY Gold was frustrated by his team’s display and refused to believe that they are safe from relegation. “Mathematically, it’s not...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoPlay-off bid still alive insists Dickens
BACKS coach Allan Dickens insists Northampton can still reach the Premiership semi-finals but they must win all their games to do...
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Jeremy Guscott
/ 9 years agoJeremy Guscott: Clash of Titans? No longer, but it’s still a crucial game
The concept of ‘The Clash’ appeals to me, with an expected crowd of 60,000 at Twickenham to watch Bath against Leicester...
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Guest columnists
/ 9 years agoLions watch: tightheads and hookers
New Zealand have the highest strike rate off set piece possession in the world game. That is why it is imperative...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoNewcastle’s eighth summer signing announced
Scrum-half Sam Stuart has become Newcastle Falcons‘ eighth new signing for next season. The 25-year-old is known to Falcons director of...
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Miscellaneous
/ 9 years agoFrustrated Fisher tells Gloucester to get real
By NEALE HARVEY LAURIE Fisher says Gloucester have a long way to go before they can be considered a powerhouse of...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoSaracens’ success made me sick… now it’s my turn
Neale Harvey talks to Dave Strettle about his quest to emulate his old Sarries mates PREVIEW… Clermont v Toulon Today. Kick-off...
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Champions Cup
/ 9 years agoWe know it’s going to be physical says pack ace Harley
In the thick of it: Rob Harley of Glasgow tackles Edinburgh’s Damien Hoyland ROB HARLEY has been there and done it...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoCohen comes out fighting in defence of Mauger axe
By NEALE HARVEY LEICESTER chief executive Simon Cohen has defended the sackings of Richard Cockerill and Aaron Mauger, claiming both decisions...
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Features
/ 9 years agoFurlong clear in race to be the pack pillar
New Zealand have the highest strike rate off set piece possession in the world game. That is why it is imperative...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoBristol bring in young guns as Reihana joins coaching roster
By STEVE RIGBY BRISTOL have bucked their trend of signing Test stars for a week with the capture of two highly-rated...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoJohnson: Should we fear rise in drugs use? Absolutely
FORMER England World Cup winning captain Martin Johnson believes there are concerns surrounding doping in rugby as he distances himself from...
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Young Gun
/ 9 years agoYoung Gun: Dominic Morris – England U20s
Being injured at the start of the season, Dominic Morris would not have expected to have made his Saracens debut, won...
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Nick Cain
/ 9 years agoNick Cain: O’Connor had better watch his back at Leicester
The knives are out at Welford Road – again – with Matt O’Connor on his way back in as Leicester‘s head...
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20 Questions
/ 9 years agoMy Life in Rugby: Scott Hamilton – former All Blacks and Leicetser wing
The main reason I made the All Blacks team in 2006 was because I was in such a great Crusaders team....
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoFarrell would make a great leader of Lions says Mako
By NEALE HARVEY MAKO Vunipola reckons ‘world-class’ Owen Farrell would make a fantastic job of captaining the British & Irish Lions...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoTigers find a Mauger performance at last
By NICK CAIN LEICESTER said they were determined to send Aaron Mauger into the sunset on a winning note. And they...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoWilliams: This one was for Aaron
MATCH-WINNING marksman Owen Williams said Leicester wanted to give departing coach Aaron Mauger a winning send-off. “He’s a lovely bloke and...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoLions ban clubs from using their branding
By NICK CAIN THE Lions are not making friends among the broader rugby community as their commercial team prevent other clubs...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoSaracens v Bath
Today. Kick-off 3pm. Allianz Park PREVIEW… SARACENS are poised for yet another Premiership semi-final but they’ll be desperate to see off...
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Premiership
/ 9 years agoO’Connor had better watch his back
The knives are out at Welford Road – again – with Matt O’Connor on his way back in as Leicester’s head...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoDom wants to become Tigers’ Don in the future
By NEALE HARVEY AMBITIOUS Leicester lock Dom Barrow insists he is ready for a crack at Test rugby – and will...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoPressure almost led me to suicide admits Kitto
By NEALE HARVEY Passing on staying silent: Jono Kitto is urging players to talk about their problems PICTURE: Getty Images LEICESTER...
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English Championship
/ 9 years agoTimid Titans given 7-try thumping after Burnell’s exit
Rotherham 7pts Tries: Tresidder 19 Conversions: Ryan 19. Nottingham 46pts Tries: Thacker 24, Evans 40, Stevens 58, 63, Stephenson 69, Langley...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoEXCLUSIVE: Rotherham to appoint Andy Key as head coach
By JON NEWCOMBE Rotherham Titans have wasted no time in lining up a successor to Justin Burnell with former Leeds boss...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoMauger sacked as O’Connor returns
Matt O’Connor is to return to Leicester Tigers as head coach with the Australian set to take over from Aaron Mauger...
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Features
/ 9 years agoFalcons looking to lure Flood home
Heading home? Toby Flood TOBY FLOOD could this summer be heading back to Newcastle Falcons where he started his career when...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoInternational snub powering Chiefs’ charge for title
FLANKER Don Armand reckons Exeter’s players can prove their Test credentials by claiming the Premiership title after using this season’s England...
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Features
/ 9 years agoMY LIFEIN RUGBY
SCOTT HAMILTON THE FORMER ALL BLACK, CRUSADERS AND LEICESTER WINGER/FULL-BACK The main reason I made the All Blacks team in 2006...
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Latest News
/ 9 years agoStudents convene for April double header
ENGLAND Students have announced their 42-man training squad ahead of next month’s internationals against Ireland Universities and French Students. The players,...
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