Glasgow aim to learn the lessons from last year in final repeat
1 decade ago by The TimesAlastair Kellock leads the list of Warriors who will say farewell after the PRO12 showdown against Munster in Belfast, Alasdair Reid writes So many partings, so many goodbyes. For Glasgow Warriors fans,...
Dylan Hartley dropped for World Cup after latest breach of discipline
1 decade ago by The TimesStuart Lancaster’s patience with Dylan Hartley has finally snapped. With trust eroded and the World Cup regulations making it impossible for the head coach to select a suspended player for the tournament,...
Kyle Eastmond insists Bath have the substance to go alongside their skills
1 decade ago by The TimesIf there is a duel that sums up the beauty and beast billing of today’s Twickenham drama, it is Kyle Eastmond’s contest with Brad Barritt, aka the free-running Bath back against the midfield muscle...
Joe Launchbury returns to England fold after a year
1 decade ago by The TimesThere will have barely been time for the Twickenham ground staff to sweep up the confetti and champagne corks from the pitch after the Aviva Premiership final before England’s preparations for the World...
Jacques Burger: When I run out on to the pitch I turn into someone else
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe ultimate man challenge takes place at Twickenham this afternoon. Most people know it as the Aviva Premiership final featuring Saracens and Bath. Saracens flanker Jacques Burger, that shaggy-haired...
Owen Farrell v George Ford: the battle that will decide the Premiership final
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe end of this Premiership season pits Saracens, the masters of defensive work and the percentage wins, against Bath, a side that has been sharper in attack than any other English club during the professional...
Dylan Hartley dropped from World Cup squad for latest indiscretion
1 decade ago by The TimesDylan Hartley has been dropped from England’s World Cup squad after the latest in a long series of on-field indiscretions. The Northampton Saints captain has been axed by Stuart Lancaster after...
England are right to axe Dylan Hartley from World Cup squad
1 decade ago by The TelegraphStuart Lancaster has often been accused of running a zero tolerance regime: Danny Care, exiled for drink-driving offences; Manu Tuilagi for his conviction for assault. And now Dylan Hartley, cast into...
Henry Pyrgos eager to prove his influence can seal triumph
1 decade ago by The TimesAs you may expect of a man who was one of the greatest playmakers that Scotland has ever produced, Gregor Townsend, the Glasgow Warriors head coach, has pretty firm ideas about what he wants from a scrum...
World Cup spot could be next in Luke Cowan-Dickie’s remarkable rise
1 decade ago by The TimesExclusive Things have moved quickly for Luke Cowan-Dickie over the past fortnight, just as they have done for his whole career. From considering himself a “long shot” to make England’s 50-man...
