Matt Stevens

On This Day in 2008 – Steve Borthwick named England captain by Martin Johnson

Steve Borthwick was appointed England captain on this day in 2008 as manager Martin Johnson placed his faith in the Saracens lock forward. Borthwick had been skipper three times earlier in the year when...

The Hunted Lion: Duhan van der Merwe

Duhan van der Merwe’s joy at his name being announced in the starting line-up for the British & Irish Lions’ first Test against the Springboks would have been tempered by the knowledge...

The Star-Studded Saracens Team That Won Their First Premiership Title 10 Years Ago Today

Saracens were crowned English champions for the first time ten years ago today.   Steve Borthwick led Saracens to their first-ever Premiership title beating Leicester Tigers, the team Borthwick...

The Toulon 23 That Won The Heineken Cup For The Second Time

In 2014, Toulon went back to back winning their second Heineken Cup under Bernard Laporte.  The side a season before featured some of the best players in the world in the...

2019 Rugby World Cup: England v Tonga

England start their Rugby World Cup campaign against Tonga on Sunday. Here's all you need to know about the Pool C contest in SapporoOn the hoof: Matt Stevens carries against Tonga at the 2007 World Cup...

European Super Rugby XV

With the European Rugby season on a break and Super Rugby returning, we pick the best XV of European players to have featured in the Southern Hemisphere premier club competition.    For...

Tries, Tackles & Fends - Toulon's season so far

Sharks edge 14-man Rebels

The Sharks survived a late Rebels charge to walk away with a narrow 25-21 victory in a match that saw six tries and a red card after an uneventful first half. Two tries and a try assist to Rebels'...

Preview: S15 Round 16, Part One

The ninth-placed Crusaders could be ruled out of Super Rugby's play-offs for the first time in more than a decade. The seven-time champions last missed the knock-out stages of the competition in 2001,...

Bath v Saracens: Last 5 meetings in the Premiership

With Bath taking on Saracens in this weekends Premiership final at Twickenham we look back on the last 5 meeting between these sides. The most recent game took place at Allianz Park in February, in what...