Preview: Bath v Leicester Tigers
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbyTwo of the three teams who have started the Aviva Premiership Rugby campaign with 100% records clash head on at The Recreation Ground.
Preview: London Irish v Saracens
1 decade ago by London IrishLondon Irish opened their winning account in Aviva Premiership Rugby with a narrow 20-18 victory at Newcastle on Sunday, Irish have not won back-to-back games in the tournament since February but have...
Leicester Tigers flanker Tom Croft fit for Bath clash
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryTom Croft will appear in Leicester Tigers’ match-day squad for the first time in the Aviva Premiership this weekend at Bath. Having recovered from a knee injury which kept him out for nearly all of...
Martin Crowson's 'Five Things' rugby column
1 decade ago by Leicester Mercury1) Northampton Saints got a introduction to what it feels like to be league champions at Wasps on Sunday. Their first defeat of the season came against a Wasps team that played with the vigour, physicality...
Dragons to face Calvisano or Bucharest in ERCC
1 decade ago by Newport Gwent Dragons OfficialThe first legs in the EPCR play-offs will get under way on Saturday when Femi-CZ Rugby Rovigo take on Georgian newcomers, Tbilisi Caucasians, at Stadio Mario Battaglini, and Bucharest Wolves host Cammi...
Preview: Gloucester v Exeter Chiefs
1 decade ago by GloucesterGloucester Rugby's last five Aviva Premiership Rugby matches have all been won by the home side on the day, whilst Gloucester's only defeat at Kingsholm in any tournament since January was 17-18 to Bath...
Youngs relieved to stay in frame
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby16 September 2014Leicester hooker Youngs was given dispensation to spend the summer looking after his ill wife Tiffany instead of touring New Zealand. Youngs revealed head coach Lancaster...
'Salary cap good for the game' Chief executive Mark McCafferty
1 decade ago by Talking Rugby UnionIncreasing the Aviva Premiership's buying power will stop England's top stars heading overseas after Rugby World Cup 2015, according to club bosses.
Nigel Melville: “USA Rugby is on the up. We’re ready to host the All Blacks.”
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogUSA Rugby CEO Nigel Melville, who famously captained England on his international debut against Australia in 1984, had a successful top flight coaching career with both Wasps and Gloucester, winning England’s...
Bath line up move for Australian Will Genia as new salary cap regulations come into effect
1 decade ago by The TelegraphWill Genia, the outstanding Australia scrum-half, is expected to join Bath next season as one of the first foreign marquee players allowed under new Premiership salary cap regulations. Bath...
