Sir Clive Woodward picks his own England 'Gun XV'
8 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward ColumnSIR CLIVE WOODWARD: Thursday's squad announcement is the most important of Eddie Jones' England career, but I'm hoping there will be no fireworks or left-field selections. ,
Zach Mercer: ‘I’m getting bigger and stronger but can still move the same’
8 years ago by The GuardianThe Bath No 8 has added bulk to go with his quick feet and could get a chance to show Eddie Jones what he can do amid England’s back-row crisisBy his own admission, Zach Mercer is “the last one hanging...
Kaino and Pointud get bans
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyJerome Kaino and loosehead prop Lucas Pointud have both been banned after their respective disciplinary hearings in Paris. Former All Black Kaino knocked Bath centre Jamie Roberts out with a 39th-minute...
Mako Vunipola ruled out of England's November tests
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyMako Vunipola will miss England's autumn Test series following his calf strain. The Saracens' loosehead prop will be sidelined for six weeks, with lock Nick Isiekwe also ruled out for...
What does the future hold for Louw?
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyFrancois Louw is in the final year of his three-year with Bath and the Premiership club is yet to offer the experienced Springbok flanker a new deal with the club still undecided...
Chris Robshaw injury has England’s back row looking paper thin
8 years ago by The Guardian• Knee operation rules out flanker for eight weeks• Gloucester’s Ben Morgan may be in line for No 8 spotEddie Jones’s mounting problems showed little sign of easing before England’s autumn squad...
Bath’s Blackadder urges Burns to ‘get back on the horse’ after cup clanger
8 years ago by The Guardian• Bath director of rugby offers backing to under-fire player• ‘We’ve got every confidence in Freddie – he’s a tough fella’The Bath director of rugby, Todd Blackadder, has urged Freddie Burns...
Wales name uncapped wings Holmes and Morgan in autumn internationals squad
8 years ago by The Guardian• Wales face Scotland, Australia, Tonga and South Africa• Lions return but injured Faletau and Scott Williams missingUncapped wings Jonah Holmes and Luke Morgan have been named in Wales’s autumn...
When premature sporting celebrations proved costly
8 years ago by Breaking News.ie : RugbyFreddie Burns’ early jubilation cost Bath dearly in their Champions Cup tie on Saturday.
‘Doing a Freddie’ is the sure way to make yourself a pantomime villain | Robert Kitson
8 years ago by The GuardianFreddie Burns’s showboating blunder that cost Bath the match is a reminder to players to stop behaving like 12-year-oldsAt least Freddie Burns is in good company. Virtually every sport, at some stage,...
