Leicester Tigers 28 Sale 8: Who'd have thought a home semi could...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers moved to within one point of a home semi-final berth with a 28-8 win over Sale Sharks. Let that fact sink in for a minute. After a season that has been riddled with injuries, continuity...
Exeter Chiefs banish Bath hoodoo in scrappy contest
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoThe 80 minutes of rugby which preceded it may have been largely forgettable, but the release of tension, relief and joy which greeted referee Dean Richards' whistle just after 5pm on Saturday at Sandy...
Ireland 19-9 England: Irish trample England
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanScorers: Ireland – Try: Henshaw. Con: Sexton. Pens: Sexton (4). England – Pens: Ford (2). Drop Goal: Ford. Jonathan Sexton inspired the reigning champions’ tenth successive victory by producing...
Aviva Premiership Rugby Round 16 - round-up
1 decade ago by Bath RugbyDirector of rugby Dai Young had his son to thank after the flanker's try double lifted Wasps back into the top four of the Aviva Premiership Rugby table.
Leicester Tigers 28 Sale 8: We must not lose our nerve now, says...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill called for his side to "hold their nerve" as they piled the pressure on the Premiership's top four with Saturday's 28-8 victory over Sale. Tigers'...
Six Nations 2015: Irish win 19-9 in Dublin punishing sluggish England to remain on course to retain title
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFollow the match with IBM TryTracker Joe Schmidt’s Ireland made it 10 wins in a row by edging out England 19-9 in a dominant display in Dublin on Sunday. Irish fly-half Johnny Sexton laced 14 points...
Match Reaction: Wasps 32 Gloucester Rugby 21
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbyWasps director of rugby Dai Young is refusing to get carried away after his side moved into the Aviva Premiership Rugby top four thanks to a 32-21 victory over Gloucester Rugby.
Ireland stifle England out of Grand Slam chase
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumA Robbie Henshaw try and a nerveless kicking performance from Jonny Sexton ensured Ireland kicked England's Grand Slam aspirations into touch in Dublin. Sexton slotted three penalties in a tight first...
Wasps 32 Gloucester Rugby 21
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbyTom Young's double helped Wasps maintain their 100 per cent Aviva Premiership Rugby record in Coventry, with a 32-21 victory over Gloucester Rugby in a thrilling game at the Ricoh Arena.
Six Nations: Bath Rugby's George Ford kicks all nine points for...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleGeorge Ford kicked nine points on a frustrating afternoon for England in Dublin. Stuart Lancaster’s side went down 19-9 at the Aviva Stadium as Ireland did the basics efficiently and choked the life...
