Pennell captains Worcester in opener
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsChris Pennell will captain Worcester on Sunday when Dean Ryan's relegated side launch their mission to get back to the Premiership at the first attempt against Bristol at Ashton Gate. South African...
VIDEO – Pennell and Jones primed for Championship year
1 decade ago by RFU News FeedThe Greene King IPA Championship is certain to be a fiercely contested division once again, with the likes of Worcester and big-spending Bristol set to battle it out for promotion back to the Premiership. “After...
Captain Peel unfazed by Championship
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsCaptain Dwayne Peel has said he is not concerned about dropping a level to play in the Championship with Bristol. The Wales and former British and Irish Lions scrum-half, 33, has spent the last...
Ospreys v Treviso
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsOspreys wing Eli Walker and scrum-half Rhys Webb return from injuries for their Pro12 campaign start against Treviso on Friday. But the hosts will be without captain Alun Wyn Jones, ...
Mitch Lees says Exeter Chiefs must match London Welsh's desire
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoExeter Chiefs have to match London Welsh's fire if they want to win their opening Aviva Premiership match of the season, according to Mitch Lees. The Aussie forward knows better than most what awaits Rob...
Aviva Premiership 2014-15: The only certainty of the new season is that it will be even better than the last
1 decade ago by The TelegraphDo you retain the pain or do you forget the pain? Mark McCall, the Saracens director of rugby, has opted for the latter, looking to cleanse any psychological hangover from his side’s two defeats...
Are you ready for the big Aviva Premiership kick-off?
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoThe 2014/15 Aviva Premiership season gets under way with Gloucester's trip to champions Northampton Saints tomorrow, ahead of the kick-off Mike Brown profiles the teams competing to lift the trophy in...
Championship launches sixth season as professional second tier
1 decade ago by RFU News FeedThe Greene King IPA Championship will kick off its sixth season as the second tier of professional rugby on Friday when Nottingham Rugby host Bedford Blues at Meadow Lane (kick-off 8pm). The fixture...
Guinness PRO12 2014/2015 Season Preview: Part 2
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogMUNSTER Coach: Anthony FoleyKey players in: Robin Copeland (Cardiff Blues), Andrew Smith (Brumbies), Tyler Bleyendaal (Crusaders), Eusebio Guiñazú (Bath)Key players out: James Coughlan (Pau), James Downey...
?FAN'S VIEW: New season hopes matched by high level of expectatio...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleBath Rugby supporter Glyn Edwards gives his take on events at The Rec. . . For perhaps the first time since the trophy-laden years towards the end of the Jack Rowell era there is a significant sense...
