Stuart Lancaster may meet with Premiership clubs to discuss expanding division and scrapping relegation
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsRepresentatives from England’s leading clubs are prepared to meet Stuart Lancaster, the England head coach, to discuss their radical plans to ring-fence the Premiership from 2016, Telegraph Sport can...
Premiership Reveals Radical Overhaul
1 decade ago by In The LooseAviva Premiership chiefs have indicated that they are currently in discussions regarding the expansion of the league which would see promotion and relegation scrapped. The discussions are currently ongoing,...
Exeter Chiefs 16 Bath 6: Match highlights
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoWatch highlights of Exeter Chiefs’ 16-6 victory over Bath on Saturday – the first time in their history that Rob Baxter’s men have defeated the Somerset side in the Premiership.
Super Rugby Round 3 Review - Team Of The Week And More
1 decade ago by Len KaplanMan of the Match Here are my selections. How did you gauge the players’ performances? Highlanders vs Reds: Will Genia Force vs Hurricanes: Julian Savea Cheetahs vs Blues:...
Super Rugby: 5 Things we learnt from Round 3
1 decade ago by Len Kaplan1 We saw again that scrums take too long, and collapse ad nauseam, and that referees often guess who is infringing. Among the most obvious other refereeing problems we saw yet...
Video: Highlights of Bath Rugby's 16-6 loss to Exeter Chiefs
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleExeter Chiefs triumphed for the first time in 10 Premiership matches against Bath Rugby on Saturday. A second-half try from Will Chudley sealed the win, with fly-half Henry Slade kicking 11 points. Tom...
Kane Palma-Newport 'excited' by first league start for Bath Rugby...
1 decade ago by Bath ChroniclePatient prop Kane Palma-Newport was excited and delighted to start another Premiership game for his beloved Bath. Before he packed down against Exeter Chiefs it had been more than three years since the...
Best of the weekend: Ireland strike decisive blow in Six Nations title race
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogItaly stun Scotland with last minute scoreItaly produced a last minute penalty try to break Scottish hearts at Murrayfield. All of Scotland’s progress over the opening two weekends was dashed by a...
Injury ends Fruean's season
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Crusaders centre Robbie Fruean will be sidelined for the rest of the Super Rugby season after breaking his arm in the weekend defeat to the Chiefs.
Farewell to the fair contest
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Having watched most, if not all of the Super Rugby matches thus far, I have come to the conclusion that referees are making a concerted effort to protect a player receiving a high ball, regardless of whether...
