Aviva Premiership Round 4: 5 things we learned
1 decade ago by The Rugby Blog1. Falling like fliesWhat is going on at the Tigers? Richard Cockerill insisted in a interview last week that their training isn’t as physical as it used to be (no more Wednesday night training sessions...
Waldrom 'deserves England recall'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsExeter head coach Rob Baxter says Thomas Waldrom should be considered for a recall to the England squad. The 31-year-old number eight, who joined the Chiefs from Leicester in the...
Aviva Premiership weekend review: Is this shaping up to be the finest season ever?
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsNorthampton 31 Bath 24 Last season's Premiership appeared to outstrip most but some of the rugby I have seen this season so far has been beguilingly brilliant. And this was yet another example...
Aviva Premiership round 4 highlights
1 decade ago by The Rugby PaperLondon Welsh 10 Gloucester 46 Saracens 40 Sale Sharks 19 Northampton Saints 31 Bath 24 Coming soon. Leicester Tigers 19 London Irish 22 Wasps 35 Newcastle Falcons 18 Exeter Chiefs 36 Harlequins 13 Coming...
Exeter and Wasps claim Sunday wins
1 decade ago by The Rugby PaperExeter Chiefs claimed their first home win of the season beating Harlequins 36-13 at Sandy park yesterday. A convincing first-half from the Devon side saw Thomas Waldrom score an opportunist try while...
Best of the weekend: More misery for Tigers, Quins; Ospreys conquer Thomond
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogSaints squeeze past Bath, Misery continues for Quins, Tigers and FalconsIn the big game of the weekend, Saints knocked Bath back down to a ground somewhat after their 45 – 0 mauling of the Tigers at...
Sonny Bill Williams set for rugby return
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumCode-hopper Sonny Bill Williams is likely to play provincial rugby for Counties Manukau before a probable return to the All Blacks later this year. The dual international is likely to begin his second...
"Furious" O'Shea slams Quins
1 decade ago by Planet RugbyHarlequins boss Conor O'Shea called on his team to pull their socks up after Sunday's heavy loss to Exeter in the Premiership. A spate of injuries meant that Quins were afr from full strength at Sandy...
Thomas Waldrom praises Exeter Chiefs' effort
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoExeter Chiefs try-scorer Thomas Waldrom praised his teammates' effort after they blew Harlequins away yesterday to go back to fourth in the Aviva Premiership. The 31-year-old dotted down in the first...
Monday Round-Up
1 decade agoMetro sign Tales: Big spenders Racing Metro have continued their recruitment drive ahead of the coming years, with the announcement that French flyhalf Remi Tales will link up with the Top 14 outfit as...
