Baxter expects strong Saints test
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby11 April 2015Baxter sends his team into battle against the Saints at Sandy Park on Sunday, just eight days after Northampton were crushed 37-5 by French heavyweights Clermont Auvergne. Exeter...
Exeter v Northampton (Sun)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland's Jack Nowell returns to play at centre after he missed the win over Newcastle last week with a knock. Tom James makes way as Ian Whitten moves to the wing and Phil Dollman returns at...
Courtney Lawes: We shouldn’t be downbeat about Six Nations
1 decade ago by The Rugby BlogInfluential lock Courtney Lawes insists that England’s Six Nations campaign shouldn’t be viewed as a failure, despite the side finishing second for the third year in a row and continuing a barren run...
David Flatman Discusses The Uncomfortable Truth Behind Courtney Lawes Huge Tackle On Jules Plisson
1 decade ago by In The LooseFormer England and Bath prop David Flatman discusses the uncomfortable truth behind Courtney Lawes massive hit on Jules Plisson in the Six Nations…The post David Flatman Discusses The Uncomfortable...
Mallinder shocked by Clermont loss
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby04 April 2015The English champions, who sit 10 points clear at the summit of the Aviva Premiership, exited Europe at the quarter-final stage after being routed four tries to one at the...
Clermont 37 Northampton 5, European Champions Cup match report: Clermont run riot as Saints crash out
1 decade ago by The TelegraphNorthampton Saints, the English champions, saw their European dreams turn into a nightmare as they were completely outclassed by a rampant Clermont Auvergne side who underscored their status as serious...
Clermont outclass spiritless Saints
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Northampton were put firmly in their place by Clermont as the French giants ran out all-too-comfortable 37-5 victors to advance to the European Cup semifinals. Three converted tries, including a brace...
Courtney Lawes insists he is no 'thug' and will not change
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsEngland lock Courtney Lawes rejected accusations that he is a thug and promised not to change his hard-hitting style ahead of Northampton’s Champions Cup quarter-final away to Clermont Auvergne on Saturday. ...
Botha, Giteau lead Toulon's charge
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Two-time defending champions Toulon welcome back veterans Bakkies Botha and Matt Giteau for a European Champions Cup quarterfinal against Wasps this weekend, the latest step in their bid for an unprecedented...
Clermont Auvergne v Northampton (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsConcussed Northampton winger George North is replaced by Jamie Elliott for the European Champions Cup last-eight trip to Clermont Auvergne. England centre Luther Burrell is back in the 12...
