Arrival of an All Black the talk of Kingsholm
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumThird host first as Saracens travel to Bath on Friday, but the biggest story of the weekend sees the arrival of All Black veteran Brad Thorn at Leicester. Ahead of the World Cup winner's debut at Gloucester,...
London Irish v Northampton (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsLondon Irish make one change with Tomas O'Leary starting at scrum half in place of the injured Scott Steele. Tom Court, David Paice and Halani Aulika again make up the front row with Shane Geraghty...
England rugby stars in the spotlight
1 decade ago by Rugby WorldTHE SUPERSTARS of England Rugby like Owen Farrell and Courtney Lawes are accustomed to sitting down and being interviewed by Rugby …Continue reading »
England prop Alex Corbisiero out of autumn Tests after picking up shoulder injury playing for Northampton
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsEngland head coach, Stuart Lancaster, has received more grim tidings on the injury front with news that Northampton prop, Alex Corbisiero, has been ruled out until the New Year with shoulder ligament...
Saints confident on England trio
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsNorthampton Saints boss Jim Mallinder does not expect injuries to Tom Wood, Courtney Lawes and Alex Corbisiero to affect their England availability. Flanker Wood and lock Lawes missed Saturday's...
Saints allay fears over England trio
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumNorthampton Saints boss Jim Mallinder is optimistic England trio Alex Corbisiero, Tom Wood and Courtney Lawes will be fit for next week's game against London Irish. Wood and Lawes were late withdrawals...
Mike Ford sees concrete signs of Bath's improvement in their narrow defeat by Northampton at Franklin's Gardens
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsEveryone left Franklin’s Gardens relatively happy on Saturday night. The champions Northampton had a bonus-point victory, winning 31-24, and the coming men of Bath had a losing bonus point,...
Saracens upbeat over Farrell fitness
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Saracens Director of Rugby Mark McCall tried to allay concerns over the fitness of Owen Farrell after the England flyhalf missed Saturday's 40-19 Premiership win over Sale with a thigh strain. Fears...
Chris Robshaw simply must captain England into the Rugby World Cup on home soil
1 decade ago by The TelegraphChris Robshaw must remain as England captain. It is as simple as that for me, despite some talk recently that his place and therefore his captaincy role could be under threat. I think that...
Northampton Saints 31 Bath 24: Dylan Hartley denies Bath at the death as the Champions see off the challengers
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsThis is simply the season that keeps on giving. Some of the rugby at the top end of the table has already been quite magnificent and this was another epic to add to that growing collection. ...
