Leicester 25 Exeter Chiefs 18, Aviva Premiership match report: Freddie Burns kicks Tigers into top four of table
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFreddie Burns, the forgotten man of English rugby, kicked 20 points as Leicester leapfrogged Exeter Chiefs in the hunt for the play-offs. That is five successive league wins for Richard Cockerill’s...
Cole: Twickenham crowd is the ace up our sleeve
1 decade ago by Lions RugbyBritish and Irish Lions prop Dan Cole insists England can now claim to be a force to be reckoned with at Twickenham again, after dominant performances of late on home turf.
Leicester v Exeter (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland quartet Ben Youngs, Tom Youngs, Dan Cole and Geoff Parling start for Leicester after international duty. Hooker Leonardo Ghiraldini is on the bench after captaining Italy...
Twickenham factor is massive - Cole
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsLeicester Tigers prop Dan Cole says England's fine home form will give them a big advantage when they co-host the World Cup later this year. Despite narrowly missing out on the Six Nations...
England Six Nations star Dan Cole sings ... quite well
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFew England players have had a better winter than Dan Cole. The Leicester forward was hailed as one of the best props in the sport after his heroic performances for England in the Six Nations, and...
Six Nations reached perfect climax with Ireland rising to challenge on sensational afternoon
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsI have heard all the arguments against staggered kick-offs on the final day, but you cannot tell me that that was not one sensational afternoon of rugby. People will be talking about it for years and...
England 55 France 35, player ratings
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsEngland Mike Brown: Neat work in the build-up to Youngs’s try and counter-attacked with real intent while winning the aerial battle against the French backs. Anthony Watson: The Bath man was surprisingly...
England 55 France 35, match report: Twickenham stunned as Six Nations title goes to Ireland
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsRugby union has probably never had a day like this, with three successively magnificently matches, and Twickenham has probably never seen a match quite like this. It defied every logic. It was mesmerizing,...
Preview & key stats: England v France (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland head coach Stuart Lancaster has brought in lock Geoff Parling for Dave Attwood in the only change to the side that beat Scotland. Attwood is dropped from the squad altogether, with Nick...
Parling recalled by England
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comTitle-chasing England has recalled lock Geoff Parling in the only change for its final Six Nations match against France on Saturday. Parling, a key member of British and Irish Lions squad in 2013,...
