How about a play-off between top two in Premiership and Pro 12? | The Breakdown
9 years ago by The GuardianSystem would provide a link between the two leagues that supply the Lions with players and would certainly be welcomed by Pro12For once, the European club campaigns are aligned. The regular league seasons...
Gatland predicts Itoje to be big target for the All Blacks
9 years ago by In The LooseLions boss Warren Gatland has predicted that England’s new talent Maro Itoje, could be at the centre of some attempted intimidation from the All Blacks next month in an attempt to shut down...
Josh Bainbridge agrees new deal with Yorkshire Carnegie
9 years ago by Yorkshire CarnegieYorkshire Carnegie have agreed a new one year deal with rising star Josh Bainbridge. The former England U20 back rower will remain at the club for next season. Commenting on his new deal,...
England front row trio sign on at Gloucester Rugby
9 years ago by Gloucestershire EchoAn entire England Under-20 front row has signed a new contract at Gloucester Rugby. Loosehead Alex Seville, hooker Henry Walker and tighthead Ciaran Knight have all been selected in the England Under-20...
'Peter O’Mahony played his way in' - England star Haskell gives blunt assessment of his Lions omission
9 years ago by Irish IndependentEngland flanker James Haskell didn't spare himself when assessing why he wasn't chosen for this summer's Lions tour, stating that he 'wasn't good enough' to be picked.
Joe Marler calls Gloucester and England star Jonny May a 'weird...
9 years ago by Gloucestershire EchoJoe Marler has called Gloucester winger Jonny May a 'weird stalker' and claimed that the two are not friends.Appearing on BBC Radio Five Live's Rugby Union Weekly Podcast, the Harlequins and England prop...
Bath Rugby's Zach Mercer is nominated for RPA Young Player of the...
9 years ago by Bath ChronicleZach Mercer's breakthrough season at Bath Rugby could end on a high if he wins a national award. The 19-year-old back-rower has been shortlisted alongside Ellis Genge (Leicester Tigers), Alex Lozowski...
Haskell: I wasn't good enough
9 years ago by Sky Sports RugbyEngland flanker James Haskell says he will target the 2019 World Cup after conceding he was not good enough to be selected for the Lions tour of New Zealand.
Hartley’s Lions hopes ‘were stifled by Saints’
9 years ago by The Rugby PaperDylan Hartley’s failure to win a Lions call had its roots in Northampton’s restricted game plan, according to former England and Saints hooker Andy Long. Long claims Hartley is not the ball-carrying...
Maro Itoje felt he had missed out on Lions squad
9 years ago by Talking Rugby UnionEngland international Maro Itoje felt that he had originally missed out on the selection of British and Irish Lions squad for the upcoming tour of New Zealand following the cheers from his Saracens team-mate...
