Exeter and Saracens show pedigree to promise spectacular grand finale
8 years ago by The GuardianThe Premiership’s two top clubs have hit peak form at the perfect time for their Twickenham showdown after overwhelming winsMajor finals featuring the competition’s two best teams peaking at precisely...
Exeter crush Newcastle and prove folly of England tour selection | Robert Kitson
8 years ago by The GuardianShow of skill and desire in a truly dominant display put the Chiefs into Premiership final against SaracensTwo potentially gripping semi-finals, two painfully one-sided outcomes. If Saracens were runaway...
Exeter ease into final as Don Armand try seals one-sided win over Newcastle
8 years ago by The Guardian• Exeter 36-5 Newcastle• Saracens await winners after record-breaking defeat of WaspsExeter reached the Premiership final for the third consecutive season after wearing down Newcastle at a sell-out...
Exeter’s Ali Hepher: underestimate British coaches at your peril
8 years ago by The Guardian• Coach prepares for Newcastle clash in Premiership semi-final• ‘I’m sure McCall, Young and Richards would be the same’Within English club rugby there is increasingly little patience for the...
Newcastle move restores reputations of Dean Richards and the Falcons | Robert Kitson
8 years ago by The GuardianCoach takes his side to Exeter Chiefs on Saturday afternoon for one of their biggest games since they last won the Premiership title 20 years agoIt is 20 years almost to the day since Newcastle last won...
Thursday Morning Round Up
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales trio denied release for Springbok Test by Premiership Clubs Josh Adams, Tomas Francis and Luke Charteris will take no part in Wales' games against South Africa and Argentina and...
Premiership Awards & Team of the Year
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyNewcastle Falcons are enjoying their best Premiership Rugby season since they lifted the title two decades ago, and it hasn’t gone unnoticed with Vereniki Goneva and Dean Richards winning top prizes...
Wales trio denied release for Springbok Test by Premiership Clubs
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyWales have been forced into making changes to their summer touring squad as English clubs Worcester Warriors, Exeter Chiefs and Bath have refused to release their players early. Josh Adams,...
Newcastle’s Vereniki Goneva wins Premiership player of season award
8 years ago by The Guardian• Winger helped Newcastle reach title play-offs• Newcastle’s Dean Richards named best director of rugbyNewcastle Falcons’ achievement in reaching this season’s title play-offs has been rewarded...
Leinster are worthy champions, but Racing are heading a French revival
8 years ago by Daily Mail - Sir Clive Woodward ColumnSIR CLIVE WOODWARD: The European Champions Cup final was a prime example of how winning can become contagious and spreads belief even when you are not playing particularly well. ,
