George Ford quick to steal show from rival to become headline act
1 decade ago by The TimesThey played rugby league against one another when they were 12, they went to the same school. They were team-mates for England at under-16 level and, for good measure, their names are even alliterative. ...
‘I just smash anything that moves'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsIf Saturday's Aviva Premiership final is being billed as "Beauty against the Beast" - the carefree attacking play of Bath's young backs against the suffocating Saracens defence - then there is little...
Ford v Farrell: The battle at 10 continues
1 decade agoOn Saturday afternoon George Ford and Owen Farrell will go to war once again looking to be instrumental in their side’s securing a Premiership title and also looking to impress Stuart Lancaster with...
Danny Cipriani plans to force way into England's final 31
1 decade ago by The TelegraphDanny Cipriani can still remember the pang of disappointment he felt when Brian Ashton took him aside to break the news that he had not made the England squad for the 2007 World Cup. Back then he was...
On this day three years ago Quins were crowned Premiership champions
1 decade agoThree years to the day, Harlequins won their very first Premiership title after victory against Leicester Tigers. In what was a thrilling game of Rugby the Tigers were always playing catch-up with Quins...
Bath’s backs can light up England in World Cup, says Francois Louw
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Springbok believes Ford, Eastmond and Joseph could all play together• They are unpredictable and devastating, says team-mate LouwBath’s free-running midfield backs would cause major problems for...
Owen Farrell’s fervour drives Saracens into battle with Bath cavaliers
1 decade ago by The TimesNorthampton 24 Saracens 29 In this season belonging to George Ford, there is something appropriate in that in the Aviva Premiership Final on Saturday, he will come up against Owen Farrell, his long-time...
George Ford at Bath shows benefit of family values
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsPushy parents get a bad press. Many people raised eyebrows when Mike Ford signed his son, George, from Leicester two years ago, wondering how the Bath head coach would fend off the charges of nepotism...
David Strettle expected to join Clermont Auvergne
1 decade ago by The TelegraphDavid Strettle, the Saracens wing who last week celebrated a surprise recall into England’s World Cup training squad, is expected to join the French Top 14 club Clermont Auvergne next season. Reports...
Bath stick to attacking style to tame Leicester Tigers 47-10 in Aviva Premiership semi-final
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThey make it sound so simple. Catch and pass, attack space, play what’s in front of you whether that is from your own or the opposition’s five-metre line. When Bath’s coaches and players discuss...
