Itoje sets sights on World Cup
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbySaracens forward Maro Itoje is determined to make the most of his World Cup opportunity after what he admits has been a "surreal" 12 months.
AUDIO: Saracens 28 Bath 16 - Aviva Premiership final reaction
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbyRussell Hargreaves looks back on the 2015 Twickenham showpiece, before speaking to Sarries stars Alex Goode and Maro Itoje, plus to Bath head coach Mike Ford.
Sarries march past Bath
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Owen Farrell helped himself to a personal tally of 18 points, as Saracens got their hands back on the Premiership trophy, becoming the first side to finish outside the top two in the regular season and...
5 Key battles ahead of the Premiership final
1 decade agoMako Vunipola v David WilsonTwo current English props go up against each other at Twickenham where they will look to get the upper hand on one another at scrum time. Saracens scrum against the Saints...
England will be 'fittest ever' says Stuart Lancaster
1 decade ago by The TelegraphStuart Lancaster, the England head coach, has vowed that his squad will be fitter and leaner than ever before for the Rugby World Cup in September, warning his players that they face a “grim” time...
England squad greater than sum of its parts
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIt would be very easy to dismiss England’s 50-man training squad for the Rugby World Cup as a declaration of uncertainty, of bets being hedged. Prop Joe Marler could make a World XV And you could...
Best of enemies
1 decade ago by The TimesRivals go head-to-head for their clubs today in the play-off semi-finals before they do battle for World Cup places with England Tom Wood (Northampton Saints) v Maro Itoje (Saracens)Blind-side flanker Wood...
Northampton’s Tom Wood: Saracens had our number but now we have edge
1 decade ago by The Guardian• ‘But that will count for little in Premiership semi-final, a one-off game’• England World Cup hopeful Maro Itoje adds to lineout options for Sarries• 100,000 further Rugby World Cup tickets...
Cowan-Dickie 'special', says Dawe
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsFormer England international Graham Dawe has welcomed Exeter Chiefs hooker Luke Cowan-Dickie's inclusion in the World Cup training squad. Cowan-Dickie, 21, was named on Wednesday among the...
England prodigy Maro Itoje to start Rugby World Cup warm-up match
1 decade ago by The TelegraphMaro Itoje, the Saracens lock, is likely to be handed a starting place in one of England’s two World Cup warm-up matches against France in August, underscoring the growing belief that the 20 year-old...
