Piers Francis rugby player
Piers Francis rugby player

Piers Francis

20th Jun 1990 1.83m/90kg Inside Centre

Eddie Jones names 35-man World Cup training squad

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has named his official Rugby World Cup 2019 training squad.   35 players will assemble at The Lensbury Hotel on Sunday (7 July) for England's first official...

Danny Cipriani added to England's RWC training squad

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England men’s head coach Eddie Jones has announced a squad of 31 players to attend England’s second training camp at The Lensbury Hotel (30 June-4 July).    Danny Cipriani, Piers...

Atkinson hat-trick helps Gloucester tighten play-off grip

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Northampton Saints lost an 11-try thriller to Gloucester, who saw Mark Atkinson flourish with a hat-trick at Franklin's Gardens.       Mark Atkinson scored a first-half hat-trick as...

Biggar and Reinach among eight Saints changes for derby day

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Saints Director of rugby Chris Boyd has made eight changes to his Northampton Saints side ahead of the East Midlands derby on Friday evening against Leicester Tigers.   Wales’ Grand Slam winner...

Premiership Cup Final Highlights: Saints v Saracens

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The first silverware of the season was sealed in style by Northampton Saints who overcome Saracens in this match. Saints were ruthless in the first-half with no.8 Teimana Harrison going over...

Injured Six Nations XV

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

The 2019 Six Nations competition has seen many players have to pull out due to injury and while many picked up these knocks before the tournament started, we have also seen gameweek 1 claim a few high...

Shields and Launchbury add to England's Injury concerns

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

 Eddie Jones' preparations for the Six Nations has hit another snag this weekend with two front line players suffering injuries on Sunday.     Brad Shields was withdrawn from the Wasps’...

Eddie Jones comments on Dylan Hartley’s absence

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Owen Farrell will be England's sole captain against Ireland, with Dylan Hartley unavailable for the start of the Six Nations due to injury. Co-captain Dylan Hartley has been left out of England's training...

England squad named ahead of Ireland Test

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

England head coach Eddie Jones has named a 35-man squad to begin preparations to play Ireland in their opening Guinness Six Nations match in Dublin on 2 February 2019.           Props...

Premiership Rugby Round 11 Wrap

7 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

A look back at the final Premiership Rugby weekend of 2018   More away-day woe for high-flying Chiefs in Northampton Saracens hit back to close the gap as Harlequins win at Twickenham Bristol...