Aviva Premiership big four battle on but Exeter and Wasps close in
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSo, the predictable ‘big four’ will contest the Aviva Premiership play‑offs after all. Though Exeter fell agonisingly short of reaching their first play-off game, the way they have conducted...
HSBC Sevens World Series: England end London event on low while USA win maiden title at Twickenham
1 decade ago by The TelegraphHaving experienced the euphoric high of qualifying Team GB for the Rio Olympics on Saturday, Sunday proved anticlimactic for England in the London Sevens, and painfully so for captain Tom Mitchell who...
HSBC Sevens World Series 2014-15: Fiji crowned overall winners after beating South Africa in London quarter-final
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFiji will be crowned winners of the 2014-15 HSBC Sevens World Series later on Sunday, having bettered their biggest rivals South Africa 19-7 in their quarter-final at the London event. The Blitzbokke,...
Leicester see off Northampton seconds, clinching 11th consecutive play-off place
1 decade ago by The TelegraphAll as expected here, as Leicester firsts beat Northampton seconds, so that Leicester are through to their 11th consecutive play-off as they finished third in the Aviva Premiership table. They will...
Manu Tuilagi's idiocy might prove to be a blessing in disguise for England
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIs it a problem or a solution? Manu Tuilagi’s absence from the Rugby World Cup can be viewed in very different ways. Yes, in full fitness and in full flight Tuilagi is a devastating presence, but...
Richard Cockerill vows Leicester will not cut Manu Tuilagi adrift
1 decade ago by The TimesRichard Cockerill, the Leicester Tigers director of rugby, stuck by Manu Tuilagi today, saying that he is a “good bloke” and that Leicester would seek to help him and not “cut him adrift”. Tuilagi...
Richard Cockerill vows Leicester will not cut Manu Tuilagi adrift
1 decade ago by The TimesRichard Cockerill, the Leicester Tigers director of rugby, stuck by Manu Tuilagi today, saying that he is a “good bloke” and that Leicester would seek to help him and not “cut him adrift”. ...
Wasps seal European place in 80-point thriller
1 decade ago by The TimesLondon Irish 40 Wasps 40 Wasps secured their place in next season’s European Champions Cup in a pulsating game of 80 points against London Irish in the final round of the Aviva Premiership at the...
Leicester scrape into semi-finals as Northampton keep powder dry
1 decade ago by The TimesLeicester 22 Northampton 14 Leicester Tigers just about got over the line in the end. They saved their season by qualifying for the Aviva Premiership semi-finals next weekend, when they will face...
Saracens’ second-half show enough to book spot in semi-finals
1 decade ago by The TimesLondon Welsh 17 Saracens 68 Mark McCall breathed a huge sigh of relief and then fixed his sights on upsetting Northampton Saints, the reigning champions, in a potentially monumental battle at Franklin’s...
