Manu Tuilagi’s World Cup in tatters after pleading guilty to assault on police officer
1 decade ago by The TimesManu Tuilagi will miss the World Cup after pleading guilty to assaulting a woman police officer. The England centre pleaded guilty to three charges of assault and one of criminal damage at Leicester...
Manu Tuilagi to miss World Cup after assaulting police officer
1 decade ago by The TelegraphManu Tuilagi, the Leicester Tigers centre, will not be considered for England’s World Cup squad after being convicted for assaulting a female police officer. Tuilagi pleaded guilty to three charges...
Billy Vunipola's coming of age has seen Saracens and England man-mountain make colossal impact
1 decade ago by The TelegraphA kick in the pants can go one of two ways. Some people react well to it, others less so. Billy Vunipola, the young No 8 for Saracens and England, was given one a while back and it looks to have...
Bankers and contenders to make final World Cup squad
1 decade ago by The TimesStuart Lancaster’s England squad for the World Cup will comprise 31 players made up from the positions listed below. The head coach’s training squad, to be announced on Wednesday, is expected...
‘I would pick Ford, Slade and Farrell. In that order’
1 decade ago by The TimesOn Wednesday, Stuart Lancaster announces England’s initial training squad for the World Cup. Owen Slot, chief rugby correspondent, leads a discussion with Times columnists Stuart Barnes, Ben Kay and...
Chance of silverware can finally bring the Best out of Ulster
1 decade ago by The TimesAs the PRO12 builds to a climax, Alasdair Reid meets the man who puts the King in Kingspan In any other era Rory Best would probably have been hailed as Ireland’s greatest player of the age. In...
The Crunch: the biggest hits of the week
1 decade ago by The TimesWatch the best of the Aviva Premiership action with The Times each week for the biggest hits of the week including Seremaia Bai’s charge into Nathan Hughes, of Wasps, during Liecester Tigers’ 26-21
Dylan Hartley at risk of missing out on England World Cup place
1 decade ago by The TelegraphI doubt there will be many shocks when Stuart Lancaster names his World Cup training squad on Wednesday. By this stage, he would have at least 42 of those 45 names inked in now with maybe a spot in...
HSBC Sevens World Series 2014-15: World record holder Ben Gollings' team of the season
1 decade ago by The TelegraphFormer England captain selects his players of the 2014-15 HSBC Sevens World Series on the eve of the London finale
Semesa Rokoduguni fighting for place in England World Cup squad
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSoldier first, rugby player second. That is how Semesa Rokoduguni views himself. Being a capped England wing has not changed his status as Lance Corporal of the Royal Scots Dragoon Guards nor the...
