Launchbury preparing for comeback
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsWasps director of rugby Dai Young insists Joe Launchbury is champing at the bit to get back to action as the lock readies himself for a return.
European award for Nick Abendanon leaves England with World Cup dilemma
1 decade ago by The TimesNick Abendanon, the Clermont Auvergne full back, was today named the European player of the year. His endorsement as the best player in the continent’s top rugby union competition comes exactly...
Lee Byrne a stark reminder of rugby union’s transitory nature
1 decade ago by The TimesLee Byrne spent his career standing up to challenges, facing down opponents as they ran at him and putting them on their backsides. It was all part of the job description for a full back who came late...
Ireland's Fitzgerald suffers injury blow
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsLuke Fitzgerald's preparations for the World Cup look set to be disrupted after the Ireland wing was forced to undergo surgery on his shoulder.
Joe Launchbury relieved to be back in business
1 decade ago by The TimesAll being well, Joe Launchbury, the Wasps and England lock, will be back and as good as ever for his club on Saturday against Leicester Tigers. He has been out for seven months, further evidence that...
Rugby's powerbrokers hiding behind vow of silence
1 decade ago by The TelegraphConfidentiality: the get-out clause for the furtive and the fearful. The term has been trotted out in rugby far too often in recent times, over the salary cap, over the departure of Debbie Jevans from...
May can find way back for England, says Twelvetrees
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsJonny May can still force his way into England's line-up for the World Cup, insists his RBS 6 Nations teammate Billy Twelvetrees.
Wales star Davies downbeat after European defeat
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsWales centre Jonathan Davies admits he is yet to fully come to terms with his devastation after club side Clermont Auvergne suffered a heartbreaking loss in their European final with Toulon on Saturday.
Cavalier may not be laughing but why are we so negative?
1 decade ago by The TimesAbsence makes the heart grow fonder and never more so than in the case of Nick Abendanon. The occasional England full back was ever the daring spark of creativity in his Bath days. Now an almost Stalinist...
Toulon’s setting stars give rivals prospect of a brighter future
1 decade ago by The TimesClermont Auvergne 18 Toulon 24 Having united the most extraordinary assembly of global rugby union talent, stitched together three consecutive European titles and established themselves as the most...
