Leinster 18 Bath 15, European Champions Cup, match report: Ian Madigan boots Bath out in quarter-final
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIan Madigan booted Bath out of Europe as they made an agonising Champions Cup quarter-final exit in Dublin, despite scoring both tries of an absorbing Aviva Stadium encounter. Leinster centre Madigan's...
Joseph excited by England's attack
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsJonathan Joseph is convinced England's attacking philosophy will pay dividends as they gear up for a home World Cup later this year.
HSBC Sevens World Series:Tokyo photo gallery - all the colour and action from round seven
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIn pics: All the colour from the seventh stop in the HSBC Sevens World Series
Henry Slade can utilise experience in Europe to enter battle for No 10
1 decade ago by The TimesHenry Slade’s prospects of slipping on to the world stage via the side door can be strongly enhanced by an impressive performance in Europe today. The young pretender to the England No 10 shirt...
Older and wiser, Chris Ashton waits in wings for another England chance
1 decade ago by The TimesChris Ashton turned 28 on Sunday. “It’s supposed to be your prime, isn’t it?” he says in the canteen at Saracens’ wet and weary training ground. “This week will be unbelievable, apparently. ”...
Ignorance remains the players’ curse
1 decade ago by The TimesHere’s Mike Brown defending Stuart Lancaster, the England head coach, against an unfavourable comparison with Joe Schmidt, his counterpart in the Ireland set-up. “It’s the English media, the...
Joseph and Ford aim to repeat flamboyant double-act for Bath
1 decade ago by The TimesHowever hard they might try, so often it proves desperately difficult for international players to raise their game as they would like when they step back down to club rugby. The mind may be willing,...
Saints will not be overawed, says Dylan Hartley
1 decade ago by The TimesDylan Hartley believes that Northampton Saints will demonstrate today, in a heartland of French rugby, that his Aviva Premiership champions are still improving and will not be overawed by a match in...
Chris Ashton: Time has come to gatecrash England party
1 decade ago by The Telegraph“This is my time now,” says Chris Ashton, and for a moment in what has largely been an effervescent interview, he is serious. It is clear that his desire to return to the England squad burns as...
Toulon vs Wasps - Will Greenwood's European Champions Cup quarter-final preview
1 decade ago by The TelegraphToulon had qualified as pool winners by Round Six, but a lack of tries at home in two of their three home matches meant they needed an away win at Scarlets to ensure a home quarter-final on the Med. ...
