Saracens and Arsenal play a whole new ball game
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSaracens warmed up for their Aviva Premiership game against Harlequins at Wembley on Saturday with a skills challenge with several members of Arsène Wenger’s Arsenal squad. The France forward Olivier...
NatWest Schools Cup 2015: QEGS Wakefield make it third time lucky against Warwick to claim U15 crown
1 decade ago by The TelegraphQueen Elizabeth School, Wakefield, made it third time lucky in their quest to beat Warwick and become NatWest Schools Cup under-15 champions, by defeating the title holders – who had bettered them on...
Owen Farrell could still be a World Cup star for England
1 decade ago by The TelegraphOK, let us cast our thoughts forward a little. England have won their Rugby World Cup Pool, defeating Wales and Australia (as I think they will), and then they have beaten Samoa in the quarter-final...
Who would make your British and Irish Lions team this summer?
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThis year's Six Nations produced one of the most enthralling days of rugby in living memory as England, Ireland and Wales all went into the final round of matches with a chance of lifting the coveted...
Chris Robshaw relishing his duel with Billy Vunipola in Wembley sell-out
1 decade ago by The TelegraphAfter eight weeks together as international team-mates, the England back-row forwards Chris Robshaw and Billy Vunipola are relishing the prospect of going head-to-head in club colours in the Aviva Premiership...
England finishing second in Six Nations is unacceptable, says RFU chief
1 decade ago by The TelegraphRFU chief executive, Ian Ritchie, has described England’s runner-up status in the Six Nations four years in succession as "unacceptable". Ritchie has expressed his concern at England’s inability...
Saracens talent hunt is a refreshing approach to ensure hiddens gems are not lost
1 decade ago by The TelegraphTrust Saracens to do something like this. They really do like being different, don’t they? Last week they announced their ‘S-Factor’, where over the next month they will hold trials in Bristol,...
England thriller gives World Cup perfect boost
1 decade ago by The TelegraphA third of a million extra tickets are to be made available for the Rugby World Cup – including around 10,000 for England’s matches – following the epic climax to the Six Nations Championship which...
Six Nations brave new world of running, passing and all-action scoring must not be a one-off
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSo this is the brave new world of rugby, all running and passing and scoring tries. You may think that you have never seen the like before, the Six Nations Super Saturday which seduced millions and...
Six Nations 2015: Winners and losers from greatest championship
1 decade ago by The TelegraphDid the Six Nations get the winners it deserves? Sir Ian McGeechan Yes. Ireland, apart from in Cardiff, were the most consistently performing team. I like the variations in approach against Scotland...
