Watson: England will learn from RBS 6 Nations frustration
1 decade ago by RBS 6 NationsEngland winger Anthony Watson believes missed opportunities in the RBS 6 Nations will serve him and his teammates well going forward.
Paul James and Peter Stringer will be in Bath Rugby's match-day...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleExperienced internationals Paul James and Peter Stringer will both be in Bath Rugby's match-day squad for the European Champions Cup quarter-final against Leinster. Although James hasn't played since...
Weekend rugby review: Why are Chris Ashton and David Strettle not England's wingers?
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsIt does make you wonder watching Saracens how Chris Ashton and David Strettle are not England's wingers. At club level they are both outstanding and consistent, the arch poachers. And it is not as...
London Welsh 14 Bath 29, Aviva Premiership match report: Another dismal defeat seals relegation
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsThere were moments at the virtually empty Kassam Stadium on Sunday that it felt like the end of days, so grim were the conditions and the rugby on offer to the paltry crowd. And while the sun eventually...
Bath coach Mike Ford's chaos theory brings new dimension to attack
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsBath were training with Wigan Warriors this week practising chaos theory, which is defined as the science of surprise, of the nonlinear and the unpredictable. Many Premiership teams will recognise...
Francois Louw determined to help Bath end season on a high
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsAfter last weekend, anything now seems possible in rugby union. So how about an England versus South Africa final in the Rugby World Cup later this year? It would take South Africa to beat New Zealand...
Six Nations: England must use their agony to fuel their World Cup charge
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIt is rarely wise to make a case for the gallant loser. Too much emotion involved. Too much romantic attachment. And England are sick to the back teeth of doing so. They will seek no refuge in...
‘England's lessons from crazy day will be invaluable’
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comEngland's young team will be go into the World Cup case-hardened by the experience of Saturday's extraordinary Six Nations victory over France that felt like a devastating defeat, according to assistant...
England hammer France in vain
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comEngland won an extraordinary battle but agonisingly lost the war as they beat France by a record 55-35 in an extraodrinary Six Nations finale on Saturday but came up short of the 26-point victory they...
England head coach Stuart Lancaster hails his warriors after narrowly missing out
1 decade ago by The TelegraphEngland head coach Stuart Lancaster praised his side for their 55-35 victory over France, despite their falling six points short of Ireland’s points difference of 63 and so finishing second in the table...
