Rugby webchat with Owen Slot
1 decade ago by The TimesWill Danny Cipriani make England’s World Cup squad? And what of Bath’s rugby league convert Sam Burgess? The training squad will be announced on Wednesday, and with Manu Tuilagi now out of the tournament,...
Sir Clive Woodward 'linked' with France job
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSir Clive Woodward, who guided England to their 2003 World Cup triumph, is reportedly on an eight-man shortlist to replace Philippe Saint-André as the next head coach of France. The French newspaper...
Alan Solomons welcomes the end as capital side lick their wounds
1 decade ago by The TimesEdinburgh 23 Leinster 36 Edinburgh’s last hopes of securing a place in next season’s European Champions Cup slipped away at BT Murrayfield on Saturday when they lost 23-36 to Leinster, but coach Alan...
England should count their blessings for Manu Tuilagi’s absence
1 decade ago by The TimesStuart Barnes on why rather than being deprived of the services of a key player, Stuart Lancaster will be spared fitting a square peg into a round hole Once again rugby’s gods have looked down with favour...
Chris Ashton sends Stuart Lancaster a reminder of his finishing ability
1 decade ago by The TimesLondon Welsh 17 Saracens 68 Chris Ashton has never given up hope of resurrecting his England career and is keeping his fingers crossed that his four tries for Saracens against London Welsh on Saturday...
Leicester dig themselves out of a hole to rescue troubled season
1 decade ago by The TimesLeicester 22 Northampton 14 It says something about the runners and riders for the Aviva Premiership semi-finals when Northampton Saints can send out a second team, who know that it does not matter...
Gregor Townsend’s table-toppers raise bar higher still
1 decade ago by The TimesGlasgow Warriors 32 Ulster 10 A year ago, all the talk around Scotstoun was of Stuart Hogg’s imminent departure for Ulster. We will probably never know how close that scenario came to coming true,...
TMO (The Monday Overview)
1 decade ago by The TimesTeam of the season15 Alex Goode (Saracens) A classy operator, he reads the game so well and creates chances for those around him. 14 Chris Ashton (Saracens) His face does not fit with England,...
Loose lips put Danny Cipriani’s hope of World Cup place in peril
1 decade ago by The TimesExeter Chiefs 44 Sale Sharks 16 Danny Cipriani picked a bad time to run his mouth off. Wayne Barnes, the referee who dismissed Dylan Hartley for swearing at him during the 2013 Aviva Premiership Final,...
Sam Burgess can make the grade for England - as flanker, believes Francois Louw
1 decade ago by The TelegraphAs a veteran of more than 30 caps for the Springboks, and surely one of the first names on Heyneke Meyer’s squad list when it comes to this autumn’s Rugby World Cup, there are not many players better...
