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...
Brian Moore hits out at World Cup TV snub
1 decade ago by The TelegraphBrian Moore has expressed his disappointment at not being selected by ITV to be part of their broadcasting line-up for the World Cup. The BBC commentator, and Telegraph columnist, tweeted: “I’ve...
Ireland cautious about their chances of winning the Rugby World Cup this year
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSo much for one-dimensional Ireland, for they played a game of breathtaking variety. So much for their line-out being a weakness, for they scored four tries off that phase. So much for Paul O'Connell...
Six Nations 2015: England's crazy idealists refuse to be bowed
1 decade ago by The TelegraphOn a day of thrilling decadence, Six Nations rugby was a Japanese 'Salary Man’ abandoning the corset of office life for a night of whisky-fuelled pogoing. But the next day, the Tokyo clerk returns...
Jonny Wilkinson poised for role as England World Cup kicking consultant
1 decade ago by The TelegraphJonny Wilkinson is to be given a role as a kicking consultant with England in the build-up to the World Cup, according to reports in France. Wilkinson, who famously kicked England to their World Cup...
