James Down rugby player
James Down rugby player

James Down

29th Aug 1987 2.01m/115kg No 4 Lock

Premiership: Tigers need steel

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

Leicester coach Richard Cockerill has urged his side to "show some steel" when they try to bounce back from their defeat by Bath at home to London Irish on Saturday. Last weekend's 45-0 loss to...

Pro12: More to come from Ospreys

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

As Round Four of the Pro12 competition approaches only three teams still maintain a 100 percent winning record. Two of those, Glasgow Warriors and Connacht, go head-to-head on Friday. Glasgow have...

Kellock set for Warriors comeback

1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby

25 September 2014 The Scotland international had a shoulder operation over the summer and has not featured since last season's grand final defeat to Leinster in Dublin. But the giant...

Ford drives Bath to the top

1 decade ago by Rugby 365

George Ford pulled the strings in imperious fashion as Bath fired a warning shot to the rest of the Premiership clubs. They produced a record-breaking 45-0 win over Leicester Tigers at the Rec that...

Sale hammer London Welsh

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

Sale ran six tries past London Welsh as they dominated the Premiership new-boys 46-8 at AJ Bell Stadium. Sale had the better of the ball in the first-half and scored two tries through Tom Arscott and...

Sale Sharks v London Welsh (Sat)

1 decade ago by BBC Rugby News

Sale Sharks hand first starts of the season to flanker Magnus Lund and centre Johnny Leota. Those are the only two changes to the starting line-up as the Sharks search for their first win of...

Tigers hand Tom Croft first start of the season

1 decade ago by ESPN Scrum

We preview the third round of matches in the 2014-15 Aviva Premiership with last week's winners aiming to build on that success with the losers, especially Harlequins and London Welsh, keen to get some...

Bath put 50 on brave Exiles

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

Bath scored seven tries in a thrilling high-scoring encounter at The Rec with Premiership newcomers London Welsh, winning 53-26. Tries from Chris Cook, Semesa Rokoduguni and Jonathan Joseph took the...

Chris Cook to make first Aviva Premiership start for Bath Rugby...

1 decade ago by Bath Chronicle

Chris Cook will make the first Aviva Premiership start of his Bath Rugby career against London Welsh on Saturday (3pm). The scrum-half, who helped the Exiles win promotion during a loan stint at the Kassam...

London Welsh nilled by Exeter

1 decade ago by Planet Rugby

Exeter Chiefs got their Premiership campaign off to a fine start with a 52-0 win over London Welsh at the Kassam Stadium on Sunday. Thomas Waldrom touched down twice in the first half, while Henry Slade...