England can 'win by many' - Rowntree
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsScotland should brace themselves for a Six Nations backlash at Twickenham on Saturday, claims England's forwards coach Graham Rowntree. England were defeated in Ireland last time out, while Scotland...
Burgess can 'traumatise' defences
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsFormer England rugby captain Jason Robinson believes England should use Sam Burgess to "traumatise" defences. Burgess, 26, is in his first season in union since leaving Australian rugby league...
Folau up front and centre for Waratahs
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auIsrael Folau could find himself front and centre for the NSW Waratahs sooner than expected as the reigning Super Rugby champions find a silver lining in Adam Ashley-Cooper’s mystifying injury. Waratahs...
Billy Twelvetrees - the most frustrating player in England
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsThere cannot be a more frustrating player in English rugby. At inside centre he has it all, the physical attributes, the energy, the desire, the kicking game and the passing game. England would love...
Tuesday Round-Up
1 decade agoSlade gets nod: Exeter Chiefs flyhalf Henry Slade has been handed an international call-up by England head coach Stuart Lancaster ahead of this weekend’s Calcutta Cup clash with Scotland at Twickenham....
Davies wary of 'general' Sexton
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby10 March 2015 Davies might be opposing Irish fly-half talisman Johnny Sexton at the Millennium Stadium, but he also has first-hand experience of playing alongside him. Wales centre...
Fardy and Carter re-sign with Australian rugby
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auBrumbies and Wallabies forwards Sam Carter and Scott Fardy have both re-signed with Australian rugby for a further two years. The contract extensions mean both will remain with Australian rugby until the...
Wales' Davies warns of Sexton threat
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWales centre Jonathan Davies says the inclusion of fly-half Jonathan Sexton will be crucial to Ireland in Saturday's Six Nations game in Cardiff. Sexton has been troubled by a hamstring injury...
Six Nations 2015: Stuart Lancaster says England can learn lessons from Cricket World Cup humiliation
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsStuart Lancaster says that the humiliation suffered by England’s cricketers in Australia will strengthen his own desire to ensure that the rugby team are in the best possible shape for the challenge...
Wales v Ireland: the tetchy Celtic rivalry that could set the Six Nations 2015 alight
1 decade ago by The Telegraph“A very proud day for me . . . an unbelievable memory winning my first Welsh cap. One I will remember forever!” This was Jonathan Sexton, the Ireland fly-half, in jocular mood after the...
