England ensure Olympic sevens spot
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland have booked a rugby sevens place for Team GB at the Rio de Janeiro Olympics in 2016, but lost in their semi-final of the final Sevens World Series event at Twickenham. The home side surprisingly...
Match Reaction: Newcastle Falcons 37 Harlequins 21
1 decade ago by HarlequinsDean Richards may have enjoyed watching Newcastle Falcons end their Aviva Premiership Rugby campaign on a high with victory over Harlequins but the director of rugby was already turning his attentions...
Match Reaction: London Irish 40 Wasps 40
1 decade ago by London IrishWasps may have been fighting for a top-six finish in this season's Aviva Premiership Rugby, but London Irish interim head coach Glenn Delaney insists his side overcame their fair share of pressure superbly...
Solomons targets centre signing
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEdinburgh head coach Alan Solomons is making a top quality centre his highest signing priority over the close season. The injury-depleted Murrayfield side finished their 2014-15 Pro12 campaign...
Match Reaction: London Welsh 17 Saracens 68
1 decade ago by SaracensChris Ashton insists Saracens will thrive on being underdogs in their Aviva Premiership Rugby semi-final with Northampton Saints after he notched four tries in a 68-17 triumph over London Welsh that secured...
'Glasgow were like lions feeding on a carcass'
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsIn the early minutes of the second half at Scotstoun there was a line-out on the main stand side of the pitch, a routine set-piece that wouldn't have mattered a damn except for the light it shone a...
Match Reaction: Exeter Chiefs 44 Sale Sharks 16
1 decade ago by Sale SharksRob Baxter says he can't wait to see what his Exeter Chiefs are capable of next season after they narrowly missed out on a spot in this year's Aviva Premiership Rugby play-offs.
Match Reaction: Bath Rugby 50 Gloucester Rugby 30
1 decade ago by GloucesterBath Rugby head coach Mike Ford insists everyone at the Rec is fighting fit and champing at the bit to sink their teeth into Leicester Tigers in the club's first Aviva Premiership Rugby semi-final in five...
Match Reaction: Leicester Tigers 22 Northampton Saints 14
1 decade ago by Leicester TigersLeicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill insists all the pressure will be on Bath's shoulders when the two sides meet in their Aviva Premiership Rugby play-off semi-final.
Leicester 22-14 Northampton
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsLeicester beat a weakened Northampton side already assured of a home Premiership semi-final to secure a play-off away to Bath. Jordan Crane crashed over in the corner from a line-out, but three...
