Northampton Saints lock Christian Day surprised by Bath Rugby's...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleChristian Day admits the margin of Bath’s brutal victory over Leicester Tigers was ‘very surprising’. But the Saints lock recognises how much improvement has been made at The Rec in recent years. The...
England should take a gamble and put Henry Slade alongside Manu Tuilagi at centre
1 decade ago by The TelegraphAfter watching the young Exeter centre, Henry Slade, play in the Rosslyn Park Sevens a few years ago, I started asking around after him. Discrete questions. Nothing too stalkerish. I was curious...
Saturday's Aviva Prem preview
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbyFollowing the thrills and spills of Round Three, with Leicester Tigers being comprehensively thumped by Bath and Saracens maintaining their unbeaten record, the Aviva Premiership is back with another set...
Leicester Tigers are desperate to put things right, says Jamie...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryFlanker Jamie Gibson and his Leicester Tigers team-mates are desperate to right the wrongs of last weekend when they host London Irish tomorrow. The 23-year-old flanker missed the 45-0 defeat at Bath...
Forwards’ tribulation shapes England trial
1 decade ago by The TimesThe Northampton and Bath forwards will be at each other’s throats tomorrow. Yet six weeks tomorrow they could combine to comprise the entire England front five to face New Zealand. The champions...
Austin Healey: Rigid rules could lead to 'simulation' entering the game of rugby
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIt has been an incredible start to the season. We have had upsets galore, more than 100 tries and sensational hat-tricks, while some of the skills on display have been mind-blowing. But there...
Premiership: Tigers need steel
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Leicester 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...
Sam Burgess' arrival at Bath is the least of concerns for Northampton's Luther Burrell
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsNorthampton centre Luther Burrell has revealed that he has not given a second thought to the much-hyped, imminent arrival of Sam Burgess into English rugby even though the star of Australian rugby...
the rugby webchat: Owen Slot takes your questions
1 decade ago by The TimesIs the present Bath side even greater than that of the early 1990s? Are we seeing a huge power shift in the Aviva Premiership or is it just an early-season blip among the recent powerhouses? And are...
EPCR radio partners to offer comprehensive Champions Cup coverage
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbyAs anticipation builds towards the start of the inaugural European Rugby Champions Cup, EPCR is delighted to confirm comprehensive radio broadcast coverage of Europe's premier club tournament across the...
