Adam Thompstone salvages losing bonus point for Leicester at Racing 92
7 years ago by The Guardian• Racing 92 36-26 Leicester• Hosts score four tries in defeatLeicester kept their slim Heineken Champions Cup hopes alive by securing a four-try bonus point in a thrilling 36-26 defeat to Racing 92...
Ben Earl leads Saracens’ comeback to defeat Cardiff and extend unbeaten run
7 years ago by The Guardian• Saracens 51-25 Cardiff Blues• Premiership champions extend unbeaten run after early scareBen Earl came off the bench to inspire a second-half turnaround as Saracens survived a scare from Cardiff...
Sarries hold off Tigers fightback in Welford Road cracker
7 years ago by Ultimate RugbyLeicester Tigers almost took advantage of Saracens' ill-disciplined display, but fell short in a Premiership cracker at Welford Road. Saracens held off a second-half...
Nick Tompkins signs new deal at Saracens
7 years ago by Saracens RugbySaracens have announced that centre Nick Tompkins has signed a new three-and-a-half-year contract extension at the club until the summer of 2022. Tompkins will now spend the next four years...
Ben Curry & Marcus Smith Headline England World Rugby U20 Championship Squad
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland U20s head coach Steve Bates has named his 28-man squad for the World Rugby U20 Championship (30 May – 17 June). The squad includes eight players who were involved at last year’s tournament...
Duncan Taylor re-signs with Saracens
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyThe Scotland centre is the latest Sarries player to sign fresh terms, after Ben Earl and Juan Figallo recently committed their futures to the club. Saracens have confirmed that Duncan Taylor has...
Brad Shields not alone for Eddie Jones as an England forward newcomer | Robert Kitson
8 years ago by The GuardianIt will be hard for Brad Shields to go straight from Super Rugby into the England side in South Africa but Ben Earl, Jack Willis and Jonny Hill lack experience in this company tooEngland’s tour squad...
Eddie Jones reflects on Brad Shields and other England squad selections
8 years ago by Rugby DumpEngland's 34-man squad to tour South Africa was named today, with New Zealander Brad Shields making the cut after he was cleared to be released by the New Zealand Rugby Union. Shields has never played...
England name squad for South Africa tour
8 years ago by Ultimate RugbyEngland head coach Eddie Jones has named a 34-man squad to tour South Africa for a three-Test series in June. Jones has selected seven new players for the tour including Ben Earl (Saracens), Jonny...
Danny Cipriani back in for England amid Brad Shields call-up controversy
8 years ago by The GuardianCameron Redpath among Eddie Jones’s new call-upsNew Zealand Rugby hit out at RFU over ShieldsEddie Jones has selected the uncapped flanker Brad Shields for the summer tour of South Africa after New Zealand...
