England head coach Stuart Lancaster will snub Steffon Armitage for Rugby World Cup squad - and rightly so
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe time has come. For the entirety of this international season, too many observers have been trying to draw Rugby World Cup conclusions from every little moment. It has been rather tiresome, if...
Saracens will lose but not by much - Guscott
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsThe first of this weekend's European Champions Cup semi-finals sees England's last representatives, Saracens, facing one of the hardest challenges Europe's elite club tournament can offer. Clermont...
England likely to invoke 'exceptional circumstances' clause to pick Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsThe brilliant form of Steffon Armitage and Nick Abendanon in France is making it more likely that England will invoke the “exceptional circumstances” clause to enable Stuart Lancaster to select...
England need Steffon Armitage to play in the World Cup
1 decade ago by The TelegraphNow the emotion of the Six Nations has ebbed and the clamour lessened, we can look at where England stand in relation to the Rugby World Cup 2015. They are probably 12 months short of where they want...
Owen Farrell could still be a World Cup star for England
1 decade ago by The TelegraphOK, let us cast our thoughts forward a little. England have won their Rugby World Cup Pool, defeating Wales and Australia (as I think they will), and then they have beaten Samoa in the quarter-final...
Launchbury targets late run at World Cup squad
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumJoe Launchbury is hoping to make his long-awaited comeback from injury towards the end of April and hopes a storming end to the season will be enough to force his way into England's World Cup plans. ...
Lancaster hails England's courageousness
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumStuart Lancaster hailed England's courageousness in the wake of their emphatic victory over France but Andy Farrell bemoaned the small margins which have seen them finish second in the Six Nations for...
Gareth Evans eases injury fears after limping out of Gloucester...
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoGareth Evans is confident he will fit and firing for the resumption of Premiership action after suffering a toe injury in Gloucester's 33-33 draw with Northampton Saints. The number eight was wearing...
Billy Twelvetrees on bench, Jonny May starts in England's Six...
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoBilly Twelvetrees has been dropped to the bench for England's Six Nations opener against Wales in Cardiff. Luther Burrell and Jonathan Joseph form a new-look midfield partnership as England recall four...
Thursday Round-Up
1 decade agoDelight for Danny: Danny Cipriani was the main benefactor of yesterday’s England Six Nations squad announcement, as Stuart Lancaster opted to bring back in the former pin-up boy of English rugby. Alongside...
