Humphreys calm after record loss
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby06 September 2014A squad overhaul at Kingsholm saw five players including James Hook, Richard Hibbard and John Afoa, make their debuts in the opening match of the 2014-15 Aviva Premiership...
North stars as Saints win in style
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumGeorge North led the rout as Northampton opened their Aviva Premiership title defence by making a mockery of rebuilt Gloucester's optimism for the new season. North's clever footwork produced a hat-trick...
Northampton Saints 53 Gloucester 6
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoNorthampton Saints 53 Gloucester 6 Gloucester were ruthlessly exposed by Northampton Saints as the Premiership champions displayed their class with a eight-try demolition at Franklin’s Gardens. The...
Northampton Saints 53 Gloucester 6: George North leads the charge as champions continue where they left off
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsChampions by name, champions in performance. The Saints continue to march to the same beat of last season, the celebratory airs ringing round Franklin’s Gardens long into the night as the Premiership...
The World of Rugby with Gloucester Rugby reporter Mike Brown
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoAbolish scrums and tackles at school? Utter nonsense A HEALTH expert last week called for scrums and tackles to be abolished from school rugby. Allyson Pollock, of Queen Mary University of London, claims...
Our 2015 champions? Saracens, Toulon and All Blacks
1 decade ago by The TelegraphMick Cleary Quick-fire starters. Who will win the Aviva Premiership? Brian Moore Saracens. Sir Ian McGeechan Saracens. Damian Hopley Saracens. Will Greenwood Saracens. Mick Cleary Northampton. WG...
Luther Burrell says his breakthrough year with Northampton and England now counts for nothing
1 decade ago by The TelegraphAs he prepares to face Gloucester in the opening fixture of the Aviva Premiership season on Friday night, there is no sign of complacency about Luther Burrell, no hint of smugness. The Northampton...
Captain Hartley v Capt Twelvetrees – Premiership Rugby Returns!
1 decade ago by RugbyMedia.co.ukThe 2014/15 Aviva Premiership season gets underway at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday night as champions Northampton Saints host a revamped Gloucester Rugby. New Director of Rugby David Humphreys has selected...
Premiership: War on two fronts
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Northampton Saints: 15 James Wilson, 14 Ken Pisi, 13 George Pisi, 12 Luther Burrell, 11 George North, 10 Stephen Myler, 9 Lee Dickson, 8 Samu Manoa, 7 Tom Wood, 6 Calum Clark, 5 Christian Day, 4 Courtney...
Twelvetrees to lead Gloucester Rugby by example
1 decade ago by GloucesterBilly Twelvetrees is the man chosen to lead the new regime at Gloucester Rugby and the England centre says he can help raise the bar at Kingsholm.
