Bath eye home run in play-offs
1 decade ago by Rugby 365With an in-form squad free of the major injuries that proved vital last season, head coach Mike Ford admits Bath have their sights on a home Premiership semifinal after a bonus-point victory over London...
Bath 43 London Irish 18: Sam Burgess delivers man of the match performance in comprehensive win
1 decade ago by The TelegraphSam Burgess delivered a man-of-the-match performance as Bath blew away the London Irish along with a few first-half cobwebs to seize second place in the Aviva Premiership. If Mike Ford’s men pick...
Bath v London Irish (Fri)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsBath have made five changes to the side that beat Newcastle two weeks ago, with centre Kyle Eastmond and props James Webber and Paul James all back. Sam Burgess remains at flanker having started...
Exiles dent Sale's hopes
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Alex Lewington's try double proved vital as London Irish dented Sale Sharks' hopes of a Premiership top-six finish with a thrilling 25-23 victory at the Madejski Stadium. In a game where momentum did...
London Irish 25 Sale Sharks 23, match report: Hosts battle hard to secure victory
1 decade ago by The TelegraphThe Sale coach, Steve Diamond, lambasted the performance of the referee, Greg Macdonald after seeing his side narrowly lose a highly entertaining match on Sunday. Macdonald, a former fly-half for Moseley...
Sale suffer Irish defeat
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby12 April 2015Sale still remain in seventh position but they lost ground on most of their rivals and have only themselves to blame for this disappointing result as they made too many critical...
Sam’s Spanish roots will take second place for now
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanThe Berkshire commuter town can’t just be a mere dormitory serving the metropolis – it hosts a famously raucous annual rock festival after all – but that is how it is often viewed. This evening,...
Hamish Watson eager for Blair Cowan test
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanYOUNG flanker Hamish Watson will put his friendship with international team-mate Blair Cowan on hold tomorrow as Edinburgh look to secure a home semi-final in the European Challenge Cup.
London Irish v Edinburgh (Sun)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWinger Topsy Ojo returns to London Irish's starting line-up for Sunday's European Challenge Cup quarter-final visit by Edinburgh. The club's all-time leading try scorer replaces Tom Fowlie in...
Irish cling on to withstand Falcons fightback
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumLondon Irish held on to record a narrow 22-21 Premiership victory over Newcastle before a crowd of over 15,000 at the Madejski Stadium. Irish secured an early 14-0 lead which the Falcons could not...
