Tim Visser ready to break free from straitjacket
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanHe has five league tries to his name this season, which doesn’t sound too bad until you realise that he scored 14 in his 2010-11 heyday. The slump coincided with Alan Solomons taking over as coach...
Edinburgh 3-34 Munster
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsMunster mauled their way to a bonus-point win over Edinburgh at Murrayfield, seizing second place in the Pro12 on points difference. The hosts were overpowered up front and outfought at the breakdown,...
O'Shea expects Yarde England return
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby11 April 2015Yarde excelled in Saturday's roller-coaster 29-26 Aviva Premiership victory over Gloucester at Twickenham Stoop and scored the crucial try in the 70th minute by finishing...
Harlequins 29-26 Gloucester | Premiership match report
1 decade ago by The GuardianHarlequins 29-26 GloucesterThey left it late, just as they are going to have to if they are to make it into Europe, but this win sees Harlequins’ hopes still just alive. They move to within four points...
Henry Slade makes late run for England
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsIt is a matter of when, not if, Henry Slade plays for England. Or to be more precise, when Slade gains a full cap, for he played in a non-cap match against the Barbarians last year and has also represented...
Harlequins v Gloucester live in the Aviva Premiership
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoGloucester take on Harlequins at the Stoop today in the Aviva Premiership. The Cherry and Whites have made two changes to the side that beat Connacht in the European Challenge Cup with Matt Kvesic rested...
Aviva Premiership guide
1 decade ago by The TimesToday Harlequins v Gloucester (Twickenham Stoop, 3pm) Ollie Lindsay-Hague, the full back, and Charlie Walker, the right wing, join Marland Yarde in the Harlequins back three and Aseli Tikoirotuma is...
Edinburgh keen to put a cork in Irish celebrations
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanOn that heady final Saturday afternoon of the RBS Six Nations Championship, the Scottish hospitality laid on for our Celtic cousins could not have been more generous – both on and off the pitch. After...
Allan Massie: Headgear not guaranteed to make rugby safer
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanOn the face of it, the idea of protective headgear makes sense. It is likely that some concussions would be prevented. On the other hand, the “law of unintended consequences” might come into play. ...
Exeter’s Rob Baxter hoping Chiefs can heighten Northampton’s pain
1 decade ago by The GuardianExeter coach relishing facing Saints at Sandy Park in bid to clear a path through the Premiership’s play-offs traffic jam• Exeter hammer Newcastle to reach European Challenge Cup semi-finalsThe top...
