Chris Bentley column: Rob Baxter is Exeter's own Arsène...
1 decade ago by Exeter Express & EchoSo the lads bagged a battling bonus point up at Welford Road on Saturday, although some would say we deserved more. It’s not for me to comment on the 16-9 penalty count against us, it’s top-drawer...
Glasgow Warriors hand Mike Blair mentor role
1 decade ago by The ScotsmanAnnouncing his move yesterday, Blair said he planned to become a coach in time, and believed that working with Glasgow head coach Gregor Townsend would be an invaluable part of his apprenticeship. “I’m...
Bryan Habana determined to sweep the board with Toulon and South Africa
1 decade ago by The GuardianThe evergreen wing has his eyes set on dominating for club and country, starting with providing the fatal sting for Wasps on Sunday• Wasps’ Young vows to play on front foot against ToulonFor someone...
Champions Cup semi-finals venues confirmed
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumToulon will return to a happy hunting ground if they beat Wasps on Sunday in the last of the European Rugby Champions Cup quarter-finals. The draw has been made for the semi-final and if Toulon see...
Munster targeting final flourish to help ease Euro pain
1 decade ago by Irish IndependentThis time last year Munster were preparing to host Toulouse in the quarter-finals of the Heineken Cup, the season before they were heading to Harlequins at the same stage of the tournament.
Wilkinson dismisses rumours of England World Cup role
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumJonny Wilkinson has poured cold water on the reports he is set to join England's backroom staff for the Rugby World Cup. Reports suggested the World Cup-winner was going to help out with the team's...
CSM Appoint Zak Brown As CEO
1 decade ago by Running RugbySports marketing company CSM have announced a senior management reorganisation with Zak Brown coming in as the new CEO and Jim Glover taking on the role of deputy chairman. Brown, currently CEO of JMI,...
Six Nations winners Ireland have now proved themselves ready to take on the world this Autumn
1 decade ago by The TelegraphWhen it mattered most, Ireland remembered how to entertain again. They had threatened to go through this Six Nations as austere automatons, respected rather than loved for their defensive frugality,...
Saracens CEO Griffiths to leave
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsSaracens chief executive Edward Griffiths is leaving at the end of the current season after seven years at the club. Griffiths helped to transform Saracens into one of the leading teams in the...
Jonny Wilkinson: retirement made me feel like less of a man
1 decade ago by The TelegraphJonny Wilkinson eats oranges with the same meticulous care that characterised his rugby career. Minutes after we sit down to discuss his life beyond the game, the former England and Toulon fly-half...
