Monday Round-Up
1 decade ago by Ultimate RugbyGoodes banned: Hurricanes prop Reggie Goodes has been banned for one week for his no-arms charge on Michael Allardice against the Chiefs on Saturday. The SANZAR Duty Judicial Officer Robert Stelzner...
Goodes slapped with one-week ban
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Hurricanes prop Reggie Goodes has been slapped with a one-week ban for dangerous charging into a ruck. SANZAR judicial officer Robert Stelzner accepted a guilty plea from Goodes for contravening 10. 4...
Chris Ashton sends Stuart Lancaster a reminder of his finishing ability
1 decade ago by The TimesLondon Welsh 17 Saracens 68 Chris Ashton has never given up hope of resurrecting his England career and is keeping his fingers crossed that his four tries for Saracens against London Welsh on Saturday...
Loose lips put Danny Cipriani’s hope of World Cup place in peril
1 decade ago by The TimesExeter Chiefs 44 Sale Sharks 16 Danny Cipriani picked a bad time to run his mouth off. Wayne Barnes, the referee who dismissed Dylan Hartley for swearing at him during the 2013 Aviva Premiership Final,...
Danny Cipriani caught swearing at referee four days before England World Cup training squad is named
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsDanny Cipriani’s sense of timing, usually so immaculate, was badly off beat on Saturday when he was caught swearing at Wayne Barnes in Sale’s defeat against Exeter Chiefs. Coming four days before...
Rob Baxter draws on positive numbers as Exeter beat Sale but miss play-offs
1 decade ago by The Guardian• Chiefs narrowly miss out on play-off place but dwell on positives of victory• Rob Baxter: ‘Our supporters are getting used to seeing us not just win but win well’• Exeter agony as Sale are...
London Welsh 17 Saracens 68, match report: Ruthless finishing boosts Chris Ashton's World Cup hopes
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIt feels like a lifetime ago that Chris Ashton finished the last World Cup as the joint top try-scorer despite England’s woeful campaign. A hat-trick of tries against Romania, two against Georgia...
The Wrap: Ma’a Nonu stars on and off the field while Allan Hird has a shocker
1 decade ago by TheRoar.com.auFor the second week in a row the Hurricanes were unable to unlock the free flowing game so loved by their supporters but, perhaps more satisfyingly, they were still able to grind out a narrow, hard fought...
