Premiership confirm plan to scrap relegation and say it will benefit England
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsScrapping Premiership relegation could help England at future World Cups, the head of the English top flight has claimed after admitting the radical plan was being explored. Premiership Rugby chief...
Sharks hold out hope for Du Toit
1 decade ago by Rugby 365The Sharks were on Monday holding onto the slim hope that Springbok lock Pieter-Steph du Toit is not another World Cup casualty. Du Toit damaged knee ligaments late in the first half of the Sharks'...
Bumper TV deal could lead to salary cap increase
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumPremiership Rugby's longest-ever broadcasting rights deal with BT Sport could lead to another rise in the competition's salary cap. Chief executive Mark McCafferty admitted the four-year contract extension...
Lancaster keeping England on their toes
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumEngland head coach Stuart Lancaster has called 34 of his players to train at their Pennyhill Park base ahead of their final Six Nations clash with France on Saturday. Lancaster's side earned their...
Exeter rule out changes for final
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsExeter will resist the temptation to draft in Premiership regulars for the LV= Cup final against Saracens. The Chiefs made 14 changes for the semi-final win at Leicester, with Adam Hughes, Ceri...
Stormers kickers let them down
1 decade ago by Super Sport.comDHL Stormers coach Allister Coetzee acknowledged that the best team won Saturday’s clash with New Zealand Vodacom Super Rugby conference leaders, the Chiefs.
Super Rugby Round 5 Review - Team Of The Week And More
1 decade ago by Len KaplanMan of the Match I found four of these selections straight-forward and three difficult. How did you rate the players’ performances? Hurricanes vs Blues: ...
Super Rugby: 5 Things We Learnt From Round 5
1 decade ago by Len Kaplan1 The Blues and Reds each go into a bye week and the decision-makers in charge of these franchises need to decide within the next few days whether they are going to back head...
Match Reaction: Leicester Tigers 22 Exeter Chiefs 30
1 decade ago by Leicester TigersMitch Lees insists the key ingredient to Exeter Chiefs' defence is camaraderie as he put in a man-of-the-match display to see Rob Baxter's troops into their second straight LV= Cup final at the expense...
Exeter stun Tigers to reach final
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumExeter Chiefs booked a final against Saracens in the LV=Cup after they beat Leicester at Welford Road 30-22. The visitors led 20-16 at half-time thanks to tries by Elvis Taione and Fetu'u Vainikolo,...
