O'Shea: We need more spending power
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby16 September 2014League chiefs will vote through a £500,000 salary cap increase for next season in a board meeting on Wednesday. The competition's board will also allow each squad to...
Nick Wood - I'm third in line to start for Gloucester
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoNick Wood reckons he faces a major challenge to regain the number one jersey at Kingsholm despite coming through his comeback unscathed. The loosehead prop was ruled out of the opening fixtures of the...
Nowell happy to be back
1 decade ago by Exeter RugbyExeter Chiefs star Jack Nowell says he has never "felt so good" on a rugby pitch after he marked his return to competitive action by claiming a try-double in Monday night's A League victory over London...
Gloucester Rugby live web chat
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoJoin rugby writer Mike Brown at 12. 30 to discuss all things Cherry and White. Gloucester kick-started their season with a superb second-half comeback against Sale Sharks and face Exeter Chiefs this...
Youngs relieved to stay in frame
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby16 September 2014Leicester hooker Youngs was given dispensation to spend the summer looking after his ill wife Tiffany instead of touring New Zealand. Youngs revealed head coach Lancaster...
What the Butler Saw: Greig Laidlaw's boot was crucial in...
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoIF EVER the importance of having a nailed-on goal-kicker in your ranks was perfectly illustrated, the way Greig Laidlaw kept Gloucester in the game against Sale was it. I enjoyed watching the second-half...
Racing confirm Taumalolo move
1 decade ago by Planet RugbyRacing M�tro have confirmed the signing of Tonga prop Sona Taumalolo as a medical joker to cover for Davit Khinchagishvili. The Georgian international went down with a serious knee injury that will...
Leicester Tigers lock Graham Kitchener would 'not look out of...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers director of rugby Richard Cockerill believes lock-forward Graham Kitchener “could play Test rugby tomorrow”. The 24-year-old put in a stand-out performance in the club’s 24-20 win...
Tigers captaincy 'easy', says Youngs
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsScrum-half Ben Youngs says leading Leicester Tigers as captain is an effortless job in a side full of influential players. The 25-year-old inherited the role as skipper following Ed Slater's...
Jonny May calls on Gloucester to build on new found belief
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoYou could sense the collective sigh of relief as Gloucester fought back to claim the first competitive win of the David Humphreys era – now Jonny May has urged the Cherry and Whites to build on their...
