Premiership: Bath to break Sarries?
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Bath coach Mike Ford believes his side have the attacking weapons at their disposal to break down Saracens' defence when they welcome the English Premiership leaders to the Recreation Ground on Friday. Saracens,...
Henson starts for Bath at fullback
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumBath have handed a start to Gavin Henson ahead of Friday night's Aviva Premiership game against Saracens at the Recreation Ground. Henson comes into the team in place of Luke Arscott with Dave Wilson...
Why is the Aviva Premiership so exciting now? Pace and the players to use it well
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIt is not so long ago that the general view of the English Premiership was that of an attritional, defence-dominated league, one in which you learned to scrap, either for a play-off place or relegation,...
Saracens upbeat over Farrell fitness
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Saracens Director of Rugby Mark McCall tried to allay concerns over the fitness of Owen Farrell after the England flyhalf missed Saturday's 40-19 Premiership win over Sale with a thigh strain. Fears...
Saracens overpower Sale
1 decade ago by Planet RugbySaracens proved too strong as they overpowered Sale to win 40-19 and move to the top of the Aviva Premiership with a bonus-point win. Last week's last gasp victory away at London Irish was a real scare,...
Saracens get maximum haul against Sale
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumSaracens beat Sale 40-19 at the Allianz Park on Saturday and secured the maximum five points in the process. Sale's line was breached by Alex Goode, Ernst Joubert and Richard Barrington, while referee...
Saracens cruise past Sale
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby27 September 2014Sale's line was breached by Alex Goode, Ernst Joubert and Richard Barrington, while referee JP Doyle also awarded a penalty try after a five-metre scrum had collapsed. Even...
Exeter Chiefs and England wing Jack Nowell twice the threat after surgery restores full power to left leg
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsJack Nowell, the son of a Newlyn trawlerman, was one of the stars of last season, with his Cornish back-story, his rat’s tail haircut, his arm-length seaman’s tattoo, his bustling energy and...
Hodgson replaces injured Farrell for Saracens
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumAt Franklin's Gardens on Saturday, the champions will meet the league-leaders Bath. But first up is Gloucester's trip to London Welsh on Friday night and ahead of the weekend's action, ESPNscrum brings...
'World Cup 2011 was nowhere near as bad as it was painted,' says former England manager Martin Johnson
1 decade ago by The TelegraphWhere has he been hiding? A 6ft 7in walking wardrobe, with a domed cranium that could have been sculpted by Rodin, Martin Johnson is a hard man to miss. And yet, the former England manager...
