Chris Ashton: Time has come to gatecrash England party
1 decade ago by The Telegraph“This is my time now,” says Chris Ashton, and for a moment in what has largely been an effervescent interview, he is serious. It is clear that his desire to return to the England squad burns as...
Toulon v Wasps (Sun)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWasps welcome back England flanker James Haskell to a back row that will be missing number eight Nathan Hughes, who is suspended while he appeals against his three-week ban. Andre Masi,...
Wasps to go on the attack as Dai Young sets his sights on another Toulon giant-killing
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsIt is almost a year since Wasps began a European adventure that has brought them to the Champions Cup quarter-final against Toulon tomorrow. On the face of it, the contest represents a mission impossible...
Toulon vs Wasps - Will Greenwood's European Champions Cup quarter-final preview
1 decade ago by The TelegraphToulon had qualified as pool winners by Round Six, but a lack of tries at home in two of their three home matches meant they needed an away win at Scarlets to ensure a home quarter-final on the Med. ...
Mallinder talks up Clermont's class
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby03 April 2015The Aviva Premiership title holders head to Stade Marcel Michelin, where opponents Clermont Auvergne boast a 22-game unbeaten European home record and whose scalps this season...
Carl Hayman insists Toulon's defeat by Toulouse has sharpened minds ahead of Wasps Champions Cup clash
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsMotivation for a Champions Cup quarter-final against Wasps will not be in short supply for Toulon, the defending European – but no longer French – champions. That latter title was unceremoniously...
The Top 5 Aviva Premiership Tries plus Highlights Wrap - Round 18
1 decade ago by Rugby DumpThe Aviva Premiership was back in action as Six Nations players returned, and there was plenty to talk about. View our highlights wrap on page two of this post, which includes some controversy and a...
Habana backs Tuilagi for England No.12
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumSpringboks superstar Bryan Habana has backed Manu Tuilagi to deliver at inside centre for England. England are still weighing up their midfield options ahead of the Rugby World Cup with Luther Burrell,...
Weekend rugby review: Why are Chris Ashton and David Strettle not England's wingers?
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsIt does make you wonder watching Saracens how Chris Ashton and David Strettle are not England's wingers. At club level they are both outstanding and consistent, the arch poachers. And it is not as...
Craig Maxwell-Keys shouldn't have refereed Northampton vs Wasps
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsGeorge North’s concussion at Franklin’s Gardens on Friday night was very worrying, because he suffered those two huge bangs to the head for Wales against England in the recent RBS Six Nations, as...
