Launchbury and Slater face Baa-Baas
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsJoe Launchbury and Ed Slater will resume their international careers by lining up for an England XV against the Barbarians on Sunday. The lock pairing will feature in a side captained by scrum-half...
Preview: England v Barbarians
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Robbie Deans is hoping his Barbarians side can rub salt into the wounds of an England team still reeling from losing two crucial players in Manu Tuilagi and Dylan Hartley four months before the World Cup. The...
Joe Launchbury returns to England fold after a year
1 decade ago by The TimesThere will have barely been time for the Twickenham ground staff to sweep up the confetti and champagne corks from the pitch after the Aviva Premiership final before England’s preparations for the World...
Leicester Tigers duo Ed Slater and Mat Tait named in England side...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryLeicester Tigers captain Ed Slater and back Mat Tait have both been named in Stuart Lancaster's England XV to face the Barbarians.Tait starts at full-back at Twickenham on Sunday while Slater forms a second-row...
Dylan Hartley dropped from England World Cup training squad by Stuart Lancaster following ban for headbutt
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsEngland are expected to announce they have dropped Dylan Hartley from their Rugby World Cup training squad on Friday, after his latest ban for headbutting Jamie George. Head coach Stuart Lancaster...
England squad greater than sum of its parts
1 decade ago by The TelegraphIt would be very easy to dismiss England’s 50-man training squad for the Rugby World Cup as a declaration of uncertainty, of bets being hedged. Prop Joe Marler could make a World XV And you could...
Leicester Tigers team news: Marcos Ayerza starts in only change...
1 decade ago by Leicester MercuryMarcos Ayerza returns to the Leicester Tigers starting line-up for the Aviva Premiership semi-final at Bath tomorrow. Ayerza starts at loosehead prop in the only change to the team that secured Tigers'...
7 uncapped England players who look to make it to the RWC
1 decade agoAfter naming a strong 50 man training squad, Stuart Lancaster will have a tough job cutting that down to 31 for the World Cup. We take a look at the 7 uncapped players selected in the squad who will...
Burgess makes England cut
1 decade ago by Rugby 365Rugby League convert Sam Burgess is one of the new additions to the England squad. England coach Stuart Lancaster on Wednesday named a 50-man group to begin preparing for the World Cup tournament -...
England announce 50-man Rugby World Cup training squad
1 decade ago by RugbyMedia.co.ukENGLAND today announced their extended training squad for the Rugby World Cup 2015. Named as a 50-man group, the squad will meet up at Pennyhill Park on Monday, June 22 to begin preparing for the tournament...
