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Rejuvenated Owen Farrell hungry to halt Saracens slump against Clermont

8 years ago by The Guardian

England fly-half says he feel stronger and quicker after spell on the sidelines and Champions Cup tie against Clermont is club’s chance to turn their season aroundSaracens may be reeling from the untimely...

Sam Warburton to miss Wales’s Six Nations campaign after knee surgery

8 years ago by The Guardian

• Lions captain has ‘proactive’ procedure and will be sidelined for rest of season• Semesa Rokoduguni a doubt for England as Bath confirm shoulder operationSam Warburton has been ruled out of Wales’s...

Leicester’s Telusa Veainu: ‘I had to take a big fall and I learned so much’

8 years ago by The Guardian

The Tigers full-back took time to time to settle in England – despite playing well – but he now feels at home and is showing off his array of skillsIn Leicester they simply adore watching TV. Not the...

Champions Cup Tips & Preview

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Champions Cup - Round Three First week on the job for our in-house rugby tipster @jakemacken1 as he provides the low-down for this weekend's European Champions Cup action. Glasgow V Montpellier...

10 stars who could switch allegiances for RWC2019

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Since rugby sevens debuted at the Olympics last year, a clash in regulations between World Rugby and the International Olympic Committee created a loophole in the eligibility system.   This loophole...

‘The emotion requires a step up’: David Strettle relishing return with Clermont

8 years ago by The Guardian

The former England and Saracens wing returns to Allianz Park in the Champions Cup on Sunday and expects ‘the intensity of an international match’When Clermont Auvergne last played at Allianz Park,...

Thursday Evening Round Up

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

Serin sidelined for 3 weeks Bordeaux Beagles scrum half Baptiste Serin will be sidelined for 3 weeks after suffering a concussion against Pau on the weekend.   The 23-year-old could miss his...

England Sevens squad named for Cape Town

8 years ago by England Rugby

England Sevens head coach Simon Amor has named his squad for the Cape Town Sevens on 9-10 December, where England will return to the Cape Town Stadium as defending champions.   Two changes...

World Rugby releases a new simplified law book

8 years ago by Ultimate Rugby

World Rugby has released a new law book - which will come into effect on 1 January 2018 - which aims at making rugby's laws easier to understand for all.   Approved at the November World Rugby...

Genge sidelined by shoulder injury

8 years ago by Leicester Tigers

Leicester Tigers have confirmed that prop Ellis Genge will require surgery to a shoulder injury.   The England international front-rower was withdrawn just before half-time in Saturday’s visit...