Exeter captain Mumm to leave club
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsCaptain Dean Mumm is to leave Exeter at the end of the season. The 31-year-old second row is returning to his former team, the New South Wales Waratahs, after three seasons away. Mumm,...
England 55 France 35, player ratings
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsEngland Mike Brown: Neat work in the build-up to Youngs’s try and counter-attacked with real intent while winning the aerial battle against the French backs. Anthony Watson: The Bath man was surprisingly...
Hartley wants to bury ghosts of 2011
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumDylan Hartley does not feel like he has won a Six Nations title. The history books show England as being victors back in 2011 but it was bittersweet. They had seen their Grand Slam hopes extinguished...
England prepared for battle of the forwards
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumGraham Rowntree is predicting a ferocious battle between the England and France packs on Saturday and has emphasised the need for his team to focus on their own performance rather than get sidetracked...
Preview & key stats: England v France (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsEngland head coach Stuart Lancaster has brought in lock Geoff Parling for Dave Attwood in the only change to the side that beat Scotland. Attwood is dropped from the squad altogether, with Nick...
Parling after fast start against France
1 decade ago by Lions RugbyGeoff Parling is urging a fast start from his England teammates when they welcome France to Twickenham on Saturday.
Preview: England v France
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumBoth France and England have a chance of winning the Six Nations but it is the hosts who will have the odds stacked in their favour. By the time the match at Twickenham kicks off, England will know the...
Parling: It's time we won something tangible
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumReturning England lock Geoff Parling says the team are good enough to win the Six Nations title on Saturday and has spoken of the importance of winning something tangible in a World Cup year
England v France: Pressure will be like Ryder Cup final day, says Stuart Lancaster, ahead of Six Nations clash
1 decade ago by Telegraph Rugby NewsStuart Lancaster has compared England’s bid to win the RBS Six Nations title in the final match against France on Saturday to the the final day of a Ryder Cup and insisted his side would handle the...
Stuart Lancaster gets in Six Nations swing before Twickenham finale
1 decade ago by The Guardian• England coach believes atmosphere will replicate Ryder Cup tension• Lock Geoff Parling says game will test his side’s character• England’s amazing Jonathan Joseph out to be a thorn in France’s...
