Team news: Gloucester make changes for Premiership return...
1 decade ago by Gloucestershire EchoFlanker Dan Thomas has been given the chance to make his first Premiership start for Gloucester as the Cherry and Whites seek to continue their unbeaten domestic form at Kingsholm on Saturday (3pm). David...
O'Shea backs Hansen calls for attack-minded rugby
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumHarlequins director of rugby Conor O'Shea has called for changes to be made to favour attack-minded teams. All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said during the week that rugby was in danger of becoming "boring"...
O'Shea calls for positive changes
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby07 March 2015All Blacks coach Steve Hansen said during the week that rugby was in danger of becoming "boring" due to an overly defensive and cautious approach at the top level. And O'Shea,...
Quins hang on for vital win
1 decade ago by Belfast Telegraph: Rugby07 March 2015Quins had lost their last five matches in all competitions heading into the clash with the Exiles. Consecutive league defeats to Wasps, Exeter and Northampton had seen Conor...
Irish pile more misery on Welsh
1 decade ago by ESPN ScrumAlex Lewington scored a hat-trick as London Irish thrashed Welsh 50-12, ensuring the hosts' miserable season continued with a 16th Aviva Premiership defeat on the bounce. The result emphasised the...
London Welsh v London Irish (Sat)
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsRob Lewis starts at scrum-half for London Welsh in place of the departed Piri Weepu in one of six personnel changes for the Exiles. Nick Scott comes back on the wing and James...
Henry Thomas and Chris Cook touch down as Bath Rugby climb to...
1 decade ago by Bath ChronicleMATCH REPORT: London Irish 23, Bath Rugby 33Fourteen-man Bath weathered a late London Irish rally to once again win on the road against the Exiles.A late yellow card for lock Dominic Day forced Bath to...
Short's stunning half not enough for London Irish
1 decade ago by Premiership RugbyOut of the London Irish line-up for the first time this season, James Short wasted no time in fighting his corner at Sandy Park on Saturday.
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...
Geraghty sinks Tigers at the death
1 decade ago by Planet RugbyShane Geraghty's last-minute penalty handed London Irish a famous victory away at Leicester, winning 22-19 at Welford Road. Irish suffered heartbreak in last week's clash with Saracens, losing with...
