Rugby legend ‘too ugly’ for best-ever team
1 decade ago by The TimesOne sports unfashionable sideburns and has a rather beaky appearance but captained the British and Irish Lions. The other is a rugged hunk. So when Eddie Butler, the BBC’s “voice of rugby”, was...
Wales blow as injured Jonathan Davies misses World Cup
1 decade ago by The TelegraphJonathan Davies, a key cog in the Wales midfield, has been ruled out of the World Cup after sustaining a knee ligament injury playing for Clermont Auvergne on Saturday. Davies will be replaced in the...
Wales centre Jamie Roberts ready to challenge his mind at Cambridge University following Rugby World Cup
1 decade ago by The TelegraphInterview: Jamie Roberts tells Daniel Schofield the lure of Cambridge helped clinch his move to Quins
Roberts is tailor-made for new club
1 decade ago by Lions RugbyThe signing of Jamie Roberts rightly has Harlequins fans excited and England star Ben Foden is convinced that the British & Irish Lions and his new club are a match made in heaven.
Davies out of the Rugby World Cup
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsWales centre Jonathan Davies has been ruled out of the Rugby World Cup by a knee injury. Davies, 27, ruptured his anterior cruciate ligament playing for his French club Clermont Auvergne against...
Rugby Banter Page weekly round up
1 decade ago by Rugby Banter PageMonday 18th May: Jamie Roberts Joins Harlequins: Wales and British & Irish Lions centre Jamie Roberts has ended his two year stint at Racing Metro by agreeing to join Harlequins from next season. Roberts,...
Exciting times for Roberts
1 decade ago by Sky Sports RugbyJamie Roberts is already eagerly looking forward to next season with club and country after his move to Harlequins was confirmed on Tuesday.
Roberts glad he can keep options open
1 decade ago by Lions RugbyNew Harlequins signing Jamie Roberts insists Wales remain a high priority when he returns to the British Isles next season.
Harlequins to milk Jones - O'Shea
1 decade ago by BBC Rugby NewsFormer Wales prop Adam Jones could enjoy plenty of game time at Harlequins next season, says director of rugby Conor O'Shea. The three-time Grand Slam winner, 34, will leave Cardiff Blues in...
Harlequins give Jamie Roberts perfect balance
1 decade ago by The TimesJamie Roberts, the Wales centre, will combine a day job of making incisions in Aviva Premiership defences next season with a Masters degree in surgery at Cambridge University. Harlequins confirmed yesterday...
